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Articles From 2009

Mediation of tax Disputes through the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) By Lee Christoff State and Local Taxation, May 2009
A mediator’s perspective By Andy June Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2009 An example of a speech intended to help motivate divorced parents in their mediation.
Medical bills: What a dilemma! By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, June 2009 Resolving issues regarding medical bills and expenses have become a daunting task for the petitioner’s attorney and the respondent. This is true whether the case is contested or uncontested.  
Medicare: Improvements needed to address improper payments in home health Health Care Law, June 2009 Concerns have been raised that improper payments from practices indicating fraud and abuse may have contributed to Medicare home health spending and utilization.
Meet the Section Council International and Immigration Law, October 2009 Learn more about Section Council Vice-Chair, Professor William B.T. Mock and Section Council Secretary Anne Skallerup.
Mental retardation: Mitigating or aggravating factor in sentencing? By Thomas A. Bruno Human and Civil Rights, January 2009 The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled on the proper application of mental retardation as a mitigating or aggravating factor in sentencing in People v. Heider, Docket No. 103859, decided May, 2008.
Mergers and acquisitions By James A. Nepple Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2009 In a general practice setting, a discussion of Mergers & Acquisitions will focus primarily on acquisitions, since statutory mergers are, in this context, used primarily to change entity, change domicile, or otherwise change the nature of the entity, rather than to acquire other companies.  
Message from the Chair By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, November 2009 If you want to know more about the work of the section council, you will now be able to view the agenda and minutes of our meetings on the Web page at <http://www.illinoisbar.org/Sections/international/index.html>.
Message from the Chair By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, October 2009 A message from Section Chair Cindy Buys.
Message from the Chair By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, September 2009 A message from Section Chair Cindy Buys.
Message from the Chair By Ross S. Levey Family Law, September 2009 A note from Family Law Section Chair Ross Levey.
Message from the Chair By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, August 2009 A note from section chair Mary Ann Connelly.
Message from the Chair By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, July 2009 A note from incoming Chair Cindy Buys.
Message from the Chair By Paulette Gray Family Law, July 2009 A message from outgoing Section Chair Paulette Gray.
A message from the Chair By Michael G. Bergmann Child Law, June 2009 A message from Chair Michael Bergmann.
Message from the Chair By Paulette Gray Family Law, June 2009 A message from chair Paulette Gray.
Message from the Chair By Paulette Gray Family Law, May 2009 A note from Chair Paulette Gray.
Message from the Chair By Paulette Gray Family Law, April 2009 A note from Chair Paulette Gray.
Message from the Chair By Paulette Gray Family Law, March 2009 A note from Chair Paulette Gray.
Message from the Chair By Paulette Gray Family Law, February 2009 A note from Chair Paulette Gray.
Message from the Chair By Pradip K. Sahu International and Immigration Law, January 2009 A note from Section Chair Pradip Sahu.
Message from the Chair By Paulette Gray Family Law, January 2009 A note from Chair Paulette Gray.
Message from the Past Chair By Pradip K. Sahu International and Immigration Law, July 2009 A message from Section Chair Pradip Sahu.
Mexico replaces all 700 of its customs inspectors and replaces them with 1,400 newly trained agents By Mark E. Wojcik International and Immigration Law, October 2009 In August, Mexico announced that it had replaced all 700 of its customs inspectors with 1,400 new agents who were specially trained to detect weapons, narcotic drugs, and other contraband as well as “big-ticket appliances” such as televisions that may be smuggled into Mexico without paying the applicable import duties.
Military Accessions Vital to National Interests (MAVNI): Does your client qualify for the U.S. government’s new pilot program and expedited naturalization? By Timothy B. White International and Immigration Law, June 2009 Since 1996, the Secretary of any Armed Force has had the power to authorize the enlistment of other aliens “if the Secretary determines that such enlistment is vital to the national interest.”
MINNESOTA NICE: Lessons from the poker table By Robert Kegan Intellectual Property, November 2009 I had an extremely enjoyable and interesting experience at a poker table recently. I happened to be on the road on my birthday this year, and I gave myself the present of spending the day at the Canterbury Card Club, the Minnesota poker room, about 40 minutes south of the Twin Cities.
MINORITY REPORT: Understanding the Illinois Uniform Transfers to Minors Act By Jay S. Goldenberg Trusts and Estates, September 2009 Guardianship has been the traditional approach to dealing with a basic issue: how do you transfer property to a minor – who is legally incapable of selling or managing it – since their contracts are not valid.
Missed diagnoses: Routine is the enemy of good medicine By William A. Cirignani Tort Law, May 2009 A primer for handling medical malpractice cases.
The misunderstood limited liability partnership: A comparison to limited liability companies By Kenneth J. Ashman & Bardia Fard Business and Securities Law, March 2009 A primer on certain similar and dissimilar features of LLPs and LLCs as organized under Illinois statute.
More on associates By Donald E. Weihl Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2009 From the very beginning there are guidelines/principles that need to be observed/followed in order to serve the clients efficiently and skillfully to accomplish tasks to generate fees as matters are handled to conclusion. The guidelines/principles are seldom communicated to the new associates in written form, and often the associate is simply expected to know without having been specifically told what to do, not do, how to act, or not act.