Civil/criminal contempt; Appellate jurisdiction

Rezoning
Special Damages

Summary judgment, burden of proof, material fact

Adjudication of neglect and dependency; sufficiency of findings of fact; Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; right to assistance of counsel; residual exception to hearsay rule; error preservation

Rule violations; Rule 9; Rule 11; Motion to Dismiss

Juvenile Adjudication

Appellate jurisdiction; Motion to disqualify counsel; Settlement of decedent's estate.

Interlocutory appeal, substantial right, trust, real property, motion for sanctions, PWC

Business valuation, equitable distribution

Workers' Compensation, findings of fact, conclusions of law, Parsons presumption.

worker's compensation; implied contract of employment; right to control employee; joint employment

workers' compensation; arising out of; in the course of; slip and fall; laundry; Industrial Commission; traveling employee; writ of certiorari; abuse of discretion; Workers' Compensation Act; increased risk; personal errand; exclusion of evidence; prejudice; cross-appeal; causal link; scope of employment

Tort claims act - motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6); judicial immunity; gatekeeping order

Wrongful discharge based on public policy of reporting adultery; libel claims against co-workers; tortious interference with contract; summary judgment procedure

Judgment on the Pleadings, Protective Covenants, Amendments and Variances, Revocation

Indecent liberties, multiple victims, factual basis for guilty plea, Satellite Based Monitoring, certiorari, preserved errors, assistance of counsel, civil judgment.

Evidence, Jury Instruction, Lesser-Included Offense

illustrative evidence; introduction of mug-shot photos not error, much less plain error; ineffective assistance of counsel; required showing of prejudice not met on IAC claim; required notice and opportunity to be heard on issue of attorney's fees not provided

Second degree murder; trial court refusal to instruct on self-defense; reasonableness in the mind of a person of ordinary firmness

First-degree murder, murder of an unborn child, motion to sever, prejudicial admission of evidence, jury instructions, motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence