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MCBA Newsletter                                                              april 1, 2019


2019
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
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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

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11/28/19 (Thurs.)
Thanksgiving Day-Law & Justice Center Closed

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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 PRESIDENT

Tax 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


2019 mcba
young lawyer of the year award
​nominations

The MCBA is 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.

deadline - april 26


nomination form

​Past Young Lawyer Award Recipients
Ryan Gammelgard
Megan Green
Nathan Hinch
Adam Ghrist
Amelia Buragas
Tristan Bullington

a change...

Ms. Samantha Walley former Assistant State's Attorney has taken a new position with the City of LeRoy beginning Monday, April 1, 2019. 

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central illinois fellows reception

Thursday, April 18, 2019     5:00 - 6:30 p.m.     Bloomington Country Club
Please join the Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation [IBF] in honoring five IBF Charter Fellows in recognition of their contributions to the legal profession and community at a Central Illinois Fellows Reception, presented by ISBA Mutual Insurance Company. In addition to being pillars of the Central Illinois legal community, all of our honorees are also Charter Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation, meaning that they have supported the Fellows Program since its inception in 1983. 


William A. Allison
Allison & Mosby-Scott (Retired)
Guy C. Fraker
Law Office of Guy C. Fraker, P.C. (Retired)
Darrell L. Hartweg
Hartweg, Turner, Wood and DeVary
John R. Luedtke
Bank of Illinois (Retired)
Ralph Turner
Hartweg, Turner, Wood and DeVary​
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Proceeds of this event will benefit the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF). The IBF's mission is to ensure meaningful access to the justice system, especially for those with limited means, and to assist lawyers who have fallen on hard times.
registration information
Sponsorship opportunities and/or single tickets ($35 each)
​may be purchased online through the button above [Registration Information] or by calling 312.726.6072.

WEDNESDAY - APRIL 3 - 4:00 PM
​QILDRO'S & ILLINOIS PUBLIC PENSION FUNDS
FAMILY LAW COMMITTEE MEETING
​PRESENTATION BY
​
CYNTHIA FAIN, J.D.
[1 HOUR GENERAL CLE - APPROVED]

Please join the McLean County Bar Association and the Family Law Committee for a presentation on Qualified Illinois Domestic Relations Orders (QILDROs). Ms. Cynthia Fain, J.D. is the Senior Legal Counsel for the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) of the State of Illinois. The TRS is the 37th largest pension system in the United States and provides retirement, disability and survivor benefits to Illinois public school teachers and administrators employed outside the City of Chicago. Her presentation will provide education on QILDROs and Illinois Public Pension Funds Basics.

This presentation will begin at 4:00 pm in Judge McFarland's court room 4A - Law & Justice Center.  
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​
No registration necessary - Please email Mary ( mary.sellmyer@mcleancountyil.gov ) for the materials prior to this event, or the materials will be emailed to participants with the surveys and attendance certificates after the event.

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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

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program details & registration information

​isba visitor
to attend the CLE luncheon

Tuesday, April 9

Please welcome Ms. Kaylan Huber, JD as she visits us from the law firm of Davis and Delanois, PC, Danville, Illinois. She is running for a position on the ISBA Board of Governors. Please see more information HERE.

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

Registration Now Available

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illinois municipal league

Thursday, April 11
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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. 

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legal advice fair - volunteers needed!

Saturday, April 27 from 8:45 am to 12.00 pm
more information here

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tuesday - APRIL 30
​law day

WITH GUEST SPEAKER
DONALD M. CRAVEN, J.D.
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.**  
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?

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.

career opportunities


Brady, Connolly & Masuda, PC


​​seeks
more information

Workers' Comp attorney

posted: April 1


bar committee activities

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

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


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     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!


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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