Person Sending Text to Driver May Be Liable for an Accident

If someone texts an individual while knowing that the person is driving a vehicle, the text sender may also be responsible for any injury or damages if the driver gets into an accident while reading or responding to that text. The texter may be held liable even when using a cell phone or electronic device far away from the place of the accident….

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Holstine to Speak at Landowner Educational Seminar

Andrew W. Holstine will speak on July 31, 2013, at a landowner educational seminar in Morris, Illinois. He will address…

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New Illinois Law Bans Handheld Device Use While Driving

by David J. Loughnane and Brad Stewart Starting Jan. 1, 2014, it will be illegal throughout Illinois for any driver,…

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Seminar for Newly Elected Illinois Officials Set for May 4

Newly elected officers, administrators, managers and long-standing elected officials may want to attend a half-day seminar on the ABCs of…

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Northwest Herald Quotes ZRFM’s ‘Municipal Ten Commandments’

A cover story appearing in the March 29, 2013, edition of the Northwest Herald includes excerpts from a well-known section of the Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle book “You’ve Been Elected! Now What Do You Do? A Practical Guide to Local Government.” The print and online article by Emily K. Coleman titled “What to expect . . .

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Wakeman, Farrell to Serve as Mentors in MCBA Program

Elizabeth Felt Wakeman and Ryan P. Farrell will participate this year in the McHenry County Bar Association’s “Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Program.”…

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NIU Valedictorian Begins ZRFM Practice

Brad Stewart, the valedictorian of the class of 2012 at Northern Illinois University College of Law, has entered practice at…

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Distracted Driving: Cell Phones and the Law

Texting or using a cell phone or other electronic device while driving has occasionally been in the news and on the agenda of lawmakers, and with good reason. This activity behind the wheel and other forms of “distracted driving” are annually more deadly and destructive than any terrorist attack in the United States…

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Richard G. Flood Named Illinois Super Lawyer for 7th Time

Richard G. Flood, a named partner in McHenry County’s largest law firm, Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, was named a…

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ZRFM Lawyers to Address Illinois Municipal League Conference

Several lawyers from Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle will speak on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the 99th annual convention of…

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Schlossberg Appointed to ISBA Local Government Section

Ruth Alderman Schlossberg has been appointed to the Local Government Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. Schlossberg…

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Cooney, Wakeman Named Leading Lawyers in Family Law

Melissa J. Cooney and Elizabeth Felt Wakeman recently have been recognized by their peers as Leading Lawyers in the field…

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