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Articles on Rural Practice

24 Legal Practice Tips By Colleen L. Sahlas Rural Practice, January 2025 Tips learned from 24 years in legal practice of interest to trusts & estates practitioners. 
A High Burden: A Discussion of People v. Krzeczkowski and the Standard for Securing DUI Drug Convictions By Matthew Moustis Rural Practice, January 2025 This Article discusses the legal standard for securing DUI drug convictions, the Third District’s unpublished Rule 23 Order in Krzeczkowski, and considerations for law enforcement agencies enforcing DUI drug laws.
Statutory Amendments Affecting the Illinois Power of Attorney for Property – Boon or Bane for Estate Planning Attorneys? By Mia O. Hernandez & Jennifer Bunker Skerston Rural Practice, January 2025 Recently, lively discussion ensued among estate planning practitioner members of the Trusts and Estates Section on the ISBA Central Community discussion board regarding Public Act 103-0994, effective January 1, 2025, which amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act to add and describe unreasonable and reasonable causes for a third party to refuse to honor powers of attorney for property. The impetus for the Act’s amendment was to redress the perceived problem that it is not uncommon for third parties to unreasonably reject powers of attorney for property. 
The Corporate Transparency Act: A New Era of Business Accountability By Nikhil A. Mehta Rural Practice, October 2024 The Corporate Transparency Act, which aims to enhance transparency among business entities by combating illicit financial activities and bolstering efforts by the federal government to prevent money laundering and other financial crimes, went into effect on January 1.
Guilty Pleas Following People v. Wells By Hon. Randy Rosenbaum Rural Practice, October 2024 The Illinois Supreme Court considered whether a defendant is entitled to additional jail credit after a negotiated plea in People v. Wells.
Nice Trust, But What’s in It? Analyzing Funding for Revocable Trusts By Cameron T. Lythberg Rural Practice, October 2024 A trust should include a schedule of assets so that a successor trustee knows what assets are in the trust they have been tasked with administering.
A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action By Lindy A. Giesler Rural Practice, October 2024 While rural Illinois was once the home to a greater number of legal practitioners and law firms, these firms have struggled in recent years to attract new attorneys that are willing to take positions in rural areas.
Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Illinois Adopts the ‘Partial Breach’ Doctrine By Ronald D. Menna, Jr. Rural Practice, October 2024 Illinois follows the “first-to-breach" rule, which holds a material breach of a contract provision by one party may be grounds for releasing the other party from its contractual obligations.
Welcome to the Rural Practice Section By Angel Wawrzynek Rural Practice, October 2024 The Rural Practice Section Newsletter is intended to circulate articles and information from the various sections addressing substantive legal updates as well as addressing law practice management and other topics of interest to general rural practitioners. 

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