MCBA Newsletter april 6, 2020
2020 April Events 4/8/20 (Wed.) - postponed Real Estate Committee Meeting 4/10/20 (Fri.) - Cancelled "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts 4/14/20 (Tues.) - Virtual BOG Meeting 4/17/20 (Fri.) - Cancelled "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts 4/21/20 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon - Postponed 4/24/20 (Fri.) - Cancelled "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts Wine Tour - Cancelled 4/28/20 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting May Events 5/1/20 (Fri.) "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts 5/8/20 (Fri.) "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts 5/9/20 (Sat.) Softball Challenge - Pending 5/13/20 (Wed.) GAL Committee Meeting 5/15/20 (Fri.) "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts 5/22/20 (Fri.) "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts 5/25/20 (Mon.) Law & Justice Center Closed 5/26/20 (Tues.) CLE Committee Meeting 5/29/20 (Fri.) "Breakfast with the Bar" at Scouts June Events 6/16/20 (Tues.) Annual Bar Meeting July Events 7/3/20 (Fri.) Law & Justice Center Closed 7/21/20 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon-Collections August Events 8/18/20 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon September Events 9/7/20 (Mon.) Law & Justice Center Closed 9/15/20 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 9/26/20 (Sat.) Law Day Celebration Gala October Events 10/12/20 (Mon.) Law & Justice Center Closed 10/20/20 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 10/21 & 22 (Tues. & Wed.) GAL Conference November Events 11/11/20 (Mon.) Law & Justice Center Closed 11/17/20 (Tues.) CLE Luncheon 11/26 & 11/27/20 (Thurs. & Fri.) Law & Justice Center Closed December Events 12/24 & 25 (Thurs. & Fri.) Law & Justice Center Closed 2021 January Events 1/1/21 (Fri.) Law & Justice Center Closed |
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTDespite the current circumstances, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is enjoying the additional quality family time with this beautiful Spring weather! As COVID-19 continues to impact our profession, we will continue to post necessary links to the orders, directives and updates onto the MCBA website homepage. If you missed the communications, please check this LINK. Thank you, Mary for your hard work! We have a MCBA Facebook page! Nargis Khokhar and Craig Queen will be serving as co-administrators for the private page. The co-administrators will ensure that only genuine MCBA members, retired and active practitioners, will be allowed access. We now have more than 50 participants thus far. Let us keep it free of politics, if possible. We plan to have it serve a greater purpose to include such items as instant posting of latest Executive Orders, clarifications on guidelines, client referrals, community service volunteer opportunities, and more. Happy Facebooking everyone (if that is a valid term). Thus far, I have participated in several Bar-related Zoom conferencing. To keep our great work going, I would continue to encourage the use of Zoom or other similar modes for MCBA committee work remotely until May 1st for now. Once again, we cancelled the April 24th Mackinaw Valley Winery Tour. We've moved the 2020 Law Day Gala from May 8th to Saturday, September 26th. Stay tuned for additional details. I am anticipating an early Summer get-together as I am sure everyone is looking forward to meeting up with one other if for no other reason than to heal and celebrate. Finally, nominations remain open for The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. The deadline is extended to Thursday, April 30. Continue to Be well and Be safe. Best regards, Joe Foley announcementI hope everyone is doing well during this challenging time. Prairie State Legal Services is fully staffed and accepting cases. Our physical office is closed. Our staff are working from home. Our staff’s contact information has not changed. Please contact Adrian at [email protected] or (309) 433-0065 if you have any questions. Adrian Barr 2020
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April 2
Powers of Attorney: Not a Walk in the Park April 30 Developing and Keeping Business for Estate Planning and Trust Professionals June 4 The Relationship Among Trust Beneficiaries and Trustees, the IRS and the Courts July 9 Ethics-Based Obligations in Specific Client Engagements August 6 Maximizing Flexibility With Powers of Appointment |
September 3
Picking Up the Pieces: Post-Divorce Planning October 1 Moving the Needle With Your Clients’ Retirement Asset Planning October 29 Contemporary Challenges in Trust Administration December 3 Essential Asset Protection Planning January 7, 2021 Conflicts of Interest Issues Facing Estate Planning Professionals |
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bar committee activities
2020
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - April 14 12:00 noon
CLE Committee Meeting - April 29 12:00 noon
GAL Committee Meeting - May 13 12:00 noon
Law Day Committee Meeting - May 20 12:00 noon
Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - April 14 12:00 noon
CLE Committee Meeting - April 29 12:00 noon
GAL Committee Meeting - May 13 12:00 noon
Law Day Committee Meeting - May 20 12:00 noon
save the dates
2020
may 9 - softball challenge - pending
SEPTEMBER 26 - LAW DAY GALA.. AN EVENING EVENT
october 21-22 -gal conference
november 13 - 15 - the isu invitational mock trial tournament
MCBA Breakfast with the Bar - postponed until further notice
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!