The following letter to the editor by ITLA President Patrick A. Salvi II appeared in the Daily Herald on July 22, 2022.

Illinois citizens, including business owners, should want the law to protect the public. To do otherwise would turn the law on its head, where the law protects wrongdoers at the expense of victims.

The July 15 letter from Wade Keats wrongly cites laws designed to protect people as a major problem facing Illinois. Not so.

Illinois thoughtfully balances the economic interests of businesses while recognizing the need to hold accountable those that negligently or willfully cause injury.

The following letter to the editor by ITLA President J. Matthew Dudley was published in the Daily Herald on Saturday, June 25, 2022.

Bob Goray’s commentary (“Failed legal system is crippling Illinois business,” June 9, 2022) is replete with inaccurate claims and rehashed talking points that have been fully discredited.

Goray complains about the recent adoption of pre-judgment interest for personal injury cases. The newly signed law simply brings Illinois in line with the 46 other states which already have some form of prejudgment interest laws on the books.

The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Award for 2022. These individuals are recognized for their dedicated volunteer service and professional efforts on behalf of the ITLA Amicus Curiae Committee in preparing legal briefs before the Illinois Supreme and Appellate Courts over the past year.

KEITH A. HEBEISEN will be awarded the prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) annual convention on Friday, June 17, 2022. The convention will be held at the Sheraton Grand in Chicago, Illinois.

PATRICK A. SALVI II, managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in Chicago, Illinois, will be installed as the 69th President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on Friday, June 17, 2022, at its annual convention at the Sheraton Grand in Chicago, Illinois.

The following letter to the editor by ITLA President J. Matthew Dudley was published on Crain's Chicago Business website on March 16, 2022. A recent article ("Illinois docs see big increases in liability premiums," Health Pulse, March 11) states Illinois physicians will soon be faced with some of the largest insurance premium hikes in the nation. Cited as drivers for these increases are “deteriorating underwriting results, lower loss reserve margins and lower returns on investments," according to an American Medical Association analysis...

The following letter to the editor by ITLA President J. Matthew Dudley was published in the Daily Herald on February 8, 2022.   Settling civil cases A recent letter disparaging Illinois’ business climate relied on a biased study to bolster its misleading claims. Jeff Pope’s missive (“Laws make it hard to do business in Illinois,”…

PATRICK A. SALVI will be awarded the prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) midyear recognition dinner on December 2, 2021.  This dinner will be held at the JW Marriott Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The criteria of the award are as follows: “This award is given annually to…

The following letter to the editor by ITLA President J. Matthew Dudley was published in Crain’s Chicago Business on September 1, 2021.   New law makes for fairer courts In a recent letter (“New Illinois law perpetuates frivolous courts,” Aug. 25, 2021), Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie cites a survey commissioned by the U.S.…

The following column by ITLA President J. Matthew Dudley appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on Thursday, June 24, 2021.   Prejudgment interest law will result in earlier case resolution That justice delayed is justice denied is especially true for a person who has suffered a life-altering injury, incurred exorbitant medical expenses or lost…