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​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

updated​​​​  ​october 18, 2021   


October Events
10/19/21 (Tues.)
CLE event at noon

10/22/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar


10/27 (Wed.)
Happy Hour
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10/27 & 28 (Wed.&Thurs.)
GAL Seminar


10/29/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

November Events
11/5 - 11/7  (Fri. - Sat.)
ISU Mock Trials

11/11/21 (Thurs.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

11/25/21 (Thurs.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

11/26/21 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

December Events
12/21/21 (Tues.)
Holiday Luncheon

12/24/21 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

12/27/21 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

12/31/21 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

​2022 MCBA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL IS NOW OPEN

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Thank you for your continued support!

Please click on the MCBA button to the left to renew your MCBA membership. 
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MCLEAN COUNTY NURSING HOME RESIDENT
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ADOPTIONS ARE OPEN!
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​Ice cream is a coveted treat for the residents. This year, they decided to place this item onto a wish list for Santa to consider. They would be very happy with a used or new soft serve ice cream machine for the residents. ​
adopt here

good times at last weeks event

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CONDOLENCES

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William Robert Brandt
January 3, 1925 - October 11, 2021

ARRANGEMENTS

Arrangements

CONDOLENCES

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Gary Matthew Geosling
November 22, 1954 - September 23, 2021
Arrangements

CLE - RECORDED OPPORTUNITY

adoption cases from start to finish

​[APPROVED FOR 1 Hour GENERAL CLE CREDIT] ​
Please join the McLean County Bar Association in extending an appreciation to the panel and presenters, Hon. Donald Bernardi Circuit Judge (Retd.), Hon. J. Brian Goldrick, Julia Davis, JD and Kathleen M. Kraft, JD. The presenters walked through the steps required for private and foster-care conversion adoptions. The Presenters also cover petition requirements, notice requirements, termination, hearings, and judgments.  ​
Link to Initiate the Recording

honoring one of our own

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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT: MIKE MCELVAIN
Mike McElvain is being honored for his exemplary service to the community and his longtime support of pro bono. Mike has served on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee since its inception and for many years, also served as its chair. He has also served on the McLean County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee and for many years coordinated the referral of pro bono cases through the bar association that had been referred by Prairie State due to a conflict of interest. Mike’s legal career has exemplified the ideals expressed in the Preamble of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct. Mike often reminds his fellow lawyers of some of those words, especially that “It is the responsibility of those licensed as officers of the court to use their training, experience, and skills to provide services in the public interest for which compensation may not be available.” Mike graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1972, after receiving  a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1969.
virtual event registration

wednesday - october 27

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11th judicial circuit pro bono committee
pro bono opportunities in the 11th


october social event

​Happy Hour - Wednesday, October 27
​beginning at 5.00 pm
This will be an indoor event
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Light Appetizers Provided

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click on the Holiday Inn sign for venue website
Registration

MCBA SCHOLARSHIP

If you know any law students, please inform them about the 2021 MCBA Community Service Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is open to second or third year law students with strong ties to McLean County, Bloomington-Normal, or its surrounding communities. Prime candidates will express and demonstrate a commitment to legal aid work, pro bono activities, or community service. The application deadline is October 31, 2021. Please see the link to the scholarship application below.
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Click on the image above to submit an application.

annual fundraiser luncheon

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thursday, October 21
12:00 pm -1:00 pm
ISU’s Bone Student Center

There is no fee for the luncheon, but registration is required. A donation is requested.

​Please join us to hear about the latest ways we have been providing legal aid for immigrants, including asylum for unaccompanied minors, and COVID relief as well. We hope you will consider attending and bring friends and colleagues. We will be using ISU’s safety protocols to keep us all safe, wearing masks when not eating. If you are unable to attend, you can provide a donation by going to our website. Please click on the logo above. Contact Laurie Bergner with any questions at     ​[email protected]

enforcement of expired
​eviction orders

10/7/2021 memo to MCBA from Judge Mark A. Fellheimer

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october
domestic violence ​awareness month

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who are they?

There are a total of 12 attorneys depicted in the painting below.
Through the years each uniquely touched law practice in McLean County.
​Press the button below to submit your answers.

​The first person with the most correct wins an MCBA t-shirt!

Take a guess - the one with the most correct wins a free MCBA t-shirt!
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Law and McLean County: A 175 Year Partnership
Painting by randy souders

Each print is individually numbered and signed by the artist, Randy Souders.
Each print measures 22”X28”       The cost of each print is $75.

isu mock trial tournament 2021

NOVEMBER 5-7, 2021
The Illinois State University Mock Trial Program is hosting its annual invitational mock trial tournament at the McLean County Law & Justice Center on the weekend of November 5-7. We need volunteer judges/evaluators for the tournament! Any available judges, attorneys, paralegals, or other law-related professionals are welcome to participate, and we need your help! Please see the attached flyer for details about the tournament, this year’s mock trial case, and instructions for how to sign up as a volunteer judge/evaluator. 
 
--Scott Kording
Invitation to Judges & Evaluators

attorneys on the move

Ogar & Miller is pleased to announce that Nicholas V. Ruble has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney effective today. He can be reached at [email protected] or by telephone at (309) 827-8551.  
​Please join us in welcoming Nick!

new to your office?

If your office has new attorneys and support 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. 
New to My Office!

RECORDED OPPORTUNITY
no cle

Bench/Bar Listening Session

If you happened to miss the last Bench/Bar Listening Session, please request the link below.
recording

RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL october 31, 2021

cle - recorded OPPORTUNITY

1 HOUR CLE [approved]
RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2021
recording CLE credit process

protecting your client's medicare benefits

Many thanks to our own John Muir, JD and Mr. Craig Pawley who presented this original CLE on August 24, 2021. The CLE presentation covered settling cases with a Medicare beneficiary and understanding the Medicare Secondary Payer Statue. This session also covered addressing Medicare liens, Medicare Set Asides, and how to administer those funds while adhering to the CMS guidelines. 

CLE
​guardian ad litem
central illinois conference

october 27 & 28

​[PENDING APPROVAL FOR 10 HRS GENERAL CLE CREDIT] 
[INCLUDING 1 PROFESSIONALISM-ETHICS]
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Please join the McLean County Bar Association for the Guardian Ad Litem Child Representative Certification Seminar. The program will be held on October 27 and 28 at The Holiday Inn and Conference Center [Formally known as the Radisson], 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois. 

This seminar is currently approved for certification as a GAL in the 1st, 6th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 21st Judicial Circuits.  Please provide the seminar agenda to the presiding judge in your circuit to seek approval in that circuit.  And just added to the approved Judicial Circuits - 6th!
Registration

​friday breakfast with the bar
join us this friday

8:00 am- 9:00 am

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Downtown Bloomington

mark your calendar
​2021 & 2022

​October 27 - Happy Hour
October 27 & 28 - The Guardian Ad Litem CLE Event 
​November 5-7 - ISU Mock Trials
​December 21 - Holiday Luncheon at noon

2022
January 18 - CLE State of the Circuit
February 15 - CLE Social Security 
February 23 - Bench/Bar Listening Session 12.05 pm
March 15 - CLE Orders of Protections  [up to 2 hours of CLE]
April 19 - PR CLE Underwood Committee Professionalism Program
May 17 - CLE Drone Law Update

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

2021 Schedule
Please contact​ Jennifer.julius@pnc.com if interested in attending.
If you have questions please call Jennifer at 309.655.5484

career opportunities


livingston COUNTY 
public defender office



​seeks
Details
Closes 11-05-2021


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​PUBLIC DEFENDER



​city of bloomington

seeks
Details
Website
Closes 10-21-2021

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​paralegal


mclean county state's attorney office


​seeks
Details
Closes 11-07-2021 


​assistant states attorney i


abbey, adams, byelick & mueller, llp​


​seeks
details
11-15-2021



attorney 
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​​todd 
​miller 
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​seeks
Details
posted 10-12-2021
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​pro bono
rotation
​attorney 
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​us court of appeals for 7th circuit

​seeks
Details
10-29-2021  - noon deadline​

federal
public
​defender



​ronda
glenn

​law offices

seeks
Associate Attorney
and
Paralegal/Legal Assitant
11-1-2021

associate attorney 

and

paralegal / legal assistant


office space available


ILLINOIS HOUSE BUILDING
Quality Office Space at Affordable Rents
Two Blocks Directly North of Law & Justice Center
Call or text 309-531-0445
Through December 2021

DOWNTOWN LAW OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE

105 N. Center Street - Bloomington
Through December 2021

DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE OR LEASE

DOWNTOWN - ​BLOOMINGTON
210 S. East Street - Bloomington
Remove October 31

bar committee activities

2021
​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - October 26 noon
​​​BOG Meeting - November 9 noon 
​MCBA Foundation - December 16 noon

Executive Committee 
President                            
​Judge Pablo Eves

2nd VP
Adrian Barr

Secretary
Paige Thielen
1st VP
​John L. Pratt

Immediate Past President
​​Nathan B. Hinch

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
Michael Butts [Year 4]
​Dean Davis [Year 3]
​Jaime Ganschow [Year 2]
Laurel Bingaman [Year 1]

Administrative Assistant
Mary Sellmyer

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