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Illinois Bar Journal | September 2017 Table of Contents
September 2017 • Volume 105 • Number 9
Practice News
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Articles
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Collaborative law, a consensual, non-litigation model of conflict resolution, has been practiced in Illinois for more than 15 years. The Illinois Collaborative Process Act formally recognizes its use in family law and other settings.
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In Illinois, defendants can moot a class action case by making an individual settlement offer to a named plaintiff. Fortunately for class members, plaintiffs have ways to preempt this move. Here's the state of the law.
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Eligible offenders can petition the court for a certificate of good conduct, which among other things lowers the liability risk for employers who hire them. Here's why and how to help your client get one.
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Fewer oral arguments are held in the Illinois Appellate Court these days - and that's not a good thing, Illinois' chief justice says.
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The new income shares child support calculus can produce dramatically different results from the old percentage guidelines.
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Q. Can you expunge dismissed counts of a file when one count is not yet eligible for expungement but all counts are in the same file?
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Q. How do you usually determine parents' contributions towards extracurricular activities in martial settlement agreements?
Columns
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Special committees on succession planning, the future of the profession, and gun violence will be among the groups shaping the ISBA agenda this bar year.
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Municipal code provisions might have make-or-break importance for your client, but they don't appear on Westlaw or Fastcase. Here's how to find them.
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ISBA staff members were installed last month as presidents of two of the leading organizations serving the bar association community.