Tweet about ISBA member benefits throughout the month of November and be entered to win a new iPad Mini. 

Throughout the month of November (2012) we are running an "ISBA Membership is Tweet!" Twitter campaign for our members. We're encouraging members to post a "Tweet" to the Twitter hash tag - #isbabenefits – for the chance to win 1 of 3 iPad Minis that we will be giving away*.  Tweets should answer one of the following questions:

• What is your favorite ISBA member benefit and why?

• How has an ISBA member benefit made a difference in your ability to practice more affordably and/or effectively?

• How will the new ISBA Free CLE benefit help you and your practice?

Find out more and read what fellow members have tweeted at www.isba.org/isbamit

ISBA Director of Legislative Affairs Jim Covington reviews bills in Springfield of interest to ISBA members. In this episode he covers the Personal property exemptions, Illinois Power of Attorney Act, Security deposit and email, Community association fees and the Common Interest Community Association Act. More information on each bill is available below the video.

Asked and Answered

By John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC

Q. I am a 52-year-old solo practitioner in Memphis with one non-attorney staff member. While I do have some concerns about my long term succession exit strategy my immediate concerns are more short term in nature. How do I cover and serve my clients if I take vacation, get sick, or get busy and need help? What are your thoughts?

In a decision that gives more strength to the terms of joint parenting agreements, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that reasonable clauses of such agreements should be honored and enforced by lower courts that had already incorporated those terms into a judgment of divorce. Find out more in the November IBJ.

Brooks Brothers will hold a one-day Corporate Shopping Event on  Friday, November 16, 2012. This offer is 30% savings (regular price merchandise only) at Brooks Brothers U.S. and Canadian stores and online at BrooksBrothers.com

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Here are the results for Tuesday's judicial elections for all circuits outside of Cook.

View the 1st District results

Results from 1st Circuit judicial elections and retentions for the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. All judges facing retention were retained.

View results for all judicial elections and retentions outside of Cook.

Winners in Bold (ISBA ratings at right).