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Voting is now underway in the 2020 ISBA Election. The last day to request a paper ballot is April 15, 2020.
ISBA's election provider Election America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses on March 26. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2020 are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
The ISBA knows that these are uncertain times. With the governor’s stay-at-home order extended until the end of April, it’s more important now than ever that we stay connected.
The ISBA is asking interested members to submit video clips of themselves offering other attorneys advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. That can be professional advice, personal advice, or even tips for maintaining a work-life balance with the entire family at home.
Voting is now underway in the 2020 ISBA Election.
ISBA's election provider Election America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses today, Thursday, March 26. Members without a valid email address will be mailed a paper ballot. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2020 are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
In response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the ISBA has created a community devoted to the pandemic on ISBA Central.
ISBA Central allows members to connect with their colleagues via our online community platform. Attorneys can pose questions, share information, and seek out lawyers for case referrals.
The COVID-19 community is open to all ISBA members and is designed to help attorneys share information with their colleagues throughout Illinois.
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The health and safety of our members and staff is of the utmost importance to the ISBA. While developments related to COVID-19 continue to unfold, the ISBA is closely monitoring a variety of public health sources. In light of Friday's Executive Order, the ISBA's offices will be closed through April 7, but staff will continue to telecommute and member services will remain uninterrupted. We will not be having any in-person events, in-person CLE, or in-person business meetings through April 30.
The profession is facing unprecedented challenges concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many firms have implemented work-from-home policies that encourage professionals to practice social distancing in an effort to quell the spread of the disease. Connecting with other attorneys and legal professionals is essential to staying up-to-speed with the latest legal updates, as well as judicial announcements and orders.
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) has created an informational page about the impact of COVID-19 on ISBA meetings, events, and programs.
While developments related to COVID-19 continue to unfold, the ISBA is monitoring a variety of sources, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, Illinois Department of Public Health, and Cook County Department for Public Health, for the latest updates.
The ISBA hosted the third session of the 2020 Leadership Academy on Feb. 21 in the Chicago Regional Office. The session focused on diversity and inclusion within the profession and ended with a Chicago Blackhawks game at the United Center.
All candidates for Illinois judicial office who are running in the March 17 primary election have been rated by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Judicial Evaluations Committee, or in a poll of lawyers conducted by the ISBA. The results were made available Feb. 21 on ISBA's Judicial Evaluations page.
The Candidate Report for the 2020 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 1, 2020 are eligible to vote.
(N.B.: Pursuant to the Policy and Procedures for Election approved by the ISBA Assembly, in those instances where there are more candidates than positions to be filled, nominees are listed on the ballot by the date of filing. Where two or more people filed on the same date, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)