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ISBA President John E. Thies encourages ISBA members to take advantage of the quality service and affordable prices provided by the ISBA Mutual Insurance Company.
Illinois State Bar Association President John E. Thies discusses e-filing in the courts with Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride.
ISBA President John E. Thies participated in a discussion on law school debt Tuesday on the WILL-AM 580 program Focus. Thies was joined in the discussion by Northwestern Professor Steven Harper, author of the new book "The Lawyer Bubble."
Listen to the discussion at will.illinois.edu/focus/player/the-lawyer-bubble
Read the report and recommendations of the ISBA's Special Committee on the Impact of Law School Debt on the Delivery of Legal Services at www.isba.org/committees/impactoflawschooldebtondeliveryofle
President John E. Thies is happy to announce that more than 1,100 members have taken advantage of the ISBA's Free CLE program. The top videos have been “Admitting Facebook Information into Evidence,” “Professionalism and Technology Update” and “Starting Your Own Law Firm: A Nuts and Bolts Primer.” Check out our Free CLE Channel – where you’ll find enough free webinars to meet your 30-hour MCLE requirement over a two-year period – at isba.org/freecle.
ISBA President John E. Thies announces that the Lawyers Feeding Illinois campaign has surpassed its goal of raising 1 million meals for hungry Illinois families. President Thies would also like to thank the generous sponsors and everyone who donated campaign.
ISBA President John E. Thies urges members interested in becoming an association leader to attend the upcoming Bar Leadership Conference May 3-4 at the ISBA's Chicago Regional Office. This conference is open to all members, but is targeted for up and coming leaders within our nearly 100 affiliated bar associations.
President John E. Thies discusses the ISBA's Special Committee on Law School Debt. The committee recently completed the final of five hearings held around the state. The group heard testimony on the significance of law school debt on the long term delivery of legal services and found the impact of this crisis is being felt far and wide.
ISBA President John Thies suggests three possible resolutions for lawyers to add to their list for 2013.
ISBA President John E. Thies and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan highlight the upcoming Lawyers Feeding Illinois campaign that aims to collect a million meals for needy Illinois families.
IJA President Rita Novak and ISBA President John E. Thies discuss events that will take place during the upcoming IJA/ISBA Joint Midyear Meeting in Chicago Dec. 13-15.