MCBA Newsletter march 25, 2019
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2019
March Events 3/26/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting - canceled 3/29/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery April Events 4/3/19 (Wed.) Family Law Committee Meeting 4/5/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 4/9/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 4/12/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 4/16/19 (Tues.) BOG Meeting [one week later] 4/19/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 4/23/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting [one week earlier] 4/26/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery Scholarship/Community Relations Committee Meeting 4/26/19 (Fri.) Young Lawyer Nominations Due 4/30/19 (Tues.) Law Day Luncheon May Events 5/3/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 5/6/19 (Mon.) Logan County Law Day 5/10/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 5/14/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 5/17/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 5/16/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 5/24/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 5/28/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting 5/31/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery June Events 6/3/19 (Mon.) Golf Outing at BCC 6/7/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 6/11/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 6/14/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 6/18/19 (Tues.) Annual Meeting 6/21/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 6/25/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting 6/28/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery July Events 7/4/19 (Thurs.) Law & Justice Center Closed 7/5/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 7/9/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 7/12/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 7/16/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 7/19/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 7/26/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 7/30/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting August Events 8/2/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 8/9/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 8/13/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 8/20/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 8/23/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 8/27/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting 8/30/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery September Events 9/2/19 (Mon.) Labor Day-Law & Justice Center Closed 9/6/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 9/10/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 9/13/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 9/17/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 9/20/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 9/24/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting 9/27/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery October Events 10/4/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 10/8/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 10/11/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 10/15/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 10/18/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 10/25/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 10/29/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting November Events 11/1/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 11/8/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 11/12/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 11/15/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 11/19/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 11/22/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 11/26/19 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting 11/28/19 (Thurs.) Thanksgiving Day-Law & Justice Center Closed 11/28/19 (Thurs.) Thanksgiving Break-Law & Justice Center Closed 11/29/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery December Events 12/6/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 12/10/19 (Tues) BOG Meeting 12/13/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 12/17/19 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 12/20/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 12/25/19 (Wed.) Law & Justice Center Closed 12/27/19 (Fri.) Breakfast at Kelly’s Bakery 2020 1/1/20 (Wed.) Law & Justice Center Closed |
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTTax Day Social Event! – Our bar association has been to Keg Grove Brewery. We’ve been to White Oak Brewery. We’ve been to Destihl. There is still one more local brewery to go. Come celebrate the filing of your tax returns on April 15 at the Lil Beaver Brewery, 16 Currency Drive in Bloomington. We will start at 4:30 pm and we’ll have a brief tour of the brewing facilities at 5 pm. Your bar association will provide complimentary beverages including all of Lil Beaver’s brews as well as ciders and non-alcoholic beverages. We will also have plenty of hors d’oeurves so come ready to eat. Please invite your office staff and family members over the age of 18 years. Parking is available in the Lil Beaver parking lot as well as the Gold’s Gym lot directly across the street. Please sign up at this LINK so we will know how much food to order. See you there!
Please make your nominations for the 2019 Young Lawyer of the Year Award. The deadline is April 26th If you know a young lawyer under the age of 36 or less than 10 years in practice and a member of our association, please fill out a nomination form below. Our next CLE luncheon will be held on April 9. Our speaker will be Illinois State University Police Department Chief Aaron Woodruff. He will be speaking on Understanding Implicit Bias. Thanks to the Underwood Committee on Professionalism for organizing this event. Please sign up below. Finally, save the date of June 3rd for the Annual Bar-Medical Golf outing at BCC. Have a great week. Paul Lawrence PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES OPPORTUNITies OF THE WEEK:
1) Mother seeking to obtain guardianship of disabled son; and
2) Client is seeking to obtain guardianship of her deceased Aunt's 3 year old daughter. It will be uncontested. Mother passed away from cancer on December 24, 2017. Father will not contest. He gave short-term guardianship to the client on May 11, 2018. It is due to expire on May 11, 2019. If you are able to take one of these cases, please email Kathy Boyle at kboyle@pslegal.org or call (309) 827-5021, ext. 6802. announcementKelly Law Offices is proud to announce that Laura A. Castagna has become a partner in the firm. Laura has been an Associate with Kelly Law Offices since 2011. Kelly Law Offices will now be known as Kelly & Castagna, LLC. Please update your contact information for the firm as noted below. All attorney and staff emails remain the same.
Kelly & Castagna, LLC
121 N. Main St., 3rd Fl. Bloomington, IL 61701 P: 309.820.0600 F: 309.820.0255 kellyandcastagna@frontier.com WEDNESDAY - APRIL 3 - 4:00 PM
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The Central Illinois Chapter
of the American Civil Liberties Union |
Legal Marijuana In Illinois
Dr. Ralph Weisheit
Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice - Illinois State University
In 2018 voters in Illinois elected a governor who has publicly favored making marijuana legal, and members of the legislature seem ready to go along with the governor. This presentation will consider some of the issues regarding legalization. The experiences of other countries and other states that have already legalized recreational marijuana can provide some useful dos and don’ts.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Normal Public Library - Community Room
TUESDAY - APRIL 9 - CLE LUNCHEON
understanding IMPLICIT BIAS
[1 HOUR PROFESSIONALISM CLE - DIVERSITY & Inclusion]
[pending APPROVAL]
SPONSORED AND ORGANIZED BY
THE UNDERWOOD COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONALISM
PRESENTATION BY
chief AARON WOODRUFF
illinois state university police department
illinois municipal league
Thursday, April 11
Click on the '2019 Spring Municpal Attorneys Seminar' above to learn more about the 2019 Spring Seminar in Bloomington. A local Bar member - Mr. Craig Queen [Mueller, Hinch and Reece] will be teaching one hour of Professional Responsibility. Please see the agenda for more details.
2019 mcba young lawyer of the year award application
deadline - april 26
The MCBA is now accepting nominations for its 2019 Young Lawyer of the Year Award. In order to be considered for the award, one must be (1) under the age of 36 or less than 10 years in practice, and (2) a member in good standing with the McLean County Bar Association. Evaluation criteria include employment history, individual achievements in the practice of law, service to the MCBA, and community/pro bono service.
Past Young Lawyer Award Recipients
Ryan Gammelgard
Megan Green
Nathan Hinch
Adam Ghrist
Amelia Buragas
Tristan Bullington
Ryan Gammelgard
Megan Green
Nathan Hinch
Adam Ghrist
Amelia Buragas
Tristan Bullington
legal advice fair - volunteers needed!
Saturday, April 27 from 8:45 am to 12.00 pm
tuesday - APRIL 30
law day
WITH GUEST SPEAKER
DONALD M. CRAVEN, J.D.
DONALD M. CRAVEN, J.D.
Registration Now Available - Registration Deadline is April 22
Annual
BAR-MEDICAL SOCIETY-DENTAL SOCIETY
Golf Outing at BCC
scheduled for
Monday - June 3 - Noon
more information to come
2019 BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
See below for location, time and registration information.
Date: Thursday, April 4
Topic: Identifying Landmines and Minimizing Battle Scars
in Conflicts Between Trustees and Beneficiaries
Summary of Teleconference:
The roles of beneficiary and Trustee by their nature engender tension. The Trustee has the beneficiary’s money (at least that’s how the beneficiary views it), and the beneficiary wants it now! This inherent conflict has been accentuated by seemingly ever-increasing expectations and demands of beneficiaries and expanding theories of fiduciary liability. Some of the most critical issues we face in this ubiquitous area of fiduciary practice include the following:
Speakers will address:
· Preserving the attorney-client privilege between the Trustee and the Trustee’s lawyer
· Trends in fiduciary liability case law
· Removal or resignation of a Trustee
· Heightened standards of performance for professional fiduciaries
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm.
Location: PNC Bank
202 E Washington St. Wealth Management Conference Room
Bloomington, IL 61701
**Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Friday, March 29 as this helps to order lunch and prepare materials for the meeting.**
Topic: Identifying Landmines and Minimizing Battle Scars
in Conflicts Between Trustees and Beneficiaries
Summary of Teleconference:
The roles of beneficiary and Trustee by their nature engender tension. The Trustee has the beneficiary’s money (at least that’s how the beneficiary views it), and the beneficiary wants it now! This inherent conflict has been accentuated by seemingly ever-increasing expectations and demands of beneficiaries and expanding theories of fiduciary liability. Some of the most critical issues we face in this ubiquitous area of fiduciary practice include the following:
Speakers will address:
· Preserving the attorney-client privilege between the Trustee and the Trustee’s lawyer
· Trends in fiduciary liability case law
· Removal or resignation of a Trustee
· Heightened standards of performance for professional fiduciaries
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm.
Location: PNC Bank
202 E Washington St. Wealth Management Conference Room
Bloomington, IL 61701
**Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Friday, March 29 as this helps to order lunch and prepare materials for the meeting.**
Date: Thursday, May 2
Topic: Where Does Your Trust Live?
Date: Thursday, June 6
Topic: New and Enduring Problems in Business Succession Planning
Date: Thursday, July 11
Topic: Ethics Issues in a Modern Estate Planning Practice
Date: Thursday, August 1
Topic: Your Marital Agreement Toolbox
Date: Thursday, September 5
Topic: Practical Solutions to Vexing Trust Administration Dilemmas
Date: Thursday, October 3
Topic: Contemporary Uses for Life Insurance in Estate Planning
Date: Thursday, October 31
Topic: Unmaking Messes
Date: Thursday, November 14
Topic: Estate Planning for Professionals
Date: Thursday, December 19
Topic: Client or Non-Client?
Topic: Where Does Your Trust Live?
Date: Thursday, June 6
Topic: New and Enduring Problems in Business Succession Planning
Date: Thursday, July 11
Topic: Ethics Issues in a Modern Estate Planning Practice
Date: Thursday, August 1
Topic: Your Marital Agreement Toolbox
Date: Thursday, September 5
Topic: Practical Solutions to Vexing Trust Administration Dilemmas
Date: Thursday, October 3
Topic: Contemporary Uses for Life Insurance in Estate Planning
Date: Thursday, October 31
Topic: Unmaking Messes
Date: Thursday, November 14
Topic: Estate Planning for Professionals
Date: Thursday, December 19
Topic: Client or Non-Client?
Please RSVP with the list of names and email addresses of those who will be attending to Peggy Barnes at Margaret.Barnes@pnc.com. If you provide an email addresses we will add those to our direct monthly invite list.
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm.
Location: PNC Bank
202 E Washington St - Wealth Management Conference Room
Bloomington, IL 61701
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.
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm.
Location: PNC Bank
202 E Washington St - Wealth Management Conference Room
Bloomington, IL 61701
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
Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting - March 26 canceled
Family Law Committee Meeting - April 3 at 4:00 pm [Judge McFarlands Court Room-Floor 4]
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - April 16 at 12:00 noon [one week later]
Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting - April 23 at 12:00 noon
Scholarship-Community Relations Committee Meeting - April 26 at 12:00 noon [Anju Above]
Family Law Committee Meeting - April 3 at 4:00 pm [Judge McFarlands Court Room-Floor 4]
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - April 16 at 12:00 noon [one week later]
Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting - April 23 at 12:00 noon
Scholarship-Community Relations Committee Meeting - April 26 at 12:00 noon [Anju Above]
save the dates - 2019
APRIL 3 - FAMILY LAW COMMITTEE MEETING & PRESENTATION BY CYNTHIA FAIN ON QILDRO'S
APRIL 9 - cle luncheon organized by the underwood committee on professionalism
april 30 - law day
may 6 - logan county bar association law day luncheon
MAY 21 - LUNCHEON - WAR STORIES [NO CLE AVAILABLE]
JUNE 3 - GOLF OUTING AT BCC
june 18 - annual meeting
MCBA Breakfast with the Bar at Kelly's Bakery
Remember to have “Breakfast with the Bar” every Friday morning between 8 and 9 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 on down to Kelly’s. See you Friday!
Remember to have “Breakfast with the Bar” every Friday morning between 8 and 9 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 on down to Kelly’s. See you Friday!