Upcoming Events & Schedules for MCBA

 

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Candidates Forum for Upcoming Local Contested Elections
To make a payment and register online for the luncheon
click here

Check the calendar below for additional upcoming events.

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McLean County Courthouse and Square located in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. The site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

 


 

 

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2012 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL:

To submit your payment for your 2012 MCBA membership dues, please click here.  Membership forms are due January 10, 2012.  Click here for a copy of the 2012 renewal form: MCBA 2012 Renewal Form 



FEBRUARY LUNCHEON:

Register now for the February Luncheon.  The topic will be a candidates forum for the upcoming local contested elections.  The luncheon is Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 11:45 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church at 313 North East Street, Bloomington, Illinois.  Register and pay online by clicking on the Make a Payment tab.  Register on or before February 14, 2012.  Early registration is appreciated. 



 

MENTORING PROGRAM:

Click here for more information about the McLean County Bar Association's Mentoring Program which has been approved by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism to provide ethics CLE credits for mentor and mentee participants. 

 

 

 

MCLEAN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION OVERVIEW

MCBA is a valuable resource for both the legal profession as well as for members of the McLean County community. From continuing legal education and support services, to our lawyer referral services, we're dedicated to helping our members achieve their goals, and to promoting public awareness and keeping the legal system accessible to all. Members of the Bar recognize their responsibility to the community. Whether it is the Lawyers in the Classroom program or the acceptance of referrals from Prairie State Legal Services, local attorneys are at the forefront of providing services to the general public.

With the growing legal community, the Bar is the central social and professional organization on the local level. It provides opportunities for local attorneys to network and connect with legal professionals. This permits a community of legal services that maintains the small town trust with the large town expertise.

The McLean County Bar Association is a not for profit Illinois Corporation with the tax return available for viewing at the office of Catherine Pratt, 415 North Center Street in Bloomington, Illinois. The corporate name is "Bar Association of McLean County."

 

 

Personal Injury

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Personal Injury Law

The MCBA has members that provide experienced, agressive trial and litigation services for personal injury clients -- individuals hurt due to the negligence of someone else. This area of the law covers more than just injury cases it also includes wrongful death, transportation liability, product liability, premises liability, libel or slander, malpractice, and structured settlements. If you are in need of any of the above services you will need one of our personal injury bar members.

Family Law

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Family Law

A separation and divorce can often be emotional and stressful. MCBA members provide counsel to clients on a personal basis through what is often a difficult time in their lives. We have experience and knowledge in all separation, divorce and related property areas. We counsel clients to understand and enforce their rights as they may relate to taxes, division of property, and other family law finance issues. We work with clients in the preparation of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial property settlements.

Criminal Law

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Criminal Law

The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Should you find that you are in a postion that your require representation for misdemeanors, felonies, probation, parole revocation please contact one of our members that specialize in criminal law.

Business Law

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Business Law

Business law is the body of law which governs business and commerce. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals both with issues of private law and public law. Commercial law regulates corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. If you require assistance with forming a business entity, buying or selling a business, contracts, leases, trademarks, copyrights, litigation, arbitration or mediation please select a member that specializes in Business Law.

Real Estate Law

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Real Estate Law

Real estate lawyers provide indispensable advice and protection in your real estate sale or purchase. They are also an excellent source of recommendations for proven real estate agents, lenders and other service providers. Your lawyer will guide you in securing a dependable sale contract, negotiating issues that arise between contract and closing, and will prepare paperwork for clearing and transferring title. You will be assured your closing documents are correct, and will receive independent review and explanation of all loan documents. Attorney fees for residential transactions are usally a fixed, flat fee, payable at closing. You can not find a better bargain.

Join MCBA

If you are an attorney in McLean County of Illinois we strongly urge you to join our association. MCBA strives to meet the needs of our community. To do that we need your involvement.

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Executive Committee

President
Nannette Fosen 

1st VP
Kevin Fitzgerald 

2nd VP
Rusty DePew

Secretary
Nathan Hinch

Treasurer
Megan Weiler

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Kim Campbell
Dan Deneen
Ryan Gammelgard
Frank Hoffman
Helen Ogar

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Brandi Carlson

McLean County Bar Association
P.O. Box 3142
Bloomington, IL 61702

Calendar

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Candidates Forum for Upcoming Local Contested Elections
     2nd Presbyterian Church
     313 North East Street
     Bloomington

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
TBD
CLE Sponsored by Corporate Counsel Committee

 

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
CLE Environmental Law

 

Friday, May 4, 2012
Law Day Luncheon

 

June
TBD
Annual Meeting

To make a payment online for a luncheon click here

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The intention of the MCBA "Find a Lawyer" search is only to refer members of the public requiring legal services to members of the MCBA who have indicated that they wish to receive referrals in a particular area of the law.

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