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Judicial Practice Tips

Domestic Relations
By Hon. Patrick J. Leston, October 2000

Obtaining Temporary Emergency Relief
By Hon. Bonnie M. Wheaton, January 2000

Judicial Contributions to Legal Professionalism
By Honorable Randall T. Shepard
Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court, January 1999

Proving Attorney’s Fees
By Honorable Bonnie M. Wheaton, February 1998

Assessing the Mediation and Evaluation Program in Domestic Relations
By Honorable Robert J. Anderson and Susan M. Yates, February 1999

Instructing the Jury in Criminal Cases: An Update
By Justice S. Louis Rathje, March 2000

Petitions for Leave to Appeal: A Primer
By Justice S. Louis Rathje, March 1999

Guardianship Estates for Disabled Adults Protecting Our Fragile Citizens
By Honorable Robert Emmett Byrne, April 1998

Commingling and Transmutation Under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act
By Honorable Kenneth A. Abraham, April 1999

10 Habits of Highly Effective Courtroom Lawyers in the Era of Electronic Digital Court Reporting
By Honorable Bonnie M. Wheaton and
    Geri Barnes, May 1999

Probate and Chancery
By Honorable Robert E. Byrne, May 2000

Fifteen Common Bankruptcy Practice Errors and How to Avoid Them
By Honorable John Q. Squires, June 1998

A Sentence of Periodic Imprisonment The Scope of the Rules
By Honorable Ann B. Jorgensen, June 1999

Trial Evidence
By Honorable Hollis L. Webster, July 1998

The 10th Anniversary of ADR
By Honorable Robert Emmett Byrne, August 1998

Court-Ordered Civil Mediation - Two Years in Review
By Honorable Ann B. Jorgensen & Anne V. Swanson, September 1998

Something About Sanctions
By Hon. Hollis L. Webster and
    Joseph M. Mannon, October 1999

The Need for an Independent Judiciary
By Honorable John L. Nickels, December 1998

Welcome to Courtroom 4002
By Hon. Cary B. Pierce, December 1999

Judicial Profiles

Honorable Stephen J. Culliton

Honorable Bonnie M. Wheaton, January 2000

My First Six Months,
Honorable Judith E. Koehler, January 1999

Honorable Thomas E. Callum,
Chief Judge Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, February 1999

Honorable William I. Ferguson

Honorable Peter J. Dockery

Honorable Kathryn E. Creswell

Honorable Michael J. Burke

Honorable Cary B. Pierce

Honorable Thomas C. Dudgeon

Honorable James W. Jerz

Justice Moses W. Harrison II

Honorable Joseph Bongiorno

Honorable Eugene A. Wocjik

Honorable Kenneth A. Abraham

Honorable C. Stanley Austin

Honorable Elizabeth W. Sexton

Honorable Robert L. McLaren

Honorable Jane Mitton

Professional Responsibility

Avoiding Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
By Laura M. Smith, February 1999

The Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility
By William R. Quinlan, March 1998

Eight Paths to Greater Achievement
By Edward Poll, March 1999

Settlements and Judgments Involving Minors and Wards:
What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About The Local Rules
By Cynthia Hayes Hutchins, April 1998

How to Avoid Malpractice Claims In the Law of the Dead/Near-Dead
By Michael C. Wiedel, April 1999

The Top Ten Ways to Avoid Fee Disputes
By Anne E. Thar, May 1999

Frank Talk About Earnest Money
By Harold I. Levine, June 1998

Client Relations 101
By Anne E. Thar, July 1998

Lawyers as Problem Solvers
By Peter R. Steenland, Jr., September 1998

Standing Against Injustice
By Jacqueline W. Vlaming, December 1998