Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 5
CLE
Live Programs: 3
Discussions
Posts: 113
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 87
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2020–21 bar year, the Section sponsored or co-sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Starting and Running Your Own Law Practice – Part 1 (02/24/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Starting and Running Your Own Law Practice – Part 2 (02/25/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Building Virtual Bridges: Remote Mediation of a Construction Dispute (03/03/2021)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2020–21 bar year.
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm
- Community members: 954
- Total discussion posts: 113
Transactional
- Community members: 25,879
- Total discussion posts: 958
Litigation
- Community members: 25,867
- Total discussion posts: 1,739
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 87 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 72 requires prejudgment interest at the rate of six percent from the date the action is filed in personal-injury or wrongful-death cases.
- Senate Bill 2179 makes a six-year statute of repose for all legal work by repealing the estate-planning exception.
- Senate Bill 2664 amends the Illinois Notary Public Act to provide requirements authorizing electronic and remote notarization and electronic notaries public.