In the Illinois Bar Journal’s May cover story, “Creating and Managing Your Firm’s Budget,” Jeffrey Krause, attorney and senior consultant with Affinity Consulting Group, says “too many firms—too many households for that matter—they create a budget as this thing that they want to do, and then never follow through on it. They don’t actually make it a working document that they have to use in their business. You have to refer to it all the time—and stick to it. If you’re not looking at it to see whether you’re on track, you’re probably off track. It sounds so common sense, but if you don’t look at it until next year, that doesn’t accomplish anything.”

Perry J. Browder has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Stephen Komie and Chloe G. Pedersen won the Cook County seats on the Board of Governors.

The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), the administrative agency that regulates licensed Illinois lawyers, has filed its year 2022 Annual Report with the Supreme Court of Illinois. The report will be released to the public on May 1 when a copy is posted on the ARDC website.  A summary of the Annual Report entitled Highlights of the 2022 Annual Reportis also available. 

On April 20-21, 2023, the ISBA Family Law Section presented the Family Law Update 2023: A French Quarter Festival at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Over 100 ISBA members attended the conference and enjoyed the region’s culture and cuisine!