Elder financial exploitation is one of the fastest-growing types of elder abuse and is often the result of greedy family members, caregivers, neighbors, and business partners.
Supporters say the rule change will create a stronger 'deterrent' to discriminatory and harassing behavior by lawyers in the state. Opponents say the new rule imposes an unconstitutional 'speech code' on Illinois lawyers, and likely will be challenged in court
All associate judges in the Third and Twentieth Judicial Circuits were recommended for reappointment in an Illinois State Bar Association Advisory Poll, but some were more favored than others.
Our nationally recognized mediators, authors, and educators will explain the psychological impact of family conflict, separation, and dissolution on parents, children, and other participants.
Supreme Court candidates Judy Cates, Democrat, and David Overstreet, Republican, who inhabit a world of argument, didn’t argue in a remote debate on Sept. 16.
Voters in Madison and St. Clair counties and beyond will pick candidates that have received good marks from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) and from lawyers who rated them in advisory polls.
The Appellate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association are co-sponsoring a virtual forum for Illinois Supreme Court candidates Judy Cates and David Overstreet from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville attorney Gray Milburn Magee has been disbarred following an Illinois Supreme Court order after he allegedly charged more than $1,700 in personal purchases to his client's credit card and then lied about it.
SPRINGFIELD — Wood River attorney Thomas Grodon Maag faces suspension following a Sept. 16 Illinois Supreme Court decision for allegedly taking a client's house as payment for legal fees without advising the client that the transaction posed a conflict of interest.
