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Illinois Bar Journal | June 2017 Table of Contents
June 2017 • Volume 105 • Number 6
Practice News
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Articles
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Referring cases can be good for clients and the referring attorney - just make sure you know what your obligations are.
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A recent appellate court opinion helps lower courts determine when an e-discovery request is too broad or intrusive.
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Q. Does the income shares child support calculation method that takes effect July 1 apply to cases in the pipeline?
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Q. Can 'fleeing and eluding' arrest provide probable cause for an otherwise unsupported DUI stop?
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Q. Could the umbrella policy on a house cover a defamation judgment?
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When retirement-plan participants die, what happens to their ex-spouses' benefits? This article looks at a variety of death-after-divorce benefit division scenarios.
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Thompson makes it easier for witnesses to provide lay opinion indentification testimony based on reviewing a recording. This article discusses the case's implications.
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Defendants in trade secrets cases can recover attorney fees for fighting spurious claims of misappropriation. But it isn't easy.
Columns
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Lawyers must be ready to boldly go where no one has gone before.
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Tips for leaving the office more satisfied with the work you've done today and more likely to succeed tomorrow.
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Learn to use templates to make document drafting more efficient and less prone to errors.
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Orsey elected 3rd VP and more