Illinois State Bar Association

Happy Holidays! 🎄 From ISBA President Sonni Choi Williams

❄️ Welcome Winter! “Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” -Anamika Mishra

Congratulations to all law students who graduated this month! 🎉 Newly-admitted attorneys receive a complimentary ISBA membership. Learn more and check out all of the ISBA's New Lawyer benefits: isba.org/newlawyers

Leading appellate attorneys review the Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, December 19. Visit The Bar News to read the summaries: https://lnkd.in/gTtEFS4d #ISBA #QuickTakes

Yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court announced the release of its policy on #ArtificialIntelligence in the courts, following the approval of a report submitted by the Illinois Judicial Conference Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. #AI Visit The Bar News to read the policy and learn more: https://lnkd.in/gajHd_6G

The ISBA Springfield and Chicago offices will be closed for the holidays beginning Saturday, Dec. 21. They will reopen on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. On behalf of everyone at the ISBA, we wish you a happy holiday season and best wishes in the new year! 🎄✨ Visit The Bar News for more info: https://lnkd.in/gvYQaUZG #OfficeClosed #HappyHolidays #ISBA

Join us for Part 2 of this three-part series as we discuss collections in bankruptcy and the issues that can arise with cryptocurrency. Listen as our cybercurrency and forensic accounting expert offers information and strategies for collecting judgments and handling bankruptcy claims against cybercurrency assets. Special thanks: Speaker Stuart Berman, CFE, CAMS, PSP, RSA Risk Management & Investigations Coordinators Samuel Levine, Downey & Lenkov LLC, & Nathan Lollis, Law Offices of Nathan Lollis, LLC Moderator Julia Jensen Smolka, Robbins DiMonte, Ltd. Register: https://lnkd.in/gMqncEEd

Ever wonder how different states approach cases where one parent is seeking to relocate with the children to another country from the United States? Following my participation in the Illinois State Bar Association CLE panel in London discussing international relocation, Michael Edwards graciously reached out to ask me to write and submit a follow-up article for publication in the International Family Law Journal, which is now posted on SSRN. Thank you as always to my stellar research assistants, Jake Walsh and Christa Walton, for their excellent survey skills in helping me make the Appendix of current state laws governing relocation under a tight deadline! Draft available here: https://lnkd.in/g6UycnYP #familylaw #international #courts

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TOMORROW, 12/19! Join Fiona McEntee, J.D., McEntee Law Group, for an in-depth look at the ins and outs of the IEP program and how to guide your clients confidently toward their American dream. Thank you to program coordinator/chat moderator Angela Peters, Buffalo Grove Law Offices. Register: https://lnkd.in/g8AYM2zs