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Chairperson’s column General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2002 The Illinois Supreme Court has established a special committee on Lawyers Civility to seek "appropriate ways to promote civility, as the norm, within the legal profession."
Chairperson’s column General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2001 Mark your calendar for Saturday, January 19, 2002 for the ISBA "Small But Dynamic Law Firm Conference."
The chairman’s column By Alan J. Toback Family Law, November 2001 Well, another year is upon us. First and foremost, a grateful thank you for a fantastic job well done to our immediate past-chair, Julie Katz.
Reflections from a chair By J.A. Sebastian Administrative Law, November 2001 As immediate past chair of the Administrative Law Section Council, I am honored to recognize the extraordinary contributions of our newsletter editor and join in congratulating Paul Freehling for his 30th year as the section's one and only newsletter editor.
Notes from the chair By William L. Cleaver Elder Law, October 2001 As I write this article, I have just finished reading the last article written by my predecessor, Lee Beneze.
Chair’s column International and Immigration Law, May 2001 As a member in the past few years and Chair of the International Law and Immigration Law Section Council of the ISBA this year, I have had the privilege of working with a group of dedicated colleagues in planning and designing CLE programs, breakfast series and other community outreach programs designed to provide practice tips and resources to attorneys interested or involved in the international transactions and legal information regarding international business and immigration law to our community at large.
View from the chair By Diana M. Jagiella Environmental and Natural Resources Law, March 2001 Environmental law is in its infancy compared to many other areas of law. While contract and family law has developed over centuries, environmental law dates back mere decades.
Chair’s Column Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001 In the last newsletter, I mentioned that in October I participated in a roundtable discussion, hosted by the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) and the Mediation Council of Illinois (MCI)
Chairman’s corner By John B. Truskowski Federal Taxation, January 2001 This is the third issue of our newsletter for the 2000-2001 year. You should find the updates and articles of interest and helpful in your practice.
Chair’s column By Phil Milsk Education Law, January 2001 It is truly an honor to be serving as Chair of the Education Law Section Council this year
Chair’s column By Julie Keehner Katz Family Law, January 2001 It's hard to believe that we are already halfway through the term of this 2000-2001 section council.
From the chair By Michael F. O’Brien Human and Civil Rights, January 2001 The Human Rights Section Council has had two rather lively meetings this fall and winter.
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.
Chair’s column By Thomas Killoren Young Lawyers Division, November 2000 I am happy to report that the Fighting Illini won their football game versus the University of California in large part because of the support provided by the Illinois Young Lawyers and Illinois Law Students who attended.
From the chair By Lynn Patton Government Lawyers, November 2000 This edition of the newsletter of the Standing Committee on Government Lawyers reflects the Committee's efforts to provide a newsletter that is timely, informative, and most important, germane to the legal and social issues facing government lawyers in the organized bar.
View from the chair By Gene A. Petersen Business Advice and Financial Planning, November 2000 Your section council has firmed up our meeting arrangements for the year. Our first meeting was held on September 16, 2000 in Urbana, Illinois.
Chairman’s corner By John B. Truskowski Federal Taxation, October 2000 At the September 8, 2000 meeting of the section council, we discussed a number of topics.
Chairman’s report Bench and Bar, October 2000 The Bench & Bar section council has been very active in addressing issues of importance to the judiciary and bar.
Chairperson’s corner By A. Jay Goldstein Business and Securities Law, October 2000 Welcome to the first issue of the Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section Council newsletter for the upcoming bar year
Chair’s Column By Don C. Hammer Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2000 I am looking forward to an exciting year for the ADR Section Council
Chair’s column By Julie Keehner Katz Family Law, October 2000 As the summer winds down, the Family Law Section Council will begin its next year of diligent efforts.
Comments from the chair By Roger L. Rutherford Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, October 2000 No one will argue with the fact that technology has changed our lives. History will probably record technology at the forefront of the significant accomplishments of the 20th century.
From the chair By Michael F. O’Brien Human and Civil Rights, October 2000 The Human Rights Section Council should have some interesting meetings this year. In an attempt to convert our business meetings into more of a "retreat" format, we have invited some outside experts to liven up our meetings with discussions of the pros and cons of such diverse topics as school choice, the proposed "prosecutorial misconduct" legislation and the estate planning certification proposal under consideration by ISBA.
Notes from the chair By Lee Beneze Elder Law, October 2000 It is my great pleasure to welcome the readers of the Elder Law Newsletter to the pages of this newsletter.
View from the chair By Gene A. Petersen Business Advice and Financial Planning, September 2000 I am honored to serve as chair of the Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council for 2000-2001.
Chairperson’s corner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, August 2000 Let me introduce myself as the new chair of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. You are reading the most outstanding newsletter compiled by any section council of the ISBA.
Chair’s column Young Lawyers Division, August 2000 We want you! The Young Lawyers Division Council wants all young lawyers in the state of Illinois to participate in the Young Lawyers Division activities.
Chair’s Column Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2000 Your section council has continued to consider the matter of Mediator Certification.
From the new chair By Michael F. O’Brien Human and Civil Rights, June 2000 This section council's name, "Human Rights," as well as the title of its newsletter, "Constitutional Law and Liberty," reflect somewhat the inevitably diverse opinions of its members.
From the outgoing chair By Arthur J. Inman Human and Civil Rights, June 2000 We joined the Criminal Justice Section Council in a program at the annual meeting dealing with privacy issues, especially but not exclusively as privacy is affected by technology.

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