MCBA NEWSLETTER |
updated october 18, 2021 |
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October Events
10/19/21 (Tues.) CLE event at noon 10/22/21 (Fri.) Breakfast with the Bar 10/27 (Wed.) Happy Hour 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
good times at last weeks event
CLE - RECORDED OPPORTUNITYadoption 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.
honoring one of our own
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.
wednesday - october 27MCBA SCHOLARSHIPIf 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.
Click on the image above to submit an application. annual fundraiser luncheon
thursday, October 21
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