​​​MCBA NEWSLETTER


​​​​​  ​january 24, 2022
2022
January Events
1/25/2022 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

1/28/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

February Events
2/4/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

2/8/2022 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

2/11/2022 (Fri.)
HS Mock Trials

2/11/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

2/15/2022 (Tues.)
CLE 

2/18/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

2/21/2022 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

2/22/2022 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

2/25/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

March Events
3/4/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/8/2022 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

3/11/2022 (Fri.)
HS Mock Trials

3/11/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/15/2022 (Tues.)
CLE 

3/18/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/25/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/29/2022 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

April Events
4/19/2022 (Tues.)
CLE 

4/20/2022 (Wed.)
Bench/Bar Listening Session

May Events
5/17/2022 (Tues.)
CLE 

​friday breakfast with the bar
New Place for tomorrow!
8:00 am- 9:00 am

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2022 Member application

Please click on the MCBA button above to renew.

2022 case category reminder & reference information

CLE
tuesday - february 15
​zoom at noon

[One Hour General CLE Credit Pending Approval]

Social Security
From
Retirement To Disability
What You And Your Clients Need To Know
​
        by Attorney Frank Hoffman

law day committee
1st meeting of 2022
monday - january 31 - noon
​via zoom

Anyone interested in serving on the committee is welcome to join us. You are welcome to call or email Judge Foley or Judge Eves with any questions. 

Please see the zoom information below to join in: 
​https://us06web.zoom.us/j/98779077743?pwd=Q3pySHhoNWdnQnhIS3NsOTl0Y3NvUT09
 
Meeting ID: 987 7907 7743
Passcode: 274407

2022 HS MOCK TRIAL
FEBRUARY 11

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

This years event is shortened to two morning rounds.
Volunteer Registration Closes on Friday, February 4

fair housing topics for your day-to-day legal practice
friday, february 4
​[free - ONE HOUR GENERAL CLE CREDIT]

Join fair housing attorneys from Prairie State Legal Services as they discuss how fair housing protections and obligations could deepen your expertise as you practice landlord/tenant, real estate, and local government law. As we explore a few of the latest topics in housing discrimination cases and investigations, you'll hear something to take back to your work. This lunchtime session will provide a brief overview of fair housing law and then dive deeper into criminal records issues for tenants and housing providers, sexual harassment in housing, and lending discrimination in mortgages and appraisals. Join us for this free event, no matter whether your clients are landlords, tenants, home buyers/sellers, staff of local municipalities, or housing authorities. This program offers one hour of general MCLE credit.

changes in court's
manual on recordkeeping
​reasons behind it

LAURA BAGBY | JUDICIAL | JANUARY 6, 2022

Did Your Illinois Case Filing Get Rejected? You May Not Be Using the Updated Designations.

The Illinois Supreme Court kicked off 2022 with new and amended Supreme Court Rules aimed at bringing more consistency and efficiency to the courts. This includes updates to the Court’s Manual on Recordkeeping and, importantly, new and revised case category designations.

For example, probate cases in Illinois will now be entered as PR rather than P, and divorce cases will be classified as a dissolution with children (DC) or no children (DN). Attorneys and administrators who don’t use the correct categories will have their case filings rejected. [Click here for a list of updated categories]

The updates are part of the Illinois Supreme Court’s larger goal of creating...

recorded cle opportunities

state of the circuit cle
originally posted - january 18
recording ends - april 30
​[one hour general cle credit approved]

This presentation was sponsored by the McLean County Bar Association. This presentation was the annual program on the state of the 11th Circuit Courts presented by the McLean County Circuit Court Judges.
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Reference Materials

michaEl fenger

Kraft, Wood & Kelly, LLC is excited to announce that attorney Michael Fenger has joined their legal team as of the first of the year. Mr. Fenger has been practicing law in the eleventh circuit since 2016. He will be handling family law, probate (guardianships), criminal, appeals, and estate planning matters. Michael was born and raised in Bloomington and is a proud alum of Central Catholic High School. He went on to get his B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and obtained his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School (now the UIC School of Law).

taylor williams

Taylor Williams began as an intern at Kraft, Wood & Kelly, LLC (formerly Thomson & Weintraub, LLC) in 2018, and continued with the firm as an intern/law clerk throughout law school. Taylor was sworn in to the Illinois Bar in November 2021, and is now an associate attorney at KWK. Taylor was awarded the 2020 MCBA Scholarship, and now serves on the MCBA Scholarship Committee. Taylor attended Heyworth High School, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Southern Illinois University School of Law. 

new to your office?

If your office has new attorneys and staff, then we would like to update membership on your additions! Please click on the link below to submit a little about the new addition and feel free to add a photo as well. 

mark your calendar
​2021 & 2022

2022
February 15 - CLE Social Security 
March 15 - CLE Orders of Protections  [up to 2 hours of CLE will be offered]
April 19 - PR CLE Underwood Committee Professionalism Program
​April 20 - Bench/Bar Listening Session 12.05 pm
May 17 - CLE Drone Law Update

BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
​HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Please contact​ Jennifer.julius@pnc.com if interested in attending.
If you have questions please call Jennifer at 309.655.5484

career opportunities

state farm
insurance
company
seeks
Ends in March

tax
​counsel

​paralegal


​​​mclean county
​illinois
seeks
deadline Jan 30​
deadline Feb 6

asst states' atty iii
​
asst public defender 1

iMeri rogers, llp
​seeks
posted 1-24

legal
​secretary

​prairie state legal services​
seeks
updated 1-18-2021

attorney positions in illinois​

office space available

1,400 square feet

Ground floor previously office space for a law firm. Only minutes away from the court house.

DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING
​office space for rent
the murphey building - two blocks from the courthouse

ILLINOIS HOUSE BUILDING
FOR RENT
Two offices, each about 430 square feet. 
Both ideal for a sole practioner and assistant.

Call or text 309-531-0445

DOWNTOWN LAW OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE

DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE OR LEASE
DOWNTOWN - ​BLOOMINGTON

bar committee activities

2021
​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - January 25 noon
Law Day Committee Meeting - January 31 noon
​​​BOG Meeting - February 8 noon 
​​​Foundation Meeting - February 10 noon
Executive Committee 
President                            
​John L. Pratt

2nd VP
Michael Butts

Secretary
Calli Farrell
1st VP
Adrian Barr

Immediate Past President
​Judge Pablo Eves

Treasurer
Sara James
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