Lincoln Park resident Ray Prather, a partner at Prather Ebner LLP in Chicago, and Padraig McCoid, a founding partner at Norkus McCoid in Chicago, are the authors of “The Supreme Court DOMA Ruling, Civil Unions, and Same-Sex Marriage in Illinois,” an article which appears in the September 2013 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal, the monthly magazine of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Windsor case opens the door to an array of federal benefits for same-sex married couples. In the article, the authors the decision, speculating about its impact on Illinois same-sex couples and the challenge ahead for lawyers who counsel them.
The 32,000-member ISBA (isba.org), with offices in Springfield and Chicago, provides professional services to Illinois lawyers, and education and services to the public through a website (illinoislawyerfinder.com), consumer brochures, and distribution of legal information.
