Seven tips to help your legal practice run more smoothlyBy Justin HeatherYoung Lawyers Division, February 2005Whether you are a new member of the bar or a seasoned associate, there are several items to keep in mind to make your practice, and life, run more smoothly.
Seventh Circuit affirms injunction against city’s ban on truck trafficBy Corey B. SternEnergy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, April 2005In Crest Hill Land Development, LLC. v. City of Joliet, No. 04-2565 (01/25/05), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a trial court judgment which enjoined the City of Joliet from banning truck traffic on a locally designated highway.
Seventh Circuit Pattern Civil Jury Instructions now available onlineBy Nawshaba SiddiqueeFederal Civil Practice, December 2005The Seventh Circuit Judicial Council has recently approved publication of the pattern civil jury instructions drafted by the Committee on Federal Civil Jury Instructions for the Seventh Circuit.
Shareholder disputes should be mediatedBy Deborah S. BussertAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2005Disputes among shareholders of closely held businesses are among the most costly, contentious and damaging types of litigation.
Should Illinois municipalities be in the business of constructing Wi-Fi wireless broadband networks?By Jeffrey C. TorresLocal Government Law, December 2005Since the Federal Communications Commission issued its first report on broadband, defining it without regard to any transmission media as “broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics and video telecommunications using any technology,” hardly a day goes by without hearing the call for the speedy development of municipal broadband networks to bridge the “Digital Divide,” a so-called divide that prevents all Americans from accessing broadband services.
Significant changes in real estate transfer taxes explainedBy Todd M Turner & Stephen J. BochenekReal Estate Law, February 2005Public Act 93-657 (SB 1883), effective June 1, 2004, amended the Real Estate Transfer Tax Law (35 ILCS 200/31-1 et seq.).
“Similar” is not “equal”-Or is it? Equal pay issuesBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, February 2005Sandra Wheatley was the director of the Wicomico County, Maryland, Emergency Services Department, and Jane Grogan was the deputy director.
Sister Catherine RyanBy Robin BelleauChild Law, April 2005Sister Catherine Ryan, who is a long-time member of the Juvenile Justice Section Council, was recently appointed Executive Director of Maryville Academy.
Small business afforded streamlined processing under Chapter 11By Michael J. ChmielBusiness and Securities Law, April 2005Under the United States Bankruptcy Code,1 just about any person (i.e., company, corporation, individual, partnership, etc.) can pursue debt relief under Chapter 11, which provides for reorganization and/or liquidation.
Smarter surfing: A guide to key human rights law Web sitesBy Kelly A. FoxHuman and Civil Rights, March 2005The Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto Law School manages this "authoritative and diverse" informational Web site.
The snail-paced Doha Round agriculture negotiationsBy Adrian ZenoInternational and Immigration Law, June 2005The WTO contained a package of over 20 multilateral agreements between developed, developing, and least-developed countries (LDCs).
The snail-paced Doha Round agriculture negotiationsBy Adrian ZenoAgricultural Law, June 2005This article is also appearing in The Globe, the newsletter of the ISBA’s International & Immigration Law Section Council. Adrian Zeno is completing his Juris Doctorate at The John Marshall Law School.
Social events-Planning the small office partyBy Jeffrey A. RouhandehLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2005Some thoughts to consider if you're in charge of planning this year's office party.
Social security reform: Bad news for the distaff sideBy Lorraine SchmallRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2005President George W Bush wants to reform Social Security. His team of professional writers and partisan advocates explain his program at such government Web sites as Treasury's and the Social Security Administration's obliquely-named
Social security reform: Bad news for the distaff sideBy Lorraine SchmallAdministrative Law, June 2005President George W Bush wants to reform Social Security. His team of professional writers and partisan advocates explain his program at such government Web sites as Treasury’s <http://strengtheningsocialsecurity.gov/> and the Social Security Administration’s obliquely-named <http://forourgrandchildren.org/>
Solid waste disposal and the Commerce ClauseBy Divya K. SarangLocal Government Law, April 2005Safe and efficient waste disposal remains a challenge to communities. Local Governments continue to pass laws regulating the disposal. Appellate courts interpret the spirit of the law as laid down by the Supreme Court .
Solutions to procedural issues in administrative hearingsBy Ryan A. BillerAdministrative Law, October 2005Many things can and oftentimes will go wrong. In order to combat the inefficiency created by problems that arise during administrative law hearings, the National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary (NCALJ) sponsored a mock hearing at the Chicago-Kent College of Law on August 4, 2005.
Someone you should know: The Honorable Nancy J. KatzBy Donna Del PrincipeGovernment Lawyers, September 2005Judge Nancy J. Katz was concerned with justice long before she became a judge. While pursuing an undergraduate degree in sociology and criminal justice at Northeastern Illinois University, Judge Katz worked in a domestic violence shelter in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.
Special education mediation in IllinoisBy Denise GibsonAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2005In 1997, Congress added a requirement that state education agencies must make mediation available whenever a request for a due process hearing has been filed when it reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In Illinois, the State Board of Education provides this mediation service upon request and agreement of the parties.
Specialty hospitals: Information on potential new facilitiesHealth Care Law, June 2005Beginning in the 1990s, there was a substantial increase in the number of short-term acute care hospitals that primarily treat patients with specific medical conditions or who need surgical procedures.
Spoliation after Dardeen … back to BoydBy Albert E. Durkin & Tressa A. PankovitsTort Law, March 2005The existence or nonexistence of a duty imposed upon parties to preserve evidence pertinent to civil actions has been hotly debated in the Illinois courts for more than a century.
Spoliation of electronic evidence: This way be dragons!By Sharon D. Nelson & John W. SimekTort Law, December 2005Ancient mariners navigated by maps that sometimes depicted dragons in uncharted waters, occasionally even bearing the legend: “This way be dragons.”
State legislative summary Part IEducation Law, October 2005Summary: Amends the School District Conversion Article of the School Code to provide for election of board members for a new high school district and requires the format for the election of the new high school board must be defined in the petition submitted to the voters.
State of mindBy John M. StalmackCivil Practice and Procedure, September 2005A perplexing evidentiary concept is that of a person's state of mind. Hearsay evidence is testimony given in court, either orally or in writing, of a statement made out of court offered to show the truth of the matter asserted in that statement.
