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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — Pleadings
- Chapter 2 — Petition To Perpetuate Deposition Testimony Before Filing An Action
- Chapter 3 — Discovery Before Suit To Identify Parties
- I. [3.1] Cause of Action
- II. [3.2] What Law Controls
- III. [3.3] Elements
- IV. [3.4] Statute of Limitations
- V. [3.5] Parties
- VI. [3.6] Special Considerations
- VII. [3.7] Remedies — Special Issues
- VIII. [3.8] Checklist for Petition
- IX. [3.9] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Petition
- X. [3.10] Related Actions
- XI. [3.11] Sample Form
- Chapter 4 — Adding Respondents in Discovery
- I. [4.1] Cause of Action
- II. [4.2] What Law Controls
- III. [4.3] Elements
- IV. [4.4] Statute of Limitations
- V. [4.5] Parties
- VI. [4.6] Special Considerations
- VII. [4.7] Remedies — Special Issues
- VIII. [4.8] Checklist for Complaint
- IX. [4.9] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- X. [4.10] Related Actions
- XI. [4.11] Sample Form
- Chapter 5 — Actions in Accounting
- I. [5.1] Cause of Action
- II. [5.2] What Law Controls
- III. [5.3] Elements
- IV. [5.4] No Right to Jury Trial in Accounting Actions
- V. [5.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [5.6] Parties
- VII. [5.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [5.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [5.9] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [5.10] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [5.11] Related Actions
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XII. Sample Forms - Chapter 6 — Conversion
- I. [6.1] Cause of Action
- II. [6.2] What Law Controls
- III. [6.3] Elements
- IV. [6.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [6.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [6.6] Parties
- VII. [6.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [6.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [6.9] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [6.10] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [6.11] Related Actions
- XII. [6.12] Sample Form
- Chapter 7 — Quo Warranto
- I. [7.1] Cause of Action
- II. [7.2] What Law Controls
- III. [7.3] Elements
- IV. [7.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [7.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [7.6] Parties
- VII. [7.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [7.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [7.9] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [7.10] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [7.11] Related Actions
- XII. Sample Forms
- Chapter 8 — Mandamus
- I. [8.1] Cause of Action
- II. [8.2] What Law Controls
- III. [8.3] Elements
- IV. [8.4] Jury Instructions
- V. [8.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [8.6] Parties
- VII. [8.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [8.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [8.9] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [8.10] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [8.11] Related Actions
- XII. [8.12] Sample Form
- Chapter 9 — Class Action
- I. [9.1] Cause of Action
- II. [9.2] What Law Controls
- III. [9.3] Elements
- IV. [9.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [9.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [9.6] Parties
- VII. [9.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [9.8] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [9.9] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [9.10] Affirmative Defenses
- XI. [9.11] Related Actions
- XII. [9.12] Sample Form
- Chapter 10 — Interpleader
- I. [10.1] Cause of Action
- II. [10.2] What Law Controls
- III. [10.3] Elements
- IV. [10.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [10.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [10.6] Parties
- VII. [10.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [10.16] Remedies — Special Issues
- IX. [10.17] Checklist for Complaint
- X. [10.18] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XI. [10.19] Related Actions
- XII. [10.20] Sample Form
- Chapter 11 — Unauthorized Practice of Law
- I. [11.1] Cause of Action
- II. What Law Controls
- III. [11.5] Elements
- IV. [11.6] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [11.7] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [11.8] Parties
- VII. [11.9] Special Considerations
- VIII. [11.10] Law Students and Foreign Legal Consultants
- IX. [11.11] Remedies — Special Issues
- X. [11.12] Checklist for Complaint
- XI. [11.13] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XII. [11.14] Related Actions
- XIII. [11.15] Sample Form
- Chapter 12 — Federal Actions in Illinois State Courts
- Chapter 13 — Removal and Remand from Federal Court
- Chapter 14 — Injunctions
- Kimberly E. Blair
Kimberly E. Blair
Kimberly E. Blair is a Partner with Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, in Chicago, where her practice is focused on the defense of professional and insurance coverage litigation. Blair is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, and Professional Liability Underwriters Society. She received her B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she was a member of the Vanderbilt Moot Court Board.
- Jennifer Boston
Jennifer Boston
Jennifer Bostonis an associate at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, in Edwardsville, where she focuses her practice on general liability and insurance coverage. Boston received her B.A. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her J.D. from the University of Missouri.
- Ryan R. Bradley
Ryan R. Bradley
Ryan R. Bradley is Of Counsel at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Champaign, where he focuses his practice on corporate law and business litigation as well as general civil litigation. He received his B.B.A. cum laude from Loyola University in Maryland, where he also was a recipient of a Presidential Scholarship, and his J.D. from Vermont Law School after beginning his law school career at the TC Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
- Richard P. Darke
Richard P. Darke
Richard P. Darke is a Partner at Duane Morris LLP, in Chicago, where hefocuses his practice on commercial litigation. Darke was named an Illinois Leading Lawyer from 2013 to 2019 and was a 2009 recipient of the Group Award For Excellence in Pro Bono Service from the Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
- Jenna Kristen DiJohn
Jenna Kristen DiJohn
Jenna Kirsten DiJohn is an associate at Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on insurance coverage. DiJohn received her J.D. cum laude from DePaul University College of Law and her B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Thomas K. Duff
Thomas K. Duff
Thomas K. Duff is an associate at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on civil litigation defense, professional liability, and general liability. He received his B.A. from Boston College’s Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences and his J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he was named a Public Interest Designation Fellow with a Certificate of Pro Bono Excellence and a Wendell F. Grimes Moot Court Competition Finalist.
- Jeshel Forrester
Jeshel Forrester
Jeshel Forrester has taught at universities in Oregon, Illinois, Australia, and New Zealand. He holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Eastern Illinois University, a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, and a graduate certificate in theology from Australian Catholic University.
- William R. Graham, Jr.
William R. Graham, Jr.
William R. Graham, Jr. is the Owner of William R. Graham, Jr., Attorney at Law, in Champaign, where he concentrates his practice in litigation, personal injury, and real estate. He is a member of the Illinois and Michigan Bar Associations and is admitted in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Sixth and Seventh U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for Northern, Central, and Southern Illinois. Graham received his B.A. from Bates College and his J.D. cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law, where he was Note and Comment Editor and Editorial Board member for the Michigan State Law Review.
- Scott Kozlov
Scott Kozlov
Scott Kozlov is the Chief Ethics Officer and Legal Counsel for the Cook County Clerk’s office, and an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Kozlov has been the Chair of the American Bar Association’s Center for Professional Responsibility Continuing Legal Education Committee. He has also been Chair for the Chicago Bar Association’s Unauthorized Practice and Multidisciplinary Practice Committee and Vice Chair for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. He received his B.A. from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law.
- Alex B. Mahler
Alex B. Mahler
Alex B. Mahler is a Partner at Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice in insurance coverage. Mahler is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and the American Bar Association. He received his B.S. magna cum laude from Arizona State University and his J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
- Robert F. Merlo
Robert F. Merlo
Robert F. Merlo is an associate at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in professional liability defense. Merlo is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from UIC John Marshall School of Law.
- Paul B. Porvaznik
Paul B. Porvaznik
Paul B. Porvaznik is Head of Litigation at Bielski Chapman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation. Porvaznik is a contributing author for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education on various publications, including CAUSES OF ACTION: COMMON CONSIDERATIONS (IICLE®, 2024). He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association. He received his B.S. from Boston University and his J.D. from DePaul College of Law.
- Scott B. Sievers
Scott B. Sievers
Scott B. Sievers is Of Counsel at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, in Springfield, and focuses his practice on civil rights defense and environmental, administrative, and general civil litigation. Sievers is admitted to practice in all Illinois state and federal trial and appellate courts, including the Northern District general and trial bars. He received his B.S. from St. Cloud State University, his M.A. from the University of Illinois-Springfield, and his J.D. from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, where he was a member of the University of Illinois Law Review.
- Richard L. Whitman, Sr.
Richard L. Whitman, Sr.
Richard L. Whitman, Sr., is a Partner at The Whitman Law Office in Monmouth, where he focuses on probate, trust, and accounting and business entities. He is a member of the Illinois State and Warren County Bar Associations. Mr. Whitman received his B.A. from Eastern Illinois University, where he was valedictorian, and his J.D. cum laude from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he was Editor of the Northwestern Law Review.
Causes of Action: Common Considerations 2024 Edition
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