2011 federal and state regulatory agendasBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, September 2011Counsel with business advisory or other regulatory compliance practices can give their clients a “heads up” about new mandates they may face by reviewing the regulatory agendas of their federal and state regulators.
Abraham Lincoln and Harland SandersBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, August 2011Two Kentucky natives may be worth remembering this month, not so much for legal insight, but for the qualities of endurance and resilience they both represent.
Professional services and law practice growth patternsBy William A. PriceLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2011The U.S. government collects a wide variety of statistics on employment, earnings, and employment dynamics in law practices and on other business advisory professions. These can give you a reasonably good idea of what the growth in numbers and in income has been in recent years.
Reflections on Law DayBy William A. Price & Patti Gregory-ChangAdministrative Law, May 2011Two Section Council members recall what Law Day means to them.
Administrative law and process legislation passed by the 95th and 96th sessions of the General AssemblyBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, December 2010This list of bills covers revisions to the Administrative Procedures Act and to the motor vehicle statutes allowing administrative adjudication of county ordinance violations in motor vehicle operation, the first county level administrative law hearings process. The author also compiled a comprehensive list of APA references in legislation from the 95th and 96th General Assembly sessions.
Rutan v. Republican Party-based challenge will finally get a court hearingBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, August 2010The Rutan ruling, which grew out of state government practices in Illinois, made it illegal to base government hiring and promotion decisions based on politics, except for policy-making positions.
Flinn Report extractsBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, May 2010You could read the entire Illinois Register to stay current with new, proposed, and changed rules and administrative agency actions. Or, you can check out the weekly "Flinn Report," which summarizes just about everything for you in a more user-friendly digest.
Summary of recent decisions and PLAsBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, William A. Price, & J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, May 2010A listing of recently decided cases related to Administrative Law.
Win or lose, the client may not always be rightBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, May 2010He may have been a fourth-century Roman historian, but Ammianus Marcellinus' views of lawyers and clients is still relevant today.
Editors’ noteBy William A. Price & J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, April 2010An introduction to the issue from the co-editors of the Administrative Law newsletter.
Around the agenciesBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, February 2010Illinois administrative agencies, boards, and commissions make many of the most important decisions affecting the lives and property of the state’s citizens. Read more about these groups and their powers here.
Administrative Law Case SummariesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, J.A. Sebastian, & William A. PriceAdministrative Law, October 2009A list of recent cases of interest to Administrative Law practitioners.
Section Council ProfilesBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, October 2009We’re planning to provide information on the various members of the Administrative Law Section Council over the course of this newsletter year. Here are the first two biographical summaries.
Regulatory agendas, lists, and other compliance aidsBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, September 2009The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act allows counsel some insight into what rules are coming down the pike by requiring all agencies to publish regulatory agendas in the January 1 and July 1 editions of the Illinois Register.
Are criminal prosecutions for prevarication possible?By William A. PriceAdministrative Law, April 2009Political and governmental ethics debates in Illinois may have reached a new low this spring, with a member of the majority party defending a vote against a special election with a comment on the situation of the state’s junior U.S. Senator, currently challenged for less-than-forthcoming answers about how he obtained appointment, and for unsuccessful attempts to raise political funds in the course of discussions of same.
Legal and tax issues for franchiseesBy William A. PriceGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2009Buying and operating a franchise is different than most of the other purchase or investment decisions your client will make in the course of your lifetime. Your client is getting a business that they will run using a more-or-less established system, not purchasing something physical like a car or a house.
Interpreting the rulesBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, December 2008Client questions often call for careful parsing of language.
Section Council newsBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, November 2008News of interest to Administrative Law practitioners.
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