Illinois
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.iardc.org
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.isba.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.isba.org/ethics/opinions
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.iardc.org/About/ClientProtection
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Illinois RPC 1.15, lawyers must maintain detailed trust account records, conduct regular reconciliations, and preserve complete records for at least seven years after the representation concludes.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Illinois RPC 1.5, contingent fees must be in writing and signed by the client, and changes in fees or expenses must be communicated to the client promptly.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Active attorneys must complete 30 credit hours every two-year cycle, including 6 hours of professional responsibility (with diversity/inclusion and mental health requirements).
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.iardc.org/Rules/RulesRulesOfProfessionalConduc…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Illinois RPC 7.1 and 7.5, trade names are permitted provided they are not false or misleading and do not imply an affiliation with a government agency or public legal services organization.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- www.ilsos.gov/departments/business_services…
- State tax department
- www2.illinois.gov/rev
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.illinoiscourts.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- efile.illinoiscourts.gov
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.illinoiscourts.gov/top-level-opinions
- Statutes / codes
- www.ilga.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 707, out-of-state attorneys may appear pro hac vice by submitting a registration statement and required per-proceeding fee to the ARDC and filing a motion in court.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- illinoislap.org
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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