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  • July 2, 2021 | Practice News
    Reimagining Law: Hacking, Ransom, & Law Firms
    In this video by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, attorneys Mark C. Palmer, Aaron W. Brooks, and Josef R. Kurlinkus—who are all members of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Legal Technology—discuss what happens when law firms get hacked, how they should respond (including if they should pay a ransom), and what steps firms can take to protect their data.
  • July 1, 2021 | ISBA News
    ISBA Offices to Close July 5
    The ISBA offices will be closed for the holiday on Monday, July 5. They will reopen on Tuesday, July 6. During this time, members can expect the following: E-Clips will not be delivered on Monday, July 5. All business and e-newsletter distribution will resume as usual on Tuesday, July 6. 
  • June 30, 2021 | Practice News
    Illinois Supreme Court Issues Orders on Speedy Trials and Social Distancing
    The Illinois Supreme Court today issued two new orders which will resume statutory time restrictions for speedy trials on October 1 and relax social distancing requirements in courthouses. Both orders are effective immediately.
  • June 29, 2021 | ISBA News
    Congratulations to the Winner of the ISBA’s 2021 Instagram Contest
    Congratulations to Becky Walters for winning a Visa gift card in the ISBA's 2021 Member Appreciation Month Instagram Contest!  As part of Member Appreciation Month, we asked members to post photographs of their home office setups on their Instagram accounts.  Becky's post included the caption, “The *new* Professor Walters."  
  • June 28, 2021 | Practice News
    How to Use ISBA’s Audio CLE
    This video explains how to listen to audio versions of ISBA CLE programs to earn MCLE credit.
  • June 28, 2021 | ISBA News
    ISBA Assembly Adopts Association Code of Conduct
    The ISBA Assembly adopted the Association Code of Conduct during its regularly scheduled meeting on June 25. “Ensuring the Association’s good reputation and public trust depends on its members’ personal integrity and adherence to the highest standards of conduct,” the Code of Conduct states. “To this end, the Association is committed to the fair and equitable treatment of all members, employees, and others with whom they maintain professional relationships. Therefore, in the conduct of all Association business, all members and employees are obligated to conduct themselves professionally and ethically and to treat each other with dignity and respect.”
  • June 28, 2021 | Practice News
    Always Ready to Go!
    2021-2022 ISBA President Anna Krolikowska’s journey to the legal world began at age 13 when her family came to the U.S. from Poland and she enrolled in Chicago Public Schools. “We were studying for a Constitution test. I got hooked on the idea of the rule of law, and how the Constitution works in the United States,” she says. “That interest stayed with me. I didn’t have anyone in my family who was a lawyer. We didn’t know any lawyers when I was in grammar school.” But that didn’t stop Krolikowska from becoming a lawyer and going on to achieve much more. Read about her remarkable path to the ISBA presidency, and her vision for her term, in July’s Illinois Bar Journal.
  • June 23, 2021 | Practice News
    Kendra Abercrombie Joins Commission as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager
    The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism has announced that Kendra L. Abercrombie has joined the organization as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Manager. In this role, Abercrombie will lead the Commission’s educational and advocacy initiatives aimed at promoting DEI in the legal and justice systems.
  • June 22, 2021 | CLE
    CLE: Steel Traps—Superior Note Taking and Organization Methods
    Your mind may not be the steel trap it needs to be. Learn about superior note taking applications, how to ensure your notes are searchable, and how to keep them organized for future reference with the ISBA's online program, "Steel Traps—Superior Note Taking and Organization Methods," which will be held from noon until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27.
  • June 22, 2021 | ISBA News
    Congratulations to the Winner of the ISBA’s 2021 Facebook Contest
    Congratulations to Theresa Beran Kulat for winning a Visa gift card in the ISBA's 2021 Member Appreciation Month Facebook Contest!  As part of Member Appreciation Month, we asked members to like and comment on our Facebook Contest graphic, telling us how they detox from the digital world. We then selected a winner at random.