Newsletter editors’ cornerBy John T. PhippsAugust 1999This issue of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section newsletter contains three articles relating to representing clients with licensing problems
No lien on employee’s legal malpractice recoveryBy Bernard Wysocki & Diane B. CurtisMarch 1999The appellate court held that employer was not entitled to a §5(b) lien against proceeds of an employee's suit against his attorney for failure to file a third-party action.
Protecting your client from their own insurance carrierBy G. Bradley Hantla & Christopher (Kit) Bradley HantlaNovember 1999Imagine the following scenario. A client comes to see you who has just been involved in a serious automobile accident.
Questions about recent changes in paternity establishmentBy Ann B. ConroyMarch 1999Hailed in some sectors as a genuine breakthrough for fathers' rights, the recent changes made to the Parentage Act by Public Act 90-0715, signed by Governor Edgar in August of 1998, to be effective immediately, have perhaps created more confusion than clarity.
Recent legislative developmentsBy Michele M. JochnerOctober 1999Significant changes in Illinois law have occurred as a result of new legislation which has been recently enacted.
Reflection after 40 yearsBy James J. ElsonJanuary 1999May 23, 1957, is the date when I was admitted to the bar. For most of the 40 years since, I have been privileged to be a general practitioner which in my opinion is the essence of real lawyering.
RevestmentBy Leonard MurrayFebruary 1999No doubt it is the common perception that once a dismissal for want of prosecution ("dwp") is entered in an action, unless otherwise vacated by order of court, it divests a court of jurisdiction of that action.
Revised DUI penalty guideBy Chris E. FreeseMarch 1999The following DUI penalty guide was originally published in this newsletter in June 1996.
Seven steps toward “nanny tax” complianceBy Richard M. Colombik & Cary R. RosenthalFebruary 1999In June 1993, most observers pegged Stephen Breyer as the odds on favorite for appointment to the Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Byron White.
Timing is everythingBy Bernard WysockiOctober 1999Recently the 5th District Appellate Court held that a Circuit Court properly denied a plaintiff's motion to rescind a settlement agreement between the plaintiff and his employer in which the plaintiff and employer satisfied an employer's lien against the proceeds of a plaintiff's legal malpractice suit.
To get the job doneBy David SpagatJanuary 1999You are an environmentalist. Your group has very important legislation to be proposed to Congress.
Top 10 tips for the new general practitionerBy Michael A. HallMarch 1999Those of us from general practice firms have a distinct advantage over our colleagues who concentrate in one or two areas of the law; namely, they need us more often than we need them
Using 735 ILCS 5/2-203.1 service by special order of courtBy Dawn R. HallstenNovember 1999When a defendant attempts to evade service or a defendant moves without a forwarding address and cannot be located, a plaintiff has the option to move for leave to serve the defendant under section 203.1.