Both Chicago and St. Louis departures are planned for this nine-day, seven-night trip to Ireland. The price is $1,269 per person, double occupancy. The dates are Aug. 29 to Sept. 6 for the St. Louis departure, and Sept. 12 to 20 for departure from Chicago.
The price includes round-trip charter airfare on American Trans Air's new 757-300 to Shannon, and accommodations in first class hotels for four nights in Waterford and three nights in Galway.
Among other features are full daily Irish breakfasts, ground transfers between airport and hotels, use of a Global Holidays hospitality representative, and deluxe motorcoach with experienced Irish guide for optional tours.
Paris, France: Sept.-Oct.
ISBA President-elect Terrence J. Lavin will lead a week-long travel program in Paris, France, from Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. Chicago departure is $1,699 per person, double occupancy, with St. Louis departure $1,799 p.p.d.o.
The price includes round-trip, non-stop airfare on American Airlines or Air France, superior first class accommodations at the Sofitel Paris Rive Gauche Hotel, a welcoming reception, daily buffet breakfast and farewell dinner.
Participants may visit sites in Paris and surrounding countryside on their own, or take advantage of several optional excursions that include a Eurostar train trip to London via the Chunnel.
New listings for 2004
Global Holidays has released a schedule of travel programs during 2004 that ISBA members may participate in. The list of destinations and approximate times follows, with tentative prices per person, double occupancy.
To China in March, April, June and July; $2,899 (approx.)
To South Africa in March/April; with optional extension trip to Victoria Falls.
To Madrid and Costa del Sol, Spain, in May.
To Copenhagen, Denmark, and Oslo, Norway, in May.
To London in July/August; from $1,189.
To the French Riviera and the Alps in September/October; $1,299.
Champaign County public defender Randall Rosenbaum, president of the Champaign County Bar Association, will welcome members of the Illinois Public Defender Association to the annual spring seminar at 1 p.m. Friday, May 16, in the Holiday Inn, Urbana.
Sangamon County public defender Brian T. Otwell, president of the IPDA, will make announcements and introductions for the program. The schedule follows.
1:10 p.m. Recent U.S. and Illinois Supreme Court Cases, with David Bergschneider, legal director for the Office of State Appellate Defender.
2 p.m. Update on Commission on Capital Punishment Recommendations and Related Issues, with Kathryn Saltmarsh of the state appellate defender's administrative office.
2:30 p.m. A presentation to be announced will precede the 3:15 p.m. discussion, Competence to Waive Miranda Rights, by clinical psychologist Bruce Frumkin.
A reception and dinner at 5:30 p.m. will include several award presentations (see related story on page 11).
At 9:15 a.m. Saturday, May 16, Vermilion County public defender Robert McIntyre will review Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DCFS Investigations.
The seminar will conclude with a Legislative Update at 10:30 a.m. by ISBA Assembly member Stephen M. Baker of Naperville, a past president of the IPDA and former DuPage County public defender.
Illinois Institute CLE
Call (800) 252-8062 for a schedule of upcoming seminars that will be conducted by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Among them are:
2003 Municipal Litigation Update: Developments, Trends and Winning Strategies, co-sponsored by Illinois Municipal League Friday, May 16, at the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago, and Tuesday, May 20, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield.
Federal Securities Law: Regulation, Enforcement, Litigation and Arbitration Tuesday, May 20, at the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago.
Real Estate Exchanges Under Sec, 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code Wednesday, June 4, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago.
Internet Legal Research Wednesday, June 11, at the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago, and Monday, June 16, at Park Inn, Urbana
Illinois Estate Administration: Process and Practice Thursday, June 12, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, and Friday, June 20, at the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago.
Representing Not-for-Profit Corporations in Illinois Friday, June 13, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, and Tuesday, June 24, at the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago.
Choice of Business Entities in 2003: To Change or Not to Change? Wednesday, June 18, at the Par-a-Dice Hotel, East Peoria, and Wednesday, June 25, at the University Club of Chicago.
Chicago Bar
Michigan attorney Robert J. Battista, chair of the National Labor Relations Board, will be guest speaker for the Chicago Bar Association seminar, "Current Developments at the NLRB," at 12 noon Monday, May 19. Call (312) 554-2056 to register.
Kane County Bar
The Kane County Bar Association will conduct a professional responsibility seminar, "25 Years After Bates: A Look at the Ethics of Attorney Marketing," at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the County Judicial Center in St. Charles. Call (630) 762-1915.
Speakers include James J. Grogan, chief counsel of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission; Paul J. Glaser of the Office of State Appellate Defender, and representatives of the American Bar Association and a local newspaper.
Decalogue Society
The Decalogue Society's twicemonthly seminars at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 39 S. LaSalle, Chicago, will conclude May 21 with Reflections of a Former U.S. Attorney by Scott R. Lassar of Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood.
Winnebago County Bar
The Winnebago County bar Association Business and Tax Section will conduct the seminar, "Non-Profits: Hot Topics You Should Know," from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Northern Illinois Conference Center, Rockford. Call (815) 964-4992.
Discussion topics include raffles and fund raisers, IRS audits, use of charitable trusts, employee handbooks, officer and director liability, required tax forms, and online resources.
The Winnebago County Bar will present a Workers' Compensation Update from 12:50 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Giovanni's Restaurant. A luncheon at 12 noon will precede the program.
Lake County Bar
The Lake County Bar Association plans to hold a civil trial and appeals seminar from 8:45 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, May 22, followed by an 11:45 a.m. round of golf, at the Steeplechase Golf Course in Mundelein. Call (847)244-3143 to register.
Seminar topics New IPI Instructions Regarding Construction Cases, Defense Perspective on Revisions Emphasizing Damage Instructions, the Administrative Review Process, Practice in the Court of Claims, Supreme Court Rules 133(c) and 216, and Pet Peeves of the Bench and Bar.
Cook County Bar
A lecture on ethics and professionalism will be presented by the Cook County Bar Association at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, in the sixth floor conference room at 188 W. Randolph St. Call Brenda at (312) 368-0213 to register.
The scheduled speaker is ISBA past president Leonard F. Amari, chair of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Review Board.
Administrative judges
The Illinois Association of Administrative Law Judges will conduct a three-day educational conference for administrative law judges and practitioners from Thursday to Saturday, May 29-31, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
"Administrative Law Judges and Agencies: Working to Enhance Public Confidence in Administrative Adjudication," is being convened by IAALJ President Ann Breen-Greco of Chicago to focus on writing decisions and understanding the relationship between the judges and agencies.
Other sponsoring organizations are the ISBA Administrative Law Section Council, the CBA Administrative Law Judge Committee, the National Association of ALJs, and the ABA National Conference of ALJs.
For more information about program content and registration details, call Breen-Greco at (773) 539-3292.
Ethics conference
The 29th annual National Conference on Professional Responsibility will take place Thursday through Saturday, May 2931, at the Fairmont Hotel, and the 19th National Forum on Client Protection will be held there on Friday and Saturday, May 30-31.
ISBA past president Cheryl I. Niro and Chief Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow of the Illinois Supreme Court will participate, and American Bar Association President Alfred P. Carlton Jr. will open the professional responsibility conference at 9 a.m. May 29.
Morning programs are Client Confidentiality, Corporate Representation and Sarbanes-Oxley, followed by breakout sessions on Disciplinary Agencies' Best Practices, GATS: A New Regulation of Lawyers, and Conflicts of Interest in Criminal Practice.
The afternoon plenary at 2 p.m. on Lawyers as Accomplices will be followed by breakout sessions on Clients with Diminished Capacity, Unethical Behavior by Law Professors and Law Students, and Emerging Trends in the Law of Lawyer Liability.
At 9:45 a.m. Friday, May 30, a panel will discuss Defining the Practice of Law: Is It Necessary? Is It Possible? Cheryl Niro will speak in a breakout session on Riding the Wave of Multijurisdictional Practice.
Saturday, May 31, will begin at 9 a.m. with breakouts on Limited Liability Law Firms in an Era of Increasing Lawyer Liability, Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation, and Truth and Lies: Are the Rules Different for Lawyers?
The concluding presentation at 10:30 a.m. will be on The Layering of Ethics Rules: The Federal Government's Increasing Regulation of a Lawyer's Professional Activities.
The Forum on Client Protection will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 30, after the morning portion of the Conference on Professional Responsibility. Welcoming remarks will be provided by Chief Justice McMorrow and Mary T. Robinson, administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
During a Town Hall Meeting at 1:50 p.m., representatives of each jurisdiction present will review their client protection programs and address related issues.
At 9 a.m. Saturday, May 31, a panel discussion on The Safety Net: The Meshing of Client Protection Funds, Fee Arbitration and Lawyer Regulation and Discipline will be followed by Multijurisdictional Practice: Coming to Your State Shortly.
Breakout sessions at 11 a.m. are Malpractice Insurance versus Client Protection Funds: Who Covers You? and Fee Arbitration Workshop. A Difficult Claims Workshop at 1:30 p.m. will end with a forum wrap-up at 4:45 p.m.
For more information about the Conference on Professional Responsibility, call Laurie Crane at (312) 988-5296. For details of the Forum on Client Protection, call Ben Woodson at (312) 988-5308.
Elizabeth Budzinski heads WBAI
Elizabeth M. Budzinski, who was installed last month as a Cook County associate judge, will be installed again Thursday, June 5, as president of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.
Budzinski, a member of the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, will take her oath office during the 89th annual dinner in the Chicago Hilton Hotel and Towers. Call (312) 341-8530 for reservations.
The WBAI will present its Myra Bradwell Award for Excellence in the Profession to Pamela B. Strobel, chair and CEO of the Exelon Energy Delivery Co. and executive vice president of the Exelon Corp. Keynote speaker is Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed.
Will County Bar
An election meeting will be conducted at 12 noon Wednesday, May 28, at the Will County Bar Association office in Joliet. Slated candidates are Kenneth A. Carlson for second vice president and John R. Ardaugh for secretary-treasurer.
On July 1, First Vice President William G. McMenimin will become president and Second Vice President Myles L. Jacobs will move up automatically. Call (815) 726-0383.
Winnebago County Bar
The annual luncheon meeting of the Winnebago County Bar Association and Bar Foundation will take place Tuesday, June 3, at Forest Hills Country Club in Rockford. Donald L. Moore will succeed Nancy Hyzer as president. Call (815) 964-4992.
Washington County Bar
Seven members of the Washington County Bar Association joined other bar contingents last month at the 14th annual Peacock Site Fest at Pistol City in Coulterville. Call President Brian K. Trentman, (618) 327-4800, ext. 320, for information about future activities.
University of Illinois
Prof. Richard L. Kaplan will speak to Chicago-area alumni of the University of Illinois College of Law during a luncheon Tuesday, May 20, on the 28th floor of the Wyndham Hotel, Chicago. Call (217) 333-2628.
Peoria County Bar
Members of the Peoria County Bar Association have contributed almost $5,000 toward a home construction project for Habitat for Humanity. An additional honorarium of $983.14 has been earmarked on behalf of Jamie S. Gorelick, who was keynote speaker for the Lincoln Memorial Banquet in February. Call (309) 674-6049.