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Articles in March, 2007 issue of Illinois Bar Journal

• The Dream and the dreamkeeper: the words of Dr. King as he stood at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. that day in 1963 still inspire lawyers to be the dreamkeepers for justice and equality
  by Irene F. Bahr
• Jury trials for divorce? An Illinois bill would bring jury trials back to contested divorce. The ISBA Family Law Section Council thinks that's a bad idea
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• IOLTA change allows trust accounts to earn highest rate: amended RPC 1.15, effective June 1, requires lawyers to place nominal or short-term client funds with banks that pay the same return on IOLTA as on non-IOLTA accounts
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• "Innocent construction" libel rule - still standing but battered: the Illinois Supreme Court refused to abandon the rule in Tuite v Corbitt but overturned the trial and appellate courts who applied it in dismissing the plaintiff's case
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Hospital not liable for off-duty worker's disclosure of patient info: the Illinois Supreme Court rules that a phlebomist's disclosure at a local tavern of a patient's blood-test results was outside the scope of her employment
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• J.S.A. - the Supreme Court peers into a tangled paternity web: a convoluted paternity case examines the interplay between the parentage and adoption acts and raises as many questions as it answers
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Please, Mr. Postman, don't bring me a letter from the ARDC: the odds are better than you wish they were that someone will complain about you to the ARDC. And sometimes those complaints turn into investigations. How should you respond? ARDC attorneys and e
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• The search for illegal workers: when Homeland Security comes knocking: the Department of Homeland Security is stepping up its enforcement efforts against employers suspected of employing unauthorized workers. Here is the employer's guide to preparing for
  by Minnie Fu
• Land surveyor liability to third parties in Illinois: your client tells you that his land surveyor made a mistake in preparing the plat of survey on his home. What are the damages? To whom is the surveyor liable? Does the surveyor have any defenses? This
  by Richard F. Bales
• When does a postjudgment motion toll the deadline for appeal? Using postjudgment motions skillfully can give you a decided edge in postjudgment litigation. But it's important to know under what circumstances postjudgment motions qualify for additional tim
  by Leon I. Finkel
• State law tort claims - a new weapon in employment discrimination cases? When employees file discrimination claims, they have often been pre-empted from bringing state law tort claims. A recent seventh circuit case, Naeem v McKesson Drug Co, suggests that
  by Eugene K. Hollander
• E-discovery in Illinois civil actions: new federal discovery rules address the special challenges of electronically stored information. But the wholesale adoption of the federal rules in Illinois may be unwise
  by Jeffrey A. Parness
• LLC operating agreements: most limited liability companies and their shareholders, members, and partners want to define their relationships in ways the LLC act doesn't accommodate. That's where written operating agreements come in
  by Lin Hanson
• Finding Illinois municipal ordinances online: municipal codes and ordinances can be hard to come by online. Here's a guide to available resources
  by Tom Gaylord