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MCBA Newsletter                                               july 22, 2019


2019
July Events
7/25/19 (Thurs.)
YLD Committee Meeting

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

YLD-"Happy Hour" at Nightshop

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

7/31/19 (Wed..)
Criminal Law 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

I want to thank Judge Kording and Chris Cashen for very informative CLEs this past week and although it was very warm, a wonderful time was had by all at the Family Law happy hour at Tony's Tacos.
 
This week, The Young Lawyer Division has a Happy Hour at Nightshop in Downtown Bloomington on Friday from 5-7 pm.
 
As our Committees are hard at work, please contact these current Chairs to offer your assistance & insight and/or see more details on our website at this LINK:

Bench/Bar:                             Judge Lawrence and Todd Miller 
Bylaws&Amendments:        Hunt Henderson
Continuing Legal Ed (CLE): Emily Petri
Consumer Law:                     Dan Deneen
Criminal Law:                        Judge Kording and Judge Chambers
Corporate Counsel:              Erin Donaldson
Family Law:                           Kyle Korkus  and Michael Fenger 
Foundation:                          Ryan Gammelgard
History&Memorials:            Brendan Bukalski and Julia Davis
Law Day:                                Judge Costigan and Tristan Bullington
Lawyers in the Classroom (LITC):   Jessica Jones and Jennifer Patton
Mock Trial:                             Matthew Koetters
Real Estate:                           John Pratt 
Scholarship:                          Adrian Barr
Social:                                    Nargis Khokhar Michael Butts 
Underwood:                         Nathan Hinch
Young Lawyers Division (YLD):  Kyle Korkus and Chase Molchin 

And, please begin to think about a 2nd or 3rd year law student to apply for our $2500 Law Student Scholarship, which is targeted toward law students who have roots in McLean County and plan to stay in the area to practice. The application process will begin this Fall.
​Have a great week.
Joe Foley



​THANK YOU!

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Thank you to the attorneys who took pro bono cases in April, May and June
Ret. Judge David Butler, Julia Davis, Hannah Eisner, Kristin Givens, Douglas B. Johnson, Nargis Khokhar, Timothy Leighton, Fred Moore, and Helen Ogar. 

changes

Please know that the correct email address to contact the office of Schwulst & Roseberry, P.C. is: 
office@sandrlawoffice.com  . ​Please remove the previous email address of: 
advok8@frontier.com.

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OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK

We have 3 opportunities this week:
1)   A Senior needs a POA prepared.
2)   A Senior would like a simple will and POA's prepared.
3)   Father seeks to obtain guardianship of 18 year old son who has autism and intellectual impairments. It will be uncontested. 
If you are willing to take one of these cases, please email Kathy Boyle at kboyle@pslegal.org or call (309)827-5021, ext 6802

young lawyer division (yld)

Upcoming Activities
Thursday, July 25 - noon-1.oo pm YLD Committee Meeting
​Friday, July 26 from 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm Happy Hour at Nightshop

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

​mcba t-shirt sale

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Click on the MCBA logo above for more details.

TUESDAY - august 20​
CLE LUNCHEON

an Overview of the Cannabis Regulation
​and Tax Act

1 HOUR OF GENERAL CLE CREDIT [approved]
The McLean County Bar Association cordially invites you to attend a presentation on the Overview of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. This event is presented by Illinois State Senator and MCBA member, Jason Barickman. Senator Barickman will present conflicts between Illinois and Federal Law, regulation of possession and consumption, licensing, expungement and much more. 
Registration

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Volunteer
for Prairie State Legal Services
at Bruegala

Prairie State Legal Services is a 2019 Bruegala Charity partner. Bruegala will take place on August 16-17. Please volunteer to help Prairie State Legal Services to set up or serve beverages to the Bruegala attendees. Each volunteer sign-up slot is around 2-3 hours. As a volunteer, you will receive free admission and a tasting glass for the night you volunteer. If you have questions, please contact Adrian Barr at abarr@pslegal.org
 
Please click on this LINK to sign up to volunteer. Thank you!


Bruegala is a charity beer and wine festival run by the Bloomington-Normal Jaycees. The 20th annual Bruegala will be held on Friday, August 16th and Saturday, August 17th at the Corn Crib. Bruegala offers over 100 craft beer samples, more than 50 wines, a variety of food vendors, music and more throughout the two-day event. In the past 5 years, more than 20,000 people have attended Bruegala and the event has raised over $220,000 for local organizations. The money raised at this event directly impacts the residents of Bloomington-Normal and surrounding McLean County!


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


See below for location, time and registration information.

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



​State farm insurance
 


​seeks
information
Posted: July 22 End Date Sept. 9

​counsel position-
corporate counseling & transaction unit


​tazewell county
public defender 


​seeks
information
Posted: July 15

assistant public defender


meyer capel,
​a professional corporation

​​​seeks
information
Posted: July 8  End Date: July 29

associate attorney-family law/ litigation


BRADY, CONNOLLY & MASUDA, PC

​
seeks
information
​Re-posted: July 8

WORKERS' COMP ATTORNEY


office space opportunity

terry dodds

seeks to
More Information
Posted: July 22

share office space


bar committee activities

Young Lawyer Division Committee Meeting - July 25 12:00 noon 
​Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting - July 30 12:00 noon 
Criminal Law
Committee Meeting - July 31 12:00 noon 
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​​Board of Governor's Committee Meeting - August 13 12:00 noon
Scholarship Committee Meeting - November 15 12:00 noon 

save the dates - 2019

september 17 - cle luncheon
september 20 - cipa seminar
october 15 - cle luncheon
november 19 - cle luncheon
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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The intention of the MCBA"Find a Lawyer"search is only to refer members of the public requiring legal services to members of the MCBA who have indicated that they wish to receive referrals in a particular area of the law.

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