Lisa Milam-Perez posted a thoughtful article on the impact of the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., decided March 22, 2011. See article here. The Kasten Court over-ruled the District Court's grant...
She's back! This time as a novelist. Fifteen years after facing the "If the glove don't fit, you must acquit defense," she's using her experience in courtrooms and crime as a mystery writer. Her first novel, Guilt by Association, comes out this week. Are you going...
I wanted to share this follow up to the earlier posts on the Dukes et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. case. In case you didn't see it or haven't heard about it, this case involves a class action claim by women employees of Wal-Mart who contend that they have been...
This month's ABA Journal has an article about the United States Supreme Court decision last week over-ruling a jury verdict in favor of an inmate who was exonerated after serving 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. See - Supreme Court Rules Against...
The New York Times has a thoughtful piece on the Dukes v. WalMart Stores, Inc. case following oral argument in the United States Supreme Court - see article here. I wrote about some of the issues and players in this case earlier in my tilting at windmills post. The...
The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals ("IACP") has released the following public education video that follows the process. Here is the post and the video, for your review - you can play the video by clicking on the play button. Please contact us...
I was at a gathering earlier this week where I walked in on a conversation about prenuptial agreements. There was some debate in the group over whether one could get out of such an agreement. Almost any contract contains language that provides for termination. And...
According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, there may be changes in store for the Illinois law requiring senior citizen property owners to apply for senior tax and senior freeze exemptions to property taxes. And those changes may become retroactive, allowing...
photo from Grandparents.com Michael K. Goldberg answers this question and a number of others related to grandparent visitation in Illinois. See his post here. Goldberg is one of the experts in this arena. He was counsel for the prevailing party in the Illinois...
Former Chicago police officer, Donald Owsley, now faces up to 15 years in jail after his conviction for financial exploitation of the elderly and forgery. Here is the Chicago Tribune article. Justice moves slowly, but at least it moves. As public awareness of this...