Illinois Bar Journal | September 2019 | Illinois State Bar Association

September 2019 • Volume 107 • Number 9

September 2019 Illinois Bar Journal Issue Cover

Practice News

LawPulse | By Pete Sherman & Rhys Saunders

Illinois Law Update

Plaintiffs are too late after waiting 52 years to claim allegedly inherited property; lawyer required to disclose identity of third party in debt judgment case; Illinois’ Cyber Navigator Program seeks to protect state’s digital voting infrastructure; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

ISBA | By Ed Finkel

A Path to Leadership

New ISBA Leadership Academy will train the next generation of attorneys.

Criminal Law | From ISBA Central

Communicating With Clients

Communicating with clients through Facebook and texting: pros and cons.

Family Law | From the Newsletters

Are You SURE You Have a Written Fee Agreement With Your Client?

Criminal Law | By Paul C. Meyers

Make It Go Away: A Practical and Realistic Guide to Expungement, Sealing, and Other Criminal Record Reforms

How to respond to client expungement and sealing inquiries in the wake of significant criminal record reforms in Illinois.

Real Estate Law | By Ellis B. Levin

Power to the Condo Unit Owner

Justice Neville’s final appellate court decision has recalibrated the balance between the rights of condominium-unit owners and the obligations of condominium officers and board members.

Intellectual Property | By Teddy S. Gron

Patently Obvious?

By allowing secondary considerations, such as unexpected results, to overcome obviousness-type double-patenting rejections, is the federal circuit circumventing the purpose for the rejections? If the purpose for court-created rejections is relatively unimportant, perhaps the courts should end the practice.