News
ABA Profile of the Legal Profession: Legal Deserts and Law School Debt
Forty percent of counties and county-equivalents in the U.S. have less than one lawyer per 1,000 residents, according to the American Bar Association’s 2020 Profile of the Legal Profession. The second edition of the profile also reported continuing racial equity and law school debt challenges, which have the potential to be exacerbated by COVID-...Read More
Illinois Supreme Court Approves New Rule for Eviction Proceedings
Earlier this month, the Illinois Supreme Court announced the approval of Rule 139 regarding the practice and procedure in eviction proceedings. The new rule, which went into effect immediately, requires eviction complaints to include a copy of the written eviction notice or demand and, where applicable, the relevant portions of the lease. The ne...Read More
Press
Stephanie Villinski Appointed to ABA’s Standing Committee on Professionalism
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce that Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director of the Commission, has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Professionalism. Villinski’s three-year term on the national, nine-person committee will commence with the adjournment of the ABA...Read More
Commissioner Spotlight
Commissioner Spotlight: Cynthia Fountaine
Cynthia Fountaine is a professor of law at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where she focuses on issues relating to the powers of government and access to justice, with particular emphasis on the federal courts' role in enforcing individual rights. She was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism in...Read More
Lawyer Spotlight
Lawyer Spotlight: Catherine Cornell, The Veterans Practice, Ltd.
Our Lawyer Spotlight series highlights Illinois lawyers who are demonstrating the ideals of professionalism in their daily lives. These attorneys are teaching us how to adapt and thrive in the changing legal environment. Catherine Cornell is an attorney at The Veterans Practice, Ltd., where she handles VA disability compensation appeals for vete...Read More
Reimagining Law
Reimagining Law: Y’Noka Bass, Loyola School of Law, and Rummana Alam, U of I College of Law
In this episode of Reimagining Law, we talk to Y’Noka Bass, a rising 3L at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and Rummana Alam, a teaching assistant professor at the University of Illinois College of Law. Y’Noka and Rummana discuss the importance of diversity in law schools, initiatives in Illinois law schools that support diversit...Read More
