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DCBA BRIEF ARTICLES FOR: 1996
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January 96

"Counsel, Are You Ready for Trial?" The DuPage County Bar Association's Second Annual Trial Advocacy Workshop", by Brian McKillip

"Nottage v. Jeka: The Present Status of Attorney's Fees in Divorce Cases in DuPage County", by William I. Ferguson

"A Primer on Handling a Divorce Case in DuPage County", by Michael H. Kenny

"A Primer on the Court Ordered Marital Conciliation Program in DuPage County", by Neal W. Cerne and Susan E. Creel

"A Primer on Visitation in DuPage County: Suggested Settlement Agreement Considerations and Provisions", by M. Therese Fawell and Robert B. Shapiro, Ph.D.

February 96

"Recent Guardianship Amendments to the Probate Act Concerning Disabled Adults", by Rebecca J. O'Niell

"Implementation of and Substitutes for Advance Medical Directives", by Heinz Brisske

"The Case for Inter Vivos Will Deposits", by Cynthia Hayes Hutchins

"A Primer on Estate Administration", by Patricia L. Hatfield

"Changes-New and Proposed-in the Federal Rules of Procedure", by Don R. Sampen

March 96

"Illinois Appellate Court, Second District 1995 Term Cases of Significance to Practitioners", by Hon. Robert D. McLaren and Allyson Harris-Martin

"DCBA Brief Candidates Forum - Bar Association Recommendations"

"Common Errors That Get Candidates Knocked Off The Ballot", by Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

"Post Election Contests", by Michael C. Wiedel

April 96

"Worker's Compensation Review 1995 Term Cases of Significance to Practitioners", by Hon. Michael J. Colwell

"Lawyer Advertising Via Targeted Direct Mailings", by Peggy M. Raddatz

"Free On-Line Illinois Case Law on the Internet", by Eric J. Lieberman

"Safe Harbor: The Proposed Children's Waiting Room in the DuPage Judicial Center", by Angela Imbierowicz

"Evidence: Why the Illinois Supreme Court Should Uphold the Frye Standard for the Admission of Expert Scientific Testimony", by Stephen W. Baker

May 96

"Reverse Mortgages", by Celeste M. Hammond

"I.R.C. Section 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges", by Martin S. Edwards

"Residential Plats of Survey", by Richard F. Bales

"Power of Attorney: A Tool to Improve Client Service", by Robert V. Schaller

"Recent Changes to the Standard DuPage County Residential Sales Contract", by Joseph R. Fortunato, Jr.

"A Comparison of Standard Residential Sales Contracts in the Chicago Metropolitan Area", by Mark J. Stauber

"Ten Questions You Always Wanted to Ask About Defending a Mortgage Foreclosure", by Samuel H. Levine

June 96

"Some Comments about Justice Heiple and Personal Attacks on the Judiciary", by Steven B. Levy

"The Mediation Process in Civil Cases", by Hon. Ann B. Jorgensen

"Circuit Court Mediators"
"Mediation Rules"
"Mediation Orders"

"Neither Admit Nor Deny: Your Client CAN Punt in Juvenile Court", by Anna J. Notation-Rhoades

July-August 96

"Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships", by William A. Price

"The Family Limited Partnership", by Heinz J. Brisske

"The Family and Medical Leave Act - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions", by James S. Barber

"Negotiating and Drafting an Effective Asset Purchase Agreement", by Michael A. O'Brien

"Protecting Confidential Business Information From Unfair Competition", by Jacqueline W. Vlaming

"Advising the Small Business Client About Selecting, Protecting and Selling a Business Name", by Mark W. Daniels

"Nottage: A Review of the Reversal by the Illinois Supreme Court", by Martha Norman

September 96

"Fitness to Stand Trial", by Hon. Peter J. Dockery

"Unfit Defendants and the Role of the Discharge Hearing", by Hon. Nicholas J. Galasso

"Tips for the Practitioner in Handling Mental Health Cases", by Hon. Robert E. Byrne, Augusta R. Clarke and Thomas G. Massouras

"The Optimum Utilization of Psychiatric Expertise", by Syed I. Ali, M.D.

October 96

"U.S. Supreme Court-1995 Term Cases of Significance to Local Practitioners", by Leonard B. Mandell

"ERISA - Application to Liens: A Suggested Pattern of Analysis", by Hon. Edward R. Duncan

"Illinois Supreme Court: ERISA Doesn't Preempt Common Fund Doctrine"

"Mediation: A Fair and Efficient Alternative to Trial", by Lynn P. Cohn

"The Abolishment of Joint Liability and Its Effect on the Right to Contribution", by John J. Kohnke

"Contribution: Still Viable After Tort Reform?", by Elizabeth J. Boddy

"Spoliation of Evidence in Civil Cases", by Alfred A. Spitzzeri

November 96

"A Summary of the Report and Recommendations of the Commission to Evaluate the DuPage County Conciliation Program", by Martha Norman

"Stock Options: A Little Understood Marital Asset", by Hon. Rodney W. Equi

"Recording Your Own or Your Children's Conversations", by Neal W. Cerne

"The Use of Revenue Rulings in Marital Appraisals", by David N. Schaffer

"Juvenile Reimbursement: Practitioner Pitfalls", by Laura M. Urbik-Kern and Kathleen A. Anderson

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