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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — Pleadings
- Chapter 2 — Petition To Perpetuate Testimony
- I. [2.1] Cause of Action
- II. [2.2] What Law Controls
- III. [2.3] Elements
- IV. [2.4] Statute of Limitations
- V. [2.5] Parties
- VI. [2.6] Special Considerations
- VII. [2.7] Remedies — Special Issues
- VIII. [2.8] Checklist for Complaint
- IX. [2.9] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- X. [2.10] Related Actions
- XI. [2.11] Sample Form
- 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 Complaint
- IX. [3.9] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- 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] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- 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 Actions
- 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. [11.2] What Law Controls
- III. [11.3] Elements
- IV. [11.4] Relevant Standard Jury Instructions
- V. [11.5] Statute of Limitations
- VI. [11.6] Parties
- VII. [11.7] Special Considerations
- VIII. [11.8] Law Students and Foreign Legal Consultants
- IX. [11.9] Remedies — Special Issues
- X. [11.10] Checklist for Complaint
- XI. [11.11] Affirmative Defenses Specific to Cause of Action
- XII. [11.12] Related Actions
- XIII. [11.13] Sample Form
- Chapter 12 — Federal Actions in Illinois State Courts
- Chapter 13 — Removal and Remand from Federal Court
- Chapter 14 — Injunctions
- Douglas Belofsky
Douglas Belofsky
Douglas Belofsky is the owner of Law Offices of Douglas Belofsky, P.C., in Northbrook, where he concentrates his practice in the areas complex commercial litigation, commercial law matters, probate, estate planning, and arbitration. He is a member of the American Health Law Association, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and the Greater Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council. Mr. Belofsky received his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was honored as a member of the Order of the Coif.
- 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.
- Gregory M. Boyle
Gregory M. Boyle
Gregory M. Boyle is a Partner with Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, and a member of the firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Boyle concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, having represented clients in numerous class actions, including federal multidistrict litigation brought by commodity customers of the bankrupt firm MF Global, and an Illinois state court putative consumer class action against a bank concerning its debit card and overdraft charges, and other cases involving electrical service interruptions, landlord-tenant laws, and the Consumer Fraud Act. Mr. Boyle is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section on Litigation, where he has served as a Coeditor of the Committee on Pretrial Practice & Discovery Newsletter. He received his B.A. magna cum laude from Carleton College, Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.
- 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.
- Nathaniel O. Brown
Nathaniel O. Brown
Nathaniel O. Brown is a Partner with Weilmuenster Keck & Brown, P.C., in Belleville, where he concentrates his practice in plaintiff’s civil litigation in federal and state court. Mr. Brown is a member of the St. Clair County Bar Association, where he served on the Board of Directors (2018 – 2020). He is also a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the East St. Louis Bar Association. He received both his B.A. and J.D. from Southern Illinois University.
- Jeffrey D. Colman
Jeffrey D. Colman
Jeffrey D. Colman is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where his practice is concentrated in civil and criminal litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels. He has served as counsel in a number of proceedings relating to city, state, and congressional redistricting issues. He is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the Chicago Council of Lawyers. Mr. Colman received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.
- 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.
- Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh
Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh
Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh is an Appellate Judge in the Illinois Appellate Court Fifth District, in Belleville, where he has served since 1988. Prior to his service on the appellate court, Judge Goldenhersh was a Circuit Judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit. He is a member of the St. Clair County and Illinois State Bar Associations and former President of the Illinois Judges Association. Judge Goldenhersh is a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Complex Litigation, the ISBA Section Council on Civil Practice and Procedure, and former Chairperson of the Associate Judge Coordinating Committee. He received his A.B. from Washington University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
- 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.
- Mark Hellner
Mark Hellner
Mark Hellner is the Executive Director Emeritus for the Center for Disability & Elder Law in Chicago. Mr. Hellner is a former Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice Section Council, Judicial Evaluation Committee, and Supreme Court Rules Committee. He was also a recipient of the ISBA Governors Award and served three terms of the ISBA Assembly. Mr. Hellner received his B.S. from Illinois State University where he was an Honors Graduate and later received the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of English. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and was later an adjunct faculty member at the University.
- Timothy W. Kelly
Timothy W. Kelly
Timothy W. Kelly is a Partner at Kelly & Castagna, LLC, in Bloomington, where he focuses his practice on plaintiff’s personal injury/mediation. A frequent speaker for IICLE® and the Illinois State Bar Association, he is a Past President of the Illinois Bar Foundation and a Past Chair of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice. He has been voted one of the Top Three Attorneys in McLean County by his peers. Mr. Kelly served on the IICLE® Board of Directors (2000 – 2007) and was selected as IICLE® Volunteer of the Year for Publications in 2008. He received his B.S. from the University of Dayton and his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law.
- Alexander Barry Mahler
Alexander Barry Mahler
Alexander Barry Mahler is a Partner at Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in insurance coverage. Mahler is a member of the Claims Litigation Management Alliance, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and the American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters. He also was designated as a Chartered Property Underwriter. Mahler received his B.S. magna cum laude from Arizona State University and his J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinley School of Law.
- J. Brian Manion
J. Brian Manion
J. Brian Manion is an associate with Weilmuenster & Keck, P.C., in Belleville, where he concentrates his practice in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, commercial litigation, municipal law, and labor law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar and Illinois Trial Lawyers Associations. Mr. Manion received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. cum laude from Southern Illinois University, where he served as a case note/comment editor for the Southern Illinois University Law Journal.
- Tyler S. Mertes
Tyler S. Mertes
Tyler S. Mertes is an associate with Troutman Sanders LLP, in Chicago, with an extensive practice in matters related to insurance issues. He has also represented attorneys in both state and federal courts in numerous lawsuits involving a variety of claims, including but not limited to real estate malpractice, litigation malpractice, and business advice/transactional malpractice, in arbitrations and before the ARDC. He received both his B.A. and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois.
- S. Linn Perkins
S. Linn Perkins
S. Linn Perkins is Member of Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, LLC, in Peoria, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of credit union law, mortgage foreclosure law, collections, and general business litigation. A frequent author and lecturer, Ms. Perkins has contributed to numerous IICLE® publications. She is a member of the Illinois State and Peoria County Bar Associations. She earned her B.S. from MacMurray College and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was a recipient of the Rickert Award for Excellence and a National Finalist for the ABA National Negotiation Competition.
- Christina Rose Spiezia
Christina Rose Spiezia
Christina Rose Spiezia is an associate with Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on commercial litigation. Ms. Spiezia is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
- Howard S. Suskin
Howard S. Suskin
Howard S. Suskin is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he serves as Cochair of the Securities Litigation and Class Action Practice Groups. He is Chambers USA Ranked, has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, and is General Counsel to the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Suskin received his B.A. with honors from Northwestern University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was Editor of the Michigan Law Review.
- Richard L. Whitman, Sr.
Richard L. Whitman, Sr.
Richard L. Whitman, Sr., of The Whitman Law Office, in Monmouth, focuses his practice on wills, trusts and estates, real estate, family law, business litigation, and business entities. Whitman has been chosen as a Super Lawyer and as a Distinguished Lawyer by Expert Network. He received his undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude and Order of the Coif from Northwestern University Law School, where he was an editor of the Northwestern Law Review.
- Miles J. Zaremski
Miles J. Zaremski
Miles J. Zaremski is the Founding Partner of the Zaremski Law Group in Highland Park, where he concentrates his practice in healthcare, professional medical liability, alternative dispute resolution, and appeals. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Who’s Who in American Law and has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer in healthcare. Mr. Zaremski received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Causes of Action (Illinois): Common Considerations (ARCHIVED 2016 EDITION)
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