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Articles From 2008

Is your client’s money safe? What constitutes secure funds for your clients in a 1031 exchange? By Stephen A. Wayner & Christopher Princis Real Estate Law, January 2008 For attorneys whose clients invest in properties, safety of funds is a fundamental aspect of a 1031 Exchange strategy.
ISBA Lawyers in Classrooms – An Invitation to Make A Difference! Education Law, October 2008 As part of our initiative to make a difference in the lives of Illinois students, and to assist in expanding diversity in the legal profession, you are invited to go back to school and speak to students on law-related topics.
ISBA Task Force On Diversity By E. Lynn Grayson Women and the Law, January 2008 On October 30, 2007, the Task Force on Diversity held its first organizational meeting in Chicago. ISBA President Joe Bisceglia created this special task force in response to recommendations made by the ISBA Diversity Pipeline Project in its report issued in March, 2007.
ISBA Task Force on Diversity Hosts Hire Big 10 Plus—Diversity in the Law Program Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2008 On February 15, 2008, the ISBA Task Force on Diversity hosted a group of diversity college students as part of the Hire Big 10—Diversity in the Law 2008 Program.
ISBA Task Force on Diversity Hosts Hire Big 10 Plus—Diversity in the Law Program Diversity Leadership Council, June 2008 On February 15, 2008, the ISBA Task Force on Diversity hosted a group of diversity college students as part of the Hire Big 10—Diversity in the Law 2008 Program.
ISBA Task Force on Diversity—Chair’s Report By E. Lynn Grayson Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2008 This year’s Task Force on Diversity resulted in large part from the pipeline project initiated by ISBA President Irene Bahr during her term.
ISBA Task Force on Diversity—Chair’s Report By E. Lynn Grayson Diversity Leadership Council, June 2008 This year’s Task Force on Diversity resulted in large part from the pipeline project initiated by ISBA President Irene Bahr during her term.  
ISBA visits SIU School of Law Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2008 On April 11-12, 2008, the ISBA Standing Committees on Women and the Law and Women and Minority Participation visited SIU School of Law in Carbondale.
ISBA visits SIU School of Law Diversity Leadership Council, June 2008 On April 11-12, 2008, the ISBA Standing Committees on Women and the Law and Women and Minority Participation visited SIU School of Law in Carbondale.
ISBA Young Lawyer of the Year helps Committee develop its long-range goals Women and the Law, June 2008 Women in the Law Committee Member Amie Simpson (above) is to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award for outside Cook County at the ISBA Annual Meeting in June. Justin Heather, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was selected to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award forCook County. Congratulations to Amie and Justin!
ISBA/YLD Holiday Party Young Lawyers Division, October 2008 Eleven years ago, the Illinois State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division founded the Children’s Assistance Fund to sponsor children’s waiting rooms in courthouses throughout the state of Illinois.
It is clear error for a school board to rely on an employee’s expunged record as a basis for discharge from employment By Andrew Creighton Administrative Law, June 2008 In Russell v. Board of Education of Chicago, the appellate court explained that when an administrative agency controls the manner of service of the final decision, the burden is on the agency to establish that the petition for review was filed more than 35 days after the final decision. 
It seems straightforward, but it’s not… tax traps for the unwary By Gregory A. Zbylut Federal Taxation, October 2008 The average taxpayer has a ‘tax attention span’ of a few years, at most. And tax preparers often do, too. Yet, a good memory, and some homework up front can often avoid headaches later.
It’s not nice to fool with Orders to Withhold Income By David N. Schaffer Family Law, February 2008 By playing really cute with the provisions of a child support withholding notice, an employer was hit with a $1.1M judgment for penalties.
IWCC expands employer’s obligation to include unrelated medical treatment By Mark Cosimini Workers’ Compensation Law, December 2008 There are two aspects of every Workers’ Compensation claim which have remained constant for decades.
January 2008 IDOR Practitioners Meetings By Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, April 2008 Questions and answers from the January, 2008 Illinois Department of Revenue Practitioners Meeting.
“Jewish Clause” in trust unenforceable because it is against public policy By Enid Kempe Olsen Elder Law, November 2008 The Appellate Court found that under Illinois law and under the Restatement (Third) of Trusts, the Jewish Clause considered in this case is invalid because it seriously interferes with and limits the rights of individuals to marry a person of their own choosing. 
John Yoo and the Problem of Constitutional Evil By Mark Graber Human and Civil Rights, June 2008 Having just excerpted the Yoo memo for Gillman, Graber, and Whittington, American Constitutionalism (forthcoming, 2010), let me suggest that the claims are constitutionally plausible or as plausible as most of what I read when I read legal materials.
Journey to Judgeship: An Interview with Judge Patrice M. Ball-Reed By Mona M. Stone Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, November 2008 A dynamic woman recently fulfilled an aspiring goal and assumed her well-deserved spot on the Cook County bench.
Jurisdictional competition between states and off-shore tax havens for corporate charters By Andrew J. Tessman State and Local Taxation, November 2008 This article attempts to explain jurisdiction competition between states and answer whether the presence of off-shore jurisdictions with highly favorable tax law affects the jurisdictional competition dynamic among the states for corporate charters.
Keeping score: New reporting requirements for capital gains By Robert Weber Trusts and Estates, February 2008 According to the IRS, incorrect reporting of capital gains accounts for nearly $345 billion per year in unpaid taxes.
Labeling for human drug products now requires toll-free number for reporting adverse events Intellectual Property, December 2008 Final Rule: Toll-Free Number for Reporting Adverse Events on Labeling for Human Drug Products Federal Register: October 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 209) Page 63886-63897 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
Landmen and the unauthorized practice of law: The West Virginia perspective and some thoughts as to the subject in Illinois By James K. Weston, Sr. Mineral Law, March 2008 We have been provided a copy of Advisory Opinion 2007-01 issued by the West Virginia State Bar.
Last chance to complete diversity survey By Sonni Choi Williams Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, March 2008 A “call to action” has been issued to all Illinois attorneys to participate in the first statewide survey designed to gauge the level of diversity in the state.
Last letter from the Chair: And a wonderful time was had by all in Carbondale, Illinois! By Sharon L. Eiseman Women and the Law, June 2008 Sadly but inevitably, this is my final Chair’s column for the 2007-08 term.
Law Day 2008 By Michael W. Raridon Child Law, May 2008 I do not remember there being a Law Day when I was a kid in the 60s.
A Law Day program on the crisis in Darfur By Scott W. Gertz International and Immigration Law, May 2008 The images have been horrific. The United States government has labeled the atrocities committed by the Sudanese government genocide.
A Law Day Program on the crisis in Darfur By Scott W. Gertz Human and Civil Rights, April 2008 The images have been horrific. The United States government has labeled the atrocities committed by the Sudanese government genocide.
A Law Day Program on the crisis in Darfur By Scott W. Gertz International and Immigration Law, March 2008 The images have been horrific. The United States government has labeled the atrocities committed by the Sudanese government genocide.
Law Department Human Capital: Going the extra mile for in-house counsel By Bernard G. Peter Corporate Law Departments, September 2008 Lawyers in corporate law departments (“in-house counsel”) are different from any other employees.