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​​​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

​​​​​​january 9, 2023



2023
January Events

1/10/2023 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

​1/13/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar


1/16/2023 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

1/17/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Luncheon

​1/20/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

1/24/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

​1/27/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

February Events
​2/3/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

​2/10/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

2/13/2023 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed
HS Mock Trial Invitational


2/14/2023 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

​2/17/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

2/20/2023 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

2/24/2023 (Fri.)
ADR Committee Meeting
Breakfast with the Bar


March Events
​3/3/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

​3/10/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/14/2023 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

​3/17/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/21/2023 (Tues.)
CLE

3/24/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

All Court Holidays & Closures
Updated 12-6-2022
​Complete List of Court Holidays & Closures

2023 mcba membership renewals

Thank you for your continued support!!
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Click on the MCBA logo above to renew!

alternative dispute resolution

  • Interested?
    • Training Opportunity [copy & paste into your browser]: http://tampabaycollaborativetrainers.com/index.php/2021/01/15/feb-2021-virtual-introductory-collaborative-training/
    • Next ADR Committee Meeting: February 24
    • If you are interested in the ADR Committee and have not gotten your name on the list, please email: nargis@guardianlawoffice.com

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judicial shuffle 2023

Phone Directory Coming Soon
2023 Judge Assignments 13 Judges Corrected 1-3-2023
Law & Justice Center Directory (2023)
AO 2022-25 McLean County Judicial Assignments (w summary) 10-25-22

cle recording opportunities

CLE
ethics: rules every lawyer must know

[1 HOUR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY - Ethics - CLE CREDIT APPROVED]

 20recording ends october 30, 2023

Registration for Recording & CLE Credit Instructions

CLE
BOND REFORM NUTS & BOLTS:
 Illinois' Safety, Accountability, Fairness & Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act
with updates

[Up to 1.5 HOURS General CLE CREDIT APPROVED]
RECORDING ENDS July 30, 2023

​Fully Updated Bond Reform CLE Now Available!
Registration for Recording & CLE Credit Instructions

CLE - in person only
STATE OF THE CIRCUIT
tuesday, january 17 - noon

[1 Hour General CLE Credit - APPROVED]
Please join the McLean County Bar Association in welcoming the new Chief Judge Casey Costigan. This presentation on the state of the 11th Circuit Courts is presented by the McLean County Circuit Court Judges. This annual program provides updates on the status of the 11th Circuit.​
Registration

Save the Date
registration coming soon

Monday, February 13 – High School Regional Mock Trial Invitational
Wednesday, March 22 - Operation Greylord at ISU
Wednesday, April 19 – 4th District Illinois Appellate Court Oral Arguments at ISU

upcoming cle events

Monday - February 13 - Expungements [Free CLE for those who volunteer for the H.S. Mock Trials]

Was 2022 the Year of Resilience? 

Article Here

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Upcoming CLC Meetings & A CLE
January 2023 - TBD
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Brendan Bukalski, Committee Chair [ brendan@jlawgroup.com ]

amelia buragas updated contact info

Please know that Amelia can be reached through her email: ​asburagas@gmail.com

john pratt moves to meyer capel

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Meyer Capel welcomes John Pratt! John joined Meyer Capel on January 1st after his sister and business partner, Cathy, retired from their family-owned practice Pratt & Pratt at the close of 2022. John makes an impressive addition to the firm’s expanding legal team of nearly 40 attorneys.

​John Pratt jpratt@meyercapel.com
​
Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation 
​202 N. Center Street, Ste 2
Bloomington, IL  61701
Phone:  309.662.5084


new to your office?
​or maybe an attorney/staff 'on the move'?

If your office has new attorneys and staff, then we would like to update membership on your additions! Maybe you have an attorney making moves within your office. Please click on the link below to submit a little about the new addition and feel free to add a photo as well. 
New to My Office or Retiring or Any Update!

friday breakfast with the bar
join us this friday

8:00 am- 9:00 am

Coffee Hound Website
The Coffee Hound - Downtown Bloomington
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BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
​HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

2023 Schedule
Please contact​ Jennifer.julius@pnc.com if interested in attending.
If you have questions please call Jennifer at 309.655.5484

corporate law intership
summer 2023

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More Information

career opportunities


prairie state legal services

Bloomington Paralegal
Posted - January 9
Illinois Openings
Updated Link- January 9

bloomington paralegal & statewide
​openings



​local law firm

More Information
Posted - December 26

legal assistant
paralegal
bookkeeping


​​MCLEAN COUNTY
​ILLINOIS

APD III
Updated - December 5

​ASSISTANT public defender III



office space available


OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE 
2nd Floor


121 N Main St. Bloomington, IL 

3,625 sq. ft. Total.  Smaller space units available.
​
Parking on site
Call or Text 309-868-1604
​posted November 2022

ILLINOIS HOUSE BUILDING

Seven (7) single room offices and common conference room under construction.
Both ideal for a sole practitioner and assistant.
Call or text 309-531-0445  

Call or text 309-531-0445
updated August 2022

DOWNTOWN LAW OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE

105 N. Center Street - Bloomington

DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE OR LEASE

DOWNTOWN - ​BLOOMINGTON
210 S. East Street - Bloomington

bar committee activities

2023
​​​BOG Meeting - January 10 noon
​Underwood Committee Meeting - January 20 noon
​​​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - January 24 noon
​Criminal Law Committee [CLC] Meeting - January TBD
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee [ADR] Meeting - February 24 noon

Executive Committee 
President                            
​Kathleen Kraft

2nd VP
Judge Pablo Eves

Secretary
Nargis Khokhar
1st VP
​Nathan B. Hinch

Immediate Past President
Julia Davis

Treasurer
Calli Farrell
Disclaimer:
The McLean County Bar Association (MCBA) presents the information on this web site as an information service to our members and other Internet users. While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice. The information is not intended to create, and receipt of the information does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship. Those using this information should not act upon this information without seeking professional legal counsel.
Board of Governors
John L. Pratt
Brendan Bukalski
Michael Butts
​Dean Davis


Administrative Assistant
Mary Sellmyer

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