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Articles From 2008

Women Everywhere: Partners in Service —Agency Service Day, June 13, 2008 By Amanda C. Jones Women and the Law, October 2008 On June 13, 2008, Women Everywhere held its annual service event, in which volunteers from bar associations, law firm and individual attorneys provide service to agencies across the Chicago area that serve women and children.
Workers’ compensation benefits, FMLA, and retaliatory discharge By Kevin LeFevour Workers’ Compensation Law, June 2008 The recent Seventh Circuit decision of Dotson v. BRP US Inc., 520 F.3d 703; 2008 U.S.App.LEXIS 5897 (7th Cir., 2008) may not be a statement of new law; however, it does provide detailed guidance for employee discharge cases involving workers’ compensation claims under Illinois law and the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”).
Working towards more successful environmental mediation (Part 1) By Kurt Kamrath Alternative Dispute Resolution, April 2008 The practice of environmental mediation has numerous inherent benefits.
Working towards more successful environmental mediation (pt. 2) By Kurt Kamrath Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2008 In the initial part of this article, issues arising from the construction of an effective mediation process were explored in regards to environmental conflicts.
Would an Illinois Series LLC meet your clients’ needs? By Phillip J. Salerno, II Young Lawyers Division, June 2008 The Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) was amended in 2007 to permit the organization of series eligible Limited Liability Companies (“Series LLCs”).
The Written Notice Requirement of the Health Care Services Lien Act By Michael Kaczmarek & Barry L. Gordon Tort Law, May 2008 The Health Care Services Lien Act, 770 ILCS 23/10 et. seq., became effective July 1, 2003.
YLD to hold new fundraising event in June 2009 By Sarah Toney Young Lawyers Division, October 2008 The ISBA Young Lawyers Division is excited to announce a new event and fundraiser for next year: A Summer Soiree.
YLD to host bean bag tournament fundraiser in May By Meghan O’Brien Young Lawyers Division, April 2008 Anyone who has lived in Chicago during the summer months has seen locals playing the game.
YLD’s first bean bag tournament fundraiser a success! By Elizabeth McKillip Young Lawyers Division, June 2008 On May 3rd, the ISBA YLD hosted its first bean bag tournament at Durkin’s, at 810 W. Diversey, in Chicago.
YLD’s first Day at the Races event a great success! By George L. Schoenbeck Young Lawyers Division, December 2008 The YLD’s first Day at the Races was held on September 20th, 2008 from 12:00 to 5:00 at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, IL.
You can’t handle the truth! DOs and DONTs for getting through court appearances By Julie Brothers Young Lawyers Division, February 2008 So you’re a lawyer. That means you’re Jack McCoy, right? You are constantly in trial. You pound tables and tell people they can’t handle the truth. Right?
You want it when? By Donald E. Weihl Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, September 2008 Specific strategies that will permit breathing room without causing the client to feel the attorney is being unresponsive.
You’re on your own: Risk management tips for running a small firm or going solo By Paul Shaheen Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2008 Compared to running a large firm, managing a small firm or solo practice can be entirely distinct.
Zimbabwe: New Act forces foreign companies to cede control By Joshua Fellenbaum International and Immigration Law, May 2008 Recent legislation approved by Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe gives indigenous Zimbabweans the power to control a majority share of foreign companies.
Zoning vested rights By John H. Brechin Local Government Law, September 2008 The 1st District Appellate Court reviewed the principles of zoning vested rights in an expansive 26-page opinion of Cribbin v. City of Chicago.