MCBA Newsletter-Mobile version decEMBER 9, 2019
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
As the Holidays and 2020 are nearing, I hope everyone is finishing up decorating and shopping and spending some quality time with family and friends.
I want to give a big shout out to all of you who donated to Prairie State Legal Services on #GivingTuesday or to the 17th annual Stuff the Bus to benefit The Children’s Home & Aid and Crisis Nursery last week. Your thoughtful giving to these beneficiaries is greatly appreciated! In that same spirit, I would be remiss if I did not send out a big "thank you" to all of you who signed up to purchase gifts for some residents of the McLean County Nursing Home. Our Project Santa gifts can be brought to our Christmas luncheon next Tuesday, December 17.
In return for your time and generosity this year, the MCBA wants to give you some cheers, laughs and joy before the end of 2019. Please join us for our Holiday luncheon next Tuesday at the Bloomington Country Club. There is an opportunity to share stories of Holidays past. Please let me know if you would like to share with all of us a fun, hilarious, disastrous and/or memorable Holiday experience, law-related or not.
Next Friday, December 20, we will be caroling at the McLean County Nursing Home. On that same Friday, we welcome all of our members and significant others to the Holiday Happy Hour at Medici's, beginning at 3:30 pm. Good food, some spirits and good times all sponsored by our MCBA. Note: Caroling is NOT a requirement to joining us at Medici's. Please come when you are able and stay as long as you wish !
Have a great week and hope to see many of you next week !!
Joe Foley
I want to give a big shout out to all of you who donated to Prairie State Legal Services on #GivingTuesday or to the 17th annual Stuff the Bus to benefit The Children’s Home & Aid and Crisis Nursery last week. Your thoughtful giving to these beneficiaries is greatly appreciated! In that same spirit, I would be remiss if I did not send out a big "thank you" to all of you who signed up to purchase gifts for some residents of the McLean County Nursing Home. Our Project Santa gifts can be brought to our Christmas luncheon next Tuesday, December 17.
In return for your time and generosity this year, the MCBA wants to give you some cheers, laughs and joy before the end of 2019. Please join us for our Holiday luncheon next Tuesday at the Bloomington Country Club. There is an opportunity to share stories of Holidays past. Please let me know if you would like to share with all of us a fun, hilarious, disastrous and/or memorable Holiday experience, law-related or not.
Next Friday, December 20, we will be caroling at the McLean County Nursing Home. On that same Friday, we welcome all of our members and significant others to the Holiday Happy Hour at Medici's, beginning at 3:30 pm. Good food, some spirits and good times all sponsored by our MCBA. Note: Caroling is NOT a requirement to joining us at Medici's. Please come when you are able and stay as long as you wish !
Have a great week and hope to see many of you next week !!
Joe Foley
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
attorneys on the move
ADELE M. SAAF Attorney at Law, 315 East Front Street, Bloomington, IL 61701 (309) 200-5994
**Please note Ms. Saaf's new phone number and address.**
**Please note Ms. Saaf's new phone number and address.**
December Bar Committee Activity
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - December 10 12:00 noon
Real Estate Committee Meeting - December 10 4:30 pm
Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting - Canceled
Real Estate Committee Meeting - December 10 4:30 pm
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
Thank you for your generosity!
We have everyone adopted! 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.
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
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - December 10 12:00 noon
Real Estate Committee Meeting - December 10 4:30 pm
2020
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - January 14 12:00 noon
CLE Committee Meeting - January 29 12:00 noon
Real Estate Committee Meeting - December 10 4:30 pm
2020
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 12 - CLE - lap presentation
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!