2024 Articles

2025 ARDC Registration September 2024 Illinois ARDC switches to electronic notices.

Call for Articles October 2024 Information on submitting articles for the newsletter.

Call for Articles September 2024 Information on submitting articles for the newsletter.

Call for Articles July 2024 Information on submitting articles for the newsletter.

Call for Articles May 2024 Information on submitting articles for the newsletter.

Call for Articles March 2024 Information on submitting articles for the newsletter.

Call for Articles February 2024 Information on submitting articles for the newsletter.

Call for Articles January 2024 Information on submitting articles for the newsletter.

Elder Law Case Summaries: April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024 September 2024 Summaries of written decisions issued in cases of interest to the Elder Law practitioner between April 1, 2024, and May 30, 2024, follow (taken from the ISBA daily E-Clips).

Elder Law Case Summaries: January 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024 May 2024 Summaries of written decisions issued in cases of interest to elder law practitioners

Elder Law Case Summaries: October 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023 February 2024 Summaries of decisions issued in cases of interest to the elder law practitioner between October 1 and December 31, 2023.

The Ethical and Practical Realities of Maintaining Authorized Contacts for Clients By Matthew Benson October 2024 An article about advocating for establishing office policies by which attorneys and law firms interact with the go-betweens their clients designate.

The Ethical and Practical Realities of Maintaining Authorized Contacts for Clients By Matthew Benson January 2024 There are practical benefits to attorneys and law firms to ineract with a client's designated authorized contact.

Mark Your Calendars … October 2024 Upcoming events of interest.

Mark Your Calendars … September 2024 Upcoming events of interest.

Mark Your Calendars … July 2024 Upcoming events of interest.

Mark Your Calendars … May 2024 Upcoming events of interest.

Mark Your Calendars … March 2024 Upcoming events of interest.

Mark Your Calendars … February 2024 Upcoming events of interest.

Mark Your Calendars … January 2024 Upcoming events of interest.

Note From the Chair By Tony DelGiorno May 2024 A note from the outgoing chair.

A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action By Lindy A. Giesler March 2024 While rural Illinois was once the home to a greater number of legal practitioners and law firms, these firms have struggled in recent years to attract new attorneys that are willing to take positions in rural areas.

Section Council Leadership and Roster Changes July 2024 A welcome to the 2024-25 bar year.

Somebody’s Watching Me: Balancing the Absolute Litigation Privilege With Protection From Abusive Surveillance By Shawn Wood & Jake Maginn September 2024 In Goodman v. Goodman, the appellate court held that the absolute litigation privilege barred a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from extensive surveillance of the plaintiff in a divorce proceeding.

Succession Planning: Good for You, a Must for Your Clients By Bob Downs, Leonard Amari, Eugenia Hunter, John H. Maville, & Raquel Martinez March 2024 The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently charged a committee with looking into succession planning.

TL;DR: A Shorthand Guide to Service by Electronic Means Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 102(f) By Joe Souligne March 2024 A checklist of the steps needed to pursue electronic service in Illinois courts.

Updates & Resources October 2024 Updates and resources on various topics of interest to Elder Law practitioners.

Updates & Resources September 2024 Updates and resources on various topics of interest to Elder Law practitioners.

Updates & Resources July 2024 Updates and resources on various topics of interest to elder law practitioners.

Updates & Resources May 2024 Updates and resources on various topics of interest to elder law practitioners.