Section Newsletters

Articles on Chair’s column

From the Chair By Ellen Pauling Child Law, October 2004 This year promises to be an excit- ing one in juvenile justice. I am honored to be chair for 2004- 2005.
Letter from the chair By Ellen Schanzle-Haskins Women and the Law, October 2004 Assuming the Chair of the Women and the Law Committee is a daunting task.
Message from the chair By Sherri Rudy Elder Law, October 2004 (Notice to librarians: The following issues were published in Volume 9 of this newsletter during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004: September, No. 1; December, No. 2; March, No. 3; June, No. 4).
Message from the chair: Improving how ADR works Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2004 Mediation has been called the art of bringing people together. However, in a larger sense, it is the extension of critical thinking.
66 years young By James W. Chipman Administrative Law, September 2004 Recently, our section council newsletter, Administrative Law, marked its 30th year.
Chair’s column By John T. Doyle Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2004 Welcome to the Standing Committee on Legal Technology! If you are like most lawyers that I and other members of this Committee speak to on a regular basis, you may be fairly proficient at using your computer in your daily practice but you do not have the time to analyze what further technology changes you need to make in order to have your practice more effective and efficient.
Chair’s column: Restoring belief in international law By Mark E. Wojcik International and Immigration Law, August 2004 International law has been under attack in the United States in the past few years, and the time has come for lawyers and bar associations to come to its defense
Letter from the Chair: Welcome to the 2004-2005 State and Local Taxation Section By Louise Calvert State and Local Taxation, July 2004 Welcome to another year of the State and Local Taxation Section Council's newsletter, Tax Trends. Publishing the newsletter on a monthly basis allows the Council to disseminate current information on proposed legislation, case law and administrative procedures to the members of the section.
Chairman’s column By Thomas M. Battista Administrative Law, June 2004 In the context of an Illinois administrative proceeding, when one discusses procedural due process, a consistent set of rules is unavailable.
The chairman’s column-Saying goodbye to a productive year By John K. Norris State and Local Taxation, June 2004 Wow! Where has the time gone? The 2004-2005 year is upon us already, and now it is time to reflect on the positive things State and Local Taxation did as a group. Where does one begin?
Chairperson’s corner By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, June 2004 Welcome to the 12th and final edition of the General Practice Newsletter for the 2003-2004 bar year.
Chair’s column By Jessica T. Depinto International and Immigration Law, June 2004 As my term concludes, I reflect on the past year with pride on the programs that we initiated and offered to members of the International and Immigration Law Section as well as to other section members with whom we partnered.
Chair’s note By Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, June 2004 This is just a short note to express publicly my thanks and appreciation to the members of the Bench and Bar Section Council for their good work on behalf of the Council this past year.
From the chair By Marc Christopher Loro Government Lawyers, June 2004 For my last column, I would like to take up one of President Lavin's themes for this year and pay tribute to my mentors.
Letter from the chair By Celia G. Gamrath Women and the Law, June 2004 NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: For many, service on the Standing Committee on Women and the Law has brought not only the challenge of leadership, but the challenge of motherhood.
Message from the Chair By John F. Erbes Elder Law, June 2004 By the time you are reading this message, another bar year will be expiring or have come and gone and a new year will have started under the capable leadership of the Elder Law Section's next Chair-Sherri Rudy.
Message from the Chair By James S. Zmuda Federal Taxation, June 2004 The annual trip to Washington, D.C. is one of the highlights of this Section Council's annual work. This year was no exception.
Chairperson’s corner By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, May 2004 Welcome to the eleventh issue of the General Practice newsletter for the 2003-2004 bar year.
Chair’s column By Lloyd A. Karmeier Bench and Bar, May 2004 On June 30, 1961, about the time of the enactment of the "new" criminal code in Illinois, the Supreme Court of Illinois entered an Order stating "that the administration of justice will be served by a comprehensive study of jury instructions in criminal cases."
From the chair By Richard L. Hutchison Human and Civil Rights, May 2004 Basic human rights are at stake daily world wide and in our own backyard. The basic constitutional rights that we hold so dear likewise are under severe challenge in our country.
Message from the chair By James S. Zmuda Federal Taxation, May 2004 With this edition of the newsletter, we again strive to inform you, the Federal Taxation Section Council members, of current federal tax developments.
Message from the chair By Bruno J. Tassone Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2004 The mission statement of ADR Section Council, in part, is to "to educate lawyers and others in the effective use of alternative dispute resolution techniques.
Notes from the Chair By Jeffrey D. Richardson Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, May 2004 The Section Council met in February in Springfield and decided to appoint a Council member to serve as Section Liaison to act as the point person for Section members to contact the Section Council concerning any matter that may be important to the member.
Chairperson’s corner By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2004 Welcome to the tenth issue of the General Practice newsletter for the 2003-2004 bar year. Special thanks to our newsletter co-editors, John Phipps of Champaign and Judge Edna Turkington-Viktora of Chicago, for another job very well done!
Chairman’s column By Shari R. Rhode Federal Civil Practice, March 2004 The decisions of the courts, especially in the employment area, have been many. So many in fact that a single issue of the newsletter could not be large enough to bring them to you.
Chairperson’s corner By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 2004 As our thoughts turn from the cold, dreary days of sinter to the promise of the sunnier and warmer days of spring, welcome to the ninth issue of the General Practice newsletter for the 2003-2004 bar year.
Chair’s column By Laura Urbik-Kern Family Law, March 2004 In the 25 years since the custody act has been written, there has been much discussion among family lawyers about why the custody act is in need of overhaul.
Message from the Chair By John F. Erbes Elder Law, March 2004 Issue No. 3 of the Elder Law newsletter indicates that we are more than halfway through another bar year.
Message from the chair By Bruno J. Tassone Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2004 On February 6, 2004, the ADR and Bench and Bar Section Councils, as part of the ISBA Law Series, presented "Training for Lawyers Participating in Mediation for Major Cases." More than 175 attorneys, including 20 judges, from Cook County attended the seminar.
Section Chairman’s comments By Bruce L. Bonds Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2004 Chairman Dennis Ruth has just completed his first year as Chairman of the Illinois Industrial Commission.

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