(c) Can Stock Photo / ocusfocus The U.S. Supreme Court recently affirmed the fundamental principal of freedom of speech by unanimous decision (absent new Justice Gorsuch) on June 19, 2017. This case might not be so significant if it had been decided in a different...
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Trusts Compared to Corporations
Diagram of relationship of business with stakeholders The concept of a trust is difficult for many people to grasp because a trust is a concept, and therefore is intangible. Another intangible concept that is more familiar, and therefore seems easier to understand,...
Carolyn Jansons Takes Over as Bar Association President
We are not aware of a time in the history of the KCBA that one attorney has passed the baton as president to another attorney in the same firm. Therefore, Carolyn’s transition to President of the KCBA is historic. Carolyn’s term will officially start on June 7, 2017,...
Attorney Boula Inducted into Rotary Club
Edward J. Boula, was officially inducted as a member of the St. Charles Rotary Club on Thursday May 11, 2017. The Rotary Club of St. Charles is a worldwide organization providing charitable services in the communities in which local Rotary Clubs are formed to foster...
Jansons Participates in ABA Bar Leadership Institute
Jansons joined ABA President Linda A. Klein of Atlanta, GA and ABA President-Elect Hilarie Bass of Miami, FL in sessions on bar leadership, governance and communications. Carolyn Jansons joined more than 330 other leaders of lawyer organizations from across the county...
Edward J. Boula to Moderate Local Government Law Seminar
Edward J. Boula will moderate the Kane County Bar Association Local Government Law Committee Continuing Legal Education Seminar at Eagle Brook County Club in Geneva, Illinois on April 20, 2017. The seminar will provide over three credit hours of Continuing Legal...
Independence of the Judiciary on the Ropes
Depositphotos – Image ID: 21972931 Copyright: londondeposit The confirmation hearings for Judge Gorsuch are playing out for the world to see. While the decision whether to confirm Judge Gorsuch may seem like a distant event, it has an impact on all of us. We might...
Roman Seckel Moderates Ethics Seminar
Roman Seckel will be moderating the Kane County Bar Association (KCBA) seminar on Legal Ethics at the Eaglebrook Country Club on March 9, 2017. Topics include Cyber-Liability and Protecting Confidential Information in Your Firm, Legal Tech Security, and Ethical...
Drendel Becomes Administer Justice Board Member
We are pleased to announce that Kevin G. Drendel has accepted a nomination and appointment to the Executive Board of Directors of Administer Justice. The term is for three years and begins immediately. Administer Justice is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), tax exempt, legal...
The Benefits of Living Trusts
(c) Can Stock Photo After considering Who Needs a Will? The probate process can be avoided while still maintaining a very high degree of certainty that your estate will be handled by the persons who choose, the way you want it handled, by using a living Trust. Unlike...
