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Illinois Bar Journal | September 2012 Table of Contents
September 2012 • Volume 100 • Number 9
Practice News
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Articles
474
There are two routes to attorney fees for defending frivolous claims - a motion for Rule 137 sanctions and, rarely, a malicious prosecution claim. Here's a look at both.
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Illinois practitioners should prepare to meet strict authentication requirements until clear rules are established. Here's a look at the cases and advice about how to proceed.
486
A recent case holds that compensation must reflect the value of the property when the payment is made, not earlier when the condemnation complaint was filed.
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A look at some of the dos, don'ts, and special rules that apply to impeaching expert witnesses by way of cross-examination.
Columns
454
Reforming legal education; telephone scammers claiming to be lawyers; lawyer websites.
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It's time we implemented commonsense, fair rules on recusal.
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One benefit of practicing in a large jurisdiction - there are lots of forms.
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The first district rules that judicial estoppel can be a bar to refiling.
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Should your client be a "disregarded entity" for tax purposes?