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  • March 22, 2024 | CLE
    (D)emystifying a (P)rivacy (A)cronym: Data Protection Addendum (DPA) 101
    Don’t miss this program that is designed to help demystify the Data Protection Addendum (DPA) and show you how to approach third party/vendor contracts involving personal data.
  • March 21, 2024 | Practice News
    Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, March 21
    Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the three civil and six criminal opinions handed down Thursday, March 21, 2024, by the Illinois Supreme Court. 
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    March 21, 2024 | Events | ISBA News
    2024 High School Mock Trial Invitational
    The 41st Annual Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational took place on March 16-17, 2024, at the Public Affairs Center at the University of Illinois in Springfield. Fifty high schools throughout Illinois participated.  First place went to College Preparatory School of America from Lombard.  Second place went to Stevenson High School from Lincolnshire, and Maine South High School from Park Ridge received third place.  The Civility Award recipient was Niles West High School from Skokie.         The Donna E. Schechter Memorial Law Test Award recipient was York Community High School from Elmhurst. 
  • March 20, 2024 | CLE
    The Nuts & Bolts of Parenting Coordinators
    Illinois’ new Parenting Coordinator Statute (Ill. Sup. Ct. Rule 909(b)) was designed to help uncooperative parents make parenting decisions, communicate effectively, comply with parenting agreements, and protect the children from parental conflicts; however, the rule has resulted in many counties adding their own local rules regarding coordination, which has been established and practiced in Cook County.
  • March 19, 2024 | Practice News
    Illinois Supreme Court Disbars 4, Suspends 8 in Latest Disciplinary Filing
    The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on March 19, 2024. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
  • March 19, 2024 | Practice News
    Illinois Municipal League Soliciting Proposals for Pension Training Videos
    The Illinois Municipal League (IML) has been a continued advocate for responsible reforms of public safety pension systems. IML played a key role in the development of the Tier 2 pension system, which was implemented by Public Act (P.A.) 96-0889 in 2011 to curb rising costs for public pension systems in Illinois. IML was also central to the development of public safety pension investment fund consolidation (P.A. 101-0610) and has assisted with the implementation of the law since it was enacted in December 2019.
  • March 18, 2024 | Practice News
    Illinois Supreme Court Extends Order Allowing Pretrial Hearings Under the SAFE-T Act to Be Remote When Necessary
    Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the extension of an order to help the court system continue to implement the pretrial release provisions of the SAFE-T Act, which went into effect in September 2023.
  • March 18, 2024 | Practice News
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Seeks Technical Advisor II
    The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for two openings for: Technical Advisor II. Both positions are located in Springfield.
  • March 18, 2024 | Practice News
    Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession
     Secondary or vicarious trauma can and does exist in our profession and can result from hearing clients talk about what they experienced and seeing their physical reaction to the experiences, writes Karen Munoz in her March Illinois Bar Journal article, “Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession.”
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  • March 18, 2024 | Practice News
    Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at Northern Illinois University
    WHAT: Oral arguments for two cases, People v. Flournoy and Andrew W. Levenfeld & Assoc. v. O’Brien, will be held before the Illinois Supreme Court. WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 21, 2024 (All attendees must be seated by 9:30 a.m.)