MCBA NEWSLETTER |
january 6, 2025 |
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MCBA Events 2025
January 1/7 (Tues.) Law Day Committee Meeting 1/10 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar 1/13 (Mon.) CLE Committee Meeting 1/14 (Tues.) BOG Meeting 1/16 (Thurs.) 3rd Thursday Social @ Grand Cafe 1/17 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar 1/24 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar 1/28 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon at 2nd Presbyterian (please note the date change) 1/31 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar February 2/7 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar 2/12 (Wed.) H.S. Mock Trials 2/14 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar 2/20 (Thurs.) 3rd Thursday Social 2/21 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar 2/28 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar March 3/5 (Wed.) Quarterly Family Law Bench/Bar Listening Session 3/20(Thurs.) 3rd Thursday Social April 4/17 (Thurs.) 3rd Thursday Social May Mental Health PR CLE Seminar for Members 5/1 (Thurs.) Law Day Social Hour 5/7 (Wed.) Law Day Luncheon 5/15 (Thurs.) 3rd Thursday Social June 6/02 (Mon.) Golf & Pickleball Event 6/4 (Wed.) Quarterly Family Law Bench/Bar Listening Session 6/19 (Thurs.) 3rd Thursday Social July August September 9/3 (Wed.) Quarterly Family Law Bench/Bar Listening Session 9/26 (Fri.) CIPA Annual Educational Seminar October 10/22-23 (Wed. - Thurs.) GAL Certification Seminar November December 12/3 (Wed.) Quarterly Family Law Bench/Bar Listening Session 12/17 (Wed.) Holiday Luncheon |
membership renewals 2025Thank you to those who have renewed!
Please know that the applications have been udpated. In an effort to better serve the McLean County Bar Association, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee kindly requests your voluntary, confidential responses to three added questions on the 2025 member application. Please see below to view the students who have recently joined the MCBA. condolencesTo MCBA Membership, My husband, Eric Ruud, passed away December 19th due to complications related to Alzheimer's. On December 1st he had an opportunity to meet his new grandson, Oliver Eric Ruud. He talked for years about wanting to be a grandpa and was so proud and excited when he saw him. Eric retired from the county as the Chief of the Civil Division of the State's Attorney's office and retired as a professor in the College of Business at ISU. A Celebration of Life is being planned for some time this spring and I will let you know when the details are finalized. Thanks, Brenda Temke monthly socialThursday, January 16 - Grand Cafe - 1/2 price drinks & appetizers! 2205 E Oakland Avenue, Bloomington 4pm - 6pm mcba scholarship announcement
Each year, the MCBA gives a $2,500 Community Service Scholarship to a 2nd or 3rd year law student who demonstrates a commitment to legal aid work, pro bono activities, and community service. We had five great applicants this year. We are excited to announce that Serena Israel is the 2024 recipient of the MCBA Community Service Scholarship. Serena grew up in Hemet, California. She attended the University of California Santa Barbara and then obtained a Master of Science in Legal Studies from Loyola Law School in California. She currently attends the University of Illinois College of Law. She has accepted a full-time position at the Prairie State Legal Services Bloomington Office after she graduates from law school in May 2025. Ms. Israel interned at Prairie State's Bloomington Office last summer and works part-time at Prairie State during her final year of law school. Serena's work is excellent. She is driven by her passion for representing those who are marginalized.
Adrian Barr Managing Attorney Prairie State Legal Services I am from Hemet, California. I received a B.A. in sociology from the University of California Santa Barbara where I also minored in Music. I have also received my M.S. in legal studies from Loyola Law School Los Angeles. I am currently a 3L at the University of Illinois College of Law. I have always had a desire to help the downtrodden which has led me to work in public interest. Some of my interests include playing the piano, traveling, and engaging in outdoor activities.
Serena Israel J.D. Candidate 2025 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign save the dates
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