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Articles From Emily A. Hansen

The times, they are a changin’ By Emily A. Hansen Employee Benefits, April 2018 The national conversation regarding sexual misconduct has led to action and will lead to reform. What can you do? Raise your voice and encourage other women to speak up to stop sexual harassment.
The times, they are a changin’ By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, January 2018 The national conversation regarding sexual misconduct has led to action and will lead to reform. What can you do? Raise your voice and encourage other women to speak up to stop sexual harassment. Help review and improve workplace policies on sexual harassment. Show your support by joining the January 20, 2018 March to the Polls, the Second Annual Women’s March in Chicago and around the country.
To disgorge or not to disgorge? That is the question By Emily A. Hansen Bench and Bar, September 2017 On September 20, 2017, the Illinois Supreme Court will decide In Re the Marriage of Christine Goesel and Andrew Goesel, which will forever shape the future of interim fee awards in dissolution proceedings and will directly impact how divorce attorneys handle payments from their clients.
The woman behind the robe: Judge Mary Catherine Marubio By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, February 2017 Judge Marubio provides diversity to Cook County’s judiciary not only because she is female, but also because she is a member of the LGBTQ community.
Refining misconduct: Discrimination and harassment within the Illinois Model Rules of Professional Conduct By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, October 2016 Author Emily Hansen argues that the ABA's recently passed amendment to Model Rule 8.4 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct is too broad.
Minding the gap: International Women’s Day By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, March 2016 International Women’s Day was observed on March 8th to celebrate and promote the economic, cultural and political achievement of women.
Splitting the bill: Illinois’ proposed legislation on income shares By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, October 2015 The income shares model utilizes both parent’s income to allow the child to enjoy the standard of living of an intact household. Further, the income shares model considers circumstances such as shared custody or expanded parenting time schedules.
Women of the 18th Floor: Cook County Probate Division By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, February 2015 The 18th floor of the Richard J. Daley Center is dedicated solely to the Probate Division, where the majority of the 11 judges and many of the attorneys who practice are female. In this article the author interviews two associate judges and an attorney who work here—all women—to inspire other females in the legal profession and draw even more women to probate law.
Illinois’ modern family: House Bill 1243 By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, December 2014 An examination of the key differences and highlights of this proposed legislation.

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