​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

​​​​  ​november 8, 2021   
November Events
11/11/21 (Thurs.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

11/12/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

11/19/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

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 Calendar Coming Soon

ISU MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT 2021

THANK YOU!

Thank you for your continued support!
​​2022 MCBA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL IS OPEN

Please click on the MCBA button above to renew.

online arbitration competition
seeking volunteer judges

November 19 & 20

aba law student division
regional negotiation competition via zoom
​needs your help

This College of Law is proud to host the 2021 ABA Law Student Division Regional Negotiation Competition on Zoom. We are looking for an additional 25 attorneys who are willing to contribute their time and expertise to serve as judges as we host teams from the following universities across the nation. This event is CLE-eligible, and we are most happy to provide it for your kind participation!
 
These competitions are important experiential skill-building events and provide a means for law students to practice and improve their negotiating skills. This competition simulates legal negotiations in which law students, acting as lawyers, negotiate a series of legal problems. The simulations consist of a common set of facts known by all participants, as well as confidential information known only to the participants representing a particular side. This competition is about cultivating the fundamental skills necessary to become a successful attorney, therefore you do not need to be an expert in any particular area of law.
 
The College will be hosting this event on Zoom on Saturday, November 13. You may sign up for the morning session OR the afternoon session.
 
SATURDAY / NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Morning Session (1)         8:30 am – 12:30 pm      Zoom
Afternoon Session (2)      2:00 pm – 6:00 pm     Zoom        ​time of greatest need

Each volunteer will be on a panel of three which judges just two rounds and then provides oral feedback. Scoring will be submitted easily via a clickable electronic form.
 
Law students benefit tremendously from the perspectives of practicing attorneys! If you are willing to contribute your time to the College and our students in this way, please contact me directly by phone at (217) 244-5999, or by email at dshumard@illinos.edu
 
Materials you will need for competition should arrive no later than one full week before the day of the event. Again, we are happy to offer CLE credit for your participation. On behalf of the students from all of the universities participating, thank you kindly for your time and consideration.
 
Best Regards, DEANNA R. SHUMARD
Coordinator, Law Competitions Program 
College of Law   217.244.5999 | dshumard@illinois.edu   www.law.illinois.edu
Project Santa
Adopt a McLean County Nursing Home Resident
Please click on the button below to view details and the remaining adoptees.

coming january 1, 2022

more information to come

holiday luncheon
tuesday - december 21
registration will open in mid-november

Law and McLean County: A 175 Year Partnership

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

attorneys on the move

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. 

cle - recorded OPPORTUNITY

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

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 - RECORDED OPPORTUNITY

1 HOUR CLE [approved]
RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2021

adoption cases from start to finish

Please join the McLean County Bar Association in thanking the panel of 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 covered petition requirements, notice requirements, termination, hearings, and judgments.  ​

isba women & law committee
​activities

FROM YOUR LOCAL MEMBER CONTACT
LAURA CASTAGNA

CLE - 1.5 PR HOURS-DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
The $250,000 Difference:
​What does gender have to do with it?

NOVEMBER 12 - 12.00 PM-1.30 PM

ISBA'S WOMEN & LAW COMMITTEE HAS PARTNERED
WITH A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
FREE THE GIRLS: FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
A BRA DRIVE

Yes, you read that correctly: A bra drive. By donating your new or gently used bras, you're giving economic opportunity to victims of human trafficking in Mozambique, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. Donations allow survivors of human trafficking to start their own businesses by selling bras in their local second-hand clothing markets while they recover and build their new life. Our office -- Kelly & Castagna, LLC-- is serving as a drop off location. From now until December 3rd, members can drop off new or gently used bras of all sizes and styles to our office at 121 N. Main St., 3rd Fl., Bloomington and place them in our drop box. We'll also be accepting monetary donations. Please see the above red button for an informational flyer. Thank you for your consideration!! 

Illinois supreme court to swear-in new attorneys at virtual bar admission ceremony
​

Wednesday, November 10 at 2 p.m.

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

Downtown Bloomington

mark your calendar
​2021 & 2022

​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

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

career opportunities

kraft, wood & Kelly, llc​
seeks
posted 11-4-2021

legal assistant
​[full time]​

us court of appeals
​7th circuit​
seeks
short deadline 11-16-2021

federal pd in southern il district ​

williams & swee, ltd
seeks
posted 11-01-2021


​ATTORNEY
 ​

craig queen law
seeks
posted 11-01-2021

to share part time assistant

mclean county state's attorney office

​seeks
Closes 11-07-2021 


​assistant states attorney i

abbey, adams, byelick & mueller, llp​

​seeks
11-15-2021



attorney 
​


​​todd 
​miller ​
​seeks
posted 10-12-2021
​

​pro bono
rotation
​attorney ​


​ronda
glenn
​law offices
seeks
and
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

Through December 2021
DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE OR LEASE
DOWNTOWN - ​BLOOMINGTON
Through December 2021

bar committee activities

2021
​​​BOG Meeting - November 9 noon 
​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - November 30 noon
​MCBA Foundation - December 16 noon
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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