2024 Articles

2024: New Year, New Laws By Thomas M. Connelly January 2024 Brief summaries of some of the new Illinois laws that are likely to impact attorneys and their clients.
5 Critical Missing Functionalities When Your Smartphone No Longer Functions By Kenneth Matuszewski January 2024 Five aspects of professional and personal life that may be impacted without an operating smartphone.
Annual ISBA YLD Wine Tasting Event By Caroline Mazurek Cozzi March 2024 A recap of the YLD wine tasting event.
Annual YLD Speed Networking Event By Olivia Basu March 2024 On March 1, 2024, nearly 100 young legal professionals gathered in the ISBA office in downtown Chicago for the annual speed networking event hosted by ISBA’s Young Lawyer’s Division.
Getting the Most Out of Your ISBA Membership By Joe Souligne February 2024 An overview of ISBA benefits to ensure you are making the most of your membership.
‘Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, We Rise for You’ By Judge Heinz Rudolf February 2024 A look at the major role played by our citizenry who sit as jurors listening to the evidence presented at trial.
Learning Professional Growth By Olivia Basu February 2024 Tips for young attorneys struggling with burnout in the first few years of practice.
Networking Tips and Tricks By Judith Conway March 2024 A mentor's tips to get the most out of networking events.
New Year’s Resolutions By Christine Hunt January 2024 Ten professional resolutions for the new year.
A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action By Lindy A. Giesler February 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.
Tag You’re @It: Creative Service With #SocialMedia By Jamine Morton Rogers & Blake Kolesa February 2024 Rules permitting alternative service through social media platforms provide a new angle for attorneys hoping to serve the most evasive defendants.
Time Is Limited By Nicholas Correll February 2024 A call to extend the time limit on Freedom of Information Act requests.