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Articles From Bernard Wysocki

Practice Update: Who is your client? What document can you disclose By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 2006 From a practical standpoint, it is important when you see a potential third party involvement, to secure written retainer and defining your representation.
Stress and the 21st century attorney By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2006 This past year I was fortunate to be elected as the Lake County Bar Association President.
Administrative Law: A hearing with a predetermined outcome is no hearing at all By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, November 2005 Policemen and Police Pension Boards are watching with great interest what the Illinois Supreme Court will decide concerning the two cases filed this fall from the First and Second District Appellate Courts.
Red flags By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2005 The author describes nine 'red flag' clients-- if you see one coming, run for the hills.
H.U.D.’s proposed changes to R.E.S.P.A. By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2003 In July, 2002 H.U.D. proposed major revisions to the Real Estate Settlement and Procedure Act (RESPA).
Practice transition problems of solos By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2002 Probably, the most important project that the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council has been working on this year, is the work on the proposal for changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct allowing the sale of a law firm by sole practitioners.
Chairperson’s corner By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, November 2000 As you can tell by the content of this newsletter, the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council prepares outstanding newsletters.
Workers’ compensation By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2000 The short answer is "yes." Recently, in Joe W. King v. Industrial Commission et al. (R.R. Donnelly), (Ill.Sup.Ct. No. 87099, 1/21/2000), the Illinois Supreme Court held that a former employee, who had been awarded permanent total disability under § 8(f) of the Workers' Compensation Act, could subsequently be required to submit to an independent medical examination requested by a former employer.
Timing is everything By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 1999 Recently the 5th District Appellate Court held that a Circuit Court properly denied a plaintiff's motion to rescind a settlement agreement between the plaintiff and his employer in which the plaintiff and employer satisfied an employer's lien against the proceeds of a plaintiff's legal malpractice suit.
No lien on employee’s legal malpractice recovery By Bernard Wysocki & Diane B. Curtis General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 1999 The appellate court held that employer was not entitled to a §5(b) lien against proceeds of an employee's suit against his attorney for failure to file a third-party action.
Employer to pay §5(b) attorney fees in employee’s tort action against third party By Bernard Wysocki & Diane B. Curtis General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 1999 The Illinois Supreme Court held employer obligated to pay full amount of plaintiff's attorney fees pursuant to §5(b) unreduced by amount employer obligated to pay in contribution in a third-party tort action.

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