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DCBA BRIEF ARTICLES FOR: 2005

January 2005

Legal Features

"Combining a Reverse Exchange and a Forward Exchange Utilizing Revenue Procedure 2000-37", by Introduction by Richard W. Kuhn
Article by Mary Cunningham-Watson

"Illinois Automatic Contract Renewal Act - Amended to Require Written Disclosure Notice to Consumers of Automatic Renewal Contracts, and to Make Violation of Act a Violation of Consumer Fraud Act", by Bart T. Murphy

"The Quest for the Green Card: Eligibility and Obstacles", by Mary L. Field

"Joint Payees on Contractor-Generated Insurance Proceeds", by Edward N. Tiesenga

"Deconstructing Insurance Proceeds Escrows to Get Your Contractor Client Paid", by Edward N. Tiesenga

Northern's Exposure, by Karen Blouin

February/March 2005

Legal Features

"A Primer on Judicial Admissions", by Markus May

"How to Conduct an Effective Arbitration Hearing", by Timothy N. Newitt

"Battling Scylla and Charybdis in the Flooded Basement: The insurer as both vendor manager and subrogee", by Edward N. Tiesenga

"Opening a Closed Chapter 7 Case to Avoid a Judicial Lien under 11 USC 522(f)(1) and USC 522 (f)(2)(a)", by Kent A. Gaertner

Northern's Exposure, by D. J. Evans

April 2005

Legal Features

"Attorney Review Provisions: Condition Subsequent Analysis", by William White

"Materiality: The Forgotten Objection?", by John J. Pcolinski, Jr.

"Finalist of the Second Annual DCBA Writing Contest: Diagnostic Genetic Technologies Left Stranded on First Base: A Need to Unwind the Protection Afforded Gene Patents", by Christopher J. Betti, Ph.D.

"Jury Trials in Chancery Cases"

Northern's Exposure, by Kerry A. Bute

May 2005

Legal Features

"Finalist of the Second Annual DCBA Writing Contest: When Justice Hides Its Face", by Bob Gibson

"Rights, Roles And Responsibilities of Child Advocates (Attorney for Child, Guardian ad Litem, and Child’s Representative)", by Jeffrey W. Brend and J. Denise Niemczyk

"Finalist of the Second Annual DCBA Writing Contest: Collegiate Team Prayer and the First Amendment", by Diane E. Elliott

Northern’s Exposure: Legislating by Faith, Time for a Policy Change, by Yvonne Lapp Cryns

June 2005

Legal Features

"A Practical Guide to Medicaid and Medicare", by Eliot Abarbanel

"The New Bankruptcy Code: Goodbye Consumer Chapter 7 Cases", by Michael J. Davis

"“Understanding Court Appointed Special Advocates” CASA of DuPage County, Inc.", byKathleen Paravola and Kathleen Buchanan Bondi

Northern's Exposure: Evidence, What Evidence? Spoliation and Implications For Third Parties

July 2005

Legal Features

"People v. Caballes: Illinois Search and Seizure Jurisprudence Fails to Pass The Sniff Test", by Robert Kalnitz

"Issues and Concerns When Settling Title Vii Claims Involving Illinois Local Governments", by Marcus J. Zarlengo

"Human Embryos and the Illinois Wrongful Death Act: A Physician’s Perspective", by John S. Rinehart and Lisa A. Rinehart

"Pre-trial Dismissal Based On Other Affirmative Matter: An Open Invitation Has Its Limits, Too", by David H. McCarthy

Northern’s Exposure: Payday Loan Laws: A Survey of Illinois’ and Federal Law That Applies to Payday Loans, by Julie Anderson

September 2005

Legal Features

"The Negligent Tortfeasor’s Get Out of Jail Free Card: The Contact Sports Exception", by Alfred A. Spitzzeri

"Is It Patentable? An Overview of Patentability and Loss of Rights", by Amin S. Khan

"The Hunt For Marital Assets: Following The Paper Trail", by William P. Lloyd

Northern’s Exposure: All Male Clubs and the United States Supreme Court, by Keith Jones

October 2005

Legal Features

"To Protest or Not To Protest: A Property Tax Primer", by Thomas J. McCracken, Jr. and Whitney T. Carlisle

"The Illinois Environmental Right-to-Know Law: Advising Clients and Protecting Their Reputation in Our Communities", by Jocelyn F. Cornbleet

"The Service Members Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”) – a Primer", by Judge Kenneth A. Abraham

"The e-Revolution at 505 North County Farm Road", by Judge Robert K. Kilander

Northern’s Exposure: Medical Malpractice in an Era of Pharmalogical Therapies and Addiction, by Angelo J. Kappas

November 2005

Legal Features

"Promissory Estoppel in Illinois: What on Earth is Going On?", by William D. Goren

"Not Too Late to Appeal: Extensions of Time to Appeal in Illinois and Federal Practice", by Timothy J. Storm

"Representing the Alien in Removal Proceedings", by Christopher S. Carroll

"MCLE Comes to Illinois", by Summary Prepared by Glenda Berg Sharp

Northern’s Exposure: Illinois Tenancy by the Entirety in Bank Accounts by Jonathan T. Linnemeyer

December 2005

Legal Features

"Mandatory “Agreements” to Arbitrate in Illinois: An Overview of an Oxymoron in the Context of Employment Law", by Christina Schmucker

"Riders Left Behind: Illinois Law for Children Riding on Motorcycles Fails to Keep Pace", by Melissa Piwowar

"Creative Problem Solving for Negotiators and Mediators", by John W. Cooley

"“System” Travels Abroad, “Method” Gets Grounded: Transnational Reach and Acts of Infringement of Different U.S. Patent Claim Types After Ntp V. Rim (Fed. Cir.)", by Jefferson Perkins

Northern’s Exposure: From Berman v. Parker to Kelo v. New London, an Illustration of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Unwavering Private Application of the Public Use Clause of the Fifth Amendment. by Chad J. Lersch

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