Subject Index Attorneys

Professor Ingram argues that attorneys, not clients, should be liable for the fees of third-party providers unless they expressly disclaim.

Don't let your brainchildren be like the proverbial cobbler's shoeless kids; lawyer, protect your IP rights.

That filing deadline looms and you can't find your client; now what do you do?

Aching to "do something"? Every small act of courtesy and civility helps in the wake of September 11.

Learn how to identify the prospective clients you should turn away.

In August we lost a legend in our profession. William G. Clark was a lawyer, a former legislator and legislative leader, a former two-term attorney general and a justice and chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Justice Clark's contributions to the legal profession and to all three branches of Illinois government are too numerous to mention.

What's in that name on your firm's letterhead? Trouble, if you don't mind your ps and qs.

The best motivator isn't money, it's recognition.

The recently issued Keef decision seems to open a Pandora's Box of malpractice plagues for workers' comp attorneys. Or does it?

Name-calling brief writers get a pass; Gramm-Leach-Bliley may require lawyers to send privacy notices; and more.

A review of the ethical issues facing lawyers as they communicate the nature of their practices.

Before you jump on the train, Jane, read about how tricky it can be to say farewell to your old firm and start or join a new one.

Knock-off alert for real estate contract; new Supreme Court Rule 99; time is money, and thus compensable; and more.

Representing a soldier? Suing one? Read this practical guide to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act.

Learn to counter your opponent's arguments without giving them too much weight.

Being the subject of an ARDC grievance is a lawyer's nightmare. Here's what to do; and what not to; if it happens to you.

Lawyers aren't required to report elder abuse, but they enjoy statutory protection if they do.

Should you take your fee in the form of stock options in a client company? Before you say "yes," read on.

Defense lawyers: think "trial" the minute you get a case.

Extra protection against self-incrimination; grandparents get their (bad) day in court; and more.

This month's featured honoree: Esther Rothstein.

The basics of protecting e-mail and electronic information from interception.

It may not be in your client's best interest to approach your relationship with opposing counsel as if it were war.

The illusion of insurance exclusion; lease lacking, landlord loses; OSHA makes house calls; and more.

Find out how to put computers to work in your practice with this new book from the ISBA's Committee on Legal Technology.

You still have the right to remain silent; UPL and in-house counsel; and more.