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Learn how Wisconsin law handles responsibility for birth costs in paternity cases, including the 50% cap, income-based guidelines, and potential Medicaid or BadgerCare reimbursement obligations. | O’Flaherty Law – Learn About Law Legal Articles, Videos & Podcasts with O’Flaherty Law
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Can green card holders apply for Medicaid or SNAP without risking their status? Learn about the five-year rule, public charge updates, state benefit options, and which programs are safe for lawful permanent residents to use. | O’Flaherty Law – Learn About Law Legal Articles, Videos & Podcasts with O’Flaherty Law
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Early bird registration is open for the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism’s 10th annual Future Is Now: Legal Services conference. The conference will be held virtually from 12 – 4:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Over the past 10 years, the Future Is Now has become one of the country’s premier legal professionalism conferences, helping lawyers navigate the evolving cultural, technological, and client environment while advancing legal excellence and adhering to ethical rules.
Early bird tickets are available for $49 through March 1. The price will increase on March 2.
Attendees are eligible for 4.0 hours of professional responsibility

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The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism works to promote civility and inclusion in the legal profession, to ensure the equitable delivery of justice for the people of Illinois.In honor of Black History Month, the Commission on Professionalism is highlighting inspiring leaders of some of the state’s predominantly Black bar associations.

Through their work, these leaders are creating a more diverse profession in which all attorneys feel valued.

In this Q&A, our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Julia Roundtree Livingston spoke to Jerry King, a criminal defense trial attorney and Founder and Partner at King & Bondi, LLC, where

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The public continues to place more trust in state courts than in other government institutions, according to a recent public opinion survey by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). At the same time, concerns about equal justice, the use of AI, and judicial security shape public perceptions.

The annual State of the State Courts survey explores public sentiment about the courts to understand the types of administrative reforms and improvements that might enhance public support. The survey polled 1,000 registered voters nationwide in November 2025.

The survey was developed by a subcommittee of the Conferences of Chief Justices

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Mentors and mentees attending a fundraiser for The Posse Foundation
Mentors and mentees attending a fundraiser

When Chicago attorney Lisa M. Kpor was asked to capture her experience mentoring new attorneys, she noted the song “For Good” from the movie musical “Wicked: For Good.”

“I’ve heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn. And we are led to those who help us most to grow, if we let them, and we help them in return… Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better? But because I knew you, I have been changed for good.”

Kpor, who is litigation counsel

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