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- The Substance of the Case: From Planning to Implementation
It takes planning to develop the theory of the case, and smooth implementation to communicate your theory to the trier of fact. Through lecture, demonstrations, and critique, this program will improve your opening statement and witness examinations.
Author: The American College of Trial Lawyers
Updated: 05/16/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Residential Programs Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Information about discrimination based on disability in residential programs and activities receiving federal funds
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/03/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Medicaid Coverage of Medicare Premiums and Deductibles: The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program
Information for people in Illinois who are low-income and enrolled in Medicare. Covers who qualifies for programs, including Medicaid help with Medicare premiums, co-payments and deductibles
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Revisions by Stephanie Altman, Health & Disability Advocates
Updated: 04/29/2013 - Evidence in the Courtroom
This training focuses on: foundations and objections, making the record, best evidence rule, various authentications, the most common “form-of-the-question” objections, substantive objections, and e-evidence issues.
Presenter(s): LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
Updated: 04/26/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Discrimination in the Sale, Rental and Use of Housing (Federal Law): The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA)
Explains the Federal law's prohibitions on discrimination in the sale, rental, and use of housing based on disability
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Revisions by Lisa Branganca, Access Living
Updated: 04/16/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Nursing Home Care
Explains your rights under the Nursing Home Care Act of Illinois
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Revisions by Grant Nyhammer, Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Updated: 04/16/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Section 504: Transportation Providers Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Information for disabled persons about your rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prevents a federally funded transportation program from discriminating against you
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Revisions by Brian Spoul
Updated: 04/16/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Right to Confidentiality for People with HIV or AIDS
Information for persons with HIV or AIDS about your rights to confidentiality under the AIDS Confidentiality Act of Illinois, how to know if those rights have been violated and how to enforce your rights
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services and Revisions by Illinois Legal Aid Online; Revisions by Ruth Edwards and Ann Hilton Fisher, Aids Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 04/16/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: State of Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
Information for Illinois residents who are unable to get private health insurance about applying for the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Stephanie Altman, Health & Disability Advocates 2013
Updated: 04/16/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Advance Directives, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills
Explains how Illinois laws authorize advance directives, such as a Power of Attorney or a Living Will
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Tom Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law
Updated: 03/21/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Health Care Surrogates
Explains how Illinois law allows family members, friends, or guardians to make medical treatment decisions for people who are unable to make such decisions
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Tom Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law
Updated: 03/21/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment
Explains Illinois law, which allows you to give advance instructions about your mental health treatment
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Tom Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law
Updated: 03/21/2013 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Your Rights as a Homeowner
Information about homeowner's rights, including refinancing, predatory loans, reverse mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, tax sale, equitable indemnity, real estate tax deferral, and other tax advantages
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/20/2013 - Preparing 2012 Income Taxes
Larry Krupp explains the latest version of the tax code. He discusses changes and concerns that can affect your business, your personal finances or those of your clients.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 03/18/2013 - Most Important Considerations When Starting and Operating a Small Business
Video training describing the important things to know when starting and running a small business.
Presenter(s): The Law Project
Updated: 03/18/2013 - Tenant's Eviction Based on Foreclosure of Property
This guide provides information about tenants that are involved in foreclosure suits that are brought against their landlord.
Author: Written by: Richard Wheelock, LAF and Revised by: Lea A. Weems, LAF
Updated: 03/12/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Protection from Domestic Violence
Describes the Domestic Violence Act in Illinois as it applies to high-risk adults with disabilities and links to statutes
Author: David Wolowitz, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Danielle Ruffatto, Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 03/06/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Access to Services, Programs and Activities Run by Recipients of Federal Funds or by Federal Agencies
Explains your rights of access under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to services, programs or activities that are run or funded by federal agencies or recipients of federal funds
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/26/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Environmental Barriers in Public Facilities and in Multi-Story Housing
Explains the Illinois Environmental Barriers Act (EBA), which is a law that requires new buildings to be used by the public to follow accessibility standards
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/26/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Job Discrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Explains your rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to protection from job discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/26/2013 - Bankruptcy Manual
This manual gives an overview of the types of bankruptcy, exemptions, and general procedures including filing fees, repayment plans, and post-filing matters.
Author: Revised by: David Yen, LAF and Daniel Zazove, Perkins Coie
Updated: 02/26/2013 - Soft Tissue Superstars
From discovery responses to depositions to gearing up for trial, Soft Tissue Superstars has the answers to your trial preparation questions.
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 02/26/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Places of Public Accommodation and Government Services (State Law)
Information for persons with disabilities about your rights of access to state and local services and places of accommodation under the Illinois Human Rights Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/25/2013 - Security Deposit Return Act Summary
Description of the Security Deposit Return Act
Author: Tammie Grossman
Updated: 02/20/2013 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Renters' Rights
Information about leases, security deposits, housing conditions, evictions, subsidized housing, and the Circuit Breaker Program
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/20/2013 - DePaul's Neighborhood Legal Assistance Project Volunteer Training
This training provides an overview of how the Neighborhood Legal Assistance Project works as well as a substantive training on criminal records and state IDs as well as an overview of public benefits.
Presenter(s): DePaul University College of Law
Updated: 02/13/2013 - Intermediate Foreclosure Defense Litigation Skills
Presenter(s): LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
Updated: 02/13/2013 - Saving Homes through Bankruptcy
Presenter(s): LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
Updated: 02/13/2013 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality - Abuse/Neglect Investigations
Information about abuse and neglect investigations for people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 02/13/2013 - Legal Steps to Starting a Small Business in Illinois
Presenter(s): The Law Project
Updated: 02/06/2013 - Illinois Medicaid Redetermination Project
An explanation of the Illinois Medicaid Redetermination Project (IMRP) which will review Medicaid beneficiaries' continuing eligibility for the program.
Author: Make Medicare Work Coalition
Updated: 01/31/2013 - Seminar About the Laws to Protect and Aid Men and Women with Criminal Records Seeking Employment
Webcast providing information on getting employment if you have a criminal record.
Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Updated: 01/28/2013 - CLAIM and CLC Default and Agreed Divorce Training
Video training on getting a divorce.
Presenter(s): Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)
Updated: 01/24/2013 - Innocent Spouse Relief
Explains how to get relief from an IRS request that you pay additional taxes because your spouse didn't report items correctly on a tax return
Author: Center for Economic Progress
Updated: 01/18/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Guardianship of Minors
Information about the Illinois law that allows a guardian to be appointed for a child
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/17/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Reasonable Accommodations and Freedom from Discrimination
Information about your rights to reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services and Revisions by Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 01/07/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Disability (state law)
Describes Illinois laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on your disability
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services and Revisions by Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 01/07/2013 - PILI Educational Seminar: The Affordable Care Act
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, putting in place comprehensive reforms to health coverage. This webcast discusses whre the law stands now and its impact on legal aid clients
Presenter(s): Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
Updated: 01/07/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: How to Protect or Enforce Your Rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Explains your rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and how to enforce those rights
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services and Revisions by Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 01/03/2013 - Resource Guide For People With Disabilities
A listing of organizations in Illinois that provide services to people with disabilities.
Author: Equip for Equality
Updated: 01/03/2013 - Disabilities Guidebook: Who Has a Disability under the ADA?
Explains what constitutes a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/18/2012 - Disabilities Guidebook: Are You An Otherwise Qualified Individual With a Disability Under 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
Information about whether you qualify for protection under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/18/2012 - Attorney General Foreclosure Prevention Grantee Training-Day Two
Day two of the National Consumer Law Center's foreclosure defense training focusing on HAMP, tenants in foreclosure, and settlement issues.
Presenter(s): LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
Updated: 12/18/2012 - Attorney General Foreclosure Prevention Grantee Training-Day One
Day one of the National Consumer Law Center's foreclosure defense training focusing on mortgage market overview, beginning a case & case options.
Presenter(s): LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
Updated: 12/13/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality - SNAP (The Food Stamp Program)
Information for people with disabilities on qualifying for SNAP benefits.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 12/07/2012 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Public Utilities and LIHEAP
Information for senior citizens about public utilities, including a provider's or landlord's duty to provide service, shut-offs and reconnections and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/30/2012 - Micah Legal Aid Clinic - Volunteer Training
Micah Legal Aid is a legal clinic located in Logan Square where volunteer attorneys provide free legal advice and referrals to low-income clients in family, unemployment, consumer, and other areas of law.
Presenter(s): Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services - General Operating Office
Updated: 11/21/2012 - Changes in the Foreclosure Mediation Program
There have been big changes to the Cook County Foreclosure Mediation Program in recent months. This webcast explains what to expect from all the new changes.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 11/21/2012 - CountyCare: Medicaid Program for Uninsured Adults in Cook County
CountyCare is a Medicaid program through the Affordable Care Act(Healthcare Reform).
Author: Cook County Health & Hospitals System
Updated: 11/21/2012 - Useful Documents for Attorneys Representing Asylum Seekers
A list of basic documents and forms that attorneys may need over the course of representing asylum seekers.
Author: National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 11/02/2012 - Illinois Voters' Bill of Rights
Protection for all voters on election day.
Author: Equip for Equality
Updated: 10/29/2012 - Summary Suspension Volunteer Training
If you need a review of summary suspension law and procedure or would like to see cross exam demonstrations at a mock summary suspension hearing, watch this volunteer training session.
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 10/24/2012 - Pro Bono and Financial Contributions for Illinois Supreme Court Rule 756(f)
Information for attorneys about how to get involved in pro bono legal service and/or make a financial contribution.
Author: The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 10/17/2012 - Overview of Summary Suspension Training and Program
Explains the training and volunteer program. Training for attorneys is offered annually through the Chicago Bar Association.
Author: Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 10/16/2012 - Disabilities Guidebook: State of Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card
This guide provides persons with disabilities about the Illinois Identification Card Act.
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 10/12/2012 - Disabilities Guidebook: Accessibility of Voting Facilities and Other Voting Rights
Information for the elderly and persons with handicaps about the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
Author: Written by: Prairie State Legal Services & Revised by: Melissa Picciola, Equip for Equality
Updated: 10/12/2012 - The Illinois SNAP/Food Stamps Calculator
This calculator should be used by legal professionals to help their clients estimate SNAP/food stamp benefits
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 10/01/2012 - Disabilities Guidebook: Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled Grant Program
Information about your rights under the Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled Grant Program in Illinois
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Disabilities Guidebook: Medicaid (for Adults)
Information for persons who are blind or disabled and cannot afford to pay their medical bills about eligibility for Medicaid
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Debt Collection: Exemption Rights
Information about exemption rights of debtors
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Health Care in Illinois
Links to information about Medicaid, Aid for the Aged, Blind & Disabled, coverage for families with children, Medicare Buy-in, the right to emergency medical treatment, and the Illinois Pharmaceutical Assistance Program.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Attorney Checklists and Client Fact Sheets
Attorney checklists and client fact sheets in various areas of law from the Illinois Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Community Care Program
Includes what the Community Care Program is, eligibility, applying, appealing denials and terminations
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefits
Information about receiving prescription drug benefits under Medicare Part D
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Illinois Medical Assistance for Long Term Care
Information on nursing homes, supportive living facilities and community care program services
Author: Equip for Equality
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Emergency Help
Describes the types of emergency financial help available to senior citizens, including emergency food stamps, and emergency needs for rent, utilities, clothes, medical care, and other basic essentials
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 09/27/2012 - Special Needs Trusts
The PowerPoint presentation explains the most common special needs trusts that legal services attorneys will encounter. Avenues for advocacy are also described as well as relevant statutes and regulations.
Author: Jennifer Johnson, American Bank and Trust Company
Updated: 09/27/2012 - Disabilities Guidebook: Property Tax Relief
Information for persons with disabilities about qualifying for a reduction in property taxes
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 09/20/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality - Voting Issues Impacting People with Disabilities
Information on voting rights and other issues facing people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 09/13/2012 - Trying Your Juvenile Court Case For Appeal and Beyond and Recent Appellate Victories for Parents
Information on how to prepare, file, and present a successful appeal on behalf of parents who have been accused of abusing or neglecting their children, as well as recent appellate victories for parents.
Presenter(s): Family Defense Center
Updated: 08/23/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality - Presentation from the Mayors Office for People with Disabilities
Information on the initiatives of the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 08/23/2012 - Workers' Compensation in Illinois: Understanding the Basics
Describes workers' compensation, the hearing process, benefits and how it relates to other laws in Illinois.
Presenter(s): LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
Updated: 08/23/2012 - Benefits for Illinois Veterans
Includes guidelines for determining eligibility for benefits, benefits that are available to disabled veterans and their families, how to apply for benefits, how to appeal, and general help with problems surrounding benefits.
Author: Illinois Attorney General
Updated: 08/03/2012 - PILI Educational Seminar-Legal Issues in Domestic Violence
This is a discussion of the legal issues that survivors of violence and legal aid practitioners must consider before deciding which remedy to seek. The panel focuses on orders of protection, divorce, child custody and immigration issues.
Presenter(s): Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
Updated: 07/26/2012 - PILI Educational Seminar-Public Interest & Pro Bono Work
Panelists address ways to incorporate pro bono and public interest law into one's experience in law school and throughout one's career.
Presenter(s): Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
Updated: 07/26/2012 - Federal Dream Act and Deferred Action
Information about the deferred action initiative for DREAMers.
Author: National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 07/20/2012 - Senior Citizens Handbook: The Pharmaceutical Assistance Program
Information about Illinois Cares Rx, a pharmaceutical assistance program for senior and persons with disabilities
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 07/12/2012 - Causes of Action (Illinois) Elements, Forms & Winning Tips: Tort Actions 2008 Edition
Manual on pleadings, assault & battery, defamation, IIED, aviation, civil conspiracy, construction, dog bite, dramshop, loss of consortium, negligence, premises liability, strict product liability, railroad, nursing home care
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 07/09/2012 - Illinois Housing Law Overview
Housing law manual for legal advocates with a particular focus on public housing.
Author: Larry Wood, LAF
Updated: 07/06/2012 - Advanced Guardian ad litem Issues in Adult Disabled Guardianship Cases
This webcast discusses the different ways a guardian ad litem can be appointed and lays out strategies to deal with a variety of challenges the guardian may encounter.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 07/03/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality - Managed Care
Information on managed care in Illinois.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 06/28/2012 - Student Loans
Information about discharge, defenses, delinquency, default, and taxes.
Author: Revisions Contributed by Beverly Yang, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 06/27/2012 - Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Training
Mortgage foreclosure mediation training for volunteers through Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 06/27/2012 - Civil Unions: Important Estate Planning Considerations
Information for Illinois civil union partners to consider regarding estate planning, including: income taxes, inheritance laws, and healthcare decisions.
Presenter(s): Center on Halsted Legal Program
Updated: 06/21/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality: Special Needs Trusts
Information about special needs trusts for people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 06/18/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality: Civil Rights Class Actions
This consortium discusses the current state of the law with respect to class actions in civil rights cases with a focus on special education and disability rights.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 06/17/2012 - Contempt of Court
Find out information about the law of contempt including the limits of what you can do in representing your client as well as what the court can do in terms of preserving its ability to function and its decorum throughout the litigation process.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 06/14/2012 - Certificates of Good Conduct and Relief from Disability
This training video provides information for attorneys on how to assist clients with obtaining Certificates of Good Conduct and Certificates of Relief from Disability.
Presenter(s): Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, & The Safer Foundation
Updated: 06/13/2012 - The Prison Litigation Reform Act
This summary reviews the provisions of The Prison Litigation Reform Act, the most important judicial interpretations of it, and major open questions concerning its application, with emphasis on the state of the law in the Second Circuit.
Author: John Boston, The Legal Aid Society Prisoner's Rights Project
Updated: 06/11/2012 - Adoption
Find out information to assist you in making sure your adoption case keeps moving along smoothly and efficiently. Also, this webcast provides updates and changes in the practice in Cook County.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 06/11/2012 - Mediation Seminar: Using Mediation to Resolve LGBTIQ Disputes
This webcast provides an introduction to mediation including: what it is,its benefits,and why it is an excellent method for resolving disputes in the LGBTIQ community.
Presenter(s): Center on Halsted Legal Program
Updated: 06/11/2012 - Volunteer Attorney Training for 2012 Expungement Summit
This is an expungement law training 101 and will assist you if you are assisting with the Expungement Summit.
Presenter(s): Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Updated: 05/30/2012 - Challenging Police
The goal of the presentation is to help attorneys handling eviction cases based on alleged criminal activities and give them the tools to challenge the version of the facts offered by police officers and their reports.
Presenter(s): LAF
Updated: 05/23/2012 - Caring for Children When a Parent is Arrested: A Guide to Legal Options & Resources
A guide to guardianship, child custody, and foster care as it applies to children whose parent is in jail.
Author: Gail T. Smith, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)
Updated: 05/23/2012 - Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities Manual
The April 2012 HBWD Procedures Manual obtained through a FOIA request by Land of Lincoln attorney, Sue Simone.
Author: Healthcare & Family Services
Updated: 05/21/2012 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Community Collaboration
This meeting focuses on creating partnerships between legal aid and other community organizations for the benefit of clients.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 05/16/2012 - Arizona SB 1070 at the U.S. Supreme Court: What it Means for the Midwest
This is a discussion about SB 1070 and how this landmark case could affect immigrants and American citizens in the Midwest and beyond.
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 05/10/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality
This consortium focuses on Employment First, which is a national effort to ensure that employment in the general workforce is the first and preferred option for working age adults with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 05/10/2012 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting -- Legislative Update
Larry Suffredin, the CBA’s Legislative Counsel, discusses recent legislative action in Springfield and Cook County and the CBA’s legislative agenda with primary emphasis on pending legislation of particular interest to legal aid providers.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 05/03/2012 - Know Your Rights (Deportation)
An educational video for the more than 400,000 men and women held in immigration detention facilities across the country each year.
Author: American Bar Association
Updated: 05/03/2012 - Applying for Fee Waivers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Explains how to apply for a waiver of USCIS application and processing fees
Author: Originally by Geoffrey Heeren, LAF; Revised by Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 05/02/2012 - Simple Divorce Training for Attorney Volunteers
Describes how to handle a simple divorce case.
Presenter(s): Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 05/02/2012 - Constructing Successful Attorney Fee Petitions
This training provides the law and mechanics of preparing fee petitions.
Presenter(s): LAF
Updated: 05/02/2012 - How To Get Pro Bono Legal Services for Your New Nonprofit
This training explains the pro bono application components and legal information about starting a charity.
Presenter(s): The Law Project
Updated: 05/02/2012 - Educational Debt Manual
This manual outlines the basics of student loans and programs that can assist with loan repayment.
Author: Equal Justice Works
Updated: 04/26/2012 - Social Security Disability and Retirement
This manual is an overview of the issues encountered by advocates representing clients trying to or receiving SSDI.
Author: Revisions contributed by, Katie Shelton, LAF
Updated: 04/16/2012 - Selected Statutes of Limitations
Information about time limits to bring suit in 20 areas of law
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 04/12/2012 - Special Education Advocacy: Protecting the Rights of Students with Disabilities
This training provides the background needed to represent students with disabilities.
Presenter(s): LAF
Updated: 04/04/2012 - Electronic Discovery
This training provides the "how to" of electronically stored information.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 04/04/2012 - Law at the Library Seminar: Buying and Selling a Home
Legal information that you need to think of when buying and selling a home.
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 04/04/2012 - Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Violence Division and Domestic Violence Legal Clinic Pro Bono Order of Protection Program
[Text Only Version]
Answers common question and shows the steps for advocates to get an Emergency Order of Protection and Plenary Order of Protection.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 04/02/2012 - Cook County Domestic Violence Order of Protection Packet
A packet that includes forms for everything that needs to be filed for an order of protection.
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 03/30/2012 - Opportunities for Law Students Pursuing Public Interest Careers
Information on internships, fellowships, and other opportunities for law students is provided.
Author: Chicago Bar Foundation & Public Interest Law Initiative
Updated: 03/29/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality: Maximizing Employment Opportunities
Webcast discusses how people with disabilities can maximize their employment opportunities and benefits.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 03/29/2012 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act
The article describes legal protections for immigrant victims of human trafficking.
Author: National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 03/29/2012 - Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Programs for Public Interest Lawyers
This article provides a summary of repayment and forgiveness programs available to public interest lawyers.
Author: Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 03/28/2012 - DePaul Neighborhood Legal Assistance Project (NLAP) Training
A training geared toward assisting the homeless with expungement of criminal records and obtaining state IDs.
Presenter(s): DePaul Legal Clinic
Updated: 03/14/2012 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting, The Move to Community Integration: Colbert, Ligas and Williams
The meeting focuses on three recent class action settlements that will offer thousands of people with disabilities in institutions and nursing homes in Illinois the choice to live and participate in their own communities.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 03/14/2012 - How to Find a Lawyer If You Can't Afford One
Information about legal aid programs in Illinois.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association's Law at the Library Series
Updated: 03/12/2012 - Special CBA Seminar: Introduction to IRS Collection Division Representation
Training about representing a client who is facing a collection action from the IRS
Presenter(s): Center for Economic Progress - Tax Clinic
Updated: 03/12/2012 - Political Activity for Charitable Organizations
There is a strict prohibition against campaign activity for public charities, but what does that mean? This webcasts explains which activities are allowed and which will jeopardize a 501(c)(3)tax exemption.
Presenter(s): The Law Project
Updated: 03/12/2012 - Neighborhoods and the Legacy of Segregation in Chicago
A discussion about Chicago's racial history. Oral historian Timuel Black and attorney Virginia Martinez lead the discussion.
Presenter(s): Center for Public Interest Law
Updated: 03/12/2012 - Panel Discussions: Neighborhoods and the Legacy of Segregation in Chicago
Three panel discussions addressing(1)Lathrop Homes and the future of public and affordable housing in Chicago (2) The Chicago Public education system after the consent decree and (3) Racist policing, prosecution and imprisonment.
Presenter(s): Center for Public Interest Law
Updated: 03/12/2012 - Representing Students at Chicago Public Schools Expulsion Hearings
This training guides you through client intake to expulsion hearing and everything in between.
Presenter(s): Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Updated: 03/01/2012 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Suburbanization of Poverty in Cook County
Information about available legal aid services to low-income families in suburban Cook County and techniques for serving this growing population.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 03/01/2012 - Effective Oral Advocacy in the Appellate Courts
Through this webcast, you will learn how to prepare for and present oral arguments in the appellate courts. This includes how to prepare an outline for your argument and how to respond to questions from the court.
Presenter(s): Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 03/01/2012 - TRO's, Preliminary Injunctions & Declaratory Judgments
TRO’s, injunctions and declaratory judgments are extraordinary remedies that most attorneys who litigate run into from time to time. This webcast serves as a refresher by summarizing the law for these remedies.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 03/01/2012 - Civil Unions & Dissolutions: From Love to Civil Union to Divorce
Information about the mechanics of a civil union, its legal meaning, recognition of civil unions and dissolution of civil unions is presented in this webcast.
Presenter(s): Center on Halsted Legal Program
Updated: 03/01/2012 - Preparing 2011 Income Taxes
This webcast interprets and explains the latest version of the tax code as well as the changes and concerns that can affect your business, your personal finances or those of your clients.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 02/29/2012 - Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
Explains the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which is an important federal housing program that assists people with disabilities
Author: Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.
Updated: 02/22/2012 - Sample Petition for Order of Protection
A Petition for Order of Protection to use as a sample.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 02/06/2012 - Sample Emergency Order of Protection
A sample Emergency Order of Protection is provided.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 02/06/2012 - Sample Disposition Order
A sample Disposition Order for an Emergency Order of Protection is provided.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 02/06/2012 - Sample Plenary Order of Protection
A sample Plenary Order of Protection is provided.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 02/06/2012 - Law at the Library: Intellectual Property
Gives information about basic issues regarding intellectual property.
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association Law at the Library Series
Updated: 01/30/2012 - Disability Rights Consortium Meeting: Advocacy on Behalf of Seniors and People with Disabilities
Disability Rights Consortium Meeting focused on the intersection of advocacy on behalf of seniors and people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 01/30/2012 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Homelessness in Chicago
Information on legal and social services available to refer clients in need.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 01/30/2012 - Law at the Library Seminar: Cleaning Up Your Credit
Webcast on how to work with the people you owe money to raise your credit score
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 01/27/2012 - Disabilities Guidebook: Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Describes your rights to social security disability benefits and supplemental security income.
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/26/2012 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Provides information about SSI, how to become eligible and avoid denial and termination of benefits.
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/19/2012 - Special Education Law
This manual provides legal advocates with the necessary information for handling a special education case in Illinois.
Author: Revisions contributed by Erin Han and Janeen Barth Schlotzer, LAF
Updated: 01/12/2012 - Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
Provides information on the various veterans benefits programs
Author: Department of Veterans Affairs
Updated: 01/06/2012 - What Constitutes Pro Bono Work?
Describes what activities are considered pro bono legal services and which ones are not.
Author: Public Interest Law Initiative
Updated: 01/04/2012 - Nonprofit Legal Assessment Training
Guidance on how to do a comprehensive legal assessment of a tax exempt organization's policies and procedures, enabling them to build internal capacity in management areas.
Presenter(s): The Law Project
Updated: 01/03/2012 - Adoption Packet - Cook County
HotDoc interview to create: Adoption Petition, RCLSP, Affidavit for publication, Consent, Background Check (CANTS), Certificate of Adoption and related orders
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation & Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 12/29/2011 - Pro Bono Project Intake Sheet
Initial intake sheet to fill out with your client.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 12/28/2011 - Order of Protection Interview Questions
The following questions are helpful when preparing a Petition for Order of Protection and the accompanying affidavit.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 12/28/2011 - Sample Affidavit
Use this sample to create an affidavit in support of your client's petition for an order of protection.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 12/28/2011 - Model Script for Emergency Order of Protection
Script to help you prepare for your client's emergency order of protection hearing.
Author: Domestic Violence Clinic
Updated: 12/28/2011 - Default Questions for Plenary Order of Protection
Sample of questions to ask your client for a default Plenary Order of Protection hearing.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 12/28/2011 - Model Script for Plenary Order of Protection
Use this script to prepare for your client's Plenary Order of Protection Hearing.
Author: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Updated: 12/28/2011 - Illinois Civil Union Law: Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions about the civil union law and what it means for Illinoisans.
Author: Lambda Legal
Updated: 12/27/2011 - Money and Property Exempt from Judgments
Consumers may keep certain property and income even if there are money judgments against them. This content describes the exemptions available to individuals when they face a judgment.
Author: Revisions Contributed by Ashlee Highland, CARPLS
Updated: 12/21/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting-The Illinois Civil Union Act
This webcast describes what a legal aid attorney needs to know about the new Illinois Civil Union Act.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 12/21/2011 - Disability Rights Consortium: Presentation by Chief Regional Counsel of HHS
This Webcast discusses the work of HHS and how it impacts people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 12/15/2011 - Practical Tips for Outreach to Immigrant Farmworkers and Landscapers (Spanish)
Information in Spanish on outreach to immigrant workers
Presenter(s): Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP)
Updated: 12/13/2011 - A Guide for Nonprofit Organizations: General Charitable Organization Compliance
Overview of general legal issues facing Illinois nonprofit, nonmember organizations.
Author: The Law Project
Updated: 12/07/2011 - Making a Visitation Plan
Information for separated and divorced parents about how to plan visits with their children
Author: Cook County Legal Providers and Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
Updated: 12/06/2011 - Tort Defense Outline
Chronological outline of the stages and steps in defending a tort claim
Author: Helaine Heydemann, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
Updated: 11/30/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws in Illinois
Webcast on the anti-discrimination statutes and protected classes enforced by the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights, and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 11/30/2011 - Simple Divorce Training for Volunteer Attorneys
Webcast on filing and completing a simple divorce pro bono
Presenter(s): Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 11/30/2011 - Questions To Ask Before You Take A Pro Bono Case Or Project
A list of questions is provided to ask before taking a pro bono case.
Author: The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 11/29/2011 - Special CBA Seminar: Life of a Tax Audit / Controversy
Information about the IRS tax audit process from examination through litigation
Presenter(s): Center for Economic Progress - Tax Clinic
Updated: 11/28/2011 - Special CBA Seminar: Innocent Spouse Relief
Webcast on innocent spouse relief from federal tax liability
Presenter(s): Center for Economic Progress - Tax Clinic
Updated: 11/28/2011 - Medicare Cost Sharing Programs
The basics of the three Medicare Cost Sharing Programs.
Author: Revisions Contributed by, Carrie Chapman, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/16/2011 - Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps
This webcast includes information about qualifying for student loan forgiveness by working in the non-profit sector.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 11/03/2011 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Medicaid
Information about Medicaid, including how it works and who is eligible
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/01/2011 - When Discretion Means Denial: The Use of Criminal Records to Deny Low-Income People Access to Federally Subsidized Housing
A review of the criminal records policies of nearly all the public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs in the state of Illinois as well as over 100 properties participating in the project-based Section 8 program.
Author: Marie Claire Tran-Leung, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Updated: 11/01/2011 - Minor Guardianship and the Illinois Probate Act
An overview of the types of minor guardianship, focusing on the Probate Act.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 10/20/2011 - Working Effectively With A Guardian Ad Litem
Information on how to work with a court appointed Guardian Ad Litem in a case involving children.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 10/19/2011 - Dissolution of Marriage Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Petition, Summons, Interrogatories, Appearance, Waiver and Consent, Financial Disclosure, Judgment, Settlement Agreement, Custody and Child Support documents, and much more.
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 09/23/2011 - Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality
Discusses the rights of those who are disabled and what the Disability Rights Bureau for the Illinois Attorney General does
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 09/23/2011 - Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program
[Text Only Version]
A legal resources and support guide for volunteers of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services's (CVLS) foreclosure mediation program.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 09/22/2011 - Claimants' Rights to Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Illinois
Guide to various issues common in determining eligibility and helping a claimant obtain unemployment insurance benefits in Illinois
Author: Written by: Jeffrey A Gilbert & Revised by: Timothy Huizenga & Miriam Hallbauer, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/20/2011 - Illinois Consignment of Art Act
Information about legal protections offered to artists.
Author: Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Updated: 09/16/2011 - Dealing with Dealers
Explains what should be included in a written agreement between an artist and dealer.
Author: Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Updated: 09/16/2011 - Legal Issues Involved in the Music Industry
Information about copyright, sampling, music publishing, trademarks, artist representation, and record labels.
Author: Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Updated: 09/16/2011 - Legal Issues in Film Production
Information about forming a production business, financing and investment, copyright, cast and crew agreements.
Author: Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Updated: 09/16/2011 - Frequently Asked Questions about Pro Bono Mentoring
Questions and answers about the Pro Bono Case Pairing and the Mentor Matching System
Author: PILI
Updated: 09/16/2011 - Overview of the Mentoring Relationship
Describes the role of and guidelines for mentors and mentees.
Author: PILI
Updated: 09/16/2011 - Tips for Successful Mentoring
Describes things that both the mentor and mentee can do to have a successful relationship
Author: PILI
Updated: 09/16/2011 - Medicaid & General Assistance Medical Assistance
Medicaid overview, including categories of eligibility, procedural rules, provider rules, information about general assistance medical assistance, liens and other claims
Author: Revisions by: Amy Marinacci, Carrie Chapman, & Katie Shelton, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/06/2011 - Mediation Program Overview
This video describes the procedures for calling mediation clients for the Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 09/06/2011 - Children's Law
Information about paternity, guardianship, emancipation, minors requiring authoritative intervention, and child abuse, neglect and dependency
Author: Revisions contributed by Kate Shank & Steve Pick, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/03/2011 - SNAP-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)
Information about the laws and regulations related to the food stamps program, eligibility, applications, overpayments and appeals
Author: Revisions Contributed by Dawn Howell & Kate McCartin, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/02/2011 - Landlord and Tenant Law
Information about Illinois private landlord tenant law, including leases, security deposits, and evictions.
Author: Revisions contributed by, Julie Harcum, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/01/2011 - Civil Practice (Illinois)
Information on Illinois Civil Procedure that includes how to file a complaint to post-trial motions in non-jury trials to enforcement of judgments.
Author: Revisions contributed by Cathy Schneider, CARPLS
Updated: 08/31/2011 - Wage Garnishments
Describes how creditors can deduct from a consumer's wages when a judgment has been entered.
Author: Revisions contributed by Michelle Weinberg, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/29/2011 - Assisting Seniors with Advanced Directives
This training is designed for pro bono attorneys who wish to assist seniors draft advance directives, such as powers of attorney and living wills.
Presenter(s): Prairie State Legal Services - Peoria Office
Updated: 08/19/2011 - Mediation: An Introduction to Mediation
This video provides a brief summary of what a mediation for the Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program will look like.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - Mediation: More Documents Needed
This mediation scenario outlines what happens when the lender needs more documents from the client.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - Mediation: Bank's Attorney Does Not Agree to a Second Mediation
This mediation scenario describes what to do if the other side does not agree to another mediation.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - Mediation: Bullying Your Client
This mediation scenario outlines what to do when the other side starts bullying your client with questions.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - Mediation: Getting a Job in the Future
This mediation scenario outlines what to do if your client is likely to get a job in the near future.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - Mediation: Denied for HAMP Modification
This mediation scenario outlines what happens when your client's HAMP modification is denied and the remaining options for your client.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - Mediation: Investor Doesn't Do HAMP
This mediation scenario outlines what happens when an investor does not participate in HAMP.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - Mediation: Dignified Exit
This mediation scenario outlines what do to if your clients only option is to relinquish the home.
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting-The Illinois Civil Union Act
Describes the requirements for and process of entering into a Civil Union
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 08/10/2011 - Inventories and Accounts for Minors and the Disabled in Cook County
The Probate Code and local rules regarding Inventory and Accounting in Adult Guardianship Cases in Cook County are demystified.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/09/2011 - Repossession Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Information about repossession law in Illinois with an emphasis on cars and household goods.
Author: Revisions contributed by, Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/04/2011 - Federally Assisted Housing
General information about federal, state and local public housing programs
Author: Revisions contributed by, Housing Law Project of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/04/2011 - Post-Judgment Debt Collections
Information for attorneys about judgment liens on real estate and the post-judgment collection methods of creditors.
Author: Revisions Contributed by, Michelle Weinberg, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/02/2011 - Mortgage Foreclosure
Illinois law on foreclosure process, defendant's options and defenses, and foreclosure scams.
Author: Revisions contributed by, Jim Brady, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/02/2011 - Illinois Drivers Licenses
Description of the law regarding revocation and suspension of Illinois Drivers' licenses.
Author: Revisions Contributed by Bernard Okitipi, CARPLS
Updated: 08/02/2011 - Defending Wage and Non-Wage Garnishments
Approaches to take when defending wage and non-wage garnishments
Author: Alan Alop (original author) and Michelle Weinberg (June 2011 revisions), Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/02/2011 - Divorce & Custody
Information about annulment, separation, divorce, bigamy, common-law marriage, dissolution, child support, custody, and visitation
Author: Revisions contributed by, Kathryn Socha, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/01/2011 - Bridging the Gap - Tips for Pro Bono Volunteers Assisting Low-Income Clients
Provides helpful tips and describes issues pro bono volunteers may encounter when assisting low-income clients.
Author: Grace Newgard, Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 07/15/2011 - Disability Rights Consortium Meeting at Equip for Equality
Gives a general description about the rights of those who have disabilities
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
Updated: 07/07/2011 - Medical Debt Relief
Webcast on medical care for those who are both uninsured and ineligible for public benefits
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/29/2011 - Debt Collection
Fair Debt Collection Act, collection agencies, debt collection acts that are prohibited, options and remedies, exemptions, post judgment collection, and garnishment
Author: Revisions contributed by Michelle Weinberg, LAF
Updated: 06/23/2011 - A Guide to Illinois Civil Appellate Procedure
This article provides information for lawyers engaged in the appellate process on how to get an appeal to a decision on the merits.
Author: The Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 06/15/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting- Issues Involved in Representing Youth (Age 16-24)
The panel will provide an overview of certain specific legal issues related to youth age 16 - 24 such as matters related to benefits, family and education, and will focus on ethical and counseling considerations in representing these youth.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 06/10/2011 - The Guidebook of Laws and Programs for People with Disabilities
Designed for individuals with disabilities, their family members, and advocates to help them understand the rights of people with disabilities and ways to protect or enforce those rights.
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/02/2011 - Motion and Order for Special Process Server - Sample Forms
Forms for issuing a special process server, including a motion, notice of motion and order
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/02/2011 - 2011 Expungement Summit Volunteer Training
This training for volunteer attorneys reviews the expungement, sealing and clemency laws and procedures for adults and juveniles with criminal records in Cook County
Presenter(s): Circuit Clerk of Cook County
Updated: 06/02/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting - Legislative Update
Webcast on recent Illinois legislative activity, focusing on the 2011 budget cuts
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association & The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 05/13/2011 - Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directive Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care or for Property, Living Will, and Cremation Declaration plus necessary Notices and Certifications
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 05/09/2011 - Disability Rights Consortium Meeting: Confidentiality in the Workplace
Webcast discussing confidentiality in the workplace
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 05/09/2011 - Pro Bono Senior Center Initiative Training
Training on how prepare Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Property, as well as Living Will Declarations.
Presenter(s): Center for Disability and Elder Law
Updated: 05/09/2011 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Medicare Program
Information for people age 65 or over, people with disabilities and people with kidney failure about their eligibility for Medicare
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/06/2011 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Medicare
Information about Medicare, including Parts A (hospital insurance), B (medical insurance), and C, how it works, who is eligible, what it costs, how to apply, services covered, supplemental policies, QMB, SLIB, and what to do if your claim is denied
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/06/2011 - Managing Resistance and Noncompliance with Clients
Training on establishing trust and rapport with challenging child and adolescent clients
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 05/06/2011 - Advising Clients on Asset Preservation and Asset Building
Training on client asset building and preservation
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 05/06/2011 - Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program -- Volunteer Training
Training on representing homeowners in Cook County's Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 04/29/2011 - Appellate Advocacy Seminar
Training on Illinois appeals advocacy
Presenter(s): Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 04/29/2011 - Law at the Library: Employment Law
Webcast on employment law from the Law at the Library series
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 04/29/2011 - Disability Rights Consortium Meeting at Equip for Equality
Webcast on new legislation impacting students with disabilities, specifically students with diabetes, allergies and asthma
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 04/27/2011 - LAF Family Law Training
Training session on family law for new LAF employees
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/26/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting-Developments in Wage Theft Law
Webcast on Illinois' new wage theft amendments which strengthen wage and hour laws and give the Illinois Department of Labor more enforcement power
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association & The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 04/26/2011 - Special Education Volunteer Training
Training on special education law for prospective helpline volunteers
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 04/21/2011 - Discovery Training
Training focused on taking discovery
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 04/21/2011 - Basics of Special Education Law: Part 1
A panel discussion on special education laws and the special education services available to Illinois school children
Author: Illinois State Bar Association
Updated: 04/21/2011 - Basics of Special Education Law: Part 2
A panel discussion on special education laws and the special education services available to Illinois school children
Author: Illinois State Bar Association
Updated: 04/21/2011 - Basics of Special Education Law: Part 3
A panel discussion on special education laws and the special education services available to Illinois school children
Author: Illinois State Bar Association
Updated: 04/21/2011 - Senior Center Power of Attorney & Living Will Initiative
Center for Disability & Elder Law workshop for pro bono attorneys on drafting Power of Attorney and Living Will documents for seniors.
Presenter(s): Thomas Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law
Updated: 04/11/2011 - What's the Standard of Review Got to Do With It?
Webcast on the Standard of Review in appellate practice
Presenter(s): Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 04/11/2011 - Representing First-Time Homebuyers Training Session
Training on representing first-time homebuyers
Presenter(s): The Law Project
Updated: 04/11/2011 - Representing Asylum Seekers
Training for attorneys interested in representing individuals in their asylum cases
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 03/30/2011 - Criminal Law Basics - Overview and Training
Training on basic criminal procedure, case stages, and legal proceedings in the Chicago criminal courts
Presenter(s): John Benson, Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Updated: 03/23/2011 - Disability Rights Consortium: Impact of the Supreme Court’s ADA Decisions
Discussion on the major Supreme Court ADA decisions
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 03/23/2011 - Joint Motion for Change of Custody
Form and instructions to request a change in custody by agreement of both parents
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 03/23/2011 - Estate Administration
Training on decedents' estate administration in Cook County
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 03/21/2011 - Child Support Enforcement Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Petition for Order on Rule to Show Cause, Affidavit in Support of Petition, Order, Notice to Withhold Income and other mailings to employer, Notice of Motion, Uniform Order of Support
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 03/18/2011 - Immigration Consequences for Juvenile Crimes
Information on the consequences of juvenile crimes on immigration status
Author: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Updated: 03/03/2011 - Witness Preparation for Trial
Training on how to properly prepare witnesses for trial
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 03/01/2011 - Representing Asylum Seekers
Training on representing asylum seekers with NIJC
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 03/01/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting- 2010 Highlights from the Field
Overview of the 2010 accomplishments of some of Chicago legal aid programs
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association & The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 03/01/2011 - Representing Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Training on how to representing immigrants under the Violence Against Women Act
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 03/01/2011 - Preparing 2010 Income Taxes
Training on preparing income taxes
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 02/25/2011 - LAF Pro Se Bankruptcy Clinic Volunteer Attorney Training
Training for volunteers with LAF's Pro Se Bankruptcy Clinic.
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 02/14/2011 - Disability Rights Consortium: Housing Discrimination
Webcast discussing housing discrimination
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 01/28/2011 - Volunteer Training - Micah Legal Aid and REACH Legal Clinic
Training for attorneys interested in volunteering with Micah Legal Aid and/or the REACH Legal Clinic
Presenter(s): Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 01/27/2011 - Holistic Advocacy
Directory of non-legal support services for use by legal aid attorneys
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 01/21/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting- Tax Issues and Resources for Attorneys
An overview of some general tax issues in areas such as divorce, custody, immigration, employment and consumer law as well as resources to assist low-income people with tax issues
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association & The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 01/21/2011 - JusticeCorps Volunteer Training on Mortgage Foreclosure
Training for the new JusticeCorps program that allows law students to assist in the Cook County Foreclosure Mediation Program
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 01/21/2011 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting- Resources to Assist Your Legal Aid Client In Crisis
Discussion on some of the options in the Chicago area to find help for your legal aid client with these more exigent needs
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 12/20/2010 - Immigration Consequences of Juvenile Delinquency
Information on the effects of juvenile delinquency on immigration status
Author: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Updated: 12/15/2010 - DHS Policy Manual
Explains the policy for the Cash, Food Stamp, and Medical assistance programs
Author: Illinois Department of Human Services
Updated: 12/10/2010 - Family Defense Center Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
Training on representing wrongfully accused parents and child care professionals in administrative hearings for neglect or abuse cases
Presenter(s): Family Defense Center
Updated: 12/03/2010 - NIJC Asylum Roundtable: The One-Year Filing Deadline
Training on legal strategies for asylum seekers with one-year filing deadline issues
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 12/03/2010 - Estate Administration
Presents a comprehensive look at decedents’ estate administration in the Circuit Court of Cook County
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 11/17/2010 - LAF Housing Training
Training on housing law
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/17/2010 - LAF Public Benefits Training
Training on public benefits
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/17/2010 - Nonprofit Board Service: Pitfalls and Possibilities for Attorney Directors
Training on what you should be aware of and avoid when serving on a non-profit board
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association & The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 11/17/2010 - Litigation Practice in Domestic Relations Court
Training on litigation techniques for Domestic Relations Court
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 11/17/2010 - Judicial Advisement Requirements for Non-Citizen Defendants in Criminal Cases
Information on the Illinois statute requiring judges to advise non-citizen defendants of immigration consequences of criminal conviction
Author: Amy Waller, Office of the State Appellate Defender
Updated: 11/09/2010 - DePaul Public Interest Law Symposium: Bringing Human Rights to Legal Services
Explores the use of human rights norms in legal service, as adopted by the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau (MLAB)
Presenter(s): DePaul Center for Public Interest Law
Updated: 11/05/2010 - Bankruptcy Project Pro-Se Help Desk Volunteer Training
Training on the Bankruptcy Project's Pro-Se Help Desk at the Dirksen Federal Building
Presenter(s): David Yen, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago - General Office
Updated: 11/03/2010 - Representing Prisoners in Civil Rights Actions: What You Should and What You Need to Know
Training on the legal issues arise when representing prisoners
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association & The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 10/29/2010 - Special Education Volunteer Training
Overview of Special Education law and how to volunteer for Equip for Equality's helpline
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 10/29/2010 - Representing Residential Tenants 1998 Edition
Manual on issues facing residential tenants
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 10/22/2010 - Representing Residential Tenants 2000 Supplement
Supplement to 1998 Manual on issues facing residential tenants
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 10/22/2010 - College Cost Reduction Access Act (CCRAA) Overview
Presentation on the College Cost Reduction Access Act and how to qualify for it
Presenter(s): Heather Jarvis, Equal Justice Works
Updated: 10/08/2010 - Growing Old Gracefully:Hospice and Other End of Life Issues
Presentations on hospices and advanced care planning. This is part two of a four part series.
Presenter(s): Prairie State Legal Services, Inc
Updated: 10/07/2010 - Growing Old Gracefully: Assessing Mental Capacity for Elder Decisions
Discussion about what constitutes mental capacity and its effect in dealing with decisions affecting elderly individuals and their families, including hypothetical scenarios. This part three of a four part series
Presenter(s): Prairie State Legal Services- Bloomington Office
Updated: 10/07/2010 - Growing Old Gracefully: Establishing Guardianship and Recent Trends
Presentation on guardianship for the elderly. Part four of a four part series.
Presenter(s): Prairie State Legal Services, Inc
Updated: 10/07/2010 - Growing Old Gracefully: Powers of Attorney Updates to Medicaid Regulations
A description of how medicaid updates affect the Illinois Power of Attorney Act.
Presenter(s): Prairie State Legal Services, Inc
Updated: 10/06/2010 - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Employment Provisions
Information about TANF's employment provisions, including applications, payments, and appeal rights, complaints about caseworkers, and crisis assistance.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 09/29/2010 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Food Stamp Program
Information about the food stamp program, including what it is, who is eligible, maximum food stamp amounts, how to apply, how to appeal a denial, termination, or reduction in food stamps, and where to go for additional information
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 09/28/2010 - Appellate Lawyers Association: Lawyers Beware!: New Burdens and Boundaries From The United States Supreme Court
Discusses practice before the US Supreme Court
Presenter(s): Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 09/24/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium: Illinois Attorney General's Disability Rights Bureau 2010 Update
Presents an update on the Illinois Attorney General's enforcement of disability rights
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 09/24/2010 - Illinois Industrial Commission Handbook on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Diseases
Information about reporting an injury or exposure, medical benefits, compensation benefits, claims, settlements and the hearing process
Author: Illinois Industrial Commission
Updated: 09/23/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium: Voting Rights for People with Disabilities
This Disability Rights Consortium meeting focuses on voting and people with disabilities
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 09/23/2010 - Senior Tax Opportunity Program (STOP)
Explains what is the Senior Tax Opportunity Program (STOP) and how it reaches out to Cook County senior citizens in danger of losing their homes due to delinquent property tax bills
Presenter(s): Center for Disability and Elder Law
Updated: 09/23/2010 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting - The “Seven Cs” of Settlement
Explains the importance of settlement consideration to prevent unnecessary litigation
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 09/20/2010 - Protecting the Rights of Tenants Living in Buildings in Foreclosure During and After the Foreclosure Process
Overview of LCBH's 2009 Report "Chicago Apartment Building Foreclosures: Impact on Tenants"
Presenter(s): Lawyers Committee for Better Housing
Updated: 09/20/2010 - Shriver Center Dialogue: Wealth-Building Blocks for Survivors of Abuse
Please join our panelists as they discuss financial education and small dollar loans, two building blocks that have helped survivors.
Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 09/20/2010 - Federal Practice Manual For Legal Aid Attorneys
A 2006 manual covering all areas of federal practice for legal aid attorneys
Author: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Updated: 09/13/2010 - Illinois Landlord Tenant Eviction Notices
A summary of Illinois law governing landlord tenant eviction notices: 5-day, 10-day and 30-day notices
Author: Diane E. Thompson, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 09/03/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video Part Two: Your Role As Volunteer
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Part Two explains how volunteers will participate at Serving Our Seniors program workshops.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/30/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video Part Three: Powers of Attorney for Healthcare
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Part Three explains basic concepts and execution of a Power of Attorney for Health Care.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/30/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video Part Four: Powers of Attorney for Property
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Part Four gives explains basic concepts and execution of Powers of Attorney for Property.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/30/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video Part Five: Living Will Declarations
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Part Five explains basic concepts and execution of Living Will Declarations.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/30/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video Part Six: Testamentary Wills
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Part Six explains basic concepts and execution of a Simple Will.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/30/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video Part Seven: Common Questions and Conclusion
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Part Seven answers common questions volunteer attorneys may encounter at Serving Our Senior workshops.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/30/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video Part One: Introduction and Program Overview
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Part One gives an overview of the goals of the Serving Our Seniors program.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/29/2010 - Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Pro Bono attorneys give legal advice and prepare documents for senior citizens needing help with estate planning.
Author: American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Chicago Bar Association Young Layers Section; Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/29/2010 - Changes to Threshold for Withholding Due to Wage Assignments
Information on changes to the minimum earnings requirements for garnishments
Author: David Yen, LAF
Updated: 08/25/2010 - Adoption Procedures in Cook County
This training discusses basic adoption practices in Cook County
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 08/25/2010 - Discipline in the IDEA
This training discusses the rules and guidelines that apply for an IDEA.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/23/2010 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Wills, Trusts and Estates
Information for senior citizens about wills, trusts, and estates, including writing, changing and revoking your will, probate court, small estates, living trusts, joint tenancy, and where to go for more information
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2010 - Filing a Bankruptcy Case
General explanation of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 08/16/2010 - Bankruptcy & Special Issues Concerning Debtors
This article covers special issues concerning debtors such as: federal offsets, student loans, possible effects on domestic relations, employment, claims against lenders, brokers and contractors, and if landlord files bankruptcy.
Author: David Yen, LAF
Updated: 08/16/2010 - Illinois Exemptions to Bankruptcy
List of bankruptcy property exemptions under Illinois law with the type and amount of exemptions and the controlling statute.
Author: Samuel Z. Goldfarb, LAF
Updated: 08/16/2010 - Miscellaneous Contract Defenses
Information about the law of unconscionability and common law defenses for breaking a contract.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 08/03/2010 - Building the House - Supportive Services in Permanent Housing
Workshop on helping Chicago's homeless service providers
Presenter(s): Natalie Hutchinson and Ann Bihrle, Lakefront Supportive Housing
Updated: 08/03/2010 - Teaching Families about Guardianship and Alternatives Training
Video on the legal process of guardianship, roles of wards and guardians and alternatives to guardianship
Presenter(s): Stacy Yusim, Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/03/2010 - Serving Clients With Mental Disabilities
Information for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff about how to serve clients with mental disabilities
Presenter(s): Barry Taylor, Equip For Equality; Wally Winter and Diana White, Legal Assistance Foundation; Shirley Helm, Thresholds; Jim Grogan, Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
Updated: 08/03/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium - Parental Rights of People with Disabilities
The April meeting focuses on parental rights of people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/03/2010 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Developmental Disabilities Programs
Information for persons with developmental disabilities about your rights under developmental disabilities programs
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Admission, Discharge and Transfer of Persons with Mental Illness
Information for persons with disabilities about your rights in a voluntary or involuntary admission to, transfer between and discharge from mental health facilities, including court procedures, treatment plans and special rules for children
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Disabilities Guidebook: Rights of Recipients of Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services
Information for recipients of mental health and developmental disability services about your rights concerning personal freedom, property, care and treatment
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Disabilities Guidebook: Rights to Confidentiality for People with Mental and Developmental Disabilities
Information for persons with mental and developmental disabilities about your rights to confidentiality, how to know if those rights have been violated and how to enforce your rights
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Illinois State Bar Association
ISBA's online information resources
Author: Illinois State Bar Association
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Pro Bono Advocacy in the Legislative Context
Video training on issues arising from pro bono legislative advocacy
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Updates to Ticket to Work and Other Programs
Presentation on Ticket to Work and the Work Incentives Improvement Act
Presenter(s): John Coburn, Health and Disability Advocates; Alan Goldstein and Cheryl Martin, Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Americans with Disabilities Act and Housing Rights for the Disabled
Video on issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) related to scope, public services and public accommodations
Presenter(s): John Whitcomb, Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Am I a Social Worker Training
How to help clients while maintaining boundaries
Presenter(s): Michelle Gellar, University of Chicago Law School’s Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Settlement: When, Amounts and What to Look out For Training
Discussion about how to approach the settlement of a prisoner's civil rights case
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Hurricane Katrina Resources for Attorneys
Information for attorneys assisting victims of Katrina as well as attorneys who have become victims of the disaster themselves
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Pro Bono Primer: Packaging Pro Bono Opportunities and Making the Most of Pro Bono Contributions
Video panel discussion regarding pro bono opportunities and volunteer strategies
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 08/02/2010 - CBA Legal Aid Committe: Is Your Office ADA Compliant?
A webcast regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and the requirements that are placed on public offices under that act
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium - Transit and Paratransit Services
A video training on the rights of people with disabilities on the transit and paratransit systems and what to do if you are denied those rights
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium - Disability Harassment
Professor Mark Weber will be discussing Disability Harassment.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium: Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education
Adele Rapport will be speaking about the work of OCR and her ideas about collaborating with the disability community.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/02/2010 - The Americans with Disabilities Act and Age Discrimination in Employment Act: A Guide for Appointed Attorneys in the Northern District
A manual for attorneys that contains a summary of the ADA (with its 2008 amendments) and the ADEA as well as summaries of employment discrimination cases decided by the Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit through July 2008.
Author: Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Updated: 08/02/2010 - Wills and Estates
Information about estate planning and probate, wills, powers of attorneys, living wills, mental health advance directives, guardianships for disabled adults
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 07/30/2010 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Detailed Table of Contents
Information for senior citizens, their family members, and advocates about the rights of the elderly and ways to protect or enforce those rights
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 07/30/2010 - Illinois Victim’s Economic Security and Safety Act (“VESSA”)
This training provides information regarding victims’ rights and employers’ obligations under VESSA.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for civil Rights Under the Law
Updated: 07/29/2010 - Self-Help Manual for DCFS Administrative Expungement Hearings
A guidebook explaining how to file an appeal with DCFS in an abuse or neglect case.
Author: Family Defense Center
Updated: 07/28/2010 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Health Care Decisions
Information for senior citizens about health care decisions, including powers of attorney for health care, living wills, and health care surrogate decision makers
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 07/23/2010 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Decisions
Information for senior citizens about financial decisions, including powers of attorney, joint bank accounts, living trusts, representative payees, and the Illinois Volunteer Money Management Program
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 07/22/2010 - Appellate Practice Seminar with Illinois Appellate Court Justices, First District
Discusses interlocutory appeals, certified questions, plain error, expedited child custody appeals, first district settlement program, effective oral arguments, preservation of the record, and drafting the statement of facts
Author: Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 07/21/2010 - Highlights of Health Insurance Market Changes Resulting from National Health Insurance Reform
Reviews the effect that the national Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have on small business and medical insurance companies based on the dates that these effects will become active
Author: Illinois Department of Insurance
Updated: 07/20/2010 - Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Illinois: A Guide for Pro Bono Attorneys
Provides an overview of the process for obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for a qualifying immigrant child currently living in Illinois
Author: National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 07/07/2010 - Proposal to Facilitate Limited Representation in Illinois Courts
Introduction to the proposed changes to Illinois' Supreme Court rules and Rules of Professional Conduct to facilitate limited representation
Author: Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 07/07/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium: City of Chicago 2010 Update
Karen Tamly, Commissioner for the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, reviews the disability-related accomplishments and priorities for the City of Chicago.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 06/29/2010 - Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program -- Volunteer Training
In 2010, the Circuit Court of Cook County initiated the Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. This training discusses what the Mediation Program is and how an attorney can take part in this program.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 06/22/2010 - National Reunification Day
Please join us to celebrate the reunification of parents with their children after being separated by the child welfare system. This is the first-ever National Reunification Day celebration in Chicago.
Presenter(s): Family Defense Center
Updated: 06/22/2010 - The Victims’ Economic Security & Safety Act
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, please join the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women for an important discussion on THE VICTIMS ECONOMIC SECURITY SAFETY ACT.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 06/10/2010 - Working with Clients that have Addictions
This training discusses best practices on how to work with clients with addictions.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 06/09/2010 - Attorney's Guide for Employment Discrimination Cases
Manual for use by attorneys appointed to represent indigent clients in employment discrimination cases
Author: Laurie Wardell and Michael K. Fridkin, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Temporary Protected Status Seminar Part One
An Immigration Law training sponsored by the Indian-American Bar Association.
Presenter(s): Indian-American Bar Association
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Temporary Protected Status Seminar Part Two
An Immigration Law training sponsored by the Indian-American Bar Association.
Presenter(s): Indian-American Bar Association
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Shriver Center Dialogue: Reports from the Frontlines in Springfield and Washington,D.C.
Join us for three insiders’ perspectives on the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session 2010 and an update on what is happening in Congress.
Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Illinois Expungement and Sealing
A training on how to evaluate eligibility for and assisting clients in applying for expungement or sealing of criminal records under the amendments effective for 2010.
Presenter(s): Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium: Healthcare Reform Legislation
Stephanie Altman from Health & Disability Advocates is the featured speaker for the May Disability Rights Consortium. She reviews the recent Healthcare Reform Legislation and discusses the implications of the legislation on people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Equip for Equality Priority Setting Meeting - 2010 Chicago
Equip for Equality's Summer 2010 annual Public Meeting.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Appellate Practice Seminar
The Appellate Lawyers Association presents a training that covers topics such as Brief Writing, Oral Argument, Supreme Court Practice, and Appellate Jurisdiction and Procedure.
Presenter(s): The Apellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Mental Health Records Confidentiality Act
Attorney Joe Monahan and the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services presents a training on the Mental Health Records Confidentiality Act.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 06/08/2010 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: What Health Care Reform Means to the Low-Income Client
At this meeting, a panel discusses the Health Care Reform Act and what it means for Low-Income Clients.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 06/08/2010 - First District Luncheon with Justice Robert R. Thomas, Supreme Court of Illinois
The Appellate Lawyers Association welcomes Justice Robert R. Thomas of the Supreme Court of Illinois as the featured speaker for its May 2010 luncheon.
Presenter(s): The Apellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 06/08/2010 - Expungement Summit Volunteer Attorney Training
The Honorable Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, will host the annual Expungement Summit on Saturday, June 5, 2010. This training provides attorneys with information on how to help people seal or expunge their criminal records.
Presenter(s): Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 05/26/2010 - Accessible Assets Training: Financial Planning Strategies for Disability Service Providers
Join financial planning experts for a FREE training for service providers on practical strategies for saving and increasing the financial stability of Social Security disability beneficiaries.
Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 05/19/2010 - Dealing with Children Exposed to Violence
This training discuses how lawyers can best work with children who have been exposed to violence.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 05/11/2010 - Family Law Seminar
This Family Law Seminar will cover several issues including Tax Issues in Divorce Cases, Military Issues, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act & The Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
Presenter(s): Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 05/10/2010 - Renter's Handbook
Information for renters about landlord-tenant relations, security deposits, repairs, safety codes, evictions and leases.
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/05/2010 - Appellate Lawyers Association: Appellate Practice Seminar with Appellate Court Justices, First District
The Association presents a unique Appellate Practice Seminar featuring five current Justices of the Appellate Court for the First District.
Presenter(s): The Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 04/19/2010 - Proposal to Facilitate Limited Representation in Illinois Courts
Outlines the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois' proposed changes to facilitate limited representation in Illinois
Author: Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 04/15/2010 - Limited Scope Legal Representation Proposal: Questions and Answers
Questions and answers about the proposed changes to Illinois' Supreme Court rules and rules of professional conduct to facilitate limited representation
Author: Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 04/15/2010 - VESSA: The Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act Manual
Manual on workplace protections for victims of domestic and sexual violence
Author: Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law & Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Updated: 04/14/2010 - What You Need to Know about the Revised NFP Act
This training covers what you need to know about the Revised NFP Act.
Presenter(s): Community Economic Development Law Project
Updated: 04/13/2010 - Working with Challenging Clients (and Counsel)
This training covers strategies and techniques as well as ethical considerations for handling challenging clients and counsel.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 04/08/2010 - Disaster Legal Services Manual
Provides general information helpful to disaster relief in Illinois on various topics, including public benefits, housing, consumer protection, and other vital issues
Author: The Illinois State Bar Association
Updated: 04/08/2010 - Representing Asylum Seekers Training
A basic training for pro bono attorneys representing immigrants who are seeking asylum.
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 04/01/2010 - Chicago Tenants Rights Hotline Volunteer Training
This webcast is a training for MTO’s Chicago Tenants Rights Hotline Volunteers. MTO’s Citywide Tenants Rights Hotline serves as a first point of contact for Chicago tenants.
Presenter(s): Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Updated: 04/01/2010 - Overview of Workers Compensation
Howard H. Ankin provides a simple overview of Workers Compensation law and process for attorneys who do not practice in the area.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 04/01/2010 - Stay Eviction Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Motion for More Time to Move Out and a Notice of Motion
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 03/30/2010 - Homeless Minor Partial Emancipation Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Petition and Notices necessary for partial emancipation of a homeless minor for purposes of receiving transitional housing services.
Author: Beth Cunningham, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, and Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 03/25/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium: Latino Community
Webcast on outreach and advocacy for the Latino disability community
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 03/15/2010 - Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association Luncheon: Petitions for Leave to Appeal
Two highly experienced Supreme Court practitioners describe how to successfully petition for, and defend against, leave to appeal to our state’s highest court.
Presenter(s): The Apellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 03/15/2010 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: The Rights of the Unmarried (Part 1)
A Brief Overview on Issues of Inheritance, Powers of Attorney and Health Care
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 03/15/2010 - Dissolution of Marriage Supplement Packet - Cook County
HotDoc interview to create: Default Motion, 2yr Waiting Period Waiver, Disclosure Statement, Pretrial Memo, Suburban Dist Request, Default Prove-Up Motion, Default Motion, Cover Sheet, Agreement, Pub Order, Pub Fee Waiver, Declaration Under UCCJA
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 03/12/2010 - Preparing Your 2009 Income Taxes
Larry Krupp interprets and explains the latest version of the tax code. He will discuss changes and concerns that can affect your business, your personal finances and those of your clients.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 03/09/2010 - Accessing Justice: Military Veterans, Servicemembers, and Their Families
Webcast on the legal problems facing veterans, servicemembers and their families, including Family Law and Wills and Estates
Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 03/09/2010 - Social Security Training
This training discusses social security overpayments, the protection of supplemental security income and disability benefits, asset protection, and asset building.
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/05/2010 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Using Illinois Legal Aid Online's Technology to Improve Your Practice
A training on how to use Illinois Legal Aid Online's Technology to Improve Your Practice and Service to Legal Aid Clients.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 03/02/2010 - Special Education Law
The Special Education Basics seminar will cover, eligibility, FAPE, LRE, IEPs - what should be in them and what to watch for, Accommodations and Modifications, Related Services, Placement, Legal Standards, and Advocacy Tips.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 02/23/2010 - Eviction Defense and Discovery Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Motion to Dismiss, Answer with Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims, Interrogatories, Requests to Produce, Notice of Deposition, Appearance, Transfer Order
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 02/10/2010 - Health Law Training
This session provides an overview on basic Health Law.
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 02/04/2010 - Disability Rights Consortium: Advocating on Behalf of People with Autism
A training on advocating on behalf of people with autism.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 01/28/2010 - Attorney's Guide for Employment Discrimination Cases
A guide for appointed attorneys on Title VII and Section 1981 cases in the Northern District of Illinois
Author: Laurie Wardell and Michael K. Fridkin, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Updated: 01/27/2010 - Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook
Information on the administration of tenant based subsidy programs, specifically Section 8
Author: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Updated: 01/20/2010 - Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs
Information on the occupancy requirements and procedures governing HUD-subsidized multifamily housing programs
Author: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Updated: 01/20/2010 - Statewide Sexual Assault Civil No Contact Order: Petition, Summons, and Order
Fill-able court forms for Sexual Assault Civil No Contact Order for statewide use, except in Cook County. Includes Summons, Petition, and Order.
Author: Conference of Chief Judges
Updated: 01/08/2010 - Eviction Defense Training Manual
The training manual for LCBH's Attorney-of-the-Day Eviction Defense project with information on pleadings, defenses, trial preparation, and post judgment motions
Author: Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
Updated: 01/07/2010 - Statewide Verified Petition for Order of Protection
Verified Petition for Order of Protection form for statewide use, expect in Cook County. December 2009 version.
Author: Confernence of Chief Judges
Updated: 01/06/2010 - Statewide Plenary Order of Protection: Findings and Order
Plenary Order of Protection Findings and Order forms for statewide use, except in Cook County. December 2009 version.
Author: Conference of Chief Judges
Updated: 01/06/2010 - 2009-2010 New Domestic Violence Laws Summary
A summary of recent changes to civil and criminal domestic violence laws.
Author: Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Updated: 01/06/2010 - Medicare
Information about the basics of Medicare, Parts A & B.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 01/04/2010 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Health Insurance
Information about health insurance for senior citizens, including the different kinds of policies, private health insurance plans, Medical Supplement (Medigap) and senior health insurance programs
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/04/2010 - Stalking No Contact Petition and Order
Fill-able forms for a Stalking No Contact Order including Summons, Petition, and Order.
Author: Conference of Chief Judges
Updated: 01/04/2010 - Comparison of Illinois Orders of Protection and No Contact Orders
A chart highlighting the major points of comparison for Orders of Protection, Sexual Assault Civil No Contact Order, and Stalking No Contact Order in Illinois.
Author: Illinois Attorney General's Office
Updated: 01/04/2010 - Statewide Emergency Order of Protection: Findings and Order
Emergency Order of Protection Findings and Order forms for statewide use, except in Cook County. December 2009 version.
Author: Conference of Chief Judges
Updated: 01/04/2010 - Five-Step Evaluation Process for SSI and SSDI Cases
Describes the elements of the five-step evaluation process.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/30/2009 - SSI/SSDI Post-Entitlement Issues
Information on post-entitlement issues for SSI and SSDI, including termination of benefits and continuing disability reviews
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/30/2009 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Social Security
Information about social security, including how it works, eligibility, working after you start receiving benefits, applying, denials and reduction or termination of benefits
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/30/2009 - Medicare and You
Information about all aspects of Medicare, including descriptions of benefits and advice on choosing a specific plan
Author: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Updated: 12/30/2009 - CBA Legal Aid Committee: Understanding the Issues in Illinois’ Budget
Provides information about how the legal aid community is affected by the current budget crisis in Illinois
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 12/18/2009 - Presumptive SSI Benefits: Impairment Eligibility and Application Process
Information on eligibility for Presumptive SSI benefits, with special attention to HIV cases
Author: Justin Hayford, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 12/18/2009 - Bankruptcy Law Training
This session provides an overview on Bankruptcy Law, including Chapter 7 and 13, stays and exemptions, venue and jurisdiction, procedures
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/16/2009 - Medicaid Spend-down
The basics of Medicaid Spend-down
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/14/2009 - TANF Medical Assistance
Information about medical assistance programs available through TANF, including details on about program eligibility and benefits
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/14/2009 - Disability Rights Consortium: Asset Building in the Disability Community
This webcast discusses asset building for people with disabilities, including education, banking and tax preparation, IDA programs and resources
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/09/2009 - Basic Consumer Law Training
This session provides an overview of consumer law, including deficiency cases, collection abuse, credit report basics, wage assignments and deductions, and arbitration clauses
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/08/2009 - Veteran's & Unemployment Law Training
This session provides an overview of basic veteran's rights and benefits, as well as unemployment eligibility and practice tips
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/08/2009 - SSI/SSDI Training
This session provides an overview of basic SSI/SSDI issues.
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/02/2009 - Orders of Protection Training
This session provides an overview of Orders of Protection that includes the identification of domestic violence, preparation forms, available resources, and strategy
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/02/2009 - CVLS Thunderdome Divorce Clinic- Session One
This training provides a substantive background for simple divorce case. Topics discussed include: grounds, child custody, child support, visitation, property and debt distribution and maintenance.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 12/02/2009 - Payday Loans and Title Loans
Information for lawyers on legal claims that can be asserted against payday lenders and title loan companies
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 11/24/2009 - Representing Landlords in Eviction Cases
Attorney Wayne Shapiro will be focusing on what you need to know to evict a tenant.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 11/17/2009 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Issues and Resources for Legal Aid Clients Who are Veterans and Servicemembers
This program provides a brief introduction for legal aid attorneys as to why they should consider screening new clients as to their military status, and some of the laws and issues that are unique to these two groups.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 11/16/2009 - Appellate Lawyers Association Luncheon: The New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct-Highlights for Appellate Lawyers
At the Appellate Lawyers Association November 2009 luncheon, panelists will discuss “The New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct-Highlights for Appellate Lawyers.”
Presenter(s): The Apellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 11/16/2009 - Special Education Training
This seminar will cover, eligibility, FAPE, LRE, IEPs, Transition Planning, Accommodations and Modifications, Related Services, Placement, Legal Standards, and Advocacy Tips.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 11/04/2009 - Discovery Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Subpoena, Requests to Produce, Requests to Admit Facts, Interrogatories, Notice of Deposition, Rule 201K Letter, and Motion to Compel
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 11/02/2009 - An Introduction to Forms of Relief from a Criminal Record - Expungement, Sealing & Pardons
This course covers the basic eligibility for expungement and sealing, the limitations of the law, procedures for filing and how to volunteer with Cabrini Green Legal Aid's Expungement Help Desk.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 10/30/2009 - Social Security Basics
An overview of how Social Security regulations affect applicants with HIV/AIDS.
Presenter(s): AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 10/30/2009 - Institutional Litigants in the Appellate Courts: Strategy and Ethics
A panel discussion at the Appellate Lawyers Association Luncheon on dealing with institutional litigants
Presenter(s): The Apellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 10/30/2009 - Representing Low-Income Tenants in Eviction Court
This training covers the basics of landlord-tenant law and procedure as well as providing an overview of how volunteers can get involved in pro bono activities through LCBH.
Presenter(s): Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing, Inc.
Updated: 10/29/2009 - Disability Rights Consortium: Filing a Discrimination Complaint
The October 2009 consortium meeting discusses how people with disabilities can file discrimination complaints with their respective agencies and discusses other procedural and substantive issues related to disability.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 10/29/2009 - An Introduction to Representing Low-Income Individuals and Families that Face a Tax Controversy with the Internal Revenue Service
This program provides an overview to resolving individual income tax matters for low income taxpayers.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 10/29/2009 - Illinois State Court Practice Training
This webcast provides an introduction to basic State Court Practice in Illinois
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 10/21/2009 - Immigration Reform 101
In this wecbast the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) discusses the status of immigration legislation in Washington, D.C., as well as how to get involved as an advocate
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 10/21/2009 - Alternative Support for Veterans: The Role of Mediation in Issues Confronting Veterans
A training that discusses basic mediation resources available to veterans
Presenter(s): Association for Conflict Resolution - Chicago Chapter
Updated: 10/16/2009 - Simple Estate Planning & Wills
Join us as the ever-popular topic of estate planning and will drafting is demystified and boiled down to basics for CVLS volunteers.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 10/14/2009 - CBA Legal Aid Committee: Understanding Illinois' New Ethical Rules
A training on the New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct: Rule 6.5 and Other Rules of Particular Interest to Legal Aid Attorneys.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 10/09/2009 - Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program in Cook County
This training will include a presentation by our HPRP Legal Services Provider (CARPLS) on eviction and foreclosure proceedings, a description of the legal services provided through CARPLS under HPRP, and the referral process.
Presenter(s): CARPLS
Updated: 10/09/2009 - Introducing the Illinois L3C
A free seminar about the new L3C structure for socially beneficial businesses.
Presenter(s): Community Economic Development Law Project
Updated: 10/06/2009 - Cross Examination of Vocational and Medical Experts
A training on how to cross examine vocational and medical experts for social security cases.
Presenter(s): Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 10/05/2009 - Climate Change Policy and Low-Income Communities
A symposium that discusses the impact of climate change policy on low- income communities.
Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 10/01/2009 - Mediation Training
A training that presents basics on mediation.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 09/24/2009 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Update on Foreclosure
Webcast of the September 2009 Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee meeting. This training highlights 2009 updates to foreclosure law.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 09/09/2009 - SSI/SSDI Overpayment Cases Training
This session will provide an introduction to SSI and SSDI overpayment cases for pro bono attorneys.
Presenter(s): Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 09/08/2009 - Special Education Training 2009
Special Education Training for volunteers and interns working with Equip For Equality.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 09/03/2009 - Estate Planning for Medicaid
This training provides information on the steps people need to take to protect their assets and future income.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 09/03/2009 - Civil Procedure Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Notice of Appearance, RCLSP/In Forma Pauperis, Notice and Consent to representation by student, and Motions to Substitute Judge, to Withdraw, to Continue, to Amend, to Vacate default, and to Transfer
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 09/02/2009 - Special Districts 2009 Edition
Information on Illinois rules and regulations governing special districts, including cemetery maintenance, soil and water conservation, drainage, fire protection, forest preserve, and sanitary districts, and tax-supported libraries
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/26/2009 - Civil Discovery Practice (Illinois) 2009 Edition
Information on discovery rules, limitations, interrogatories, production of documents, oral and written depositions, physical and mental exams, remedies for noncompliance, and special considerations for certain types of cases
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/25/2009 - Special Education Helpline Training
This training will prepare attorneys to work on the Special Education Helpline at Equip for Equality.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 08/19/2009 - Representing Victims of Domestic Abuse and Violent Crimes
This training will discuss how to represent victims of domestic abuse and violent crimes.
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 08/17/2009 - Chancery and Special Remedies 2009 Edition
Information on special performance, rescission, interpleader, shareholder derivative suits, quo warranto and mandamus, guardians and receivers, administrative review, non-compete covenants and constructive trusts
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/11/2009 - Mobile Home Parks and Illinois Law
Information about Illinois law concerning mobile home parks, including renting a mobile home, evictions, security deposits, and sale of a mobile home.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 08/06/2009 - Illinois Insurance Law 2009 Edition
Explains the various rights and duties of Illinois insurance policy holders
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 07/13/2009 - Litigating Disputed Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, and Charitable Bequests 2009 Edition
Describes the inner workings of Wills and Trusts
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 07/13/2009 - Collection Defense 2008
Defines the creditor and debtor rights and describes the court procedures including pleadings regarding debt collection
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 07/08/2009 - Joint Petition for Simplified Divorce - Will County
Form to ask the court for a simplified divorce in Will County
Author: Circuit Clerk of Will County
Updated: 07/07/2009 - Simplified Divorce Affidavit - Will County
Use this affidavit with the Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage in Will County
Author: Circuit Clerk of Will County
Updated: 07/07/2009 - Petition for Guardian of Minor Form
Use this petition to ask the court for guardianship of a minor in Will County
Author: Circuit Clerk of Will County
Updated: 07/07/2009 - Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Disabled Person
Use this form to ask the court for guardianship of a disabled person in Will County
Author: Circuit Clerk of Will County
Updated: 07/07/2009 - Advising Elderly Clients and Their Families 2008 Edition
Information related to representing elderly clients including estate and tax planning, Medicare, paying for long-term care, powers of attorney, guardianship, and elder abuse
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/30/2009 - Family Law (Illinois): Child-Related Issues in Dissolution Actions 2008 Edition
Manual on child-related issues in family law, including paternity, child custody, child abuse, child support, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and parental child abduction
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/30/2009 - Federal Loan Forgiveness for Public Interest Lawyers
Explains the recently enacted legislation on forgiveness of federal student loans for public interest lawyers.
Author: Michelle Mohr Vodenik, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Director & Public Interest/Diversity Advisor, Career Services
Updated: 06/30/2009 - Intellectual Property Law 2008 Edition
Provides practice tips and solutions to critical issues in areas of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, antitrust, licensing, the Internet, e-commerce, and cyberspace.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/30/2009 - Land Trust Administration 2008 Edition
Guides you through the practical day-to-day essentials of administering land trusts.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/30/2009 - An Overview of Ch 7 & Ch 13 Bankruptcy
Jeffrey Dan of Crane Heyman Simon Welch & Clar, and Bennett Kahn of Law Offices of Melvin Kaplan, provides an overview of consumer bankruptcy law.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 06/30/2009 - Family Law Training
A training on current issues in divorce and custody cases
Presenter(s): Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation-Central Regional Office
Updated: 06/17/2009 - Wage Deduction Order/Turnover Order
Prepare this Wage Deduction Order for the court to use in your case in Cook County.
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 06/16/2009 - Citation to Discover Assets to Third Party
File the Citation to Discover Assets to a Third Party to reach the defendant's assets in your case in Cook County.
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 06/16/2009 - Expungement Summit Video Training
An attorney training on the basics of expunging and sealing a client's criminal records.
Author: Cook County Public Defender's Office
Updated: 06/15/2009 - Appellate Practice Seminar
All day training on tips for appellate lawyers.
Presenter(s): The Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 06/08/2009 - CBA Legal Aid Meeting:Hospital Bills and the Legal Aid Client
A training that discusses the responsibility of non profit hospitals to their patients.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 06/08/2009 - Shriver Center Dialogue - How will stimulus funds improve the lives of low-income children?
A training on how stimulus funds improve the lives of low-income children in Illinois.
Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 06/05/2009 - Presentation on Employment Issues--Deferred Law Firm Associates at Legal Aid and Public Interest Organizations
Presentation on Employment Issues--Deferred Law Firm Associates at Legal Aid and Public Interest Organizations
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 06/03/2009 - Mental Health Issues
A training that presents the basics on dealing with clients with mental health issues.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 06/03/2009 - Minor Guardianship Training
A training that teaches the basics of representing clients in a minor guardianship case.
Presenter(s): Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)
Updated: 06/02/2009 - REACH Legal Clinic and Simple Divorce Program Training
Video on family, consumer, and housing law issues for pro bono attorneys
Presenter(s): REACH Legal Aid Clinic; Legal Aid Bureau
Updated: 06/02/2009 - Military Service and the Law 2009 Edition
A general understanding of the different branches of the armed forces, their respective missions, and their organizational structures.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/06/2009 - Mortgage Loss Mitigation
A training on how to work with lenders to get the best deal for a client who is behind on their mortgage or in foreclosure.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 05/05/2009 - Family Law Training
A video training on Family Law issues. Discusses how to strategize a case from start to finish.
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/13/2009 - Bankruptcy Law
A training on Bankruptcy Law issues.
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/09/2009 - Mediation: What Works and What Doesn't
An Appellate Luncheon training on Mediation by mediators in the 7th Circuit.
Presenter(s): The Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 04/09/2009 - Advanced Care Planning
A training on Advanced Care Planning
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 04/09/2009 - Apellate Practice Seminar
Judges in the Fourth District of The Appellate Court of Illinois will discuss tips on appearing in court.
Presenter(s): The Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 04/09/2009 - Illinois Department of Labor Minimum Wage/Overtime Claim Form
A fill-able Illinois Department of Labor Minimum Wage/Overtime Claim form
Author:
Updated: 04/03/2009 - Working with Challenging Clients
Speakers will present solid strategies and techniques as well as ethical considerations for handling challenging clients
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 04/01/2009 - NIJC Representing GLBT/HIV + Refugees and Asylum Seekers
A training that presents basics on how to represent HIV Positive/GLBT clients who are refugees or who are seeking asylum.
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 03/31/2009 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting
Your Legal Aid Client’s Safety Net Programs: Current Challenges and the Impact of the Federal Stimulus Bill
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 03/24/2009 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Age and Disability Discrimination
Information about discrimination in employment, housing, access to federal programs, access to credit and enforcing your rights
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/04/2009 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Your Rights as a Consumer
Information about consumers' rights, including home improvement scams, telemarketing scams, open-end credit scams, door-to-door sales, phone slamming and credit cards
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/04/2009 - Domestic Violence and Civil Orders of Protection
A training that provides basics on orders of protection
Presenter(s): The Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 03/04/2009 - Preparing 2008 Income Taxes
A training explaining basics on how to file your 2008 taxes.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 03/04/2009 - Disability Rights Consortium: Pending Disability-Related Legislation
A training by EFE on pending disability-related legislation.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 03/04/2009 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Nursing Homes
Information about choosing a nursing home, financial assistance and residents' rights
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/03/2009 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Assisted Living and Shared Housing
Describes alternatives to nursing homes including who is eligible, services provided and residents' rights
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/03/2009 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Supportive Living Program
Explains what supportive living facilities are, who is eligible, the services provided and residents' rights
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/03/2009 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled
Information about AABD, including cash assistance, who is eligible and how to apply, your grant amount, how to appeal a denial, termination or reduction, and where to go for more information
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/16/2009 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Criminal Records Related Issues
Resources available for legal aid service providers who are helping clients with criminal records.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 02/06/2009 - LSC TIG Conference 2009: TIG Highlights-Baselines, Responses, and Upcoming Grants
LSC TIG Conference 2009: TIG Highlights-Baselines, Responses, and Upcoming Grants
Presenter(s): Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grants Program
Updated: 02/06/2009 - Individualized Education Program Meetings for Students with Special Education Needs
This training will provide information on representing juveniles with special education needs at IEP meetings.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 02/06/2009 - Immigration Issues in Family Law
Immigration attorney Richard Hanus will discuss immigration law as it relates to family law issues, including adoption and child custody.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 01/28/2009 - Representing Unaccompanied Minors
This training will better equip attorneys to handle unaccompanied minor immigration cases.
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 12/18/2008 - Overview of Immigration Basics
Overview of Immigration Basics: Inadmissibility and Deportability, Family-Based Petitioning, Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing and Naturalization
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 12/15/2008 - Foreclosure-related Eviction Training
This training will focus on representing tenants who are being evicted either through a supplemental proceeding in a foreclosure case or a separate forcible entry and detainer action.
Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/15/2008 - CARPLS Volunteer Training: Landlord-Tenant
A Landlord-Tenant Training for volunteer attorneys at CARPLS.
Presenter(s): CARPLS
Updated: 12/15/2008 - CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Debt Collection Issues
The panel members will provide a perspective on the growing number of collection suits which are being seen at the Daley Center and available resources for these cases.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 12/15/2008 - Special Education Clinic Training: IEP and Expulsion
Webcast of Special Education Clinic Training held by Equip for Equality recorded on 04.09.08
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/09/2008 - Representing Asylum Seekers
This training will equip attorneys with a thorough understanding of asylum law, and the basic practices and procedures of asylum cases.
Presenter(s): National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 12/05/2008 - Basic Motion Practice in Divorce Cases
An overview of pleadings and common motions used in the litigation of divorce cases.
Presenter(s): Darryl Apperton, Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Updated: 12/05/2008 - Vehicle Deficiency Defense Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Answer, Counterclaims, Interrogatories, and Requests to Produce for use in defending client sued by lender for deficiency after repossession and sale of automobile.
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 12/05/2008 - Hospital Bill Defense Against Non-Profit Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Answer, Interrogatories, and Requests to Produce for use in defending clients sued for non-payment of medical bills. For use against non-profit medical facilities only.
Author: Alan Alop of Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 12/04/2008 - The LAF Guide to Relevant Statutes of Limitations and Other Time Deadlines
Tables and materials summarizing statutes of limitations in various types of actions, including bankruptcy, civil procedure, employment, family, housing, social security, and welfare
Author: LAF
Updated: 11/21/2008 - Youth Transitional Housing Programs
A training covering the basics for a program interested in seeking licensing to be a YTHP.
Presenter(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Law Project
Updated: 11/20/2008 - Immigration Raids, Due Process and the Separation of Powers: Implications from Postville and Beyond
Legal discussion of an ICE workplace raid in Postville, Iowa, during the summer of 2008, and its impact on the detained undocumented workers and the community.
Presenter(s): DePaul University College of Law Center for Public Interest Law
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Keeping the Lights On: Representing Clients to Prevent Utility Shut-offs
This session will look at traditional legal strategies for helping clients maintain or restore utility services.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Keeping Kids in School: Defending Expulsion and Suspension Cases & Education Rights of Homeless Children
This session will address two realities that deny low-income children access to education: expulsion or other disciplinary procedures, and homelessness.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Working with Difficult Clients
This session provides practical tips for effectively working with difficult clients.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Collaborating Beyond the Legal Aid Community
A how-to for legal aid attorneys who need the services of other non-legal professionals.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Identifying and Fighting Fiduciary Fraud of Seniors
This session will outline legal remedies available to victims of fiduciary fraud.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Don’t Know Much About Bankruptcy: The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Your Practice
This session is designed for advocates who practice in areas other than bankruptcy, but who need to know about how bankruptcy might impact their cases in those other areas.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Build Wealth, Not Debt: Strategies for Helping Clients Out of Poverty
This session will explore practical strategies for helping poverty stricken individuals.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Immigration Law Basics for Non-Immigration Attorneys
This session will familiarize the non-immigration practitioner with the basics of the immigration process.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Helping People Help Themselves: Pro Se Assistance Initiatives
This session introduces attendees to various models of pro se assistance that are being used in Illinois.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Unlawful Presence: 3, 10 and Permanent Bar
An Immigration Rights training for pro bono attorneys.
Presenter(s): DePaul Legal Clinic
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Advocating for Clients Who Have Mental Disabilities
This training will discuss how to best advocate for someone who has a mental disability.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Cultural Competency in the Delivery of Legal Services
This session will address the issue of cultural competency and will include active participation by attendees.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in Everyday Legal Aid Practice
This session will look at some of the most common ethical issues facing legal aid lawyers
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Kids are Expensive: How to Collect Child Support and Obtain Public Benefits for Children
This session will address strategies for helping clients collect child support.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - VAWA and the Safe Homes Act: Housing Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
This session will provide information on the housing protections under the Violence Against Women Act and the Safe Homes Act.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - The ABCs of Auto Fraud: Common Car Dealer Practices and How To Fight Them
Learn how to interpret your client’s experience at the car dealership and raise the legal claims and defenses arising from those practices.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Skills for Supervisors: Providing Effective Feedback
This session is designed for managers and supervisors at all levels who want to learn how to provide feedback which will result in positive change and growth.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Getting it Done: Effective Time Management
This session is designed to address the stresses caused by the many demands on legal aid attorneys and paralegals.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - ESI Files: How To Get Electronically Stored Information And Use It Effectively
This session will discuss various examples of ESI and explore how to use discovery tools to obtain ESI related to your case.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Government Benefits
This informative and interactive workshop will focus on government benefit eligibility.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Can the House be Saved? Foreclosure Basics and Identifying Cases Where You Can Make a Difference
This session will address the basics of foreclosure.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Settling Your Case: Pros and Pitfalls
This session will address several aspects of settling cases
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - A Trillion Dollars Here, A Trillion Dollars There: It Starts to Add Up
This session will provide a candid look at what inadequate tax policies and structural deficits at the state and federal level mean for you.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Loan Forgiveness for Legal Aid Attorneys: Legislative Responses to the Student Debt Crisis and More
Learn how student loan repayments will be affected by provisions of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Appellate Lawyers Association Luncheon
A luncheon program featuring the Honorable Richard Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Presenter(s): Apellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Beyond the Bailout: Real Solutions to the Subprime Crisis
Beyond the Bailout: Real Solutions to the Subprime Crisis
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - 30 Technology Tips to Enhance Your Everyday Practice
This session will offer useful tips for advocates, from integrating statewide web sites into their practice to managing documents.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Emerging Issues in the Delivery of Pro Bono Services
This session will focus on helping programs bolster their efforts to provide pro bono legal services.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - How to Present Your Case Effectively at an Administrative Hearing
Training session for advocates on how to conduct a successful hearing before an administrative agency, such as Social Security Administration and Illinois Department of Human Services.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - "Non-Profit" Hospitals and Patient Billing: It's Enough to Make You Sick
Learn about the evolution of hospital patient care finance in this country
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Special Issues in Housing: Defending Subsidized Housing and Mobile Home Residents In Eviction Actions
Learn how to use the latest housing regulations to your advantage in eviction proceedings.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Turn that Paper into Real Protection: Enforcing Orders of Protection
This session will teach you how to effectively use the civil and criminal courts to enforce orders of protection.
Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Updated: 11/19/2008 - Working with Clients Who Have Psychiatric Disorders
Mary Hasse will help volunteers better understand how to work with parties or clients with psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 11/07/2008 - Immigration Remedies for Victims of Crime, Trafficking, and Domestic Violence
At this panel, presenters will discuss three remedies available to immigrant victims of crime and trafficking – the U visa, the T visa, and the self-petition under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 11/07/2008 - Use of Digital Video Depositions in Court: Direct and Cross
In this second seminar presented by FTI, the presenter talks about best ways to produce video depositions.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 11/07/2008 - Signing On to Signature Projects
A discussion about the risks, results, and rewards of signature projects
Presenter(s): Pro Bono Initiative
Updated: 11/07/2008 - Serving as a Guardian Ad Litem in Probate Court
Learn how to be a GAL in Cook County Probate cases involving persons with disabilities
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 10/30/2008 - Disability Rights Consortium: Emergency Evaculation
The topic this month will be the emergency evacuation of people with disabilities.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 10/23/2008 - October CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting
The training will cover Amendments to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules 716 and 756 and tactics on how to best Increase Access to Justice by Using Retired/Inactive Attorneys and Corporate Counsel in Your Pro Bono Program.
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 10/17/2008 - Trafficking of Women and Girls: Forced Labor, Forced Prostitution, and Hope
Jane Tafel talks about Hagar, U.S.A.'s work in the recovery and empowerment of victims of human rights abuses. Martina Vandenberg addresses human trafficking in the United States.
Presenter(s): Save Our Sisters; The Jenner & Block Women’s Forum; LexisNexis; PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Updated: 10/07/2008 - Appellate Lawyers Association Luncheon: Amicus Briefs
Illinois Solicitor General Michael Scodro opens the Appellate Lawyers Association's program year to speak on amicus briefs
Presenter(s): Appellate Lawyers Association
Updated: 10/02/2008 - Setting Up a 501(c)(3)
Elaine Wilson goes over basic procedures for setting up a 501(c)(3) organization
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 09/23/2008 - The New Form 990: Are You Ready?
A free seminar on the new Form 990. This presentation will address the major changes to the new Form 990 and potential pitfalls to avoid.
Presenter(s): Illinois Bar Foundation
Updated: 09/17/2008 - Project Salute: Veteran's Benefit Training
Video training for Project SALUTE, a program through which attorneys volunteer to assist local veterans in VA disability and pension benefits claims
Presenter(s): Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 09/15/2008 - Contract Law Archive 2006 Edition
This 2006 edition of Contract Law is based in part on Contracts and Sales of Goods, which has been significantly revised and restructured
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/14/2008 - Forcible Entry and Detainer Actions 2007 QuickGuide
Prepares you to win with strategies, practice tips, and guidance covering areas, such as statutory indications for forcible entry and detainer actions, statutory notices, defenses, counterclaims, judgment, post-trial motion practice, and appeals.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/14/2008 - Predatory Mortgage Lending 2008 QuickGuide
Prepares you to meet the legal challenges of predatory mortgage lending by covering the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law, predatory lending practices, legal remedies for mortgage abuses, and liability of assignees and holders.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/14/2008 - Retirement Benefits Issues in Estate Planning 2007 Edition
Prepares you to maximize the estate planning potential of every retirement plan
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/14/2008 - Special Needs Trusts 2008 Edition
This handbook guides you in drafting an estate plan that will avoid reduction (or even elimination) of potential government benefits for the special needs child
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/14/2008 - The Trial of an Illinois Capital Case 2008 QuickGuide
Provides insights, experiences, and practical advice based on years of trying death penalty cases in Illinois.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/14/2008 - Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions 2007 Edition
Prepare to tackle environmental issues for commercial landlords, manufacturers, real estate developers, government agencies, or private landowners.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 08/14/2008 - An Overview of Employment Litigation
Labor and employment attorney Marc J. Siegel of Cafarelli & Siegel Ltd. will answer employment litigation questions.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 07/29/2008 - Engaños en ejecución de préstamos hipotecarios
Una transcripción para un video descubriendo unas tipos de engaños en ejecución hipotecaria
Author: CBA-YLS Video Development Team
Updated: 07/09/2008 - Service Members Civil Relief Act Presentation
John Costello runs the veteran’s rights project at Legal Assistance Foundation. He will give an introduction of overview of the Service Members Civil Relief Act.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 06/19/2008 - Simple Will Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Simple will for gifts of cash, personal property and real property, and guardianship of minor children
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 06/16/2008 - Disability Rights Consortium - Assistance Technology
The Disability Rights Consortium Meeting by Equip for Equality from January 2008. The January meeting will be focusing on assistive technology.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 06/11/2008 - False Claims to Citizenship, Voter Registration & Voting
Presenter(s): DePaul Legal Clinic
Updated: 06/03/2008 - Disabilities Guidebook: How to Protect and Enforce Your Rights Under the Illinois Human Rights Act
Describes how disabled persons can enforce their rights under Illinois laws that protect against discrimination in employment, housing, access to financial credit, and the availability of public accommodations
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/02/2008 - Employment Discrimination
Information about employment discrimination laws, both federal and state. Includes information about enforcement agencies, lists protected classes and who may be sued, and outlines claim process and overlap between state/federal agencies.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 06/02/2008 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Marriage and Divorce
Information for senior citizens about marriage, divorce, annulment and legal separation
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/02/2008 - U Non-Immigrant Visas for Victims of Crimes
Archived webcast of training on the U Non-Immigrant Visas for victims of crimes.
Presenter(s): DePaul Legal Clinic
Updated: 05/29/2008 - How to Defend a Collection Case
A archived webcast of the training How to Defend a Collection Case recorded by Chicago Volunteer Legal Services on April 23, 2008
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 05/29/2008 - Disability Rights Consortium - Special Education and School Discipline
This meeting will focus on the intersection of special education and school discipline, including issues involving the juvenile justice system.
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 05/29/2008 - Special Needs Trust
This video training provides information about the growing area of special needs planning.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 05/27/2008 - Understanding Financial Statements
Understanding Financial Statements is an introduction to financial statement analysis and presentation.
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 05/27/2008 - Appellate Advocacy Training
This Appellate Advocacy Training covers Brief Writing, Oral Arguments, and Appellate Procedure and Jurisdiction.
Presenter(s): Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation-East. St. Louis Office
Updated: 05/27/2008 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Grandparents and Grandchildren
Information for grandparents about visitation, custodial arrangements, financial assistance, Illinois school district residency requirements, immunizations and emergency medical care
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/21/2008 - Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities
Information about an organization that operates a number of programs for the metropolitan Chicago housing markets, including legal action, housing counseling, education, and advocacy
Author: Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities
Updated: 05/20/2008 - National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Information about promoting community reinvestment by building the capacities among existing and emerging community organizations and by creating community and government support
Author: National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Updated: 05/20/2008 - Illinois Legislative Contacts
Contact information for Illinois senators and representatives
Author: Illinois General Assembly
Updated: 05/20/2008 - Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Information about local and regional economic development agencies and assistance for small businesses
Author: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Updated: 05/19/2008 - Drafting an Order
Explains how to draft an order for State Court, with example.
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - List of Materials for State Court
Lists which documents are needed for State Court practice
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Outline for State Court Practice
Explains the procedures to follow and resources needed for practicing in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counter Claim
Answer, affirmative defense and counter claim form for use in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Motion to Quash
Motion to Quash for use in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Motion to Consolidate
Motion to Consolidate for use in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Subpeona for Depostion, with Rider
Subpeona for Depostion, with Rider, for use in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Subpoena for Deposition - Documents in Lieu of Deposition
Subpeona for Depostion - Documents in Lieu of Deposition for use in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Motion to Compel
Motion to Compel for use in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Motion for Sanctions
Motion for Sanctions for use in State Court
Author: Vivian Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/08/2008 - Affidavit for Service by Publication and Letter to Client
Sample letter to client for service by publication and Affidavit for Service by Publication for use in Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/07/2008 - Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage by Publication
Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage by publication for use in Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/07/2008 - Motion in Limine - Confidential Informant's Statements Are Hearsay
Sample Motion in Limine to exclude confidential statements in a forcible action in Cook County
Author: Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/07/2008 - Letter Informing Office of Public Guardian of Ad Litem Guardianship of Minor
Form letter informing GAL of status of case and giving permission to interview client
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/28/2008 - Motion to Withdraw
Sample Motion to Withdraw for use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/28/2008 - Motion to Quash Service and Vacate Ex-Parte Judgment
Sample Motion to Quash Service and Vacate Judgment for use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/28/2008 - Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint
Sample Motion of Leave for use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/28/2008 - Appearance and Motion to Transfer Venue
Appearance and Motion to Transfer Venue for use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/28/2008 - Letter to Agency Requesting Custody Evaluation Prior to Marriage Dissolution
Form letter requesting a custody evaluation prior to a divorce
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/26/2008 - CHA Residential Lease Agreement
A standard lease agreement with the CHA
Author: Chicago Housing Authority
Updated: 03/26/2008 - Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual
A manual that guides attorneys and representatives on practice before the Board
Author: Board of Immigration Appeals
Updated: 03/26/2008 - PBI 2008 Agency Series: Engaging Pro Bono Volunteers
A webcast of the training Engaging Pro Bono Volunteers by Pro Bono Initiative recorded on March 10 2008
Presenter(s): Pro Bono Initiative
Updated: 03/25/2008 - CBA Legal Committee Meeting: Court Desks
A webcast of the training Court Desks by The Chicago Bar Foundation recorded on March 13, 2008
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2008 - Complaint for Breach of Contract and Violation of Insurance Code
Sample complaint against an insurance company for breach of contract
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/24/2008 - CHA Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy
CHA manual for fiscal year 2009
Author: Chicago Housing Authority
Updated: 03/24/2008 - Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Sample Client Letter
Sample letter to incarcerated client announcing your appointment and preparing client for your initial visit
Author: James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 03/21/2008 - Illinois Department of Corrections Authorization for the Release of Information
Sample form to give a prison permission to release information about a specific prisoner
Author: James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 03/21/2008 - Motion for Substitution of Judge
Sample Motion for Substitution of Judge for use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/04/2008 - Motion to Withdraw As Attorney with Letters of Notice to Clients
Sample Motion to Withdraw because of no contact from clients for use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/04/2008 - Worker's Action Guide
Explains procedures for implementing the Cash, Food Stamp and Medical Assistance Programs
Author: Illinois Department of Health Services
Updated: 03/03/2008 - CLAIM Family Law Clinic Training
This training covers the CLAIM Family Law Clinic and the law you need to know to volunteer at the clinic
Presenter(s): CLAIM
Updated: 03/03/2008 - Veterans Disability Rights Consortium Meeting: Rights and Legal Resources
This training covers veterans laws and issues for legal aid advocates and available resources
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 03/03/2008 - Worksheet Assessing Misdemeanor Traffic Fees, Fines, Costs and Penalties
A form for Cook County which breaks down the costs of several traffic offesnse
Author: Cook County
Updated: 03/03/2008 - Traffic Offense Order Assessing Fines, Fees and Costs
Order detailing fines for traffic offenses in Cook County
Author: Cook County
Updated: 03/03/2008 - Motion to Vacate Default Judgment and for Leave to File Additional Appearance, Instanter
Sample Motion to Vacate for Use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/03/2008 - Petition to Vacate Judgment
Sample Petition to Vacate Judgment for use in Cook County
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/03/2008 - Chicago Housing Authority Transfer Procedures
Explains procedures to transfer within CHA
Author: Chicago Housing Authority
Updated: 02/26/2008 - Filing an Internet Appeal with Social Security
Explains the Social Security Administration's online appeal process if a claimant's application is denied.
Author: Social Security Administration
Updated: 02/14/2008 - Joint Simplified Divorce
Gives an overview of joint simplified divorce
Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 02/11/2008 - Pro Bono Training: How to Handle a DCFS Expungement Appeal
A video training about the importance of DCFS expungement cases and information about the new pro bono program
Presenter(s): Family Defense Center
Updated: 02/06/2008 - Special Education Clinic Training 2008
Information on special education issues for people with disabilities
Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
Updated: 02/06/2008 - Disabilities Guidebook: Liability for the Cost of Care in State Operated Mental Health and Developmental Disability Facilities
Explains that recipients of mental health treatment or habilitation services provided in state operated facilities or their families are required to pay for services within their means
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/05/2008 - Lockout Packet
HotDoc interview to create: Letter to landlord, Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, memorandum of law in support of TRO, Complaint, and related affidavits.
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 01/30/2008 - Adoption Procedures and Practices in Cook County
Explains the process and legal details of adoption proceedings in Cook County
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 01/30/2008 - Subpoena in a Civil Matter
Use this Subpoena to demand testimony or documents in a civil case in Cook County
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 01/29/2008 - Getting Temporary Child Support
Describes the documents needed for getting temporary child support and reviews solutions to possible situations lawyers may encounter
Author: LAF
Updated: 01/29/2008 - Housing Protections for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Information about legal housing protections put in place to help victims of domestic and sexual violence escape abusive and dangerous situations
Author: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Updated: 01/28/2008 - Disabilities Guidebook: Relief from Student Loans
Describes the program that allows you to discharge or defer student loans if you are disabled or if you care for a disabled person
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/23/2008 - Homeless Persons and Social Security Claims: A Primer
Advice for attorneys who wish to help the homeless, but whose practice area is not poverty law
Presenter(s): Law Project of Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Updated: 01/15/2008 - The ADA and Website Accessibility
Explains issues related to web access for the disabled
Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 01/11/2008 - Form 990: Much More than a Tax Return
A video training about the Form 990, its importance and tips on filling it out
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 01/10/2008 - Defending a Traffic Accident Case
Discusses the best way to defend a motor vehicle property damage lawsuit and also reviews settlement negotiations, the ins and outs of dealing with insurance companies, comparative negligence and related issues
Presenter(s): Tony Monaco, Swanson Martin & Bell
Updated: 01/02/2008 - Employment Issues for Individuals with HIV
Covers issues that confront clients with HIV in the workforce
Presenter(s): AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 12/21/2007 - Moving Your Volunteers Beyond Their Zones of Comfort and Experience
Webcast explaining different ways to get attorneys involved in pro bono work that is outside of their comfort zone
Presenter(s): Pro Bono Initiative
Updated: 12/21/2007 - Developing and Delivering Effective Presentations and Trainings for Law Firm and Corporate Pro Bono Attorneys
This second and final program in the 2007 Pro Bono Initiative Agency Series is focused on micro level strategies for delivering personal pitches of your program and delivering effective and useful trainings to firms and corporations
Presenter(s): Bob Glaves, Chicago Bar Foundation; Michael Bergmann, PILI Pro Bono Initiative; Todd Solomon, McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP; Pauline Levy, McDonald's Corporation
Updated: 12/21/2007 - Affidavit for Service by Publication
An affidavit for service of summons by publication
Author: Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 12/19/2007 - Motion to Strike and Dismiss Complaint
Sample form to strike and dismiss a complaint for Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/13/2007 - Jury Selection Questions and Jury Profiles
Sample questions for jury selection and descriptions of ideal jurors for defending an eviction case
Author: Richard Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/13/2007 - Confidentiality for HIV+ Clients
Training on the AIDS Confidentiality Act
Presenter(s): Ann Hilton, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 12/10/2007 - Risk Factors That Assess Lethality in Domestic Violence Batterers
Lists risk factors which assess lethality in domestic violence batterers and sources that describe the factors
Author: Jeri Martinez
Updated: 12/06/2007 - Medicaid Disability Sample Argument to CAU-Mental Impairments
Sample letter of argument to Client Assessment Unit (CAU) in support of finding disability based upon mental impairments.
Author: Susan M. Simone, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 12/06/2007 - Top Ten ADA Issues Under Titles II and III
Describes ten prevalent ADA issues and explains the seminal cases for each issue
Author: Barry C. Taylor, Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/04/2007 - Being 'Qualified' Under the ADA After Making Previous Contradictory Statements About Disability
Information about contradictory disability statements in fact specific circuit by circuit breakdown
Author: Barry C. Taylor, Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/04/2007 - Employee Leave for Medical Reasons: The Applications and Interactions of the ADA and FMLA
Describes contrast between ADA and FMLA on coverage, application and enforcement of medical leave
Author: Alan M. Goldstein, Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/04/2007 - Top Ten ADA Issues Under Title I
Describes ten prevalent ADA issues and explains the seminal cases for each issue
Author: Barry C. Taylor, Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/04/2007 - Service Animals Under the ADA
Information about supervision, entitlement, certification and accommodation of service animals
Author: Sarah Price, Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/03/2007 - Disability Harassment In the Workplace: An Emerging Theory Under the ADA
Explains disability harassment, the standard courts use for disability harassment and the case law
Author: Rose Stein, Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/03/2007 - Practical Tips When Bringing an ADA Title I Case
Describes tips to overcome the procedural, substantive and emotional hurdles of ADA Title I claims
Author: Barry C. Taylor, Equip for Equality
Updated: 12/03/2007 - Defendant's Interrogatories to Plaintiff
Sample defendant interrogatories to plaintiff in response to subsidized housing termination in Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/28/2007 - Letter to Client - Notice that Dissolution of Marriage Filed
Sample letter to client notifying that dissolution case has been filed with explanation of subsequent steps
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/28/2007 - Subpoena for Documents - Bank Records
Sample subpoena for bank records in the Domestic Relations Division of Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/28/2007 - Defendant's First Motion and Order in Limine
Sample motion to exclude gang affiliation as prejudicial in CHA forcible action
Author: Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/28/2007 - Agreed Order with Leave to Reinstate
Cook County court form for landlord/tenant eviction settlement and negotiation
Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/21/2007 - Emergency Motion for Appointment of Receiver
Use this Motion to ask the court to appoint a receiver if your landlord has not paid the utility bills
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/21/2007 - Agreed Order with No Serious Lease Violation
Sample Cook County landlord/tenant agreed order with no serious violation of lease agreement
Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/21/2007 - Appearance and Jury Demand
Appearance and Jury Demand for use in the Municipal Department, Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/19/2007 - Agreed Order - Continuation for Compliance
Court form for eviction settlement and negotiation
Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/15/2007 - Petition For Adoption: Biological Parents Not Married and Found to be Unfit Parents
A petition to adopt a child when the biological parents were not married and one has been found to be an unfit parent
Author: Tracey L. Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/15/2007 - Order Denying Petition to Modify Child Support
Sample court order denying a petition to modify child support payments
Author: Susan Craven, CARPLS
Updated: 11/15/2007 - Attorney's Letter as a Guardian ad Litem to the Ward
Letter from an attorney, who has been appointed by the court as a Guardian ad Litem, to the ward
Author: Jean Adams
Updated: 11/15/2007 - Trial Practice in Municipal Court Transcript
Explains basic municpal court practice
Presenter(s): Janet Hermann, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 11/14/2007 - CARPLS Volunteer Attorney Training: Consumer Law and Bankruptcy
Explains basic consumer law and bankruptcy concepts for attorneys
Presenter(s): David Yen, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/13/2007 - Summary of Law Regarding Illegal Lockouts
A description of Illinois law about a landlord's illegal lockout of a tenant
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/12/2007 - Immigration for the Non-Immigration Lawyer: What You Need to Know about Representing Children
Outlines the major issues involved in representing children in immigration cases
Presenter(s): Sioban Albiol, DePaul University College of Law; Nora Phillips, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago; Claudia Valenzuela, National Immigrant Justice Center
Updated: 11/12/2007 - Practical Tips for Handling Special Education Issues
Information on basic concepts in special education law for non-special education lawyers
Presenter(s): Matthew D. Cohen, Olga Pribyl, Consuelo Puente, Debra J. Wysong
Updated: 11/09/2007 - Chicago Community Land Trust Buyers Attorney Training
A webcast training about the function of the Chicago Community Land Trust
Presenter(s): Community Economic Development Law Project
Updated: 11/08/2007 - Trafficking in Persons
Explains human trafficking for non-governmental organizations
Author: The Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor
Updated: 10/29/2007 - Five Habits of Cross-Cultural Lawyering
Information about how to counsel clients from different cultures and understanding cultural differences
Author: Sue Bryant & Jean Koh Peters
Updated: 10/25/2007 - Basic Traffic Court Practice
Describes the location, layout and basic practice involved in traffic court
Presenter(s): Jesus Perez, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 10/25/2007 - Effectively Marketing Your Agency's Pro Bono Program
Training on how to effectively use various tools to promote your pro bono programs, including websites, newsletters, and email.
Presenter(s): Michael Bergmann, Pro Bono Initiative, Rob Acton, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic, Murray Coffey,Jenner & Block LLP, Lisa Colpoys, Illinois Legal Aid Online, Mary Meg McCarthy, National Immigrant Justice Center, Allegra Rich, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
Updated: 10/23/2007 - Reporting Pro Bono Work
An explanation of the rules on reporting Pro Bono activity and the potential rule modifications that have been proposed
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 10/23/2007 - Family Law Training
Information on various aspects of family law
Presenter(s): Nina Tarr, Julie Keehner Katz, Honorable Timothy Olson, Marta Papa, Martha Eller
Updated: 10/23/2007 - Subpoena for Documents - Employment, Income
Sample form of subpeona for documents
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 10/15/2007 - Asylum and Refugee Resources
Research materials and links to information on refugees, asylum, country conditions and international treaties
Author: University of Minnesota Institute for Global Studies
Updated: 10/15/2007 - Rescue Fraud: The New Face of Predatory Lending
Explains rescue fraud and various possible claims against it, as well as legislative responses
Author: Daniel Lindsey, LAF
Updated: 10/12/2007 - Home Equity Loans
Information about consumer rights with regard to home equity loans.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 10/11/2007 - Employer Personality Testing Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Explains when personality tests can be used by an employer
Author: Equip for Equality
Updated: 10/10/2007 - Foster Care and Termination of Parental Rights
Information about foster care, termination of parental rights and the "Best Interest of the Child" standard
Author: Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers
Updated: 10/10/2007 - Motion for Consolidation
Sample motion to consolidate eviction and quiet title actions
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Response to Motion to Dismiss
Sample response to lender and 3rd-party purchaser's motion to dismiss complaint to quiet title
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Response to Motion for Use and Occupancy Pending Trial
Sample response to motion for use and occupancy pending trial in an action to quite title alleging that sale of home was actually an equitable mortgage
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Response to Motion for Use and Occupancy- Mortgage Foreclosure
Sample response to motion for use and occupancy in mortgage foreclosure case alleging that mortgage was based on a forged deed
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Response to 2-615 Motion to Dismiss
Sample response to lender's motion to dismiss for complaint to quiet title alleging an equitable mortgage and unjust enrichment
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Petition for Intervention and Motion to Vacate Default Judgment
Sample petition for intervention with motion to vacate default judgment and for leave to answer in rescue fraud foreclosure case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Petition for Intervention - Pre-Judgment with Petitioner's Affidavit
Sample petition for intervention in foreclosure on home resulting from rescue fraud equity stripping scheme
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Complaint - Common Law Fraud
Sample common law fraud complaint for rescue fraud foreclosure case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Complaint - Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
Sample complaint for rescue fraud foreclosure case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Complaint - Quiet Title
Sample complaint asking for deed transfer to be construed as granting an equitable mortgage
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Complaint - Claim for Professional Malpractice
Sample complaint alleging attorney malpractice in rescue fraud case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - First Amended Complaint to Quiet Title and for Other Relief
Sample statement of facts in rescue fraud case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Complaint - TILA and HOEPA
Sample complaint for violations of Truth in Lending Act and Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act in rescue fraud case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Complaint - Unconscionability
Sample complaint alleging unconscionability in business practices in rescue fraud case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Complaint - Unjust Enrichment Claim against All Defendants
Sample complaint alleging unjust enrichment in business transactions in rescue fraud case
Author: Daniel Lindsey, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/27/2007 - Dissolving Your Marriage in Cook County
Explains the process and issues in a divorce for clients
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/10/2007 - Letter to Client Regarding Mediation Order
Sample letter to a divorce client for mediation of custody and/or visitation issues
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/10/2007 - Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage Incorporating Marital Settlement Agreement
Sample form for a divorce with children in Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicag0
Updated: 09/10/2007 - Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
Form for divorce in Cook County with children
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/10/2007 - IDHS Cash, Food Stamp, and Medical Assistance Manual
Links to IDHS's policy manual, workers' action guide, official memoranda, abbreviations & acronyms, a manual summary, glossary, index, and recently-posted materials
Author: Illinois Department of Human Services
Updated: 08/31/2007 - Wills, POAs, Permanency Planning for HIV Clients
Presenter(s): Aids Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 08/15/2007 - Pharmaceutical Access for HIV Clients
Presenter(s): AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 08/13/2007 - Securing Insurance for HIV Clients
Explains how legal professionals can help HIV+ clients obtain health insurance
Presenter(s): AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 08/13/2007 - Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act (MVRISA)
Information about the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 08/07/2007 - Fair Patient Billing Act
Explains the new Fair Patient Billing Act made effective January 1, 2007
Author: Revisions contributed by Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 07/18/2007 - Order for Publication and Waiver of Publication Fee
Cook County form
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 07/12/2007 - Instructions for Employers Regarding I-9 Employment Petitions
Instructions for Completing Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form
Author: Citizenship and Immigration Services
Updated: 07/12/2007 - Cook County Domestic Relations Cover Sheet
A checklist provided by the Court to accompany the documents submitted in a divorce proceeding
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 07/12/2007 - Affidavit as to Military Service
A court form used to tell the court whether your spouse is in military service
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 07/11/2007 - Affidavit for Service by Publication
A court form to use to state that you cannot find your spouse and give him/her service by publication
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 07/11/2007 - Certificate and Motion for Default
A court form to use to certify and move for default judgment
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 07/11/2007 - Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage
Forms and instructions for filing for an uncontested dissolution of marriage
Author: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Updated: 07/11/2007 - Motion to Dismiss: Improper Damage Claim / Defective Notice and Service by Posting
Private housing motion to dismiss
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 07/07/2007 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss: Rent Tendered
Form affidavit for private housing motion to dismiss
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 07/07/2007 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss
Form affidavit for private housing motion to dismiss
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 07/07/2007 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss: Improper Service
Form affidavit for private housing motion to dismiss
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 07/07/2007 - How to Advise a Domestic Violence Client/Victim About Safety
Advice and checklist on advising a client who is a domestic violence victim about safety
Author: Peggy J. Patty, Director of Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence Legal Institute
Updated: 07/05/2007 - Employment Laws Affecting Survivors of Domestic Violence
Describes state and federal employment laws affecting survivors of domestic violence
Author: Douglas J. Quivey
Updated: 07/05/2007 - Motion for Summary Judgment - Waiver for Breach of Lease
Private housing motion for summary judgment for waiver of breach of lease
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 07/05/2007 - Immigration Basics with HIV Considerations
Presents an overview of immigration policy and process as it relates to HIV+ individuals
Presenter(s): AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Updated: 07/03/2007 - Making the Most of Summer: Working Effectively with Interns and Fellows
Discusses techniques for best recruiting and utilizing temporary student employees
Presenter(s): CBA Legal Aid Committee
Updated: 07/03/2007 - A Guide to Car Accident Cases
Description of the different types of car accident cases and how to represent your client
Author: Bob O'Connor, Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
Updated: 07/02/2007 - Evidence Issues for Electronic Discovery
Explains the new rules of civil procedure regarding electronic discovery and how they affect attorney/client privilege
Presenter(s): Curt Benson, Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Updated: 06/27/2007 - Bankruptcy and Foreclosure
Information about how bankruptcy rules affect foreclosure
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 06/27/2007 - Defendant's Motion for 410 Probation
Sample defendant's motion for probation when charged with possession of a controlled substance
Author: John Benson, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
Updated: 06/21/2007 - Motion to Modify Bail
Sample motion to modify a bond
Author: John Benson, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
Updated: 06/21/2007 - Child Abduction
Information about what constitutes child abduction in Illinois
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 06/18/2007 - Notice of Automatic Stay (Bankruptcy)
Notice to creditor for automatic stay
Author: Samuel Z. Goldfarb, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/14/2007 - Immigration Updates
Describes changes in immigration policies and regulations
Author: The American Immigration Law Foundation
Updated: 06/07/2007 - Representation by Civil Legal Services Provider
Court form certifying eligibility for civil legal services
Author: Cook County Circuit Court
Updated: 06/06/2007 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
Description of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
Author: Bernie Shapiro, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/05/2007 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Deposition of Hospital Witness
A rough outline of questions to be used in deposing hospital witnesses
Author: Alan A. Alop, LAF
Updated: 06/04/2007 - Civil Trial Evidence (Illinois) 2004 Edition, Updated 2006
Information on sources, preparation, sufficiency of proof, questions and objections, hearsay, privileges, physical objects, demonstrative evidence, motions, and misconduct
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/04/2007 - Class Actions 2007 Edition
Information on Rule 23, investigation, discovery, notice, pleadings, motions, orders, settlement, shareholder derivative suits, and attorneys' fees
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/04/2007 - Condominium Law (Illinois) 2007 Edition
Information on tax considerations, development, management, financing, conversion, representing the purchaser, seller, condominium associations and ordinances
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/04/2007 - Commercial Real Estate 2004 Edition, Updated 2007
Information on contracts, title insurance, financing, broker law, agricultural property, environmental considerations, eminent domain and zoning
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 06/04/2007 - Handbook on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Diseases
Information about reporting an injury or exposure, medical benefits, compensation benefits, claims, settlements and the hearing process
Author: Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Updated: 06/01/2007 - Causes of Action (Illinois): Estate, Business & Non-Personal Injury Actions 2008 Edition
Manual on pleadings, consumer fraud, debt collection, debt, action to foreclose lien or mortgage, action to recover property, breach of contract or warranty, forcible entry and detainer, lis pendens, partnership dissolution, tortious interference
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/31/2007 - Civil Procedure/Administrative Law Resources
Links to the ABA administrative procedure database, CFR, federal register, federal rules of civil procedure and evidence, federal practice manual for legal aid attorneys
Author: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Updated: 05/31/2007 - Government and Governmental Services Case Law
Links to cases concerning national government and governmental services
Author: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Updated: 05/31/2007 - Civil Practice: Trying the Case - 2009
Information on juries, opening statements, testimony, preserving the record, motions, instructions, special interrogatories, closing arguments, and verdicts
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/30/2007 - Hire, Manage, and Terminate Employees (How To) 2006 QuickGuide
Manual on how to hire, manage, and terminate employees including proper application forms, documentation, employment handbook, reference-checking, sexual harassment policies, drug and alcohol abuse policies, personnel reviews
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/30/2007 - Civil Practice (Illinois): Opening the Case - 2009 Edition, Updated 2006
Information on attorney-client relationships, development of the case, settlement, subject matter jurisdiction, venue, pleadings, interpleader, third-party practice, affidavits, orders and new parties
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/30/2007 - Civil Practice (Illinois): Preparing for Trial - 2009 Edition, Updated 2006
Information on deposition, discovery, protecting litigation rights, tax aspects, injunctions, declaratory relief, dismissal, default, summary judgment, pretrial conferences and motions
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/30/2007 - Estate Planning Primer: What Everyone Needs To Know About Estate Planning 2007 QuickGuide
Guide on general estate planning including definition, reasons, minimum size of estate, who should participate, components of an estate plan
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/30/2007 - Everyday Mistakes in Estate Planning 2008 QuickGuide
Guide to common oversights in estate planning including pre-engagement, consultation, issue analysis, document drafting (wills, trusts, power of attorney) implementation, termination
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/30/2007 - Agribusiness 2001 Edition, Updated 2005
Manual on agricultural law with information on business entities, secured transactions, real property, farm leases, tort liability, zoning, estate planning, income tax, farm loan, bankruptcy, and commodities regulation
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/29/2007 - Attorneys' Legal Liability 2007 Edition
Manual with information on duties to client, malpractice, privilege, work product, client trust accounts, conflicts, sanctions, limiting liability, ARDS, and Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/29/2007 - Business and Commercial Litigation 2007 Edition
Information on causes of action, pleadings, motions, discovery, document production, trial techniques, damages, and arbitration
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/29/2007 - Business Bankruptcy Practice 2006 Edition, Updated 2008
Information on business bankruptcy including bankruptcy code and rules, consequences, alternatives, Sec. 541, involuntary bankruptcy, attorney's fees and representing secured and unsecured creditors
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/29/2007 - Business Law Series: Vol. I: Choice of Entity Issues & Corporations 2005 Edition, Updated 2008
Manual on issues including tax considerations, fiduciary duties, corporation formation, shareholder agreements, S corporations, professional and medical corporations, and the Illinois franchise tax
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/29/2007 - Business Law Series: Vol. II: LLCs and Partnerships 2005 Edition, Updated 2008
Manual on formation of LLCs and general and limited partnerships including dissociation, mandatory buyouts, family partnerships and limited liability partnerships
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/29/2007 - Business Law Series: Vol. III: Miscellaneous Operating Issues 2005 Edition, Updated 2008
Manual on business operating issues including regulation of securities, distribution agreements, general franchising, Illinois Franchise Disclosure Act, antitrust law, employment contracts and intellectual property rights
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/29/2007 - Leading Family Law and Adoption Cases and Relevant Statutes
Information about applicable Illinois statutes and case law on custody, adoption, visitation and removal
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 05/25/2007 - Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Programs in Chicago
Information about free supervised visitation/safe exchange services for parents with a history of violence
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 05/24/2007 - Disability Rights Consortium: ADA Employment Discrimination
Explains the ADA-related work on employment discrimination conducted by the Chicago EEOC
Presenter(s): John Hendrickson, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Equip for Equality
Updated: 05/23/2007 - Ward on Title Examinations 2005 Edition
Manual on title including merchantability of the abstract, examination and opinion, legal responsibility of attorney, objections to title, methods of examination, descriptions, boundaries, conveyances, matters affecting title, taxes, title searches
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - SmartEvidence: Commercial Litigation 2006 Edition
Manual on evidence rules for commercial litigation including hearsay, admissions, best evidence, parol evidence, computer records and e-mail, relevance, impeachment, privilege, testimony, experts, opening and closing arguments, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - Construction Litigation 2006 Edition
Manual on representing owner, responsibilities and liabilities of architects and engineers, procedure and prep. of proof for damage claims based on delay and failure, construction lender issues, insurance, bond litigation, consultant's role, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - State and Local Taxation (Illinois) 2004 Edition, Updated 2007
Manual on income, sales and use taxes, other department of revenue taxes, other state taxes, unemployment insurance, local gov't taxes, judicial review, Protest Act and collection programs
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - Title Insurance (Attorney's Guide to) 2005 Edition
Manual on title insurance with info on ALTA owner’s policies, ALTA standard loan policy 1992, special coverage policy forms, endorsement forms, title insurance claims and litigation, UCC insurance policies
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - Trust Administration 2008 Edition
Manual on creation of trust, role of trustee, liability, record-keeping, allocation of principal and income, discretionary distributions, investments, income taxes, termination, obtaining assistance from court, charitable trusts, & litigation
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - Workers' Compensation Practice (Illinois) 2004 Edition, Updated 2006
Manual on the Act, employer/employee problems, accident arising out of or in the course of, procedure, appeals, special remedies, interim benefits, disability evaluation, fatal cases, occupational diseases, third-party recovery, retaliatory discharge
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - Criminal Records (IL): Expungement and Other Relief 2007 Edition
Manual on expungement including the Criminal Identifcation Act, expungement versus sealing, juvenile expungement, criminal identity theft, employment and housing issues, pardon, expungement and sealing in Cook County
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - School Law Series (Illinois): Volume II: Personnel and Student Issues 2005 Edition
Manual on employee and student rights in public schools including employee dismissal/suspension procedures, labor relations, employment discrimination, student rights and responsibilities, student discipline, hazing, special ed, no child left behind
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/22/2007 - Product Liability Practice (Illinois) 2006 Edition
Manual on product liability including negligence and warranty theories, parties, defenses, investigation, discovery, expert or opinion witnesses, pleadings, motions, third-party practice, trials, insurance coverage, and damages
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/09/2007 - Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases 2006 Edition
Manual on personal injury damages including physical & psychological injuries, pain and suffering, impaired earning capacity, present value of future earning capacity, special damages, punitive damages, damages in wrongful death cases, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/09/2007 - Revocable Grantor Trusts in Illinois 2003 Edition, Updated 2006
Manual on planning for spouses and descendants, marital deduction and credit shelter provisions, tax aspects, planning for disability, spousal elective rights, funding, standard agreement, S corps, by citizens for non-citizens, etc
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/09/2007 - Residential Real Estate 2008 Edition
Manual on residential real estate including role of attorney, representing the buyer or seller, broker role, post closing problems, disclosures, inspections, title, condo and townhome issues, HOAs, new construction, escrow, insurance, foreclosures
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/09/2007 - School Law Series (Illinois): Volume I: Organization, Finance, and Property 2005 Edition
Manual on school legislation including creation, dissolution, boundary changes, school boards, community colleges, school bonds, warrants, notes, intergovernmental contracts, school property issues, construction, tort liability
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/09/2007 - Municipal Law Series (Illinois): Volume 3 — Financing, Tax, and Municipal Property, 2006 Edition
Manual on municipal governments including finance and tax, general obligation and revenue bonds, sale of municipal obligations, insurance financing, special assessments, municipal property, and more
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Municipal Law Series (Illinois): Volume 1 — Organization, Operation, and Governance, 2006 Edition
Manual on municipal governments including organization, dissolution, elections, procedures and practices, officers, employees, personnel practices, police and fire departments, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Labor Law Handbook 2002 Edition, Updated 2006
Manual on labor law with info on NLRB jx, representation case, bargaining orders, collective bargaining, employee committees, union unfair labor practices, duty of fair representation, strikes, antitrust, wage and hour laws, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Limited Liability Companies and S Corporations 2005 Edition, Updated 2008
Manual on LLCs and S corporations including operating agreements, liability of members, cap structure, dissolution, tax issues, operating S corps, terminating S corps, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Mechanics Liens in Illinois 2007 Edition
Manual on mechanics liens including purpose, nature, origin, defenses against contractor's and subcontractor's, mechanics liens on city funds and county and state projects, bond claims, trial practice, ADR, and bankruptcy
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Liens Upon Illinois Tort Actions 2007 Edition
Manual on liens upon tort actions including liens on attorneys, clinical psychologists, dentists, home health agencies, hospitals, optometrists, physicians, physical therapists, public aid liens, workers' comp liens, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Medical Malpractice 2006 Edition
Manual on medical malpractice including client contact, tangible evidence, claim evaluation, duty, experts, breach, proximate cause, damages, defenses, discovery, nursing home negligence, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Mortgage Foreclosure Practice (Illinois) 2003 Edition, Updated 2006
Manual on statutory process, the complaint, commercial actions, alternative remedies, defenses, predatory lending, judgments, judicial sales, deficiencies, surpluses, bankruptcy, possession, federal practice & environmental considerations
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - PILI/CBF Pro Bono Initiative's Pro Bono Forum
Three panel discussions regarding issues that affect pro bono work at law firms, corporate law departments and legal aid and public interest law organizations
Presenter(s): PILI/CBF Pro Bono Initiative
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Labor and Employment Issues in Transactions, Business Restructuring, and Workforce Reductions 2008 Edition
Manual on restructuring and related labor issues including transaction due diligence, labor/employment transaction terms, National Labor Relations Act, WARN Act, reductions in force, benefits issues in mergers/acquisitions, bankruptcy, worker's comp
Author: Illinios Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Municipal Law Series (Illinois): Volume 2 Annexation, Zoning, and Regulatory Authority, 2006 Edition
Manual on municipal governments including annexation and zoning agreements, subdivision controls, licensing and liquor control, utility systems, cable and wireless communications, eminent domain
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Municipal Law Series (Illinois): Volume 4 — Contracts, Litigation, and Home Rule, 2006 Edition
Manual on municipal governments including municipal labor law, contracts, construction contracts, municipal litigation, civil rights liability, Illinois tort immunity, home rule and intergovernmental cooperation and more
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 05/08/2007 - Inside and Outside the Jury Box: Effective Trial Strategies 2006 Edition
Manual on trial strategy including trial psychology, community attitude surveys, change of venue studies, themes, witness effectiveness training, using demonstrative evidence, selecting jurors, trial consultants, post-verdict interviews
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Estate Planning in Disabled Adult Guardianships 2009 Edition
Manual on estate planning for guardians on behalf of wards including guardian's authority and obligation to estate plan, prelude to planning, general requirements for petition to court, hearing on petition, gifting, estate plan documents, forms, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Family Law (Illinois): Preliminary Considerations in Dissolution Actions 2008 Edition
Manual on domestic relations including attorneys' fees, pleadings under the IDMA, declaration of invalidity of marriage, divorce against absent spouse, discovery, client management, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Federal Civil Practice 2006 Edition
Manual on federal civil practice including subject matter jx, personal jx, parties, venue, pleadings, Federal Rules of Civ Pro, motions, discovery, pretrial procedures and conferences, magistrate judge, trial, appeals, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Federal Criminal Practice 2008 Edition
Manual about jx, grand jury, Bail Reform Act of 1984, preliminary hearing, plea bargaining, warrants, motions to suppress, pretrial discovery & motions, jury selection, Federal Rules of Evidence, post-trial motions, habeas corpus, appeals, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Guardianship for Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law 2004 Edition, Updated 2007
Manual on appointing a guardian, powers and duties of a guardian of the person and guardian of the estate, termination or modification of guardianship, advance directives, surrogate decision making, and adult mental health law.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Long-Term Care Litigation 2008 Edition
Manual on federal and state regulation, HIPAA, end-of-life issues, nursing home litigation from both plaintiff and defendant's perspective, and info on nursing homes, assisted and supportive living facilities
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Family Law (Illinois): Court Proceedings and Related Issues 2008 Edition
Manual on the court proceedings in family law cases with info on motions, trial practice, obtaining orders of protection, enforcing a judgment, post-judgment proceedings and appeals
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Family Law (Illinois): Property and Financial Aspects in Dissolution Actions 2008 Edition
Manual on maintenance; premarital & post-nuptial agreements; property considerations, business valuations, retirement plan assets upon divorce, marital settlement agreements, tax aspects & employee benefits on dissolution or invalidity of marriage
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Immigration Guide 2006 Edition
Manual on immigration including B visa (tourists and business visitors), F visa (students), J-1 exchange visitor visa, E visa, L-1 visa, H-1B visa, TN category for Canadian and Mexican professionals, H-2B, O and P visa categories, family-sponsored
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/27/2007 - Consumer Protection Law (Illinois) 2008 Edition
Manual on the Consumer Fraud Act including unlawful practices, deceptive practices, exemptions and inclusions, constitutionality, industry-specific statutes, procedural issues, powers of attorney general, private actions, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Creditors' Rights in Illinois 2009 Edition
Manual on creditors' rights in Illinois including collection action, enforcing collection judgments, enforcing security interests and liens, equitable remedies, replevin and attachment, claims/remedies against defunct corps, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Estate Administration (Illinois) 2003 Edition, Updated 2006
Manual about advising the family, opening the estate, asset inventory, claims against the estate, managing decedent, limited partnerships and LLCs, taxes, charity, death benefits, litigation, administration, fees, disclaimers, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Estate Planning for Illinois Attorneys: The Basics and Beyond 2008 Edition
Manual on estate planning for Illinois attorneys including initial client meeting, professional responsibility, malpractice, property ownership, closely held businesses, income tax issues, estate and gift tax, drafting, planning, asset freeze, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Estate Planning Forms and Commentary 2005 Edition
Manual providing estate planning forms including forms for revocable wills and trusts for married/nonmarried clients with GST and no GST, pour-over wills, irrevocable GST, grantor retained interest, charitable trust, power of attorney, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Defending DUI and Related Cases 2003, Updated 2006
Manual on handing DUI cases including implied consent, defense of non-alcohol-related car violations, reckless homicide, breath test, field sobriety tests, commercial driver's license, representing revoked or suspended driver
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Conducting the Employment Practices Audit 2004 Edition, Updated 2007
Manual on conducting employment practices audit including hiring process, affirmative action, employment agreements, handbooks, antidiscrimination and harassment policies, personnel records, wage/hour issues, child labor, discipline, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Construction Law in Illinois 2004 Edition, Updated 2007
Manual about bidding, contracts, contractors and subcontractors, damages, insurance, surety bonds, mechanics liens, claims and defenses, ADR methods, labor law, environmental issues, UCC, bankruptcy, minority, defects, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Dramshop Act Practice (Illinois) 2006 Edition
Manual on the Illinois Dramshop Act practice including case and statute law overview, parties to actions under the Act, pleadings, investigation and discovery, and trial practice
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Election Law 2007 Edition
Manual on ballots, electoral boards, residency, judicial review, political parties, campaign finance disclosure, media, election day, contesting results, vacancies, referenda, redistricting nomination by caucus, etc
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Consumer Bankruptcy Practice 2006 Edition
Manual on filing consumer bankruptcy including bankruptcy code §707, redemption, reaffirmation, abandonment, discharge, Chapter 7 petition, claims and priorities, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, trustee's duties, creditor's rights, trustee and attorney fees
Author: Illlinios Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Disability Law Today: An Accessible Guide for Illinois Practitioners 2006 Edition
Manual on disability law including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Federal Fair Housing Act, Title I and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - E-Discovery 2006 Edition
Manual on electronic discovery including discoverability, procedure, production of data, costs, retention, preservation and spoliation, sanctions, work product and atty-client privilege, e-discovery rules and guidelines, computer forensic experts
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/25/2007 - Business Law Series: Vol. IV: Mergers and Acquisitions 2005 Edition
Manual on business mergers and acquisitions including letter of intent, tax basics, valuation, purchase price, financing, sale of stock, private company mergers, labor and employment issues, sample asset purchase agreement, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/23/2007 - Asset Protection Planning 2007 Edition
Manual on protecting assets from potential creditors including fraudulent transfers, bankruptcy issues, family assets, trust drafting considerations, exempt assets, business assets, onshore and offshore trusts, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/23/2007 - Introduction - Lockouts and Property Detention
Overview of issues pertaining to lockouts and property detention.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 04/23/2007 - Adoption Law (Illinois) 2006 Edition, Updated 2008
Manual on adoption law in Illinois, including related, agency, private, adult, intercounty, interstate, second parent, transracial, standby, open and closed, surrogacy, Indian Child, DCFS wards, and court proceedings with sample forms
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/23/2007 - Child Custody Litigation 2004 Edition, Updated 2006
Manual on child custody law in Illinois with info on settlement, investigation and discovery, jurisdiction and removal, mediation, custody, expert testimony, appeals, GALs, and visitation
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 04/23/2007 - Circuit Court Locations in Cook County
Information about the Cook County Circuit Courts for Orders of Protection, including addresses and telephone numbers
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Representing Consumers After Repossession
Consumer protection statutes and common law doctrines apply even after repossession. Here these provisions and case law are described to enable proper representation of clients
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Notice of Intent to the Debtor Regarding Repossession of Vehicle
Notice sent to the debtor stating creditor's intent to repossess title to a vehicle
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Defendant's Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim to Vehicle Repossession
Model forms to use for defense to repossession of vehicle and counterclaim
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Defendant's First Interrogatories for Vehicle Repossession
Model defendant interrogatories to creditor for vehicle repossession
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Defendant's Request for Production of Documents Regarding Vehicle Repossession
Sample defendant request to creditor for production of documents regarding vehicle repossession
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim for Retail Outlet Creditors
Defendant's affirmative defense and counterclaim forms for use with retail outlet creditors regarding vehicle repossession
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Statutory Notice to Sell Repossessed Property
Notice to defendant from creditor regarding sale of repossessed property
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Complaint for Wrongful Repossession of Vehicle
Sample complaint to be filed for wrongful repossession of vehicle
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Memorandum in Support of Summary Judgment
Sample plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment and memo in support regarding unlawful repossession in a case involving defective notice
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Affirmative Rights of the Consumer
Describes affirmative rights available to the consumer after repossession of a vehicle
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Defense of Deficiency Suits After Repossession
Explains the defenses and counterclaims available to consumers after repossession and suit for deficiency
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 04/20/2007 - Communication Tips about Speaking and Lip Reading
Information on speaking to an individual who is deaf and lip reading
Author: Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf
Updated: 04/19/2007 - Communication Tips about TTY or Relay
Information on TTY or relay for communication with individuals who are deaf
Author: Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf
Updated: 04/19/2007 - Working with an Interpreter
Information about working with an interpreter to communicate with an individual who is deaf
Author: Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf
Updated: 04/19/2007 - Housing Law Resources Part One
Information about state and local housing laws and federally subsidized housing - part one of two
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/19/2007 - Housing Law Resources Part Two
Information about state and local housing laws and federally subsidized housing - part two of two
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 04/19/2007 - Putting Default on the Tenant: Defaulting Tenants and Written Appearances in Evictions in Illinois
Describes the law behind tenant evictions and written appearances in eviction proceedings in Illinois
Author: Grant Nyhammer, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Updated: 04/19/2007 - Family Law
Domestic Relations, Child Abduction, Minors, Adoption.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 04/13/2007 - Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled (AABD)
An overview of the Illinois AABD program that provides state supplemental payments to persons who meet the aged, blind and disabled requirements of the SSI program, but who need income in excess of the SSI level
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 04/13/2007 - Bankruptcy Interview Checklist
Checklist for attorneys who are interviewing clients about bankruptcy issues
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 04/13/2007 - A Summary of Laws that Protect Service People Called to Active Duty
Description of Federal laws that suspend or modify various civil liabilities of persons in military service and provide protections to those on active duty
Author: David Yen, LAF
Updated: 04/10/2007 - How to Prove a Medicaid Disability Case
Guide for casehandlers under the Medicaid disability
Author: Susan M. Simone
Updated: 04/05/2007 - Litigating Claims of Policyholders Against Their Insurance Companies
This document is designed to aid an attorney in litigating a first-party insurance claim--that is, a claim of an insured person against his/her insurance company
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 04/05/2007 - Illinois Courts
Information on the supreme, appellate and circuit courts of Illinois and court documents
Author: Supreme Court of Illinois
Updated: 04/04/2007 - Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Handbook Part I
Handbook on litigating issues related to prisoners' rights with an emphasis on case management
Author: James P. Chapman, Eric Dorkin, Sarah Geraghty
Updated: 04/03/2007 - Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Handbook Part II
Handbook on litigating issues related to prisoners' rights with an emphasis on the law involved
Author: James P. Chapman, Eric Dorkin, Sarah Geraghty
Updated: 04/03/2007 - The Residential Tenants' Right to Repair Act
Information about legislation allowing tenants to make repairs and deduct the cost from the rent
Author: Tammie Grossman, Housing Action Illinois
Updated: 04/03/2007 - Plaintiff's Request to Admit - First Set
Sample pleading for a class action
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 04/02/2007 - Plaintiff’s Request for Admission of Genuineness of Documents
Sample pleading for a class action
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 04/02/2007 - Disabilities Guidebook: Special Education and Related Services
Students with disabilities shall receive a free appropriate public education under the federal Individual With Disabilities Education Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/30/2007 - Contract Requirements in Credit Sales
Information about the Truth in Lending Act.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 03/30/2007 - Fair Credit Reporting
Describes the purpose and coverage of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 03/30/2007 - Disabilities Guidebook: Community Living Facilities for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Information about your rights under the Community Living Facilities Licensing Act and eligibility to live in a community living facility
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/28/2007 - Disabilities Guidebook: Early Intervention Services
Early intervention service is provided in Illinois to children under age 3 who have a developmental delay or have a probability of such delay
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/28/2007 - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Information about what TANF is, types of programs, conditions of eligibility, time limits, relationship to other assistance programs, and income and assets
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 03/28/2007 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Answer
A strategy in answering the complaint: to deny that the amount sought represents the reasonable value of services rendered
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 03/27/2007 - Jury Trial Training for Forcible Court - Jury Instructions
Sample jury instructions for a forcible entry case
Author: Richard Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/22/2007 - Jury Selection Questions and Profiles
Sample questions for jury selection and descriptions of ideal jurors for defending an eviction case
Author: Richard Wheelock, LAF
Updated: 03/22/2007 - Disability Rights Consortium - U.S. Attorney's Office
Information on how the U.S. Attorney's office interfaces with the Department of Justice and the disability advocacy community
Presenter(s): Joan Laser, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago; Equip for Equality
Updated: 03/21/2007 - Consumer Law Attorney Interview Checklists and Client Fact Sheets
Interview checklists for attorneys and answers to frequently asked questions for clients
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 03/19/2007 - Mortgage Foreclosure, Part II: Truth in Lending
Introduces defenses available to fight foreclosure provided for in the Truth in Lending Act
Presenter(s): Lloyd Brooks, The Brooks Law Firm
Updated: 03/19/2007 - Children's Law, HIV/AIDS, & Disability Law Training
Explains Children's Law and DCFS cases, HIV/AIDS, and miscellaneous Disability Law issues for new attorneys and paralegals
Presenter(s): Richard Cozzola, Michelle Gilbert and Wally Winter, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 03/16/2007 - Custody, Visitation and Removal Cases-Advanced Issues
Information on advanced custody issues including standing, visitation and removal
Presenter(s): Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/14/2007 - Affidavit in Support of Petition for Change of Custody
Change of custody within two years
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Motion for Immediate Turn Over of the Minor Chidren
Motion for Immediate Turn Over of the Minor Chidren
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Motion to Dismiss - Standing
Motion to Dismiss - Standing
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Motion to Strike Custody Petition - Within Two Years
Motion to Strike Custody Pet - Within Two Years
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Petition for Change Of Custody-Within Two Years
Petition for Change Of Custody-Within Two Years
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Petition for Emergency Intervention
Petition for Emergency Intervention
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Petition for Removal - Template
Petition for Removal - Template
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Petition to Suspend Visitation -Template
Petition to Suspend Visitation -Template
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Supervised Visitation Order Form
Supervised Visitation Order Form
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 03/05/2007 - Brief to Support Federal Court Complaint for Housing Discrimination
Court form for housing discrimination
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/04/2007 - LaSalle County Court Forms
Link to Official Court Forms
Author: LaSalle County
Updated: 02/15/2007 - Disability Rights Consortium: Special Needs Trusts and Financial Planning for People With Disabilities
Describes special needs trusts and financial planning for people with disabilities
Presenter(s): Janna Dutton, Janna Dutton & Associates; Equip for Equality
Updated: 01/26/2007 - Summary of Illinois Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act
Describes the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act of 2007
Author: Daniel Lindsey, LAF
Updated: 01/24/2007 - How to Deal at Trial With Your Client's Felony Convictions
Describes how to deal with your client's felony convictions at trial
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 01/23/2007 - Divorce: Post-Decree Practice and Tips
Explains how to handle post-decree issues in divorce cases
Presenter(s): Judge Raul Vega, Circuit Court of Cook County and Jean Conde, Law Offices of Jean Conde PC
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Caveat Emptor No More: Representing Buyers in Residential Real Estate Transactions
Explains how to handle closings for low-income home buyers
Presenter(s): Edward Grossman, The Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Defenses to Mortgage Foreclosure, Part I: RESPA
Describes the law behind mortgage foreclosures and strategies to defend against foreclosure
Presenter(s): Lloyd Brooks, The Brooks Law Firm
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Child Custody Training
Explains how to handle a child custody case from interview through trial
Presenter(s): Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Serves and Margaret Currin, Office of the Public Guardian
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Surplus Money in Foreclosure Sales
Describes how to prepare and present a Petition to Turnover Surplus Funds
Presenter(s): Aurora Abella-Austriaco; Peck, Bloom, Austriaco & Mitchell
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Representing Low-Income Taxpayers
Describes methods and strategies for representation of low-income taxpayers
Presenter(s): Midwest Tax Clinic
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Opening Statements
Describes the methods for and utility of opening statements at trial
Presenter(s): James T. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Public Assistance & Health Law Training
Information about Public Assistance and Health Law for new attorneys and
Presenter(s): Dawn Howell and Nelson Soltman, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 01/19/2007 - Mediation and Legal Services
Explains how community mediation services are delivered and how they can be used to assist legal service providers
Presenter(s): Marilyn Smith, Center for Conflict Resolution and Susan Yates, Center for Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems
Updated: 01/19/2007 - General Assistance
Information about the General Assistance program in Chicago and the rest of Illinois
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/18/2006 - Integrating Social Services Into Legal Aid
Describes the use of social workers in the legal aid community
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 12/15/2006 - Using the Domestic Violence Statute in Illinois to Obtain an Order of Protection
A broad description of the law involved in obtaining an order of protection in Illinois and a discussion of the new Uniform Orders of Protection
Author: Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
Updated: 12/06/2006 - USCIS Handbook for Employers
Instructions for Completing Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form
Author: Citizenship and Immigration Services website
Updated: 12/06/2006 - Instructions for the 2008 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
Requirements, procedures, and FAQs about applying for a 2008 diversity immigration visa
Author: U.S. Department of State
Updated: 12/05/2006 - Department of Justice: Information on Trafficking in Persons
Department of Justice's website about trafficking in persons and relevant case law and resources
Author: U.S. Department of Justice
Updated: 12/05/2006 - Family Law Issues Affecting Clients
LAF manual chapter on family law issues including divorce, child abduction, unmarried parents, child support enforcement, modification of family law orders, and domestic violence
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago’s Volunteer Lawyer Legal Advocacy Manual
Updated: 12/04/2006 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Veterans Benefit Program
Information about Veterans Benefit Programs, including service-connected (compensation) and non-service-connected (pension) disability payments, service-connected death compensation, non-service-connected death pension, and other benefits
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/01/2006 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Guardianship of Adults
Information for court appointed guardians about authority, duties, appointment procedure, and health care and financial alternatives
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/01/2006 - Housing Law
Housing Law Section of the Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 11/30/2006 - Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court Opinions
Searchable database of Illinois court documents and jury pattern instructions
Author: Supreme Court of Illinois
Updated: 11/21/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Operating a Motor Vehicle
Information for persons with disabilities about the Illinois Vehicle Code, which addresses issues such as getting a driver's license and parking
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Family Assistance for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Information for families with children about applying for the Family Assistance Program
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Individual Care Grants for Children with Mental Illness
Information for families about eligibility for Individual Care Grants to pay for the costs of private residential placement facilities for children with mental illnesses
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Specialized Care and Treatment for Children with Severe Physical Disabilities
Information for families about services for disabled children available through the Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Financial Assistance to Parents Adopting Children with Disabilities
Information for parents who adopt a disabled child from the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) about financial assistance
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Oak Park Tenant's Handbook
Information about leases and landlord-tenant relations in Oak Park, Illinois, as well as information about community services
Author: Village of Oak Park Community Services Department
Updated: 11/08/2006 - Chicago Landlord and Tenant Ordinance
Information about tenant responsibilities, landlord's duties and responsibility to maintain an apartment, security deposits, subleases and evictions in Chicago
Author: City of Chicago
Updated: 11/08/2006 - Landlord-Tenant Rights Summary for the Village of Mount Prospect
Describes the rights of a landlord and tenant in the Village of Mount Prospect
Author: Village of Mount Prospect
Updated: 11/08/2006 - Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education SmartBooks Search
The main search page on the IICLE website, which provides online access to dozens of IICLE manuals
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Civil Appellate Practice: State and Federal (Illinois) 2008 Edition
Manual on state and federal review courts, post-judgment motions, standing, standards of review, final judgment, direct appeals to the Supreme Court, notice, cross-appeals, administrative orders, stays, interlocutory, briefs, oral arguments, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Defending Illinois Criminal Cases 2003 Edition, Updated 2007
Manual on arrest, search and seizure, motions, confessions, discovery, defenses, plea, trial, evidence, sentencing, post-conviction hearing, habeas corpus, appeals, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Employment Discrimination 2007 Edition
Manual about employment discrimination law in Illinois based on race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin with info on public sector, EEOC and federal courts, remedies, affirmative action, rights, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Juvenile Law and Practice (Illinois) 2007 Edition
Manual on diversion and pre-court disposition, transfer of jx, delinquency cases, status offenses, neglected, abused & dependent children, termination of parental rights, GAL, federal law, medical and mental health treatment, gang issues, DOC & DCFS
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Laying Foundations for Introducing Evidence 2005 Quick Guide
Manual on how to lay foundation for introducing trial evidence in civil cases, including pre-trial preparation, admissibility, introducing exhibits & evidence not offered as exhibits, responding to challenges to admissibility, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Not-For-Profit Corporations 2007 Edition
Manual on not-for-profit corporations including, set-up, maintenance, and dissolution
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Starting Points: The Fundamentals of Practice in Illinois 2005 Edition, Updated 2008
High level manual on the fundmentals of practice, including information on the ARDC, the attorney client relationship, ethics, and record keeping
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Residential and Commercial Surveys in Illinois 2004 Edition
Manual on surveys in Illinois with information on types, certifications, residential boundaries, examining, sample problems, encroachment, and strategy
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Land Use Law (Illinois) 2004 Edition, Updated 2007
Manual on land use with info on the process, zoning controls, variations, subdivisions, environmental controls, impact fees, historic preservation, judicial review, processing an application, building regulations, agreements and government financing
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Education Planning and Gifts to Minors 2004 Edition
Manual on paying for higher education, 529 savings account, trusts, creditors & Medicaid, regulations of QTPs, direct gifts, uniform transfers, 2503(c) trusts, crummey & non-crummey trusts, Coverdell education savings account, income tax credits, etc
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Premises Liability 2008 Quick Guide
Manual on premises liability with info for gov't bodies, third-party criminal acts, fire and explosion, investigating, pleadings and motions, using experts, slip-and-fall cases, settlement, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Proving Fault in Auto Accident Cases 2007 Edition
Manual on intersection collisions, one-car accidents, rear-end accidents, railroad crossing crashes, across the centerline, predestinations, evidence of drinking, reconstruction experts, demonstrative evidence, etc.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Secured Transactions 2007 Edition
Manual on secured transaction with info on Article 9 Security Interest, default, collateral, equipment leasing, agricultural financing, bankruptcy, subrogation, letters of credit, IL Fraudulent Transfer Law, guaranties and lender liability
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Illinois 2007 Edition
Manual on wrongful death actions and the IL Act, damages, conflicts of law, survival actions and the Illinois statute, family member liabilities, remedies and immunities
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Real Estate Litigation 2008 Edition
Information on real estate litigation including defenses to mortgage foreclosure and defenses to predatory lending
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Eminent Domain Practice (Illinois) 2007 Edition
Manual on pleadings and procedures, quick-take, valuation of property, trial, mandamus, inverse condemnation, leasehold damages, federal practice, taxes, environmental law, appeals, etc
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 11/02/2006 - Joint Parenting Agreement - Child Custody
Sample form of joint parenting agreement
Author: Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Order Incorporating Joint Parenting Agreement
Sample agreed order incorporating a joint parenting agreement
Author: Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - 237 Notice to Produce Income Records During a Divorce
Sample Form of 237 Notice to Produce income records for a hearing in a divorce case
Author: Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Petition for Temporary Child Support
Sample petition for temporary child support
Author: Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Petition for Custody
Sample of a petition for custody
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Petition for Temporary Maintenance
Sample of petition for temporary maintenance
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Subpoena for Documents
Sample of subpoena for documents in a divorce case
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Custody Interrogatories for Pro Se Litigant
Sample of custody interrogatories for pro se litigant
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Petition for Mediation - Petitioner
Sample of petition for mediation in a divorce case
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Petition for Emergency Intervention
Sample petition for an emergency intervention
Author: Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Petition for Home Study
Sample of petition for home study
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Request to Admit Facts and Genuineness of Documents
Sample of request to admit facts and genuineness of documents
Author: Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Subpoena for Documents, Chicago Police Department
Sample subpoena for documents from the Chicago Police Department
Author: Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Updated: 10/19/2006 - Family Law/Divorce Useful Telephone Numbers
Telephone numbers useful for family lawyers
Author: LAF
Updated: 10/10/2006 - A Guide: Predatory Lending Claims Available to Illinois Borrowers in Foreclosure
Outlines laws for predatory lending claims including TILA, HOEPA, RESPA, ECOA, Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, Common Law Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Contract, and the Illinois Interest Act
Author: Daniel Lindsey, LAF
Updated: 09/27/2006 - Complaint and Exhibits
Sample Complaint filed in Cook County seeking damages for violation of the implied warranty of merchantability and Magnuson- Moss Warranty Act
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/26/2006 - Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim
Sample Cook County Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim form alleging violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/26/2006 - Motion to Quash
Sample Cook County Motion to Quash because the motion is void due to lack of personal jurisdiction in a case alleging breach of lease agreement
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/26/2006 - Defendant's Interrogatories to Plaintiff
Sample interrogatories in case involving the termination of a lease
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/26/2006 - Subpoena for Deposition and Rider
Sample Subpoena for Deposition with Rider form attached in a case involving mortgage loans
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/26/2006 - Motion for Sanctions
Sample Cook County Motion for Sanctions for failing to produce documents ordered by the court
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/26/2006 - Real Estate Fraud and Quieting Title
Explains what real estate fraud is and includes an overview of scenarios and legal remedies
Presenter(s): Kelli Dudley, Chicago Legal Clinic, Chancery Division Advice Desk
Updated: 09/25/2006 - Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Sample petition to request that prison delivers prisoner for court case
Author: James Chapman
Updated: 09/20/2006 - Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Writ of Habeas Corpus
Sample Writ commanding prison to deliver prisoner to court for case
Author: James Chapman
Updated: 09/20/2006 - Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Protective Order
Sample proposed order related to motion to request permission to photograph within a prison
Author: James Chapman
Updated: 09/19/2006 - What is a Public Charge?
Explains who the USCIS considers to be a Public Charge
Author: Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center
Updated: 09/19/2006 - University of Michigan Refugee Caselaw Website
The site currently collects, indexes, and publishes selected recent court decisions that interpret the legal definition of a refugee.
Author: University of Michigan Law School
Updated: 09/15/2006 - Medicaid Disability Intake Form
Form for interviewing potential claimant and for determination of representation
Author: Susan M. Simone
Updated: 09/05/2006 - Report on the Foreign Born Population in the United States
A demographic and socioeconomic report on foreign-born persons in the United States
Author: U.S. Census Bureau/Dianne Schmidley
Updated: 09/05/2006 - Appeals of SSA Decisions
Information about reconsideration, ALJ hearings, and decision review.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 08/30/2006 - Prove-Up Script in a Default Divorce
Sample statement to be made in court for a prove-up in a default divorce
Author: LAF
Updated: 08/30/2006 - Medicaid Disability Sample Argument Letter to CAU-Physical Impairment
Sample letter to Client Assessment Unit (CAU) arguing that, based upon physical impairments, client is disabled
Author: Susan M. Simone, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 08/25/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Guardianship of Adults with Disabilities
Information about court appointed guardians of disabled adults
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 08/18/2006 - Social Security Checklist
Checklist to use when doing intake for clients with Social Security problems
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 08/11/2006 - Mortgage Foreclosure Defense
Chicago Legal Clinic mortgage foreclosure training for defense attorneys practicing in chancery court
Presenter(s): Albert Koretzky, Brenda Grauer, Arnold Kaplan
Updated: 08/10/2006 - Letter to Mediator to Introduce Client Ordered to Attend Mediation Before Marriage Dissolution
Form letter to mediator regarding client's first appointment for court ordered mediation
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/09/2006 - Letter to Department of Supportive Services-Home Study
Form letter to the Department of Supportive Studies
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/08/2006 - Questions for Experts in Custody Trials
List of potential questions to ask an expert in a custody trial
Author: LAF
Updated: 08/04/2006 - Protocol For Assigning Domestic Relations Cases at the Daley Center
Description of the process and protocol for assignment of domestic relations cases filed at Daley Center, room 802.
Author: LAF
Updated: 08/02/2006 - The Americans with Disabilities Act
Information on the the protections that the ADA provides, key concepts in its application, and a list of additional resources
Author: Equip for Equality
Updated: 07/21/2006 - Certificate of Service - 13.3 Affidavit of Service of Financial Disclosure Statements
Form of Affidavit of Service of financial disclosure statements
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/15/2006 - 201(k) Notice
Sample Request for Interrogatories
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/14/2006 - U.S. Census Bureau-- U.S. Foreign-Born Population
Reports, Tables, and Information about Foreign-Born Groups of People in the U.S.
Author: U.S. Census Bureau
Updated: 07/11/2006 - Rule 90(c) Notice and Addendum
Sample form of notice and addendum listing evidence to be entered
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/08/2006 - Rule 237 Notice to Produce
Sample Rule 237 Notice to produce persons and documents
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/08/2006 - Plaintiff's First Set of Requests to Admit Facts
Sample Cook County Requests to Admit Facts
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 07/07/2006 - Subpoena for Deposition
Sample form
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/07/2006 - Defendant's Request for the Production of Documents
Sample Cook County Request for the Production of Documents
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/06/2006 - Notice of Deposition
Sample Cook County Notice of Deposition where the deponent is identified by job reponsibilities
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/06/2006 - Motion to Dismiss - CHA case
Sample Form
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/05/2006 - Motion to Quash Service of Summons and to Set Aside Default Judgment
Sample Form
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/05/2006 - Article 9 of Illinois Commercial Code
Information about a consumer's rights after property has been repossessed, including deficiency cases, wrongful repossession, affirmative defense and counterclaim
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 06/26/2006 - Juvenile Delinquency Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
A training to prepare volunteer attorneys to represent children in juvenile delinquency cases in the Juvenile Court of Cook County
Presenter(s): Children & Family Justice Center - Northwestern Bluhm Legal Clinic
Updated: 06/26/2006 - Judgment Order for Adoption/Unfitness/Biological Parents Not Married
A form for a court judgment order for an adoption when the biological parents are not married and have been found unfit
Author: Tracey L. Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/20/2006 - Adoption Certificate
An adoption certificate that may be printed and then completed and filed with a petition
Author: Illinois Department of Public Health
Updated: 06/20/2006 - Judgment Order for Adoption/Unfitness/Biological Parents Married
A form for a court judgment order for an adoption when the biological parents are married and have been found unfit
Author: Tracey L. Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
Information about supervised law students helping entry-level businesspersons in and around Chicago to get their businesses started or to stay in business
Author: The University of Chicago Law School
Updated: 06/19/2006 - National Low-Income Housing Coalition
Information about an organization that educates, organizes and advocates to ensure decent, affordable housing
Author: National Low-Income Housing Coalition
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Economic Development Council for Central Illinois
Information about an organization that serves businesses and strives to strengthen local business structures by helping companies relocate to or expand within Central Illinois
Author: Economic Development Council for Central Illinois
Updated: 06/19/2006 - ACCIÓN International
Information about “micro” loans and business training for low-income persons who want to open their own small businesses
Author: ACCIÓN International
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Contentbank
Information about how community-based organizations can start developing their own online resources for low-income families
Author: Contentbank.org
Updated: 06/19/2006 - National Economic Development and Law Center
Information about an organization that collaborates with community organizations to develop integrated community building skills
Author: National Economic Development and Law Center
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Laboratory for Community and Economic Development
Information for small towns and rural communities about community and economic development tools and improving quality of life
Author: Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Plaintiff's First Request For Production of Documents and First Set of Interrogatories
Sample plaintiff discovery request for claim against insurance company
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Plaintiff's Complaint Against Defendant Insurance Company
Sample complaint in litigation against health insurance company
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Plaintiff's Complaint Against Defendant Health Benefit Plan
Sample complaint against employer's health benefit plan
Author: Alan Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/19/2006 - Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Information for victims, advocates, and attorneys with orders of protection about child custody, law enforcement responsibilities and the laws that impact DV victims
Author: Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Updated: 06/15/2006 - Dismissal Order with Leave to Reinstate-Payment Plan
A sample court order saying that you can stay in your apartment as long as you pay your rent according to a payment plan
Author: Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/14/2006 - Dismissal Order with Leave to Reinstate-Probation
A sample court form that says you can stay in your apartment as long as you pay your rent
Author:
Updated: 06/14/2006 - Agreed Order - Continuation for Compliance
Sample order issued by the court saying that you can stay in your apartment if you pay your rent
Author:
Updated: 06/13/2006 - Dismissal Order with Leave to Reinstate-Barring Prohibited Person
Sample court order that says you can stay in your apartment as long as you don't let in a particular person
Author:
Updated: 06/13/2006 - Order for Appointment of Receiver
Prepare this Judgment Order for the court to use in your case against your landlord who has not paid the utility bills
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/11/2006 - Complaint for Appointment of Receiver
Use this Complaint to request that the court appoint a receiver to collect utility fees
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/10/2006 - Affidavit in Support of Change of Custody - Cook County
Form for a sworn statement that the parents agree to a change in custody.
Author:
Updated: 06/06/2006 - A Practitioner's Guide to Adult Guardianship in Illinois
Guide to assist legal practitioners, social workers, medical practitioners, and the families of persons with disabilities assess the need for adult guardianship. Guide contains information about creating successful guardianship estates
Author: Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
Updated: 06/06/2006 - Court Order Granting Petition to Modify Child Support
Sample court order granting a petition to modify child support payments
Author: Susan Craven, CARPLS
Updated: 05/31/2006 - Wage Assignment Revocation Letter to Creditor
Attorney letter affirmatively revokes the Wage Assignment executed in favor of a financial institution
Author: Samuel Z. Goldfarb, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 05/23/2006 - Immigration Policy Information and Legal Action Center
Information on immigration policy, post-9/11 resources, litigation updates, and practice advisories
Author: American Immigration Law Foundation
Updated: 05/22/2006 - Kane County Court Forms
Link to Official Court Forms
Author: Kane County
Updated: 05/22/2006 - Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Timetable
Steps in the mortgage foreclosure process
Author: LAF
Updated: 05/22/2006 - Notice Of Hearing for Petition for Adoption
Form of Notice of Hearing for Petition for Adoption to be heard in court
Author: Tracey L. Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/20/2006 - CVLS Foreclosure Defense Training Part 3: Defenses
Video training on foreclosure defense which includes discussion on jurisdiction, venue, various defenses and an overview of sample case filings
Presenter(s): Steven B. Bashaw, Steven B. Bashaw P.C.
Updated: 05/17/2006 - Judgment Order for Adoption with Consent and Biological Parents Married
Form of a judgement order for an adoption with consent when biological parents are married
Author: Tracey L. Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/16/2006 - Judgment Order for Adoption with Consent and Biological Parents Not Married
Form of a judgment order for an adoption with consent and the biological parents are not married
Author: Tracey L. Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/16/2006 - Misdemeanor & Low-level Felony Criminal Defense Training for New Attorneys
Video training about how to handle a criminal defense case in the Illinois court system
Presenter(s): John Benson & Christine Farrell, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
Updated: 05/11/2006 - Benefits Checklists
Links to checklists attorneys can use when they are doing intake for clients with questions about cash assistance, food stamps, and social security.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 05/08/2006 - Health Care Checklist
Checklist for attorneys doing intake with a client who has health care issues
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 05/05/2006 - Guide to Dissolution of Illinois Not For Profit Corporations
Information for non-lawyers about the process for dissolution of not for profit corporations in Illinois
Author: Jeannie Carmedelle Frey, Community Economic Development Law Project
Updated: 05/05/2006 - Frequently Asked Questions on Divorce, Domestic Violence and Immigration (VAWA)
Answers to questions about divorce, domestic violence and immigration
Author: Sherizaan Minwalla, Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center
Updated: 05/04/2006 - Car Repossession Checklist
Checklist for attorneys interviewing a client whose car has been repossessed
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 05/03/2006 - Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: General Assistance
Information about General Assistance, including what it is, who is eligible, how to get it, what to do if your assistance is denied, reduced, or terminated, and where to go for more information
Author: Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/03/2006 - Income Maintenance: State and Federal Cash Assistance Programs
Information about the state's Aid to Aged, Blind and Disabled, Food Stamps, and TANF, general assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and Social Security Retirement benefits.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 05/01/2006 - The Education/Training Requirement for TANF Teen Parents
This six-page fact sheet describes the education/training requirement for unmarried, custodial minor parents in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, summarizes research, and offers recommendations for reauthorization
Author: The Center for Law and Social Policy
Updated: 04/28/2006 - Answer of Guardian Ad Litem
Format for the Answer of Guardian Ad Litem
Author: Tracey Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/27/2006 - Default Order for Failure of Father to File an Appearance in an Adoption Case
Court default order when a father fails to make an appearance in an adoption proceeding
Author: Tracey Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/27/2006 - Request For Service By Publication in an Adoption Case
Request for sevice of notice to missing father by publication in an adoption case
Author: Tracey Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/27/2006 - Adoption Publication Notice
Publication notice when parent is missing and an adoption petition has been filed
Author: Tracey Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/27/2006 - The ABC's of Injunctive Relief
Video training on how to petition the court for injunctive relief
Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Updated: 04/27/2006 - Disability Rights Consortium: HUD's Enforcement of the Housing Rights of People with Disabilities
Information for people with disabilities about HUD's enforcement of their housing rights
Presenter(s): Lisa Danna-Brennan & Maury McGough, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Updated: 04/26/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Pharmaceutical Assistance Program
Low-income people with disabilities and people age 65 or over can apply for pharmaceutical assistance
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/19/2006 - How to Get Back Personal Property Left Inside A Repossessed Car
How to help your client get back his or her personal property left in a repossessed car
Author: David Wolowitz, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/19/2006 - How to Help Clients in Consumer Fraud Vehicle Cases
What to do when your client has been defrauded by an auto dealership, repair shop or lender
Author: David Wolowitz, Prairie State Legal Services/edited by Alan Alop LAF Chicago
Updated: 04/17/2006 - Evaluating a Pro Bono Program
a discussion about evaluating a pro bono program
Author: Greg McConnell
Updated: 04/03/2006 - Rash and Ride- Through Redux: The Terms for Holding on to Cars, Homes, and Other Collateral under the 2005 Bankruptcy Act
This article discussed the 2005 bankruptcy legislation and changes in treatment of collateral in individual bankruptcy
Author: Jean Braucher
Updated: 03/22/2006 - Order - Class Action
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/19/2006 - Defective Housing Conditions (Private Landlord-Tenant)
Implied warranty of habitability, answer, affirmative defense, counterclaim, complaint for injunctive relief and damages, motion for temporary restraining order, affidavit, motion for preliminary injunction, complaint for rescission of rental agreement
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/17/2006 - Motions to Dismiss
Instructions and sample motions to dismiss for housing cases
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/17/2006 - Six Things Legal Services and Pro Bono Lawyers Should Know About the Attorney Provisions in the 2005 Bankruptcy Act
Information for attorneys about changes in attorney provisions in 2005 bankruptcy legislation
Author: National Consumer Law Center
Updated: 03/17/2006 - Landlord Self-help
Complaints, motions, answers, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses for issues in lock-outs, property detention, receiver (mobile home park)
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/16/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Home Services Program
Information for persons with disabilities about available services and your rights under the Home Services Program and how to enforce them
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 03/14/2006 - Forms for Appealing an Eviction Judgment
Forms for appealing a judgment of eviction, including Notice of Appeal, Notice of Filing, Motion/Affidavit/Order to Waive Filing Fees, Motion/Brief for Stay of Judgment, Motion/Order for Use and Occupancy Bond, Motion to Waive Appeal Bond
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/14/2006 - Legal Prohibitions Against Domestic Violence Abusers Possessing Guns
Information covering federal and Illinois laws restricting domestic violence abusers from possessing a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (FOID)
Author: Peggy J. Patty, Director of Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence Legal Institute
Updated: 03/14/2006 - Public Housing Issues
Court forms for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/13/2006 - Housing Discrimination Complaint
Sample complaint for housing discrimination claim
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/13/2006 - Defendant's Request to Admit Relevant Facts
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/12/2006 - FOIA Petition for Injunctive Relief
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/11/2006 - Petition for Injunctive Relief
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/11/2006 - Complaint for Mandamus
Sample complaint for writ of mandamus to order a disability hearing
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/10/2006 - FOIA Complaint
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/10/2006 - Complaint - Security Deposit Interest
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/09/2006 - Complaint - FMHA Security Deposit, Utility Allowances
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/09/2006 - Defendant's Memorandum of Law - Late Charges
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/08/2006 - Memorandum of Law Regarding Late Fees as a Penalty
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/08/2006 - Freedom of Information Request (State) Letter
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/07/2006 - Freedom of Information Request (Federal) Letter
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/07/2006 - Motion to View the Premises
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/06/2006 - Notice for Appearance at Trial
Miscellaneous court form for housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/05/2006 - Plaintiff's Motion to Shorten Time
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/04/2006 - Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Shorten Time
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/04/2006 - Plaintiff's Brief in Response to Defendants’ Second Motion to Dismiss
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/04/2006 - Declaration
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/03/2006 - Certificate of Service
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/03/2006 - Affidavit II
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/02/2006 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Proceed under a Pseudonym
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/01/2006 - Plaintiff's First Request for Production of Document
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/01/2006 - Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/01/2006 - Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Proceed Under a Pseudonym
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/27/2006 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Proceed under a Pseudonym
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/27/2006 - Memorandum in Support of Motion for Class Certification
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/26/2006 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/25/2006 - Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/24/2006 - Affidavit I
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/24/2006 - Summons for Dissolution of Marriage
Summons form for use in dissolution of marriage proceedings statewide
Author: Michael Fiello, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/24/2006 - Affidavit for Out-of-State Service of Summons for Dissolution of Marriage
Form for affidavit for service of summons outside of Illinois for dissolution of marriage
Author: Michael Fiello, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/24/2006 - Goverment Oversight of the Nonprofit Sector and You: Proactive Governance Steps to Ensure Your Bar Foundation is Keeping Up
Video training featuring overviews of the legislative landscape, the Preserving the Public Trust Initiative, the Illinois Nonprofit Principles and Best Practices and assistance, tools and resources for implementation
Presenter(s): Catherine Carabetta, Donors Forum of Chicago; Joshua J. Mintz, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Bob Glaves, Chicago Bar Foundation
Updated: 02/24/2006 - Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Second Amended-Complaint
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/23/2006 - Complaint - Fair Housing (Zoning Family Housing)
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/23/2006 - Complaint for Injunctive, Declaratory and Other Relief - Public Housing Admissions
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/22/2006 - Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and Damages - Public Housing Utility Allowances
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/21/2006 - Class Action Complaint - Leases and Conditions (Mobile Homes)
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/21/2006 - Complaint (Section 8 Subsidized Housing) - Security Deposit
Court form for class actions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/21/2006 - Brief in Support of Motion for Stay of Judgment
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/20/2006 - Motion to Waive Appeal Bond
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/20/2006 - Motion for Stay and for Use and Occupancy Bond
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/19/2006 - Motion for Stay of Enforcement of Order and to Reinstate Defendant-Appellant in Public Housing
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/19/2006 - Affidavit
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/18/2006 - Order
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/18/2006 - Order for Use and Occupancy Bond
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/18/2006 - Public Utilities Law in Illinois
Information about eligibility for and disconnection from electrical, gas, water and sanitary sewer utility service
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 02/17/2006 - Notice of Filing and Proof of Service of Notice of Appeal
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/17/2006 - Notice of Appeal
Court form for appeals
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/16/2006 - Employment Law (Other Than Discrimination)
Information about wrongful and retaliatory discharge, employee investigations and testing, conviction records, employment record disclosure, preemployment questioning, and other employment issues.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 02/15/2006 - Post-Trial Motion
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/15/2006 - Notice of Automatic Stay (Post Trial Motion)
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/14/2006 - Post-Trial Motion to Reconsider and Modify Judgment
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/14/2006 - Affidavit
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/13/2006 - Motion to Vacate (Public Housing)
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/12/2006 - Certificate of Stay
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/11/2006 - Memorandum in Support of Motion to Vacate
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/11/2006 - Order to Vacate Default Judgment
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/11/2006 - Motion to Vacate
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/10/2006 - Motion to Stay
Court form for post-judgment pleadings
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/10/2006 - Third Party Complaint - Township Supervisor
Court form for third party complaints
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/09/2006 - Third Party Complaint - PHA (or Section 8 Existing Housing)
Court form for third party complaints
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/09/2006 - Public Aid Rent Withholding - Introduction
Court form for public aid rent withholding
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/08/2006 - Third Party Complaints
Court form for third party complaints
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/08/2006 - Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for a Judgment on the Pleadings
Court form for public aid rent withholding
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/07/2006 - Affirmative Defense - Assignment HUD
Court form for mortgage foreclosure and contract for deed
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/06/2006 - Mortgage Foreclosure-Contract for Deed
Court form for mortgage foreclosure and contract for deed
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/06/2006 - Sheriff Letter for Service of Summons in Illinois for Dissolution of Marriage
Form for preparing letter to sheriff for service of summons in Illinois for dissolution of marriage
Author: Michael Fiello, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/03/2006 - Sheriff Letter for Service of Summons in a State Other than Illinois for Dissolution of Marriage
Form for letter to sheriff for service of summons in a state other than Illinois for dissolution of marriage
Author: Michael Fiello, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/03/2006 - Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Children
Fillable statewide divorce petition for use when children are involved in the proceedings
Author: Michael Fiello, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 02/01/2006 - How to Stop the Creditor from Re-Selling the Car after Repossession
What to do after a client received a notice that his/her car has been repossessed and the creditor intended to resell it.
Author: David Wolowitz, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/31/2006 - Answer, Affirmative Defense, and Counterclaim - Private Housing
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement in eviction actions.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 01/28/2006 - Complaint - Assignment HUD
Court form for mortgage foreclosure and contract for deed
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 01/28/2006 - Motion to Dismiss - HUD Mortgage
Court form for mortgage foreclosure and contract for deed
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 01/27/2006 - Disability Rights Consortium: Responding to Rights Violations in Institutions
Video training on responding to abuse, neglect and other rights violations of people with disabilities in institutions
Presenter(s): Deborah Kennedy and Molly Paris, Equip for Equality Abuse Investigation Unit; Teresa Parks and Jon Burnet, Human Rights Authority
Updated: 01/27/2006 - Points and Authorities in Support of First Affirmative Defense - Contract for Deed, Waiver of Breach
Court form for mortgage foreclosure and contract for deed
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 01/26/2006 - Petition For Adoption: Biological Parents Married and Found to be Unfit Parents
A petition to adopt a child when the biological parents were married and one has been found to be an unfit parent
Author: Tracey Mergener, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/25/2006 - Motion to Dismiss - Contract for Deed Eviction
Court form for mortgage foreclosure and contract for deed
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 01/24/2006 - Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaim - Contract for Deed
Court form for mortgage foreclosure and contract for deed
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 01/23/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Places of Public Accommodation
Information for disabled persons about access to services, programs and activities at public places, under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 01/18/2006 - Regulation, Legislation and Use of Mobile Homes
Mobile home law, including the background and constitutionality of the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act, general regulations of mobile homes, zoning of mobile home parks, taxation, protections, legal status, lease, evictions, and resources.
Author: John Roska, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 01/09/2006 - Disabilities Guidebook: Discrimination in the Sale and Rental of Housing (State Law)
Explains the Illinois Human Rights Act's prohibitions on discrimination in the sale and rental of housing based on disability
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/30/2005 - LAF Family Law Intake Questionnaire
Questionnaire for intake interview with clients with family law issues, specifically domestic violence
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/08/2005 - Eight Options to Avoid Foreclosure
Reinstatement, repayment plan, redemption, home sale/short payoff, refinance, loan modification, bankruptcy, and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure
Author: Horizon Legal Center and the Pro Se Steering Committee of the Legal Aid Committee
Updated: 11/28/2005 - Summons
Sample Cook County Summons
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Representation by Civil Legal Services Provider
Sample Cook County Representation by Civil Legal Services Provider Fee Waiver form
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Special Appearance
Sample Cook County Special Appearance form
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - General Appearance and Jury Demand
Sample Cook County General Appearance and Jury Demand form
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Appearance Form
Produces Cook County court form CCG 0009.
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Notice of Motion and Motion to Strike and Dismiss the Complaint
Sample Cook County Notice of Motion and Motion to Strike and Dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Section 5/2- 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss
Sample Cook County Notice of Motion, Motion to Dismiss, and Exhibits for a breach of lease agreement case
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Subpoena for Deposition--CCG 0014
Sample Cook County Subpoena for Deposition form and letter to witness. Produces sample Cook County court form CCG 0014.
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Notice of Motion and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment
Sample Cook County Motion for Summary Judgment in a case involving the termination of a section 8 lease
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - Rule 90(c) Notice and Rule 90(c) Addendum
Sample Rule 90(c) Notice and Addendum documents used as evidence
Author: James D. Biggs and Vivian R. Hessel, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 11/22/2005 - School Expulsion Hearings Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
Video training about school expulsion hearing opportunities for volunteer attorneys
Presenter(s): Monica Llorente and Monica Mahan, Bluhm Legal Clinic
Updated: 11/21/2005 - Disabilities Guidebook: Section 504: Education in Schools Receiving Federal Funds
Rights of individual with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to seek education at schools or programs receiving federal fund.
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/11/2005 - The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
An overview of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Author: Wally Winter & Larry Parham, LAF
Updated: 11/11/2005 - Large Scale Document Production: $5,000, Expert Deposition Fee: $3,000, Cheap Discovery Techniques: Priceless
Video training about how to handle discovery for pro bono cases while working on a limited budget
Presenter(s): George Apostolides, Arnstein & Lehr
Updated: 10/24/2005 - Preparation for Trial: Presenting the Case
This video training covers how to produce proof at trial to support a case and is the second training in a "Preparation for Trial" series by Mr. Chapman
Presenter(s): Jim Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 10/24/2005 - Cook County Info Center
Information about Cook County agencies, county board meetings, commissioners and elected officials, the bureau of finance, etc.
Author: Cook County
Updated: 10/21/2005 - How To Check the Status of a Case or Application with Citizenship and Immigration Services
Information about how to check the status of a pending application with USCIS
Author: Amy Waller, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS Website)
Updated: 10/20/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases-Table of Contents
Links to practice guide to help attorneys with strategies for defending clients being sued by hospitals for unpaid bills
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Trial
How to prepare for and conduct a defense in a hospital collection case with sample forms.
Author: Alan A. Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Background; The American Medical System
Background information for the American Medical System
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Preliminary Inquiry in All Hospital Cases
Information about preliminary inquiry in all hospital cases, including insurance, prior litigation, cause of action, documents, jury, discovery and settlement
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Motions to Dismiss
Information about motions to dismiss, including account stated, the Family Expense Act, statute of limitations, and mixing causes of action; with links to forms
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Bill of Particulars
Information about a bill of particulars with forms
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Affirmative Defenses
Information about affirmative defenses, including estoppel, failure to process public aid, payment in full, lack of medical necessity, breach of statutory duty, Consumer Fraud Act, HMO insolvency, and duress
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Counterclaim: Malpractice
You can raise a counterclaim for malpractice in a collection case
Author: Alan A. Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Third Party Complaints
Where your client is covered by insurance, and the insurance company has balked at payment, drag the insurer in by third party complaint
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Claim Against Public Aid/Breach of Statutory Duty/Negligence
Where hospital claims that application for public aid has been forwarded but Public Aid never ruled, a claim may be asserted against Public Aid
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Defending Hospital Collection Cases - Summary Judgment
How to resist a hospital's effort to move for summary judgment
Author: Alan Alop, LAF
Updated: 10/11/2005 - Forms for Post-Judgment Collection at the Daley Center
List of online forms to be used for pro se post-judgment collection
Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
Updated: 10/04/2005 - Preparation for Trial: The Order of Proof
This video training covers how to produce proof at trial to support a case and is the first training in a "Preparation for Trial" series by Mr. Chapman
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 09/26/2005 - Securing Special Education Services for DCFS Wards
Examines the special education laws and describes how proactive advocates can help to implement specialized education programs to improve the lives of DCFS wards
Author: Laurene M. Heybach, Director of the Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Wallace C. Winter, Director of the Disability Law Project of LAF
Updated: 09/13/2005 - School Discipline for DCFS Wards Not in Special Education Programs
Overview of school disciplinary systems in relation to DCFS wards not in special education programs
Author: Laurene M. Heybach, Director of the Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Wallace C. Winter, Director of the Disability Law Project of LAF
Updated: 09/13/2005 - Demonstrative Evidence: How to Make Your Prisoner's Civil Rights Case Come Alive on a Limited Budget
Video training on how to present the best prisoner's civil rights case on a limited budget
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 09/02/2005 - Disabilities Guidebook: Access to Air Travel
Information for individuals with disabilities about your rights to have access to air travel
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 08/03/2005 - Major Changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2005
Summary of changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, effective July 1, 2005
Author: Larry Parham & Wallace Winter, LAF
Updated: 07/26/2005 - Contracts
Consumer law section of the Attorney Desk Reference Manual dealing with contracts, including warranties, credit sales, home equity loans, leases of goods, car sales and repossessions
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 07/05/2005 - Reaffirmation Agreement
Bankruptcy court form for reaffirmation agreement
Author: Samuel Z. Goldfarb, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/13/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: What Due Process is Due a Prisoner Training?
Video training regarding various issues surrounding what due process is due prisoners
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 06/09/2005 - Requesting an Accommodation at Work and College
Video on requesting an accommodation at work or college for people with disabilities
Presenter(s): Alan Goldstein, Equip for Equality
Updated: 06/06/2005 - Disabilities Guidebook: Taking Time Off Work for Illness
Information for employees about your rights to medical leave for yourself or a family member under the Family and Medical Leave Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/03/2005 - IDEA 2004 - What Has Changed in Special Education Training
Explains important changes under the IDEA - 2004
Presenter(s): Howard Rosenblum, Equip for Equality
Updated: 06/03/2005 - Major Consumer Bankruptcy Effects of the 2005 Reform
Provides an overview of the bankruptcy law changes which go into effect on October 17, 2005
Author: Eugene R. Wedoff, United States Bankruptcy Court
Updated: 05/31/2005 - The Human Right to Housing
Discussion about Human Right to Housing using the specific example of Cabrini case
Presenter(s): Laurene Heybach, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Richard Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 05/23/2005 - Interviewing Techniques for Guardians Ad Litem
Video training session for attorneys on how to be an effective guardian ad litem
Presenter(s): Patty Nelson and Michael Bergmann, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 05/20/2005 - Unsuccessful Work Attempts and Their Relation to the Substantial Gainful Activity Threshold
Article describing how work periods which are deemed unsuccessful work attempts may allow a client to avoid having benefits cut off where they otherwise would be because the work puts the client above the substantial gainful activity dollar level
Author: Linda Rothnagel, Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
Updated: 04/28/2005 - Making Information Technology Accessible to People with Disabilities
Video on access to information technology for people with disabilities
Presenter(s): Bob Alvarez, Great Lakes ADA & IT Center; Ken Walden, Access Living; E.G. Enbar, Equip for Equality
Updated: 04/27/2005 - Overview of Divorce Basics
Training session on the basics of divorce
Presenter(s): Francine Green-Kelner, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers
Updated: 04/20/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Retaliation Part II
A discussion of forms of actionable retaliation other than transfer for exercise of First Amendment rights
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 04/20/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Prisoner Transfers
Discussion of dealing with prison transfers and how to continue pursuing causes of action in the event of a transfer
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 04/13/2005 - Table of Relevant Social Security Payment Figures
Yearly amount off SSI benefits for individuals and couples and other relevant figures
Author: Andy Cohen, LAF
Updated: 04/12/2005 - Overview of the Juvenile Court
Overview of the role of the OPG in the Juvenille Court System
Presenter(s): Carol Casey and Jim Griffin, Office of the Public Guardian
Updated: 04/08/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Correctional Officer's Failure to Intervene and Joint and Several Liability
Discussion of the responsibility of correction officers, as well as other prisoners, who see wrongful conduct, but who don't do anything to stop the conduct
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 03/28/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Motions in Limine
Discussion of handling motions in limine for prisoners
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 03/23/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Summary Judgment
How to prepare for and respond to motions for summary judgment where you have a prisoner client
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 03/23/2005 - The Nuts & Bolts of Mortgage Foreclosure and Real Estate Fraud
An overview of mortage foreclosure, defenses, predatory lending, real estate fraud, quiet title, partitions, and surplus
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association
Updated: 03/11/2005 - Discovery in Divorce
Using interrogatories and document production to make discovery easier
Presenter(s): Shannon Cobe
Updated: 03/10/2005 - Mainstream Resources Workshop on HIV/AIDS Resources
Discussion of HIV/AIDS resources available to homeless service providers and their clients
Presenter(s): Chicago Continuum of Care Mainstream Resources Committee
Updated: 03/10/2005 - Serving Clients Living With HIV/AIDS
Different organizations describe the work they do for clients living with HIV/AIDS
Presenter(s): Chicago Bar Association Legal Committee
Updated: 03/10/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Failure to Provide Medical Treatment of a Prisoner, Part I
How to address failure to medically treat a prisoner under the 8th Amendment.
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 03/09/2005 - Developing the Message - Strategic Use of the Media
Video training on how non-profit groups can effectively use the media to advance their goals
Presenter(s): Adrienne Drell, Northwestern University
Updated: 03/09/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Motions in Limine - Client's Criminal Record
Video training on motions in limine and dealing with your client's criminal record
Presenter(s): Jim Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 02/23/2005 - Prisoner's Rights: Meeting with Your Client in Prison
Video training for meeting with your client in prison
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 02/23/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Taking the Deposition of a Prison Correctional Officer Part II
Training to take the deposition of a prison correctional officer
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 02/23/2005 - Using Evidentiary Objections to Beat Your Opponent
Video Training on various ways to use evidentiary objections at trial
Presenter(s): Robert Burns, Northwestern University School of Law
Updated: 02/23/2005 - How to Prevent a Car from Being Repossessed
How to advise a client who is worrying about repossession of his/her car
Author: David Wolowitz, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 02/16/2005 - COC Training: Building the House - Property Management
Video training on how managers can better structure their property to meet the needs of the homeless and those in interim housing
Presenter(s): Chicago Continuum of Care
Updated: 02/14/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Failure to Provide Medical Treatment of a Prisoner, Part II
Discussion of what the attorney needs to know to prove a case of failure to treat a patient under the 8th amendment.
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 02/11/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Failure to Provide Medical Treatment of a Prisoner, Part III
Discussion of what the attorney needs to know to prove a case of failure to treat a patient under the 8th amendment
Presenter(s): Jim Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 02/09/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Pleadings Part II - Specific Causes of Action
Pleadings in prisoner litigation cases
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 01/04/2005 - Prisoners' Rights: Taking the Deposition of a Prison Correctional Officer, Part I
The steps involved in taking the deposition of a prison correctional officer
Presenter(s): James P. Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 01/04/2005 - Procedures and Rights of Homeless Children in Chicago
Settlement Agreement that read in conjunction with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the Illinois Education for Homeless Act governs the procedures and rights of homeless children in Chicago
Author: Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Updated: 12/22/2004 - Memisovski Decision Summary: Federal Court Rules in Favor of Medicaid-Eligible Children
A summary of the Memisovski decision, where a federal court decided that the rights of Medicaid-eligible children in Cook County have been violated
Author: Stephanie Altman and Thomas Yates, Health & Disability Advocates
Updated: 12/22/2004 - ProBono.net Prisoners' Rights Website
The Prisoners' Rights Practice Area on ProBono.net contains a library of prisoners' rights content, including descriptions of law and a variety of pleadings from experts; the area is the result of a collaboration between organizations and law firms
Author: ProBono.net
Updated: 12/21/2004 - Jury Trial Training for Forcible Court
Video on nine sections of training on different aspects of a jury trial including motions in limine, voire dire, jury instructions, opening statements, cross-examinations, motions for directed verdicts, closing arguments and polling the jury
Author: LAF
Updated: 12/14/2004 - Opening Statement at Jury Trial
Sample opening statement at jury trial defending an eviction case
Author: Carlos Ramirez, LAF
Updated: 12/14/2004 - Successful Defense of Tender of Rent Before a CHA Action of Emergency Eviction under FEDA
Description of a waiver defense used for emergency eviction under FEDA and copies of the court documents filed
Author: LAF
Updated: 12/14/2004 - Filing a Notice of Appearance in the Immigration Court
Information on how and where to file a Notice of Appearance to appear before the Immigration Court
Author: Amy Waller, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Website
Updated: 12/13/2004 - Addressing the School Segregation of Children Experiencing Homelessness
This article examines the segregation that homeless children in Chicago experience in education
Author: Rene Heybach, Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Updated: 12/13/2004 - Eviction Settlement & Negotiation
Negotiating a settlement agreement in an eviction case for public housing, the section 8 voucher program and private housing
Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Asssistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 12/13/2004 - Judgments in Eviction Cases
Information about judgments and enforcement in eviction cases, including possession, stay of judgment and execution of judgment upon unknown occupants
Author: Richard Wheelock, LAF
Updated: 12/13/2004 - Post-Trial Relief
Information about how to file for post-trial relief in non-jury and jury cases
Author: Richard Wheelock, LAF
Updated: 12/13/2004 - Summary of the Law for Orders of Protection in Domestic Violence Situations
A description of the law governing Orders of Protection to protect you and your children from domestic violence
Author: Leila Siena, Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
Updated: 12/13/2004 - Eviction Appeals and Motions for Stay
Description of the appeals process in eviction cases
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/13/2004 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Admission, Discharge, and Transfer of Persons with Developmental Disability
Information for persons with developmental disabilities about your rights in a voluntary or involuntary admission to, transfer between and discharge from facilities for developmental disabilities
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/11/2004 - Types of Leases, Construction, Renewal and Unenforceable
Explanation, with statute links, of leases under Illinois law
Author: Richard M. Wheelock, LAF
Updated: 12/11/2004 - Service of Summons and Venue in Landlord-Tenant Cases
Information on service of summons and venue in landlord-tenant cases, including acceptable methods of serving process, challenging service, and venue.
Author: Lawrence Wood, LAF
Updated: 12/11/2004 - Eviction Court Bench Book - Chicago Residential Tenancies
Attorney and judge eviction court reference manual
Author: Lawrence Wood, LAF
Updated: 12/11/2004 - One-Strike Defense included in CHA Residential Lease
Explains why the CHA's one-strike defense was not overruled by a U.S. Supreme Court decision
Author: Richard Wheelock & Diane Thompson, LAF
Updated: 12/11/2004 - Your Clients' Rights on Warranties on Cars and Trucks
Information about a client’s rights to have a vehicle defect rectified, recover damages, or cancel the sale
Author: David Wolowitz, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/11/2004 - Unconscionable Contract Terms
Describes when an attorney should argue that a contract in unconscionable and therefore unenforceable and when it is more advantageous to plead unconscionability as a separate claim or defense
Author: David Wolowitz, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 12/11/2004 - Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Information about the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Fair Credit Billing Act
Information about the Fair Credit Billing Act
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Domestic Violence
Information related to domestic violence, including orders of protection, and the process to request and enforce an order of protection.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Resolving Disputes with School Districts
Information for attorneys about how to resolve conflicts with school districts. Emphasis is on the requirements for the fair hearing of disputes involving students with disabilities.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Health Care: Access to Treatment
Information about the right to emergency medical treatment
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - SSI & SSDI Overpayments
Information about overpayments by Social Security Administration, including the process for appealing, requesting a waiver, and the amount the SSA can recover
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Supplemental Security Income & Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
Information about Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Benefits
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Supplemental Security Income
An overview of Supplemental Security Income including eligibility requirements, benefit levels, income, resources, conditional payments, procedural rules, change in conditions, lost or stolen checks, advance payments, retrospective monthly accounting
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Debt Collection Checklist
Checklist of information to collect when doing intake of clients who have debt collection problems.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Dismiss: Defective 5-Day Notice
Information with case cites to support a motion to dismiss for defective 5-day notice
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Dismiss: Landlord's Waiver of Breach by Accepting Rent
Information with case cites to support a motion to dismiss for landlord's waiver of breach by accepting rent
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Points and Authorities In Support of Motion to Dismiss - Improper Service
Information with case cites to support a motion to dismiss for improper service
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Dismiss: Improper Damage Claim
Information with case cites to support a motion to dismiss for an improper damage claim
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Private Housing Motions To Dismiss and Supporting Information
Links to examples of motions to dismiss, explanations and other supporting information regarding evictions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Litigating Prison and Jail Conditions
Detailed explanations of case law applicable to various types of prisoner litigation suits
Author: David C. Fathi, ACLU National Prison Project
Updated: 12/10/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Pleadings Part I - The Amended Complaint
Video training session on pleadings in prisoner litigation cases focusing on the amended complaint
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 12/02/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Preparing the Prisoner Client for the Deposition
Video training session on how to prepare a prisoner for a deposition
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 11/29/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Introduction
Pratical aspects of representing clients in prisoners' rights litigation
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 11/05/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Proof of Damages, Part II
What an injury is under the Prison Litigation Reform Act and the requirements of a physical injury in order to recover damages
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 11/05/2004 - Illinois Compiled Statues
Searchable ILCS database
Author: Illinois General Assembly
Updated: 11/03/2004 - Disabilities Guidebook: Supportive Housing Programs for People with Disabilities
Information for persons with disabilities about federal housing programs for independent living
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 10/21/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Proof of Damages
Video training session on how to prove damages under the Prison Litigation Reform Act with information on physical injury requirements and using discovery to prove damages
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 10/15/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Request to Produce Documents, Part II
Training session on how to obtain documents from prisons when litigating a prisoners' rights case
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 10/05/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Request to Produce Documents, Part III
Training session on how to obtain documents from prisons when litigating a prisoners' rights case
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 10/05/2004 - Common Issues in Car Accident Cases
Video Training on issues arising from representation of plaintiffs and defendants in car accident cases
Presenter(s): Bob O'Connor, Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
Updated: 09/23/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Taking Pictures and Measurements in a Prison
Training on how and why to gain access to prisons to take pictures and measurements for evidence in a prisoners' rights case
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 09/22/2004 - Overview of General Employment Law & Types of Employment Contracts
Video training on a range of employment law topics and legislation
Presenter(s): Pat Wrona, Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
Updated: 09/22/2004 - Prisoners' Rights: Request to Produce Documents, Part I
Training session on how to obtain documents from prisons when litigating a prisoners' rights case
Presenter(s): James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 09/16/2004 - Expanding Your Horizons Through Pro Bono Mediation
Online, complimentary ABA-CLE audio program on representing clients in pro bono mediation, mediating the pro bono case, and how to get involved in pro bono mediation
Author: American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education
Updated: 09/03/2004 - Protecting Your Health and Safety: Prisoner's Rights
Website with chapter links to a book about what rights prisoners have to ensure their health and safety while they are in prison
Author: Robert E. Toone
Updated: 08/12/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court- Voire Dire
Video training on selecting a jury in a forcible eviction case
Presenter(s): Carlos Ramirez, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 08/11/2004 - Where to File Employment Discrimination Claims
Information for local, state and national offices, including contact information and what types of claims they handle
Author: Equip for Equality Inc.
Updated: 07/20/2004 - Immigrant Access to Driver's Licenses: A Tool Kit for Advocates
A manual on the current state of immigrants' access to driver''s licenses and proposals and information for advocating
Author: National Council of La Raza
Updated: 07/15/2004 - Between the Lines: A Q&A Guide on Legal Issues in Supportive Housing, National Edition
A guide to legal issues in developing and operating supportive housing for the homeless, those with mental illness, substance use and HIV-AIDS
Author: Law Office of Goldfarb and Lipman
Updated: 07/15/2004 - Amnesty International Website
Amnesty International''s Website on protecting human rights worldwide
Author: Amnesty International
Updated: 06/30/2004 - Asylum Law Website
Information for asylum seekers in the United States, Australia, Canada, and several European countries
Author: Asylumlaw.org
Updated: 06/30/2004 - U.S. Department of Justice Website
US DOJ's website with information on asylum, terrorism, civil rights and liberties violations, domestic violence, dispute resolution, etc.
Author: DOJ, U.S. Department of Justice
Updated: 06/30/2004 - Sample Medical Records Request Letter
Sample letter to use when requesting records from a health care provider
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago's Children's Disability Project
Updated: 06/16/2004 - Letter With School Activities Questionnaire
Sample letter to send with school activities questionnaire for a minor SSI client
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago's Children's Disability Project
Updated: 06/16/2004 - School Activities Questionnaire
A questionnaire to send to a minor SSI client's school
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago's Children's Disability Project
Updated: 06/16/2004 - Physician's Questionnaire - ADHD and Anxiety
Sample letter and questionnaire to send on behalf of minor SSI client regarding treatment
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago's Children's Disability Project
Updated: 06/16/2004 - Physician's Questionnaire - Asthma
Sample questionnaire to send on behalf of minor SSI client regarding treatment
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago's Children's Disability Project
Updated: 06/16/2004 - Referral Letter - Child SSI Case
Letter for new attorney when representing minor client at an SSI hearing
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago's Children's Disability Project
Updated: 06/16/2004 - Physician's Functional Assessment
Sample questionnaire to assess the needs of a minor SSI client
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago's Children's Disability Project
Updated: 06/15/2004 - Human Rights Watch - Prisons
Website with information on human rights abuses that occur in prisons and links to various articles on human rights abuses within prisons
Author: Human Rights Watch
Updated: 06/11/2004 - RTA Wheelchair Standards Brochure
Information about RTA's measurement standards for wheelchairs and scooters on public transportation
Author: RTA, Regional Transit Authority
Updated: 06/09/2004 - Credit Cards
Information about retail installment contracts, including the Illinois Retail Installment Sales Act (RISA)
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 06/08/2004 - The Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking
Information about U.S. DHS' campaign to rescue human trafficking victims
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Updated: 06/08/2004 - Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report
Department of State's website giving an overview of the annual trafficking in persons report
Author: U.S. Department of State
Updated: 06/08/2004 - Human Trafficking Fact Sheet
A fact sheet about victims of, and the U.S. legal response to, human trafficking
Author: MIHRC, Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center
Updated: 06/07/2004 - Current Issues in Correctional Education: A Compilation and Discussion
An article discussing education initiatives in correctional institutions
Author: Gail Spangenberg, Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Illinois Department of Corrections Inmate Locator & Website
Website which allows you to find an IDOC inmate by their name, date of birth, or prison identification number
Author: IDOC
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court - Introduction/Fact Pattern
Introduction of speakers and brief outline of hypothetical fact pattern for training
Presenter(s): Carlos Ramirez, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court- Motions in Limine
What to expect and what to keep out of Motions in Limine
Presenter(s): Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metroplitan Chicago
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court - Jury Instructions
Video training on drafting and submitting jury instructions in a forcible eviction case
Presenter(s): Richard Wheelock, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court - Cross Examination of Police Officers
Video training on cross-examining police officers in a forcible eviction case
Presenter(s): Jennifer Payne, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court - Motions for Directed Verdict
Video training on drafting and presenting Motions for a Directed Verdict in a forcible eviction case
Presenter(s): Lawrence Wood, Legal Asssistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court - Closing Arguments
Video training on preparing and presenting a closing argument in a forcible eviction case
Presenter(s): Jennifer Payne, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court - Polling the Jury
Video training on polling the jury in a forcible eviction case
Presenter(s): Carlos Ramirez & Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 06/03/2004 - How to Utilize the Uniform Child Custody and Enforcement Act
Statewide Family Law Task Force training seminar regarding the new Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) which is effective January 1, 2004
Presenter(s): Bernie Shapiro, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/03/2004 - How to Defend a Simple Tort Case
Mr. Jump discusses how to defend a simple tort case in the Circuit Court of Cook County
Presenter(s): R. Howard Jump, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
Video training session on educational rights of homeless children and youth
Presenter(s): Rene Heybach & Patricia Nix-Hodes, Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Updated: 06/03/2004 - DV Issues in Employment Law, Housing Law, Immigration Law, and Public Benefits Law
A panel of attorneys speak on special issues in employment law, housing law, immigration law, and public benefits law in relation to domestic violence
Presenter(s): Laurie Mikva, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation; Douglas Quivey, Webber & Thies; John Roska, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation; Lynne Feldman, Erwin, Martinkus & Cole; Valerie McWilliams; George Bell, University of Illinois
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Counseling Domestic Violence Clients
An attorney discusses special issues involved in representing clients who are victims of domestic violence
Presenter(s): Laurie Mivka, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation; Karla Fischer, Consultant
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Firearms and Orders of Protection
An attorney discusses protections available against the use or possession of firearms when an order of protection has been issued
Presenter(s): Laurie Mikva, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation; Peggy Patty, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Emergency Motion for Leave to Photograph Gallery and Cell in Prisons Where He Claims He was Improperly Incarcerated and for Entry of Protective Order
Sample motion to request permission to photograph inside the prison including the prisoner's cell in order to present photographs in court
Author: James Chapman, Illinois Institute for Community Law
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Cook County Sheriff's Office Website
Website with various Sheriff's Office links including an inmate locator which can locate an inmate by name or jail identification number
Author: Cook County Sheriff
Updated: 06/03/2004 - Handling a Jury Trial in Forcible Court - Opening Statements
Video training on preparing and giving opening statements in a forcible eviction case
Presenter(s): Carlos Ramirez, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 05/13/2004 - Typical Landlord's 5 Day Eviction Notice
Sample 5 day notice with links to explanatory material
Author: Diane Thompson, Land of Lincoln LegalAssistance Foundation
Updated: 05/10/2004 - Rent-To-Own Contracts
Information about rental-purchase agreements including the form of agreement, advertising, and remedies for the consumer
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 12/04/2003 - Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage - Default
Sample judgment of dissolution of marriage for Cook County - default
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/30/2003 - Marital Interrogatories
Sample marital interrogatories for Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/30/2003 - Marital Settlement Agreement Regarding Custody and Visitation
Sample marital settlement agreement in a dissolution of marriage case regarding the rights and obligations with respect to the children for Cook County
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/30/2003 - Prove - Up Checklist for Dissolution of Marriage
A checklist of what an attorney needs to prove-up in different types of dissolution of marriage cases
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/30/2003 - Motion in Limine - Documents Not Offered During Discovery
Sample Motion in Limine to exclude documents which were not offered during discovery
Author: Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/30/2003 - Motion in Limine - Nonparty's Admissions are Hearsay
Sample Motion in Limine for determination that a nonparty's admissions are hearsay
Author: Lawrence Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/30/2003 - Letter to Client - Asset Discovery, Interrogatories and Notice of Motion
Sample letter to client for enclosure of the Asset Discovery Statement, Interrogatories and a Notice of Motion
Author: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 09/29/2003 - Order for Free Transcript
A court order to allow you get a free transcript of the hearings held for your divorce
Author: Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
Updated: 08/12/2003 - Typical Landlord's 10 Day Eviction Notice
Sample 10 day notice with links to explanatory material
Author: Diane E. Thompson, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 08/08/2003 - Typical Landlord's 30 Day Eviction Notice
Sample 30 day notice with links to explanatory material
Author: Diane E. Thompson, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 08/08/2003 - Dismissal Order with Leave to Reinstate - Payment Plan
Court form for eviction settlement and negotiation
Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/25/2003 - Dismissal Order with Leave to Reinstate - Barring Prohibited Person
Court form for eviction settlement and negotiation
Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/25/2003 - Judgment for Possession - No Serious Lease Violation
Court form for eviction settlement and negotiation
Author: Lawrence D. Wood, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Updated: 07/25/2003 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Domestic Abuse Projects (for Disabled Adults)
Describes Illinois's Domestic Abuse of Disabled Adults Intervention Act and links to statutory authority
Author: David Wolowitz; Prairie State Legal Services, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 07/16/2003 - Disabilities Guidebook: Credit and Financial Services
Explains the Illinois Human Rights Act, which mandates that persons with disabilities have equal access to loans and other financial services
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 06/11/2003 - Breach of Contract, Cancellation, Damages
Information about consumer remedies when a seller has breached a contract
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 05/23/2003 - Door to Door Sales
Information about consumer rights in door-to-door sales.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 05/23/2003 - Express and Implied Warranties
Information about both express and implied warranties.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 05/23/2003 - Disabilities Guidebook: The Sale of Hearing Instruments
Information about the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act and consumer protections when buying hearing aids and hearing instruments
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 05/16/2003 - Leases of Consumer Goods
Information about leases, warranties, and the Consumer Leasing Act.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 05/05/2003 - Emergency Motion for Supervisory Order to the Illinois Supreme Court
Form for an emergency motion to the IL Supreme Court asking that the Appeals Court Order in an eviction case be stayed
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/17/2003 - Motion for Stay - Trial Court Level
Court form to stay pending appeal
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/17/2003 - Motion for Stay - Appellate Court
Court form to stay pending appeal
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/17/2003 - Suggestions in Support of Motion For Stay - Appellate Court
Court form to stay pending appeal
Author: Tammie Grossman, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 04/17/2003 - Leads Entry Guide
Sample Law Enforcement Service Data Sheet Entry Guide
Author:
Updated: 04/16/2003 - Special Defenses and Claims of Co-signers & Guarantors
Information about the special defenses and claims of co-signors and guarantors. Specific attention is paid to the Illinois Installment Sales Acts, and their specific protections.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 03/31/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim I
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement in eviction actions.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/27/2003 - Introduction to Defective Housing Conditions
Implied warranty of habitability, answer, affirmative defense and counterclaim, affirmative code enforcement suits, retaliatory eviction and constructive eviction.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense, and Counterclaim - Public Housing
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement in eviction actions.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense, Counterclaim - Utility Bills
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement in eviction actions.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim II
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement in eviction actions.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Notice of Injunctive Relief to the Municipality
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affidavit in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits.
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint - Mobile Home
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages - Mobile Home
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Recision of Rental Agreement and for Damages
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Claim for Punitive Damages and Damages for Emotional Distress
Court form for defective housing conditions for implied warranty of habitability and code enforcement as affirmative lawsuits
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affirmative Defense in Retaliatory Eviction
Court form for retaliatory evictions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer and Affirmative Defense
Court form for retaliatory evictions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint in Constructive Eviction
Court form for constructive evictions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affirmative Defense in Constructive Eviction
Court form for constructive evictions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint - Implied Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment Counterclaim
Miscellaneous form for housing conditions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Petition for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction - Public Housing Conditions (Transfer to New Unit)
Miscellaneous form for housing conditions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affidavit in Support of Petition for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction
Miscellaneous form for housing conditions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affidavit of Notice
Miscellaneous form for housing conditions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Motion for a Viewing
Miscellaneous form for housing conditions
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Demand Letter
Sample demand letter for lockout or removal of vital fixtures
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Verified Complaint for Temporary Restraining Order and Other Relief
Court form for lockout or removal of vital fixtures
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint - Replevin, Conversion, Punitive Damages, Exemptions
Court form for property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Counterclaim - Replevin, Conversion, Punitive Damages, Exemptions
Court form for property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim - Distress or Rent Waiver and Complaint
Court form for property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Motion for Summary Judgment
Court form for property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Replevin Order
Court form for property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense, Counterclaim and Motion for Summary Judgment
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defense, Counterclaim and Motion for Summary Judgment
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Motion for Summary Judgment
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Order of Replevin
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Compensatory and Punitive Damages
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention – complaint with counts for trespass, constructive eviction, conversion, intentional infliction of emotional distress, punitive damages, and unfair and deceptive practices
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendant's Affirmative Defenses
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Strike and Dismiss
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Damages
Miscellaneous court form for lockouts and property detention – complaint with counts for trespass, conversion, intentional infliction of emotional distress, punitive damages, and unfair and deceptive practices
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Petition for Intervention - Remaining Household Member
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims to Amended Complaint - Maintenance Charges
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affirmative Defense - Excess Rent
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Declaratory Relief - Retroactive Rent I
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Declaratory Relief - Retroactive Rent II
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Defendant's Memorandum of Law – Improper Notice; No Grievance; Retaliatory Eviction, Breach of Implied Warranty; Excessive Rent
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law - Car Towing by PHA
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affirmative Defenses - Utility Allowance; Implied Warranty
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief - Admissions of a Minor
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Defendant's Counterclaim for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Answer, Affirmative Defense and Counterclaim - Late Fees
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Federal Court Complaint – Refusal to Rent Based on Race
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Federal Court Complaint – Housing Discrimination Based on AIDS
Court form for public housing issues
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Federal Court Complaint – Housing Discrimination Based on Mental Retardation
Court form for housing discrimination
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Court form for housing discrimination
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief – Group Housing for the Developmentally Disabled
Court form for housing discrimination
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Affidavit – Group Housing for the Developmentally Disabled
Court form for housing discrimination
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction – Group Housing for the Developmentally Disabled
Court form for housing discrimination
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Federal Court Complaint - Sexual or Racial Harassment and Discrimination
Court form for housing discrimination
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/26/2003 - Introduction - Motion to Dismiss Public Housing Evictions
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Defective Notice, Waiver of Breach
Court firms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: No Notice of Right to Grievance
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss I
Court form for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Defective Service, Tender of Rent Due
Court form for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Acceptance of Rent (Waiver)
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Failure to Conduct Grievance Hearing
Court form for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss - Grievance Request
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: No Notice, Service after Commencement of Court Action, Refusal to Allow Grievance
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss - No Notice, Refusal to Allow Grievance
Court form for pubic housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Defective Notice (Grievance), Charges Other Than Rent, Service by First Class Mail
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Improper Notice - Excessive Amount Claimed in Notice
Court form for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Defective Service of Notice, Tender of Rent
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Tenant Conduct, Property Damage
Court form for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Defective Notice (No Good Cause)
Court forms for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Section 8 New Construction: Defective Notice, Acceptance of Rent (Waiver of Breach)
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Defendant's Argument in Support of Dismissal
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Section 8 Existing - Waiver of Breach
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Waiver of Breach
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss: Section 236 with Section 8 Set Aside - Waiver of Breach
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss Based on Waiver
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Motion to Dismiss on Constitutional Grounds
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss II
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Response to Plaintiff's Memorandum Objecting Motion to Dismiss
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Memorandum in Support of Objection to Motion to Dismiss for No Good Cause
Court form for subsidized housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Affidavit in Support of Motion to Dismiss II
Court form for public housing residents
Author: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Updated: 03/25/2003 - Consumer Law
Explanations about the law on bankruptcy, consumer fraud, contracts, co-signors and guarantors, debt collections, credit access and reporting, student loans, and public utilities.
Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
Updated: 01/21/2003 - Disabilities Guidebook: Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)
Explains your rights to use Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) if you have a hearing or speech disability
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/25/2002 - Disabilities Guidebook: Home-Based Support Services for Adults with Mental Illness or Developmental Disabilities
Information for adults with mental illnesses or developmental disabilities about your rights in home-based support services
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/22/2002 - Disabilities Guidebook: Independent Living Services
Explains your rights under independent living services, Centers for Independent Living and eligibility for services
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/22/2002 - Disabilities Guidebook: Community Integrated Living Arrangements
Explains your rights under the Community Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure Act
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/22/2002 - Disabilities Guidebook: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Information about the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) which assists households in paying their gas and electric bills
Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
Updated: 11/22/2002
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