Effective Practice During COVID: Self-care, Containment, and Connection

Get up to date about statistics and data related to changes post-pandemic and learn “best practices” and recommendations for lawyers who are practicing during these challenging times.

As more and more land is developed, there will undoubtedly be more and more intrusions into our personal air space. These intrusions might even develop into clients knocking on attorneys' door, complaining about their neighbor. Dick Bales has amassed and researched several lesser known but still important areas of Illinois law, but all under an umbrella that might be called, "Neighborhood Law." These topics include: party walls; retaining walls; easements for light and air; private streets; covenants; drainage rights; and possible defenses to adverse possession, all which can be grouped as "The Law of the Neighborhood".

Understand practical skills that attorneys utilize every day, including effective legal writing in pleadings, presentation of motions, effective oral arguments, and the use of electronic court orders. Judge Chapman and Judge Skarin discuss organization and style in legal writing, key items to focus on when drafting for motion practice, and everyone’s favorite – motions to compel. They also discuss presentment of motions, and effective advocacy skills during oral argument.