​​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

​​​​​ ​​october 24, 2022
2022
October Events
10/25/2022 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

​10/27/2022 (Thurs.)
Criminal Law Committee Meeting

10/28/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

November Events
11/2/2022 (Wed.)
CLE - Noon

11/4/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

11/8/2022 (Tues.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

11/10/2022 (Thurs.)
Happy Hour 5:00 pm

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

11/1/2022 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

11/22/2022 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

11/18/2022 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

11/24/2022 (Thurs.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

11/25/2022 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

11/30/2022 (Wed.)
Criminal Law Committee Meeting

​December Events
​12/9/2022 (Fri.)
ADR Committee Meeting

12/14/2022 (Wed.)
Holiday Luncheon

12/26/2022 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

12/27/2022 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

2023
January Events
1/2/2023 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

1/4/2023 (Wed.)
Criminal Law Committee Meeting

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

1/17/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Luncheon

February Events
2/13/2023 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

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

All Court Holidays & Closures

SAVE THE DATE
holiday luncheon ​wednesday, december 14 - noon

MCBA SCHOLARSHIP

If you know of any L2 or L3 law students, please inform them about the 2022 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, 2022. Please see the link to the scholarship application below.
Click on the image above to submit an application.

CLE
tuesday - december 6 - NOON
ethics: rules every lawyer must know

This one-hour program will survey some of the most important rules of ethics that every attorney should know and the possible consequences of violating these rules.  Judge Thomas Funk and Retired judge David Butler will identify and explain rules of ethics found in the Illinois Code of Professional Conduct. Topics will include: safekeeping of client’s property (trust accounts), duty to report professional misconduct of other attorneys (In re Himmel), dealing with unrepresented persons, confidentiality of information, meritorious claim or contentions, communication with person represented by counsel, firm names and letterhead, attorneys fees, client-lawyer sexual relationships, and ex parte communications with judges. 

project santa 2022

MCLEAN COUNTY NURSING HOME RESIDENT​

Upcoming CLC Meetings & A CLE
October 27 at Noon (our only Thursday meeting)
November 2 at Noon - Bond Reform-SAFE-T Act CLE
November 30 at 8:15 a.m.
January 4, 2023, at Noon
​
Brendan Bukalski, Committee Chair [ brendan@jlawgroup.com ]

CLE
wednesday - november 2 - NOON
a hybrid event
bond reform nuts & bolts

[1 Hour General CLE Pending Approval]
​Bond reform, commonly known as the “Pre-Trial Fairness Act” or the “Safe T Act,” will take effect in 2023. The Act completely overhauls our system from arrest to pre-trial procedure. Its impact will be felt by everyone involved in our criminal courts: those accused, police, clerks, jails, prosecutors and defense attorneys. Understandably, there are lots of questions about it. This CLE will help answer many questions about the Act, and will inform attendees of its content, implementation, and discuss possible issues and/or concerns.

HELP NEEDED!
​I.S.U. MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT

UPDATED: HELP NEEDED! – I.S.U. MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT
 
The Illinois State University Mock Trial Program is hosting its 20th annual invitational mock trial tournament at the McLean County Law & Justice Center on the weekend of November 4-6, 2022.  We need volunteer judges/evaluators for the tournament! 
 
Any available attorneys, paralegals, judges, and 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.
 
We still need judges for all four rounds, but our greatest needs are Round 2 (Saturday morning), Round 3 (Saturday afternoon), and Round 4 (Sunday morning).  Please help if you can.  Thank you!
 
--Scott Kording

CLE
WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 9 - NOON

Fair Housing for Your Everyday Practice: Part Two

[1 Hour General CLE Approved]
​FREE
Join fair housing attorneys from Prairie State Legal Services as they share recent updates on Illinois fair housing laws and then delve into a discussion about rights of people with disabilities in housing. We will talk about both reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications in housing, including the right to have emotional support animals, as well as the right to ask for structural changes to the property to make it accessible. Join us for this free event, no matter whether your clients are landlords, tenants, staff of local municipalities, or housing authorities. This program offers one hour of general MCLE credit. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

social - happy hour
fiala brothers brewery

Thursday, November 10 beginning at 5:00 pm

​127 E Beaufort St, Normal, IL, United States, Illinois

upcoming cle events

​Wednesday - November 2: Noon - Bond Reform Nuts & Bolts
Tuesday, December 6: Noon - Ethics
Tuesday - January 17. 2023: Noon - State of the Circuit

recorded cle opportunities


"Abuse and Stalking and Assault, Oh My!":
Seeking or Defending against OPs and Other Protective Orders 

​ORIGINALLY POSTED - March 15

RECORDING extended - ENDS - OCTOBER 30
​
​[Up to 2 Hours General CLE Credit Approved]
​​
Please join the McLean County Bar Association in welcoming two of our own local Judges! Hon. David W. Butler (Ret.) and Hon. Scott Kording put together an update on Orders of Protections. Learn the purposes and differences of the four most common personal protective orders, including Orders of Protection (OPs), Stalking No Contact Orders (SNCOs), Civil No Contact Orders (CNCOs), and Criminal Protective Orders (CPOs); who can be protected by the orders; the procedures for the filing and hearing of Petitions for these orders, including how emergency orders (EOPs, ESNCOs, and ECNCOs) are handled; the protective-order remedies available to victims of abuse/stalking/assault; plus some advanced practice tips that should help both the “newbie” and the “old pro” attorneys alike.

miranda JOHNs-cummings

Ms. Johns-Cummings has accepted a new position as Fiduciary Advisor and Internal Legal Counsel for Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Her new contact information is listed below. Congratulations!!
Email: mljohnsc@hbtbank.com.
Phone: 309-444-8648
Mailing Address: 200 West College Avenue, Normal, IL 61761

john kim honored
by the mcca
[the minority corporate counsel association]

John Kim is Counsel at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company where he is based out of the company’s home offices in Bloomington, Illinois, which is also his hometown. John provides strategic advice and counsel to business partners on labor, employment, and immigration matters across the enterprise and in support of State Farm’s mission to help customers manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams.

At State Farm’s Law Department, John has led the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and spearheaded the department’s engagement with minority bar associations. He is active with the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association where he is the immediate past president of the NAPABA Law Foundation. In 2020, the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago recognized John with its Vanguard Award.

John also led the Law Department’s Ethic and Professionalism Committee. Currently, he serves as the Vice-Chair of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism, which promotes a culture of civility and inclusion among Illinois lawyers and judges.

As a good neighbor, John is an active participant in State Farm’s pro bono program and collaborates with state-wide and local providers. In partnership with The Immigration Project, John has organized immigration clinics, as well as provided direct legal services. John serves as Treasurer of Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., which provides access to justice to low-income, elderly, and vulnerable clients throughout central and northern Illinois. John is a long-time volunteer at the Community Health Care Clinic, a free and charitable medical and dental clinic in McLean County, Illinois, where he received the 2022 Commitment to Health Award.

Prior to joining State Farm, John engaged in private practice in central Illinois. He received his J.D. from the American University’s Washington College of Law and a B.A. from Wheaton College (IL). Before attending law school, John worked as a refugee and asylee caseworker in Nairobi, Kenya, and as a policy analyst for a faith-based organization in Washington, D.C.

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. 

​friday breakfast with the bar
join us this friday
8:00 am- 9:00 am

Shannon's Café - Downtown Bloomington
​

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

corporate law intership
summer 2023

career opportunities

​MCLEAN COUNTY
​ILLINOIS
Posted - October 17

ASSISTANT public defender III

Heartland bank
Posted - October 10

PARALEGAL

prairie state legal services
Posted - September 26

many openings including bloomington


​mclean county
​illinois​
Posted - September 26

assistant state's attorney​

meyer capel, 
​a professional corporation
Posted - September 19

attorney
& staff positions

Kraft, Wood, & Kelly, LLC​
Posted - September 12

legal assistant​

office space available

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  

updated August 2022

DOWNTOWN LAW OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE

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

bar committee activities

2022
​​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - October 25 noon
Criminal Law Committee [CLC] Meeting - October 27 noon
​​​BOG Meeting - November 8 noon
Criminal Law Committee [CLC] Meeting - November 30 noon
2023
Criminal Law Committee [CLC] Meeting - January 4 noon
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee [ADR] Meeting - Details Coming
Executive Committee 
President                            
​​Nathan B. Hinch

2nd VP
​John L. Pratt

Secretary
Spencer Chikahisa
1st VP
​Judge Pablo Eves

Immediate Past President
​Kathleen Kraft

Treasurer
Calli Farrell
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