​​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

​​​​​ ​​november 7, 2022
2022
November Events
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
​Law & Justice Center - Closed

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

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

2023 mcba membership renewals

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

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

social - happy hour
fiala brothers brewery

Thursday, November 10 beginning at 5:00 pm

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

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. 

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project santa 2022

MCLEAN COUNTY NURSING HOME RESIDENT​

Upcoming CLC Meetings & A CLE
November 30 at 8:15 a.m.
January 4, 2023, at Noon
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Brendan Bukalski, Committee Chair [ brendan@jlawgroup.com ]

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.
Please see the updated Court-Based Rental Assistance (CBRAP) document that needs to be included with eviction summonses. The Supreme Court of Illinois recently updated Order M.R. 30370. It can be located at this LINK. Pursuant to Order M.R. 30370, all eviction summons shall include a notice regarding CBRAP in English and Spanish. The attached CBRAP notices have been modified to include the contact phone number for The Immigration Project, the local agency assigned by IHDA to help litigants complete CBRAP applications.
 
Adrian Barr
Managing Attorney - PSLS

upcoming cle events

Tuesday, December 6: Noon - Ethics
Tuesday - January 17. 2023: Noon - State of the Circuit

Commission Vice-Chair John Kim
Named a 2022 Minority Corporate Counsel Association Rising Star

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce that Commission Vice-Chair John K. Kim has been recognized as a 2022 Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Rising Star. The award was presented at the 2022 Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference on October 18.

The MCCA Rising Stars is an annual list of “attorneys to watch” at any point in their careers and who exhibit a “love of law, ambition, and pursuit of excellence while possessing compassion for those in need and a strong desire to give back to others.” Founded in 1997, the MCCA is led by a diverse team that uses a data-driven approach and executive coaching to champion the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys in corporate law departments and law firms.

“In his role as attorney and Commissioner, John is an inspiring leader who champions diversity, equity, and inclusion and access to justice initiatives that drive the profession forward,” said Martin Sinclair, Chair of the Commission on Professionalism. “Congratulations to John on this well-deserved recognition of his dedication to his practice and to improving the lives of those in need.”

Kim currently serves as Counsel at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., where he chaired the Corporate Law Department’s Diversity and Inclusion and Ethics and Professionalism Committees. Prior to State Farm, Kim was in private practice in Bloomington and Peoria, Ill. Kim serves as Treasurer of Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. He is active with the National Asian-Pacific American Bar Association, is the immediate past president of the NAPABA Law Foundation, and has chaired the Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluations Committee – Outside Cook County.

Locally, Kim served on the Board of Directors for the McLean County Bar Association. He was also a Board member of the Peoria County Bar Association and chaired its Diversity Committee. Kim focuses his pro bono efforts on immigration matters in partnership with The Immigration Project.

Kim received a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law and a B.A. from Wheaton College (IL). Before attending law school, Kim worked as a refugee and asylee caseworker in Nairobi, Kenya, and for a faith-based organization in Washington, D.C.

About the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
The Illinois Supreme Court established the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism in 2005 under Supreme Court Rule 799(c) to foster increased civility, professionalism, and inclusiveness among lawyers and judges in Illinois. By advancing the highest standards of conduct among lawyers and judges, the Commission on Professionalism works to better serve clients and society alike. For more information, please visit 2Civility.org and follow us on Twitter @2CivilityOrg.
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Press Contact
Laura Bagby, Communications Director 312-363-6209   laura.bagby@2civility.org

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
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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

prairie state legal services
Updated - November 10

many openings throughout the state

​MCLEAN COUNTY
​ILLINOIS
Re-Posted - October 31

ASSISTANT public defender III

Heartland bank
Posted - October 10

PARALEGAL

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
​​​BOG Meeting - November 8 noon
Criminal Law Committee [CLC] Meeting - November 30 noon
​​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - November 22 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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