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August 2024 • Volume 112 • Number 8
Practice News
Articles
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The Illinois Bar Journal’s annual review of new public acts of interest to members of the Illinois State Bar Association.
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A guide for keeping lawyer-lobbyists away from potential ethical pitfalls.
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Epigenetic testing has enormous potential for revolutionizing individualized healthcare, but the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act leaves room for abuse.
Columns
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A reader argues there is a serious error in an Illinois Bar Journal article concerning admitting medical expenses at trial; a reader’s defense work leads to an Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction on body-worn camera footage; and a discussion concerning when a fiduciary is a fiduciary under the Power of Attorney Act.
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Applauding the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism for its recent honor.
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Get into the swing of things with Adobe Acrobat’s updated interface.
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Don’t punish yourself by committing crimes of imprecise, bloated writing.