Janet Rae Montgomery, Nisen & Elliott, LLC, Chicago
312-262-5093 | E-mail Janet Rae Montgomery
In this month’s FLASHPOINTS Author Spotlight, the Institute celebrates the contributions of Janet Rae Montgomery. Montgomery has been an IICLE® volunteer author since the 1992 edition of TRUST ADMINISTRAT...
Andrew J. Schuyler, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago
312-902-5397 | E-mail Andrew Schuyler
Illinois Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment Reigns Supreme in First Legal Challenge
In Sachen v. Illinois State Board of Elections, Case No. 2022CH000034 (7th Jud.Cir. Apr. 21, 2022) (petition for ...
Kenneth Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
312-588-5000 | E-Mail Kenneth Michaels, Jr.
Interpreting Language in Condo Association's Easement Agreement
This month’s column examines a recent Rule 23 opinion that does not turn on a question of condominium law but is instructive for condomi...
Matthew Chivari, Chivari P.C., Chicago
312-975-5732 | E-mail Matthew Chivari
Revisiting Entrapment as a Defense
Entrapment is one of several defenses, along with consent and abandonment/withdrawal, that a defendant may present against criminal charges under a general theory that a crime did not oc...
Donald C. Schiller, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, Chicago, Lake Forest & Wheaton
Michelle A. Lawless, Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC, Chicago
312-641-5560 | E-mail Donald Schiller | 312-741-1092 | E-mail Michelle Lawless
Trial Court’s Denial of Expansion of Parenting Time for Father Upheld
...Michael L. Weissman, Levin Ginsburg, Chicago
312-368-0100 | E-mail Michael L. Weissman
Bank Loses Claim to Collateral
In Rome Granite, Inc. v. Pinnacle Bank, A22A0447, 2022 WL 1492854 (Ga.App. May 5, 2022), the bank lost its claim to certain collateral because it was unable to provide sufficient e...
Joseph P. Basile | E-mail Joseph Basile
Second District: Commission Did Not Err in Applying Neutral Risk Analysis Instead of Employment Risk Analysis
In Buckley v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2022 IL App (2d) 210055WC-U, the Commission applied a neutral risk analysis after determini...
Terrence P. McAvoy, Matthew L. Pagano & Katherine G. Schnake
Lawyers for the Profession, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
312-704-3000 | E-mail Terrence P. McAvoy | E-mail Matthew L. Pagano | E-mail Katherine G. Schnake
Clients Also Have Responsibilities: Plaintiffs’ Lack of Diligence Defeats Frau...