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Letter from the editor Corporate Law Departments, October 2000   Welcome to the fourth edition of the Corporate Lawyer for the 2000-2001 bar year. I wanted to take a moment to remind you that it is still not too late to sign up for the Corporate Law Department's January CLE program "Corporate Compliance/Voluntary Disclosure."
Co-editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, September 2000 This issue begins with a letter to the editor from Curt N. Rodin regarding Judge Barbara McDonald's article "Is Aggravation of a Pre-existing Condition a Separate Element of Damage?"
Editor’s column Business Advice and Financial Planning, September 2000 Greetings to all new members of the Business Advice and Financial Planning Section, and to our returnees, "welcome back."
Editor’s column General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, September 2000 Babette Brennan's lead article "Simple Wills, Tricky Issues" reiterates a point that we general practitioners, particularly those of us that have practiced long enough to remember simpler times, can relate to.
Editor’s note September 2000 A common statement today is that we are now in a global marketplace.
Letter from the editor Corporate Law Departments, September 2000 We are still looking for readers who would like to contribute articles for publication. This is a great opportunity for our members to get involved in the ISBA and specifically the Corporate Law Departments Section.
Letter to the editor Tort Law, September 2000 Judge Barbara McDonald takes the IPI Committee to task for inclusion of IPI 30.03 as a separate element of damage.
Editor’s notes Mineral Law, August 2000 In the June, 2000 of the Mineral Law Section Council Newsletter, your editor failed to credit Landman magazine for granting permission to republish the article, "Bankruptcy Issues in Oil and Gas," by Mr. David W. Elmquist.
Editor’s notes Real Estate Law, August 2000 Regular subscribers of Real Property need no introduction to Stanley Balbach, who has spoken and written so much for so long on so many real estate related matters that it would be redundant to go further; suffice it to say that Stan practices with the firm of Balbach & Fehr, in Urbana, Illinois (P.O. Box 217).
Letter from the editor Corporate Law Departments, August 2000 Welcome to the second newsletter for the 2000­2001 year. In this issue of the newsletter we have two articles from two of our section council members.
Letter from the editor Corporate Law Departments, July 2000   Welcome to the first newsletter for the 2000­2001 year (Volume 38). We have big plans for the newsletter once again this year. If you remember, starting with Volume 36 (1998­1999), the Corporate Law Departments Section Council decided to increase the number of issues of The Corporate Lawyer to five issues per year.
Co-editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, June 2000 Our first article is written by the Honorable Barbara A. McDonald of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Editor’s column Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2000 We close out this year's cycle of newsletters with a focus on estate planning and tax matters.
Editor’s note By Cecilia Hynes Griffin Family Law, June 2000 As editor of the Family Law Section Newsletter, I receive copies of the newsletters issued by all of the section councils.
Editor’s notes Real Estate Law, June 2000 Can the creditors of a debtor spouse attack a conveyance into a tenancy by the entirety?
Editor’s notes By Christopher L. Weber Mineral Law, June 2000 On behalf of the members of the Mineral Law Section Council, I would like to thank Peter A. Morse, Sr. for his commitment in serving as the editor of the Mineral Law newsletter from 1997­2000.
From the editor By Donna J. Cunningham Business and Securities Law, June 2000 This edition of the newsletter has several interesting articles, including a discussion of arbitration issues in the securities industry, and an informative analysis of "angel" funding for start-up companies.
Co-editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, May 2000 This is a special edition of Tort Trends devoted solely to the subject of HMO liability.
Editor’s column General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, May 2000 We attended the ABA Editor's Conference in connection with the ABA Tech Show in Chicago, Illinois on March 30 and April 1.
Editor’s note By W. Eugene Basanta Health Care Law, May 2000 One of the most discussed current issues in health care involves so-called "medical error."
Editor’s note Real Estate Law, May 2000 The first article chosen for this newsletter is an interesting analysis of a seller's liability under Illinois law for failure to disclose matters of public record.
Editor’s note By Cecilia Hynes Griffin Family Law, May 2000 Thanks to those authors who contributed to this edition of the newsletter. If you would like to submit an article, please contact me at 312/782-4244 or chglaw@syn.net.
Letter from the editor Corporate Law Departments, May 2000 Have you ever wanted to be a published writer? If so, The Corporate Lawyer has the perfect opportunity for you.
Editor’s note By John L. Conlon Administrative Law, April 2000 In the last newsletter I noted the apparent demise of antitrust considerations in mega-mergers with the green light given to the Exxon-Mobil merger.
Editor’s note Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2000 You don't have to be a member of the section council to submit articles for the newsletter.
Editor’s note: the “Green Sheet” is no longer green State and Local Taxation, April 2000 For those of you who thought the "Green Sheet" for a closing could be completed at closing, think again. Starting January 1, 2000 the sheet is no longer green, and it is labeled Form "PTAX-203."
From the editor By Robert C. Knuepfer, Jr. Business and Securities Law, April 2000 This is the first regular newsletter for 2000.
To our readers Employee Benefits, April 2000 The Employee Benefits Section Council has compiled a ten-year index of our newsletters from 1989 to 1999, sorted by topic.
Co-editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, March 2000 Our first article is written by Scott D. Lane and Joseph M. Dooley from Lane & Lane in Chicago.
Editor’s corner By Edna Turkington-Viktora General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 2000 In response to the American Judicature Society's call for state participation, Honorable Charles Freeman, then Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, designated a team of four judges to represent Illinois in a national conference on pro se litigants held recently in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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