Vested Interest - Robert J. Bingle, ITLA President 2002-2003

May 2003 Issue
On June 6th, my tenure as President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association will end. It has been a privilege to serve in this position. Our members represent the finest lawyers in the State. [View Full Issue]

April 2003 Issue
We are in the middle of the legislative session. The bills ITLA is supporting are a result of the suggestions that many of you submitted. Obviously, we could not put forth every suggestion. [View Full Issue]

March 2003 Issue
I need help. One of my goals this year has been to elicit participation from our ITLA members. This is an interactive President’s Thoughts. [View Full Issue]

February 2003 Issue
I am often asked three questions: 1. What is ITLA doing in relation to proposed Illinois legislation? 2. How are "we" responding to President Bush’s legislative proposal? 3. What can I do? [View Full Issue]

January 2003 Issue
"Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing." Attributed to football coach, Red Sanders, 1953. "Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is." Vince Lombardi interview, 1962. [View Full Issue]

December 2002 Issue
In my first President’s Thoughts, I said that this year would be replete with opportunity for our organization. After November 5th, that amorphous opportunity now is a practical reality. We can influence the passage of legislation that protects the rights of negligently injured people in Illinois. [View Full Issue]

November 2002 Issue
By the time you read this page, the Election of 2002 will be decided. My messages in the first installment of the President’s Page have been exhortative. I encouraged our members to support candidates that shared our philosophical views. [View Full Issue]

October 2002 Issue
There is a famous photograph that we have all seen in our history books. A smiling Harry Truman is shown holding an early edition of the November 7, 1948 Chicago Tribune with a headline announcing, "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." Over the past month, I have been making calls to urge ITLA members to send money to support the candidates who espouse the idea of protecting the rights of injured people. [View Full Issue]

September 2002 Issue
For over one-hundred years, the presidential election of 1876 was described as the most disputed and contentious election of American political history. [View Full Issue]

July 2002 Issue
Remember the little girl in the movie "Poltergeist" who, with wide eyes, exclaimed, "They’re here." Well, it’s here. It’s that time of the decade. [View Full Issue]

June 2002 Issue
On September 14, 2002, we will celebrate 50 years of ITLA at a party in Chicago. We are all part of an organization whose goal has been to foster and protect the rights of people who are injured. We have successfully pursued this goal. On June 7, 2002, I will be inducted as the President of ITLA. [View Full Issue]

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