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		<title>Being Honest with One&#8217;s Attorney</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an attorney, I&#8217;ve seen a recurring them: clients who are not fully honest with their lawyer. This is a problem because a lawyer who doesn&#8217;t know all of the fact of the case can&#8217;t develop the best possible legal strategy for that case. Worse yet, when a client isn&#8217;t truthful with his attorney, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of a Defendant&#8217;s Physical Appearance in Court</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In court, a defendant&#8217;s physical appearance can be of great importance. The judge, jury, and prosecutor will all form impressions about the defendant&#8217;s character, based upon his or her appearance. These impressions can affect every aspect of a case, and result in a more or less favorable outcome. For that reason, I advise my clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Attorneys Cannot Guarantee the Outcome of a Court Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of my clients, in both civil and criminal cases, ask me to predict or even guarantee how their case will be resolved. While I wish it were possible to do so, the fact is that no attorney can guarantee the outcome of a court case. This is because a variety of factors (such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of a Criminal Defendant&#8217;s Right to Remain Silent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an attorney whose caseload includes a good deal of criminal defense work, there is one recurring them that stands out: clients who spoke to the police when it would have been in their best interest to remain silent. When a person speaks to the police, without their attorney present, that person may unintentionally make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bar Exam Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As someone who has taken the bar exam not too long ago (and passed on the first try), I though I would share the approach that worked for me: Background information about my bar exam circumstances I signed up for the BarBri bar review course in Chicago,with the intention of taking the standard 2 month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IL Supreme Court: Temporarily totally disabled workers entitled to benefits untill they improve &#8211; even if terminated for cause</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers in Illinois are required to continue paying Temporarily Totally Disabled (TTD benefits to injured workers, whether or not the workers remain employed, until their conditions stabilize and they reach maximum medical improvement, according to a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court. This holding is from Interstate Scaffolding, Inc v. Illinois Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission, No 107852, 2010 [...]]]></description>
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