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Labor Day Weekend
Please enjoy the long Labor Day weekend. Whether you are enjoying a family cook-out, going to the beach or attending a ballgame, please celebrate responsibly. Have a great transition to fall. Please enjoy yourself but follow the law. Drinking and driving can cause needless problems. Please be responsible. Lori G. Levin Attorney at Law 180 […]
Liberally quoted in Illinois Bar Journal on Continuing Legal Education
As the immediate past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, I was widely quoted in last month’s Illinois Bar Journal article on the free continuing legal education offered by the ISBA. The inception of free CLE came about during my tenure of chair of the committee. The article […]
Consequences of inadvertently failing to pay for groceries
Recently, I have been contacted by a number of persons who have become distracted while paying for groceries and have inadvertently left an item on their grocery cart and left the store without paying for it. At least one high end grocery store appears to have a policy of not allowing patrons to pay for […]
The Dress for Success Program at the Juvenile Court in Markham
This is a redacted and edited version of a friend’s facebook post about the Juvenile Court at Markham’s Dress for Success program. Please support this worthwhile cause. As I state, I have seen this program in action and it works. See the posting below: Dress for Success! The Juvenile Court at the Markham Courthouse has […]
Public Act to Raise Illinois Juvenile Justice Age to 18
As of January 1, 2014, Illinois youth charged with misdemeanors and felonies will be part of the juvenile justice system rather than the criminal justice realm. On July 8, 2013, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law Public Act 098-0061 which will lower the age of majority for prosecution. This legislation does not change the ability […]
News and items of interest on Facebook and Twitter
Frequently, I post items of interest pertaining to criminal, juvenile and mental health law on the firm Facebook page and Twitter account. To keep current, please follow at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lori-G-Levin-Attorney-at-Law/210343479896 on Facebook and @LoriLevin on Twitter. Lori G. Levin Attorney at Law 180 N. LaSalle, Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60601 [email protected] www.lorilevinlaw.com
Illinois State Bar Association’s 137th Annual Meeting
I am attending the Illinois State Bar Association’s 137th Annual Meeting in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. I am a member of the ISBA’s Assembly, Standing Committee on Women and the Law and Criminal Justice Section Council. I am also the Ex-Officio Chair of its Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education. It is important to be an […]
Cable shows on Preparing Your Young Adult for College
Recently, I taped two Illinois State Bar Association cable television shows on “Preparing Your Young Adult for College, Part 1 and 2.” The first of these shows will air on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 on June 4 and 18 at 10 pm. The second will air on June 11 and June 25 at […]
United States Supreme Court decision on DNA samples from arrestees
Today, the United States Supreme Court approved the ability of the police to obtain DNA samples from persons they have probable cause to arrest and process for serious offenses. In Maryland v. King, 569 U.S. ___ (2013), which may be found at https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-207_d18e.pdf#page=1&zoom=auto,0,792, the court forged new law. The opinion was a split 5-4 opinion […]
Radio interview with American Edition of Voice of Russia Radio re DNA swabs from arrestees
Just gave interview to the American edition of the Voice of Russia Radio on today’s United States Supreme Court’s decision regarding the taking of DNA mouth swaps in Maryland v. King, 569 U.S. __ (2013). For more about the decision, see the blog entry listed below at /2/post/2013/06/united-states-supreme-court-decision-on-dna-samples-from-arrestees.html Lori G. Levin Attorney at Law 180 […]