Recently added articles from Illinois Bar Journal:
Our season of service: meeting the pro bono challenge: need is up and resources are down in this struggling economy. Now more than ever is the time to give your time, talent, and treasure to the pro bono cause.(President's page)
Oct 01, 2009; ... President Obama--an ISBA member--has called us to a season of service. I challenge all of us to answer the call. The unfunded civil justice needs of Illinois citizens should be an embarrassment to all of us. I want you to consider (even if you have never done so before) getting involved ...
U.S. Supreme Court: Confrontation Clause requires lab analysts to testify: prosecutors can't rely on lab reports alone, the Court rules. But ISBA lawyers disagree about how much impact the ruling will have in Illinois.
Oct 01, 2009; ... A recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court has mainstream and legal publications alike reporting dire predictions for the future of the criminal justice system from some prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys. States are particularly concerned about their prosecutions of alcohol and ...
Strip-search of student violates Fourth Amendment: education lawyers say the U.S. Supreme Court's Safford ruling confirms their longstanding advice to school officials: don't strip-search kids.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Suspecting a 13-year-old girl of secreting ibuprofen on her person, school administrators in Safford, Arizona strip-searched her. A bit extreme? The child's mother thought so, and sued the school district, alleging violations of her daughter's rights under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S ....
New statute clarifies family law attorney-fee provisions: a new law drafted by ISBA's Family Law Section Council should bring some order to Illinois's confusing, inconsistent scheme for awarding attorney fees in family law cases.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Woodstock lawyer Paulette Gray has found the provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (750 ILCS 5/101 et seq) on attorney fees unclear and confusing for the more than dozen years she's been practicing family law. With the support of ISBA, she and the rest of ...
How-to advice for rookie associates: make sure you're taking the steps that will help you thrive as a new member of the firm.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Unlike many lawyers in today's difficult job market, you've landed a position as an associate. So far, everyone at your new firm has welcomed you, and you're not only busy but enjoying the work. What more do you need to ensure your success? Put an article by St. Clair county ...