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May 2017 • Volume 105 • Number 5
Practice News
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Articles
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Defending a client against a pro se plaintiff is easy, right? In fact, these cases have their own set of challenges and shouldn't be taken lightly. Here are some strategies for dealing with them.
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As the law has gotten tougher on domestic violence, defendants cling to tired myths about these cases. Defense lawyers should act quickly to lower clients' unreasonable expectations and counsel them against self-defeating behavior.
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After the seventh circuit's decision in Ortiz, attorneys no longer need to divide evidence of employment discrimination into subgroups and should look instead at the big picture.
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If a drone flies over your backyard, is it trespassing? Invading your privacy? Do you have the right to shoot it down?
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Landowners are protected by statute against suits for negligent snow removal, but the liability shield doesn't extend to everything snow and ice related, the Illinois Supreme Court rules.
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Q. If a divorcing parent is taking a child out of the country, does he or she have to fill out a special form?
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Q. A soon-to-be released sex offender wants to return to his home, which is near a park. Do sex-offender residency restrictions allow that?
Columns
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Ethnic and minority bars help nurture lawyers who in turn serve the broader profession.
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Tips for making the most of your Mac's default email application.
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Like Ravel, Fastcase offers a robust case law visualization tool. And like all of Fastcase's core features, it's free to ISBA members.
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Lincoln's decision to represent a slaveholder against slaves seeking their freedom is controversial to this day.
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The ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers inducted its 2017 class.