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DCBA BRIEF ARTICLES FOR: 1999

January 1999

"Worker's Compensation Review 1998 Term Cases of Significance to Local Practitioners" by Honorable Michael J. Colwell.

"The Secret of a Solid Appeal", by Honorable Susan Fayette Hutchinson.

"Interlocutory Appeals & Stays of Trial Court Proceedings: The Need for Clarification in Supreme Court Rule 307", by Honorable Robert D. McLaren.

"Appellate Standards of Review: What is Reversible Error?", by Honorable William E. Holdridge.

"A Plain Error Analysis", by Honorable Thomas J. Homer.

"Practice Under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Acts", by Michael B. Levy.

February 1999

"Trends in Domestic Violence", by Honorable Jane Hird Mitton.

"On-the-Spot Mediation and Supervised Visitation: A Pilot Project Comes to Courtroom 2003", by Honorable Thomas C. Dudgeon.

"Contempt of Court", by Honorable Kenneth L. Popejoy.

"When is Contempt of Court Appealable?", by Cynthia L. Alexander.

"Divorce: Discharging Debts in Bankruptcy", by Robert V. Schaller.

"Child Support and Business Expenses: Revising Section 505", by Vincent D. Ruggiero.

March 1999

"The New Illinois Right of Publicity Act", by Stephen P. Trimper.

"What Is the Worth of Your Commercially Stolen Identity?",by Michael J. Polelle.

"Evaluating Excessive Punitive Damages: Is BMW the Driving Force in Illinois?", by Gregory W. Hoskins.

"Rule 213 and the Duty to Disclose: Appellate Courts Are Taking Rules 213 (f) and (g) Seriously", by Thomas W. Dillon.

"Evidence Concerning the "Same Part of the Body", by James P. Marsh.

April 1999

"Determining Decisional Capacity and the Need for Adult Guardianship", by Rebecca J. O'Neill.

"The Use of Alaska and Delaware Trusts for Asset Protection and Wealth Transfer Planning", by Susan Reedy Williams.

"Dynasty Trusts:  Multi-Generational Planning", by Mark D. Perkins and Dean Zayed.

"Estate Planning Practice Do's and Don'ts", by David F. Rolewick.

"Social Security Disability Claims:  A Primer", by Harold W. Conick.

"Nursing Home Issues", by Constance Burnett Renzi.

"Professional Care Managers:  A New Concept in Elder Care", by Shay Jacobson, R.N. and Martha Kern.

"Dissecting Doyle:  The Limitations on Modification of Employee Handbooks", by Robert W. Trevarthen and Shawn P. Flaherty.

May 1999

"Federal Income Taxes in Bankruptcy", by John B. Truskowski.

"Family Law Attorneys Can Prevent Fees From Being Discharged in Bankruptcy" by Robert V. Schaller.

"Trustee Sells Home - No Tax Paid", by Brenda Porter Helms.

"Creditors Remedies for Serial Bankruptcy Filings", Barbara S. Boiko and Michael H. Walsh.

"The Debate Over Legislative Intent:  Lien Language in Chapter 13 Plans", by Amy A. Aronson and Terri M. Long.

"Ellerth and Faragher: The Second Generation of Sexual Harassment Law", by Camille N. Khodadad.

"Military Leave and Veterans' Reemployment Rights", by Deborah F. Birndorf.

"A Single Discriminatory Incident May Be Sufficient to State a Hostile Environment Claim Under Title VII", by Paul M. Weltlich.

June 1999

"A Nation Under Lawyers", by Mary Ann Glendon.

"The Lost Lawyer", by Anthony T. Kronman.

"The Betrayed Profession", by Sol M. Linowitz with Martin Mayer.

"Auditing Attorneys' Bills: Legal and Ethical Pitfalls of a Growing Trend", by Claire Hamner Matturo.

"Some Doctors See Unions as Antidote to Managed Care", by Dan Culloton.

September 1999

"The Way It Was - History of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit", by Honorable William E. Black.

"History of the Chief Judges of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit", by Honorable Kenneth L. Popejoy.

"History of DuPage County's Courthouses", by John Lapinski.

"Judicial Succession in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit", by Honorable Anthony Peccarelli.

A Look at Prominent Leaders in DuPage County:
Win Knoch, by Alice Wood
Eva rose (Pollack) Glaser, by Angela Imbierowicz
Bert E. Rathje, by Honorable William J. Bauer
William Guild, Jr., by William Guild, III
Honorable William J. Bauer, by James Bauer.

"All in the Family", by Honorable Kenneth L. Popejoy.

October 1999

"Jury Selection in a Civil Case: A Plaintiff's Perspective", by Robert A. Clifford.

"Hot Tips For Jury Selection", by Patricia F. Kuehn, J.D., M.A.

"Juvenile Justice Reforms - County & State", by Joseph E. Birkett.

"Maximizing Your Persuasiveness:  Effective Computer Generated Exhibits", Patricia F. Kuehn, J.D., M.A.

"Revitalizing a Financially Distressed Client", James E. Rudnicki.

"Mandamus Actions in Illinois", by Sharmila Roy.

"Title IX Damages Liability Extended to Student-on Student Harassment", by Steven M. Puiszis.

"Facts About Women & the Law", by Dorothy F. French.

November 1999

"ADA Update", by Ronald J. Broida, J.D.

"Employer Beware: The Fair Credit Reporting Act Applies to employee Misconduct Investigations" by Mark J. McAndrew, J.D. and Tamara L. Vergara, J.D.

"Tree Encroachments", by Richard F. Bales, J.D.

"A Surviving spouse Should be Able to Renounce an Inter Vivos Trust" by Justin J. Karubas, J.D.

"Armed Violence" by Stephen W. Baker, J.D. and Paul Glaser, J.D.

"The Misplaced Chief Judge but not Forgotten!" by Honorable Carey B. Pierce.

December 1999

"A Brief Survey of Lien Stripping and Modifications in Chapter 13 Plans" by Hon. John H. Squires

"Gambling Debts Discharged in Bankruptcy" by Robert V. Schaller, J.D.

"Meet the New Trustee" by Glenn Stearns, J.D.

"Discipline of Students with Disabilities" by Bruce de'Medici, J.D.

"Bankruptcy Relief for Individuals" by John Peter Devona, J.D.

"CASA of DuPage: A Child's Voice in Court" by Kathleen Buchanan Bondi, J.D. and Dr. Kathy Karsh

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