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MCBA Newsletter                                                                            may 20, 2019


2019
May Events
5/21/19 (Tues.)
Luncheon "War Stories" [no CLE]

5/24/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

​Melissa McGrath Memorial Service


5/28/19 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

5/31/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop
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June Events
6/3/19 (Mon.)
Golf Outing at BCC

6/7/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

6/9/19 (Sun.)
Bar Assn Softball & Family Event at the Corn Crib

6/11/19 (Tues)
BOG Meeting

6/14/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

6/18/19 (Tues.)
Annual Meeting

6/21/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

6/25/19 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

6/28/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop

July Events
7/4/19 (Thurs.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

7/5/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

7/9/19 (Tues)
BOG Meeting

7/12/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

7/16/19 (Tues.)
CLE Luncheon

7/19/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

Family Law Committee CLE & Happy Hour

7/26/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop

7/30/19 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

August Events
8/2/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

8/9/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

8/13/19 (Tues)
BOG Meeting

8/20/19 (Tues.)
CLE Luncheon

8/23/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

8/27/19 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

8/30/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop

September Events
9/2/19 (Mon.)
Labor Day-Law & Justice Center Closed

9/6/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

9/10/19 (Tues)
BOG Meeting

9/13/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

9/17/19 (Tues.)
CLE Luncheon

9/20/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

9/24/19 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

9/27/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop
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October Events
10/4/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

10/8/19 (Tues)
BOG Meeting

10/11/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

10/15/19 (Tues.)
CLE Luncheon

10/18/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

10/25/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop
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10/26/19 (Sat.)
Legal Advice Fair

10/29/19 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

November Events
11/1/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

11/8/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

11/12/19 (Tues)
BOG Meeting

11/15/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

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Scholarship/Community Relations Committee Meeting

11/19/19 (Tues.)
CLE Luncheon

11/22/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

11/26/19 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

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

11/29/19 (Fri.)
Thanksgiving Break-Law & Justice Center Closed

“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop

December Events
12/6/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

12/10/19 (Tues)
BOG Meeting

12/13/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

12/17/19 (Tues.)
Annual Holiday Luncheon

12/20/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's

12/25/19 (Wed.)
Law & Justice Center Closed
 
12/27/19 (Fri.)
“Breakfast with the Bar” at Scout's​

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop
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2020
1/1/20 (Wed.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Family Day will be held on Sunday June 9th from 2pm-6pm at the Corn Crib. Not only can you and your family enjoy a softball game between your Bar Association and the Champaign County Bar but I am happy to announce that the Zoo lady and her crew will also be there from 3pm-5pm painting faces and blowing up balloon animals! You and your kids can also take a crack at hitting a floating baseball at the “Swing and Score” Baseball Game provided by “Fun on the Run.” And if you are hungry or thirsty the Corn Crib will open up one of their concession stands for us. Hope you can join us. It will be fun.

​​Paul Lawrence

P. S.  Our softball team is nameless.  Do you have a suggestion??  Let me know if you do.
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Law Day Survey

all member
​law day survey

We want your opinion!
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This will take less than 3 minutes of your time.
If you have already taken this - thank you!! 

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thank you!

Thank you to all the attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries who volunteered their time at the April 27 Legal Advice Fair. This semi-annual event offers free advice to low income persons on a variety of civil legal issues. Thirty-five (35) people received legal advice from pro bono attorneys on issues ranging from family law, bankruptcy/debtor relief, consumer law, criminal record relief, employment law, wills and estates, driver’s license reinstatement, landlord/tenant law and immigration law. Not bad for 3 hours! 
We had 31 volunteers. 
Attorneys: George Boyle, Brendan Bukalski, Tristan Bullington, Mark Cavanaugh, Jeff Crabill, Tim Eckhardt, Randy Ehlers, Aaron Galloway, Ryan Gammelgard, Kristin Givens, Carrie Haas, Doug Johnson, Jenna Kearns, Stuart Kenney, Nargis Khokhar, Wendy Maulson, Steve McManus, Keesha-Lu Mitra, Justi Miller, Todd Miller, Fred Moore, Alan Novick, and Sharon Ware. 
Paralegals/Legal Secretaries: Nichole Byers, Susan Harris, Emily Lewis-Gerig, Carolyn Pitts, Jennifer Redd, Denise Risinger, Chris Schmidt, and Stacy Smith.

We would also like to thank our partners for this event -- Central Illinois Paralegal Association, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee/PILI, The Immigration Project, McDonald's, McLean County Bar Association, Mid Central Community Action, State Farm Bank and State Farm Corporate Law Department.


member
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memorial service


​The Melissa McGrath Memorial Service is 9 a.m., Friday, May 24.
​This service will be held at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom.
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If you would like to attend and sit with fellow MCBA members, please register below.
The organizer wants to accommodate MCBA attending members.
a seat with members
service details

​war stories luncheon
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TUESDAY - MAY 21
[NO CLE AVAILABLE]

Register by clicking on the KAPOW! button below.

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young lawyer division (yld)

Upcoming Activities
​Friday, May 31 from 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm Happy Hour at Nightshop
The law firm of Jeff W. Lindsay, P.C. is sponsoring the first $100 of drinks on May 31.
​Thanks Jeff!!

​      [The YLD Monthly Happy Hour is held on the last Friday of each month.]
All are welcome to attend.

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

Sponsor A Hole!

registration deadline     may 29 - 4.00 pm


sunday - june 9

updated time  ​1.00 pm - 3.30 pm
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FAMILY EVENT
and

​softball challenge
at the corn crib 

* Team Name ??  
     
Contact Judge Lawrence for your suggestions.
​* Concessions for purchase
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* Swing & Score ​*

tuesday, june 18
annual meeting


Members, please join us at our annual meeting and luncheon. Important business will include a summary of committee reports, a vote on open Board of Governor positions and the transition for the 2019-2020 term.

The cost is $20 for MCBA member ($25 for non-MCBA members) if paid on or before June 11. After June 11, cost increases to $25 ($30 for non-MCBA members). ​​
registration
bOG Nominations

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


See below for location, time and registration information.

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
3+ YEARS INSURANCE DEFENSE EXPERIENCE
re-posted: May 13

prairie state legal services


​seeks
more information

staff attorney
domestic violence 
bloomington

re-posted: May 13

​​kanoski 
​bresney


​seeks
more information

litigation legal assistant

posted: May 20

brady, connolly & Masuda, PC


​​seeks
more information

part-time
​file clerk

re-posted: May 20

public interest law initiative (pili)


​seeks
more information

managing attorney

​posted: May 20


bar committee activities

​Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting - May 28 at 12:00 noon
​Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - June 11 at 12:00 noon 

save the dates - 2019

july 16 - cle luncheon
july 19 - Family Law Committee CLE & Happy Hour
september 20 - cipa seminar
december 17 - annual holiday luncheon


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MCBA Breakfast with the Bar
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!


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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