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Articles in June, 2007 issue of Illinois Bar Journal

• Merci, et au revoir: President Bahr reviews her year at the helm
  by Irene F. Bahr
• The Illinois Supreme Court OKs advance payment retainers: the court last month approved lawyers' use of the advance payment retainer, cautioning that more familiar retainer agreements will be the preferred option in most cases
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• It's official - you can't collect fees for collecting your own fees; as a matter of public policy, "lawyers representing themselves simply do not incur legal fees," the third district ruled recently
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Tax nonpayment sales and the mentally ill - does the system work? Do recent cases indicate that Illinois should change its laws to further protect mentally ill property owners?
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• The trouble with hourly billing: does the tradition of billing by the hour push lawyers to pad bills and thus engage in the kind of "dishonest" behavior forbidden by the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct?
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Law firm that followed state collection law not liable under FDCPA: a law firm did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it followed Illinois procedure for collecting a state-court judgment, the Seventh Circuit ruled
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• What's your duty under Himmel? You know you have a duty to report other lawyers to the ARDC when they … when they what? What kind of misconduct should be reported? What kind must be? What if you make the wrong call?
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Intrastate forum non conveniens in Illinois: post-Langenhorst confusion: the Illinois Supreme Court's most recent intrastate forum non conveniens ruling only added to the confusing body of law confronting trial judges and attorneys when dealing with matte
  by Rob Shumaker
• Even more uncertainty about estate-tax apportionment: apportionment is an important but confusing subject, and two recent decisions interpreting apportionment waiver clauses in wills and revocable trusts under Illinois law make new and even more confusing
  by Carleen L. Schreder
• Helping business owners avoid personal liability: a recent case gives detailed guidance about how business owners should run their companies as separate entities from themselves to avoid personal liability under the "piercing the corporate veil"
  by Markus May
• Fitness to stand trial in juvenile court: the worst of both worlds? Juveniles who may be unfit to stand trial because of mental disability or developmental unfitness arguably enjoy neither procedural protection nor increased care and treatment
  by Karl Menninger
• Taking your vacation: overwork and burnout are root causes of many malpractice claims. When was the last time you left the BlackBerry at home and took a real vacation?
  by Karen Erger
• Reforming paternity procedures: a Dannielynn in Illinois: what would have happened if Anna Nicole Smith's daughter had been born in Illinois? Such speculation leads to questions about Illinois' paternity procedures and whether they need reform
  by Jeffrey A. Parness
• Simultaneous offers for partnership break-ups: is your client ready to break up with a business partner? If so, advise him to consider specifying a price at which he can be bought out, conveying his willingness to be either buyer or seller, and letting th
  by Lin Hanson