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Articles in July, 2007 issue of Illinois Bar Journal

• Thoughts for the year ahead: the coming year will feature initiatives to improve the image of lawyers, increase diversity in the ISBA and the general lawyer population, and promote judicial independence
  by Joseph G. Bisceglia
• So you wanna be a child rep …? How do you get appointed? How much can you earn? What about appointees who don't do the job?
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Can lawyers patent their legal techniques? A patent issued on an estate-planning technique has that bar buzzing
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Collateral source rule and med bills - plaintiff's, defense bar each win one: two districts of the appellate court construe Arthur v. Catour, holding that plaintiffs can recover only what Medicare and Medicaid paid the provider - not the larger, undiscoun
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Preserving the right to appeal an ambiguous ruling: what can you do to preserve your client's right to appeal when the trial court issues an order of ambiguous finality? The Waddick case may provide some lessons
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Does your order of dismissal do the job? Case law from the United States Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit interpreting the federal rules can make it hard for settling parties to draft orders of dismissal that allow the judge to retain jurisdiction
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• Guardian ad litem, attorney for the child, child representative: how is the new system working? It's been over a year since the Supreme Court and General Assembly redefined the roles of the guardian ad litem, child representative, and attorney for the chi
  by Helen W. Gunnarsson
• A higher bar for class action litigation in Illinois: this article analyzes the Illinois Supreme Court's recent Avery and Gridley decisions and their impact on class certification and class lawsuits. Among other things, the high court ruled that there mus
  by Justin Lee Heather
• The naked truth: Fourth Amendment lessons from the U.S. Supreme Court: a review of recent home-search cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, including the Rettele case from May, where the Court ruled that police didn't act unreasonably when they forced search
  by Kerry J. Bryson
• Vine Street's impact on PPO/doctor business arrangements: the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling in Vine Street Clinic v. HealthLink, Inc. which prohibits PPOs from taking a percentage of physicians' revenue for administrative fees but lets them charge a fla
  by Rick L. Hindmand
• Member-to-member: referral directory
• A primer on qualified pension and profit-sharing plans: pension and profit-sharing plans, long important wealth-building and asset-protection tools, are more valuable than ever thanks to legislation passed early in this decade. Here's an overview for busi
  by Stephen M. Margolin
• Beyond the regs: Illinois administrative law online: here's a look at state agency Web sites that provide access to the agency's administrative decisions and more
  by Tom Gaylord
• Legislative developments for real estate lawyers: mortgage fraud and bifurcated closings are among the issues that confronted this year's General Assembly - and last year's predatory lending law may yet have a new lease on life
  by James K. Weston
• Putting a spouse through school: it's easier than it once was for courts to compensate a divorcing spouse who put a partner through school but won't enjoy the benefits of that investment after a short-term marriage
  by H. Joseph Gitlin