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  • June 20, 2017 | ISBA News
    Congratulations to the Annual Meeting Bingo Winners
    Congratulations to the winners of the Annual Meeting bingo contest: $200 Amazon Gift Card - Roza Gossage Affinity Tech $50 Gift Card - Rosemary Collins $100 Gift Card - Nancy Easum $100 Gift Card - Jeanie Pearlman $100 Amazon Gift Card - John Voorn $50 Amazon Gift Card - Bridget Schott Gift basket with tickets & a day of golf - Jan Strzalka Yoga mat & water bottle - Emma Dorantes Gift basket with ISBA logo items and books - Lisa McLeod Coffee-themed logo basket with Starbucks gift cards - Ron Menna Custom website assessment ($99 value) - Freddi Greenberg Google Home - Mark Wolf OPI nail polish gift basket ($100 value) - Marylou Kent
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    June 20, 2017
    2017 Annual Meeting Installation Dinner
  • June 20, 2017
    2017 Annual Meeting Installation Reception
    After the installation dinner, a reception was held in honor of Hon. Russell Hartigan, ISBA 2017-18 president. Attendees enjoyed cocktails, dancing, and entertainment.
  • June 19, 2017 | Practice News
    Judicial Vacancy in the Fifth Subcircuit of Cook County
    Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis has begun an application process for a judicial vacancy in the Fifth Judicial Subcircuit of Cook County. The vacancy is created by the retirement of the Hon. Edward Washington, II. Under the Illinois Constitution, judicial vacancies are filled on an interim basis by supreme court appointment. Justice Theis will make recommendations to the supreme court after applicants undergo a screening and evaluation process. That process will include an evaluation by the Alliance of Bar Associations, which is made up of 11 bar groups in the Cook County area, and the Chicago Bar Association. Further review will be conducted by a special judicial screening committee that Justice Theis established in 2013 and is co-chaired by retired U.S. District Court Judge Wayne R. Andersen and retired Illinois Appellate Court Judge Michael J. Gallagher. To be eligible for consideration for appointment, the applicant must be a lawyer in good standing licensed to practice law in Illinois and a resident of the Fifth Subcircuit. The deadline for submission of applications is 4 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017. Notice of the vacancy and details of the application process are posted on the Illinois Supreme Court's website. From there, follow the instructions on the "Latest News" scroller announcing the Fifth Subcircuit vacancy.
  • June 19, 2017 | CLE
    CLE: The Inappropriate Use of Non-Competition Agreements - A Conversation on National and Local Trends [LIVE WEBCAST]
    Join us online on June 27, 2017 to learn how non-competition agreements are being overused for low-level employees who are not exposed to the employer’s trade secrets and confidential information, as well as what the local and national conversation has to say about these unfair practices. Employment attorneys, litigators, attorneys representing corporate employers, and others interested in the labor practices who are at a basic or intermediate level of experience and who attend this seminar will better understand: current statutory and regulatory initiatives; the legal framework that currently exists in the law regarding non-competition agreements; employer best practices regarding the use of non-competition agreements; and much more!   The seminar is presented by the ISBA Standing Committee on Racial & Ethnic Minorities and the Law and co-sponsored by the ISBA Labor & Employment Section, ISBA Corporate Law Departments Section, and ISBA Business and Securities Law Section. It qualifies for 1.0 hour MCLE credit. Click here for more information and to register.
  • June 19, 2017
    2017 Annual Meeting Assembly Meeting and Awards Presentation
    The 203-member ISBA Assembly met on Saturday, June 17, during the Annual Meeting at The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wisconsin. Several awards were presented during the meeting.
  • June 19, 2017
    2017 Annual Meeting Officers Breakfast
  • June 19, 2017
    2017 Annual Meeting Section/Committee Meetings and Awards
    ISBA's sections and committees met during the Annual Meeting at The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wisconsin. Several awards were presented during these meetings. 
  • June 15, 2017 | Practice News
    Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, June 15
    Leading appellate attorneys review the Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down on Thursday, June 15. The cases are People v. Alexander and People v. Nelson.  People v. Alexander By Jay Wiegman, Office of the State Appellate Defender In 2011, the Occupy Chicago movement demonstrated in Chicago’s financial district. About three weeks into the protest, the demonstrators were directed to an area known as Congress Plaza in Grant Park, but were then told they would have to leave at 11:00 p.m., pursuant to an ordinance that closes the park overnight, so that park employees could clean and maintain the park, and for safety concerns. Protesters who remained in the park at 1:00 a.m. were arrested for refusing to leave the park. The circuit court dismissed the charges, finding that the ordinance was unconstitutional on its face and as applied to the defendants, in part because the Chicago Police Department occasionally permitted after-hours assemblage, including President Obama’s election night rally in 2008. The appellate court, First District, reversed, holding that the ordinance did not violate the defendants’ right to assemble under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Illinois Supreme Court entered a supervisory order, which directed the appellate court to consider whether the Park District Ordinance violated the Illinois Constitution. The appellate court again reversed the circuit court’s judgment.
  • June 15, 2017 | Member Services
    Congratulations to the Winners of the IllinoisLawyerFinder Giveaway
    Congratulations to our Member Appreciation Month IllinoisLawyerFinder Giveaway Contest winners! Chelsea Hubbard is the grand prize winner of the iPad Pro 12.9". Alan Klein, Judy Steele, and Cheryl Rayner were also randomly chosen as runner-up winners, each taking home a $100 Visa Gift Card. Thanks to everyone who entered!