A long and winding roadBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, August 2010A look at the due process requirements and jurisdictional filing requirements in Bell v. Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago.
Chair’s columnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, June 2010A letter from the outgoing chair of the Bench & Bar Section.
Chair’s columnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, May 2010An introduction to the issue from the Chair of the Bench & Bar Section.
Summary of recent decisions and PLAsBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, William A. Price, & J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, May 2010A listing of recently decided cases related to Administrative Law.
Chair’s columnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, April 2010Mark your calendar for three upcoming ISBA events!
Editors’ noteBy William A. Price & J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, April 2010An introduction to the issue from the co-editors of the Administrative Law newsletter.
In memoriamBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, April 2010Remembering Roz Kaplan.
Chair’s columnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, February 2010Thoughts from the Bench & Bar Section Chair.
Comment: Voluntary dismissalBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, January 2010In a December 2009 decision of the appellate court, the Court reminds us to consider the statutory provisions of the Administrative Review Law and to comply with those requirements. Failure to strictly adhere to those requirements deprives a court of subject matter jurisdiction over an administrative review action.
Editorial commentBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, January 2010Discussed at length in the December Illinois Bar Journal (vol. 97 at page 636) (“Yes” to Nonlawyers in Illinois Administrative Adjudications, by Jeffrey A. Parness) is an Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Fourth Division, case, Grafner v. Department of Employment Security, found at the court’s Web site as No. 1-08-1858 (released August 6, 2009); 2009 WL 242420 (1st D 2009).
Save the date: March 5, 2010By J.A. Sebastian & Hon. Edward J. SchoenbaumAdministrative Law, January 2010Sign up for the March 5th program!
Chair’s ColumnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, December 2009In appreciation for his service, Elmhurst College alumni established in 1984 an endowed lecture fund, dedicated to Dr. Rudolf G. Schade who had been chairman of the department of history and the division of social sciences at Elmhurst College.
Doing it on the squareBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, December 2009The date: October 2, 2009. In the Chicago area, an historical day: a day when some bemoaned the selection of Rio rather than Chicago for the 2016 Olympics. For others, it was the day to attend the annual endowed Rudolf G. Schade Lecture Series at Elmhurst College, created in 1984 as a class gift to sponsor an annual campus lecture, usually pertaining to history or ethics.
Doing it on the squareBy J.A. SebastianGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2009The date: October 2, 2009. In the Chicago area, an historical day: a day when some bemoaned the selection of Rio rather than Chicago for the 2016 Olympics. For others, it was the day to attend the annual endowed Rudolf G. Schade Lecture Series at Elmhurst College, created in 1984 as a class gift to sponsor an annual campus lecture, usually pertaining to history or ethics.
Administrative Law Case SummariesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, J.A. Sebastian, & William A. PriceAdministrative Law, October 2009A list of recent cases of interest to Administrative Law practitioners.
Chair’s ColumnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, October 2009A message from Section Chair J.A. Sebastian.
In MemoriamBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, October 2009We’d like to honor a former ISBA Ad Law Section Council member, Judge Alfred Gene Burton Jr., 56, who died on Aug. 2, 2009.
Chair’s ColumnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, September 2009A message from Section Chair J.A. Sebastian.
When is 35 days not 35 days under the Administrative Review Law?By J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, September 2009Section 3-103 of the Illinois Administrative Review Law (735 ILCS 5/3-101 through 113) provides that “[e]very action to review a final administrative decision shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint and the issuance of summons within 35 days from the date that a copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon the party affected by the decision.”
Chair’s ColumnBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, July 2009A message from Section Chair J.A. Sebastian.
Chair’s ColumnBy J.A. SebastianGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, May 2009A Section accomplishment update from Chair J.A. Sebastian.
Less is more: Lessons from BLINKBy J.A. SebastianBench and Bar, April 2009The book, BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING, was published in 2005 and asks the questions: How valid is a first impression? What factors are considered? How often (who has time?) do we even think about how we think?
Chair’s ColumnBy J.A. SebastianGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 2009A Section update from Chair J.A. Sebastian.
A book review and personal recommendationBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, January 2009A review of the book EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, by Lynne Truss.
Chair’s Column: Lincoln’s thoughts still pertinentBy J.A. SebastianGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2009As our Supreme Court considers new rules of professional conduct and rules governing retainer agreements, the remarks of Mr. Lincoln are worth repeating and are reproduced below for your consideration.
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