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MCBA Newsletter decEMBER 16, 2019
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
We have been greeted with an early Winter wonderland ahead of Santa's arrival next week. Please travel safely.
Reminders: We have our Christmas luncheon tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17 at the Bloomington Country Club. Please be ready to share a fun, hilarious, disastrous and/or memorable Holiday experience, law-related or not. And, be ready for some Christmas Trivia in return for some goodies. Do not forget to bring your gifts for Project Santa 2019 as we will be delivering them to the McLean County Nursing Home. Little elves stopped by some of your offices last week to provide some treats as a reminder.
Then, on Friday, December 20, we will be caroling at the nursing home beginning at 2:00 pm. Thereafter, please join us with your significant others at Medici's, beginning at 3:30 pm, for food and some spirits sponsored by our MCBA. Once again, Caroling is NOT a requirement to joining us at Medici's. Please stop by for a spell for however brief or stay as long as you wish ! Let us bring 2019 to a close with a wonderful celebration.
Looking ahead to 2020, please do not forget to renew your Bar membership! See the link above for a convenient renewal. We will have our CLE luncheon - - State of the Circuit on Tuesday, January 21. Then, Saturday, January 25, there will be a fun event for you and your families at the Proving Ground-Bouldering Gym. Please keep a lookout for Registration that will open next month.
Have a great week and hope to see many of you this week !!
Joe Foley
Reminders: We have our Christmas luncheon tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17 at the Bloomington Country Club. Please be ready to share a fun, hilarious, disastrous and/or memorable Holiday experience, law-related or not. And, be ready for some Christmas Trivia in return for some goodies. Do not forget to bring your gifts for Project Santa 2019 as we will be delivering them to the McLean County Nursing Home. Little elves stopped by some of your offices last week to provide some treats as a reminder.
Then, on Friday, December 20, we will be caroling at the nursing home beginning at 2:00 pm. Thereafter, please join us with your significant others at Medici's, beginning at 3:30 pm, for food and some spirits sponsored by our MCBA. Once again, Caroling is NOT a requirement to joining us at Medici's. Please stop by for a spell for however brief or stay as long as you wish ! Let us bring 2019 to a close with a wonderful celebration.
Looking ahead to 2020, please do not forget to renew your Bar membership! See the link above for a convenient renewal. We will have our CLE luncheon - - State of the Circuit on Tuesday, January 21. Then, Saturday, January 25, there will be a fun event for you and your families at the Proving Ground-Bouldering Gym. Please keep a lookout for Registration that will open next month.
Have a great week and hope to see many of you this week !!
Joe Foley
spreading holiday cheer last week
Thursday - December 19, 2019
The McLean County Circuit Clerk’s Office - Holiday Luncheon
Closed from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
The McLean County Circuit Clerk’s Office - Holiday Luncheon
Closed from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
circuit clerks office closed
Tuesday & wednesday
December 24 & 25
December Bar Committee Activity
Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting - Canceled
mark your calendar
2019 & 2020
December 17 - Holiday Luncheon at Bloomington Country Club
December 20 - Caroling at the McLean County Nursing Home beginning at 2:00 pm
December 20 - Holiday Happy Hour beginning around 3:30 pm - Medici
2020
January 21 - CLE Luncheon - State of the Circuit
January 25 - Proving Ground - Family Outing! - more information to come
October 21-22 - The Guardian Ad Litem Event
November 13-15 - The ISU Invitational Mock Trial Tournament
December 20 - Caroling at the McLean County Nursing Home beginning at 2:00 pm
December 20 - Holiday Happy Hour beginning around 3:30 pm - Medici
2020
January 21 - CLE Luncheon - State of the Circuit
January 25 - Proving Ground - Family Outing! - more information to come
October 21-22 - The Guardian Ad Litem Event
November 13-15 - The ISU Invitational Mock Trial Tournament
holiday luncheon
Tuesday, December 17 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Bloomington Country Club
Click on the Happy Holidays above to register.
Bloomington Country Club
Click on the Happy Holidays above to register.
Thank you for your generosity!
project
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Final details & reminders for those who adopted:
1. Please do not wrap the gifts. Please place each person’s gifts into a single gift bag with their name on it.The home needs to mark all of the persons items with their name. So having items in a bag with some tissue paper makes it easier.
2. Please drop the item(s) either at:
The Bloomington Country Club between 11.30 – 12.30 on Tuesday, December 17 during the holiday luncheon.
Or
The McLean County Nursing Home before Thursday, 12-19. They are located at 901 N. Main - Normal Il, 61761 - 309-888-5174 (Lidia is our contact there.)
1. Please do not wrap the gifts. Please place each person’s gifts into a single gift bag with their name on it.The home needs to mark all of the persons items with their name. So having items in a bag with some tissue paper makes it easier.
2. Please drop the item(s) either at:
The Bloomington Country Club between 11.30 – 12.30 on Tuesday, December 17 during the holiday luncheon.
Or
The McLean County Nursing Home before Thursday, 12-19. They are located at 901 N. Main - Normal Il, 61761 - 309-888-5174 (Lidia is our contact there.)
If you didn't have a chance to adopt a resident, the home staff suggested that there is always a need for bingo prizes such as: jewelry, playing cards, knickknacks, lotion, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, adult coloring books, colored pencils, postage stamps, etc.
thursday december 19 at 4:30 pm
christmas party
join us
at
Stivers & Gramm, LLC
820 E. Grove Street - Bloomington
820 E. Grove Street - Bloomington
saturday - january 25
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
proving ground - bouldering gym
Bring your family for a fun adventure at the Proving Ground, the newest rock climbing gym in town! We will have access to a private room, with pizza and drinks provided. $12 per person, includes a safety orientation, rappelling equipment and climbing shoes. Minimum age 3.
Registration and more information to come
2019 BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Date: Thursday, December 19
Topic: Client or Non-Client?
Summary of Teleconference:
Our ethics obligations can differ drastically based on the type of person with which we may interact. In estate planning, we will be presented with situations in which the lines between client and non-client are sometimes blurred. We can find ourselves in difficult spots involving:
Speakers will address:
· Prospective clients
· Unrepresented parties (including beneficiaries and Trustees)
· Parties represented by other lawyers
· Lawyers serving as Personal Representatives and Trustees
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019
Time: 11:30 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Location: PNC Bank, 202 E Washington Street, Bloomington, IL 61701
Topic: Client or Non-Client?
Summary of Teleconference:
Our ethics obligations can differ drastically based on the type of person with which we may interact. In estate planning, we will be presented with situations in which the lines between client and non-client are sometimes blurred. We can find ourselves in difficult spots involving:
Speakers will address:
· Prospective clients
· Unrepresented parties (including beneficiaries and Trustees)
· Parties represented by other lawyers
· Lawyers serving as Personal Representatives and Trustees
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019
Time: 11:30 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Location: PNC Bank, 202 E Washington Street, Bloomington, IL 61701
Please RSVP with the list of names and email addresses of those who will be attending to Peggy Barnes at Margaret.Barnes@pnc.com
There is not a cost for the seminar or lunch except we request you stay for a brief presentation by Wealth Management. The entire program will conclude by 1:00 p.m. Earn 1.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit for Illinois and other states. Continuing Education Credit also given for CPA, CTFA, CFP, CLU, ChFC.
There is not a cost for the seminar or lunch except we request you stay for a brief presentation by Wealth Management. The entire program will conclude by 1:00 p.m. Earn 1.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit for Illinois and other states. Continuing Education Credit also given for CPA, CTFA, CFP, CLU, ChFC.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
bar committee activities
2020
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - January 14 12:00 noon
CLE Committee Meeting - January 29 12:00 noon
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - January 14 12:00 noon
CLE Committee Meeting - January 29 12:00 noon
save the dates
2020
january 21 -CLE - state of the circuit
february 5 - trust law update
february 12 - CLE - lap presentation free for volunteers mock trial
february 18 - cle - veterans court/services for veterans
march 17 - CLE - collections
october 21-22 -gal conference
MCBA Breakfast with the Bar
Remember to have “Breakfast with the Bar” every Friday morning between 8:00 am and 9:00 am. It’s a great way to meet and talk with your fellow attorneys in an informal setting. Stay for 10 minutes and have a cup of coffee or stay for an hour and have a full breakfast before court. Grab an associate, partner or friend and come. See you Friday!
Remember to have “Breakfast with the Bar” every Friday morning between 8:00 am and 9:00 am. It’s a great way to meet and talk with your fellow attorneys in an informal setting. Stay for 10 minutes and have a cup of coffee or stay for an hour and have a full breakfast before court. Grab an associate, partner or friend and come. See you Friday!