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​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

​​​​    september 20, 2021   


September Events
9/24/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar


9/29/21 (Wed.)
Bench/Bar Listening Session 12.05pm 

October Events
10/1/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

10/6/21 (wed.)
CLE event at noon

10/8/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

10/11/21 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

10/15/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

10/19/21 (Tues.)
CLE event at noon

10/22/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

10/27 (Wed.)
Happy Hour
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10/27 & 28 (Wed.&Thurs.)
GAL Seminar

10/29/21 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

November Events
11/11/21 (Thurs.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

11/16/21 (Tues.)
CLE event at noon

11/25/21 (Thurs.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

11/26/21 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

December Events
12/21/21 (Tues.)
Holiday Luncheon

12/24/21 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

12/27/21 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

12/31/21 (Fri.)
Law & Justice Center Closed

Law and McLean County: A 175 Year Partnership
Painting by randy souders

Signed and Numbered Prints are Available!

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Each print is individually numbered and signed by the artist, Randy Souders.

Each print measures 22”X28”
 
 The cost of each print is $75.
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As the 190th anniversary approaches, The McLean County Bar Association is pleased to offer a limited number of signed and numbered prints of “Law and McLean County: A 175 Year Partnership” available for purchase. These prints will be available through December 2021 on a first come/first serve basis.

Please mail your name, address and check to:
 McLean County Bar Association – 175 Year Print
PO BOX 3142
Bloomington, IL  61702
 Please make checks payable to the McLean County Bar Association


An Invitation from 
The Sangamon County Bar Association
Zoom CLE

1 Hour MCLE Credit 

Illinois Protective Orders & Pro Bono Opportunities
Tuesday - September 28, 2021
12-1pm

Speakers:
  • Paula Meyer Besler, Managing Attorney - Civil Division, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)
  • Sarah Beuning, General Counsel, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA)
  • Erin Domonousky, Medical/Legal Advocate, Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (PCASA)
  • Erika Carlove, Director of Court Services, Sojourn Shelter & Services, Inc.

In order to participate and receive your CLE credits you MUST preregister by emailing your name and ARDC# to Shirley at shirley.wilgenbusch@gmail.com 



two attorneys joined
prairie state legal services

erin duncan

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​Erin Duncan joined the firm in July 2021. She graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2013 with a certificate in Public Interest Law and is now licensed in Illinois and Oregon. Before moving to Illinois in June, she practiced family law in Corvallis, Oregon, including dissolutions, custody, guardianship, adoption, and protective orders. Erin will help manage Prairie State’s courthouse eviction clinic and assist clients on a range of housing law issues. She is happy to be in Bloomington, engaging with community partners to serve vulnerable populations and prevent and address homelessness.

susan o'neal

Susan O'Neal joined Prairie State on June 1st as a staff attorney in the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Program.  She has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1990 and has dedicated her career to serving the poor and people with disabilities.  Before joining Prairie State, Ms. O'Neal had been a Senior Attorney at Equip for Equality in Springfield.  She is currently involved with the McLean County Re-Entry Council.  

new to your office?

If your office has new attorneys and support staff, then we would like to update membership on your additions! Please click on the link below to submit a little about the new addition and feel free to add a photo as well. 
New to My Office!

MCBA SCHOLARSHIP

If you know any law students, please inform them about the 2021 MCBA Community Service Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is open to second or third year law students with strong ties to McLean County, Bloomington-Normal, or its surrounding communities. Prime candidates will express and demonstrate a commitment to legal aid work, pro bono activities, or community service. The application deadline is October 31, 2021. Please see the link to the scholarship application below.
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Click on the image above to submit an application.

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MCLEAN COUNTY NURSING HOME RESIDENT
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ADOPTIONS will open in october or november! 


cle - recorded OPPORTUNITY

1 HOUR CLE [approved]
RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2021
recording CLE credit process

protecting your client's medicare benefits

Many thanks to our own John Muir, JD and Mr. Craig Pawley who presented this original CLE on August 24, 2021. The CLE presentation covered settling cases with a Medicare beneficiary and understanding the Medicare Secondary Payer Statue. This session also covered addressing Medicare liens, Medicare Set Asides, and how to administer those funds while adhering to the CMS guidelines. 

CLE - RECORDED OPPORTUNITY

1 HOUR CLE [approved]
RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 18, 2021
recording cLE credit process

THE G.A.L. APPOINTMENT:
ARE YOU PROTECTED?
​A DISCUSSION OF THE LANGUAGE USED IN THE APPOINTMENT ORDER

Many thanks to our own Hon. Donald Bernardi Circuit Judge (Retd.) and Hon. Amy McFarland who presented this original CLE on July 20, 2021. During this presentation, they made practitioners and Judges aware of the ways in which the GAL's may be subjected to liability and how the Courts may protect those who serve in court-appointed roles. In addition, the speakers will discuss the language used in these orders and provide suggested sample orders. 

Bench/Bar Listening Session
​wednesday - SEPTEMBER 29 - 12.05 pm

Please join the McLean County Bar Association in a unique gathering lead by Chief Judge Fellheimer. This lunch time event is an opportunity to address fluid court situations as we progress through the ever changing landscape. The purpose of this visit is to provide all 'stakeholders' an opportunity to hear about pending changes. Those who are invited to attend include Judges, Attorneys, Staff and the Clerks Office. 

Be sure to submit your questions ​with your reservation below!

Registrations & questions

cle
​interstate commission for adult offender supervision (icaos)

wednesday - OCTOBER 6
via zoom

​[Approved for 1 Hour GENERAL CLE CREDIT] 
Please join the McLean County Bar Association in welcoming our own McLean County Probation Department. The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) is a formal agreement between the states to oversee offender interstate travel and subsequent supervision. Within the ICAOS purview is the Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System, or ICOTS. ICOTS is the supervision system that probation officers use to send and receive information regarding defendants and their supervision cases between states. There are several different definitions and requirements that defendants must meet in order to be eligible for transfer to a receiving state. It is important that these requirements are known and understood in order to best assist a defendant who will be placed on supervision and subject to the conditions of an order.
The presentation will provide helpful definitions and rules that are commonly utilized when transferring a defendant to another state for supervision. There have been instances where a defendant was sentenced to probation with the belief that they would be transferred to their “home” state and then finding out that the state has rejected their request. It is the goal of our department to provide basic rules and regulations of the ICOTS system and answer any questions that others may have regarding the interstate transfer of their defendants. 

​​Presenters
Clinton Wright - Intake Coordinator
Patti Florez - Intake Officer
Kirk A. Schweizer - Deputy Director with McLean County Court Services


Registration

CLE
adoption cases
from start to finish


tuesday - october 19

​[PENDING APPROVAL FOR 1 Hour GENERAL CLE CREDIT] ​
This presentation will discuss the pleading requirements of an adoption petition in cases arising from Juvenile court and those that seek termination of parental rights (private adoption cases). The speakers will discuss notice requirements and the contents of the adoption judgment. In addition, there will be a discussion of evidentiary issues common to adoption hearings. 
More information and registration will be available at the beginning of October. ​

CLE
​guardian ad litem
central illinois conference

october 27 & 28

​[PENDING APPROVAL FOR 10 HRS GENERAL CLE CREDIT] 
[INCLUDING 1 PROFESSIONALISM-ETHICS]
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Please join the McLean County Bar Association for the Guardian Ad Litem Child Representative Certification Seminar. The program will be held on October 27 and 28 at The Holiday Inn and Conference Center [Formally known as the Radisson], 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois. 

This seminar is currently approved for certification as a GAL in the 1st, 6th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 21st Judicial Circuits.  Please provide the seminar agenda to the presiding judge in your circuit to seek approval in that circuit.  And just added to the approved Judicial Circuits - 6th!
Registration

future cle's & subjects

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) [Registration OPEN]

​TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
Adoptions Cases from Start to Finish
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, OCT. 27 & 28
​GAL CONFERENCE [Registration OPEN]

​friday breakfast with the bar
join us this friday

8:00 am- 9:00 am

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Downtown Bloomington

​2021 MCBA membership - renewal

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mark your calendar
​2021 & 2022

September 29 - Bench/Bar Listening Session 12.05 pm
October 6 - CLE noon time event - 
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS)​
October 19 - CLE noon time event - Adoptions
​October 27 - Happy Hour
October 27 & 28 - The Guardian Ad Litem CLE Event 
November 16 - CLE noon time event presented by The Underwood Committee
​December 21 - Holiday Luncheon at noon
2022

January 18 - CLE State of the Circuit
February 15 - CLE Social Security 
February 23 - Bench/Bar Listening Session 12.05 pm
March 15 - CLE Orders of Protections  [up to 2 hours of CLE]
April 19 - PR CLE Underwood Committee Professionalism Program
May 17 - CLE Drone Law Update

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

2021 Schedule
Please contact​ Jennifer.julius@pnc.com if interested in attending.
If you have questions please call Jennifer at 309.655.5484

office space available


DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING
​FOR SALE OR LEASE

DOWNTOWN - ​BLOOMINGTON
210 S. East Street - Bloomington
Remove October 31

bar committee activities

2021
​​​CLE Committee Meeting - September 28 noon
​GAL Committee Meeting - October 5 noon
​​​BOG Meeting - October 12 noon 

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
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Board of Governors
John L. Pratt
Brendan Bukalski
Michael Butts
​Dean Davis


Administrative Assistant
Mary Sellmyer

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