According to plaintiffs' lawyers, a recent appellate court ruling means that more defendants will be found jointly, rather than just severally, liable. And that could make them more willing to settle.

Appellate court precedent makes it difficult for assessors to change the valuation of property more often than once every four years. But what are the limits on assessors' authority to "revise and correct"?

Veteran ISBA members offer advice to lawyers who find themselves appointed as guardian ad litem for disabled respondents.

The feds are phasing out the estate tax, but beginning this year cash-strapped Illinois will no longer cap its estate tax at the federal maximum.

Serving as agent under a durable power of attorney for property is a good deed that, too often, does not go unpunished.

Proposed federal regs would redefine exemptions from overtime laws, particularly for managerial employees.

Employers may not "discriminat[e] or retaliat[e] against" employees who have filed for bankruptcy. But what does that mean?

The supreme court rules that a divorced parent can move a child outside of Illinois without showing a direct benefit to the child from the relocation.

When does a statute of limitations begin to run for a cause of action held by a deceased minor? Surprisingly, Illinois courts of review have never answered the question.

What can you do when a bank refuses to honor a duly executed POA for property? Here are some suggestions.

An Illinois-based federal district judge takes a bold stand against UPL, and the seventh circuit affirms.

What to do when an insurance company important to your case goes belly up? For one thing, consult the Illinois Office of the Special Deputy Receiver.

If you're leaving your law firm and hope to take business with you, consider these ethical and legal issues.

Real estate practitioners fear that proposed new regulations under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act spell trouble for consumers and lawyers.

Courts staffed by teenagers are coming to a community near you.

The Illinois Supreme Court recently held that a county must pay judgments entered against a sheriff's office acting in an official capacity.

Why should lawyers talk to reporters? Because it can be good for you and your client, journalists say.

In a victory for plaintiffs, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that litigants need not attach 2-622 certificates of merit to suits against nursing homes under the Nursing Home Care Act.

Too many lawyers fail to distinguish between these two orders, both of which govern the payment of pension benefits on divorce; but under very different circumstances.

How does a sole practitioner learn his or her way around the courthouse? Start by asking.

Do the new requirements governing retention, destruction and alteration of financial records apply to e-mail and other electronic documents? It's better to be safe than sorry.

Members of an ISBA electronic discussion group offer pointers about how to squeeze child support out of an unemployed and unwilling parent.

An ISBA member combined a state common law intentional infliction of emotional distress claim with an FMLA claim to win a huge federal trial court judgment for his client.

Adoption of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act would stack the deck in favor of software manufacturers and against the buying public, critics say.

For purposes of calculating real estate transfer taxes, the "consideration" paid for a new house equals the original contract price and; whether your homeowner client likes it or not; the extras added later, real estate practitioners argue.

Illinois may shortly join 16 other states that have passed laws authorizing the creation of trusts with pets as beneficiaries.

Teachers, police officers, and other government workers charged with crimes related to their official duties have one thing in common ; they all face the loss of their pensions, a fact their lawyers should keep in mind.

Six-person juries are easier to pick, more responsive to case themes, and more likely to reach a unanimous verdict, some criminal defense lawyers say.

The supreme court's recent assertion that it lacked jurisdiction because an affidavit of intent to appeal was defective arguably begs the question, "What is jurisdictional?"

The supreme court agrees to hear an administrative-law case which raises the question whether the strict, "jurisdictional" interpretation of a filing deadline is a denial of due process.