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DCBA BRIEF ARTICLES FOR: 2004

January 2004

Letters to the Editor

Legal Features

"Settlement Conferences: What Can Go Wrong?", by Timothy B. Newitt

"The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act", by Analysis by Rory T. Weiler

"“Mother Knows Best”: Judicial Deference and the Child’s Best Interest", by Steven N. Peskind

Northern's Exposure, by Melissa A. Burken

February 2004

Legal Features

"New Illinois Law Protects Victims of Domestic Violence", by Emily M. Shaules

"Getting Paid From The Chapter 7 Estate Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Amended §330 of The Code", by Mazyar M. Hedayat and Vikram R. Barad

"Targeted and Tarnished: Salvaging Employees’ Jobs", by Michael F. Lefkow

"EMTALA Revisions Update: What You Need to Know to Help Your Clients", by Linnea Schramm

Northern's Exposure, by Kadi Weck

March 2004

Legal Features

"A Practitioner’s Guide To Health Sector Transactions", by John M. Callahan

"Can Music Pirates Abandon Ship And Leave Insurers Holding The Bag?", by Richard Hodyl, Jr. and Kevin M. Gard

"April Fools’ Day: Policing The Pranksters", by Jeffrey S. Fowler

"A Primer on Obtaining Driving Privileges through Formal Administrative Hearings", by John W. Callahan

"Pretrial Settlement Conferences: A Roundtable Discussion With Judges Patrick J. Leston, Hollis L. Webster and Bonnie M. Wheatonv", by Steven M. Ruffalo

Northern's Exposure, by Mark A. Harper, Ph.D.

April 2004

Legal Features

"Capital Punishment Reform in Illinois – A Model for the Nation", by Illinois State Senator John Cullerton, Illinois State Senator Kirk Dillard and Peter G. Baroni

"Illinois v. Lidster - A View From The Inside", by Donald J. Ramsell

"Special Considerations For Pre-Trial Proceedings Involving Pro Se Litigants", by Devlin J. Schoop

"Osha Is No Longer a Small Country Near Siberia", by Robert H. Brown

Northern's Exposure, by Martin P. Simpson

May 2004

President's Message

From the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Legal Features

"A Hidden Trap in the Chapter 13 Treatment of Mortgage Arrears", by Scott J. Kofkin

"Be Ever Vigilant: Bankruptcy Practice and the “Civil Enforcement Initiative”", by Thomas E. Springer

"CHAPTER 13 v. .… (Considerations for various debt options)", by Marc C. Scheinbaum

"Using Assignments to Liquidate Business", by Michael J. Davis

Northern's Exposure, by Charlotte LeClercq

June 2004

President's Message

From the Editor

Legal Features

"Internet Evidence in Illinois: Point, Click & Admit?", by J. Ryan Potts

"Excited Utterances Statements as Trial Evidence", by Timothy P. Martin

"County Home Rule: Burden or Blessing for Municipalities?", by Marc Zarlengo

"Epistemology and the Legal Environment", by Martin Murphy

"DCBA Writing Contest Winner", by Mark E. Turek

Northern's Exposure, by Ryan Armour

September 2004

President's Message

Legal Features

"Can a Foreign Company Do Business in Mexico? The Answer Depends on the Type of Business it Wants to Do There", Alexander Olsansky, Jr.

"The Reasonable Expectations Doctrine in Illinois", Christopher S. Carroll

"Litigating the Insurance Claim: What Every Plaintiff’s Attorney Needs to Know", Marshall W. Conick

"Appeals from Non-final Orders, A/K/A Interlocutory Appeals, in Civil Matters Prior to Final Judgment", Justice Robert D. McLaren

Northern's Exposure, by Matt Keegan

October 2004

President's Message

Legal Features

"Practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - Do’s And Don’ts from a Judicial Perspective", by Honorable Judge Matthew F. Kennelly

"Section 1983 Litigation In A Nutshell: Make A Case Out of It!", by Jon Loevy

"Media Exploitation of the Sensational Trial: How to Preserve and Protect the Non-Sequestered Jury – “A Modest Proposal”", by Myrna Smith and Robert Phillip Ward

Northern's Exposure, by Michael T. Delcomyn

November 2004

President's Message

Legal Features

"HIPAA - Here We Go Again! How The Security Rule May Affect Your Clients", by Monique Warren

"Military, Employment And Business Law - New Developments That Employers, Employees Who Are Military Reservists or Guardsmen, and the Lawyers Who Represent Them, Should Be Aware Of", by Charles W. Dobra

"Social Security Disability", by David R. Bryant

Northern's Exposure, by Ryan Armour

December 2004

President's Message

Legal Features

"Walking (With All Due Care) In A Winter Wonderland", by Anne M. O’Brien

"Picture This: Dupage County Court Bans Camera Phones", by Christina Schmucker

"Got Mold?: Advising the Contractor Hired To Clean It Up", by Edward N. Tiesenga

Northern's Exposure, by Carrie Lynn Vine, Ph.D.

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