We get the same information as the larger firms and more quickly than with paper advance sheets. We also don't have to pay big money to an outside online legal service because these digests are free to ISBA members. It's a great way to get information disseminated immediately, especially when there is a decision of significance. You have to know about new cases in your area of work. You can cite the very latest cases if you have a brief due.
Judges appreciate attorneys who are informed about recent decisions.
The information also helps judges decide cases more accurately. Gunnarsson does her summaries each evening, except on weekends. She became a new mother March 21, when daughter Marianne was born. Her husband, Gunnar B. Gunnarsson, is a Northbrook attorney and past president of the North Suburban Bar Association. I think she missed only a couple of days.