Chairperson’s cornerGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 2001Solo and small firm lawyers are encountering more and more situations where their clients are involved with business, real estate and other matters in more than one state.
Chairperson’s cornerGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, September 2001Change is the only real constant in our profession. While lawyers like to think of themselves as stayed in precedents and the law evolves slowly and methodically that is not really the case in modern America.
Chairperson’s cornerGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2001In addition, this summer under the assistance of editor Tim Duggan, the General Practice Section Council is updating the Illinois Client Interview forms.
Chairperson’s cornerGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 2001At the ISBA Annual Meeting in June, 2001, the ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council is proposing for an Estate Planning, Trust and Probate certification program for Illinois attorneys.
Chairperson’s cornerGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2001The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council sponsors numerous seminars to assist ISBA members with their continuing legal education.
Chair’s columnBy Angela PetersInternational and Immigration Law, November 2001The International and Immigration Law Section Council meets every other month, in order to evaluate pending and prospective legislation; monitor the progress and status of its CLE programs, and section membership, newsletter articles and printing schedules; review informational items included in the meeting agenda; and discuss new business ideas and involvement for the future.
Chair’s ColumnAlternative Dispute Resolution, November 2001The Alternate Dispute Resolution Section Council anticipates a year of progress and innovation.
Chair’s ColumnBy Edward J. SchoenbaumAdministrative Law, October 2001It is a distinct honor for me to be the Chair of the Administrative Law Section at this time in the history of Administrative Law in Illinois.
Chair’s columnFamily Law, June 2001By the time this newsletter is circulated, I will be the "immediate past chair" and my distinguished colleague, Alan J. Toback, will be at the helm.
Chair’s columnInternational and Immigration Law, May 2001As 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.
Chair’s columnBy Julie Keehner KatzFamily Law, May 2001As the 2000-2001 term of the Family Law Section Council winds down, we have been inundated with numerous bills for our review.
Chair’s ColumnAlternative Dispute Resolution, May 2001The Uniform Mediation Act is now in its final draft. Apparently the plan is for the draft to be submitted to the annual meeting of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) in August 2001.
Chair’s ColumnAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2001I want to commend Northern Illinois University's Law Review on its superb symposium: "Hot Topics in Dispute Resolution: What Advocates, Neutrals and Consumers Need to Know."
Chair’s columnBy Julie Keehner KatzFamily Law, February 2001As the legislative session gets underway, the Family Law Section Council will be inundated, as usual, with proposed legislation for us to review.
Chair’s ColumnAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001In 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)
Chair’s columnBy Julie Keehner KatzFamily Law, January 2001It's hard to believe that we are already halfway through the term of this 2000-2001 section council.
Chair’s columnBy Phil MilskEducation Law, January 2001It is truly an honor to be serving as Chair of the Education Law Section Council this year
Changes in the law have been enacted regarding unclaimed propertyBy Marvin B. Schaar, Donald R. Blast, & Ann M. DonahueCorporate Law Departments, December 2001Recently, states have increased their focus on a long existing but rarely enforced source of revenue known as unclaimed property.
Chasing custodial claimsBy Malcolm L. MorrisTrusts and Estates, November 2001No doubt many an attorney has heard a tale of woe from a disappointed client who was unexpectedly excluded from a will notwithstanding the testator's promise to the contrary.
The Chicago Department on Aging: A formidable resource for senior citizensBy Rhoda Davis SweeneyElder Law, May 2001The Chicago Department on Aging, under the direction of Mayor Richard M. Daley and Commissioner Anna Wills, offers Chicago's senior residents many services and opportunities of which lawyers serving Chicago residents sixty or older should be aware.
Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (H.R. 2883)Family Law, March 2001The Child Citizenship Act of 2000, which grants automatic citizenship to certain children born abroad who are adopted by a U.S. citizen, took effect February 27, 2001.
Children’s Internet Protection Act requires schools to filterEducation Law, June 2001On December 21, 2000 the Children's Internet Protection Act became law. Included as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-554, the law requires school districts to adopt Internet safety policies as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S. C. § 7001) or universal service discounts under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. § 254.) The act takes effect on April 20, 2001.
Cites from previous issueInsurance Law, June 2001Alliance Syndicate, Inc. v. Parsec, Inc., 318 Ill.App.3d 590, 714 N.E.2d 1039, 251 Ill. Dec. 861 (1st dist. 2nd div. 2000)
Citizens Organizing Project v. Department of Natural Resources: Supremes define reasonable litigation expense when administrative rule is invalidatedBy Robert T. LawleyEnvironmental and Natural Resources Law, January 2001In the recently decided case of Citizens Organizing Project v. Department of Natural Resources, 189 Ill. 2d 593, ...N.E. 2d ..., ... Ill. Dec. ..., 2000 WL 46033 (Jan. 21, 2000) (No. 86878), rehearing denied (Apr. 3, 2000), the Illinois Supreme Court broadly interpreted Section 10-55(c) of the Administrative Procedure Act, ruling that a party who causes an administrative rule to be invalidated by a court is entitled to all of the party's reasonable litigation expenses incurred throughout the action.
Clarence Darrow rememberedBy Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, October 2001Perhaps America's greatest trial lawyer ever, Clarence Darrow, called Chicago home.
Closing argument: avoiding formulas when arguing pain and sufferingBy Dennis Ryan, Jr.Tort Law, September 2001"Pain and suffering" is a mental state that is a compensable element of damage in a personal injury case. Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co. v. Thil, 228 Ill. 223, 81 N.E. 857 (1907).
