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» Crazy Article Round-up

Here's a double dose of crazy for your reading pleasure:

1. Probate and Switch, by Lou Ann Anderson. My favorite part: "Attorney misconduct is rarely punished so our country is full of attorneys who will bend or break rules. These 'bottom feeders' are the vanguard flag carriers emblematic of why the general public has such disdain for the legal profession."

2. Illiinois [sic] Guardianship Law Similar to Slavery-Law Should Be Stricken as Vague, Prohibiting too Much Speech and Too Discriminatory, by James Timothy Struck. Looking for the link between slavery, Nazi Germany, and guardianship? Here it is!!!

» Agents and Reasonable Compensation

The August 2008 edition of the Illinois Bar Journal features a discussion about reasonable compensation under a power of attorney -- here is the table of contents (I think you need to be a member to read the article). My previous post about the issue (here) is mentioned in the article.

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