The Illinois Supreme Court recently announced that every state courthouse in Illinois will be required to adopt individual orders or rules regarding the use of portable electronic devices, like cell phones or personal computers, within courthouse buildings and courtrooms.
This
Have you thought about what you’re going to do after you read this article? I mean, really thought about it?
You may know what task you’re going to do, but how are you going to approach it? What are your
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce that Chief Counsel Mark C. Palmer has been appointed to the executive committee of the National Legal Mentoring Consortium (NLMC), one of the nation’s preeminent legal mentoring organizations.
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The Illinois Supreme Court kicked off 2022 with new and amended Supreme Court Rules aimed at bringing more consistency and efficiency to the courts. This includes updates to the Court’s Manual on Recordkeeping and, importantly, new and revised case category
It comes as no surprise that text messaging, with its ease of access and quick response rate, continues to increase in popularity as a method of communication. And texting with legal clients is no exception.
The use of more tech-enabled
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 became law early in 2021, after a congressional override of then-President Trump’s veto. Division F of the NDAA consists of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”). The AMLA expands numerous
Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Executive Director Jayne R. Reardon has announced her retirement. Reardon will be stepping down in April 2022.
Reardon joined the Commission as Deputy Director in 2006 and was appointed Executive Director in 2009. Under
In this episode of Reimagining Law, we talk banned words for lawyers with Bob Glaves, Executive Director of the Chicago Bar Foundation. Bob reflects on how words can be interpreted differently in an access to justice context, why the language
My spouse is not a lawyer, but occasionally we run in the same professional circles. He’s had this conversation more than once:Person: “Hey! How are things?”Spouse: “Things are well. You?”Person: “Not bad. I’ve been meaning to tell you, Stacie really
