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MCBA Newsletter                                                         ​                                            july 27, 2020 


2020
July Events
7/31/20 (Fri.)
"Breakfast with the Bar" at Scout's

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August Events
8/18/20 (Tues.)
​CLE Luncheon

September Events
9/7/20 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

9/15/20 (Tues.)
​CLE Luncheon

9/25/20 (Fri.)
Law Day Celebration Gala

October Events
10/12/20 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

10/20/20 (Tues.)

​CLE Luncheon

November Events
11/03/20 (Tues.)
Law & Justice Center Closed
​2020 General Election Day
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11/11/20 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

11/13-15/20 (Fri.-Sun..)
ISU Mock Trial Tournament

11/17/20 (Tues.)

​CLE Luncheon

11/26 & 11/27/20 (Thurs. & Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed


December Events
12/25 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

2021
​January Events

1/1/21 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

court news



July 21, 2020
 
To:  The McLean County Bar Association
 
I hope this message finds you and your family well.  As we meander through this challenging summer, I don’t have a lot to report from my last update.  We continue to monitor and adjust court operations based on the ever-changing pandemic. We feel that we are in a good overall position to adjust to any circumstances that we could be reasonably expected to face in the coming months. The Judges have done an excellent job in planning for continuity of 
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court operations should the pandemic take a turn for the worse locally. Although none of us would ever wish a global pandemic again, one silver lining is that it has made the Judiciary nimble in delivering our services and being able to adjust and pivot in rapid fashion.

Several 11th Circuit Judges are leading the efforts state-wide with pandemic related issues and I thank them for their tireless service.  While we continue to operate the courts through the pandemic, we also continue to examine how we can incorporate what we have learned during the pandemic into our future court operations to benefit the bar and the litigants from scheduling issues to remote appearances. For example, remote appearances may allow more litigants to hire lawyers if some of the preliminary and status hearings are conducted remotely to cut down on travel time for lawyers and less missed worked for the litigants. The net effect should be more people being able to hire a lawyer and for lawyers to be able to take a higher caseload without having to travel for every hearing.

As I have stated before, I thank you for your continued patience, cooperation and understanding during these strange and uncomfortable times.

Thank you to Judge Butler for his comprehensive and informative Collections Webinar held on Tuesday, July 21st. I enjoyed it immensely. I look forward to other similar programs in the future.

Stay safe.
 
With regards,
 Chief Judge Mark A. Fellheimer
 
Should you have any questions or concerns on court operations, please contact the Trial Court Administrator, William Scanlon at (309) 888-5266. 

The Need for Pro Bono & A Virtual Way to Help

TUESDAY - august 18, ​2020
NOON VIA ZOOM

[1 hour professional responsibility pending approval]
The 2nd hour offers an opportunity to set up a virtual pro bono link!


Please join the McLean County Bar Association in welcoming Jessica Schneider, Managing Attorney, Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI). During this presentation, attendees will learn about the importance of and need for pro bono in providing equal access to justice and the many ways in which they can contribute their time and talent. Attendees will also learn about a virtual pro bono opportunity – Illinois Free Legal Answers – that is also a great “bite-sized” pro bono opportunity. The discussion will detail specific aspects of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct relating to pro bono and access to justice.
 
1. To provide lawyer's with a greater understanding of the need for pro bono legal services, efforts to increase pro bono in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and recent statewide efforts to expand access to justice.
2. To increase lawyer's understanding of the pro bono landscape in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and how attendees can help low-income and underrepresented individuals and families, through the use of technology no matter where they work as an attorney.
3. To provide lawyer's with an understanding of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct that are relevant to pro bono practice generally as well as the virtual pro bono opportunity through Illinois Free Legal Answers.

The second hour of the program will provide an opportunity for a hand's on remote pro bono experience through your home computing device. Once you complete the second hour, you will be able to contribute to the legal answers community from the comfort of your own home!   Please join us!! 

CLE Registration

Executive Order
​Residential Evictions

Last week, Governor JB Pritzker announced that he would extend the current moratorium on evictions through August 22, 2020. Please view the Executive Order 2020-30, which prohibits residential evictions at this LINK.

mclean county judicial assignments

AO 2020 - 22 Order amending McLean County judicial assignments

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covid-19
guidance for employees & staff

Please click on the above logo to view the IDPH website.
As you are probably already familiar with the personal safety guidance, there is also a need for an awareness of employee and staff of businesses. Please see this LINK for more information.

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Click on the Logo above for the home page.


​Help The Immigration Project help others become Citizens!


McLean County Immigrant Resource Guide
LINK
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View the May Newsletter HERE

mark your calendar

2020

August 18 - CLE noon time event. 
​September - Law Day Gala - an evening event -  canceled
October 21-22 - The Guardian Ad Litem Event - moved to April 21-22, 2021
November 13-15 - The ISU Invitational Mock Trial Tournament -  pending further information-updated 7-29-2020

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2020 BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
​HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Time: 11:30 am     ​Location: Same
PNC Wealth Management
202 E. Washington St.
2nd Floor Conference Room
Bloomington, IL  61701
 1.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit will be earned for attendance at each call.
A certificate of attendance will be given to each participant.
Please RSVP ​ by replying to Erica Fleming [email protected] and include a list the names of the colleagues who will be attending. If you have questions please call Erica at 309.655.5312

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


CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


compeer financial

seeks
information
Posted July 13 - End August 31

in-house attorney


MACON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

seeks
information
Posted July 6 - End August 31

complex Litigation counsel



bar committee activities

2020
​CLE Committee Meeting - July 28 noon
​GAL Committee Meeting - July 29 noon
​BOG Meeting - August 11 noon
​CLE Committee Meeting - August 25 noon


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MCBA Breakfast with the Bar - ​resuming Friday, July 8!
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                            
​Judge Pablo Eves

2nd VP
Adrian Barr

Secretary
Paige Thielen
1st VP
​John L. Pratt

Immediate Past President
​​Nathan B. Hinch

Treasurer
Calli Farrell
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Board of Governors
Michael Butts [Year 4]
​Dean Davis [Year 3]
​Jaime Ganschow [Year 2]
Laurel Bingaman [Year 1]

Administrative Assistant
Mary Sellmyer

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