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Articles From 2021

Intellectual Improbabilities™ By Daniel Kegan Intellectual Property, December 2021 An eclectic gathering of recent intellectual property developments.
Intellectual Improbabilities™ By Daniel Kegan Intellectual Property, September 2021 An eclectic gathering of recent intellectual property developments.
Intellectual Improbabilities™ By Daniel Kegan Intellectual Property, May 2021 An eclectic gathering of recent intellectual property developments.
Intellectual Improbabilities™ By Daniel Kegan Intellectual Property, March 2021 An eclectic gathering of recent intellectual property developments.
The Intellectually Proper Thing to Do: Intellectual Property Pro Bono and Volunteer Opportunities in Illinois By Kenneth Matuszewski Intellectual Property, May 2021 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for pro bono legal assistance has skyrocketed. Short descriptions are presented of some of the available opportunities in intellectual property to provide pro bono legal services or volunteering.
An Interesting Culture—My Recent Trip to Texas By Steve Baime Senior Lawyers, December 2021 Tales from a Senior Lawyer Section Council member's recent trip to Texas.
International Bar Association Releases Revised Version of Widely-Used Rules on the Taking of Evidence By John R. Schleppenbach International and Immigration Law, May 2021 To govern what evidence should be admitted or excluded at an arbitration hearing and how those determinations should be made, parties in recent years have increasingly chosen the International Bar Association Rules.
International Bar Association Releases Revised Version of Widely-Used Rules on the Taking of Evidence By John R. Schleppenbach Alternative Dispute Resolution, April 2021 To govern what evidence should be admitted or excluded at an arbitration hearing and how those determinations should be made, parties in recent years have increasingly chosen the International Bar Association Rules.
International Shoe and Retaliatory Discharge Actions in Illinois: Lusk v. Unckrich Corp., 2021 IL App (5th) 200368 By Tiana Muntner Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2021 Lusk v. Unckrich Corp. sets precedent for analyzing a challenge to personal jurisdiction with an out-of-state defendant employer in the context of retaliatory discharge claims. 
Introducing the 2021 Human Rights Section Gertz Award Winner: Colleen Kilbride By Cindy G. Buys & Michael J. Maslanka Human and Civil Rights, November 2021 A spotlight on Colleen Kilbride, the 2021 winner of the Elmer Gertz Award for Human Rights.
An Introduction to the Illinois Force of Lawyers Against Sexual Harassment By Dina Ninfo Women and the Law, May 2021 The Illinois Force of Lawyers Against Sexual Harassment is a task force of Illinois legal professionals united to study and combat sexism, sex-based discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in the Illinois legal community.
An Introverted Look By Trent Cameron Young Lawyers Division, April 2021 Reflections from an introvert after a year of COVID-19.
IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2021 By Bernard G. Peter Corporate Law Departments, June 2021 The Internal Revenue Service updated the retirement plan limitations for 2021 late in in 2020 in IRS Notice 2020-79. 
Is Illinois’s New Retailers Occupation Tax Scheme Unconstitutional? By Stanley R. Kaminski Business Advice and Financial Planning, January 2021 Effective January 1, 2021, Illinois will institute a major structural change in its state and local retailers occupation tax—the Illinois sales tax—that will openly discriminate against non-Illinois retailers and interstate sales.
Is it Constitutional to Compel the Parties to File a Joint Tax Return? By Michael Sevin Family Law, March 2021 As the April tax filing deadline approaches, family law practitioners are commonly confronted with one party refusing to cooperate in the parties filing their taxes jointly.
Is Your Ink Protected by Copyright? By Teresa Segalman Intellectual Property, September 2021 Copyright law has not caught up with the increasing popularity of tattoos in mainstream U.S. culture. A handful of tattoo copyright infringement claims have been brought recently, most settling before a court ruling. The lack of caselaw and absence of specific mention of tattoos in copyright statutes contribute to the ambiguity in tattoo copyright law, with some guidance provided in the context of video games and athlete’s tattoos.
ISBA ADR Section Council Member Profile By Celeste Korando Alternative Dispute Resolution, August 2021 A spotlight on Celeste Korando, an ADR Section Council member.
ISBA ADR Section Council Member Profile: Kaitlin Wolff By Kaitlin Wolff Alternative Dispute Resolution, April 2021 A Q-&-A member spotlight on Kaitlin Wolff.
ISBA ADR Section Council Member Profile: Sandra Crawford, JD, Mediator Collaborative Professional By Sandra Crawford Alternative Dispute Resolution, January 2021 A Q-&-A with Sandra Crawford, a member of the ADR Section Council.
ISBA Awards General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2021 An overview of ISBA awards.
ISBA IP Section Council Patents/Trade Secrets Updates By Kenneth Matuszewski Intellectual Property, March 2021 Thumbnail summaries of recent precedential federal circuit opinions.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Traffic Laws and Courts, February 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Family Law, January 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Elder Law, January 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Senior Lawyers, January 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, January 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Child Law, January 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood Bench and Bar, January 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.