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​​​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

​​​​​​february 27, 2023



2023
February Events
​2/27/2023 (Mon.)
GAL Committee Meeting

2/28/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

March Events
​3/3/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar


3/6/2023 (Mon.)
Law Day Committee Meeting

​3/10/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
​Meet & Greet Luncheon


3/14/2023 (Tues.)
CLE - Family Bar 

3/15/2023 (Wed.)

BOG Meeting- [note change of date]

3/16/2023 (Thurs.)
Social Happy Hour @ Mystic 


​3/17/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/22/2023 (Wed.) 6pm-8pm
Ethics CLE-
Operation Greylord

3/24/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar


3/28/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting


April Events
​4/1/2023 (Sat.)
Young Lawyer Award Nominations Open

4/7/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

4/11/2023 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

4/12/2023 (Wed.)
D&I Committee Meeting
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​4/14/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
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4/18/2023 (Tues.)
​CLE Event

4/19/2023 (Wed.)
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4th District Illinois Appellate Court Oral Arguments

​4/21/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
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​4/28/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
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4/25/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting


Upcoming Save-The-Dates
5/3/2023 (Wed.)
Law Day Celebration

9/22/2023 (Fri.)

CIPA Legal Education Seminar

10/25 & 10/26 (Wed. & Thurs.)
MCBA Biennial GAL Conference

All Court Holidays & Closures
​Complete List of Court Holidays & Closures
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happy hour 
The mystic bloomington
march 16 beginning @ 4:30

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mentors needed

​Invest in the next generation of attorneys!  The McLean County Bar Association Mentoring Program is seeking Mentors for several new lawyers in McLean County. 
See what Retired Circuit Judge Elizabeth Robb says about her experience as Mentor:
 
“When mentor attorneys were requested I decided to sign up.  As a retired judge, I don't have recent experience as a practicing attorney, but  I was feeling disconnected from the local bar and had time to spare so I agreed to be a mentor to a new attorney in our county.   I am enjoying this experience very much.  My mentee and I meet monthly for lunch and use the guide provided by the program to talk about important issues that attorneys confront in their daily practice.  Our first meeting was great--we took the opportunity to learn more about each other before embarking on the guided program. I have learned a lot about how the practice of law has changed since my days as a new attorney in the early 1980s.  
 
I really believe that it is important to "give back" to my profession and to the local bar and the mentor program is a great way to do that, while also connecting with a new attorney. I'm confident that when we complete our assigned hours and meetings, my mentee and I will continue to connect and meet for lunch. I encourage my fellow seasoned attorneys to volunteer to be a mentor---it is an enriching experience and you will have a new friend/colleague.”  
 
Beth Robb
Retired Circuit Judge
A mentor must be licensed in the state of Illinois for more than five years.  As a mentor you will complete eight meetings with the new lawyer.  Upon completion, both the mentor and the mentee will qualify for six hours of professionalism credit CLE credit (at no cost), including the required one hour of diversity and inclusion CLE and one hour of mental health and substance abuse CLE.  More information can be found at: www.2civility.org/mentoring.
 
If you are interested in being connected with a mentee and serving as a mentor, please contact one of the MCBA Mentoring Program Co-Coordinators: Angela Skinner or Jaime Ganschow at jganschow@ganschowlaw.com.
 
Sincerely,
Jaime R. Ganschow
Attorney / Mediator

CLE
wednesday - MARCH 22
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
up to 2 hours pr ethics cle [approved]

​Operation Greylord:
​Corruption in the Cook County Courts​

​Please join the McLean County Bar Association and The Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University in welcoming Mr. Terrence Hake. Mr. Hake was a young attorney who became an important untrained undercover agent in America's biggest corruptioni bust (Operation Greylord).

Mr. Hake relates how as a young prosecutor in complained about the corruption in the Cook County Courts. After his complaint, he was approached the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI to work undercover as a prosecutor and later as a criminal defense attorney in Operation Greylord. Mr. Hake was undercover as an attorney for almost four years. Greylord is one of the FBI’s most successful undercover cases. Relating the facts of the corruption in the Circuit Court of Cook County is still a relevant lesson in ethics for law students and attorneys in 2015.
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Hear about: 
  • 3.5 years of work as an attorney undercover, posing as a corrupt prosecutor by accepting bribes
  • Investigation Greylord resulted in bribery charges being filed against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel
  • Professional Legal Ethics rocked to its core!​​
Registration
This event is open to the public. The cost of $20 is for an attorney who wants to obtain up to two hours of Professional Responsibility Ethics CLE credit. If you are not seeking PR Ethics CLE credit, please fill in the registration form and select the fee waived option.

CLE
tuesday - March 14
noon
​up to 1 hour general cle [approved]

abolishing irs back taxes,
​a family law attorney's guide

​Please join the McLean County Bar Association in welcoming Robert Schaller, JD. A family law attorney can become the client’s hero by eliminating IRS back taxes. Learn how to eliminate your client’s IRS tax debt instead of merely shifting the tax payment burden to an opposing spouse, who may or may not pay. Congress authorized relief to the “innocent” spouse who would otherwise be inequitably harmed by the non-requesting spouse. The presentation will focus on the statutory components of three types of relief from joint and several tax liability with relevant citations to the U.S. Tax Code, Treasury regulations, court opinions, and the Internal Revenue Manual. The focus on Innocent Spouse Relief, Separation of Liability Relief, and Equitable Relief. 26 U.S.C. § 6015; 26 C.F.R. § 1.6015-1 and § 1.6015-2 and § 1.6015-3.

​This Tuesday, March 14 program will be held in-person with the out of town guest speaker via ZOOM beginning at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Check-in begins at 11:45 a.m. The cost is $20 for MCBA Members and $25 for non-members. This includes a light lunch for those who have registered before this event. Walk-in's are welcome, however, there may not be enough planned food for those who do not register. 
Registration

Update:
Dear Member of the McLean County Bar Association,
 
The Women in Leadership group of the Illinois Rotary District 6490 is pleased to invite you to attend a special luncheon to be held on Friday, March 10, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Rob Dob’s Restaurant in Bloomington featuring our keynote speaker The Honorable Lisa Holder White.
 
We hope you will take this opportunity to join us. To make your reservation, go to Click Here to Make Your Reservation then select GUEST REGISTRATION, complete the form, and make your payment of $25 to cover the cost of the buffet meal. Please note: seating is limited and advanced reservations are required.
 
If you have any questions, feel free to contact my Assistant, Pat Grosso at pgrosso@uwaymc.org. 
 
Looking forward to having you join us.
 
Best regards,  Julie Dobski ~ Live Laugh Love
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sponsored by Women in Leadership of Rotary District 6490

registration

Registration for the Meet & Greet Luncheon
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New
​Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Facility 

The McLean County Health Department has established Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Facility. An Open House is scheduled for March 2 between 2:30 and 4:30. The BHUC is located at 520 N. Center St., Bloomington IL in the “tower building”, a half block north of the main Center for Human Services location at 108 W. Market St. 
 
This facility has been in the works for several years.  It is intended to deflect persons from the emergency rooms to allow them to receive more appropriate mental health services, and more expeditiously. Eventually the BHUC Facility might allow diversions from the criminal justice system for persons who have “not followed” the Criminal Code because of mental illness. 
 
Please consider this as a potential resource for your clients and others you know. 
 
Dan Deneen
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cle recording opportunities

CLE
ethics: rules every lawyer must know

[1 HOUR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY - Ethics - CLE CREDIT APPROVED]

 20recording ends october 30, 2023

Registration for Recording & CLE Credit Instructions

CLE
BOND REFORM NUTS & BOLTS:
 Illinois' Safety, Accountability, Fairness & Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act
with updates

[Up to 1.5 HOURS General CLE CREDIT APPROVED]
RECORDING ENDS July 30, 2023

​Fully Updated Bond Reform CLE Now Available!
Registration for Recording & CLE Credit Instructions

4th District Illinois Appellate Court
​Oral Arguments 

Wednesday, April 19, check-in begins 10.30 am
4th District Illinois Appellate Court Oral Arguments at ISU

Every member of the audience will need to pass through a metal detector.
​
The Department of Politics and Government has formalized the venue for the Fourth District Illinois Appellate Court oral argument that the department is co-sponsoring with the McLean County Bar Association.  The event will take place on Wednesday, April 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the Prairie Room in the Bone Student Center. Everyone who enters the room must pass through a metal detector. Doors will open a half hour before the argument to allow people to get screened.

Carla Bender, the appellate clerk for the fourth district, has advised me that People v. Marzette is the case set for oral argument at ISU. The defendant was convicted of attempted first degree murder after a bench trial and sentenced to 43 years in prison. The issues raised by the defense are:
  1. The defendant’s convictions should be vacated where it was improper to convict him based on a theory of accountability. Alternatively, the firearm enhancement imposed should be vacated because there was insufficient evidence to demonstrate that he discharged a firearm.
  2. The circuit court erred by committing a number of evidentiary errors that resulted in it relying on improper evidence when convicting the defendant.
  3. Trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call witnesses who would have supported the defense.
The rules for audience cell phones are stringent.
Phones need to be either silenced or powered off for the duration of the presentation.
If a phone makes sound during the presentation, the owner will be ushered out.

Save the Date
registration coming soon
Wednesday, May 3 - Law Day Celebration
​​Friday, September 22 -Central Illinois Paralegal Association Legal Education Seminar
Wednesday & Thursday, October 25 & 26 -MCBA Biennial GAL Conference

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. 
New to My Office or Retiring or Any Update!

friday breakfast with the bar
join us this friday

8:00 am-9:00 am

Coffee Hound Website
The Coffee Hound - Downtown Bloomington
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BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
​HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

2023 Schedule
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

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More Information

career opportunities


jay d. reece, pc​

More Information
Posted - February 20

LEGAL
​ASSISTANT


State Farm Insurance​

More Information
Posted - February 20
​Closes - March 5

hr/agency in-house counsel


prairie state legal services

Illinois Openings
Updated Link- February 13

statewide
​openings


il legal aid online [ilao]​

More Information
Posted - February 6

legal content manager​


the immigration project

More Information
Posted - February 6

managing attorney



​MCLEAN COUNTY 
​POSITIONS
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More Information
Posted - January 16
Closes - February 28

ASST. PUBLIC DEFENDER III
& APD III - juvenile div.


meyer capel, 
a professional corporation

More Information
Posted - January 16

LEGAL
​assistant positions
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office space available


105 n. center street - downtown blooomington
​office - for sale
​

Downtown Bloomington is home to over 100 shops, restaurants, and services ready to provide you  with distinctive merchandise and friendly small town customer service. You can be apart of what makes Downtown great in owning this spectacularly cared for former law office. The property has three stories and a full basement, private offices, conference rooms, storage, vaults, restrooms, library and more.​
More Information
posted February 2023

ILLINOIS HOUSE BUILDING

Now Leasing- seven (7) newly constructed single room offices available
ranging in size from 200 square feet to 274 square feet
including access to a common conference room
Internet access is included.
​Call or text 309-531-0445 for particulars. 

Call or text 309-531-0445
updated February 2023

Office Space Available

Located one block from the McLean County Law & Justice Center, two offices (209 sq. ft. & 108 sq. ft.) available for rent. The offices are ideal for a single office user or a professional with an administrative assistant. Both offices are newly painted, fully furnished, and move-in ready. Offices have access to kitchen/break room. Conference room available for reservation. Parking included.
​For more information, call or text (708) 831-2733.
​posted January 2023

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE 
2nd Floor


121 N Main St., Bloomington, IL 

3,625 sq. ft. Total.  Smaller space units available.
​
Parking on site
Call or Text 309-868-1604
​posted November 2022


bar committee activities

2023
​GAL Committee Meeting - February 27 noon
​​​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - February 28 noon
Law Day Committee Meeting - March 6 noon
​​​BOG Meeting - March 15 noon [note change of date]

Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting – April 12 noon
Quarterly Family Law Bench/Bar Listening Session - May 3, 3.30 pm
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee [ADR] Meeting - February 24 noon
​​Underwood Committee Meeting - February 24 noon

Executive Committee 
President                            
​Kathleen Kraft

2nd VP
Judge Pablo Eves

Secretary
Nargis Khokhar
1st VP
​Nathan B. Hinch

Immediate Past President
Julia Davis

Treasurer
Calli Farrell
Disclaimer:
The McLean County Bar Association (MCBA) presents the information on this web site as an information service to our members and other Internet users. While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice. The information is not intended to create, and receipt of the information does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship. Those using this information should not act upon this information without seeking professional legal counsel.
Board of Governors
John L. Pratt
Brendan Bukalski
Michael Butts
​Dean Davis


Administrative Assistant
Mary Sellmyer

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