Keeping Estate Planning ‘In-House’: New Illinois Law aims to make At-Home Estate Planning ‘virtually’ the same
As COVID-19 gripped the globe, it brought a crush of uncertainty --essentially overnight -- to the legal community and economy. Some of you reading this have probably been working remotely since March with no plans to return to the office
Wochner Law Blog: Putting Love in Print
My cousin got married during the pandemic, not at the date, time, location on the save the date sent to over 200 family members and friends before COVID-19 completely changed the narrative of 2020.
APRIL 2020
Wochner Finds a Silver Lining
JANUARY 2020
New Year, New You, New Illinois Trust Laws
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Celebrates 19th Amendment Centennial
On October 16, 2019, The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois commemorated the 19th Amendment’s centennial at a luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago. Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, the first female chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois,
Corinne Cantwell Heggie Pioneers Diversity & Inclusion CLE with Bar Groups and AllianceBernstein
On June 20, 2019, the Corinne Cantwell Heggie on behalf of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago presented a panel on laws affecting the transgender population in the workplace. Panelists included
Corinne Cantwell Heggie Installed as President of Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
On May 30, 2019, Corinne Cantwell Heggie was installed as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, a state-wide organization dedicated to promoting women in the law. During the 2019-2020 bar year, the WBAI will commemorate the 19th Amendment’s
Illinois judiciary releases its three-year ‘blueprint for the future’
A panel of Judiciary members and stakeholders rolled out the announcement of a proposed three year plan aiming to, " improve the delivery of justice and better serve the public.” The Three year plan would encompass the lasting tenures of
Malone appointed presiding judge over probate
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today appointed Honorable Daniel B. Malone to serve as the Acting Presiding Judge of the court’s Probate Division. The appointment is effective today. Judge Malone became a circuit judge in 2009.