MCBA Newsletter                                                             april 8, 2019

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2019
April Events
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

​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

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

April is a busy month for your McLean County Bar Association.
​Please consider taking part in these events:

1.  The Law Day luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 30th. This year’s theme is “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society.” In conjunction with this year’s theme, our guest speaker will be Donald M. Craven, a Springfield attorney who concentrates in media and government law. As usual, it looks to be a great event.You can sign up below.
2.  Don’t forget to sign up by this Friday for our Tax Day Social to be held at the Lil Beaver Brewery at 5pm on Monday, April 15th. Complimentary beverages and hors d’oeurves will be provided. Please sign up at this LINK.
3.  The deadline for nominating a candidate for the 2019 Young Lawyer of the Year Award is April 26th.  Please fill out a nomination form below.

Have a great week.
​​Paul Lawrence

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...changes...

case scheduling
for
sc - lm - ar

Please phone JACKIE at: 309.888.5222
Joy is no longer handling these calls.

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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

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nomination form

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

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central illinois fellows reception

Thursday, April 18, 2019     5:00 - 6:30 p.m.     Bloomington Country Club
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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. 

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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.

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​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.

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TUESDAY - APRIL 9 - CLE LUNCHEON
​understanding IMPLICIT BIAS
[1 HOUR PROFESSIONALISM CLE - DIVERSITY & Inclusion]
APPROVED
​​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

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 assistance

​If you have mobility issues and need assistance entering the Bone Student Center, please contact Judge Foley at 888-5245 or Mary Sellmyer at 888-5265 no later than Tuesday, April 23. 

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tuesday - APRIL 30
​law day

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

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Illinois State University Bone Student Center
​The Brown Ball Room 
Normal, Illinois

Registration Deadline is April 22

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celebrate law day with
logan county bar association

monday - may 6 in lincoln

registration details

Please RSVP to this event by Friday, April 26, 2019

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Annual
BAR-MEDICAL SOCIETY-DENTAL SOCIETY
Golf Outing at BCC
scheduled for
Monday - June 3 - Noon

more information to come

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2019 BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
​HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

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See below for location, time and registration information.

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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?

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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.

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career opportunities

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MURPHY & DUNN, PC

​seeks

more information

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS (HIRING 2)

posted: April 8

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Brady, Connolly & Masuda, PC

​​seeks

more information

Workers' Comp attorney

posted: April 1

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bar committee activities

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]

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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
september 20 - cipa seminar

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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!

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