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Articles in Jan, 2008 issue of Illinois Bar Journal
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ADR and the image of lawyers: lawyer-warrior or lawyer-peacemaker - what's the better public image for our profession?
by Joseph G. Bisceglia -
Court upholds $1 million penalty arising out of $12,000 support debt: the Supreme Court ruled that a $1 million-plus penalty for an employer's failure to timely pay a $12,000-plus child support obligation was not unconstitutional on the facts
by Helen W. Gunnarsson -
Supreme Court upholds parent's refusal to allow grandparent visitation: a grandmother failed to show that denying her visitation was harmful to her grandchild's physical, mental, or emotional health
by Helen W. Gunnarsson -
Illinois Supreme Court oral arguments go online: the court is making video and audio of oral arguments available on the Web
by Helen W. Gunnarsson -
Custody conundrum: your client's ex-husband, who moved to Texas and had custody of the children, dies. Your client wants the kids, her ex's Texas relatives say no. What do you do?
by Helen W. Gunnarsson -
Contacting, deposing employees of opposing parties: a how-to: don't just call up your opponent's employees, even if they're working elsewhere. Consider first whether doing so might violate legal or ethical rules
by Helen W. Gunnarsson - Protection of military personnel from false, misleading, or deceptive insurance practices
- New procedures for selection of design-build firms for Capital Development Board Projects
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Nominate yourself for an ISBA committee or section
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Law firm marketing 101: you didn't go to law school to be a salesperson, you say. But you still have to sell yourself to prospective clients, especially if you're a solo or small-firm lawyer. Here are fellow lawyers' and marketing pros' tips for building
by G.M. Filisko -
Vision Point: a course correction on requests to admit: the Illinois Supreme Court's important new opinion reverses numerous appellate decisions and promises to mitigate the harsh consequences that can result from a narrow application of Rules 216 and 183
by Timothy J. Storm -
The new Illinois right-to-sue law for employment discrimination: the Illinois Human Rights Act now provides for a right to a jury in the Illinois Circuit Court in employment discrimination cases. But with that new power comes a new set of tactical decisio
by Stephen E. Balogh - Member-to-member referral directory
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Proposed reforms to the Illinois capital punishment system: a status report: a co-chair of the Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment reports on the fate of various commission proposals for death-penalty reform. While the system is better, t
by Thomas P. Sullivan -
Police interrogation of motorists at traffic stops: the Fourth Amendment prohibits the police from turning routine traffic stops into investigations of other criminal activity. This article reviews several recent cases addressing the limitations of police
by Bruce L. Carmen -
Premarital agreements need premeditation: before you draft a premarital agreement for a soon-to-be spouse, consider what you have to lose
by H. Joseph Gitlin -
Predatory lending laws: the next, not last, step: new laws expand the prohibitions on predatory lending, and more regulation is on the horizon
by James K. Weston -
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