MCBA NEWSLETTER |
september 20, 2021 |
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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 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
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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.
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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.
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.
Click on the image above to submit an application.
MCLEAN COUNTY NURSING HOME RESIDENT
ADOPTIONS will open in october or november!
cle - recorded OPPORTUNITY
1 HOUR CLE [approved]
RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2021
RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2021
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 AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 18, 2021
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!
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.
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
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]
[INCLUDING 1 PROFESSIONALISM-ETHICS]
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!
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!
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]
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
Downtown Bloomington
2021 MCBA membership - renewal
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
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
office space available
DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING
FOR SALE OR LEASE
DOWNTOWN - BLOOMINGTON
FOR SALE OR LEASE
DOWNTOWN - BLOOMINGTON
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bar committee activities
2021
CLE Committee Meeting - September 28 noon
GAL Committee Meeting - October 5 noon
BOG Meeting - October 12 noon
CLE Committee Meeting - September 28 noon
GAL Committee Meeting - October 5 noon
BOG Meeting - October 12 noon