When a guardian ad litem (“GAL) is appointed on a case, they must interact with many individuals to conduct a thorough investigation. This can involve having difficult conversations with individuals who are experiencing significant emotional distress, conflict, or just general challenges.
Read MoreIllinois public schools educate thousands of children each day. These schools are directly regulated and reviewed by the state, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). However, many homeschooled children’s education slips through the cracks in Illinois.
Read MoreWBAI is excited to (re)introduce The Force of Lawyers Against Sexual Harassment (FLASH) to our members. FLASH is a task force of Illinois legal professionals and bar associations united to combat the presence of sexism, sex-based discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in the Illinois legal community through direct advocacy, policy, implementation, education, and peer support.
Read MoreIt was an honor to chair The Women and the Law Committee (WATL) of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) from 2022-24. Outside of WATL, I am the founding partner at the Law Office of Erin M. Wilson, LLC, a family law firm located in downtown Chicago.
Read MoreWhat happens when issues arise after a final Allocation Judgment or Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage is entered? What happens when the parties are out of court and issues or different interpretations of the final orders arise? Who can the parents reach out to once the ink has dried on their final order?
Read MoreAfter multiple years on the Standing Committee on Women and the Law, and my marathon chair term, I am happy to transition you all to amazing new leadership! As I reflect upon my time on this committee, during which both of my children were born, I opened my own practice, and have learned how to be a bar leader, I remembered some of the amazing work that we did together.
Read MoreIn the workplace, women have developed tremendously in the past 10 years. Ten years ago, the percentage of women practicing attorneys was 33 percent, and according to the American Bar Association, it is now 40 percent. Often, women feel as if they must prove their worth within a workplace and that is a challenge within itself that women deal with.
Read MoreAs family law attorneys, we all know the struggle of post-decree litigation resulting from a change in residence, a parent wanting to move or when a parent is not complying with financial support as ordered by the court.
Read MoreHonorable Judge Elizabeth Rochford is currently an associate judge in probate court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County. Judge Rochford is now running for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court, and I was lucky enough to have her answer questions to learn more about her campaign, ambitions, and passion for her role as a judge.
Read MoreWhen you hear the word “healthy,” the first things that probably come to your mind are exercising and eating right. Sure, those are two essential factors to looking and feeling your best, but there’s so much more that contributes to living a healthy lifestyle.
Read More“Remote trial via Zoom.” Prior to COVID-19, those words would never have been spoken. Typically, trials are regular and routine for most litigators. However, during this international pandemic, trying a case has become something completely new and different from what we have practiced since we passed the bar.
Read MoreIt was a lovely afternoon on March 6, just a week before most of us went into quarantine/work from home mode, where so many fabulous female and supportive male attorneys gathered at The Drake for High Tea. We celebrated International Women’s Day and the accomplishments of women on a local and national scale.
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