or blended fees - retainer agreements, and the ethical and financial issues that confront the business attorney.
10 a.m. - How to Be Profitable and Avoid Burnout, with Amy A. Levy of Levy Consulting, Chicago, a professional business consultant who is married to a lawyer.
Levy will explain how to turn down or return business, to periodically assess clients, to avoid under-pricing services and loss leaders, to market a practice, and to schedule effectively.
10:45 a.m. - Retirement and Financial Planning Issues for Business Attorneys and Their Professional Clients, with section council secretary Leonard S. DeFranco of Oak Brook and section council member James Moster of AXA Advisors, Homer Glen.
The speakers will discuss use of revocable and irrevocable trusts, limited liability companies, family limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships, and retirement vehicles for solo and small firm practitioners.
11:30 a.m. - Employment Law Issues Facing Business Attorneys and Their Professional Clients, with section council member Patti S. Levinson of Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago.
12 noon - Choices of Entities for Business Attorneys and Their Professional Clients, with section council member Richard M. Colombik of Itasca, who also serves on the ISBA Committee on Public Relations.
DUI: Defense, understanding, innovating is seminar theme
A new definition of driving under the influence will set the tone for an ISBA Traffic Laws and Courts Section seminar from 8:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Doubletree Hotel, Oak Brook (formerly the Hyatt Regency Hotel).
Titled "DUI Means Defending, Understanding and Innovating," the Law Ed Series presentation is coordinated by section council chair Donald J. Ramsell of Ramsell & Armamentos, Wheaton. Also the moderator, Ramsell will open the seminar with welcoming remarks. The schedule follows.
8:30 a.m. - Secretary of State License Reinstatement Hearings, with section council member and newsletter editor Larry A. Davis of DesPlaines.
9:15 a.m. - DUI and Traffic Case Law and Review, a panel discussion moderated by section council member Kelly P. Ward of Ward & Ward, Dixon.
Panelists are Judges Charles P. Burns and Lawrence Terrell of Cook County's 4th Municipal District, Maywood; John T. Doody Jr. of Cook County's 1st Municipal District, Chicago, and Mark W. Dwyer of the 18th Circuit, Wheaton. All are members of the section council.
10:15 a.m. - Field Sobriety Testing and Experts. Speakers are newsletter co-editor Edward M. Maloney of Ahern, Maloney & Moran, Skokie; section council member Sean D. Brady of Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, Joliet, and retired Chicago police officer Joseph Flores.
11 a.m. - DUI Sentencing Provisions and Mitigation. Speakers are section council vice chair Alan E. Jones of Waukegan, secretary David B. Franks of Franks, Gerkin & McKenna, Marengo, and section council member Debra A. Liss of Komie & Associates, Chicago.
11:30 a.m. - Luncheon period.
12:30 p.m. - Breath Testing Issues and State Breath Regulations, with Donald Ramsell.
1:15 p.m. - DUI Motion and Trial Practice, a panel discussion moderated by section council past chair Angela E. Peters of the Buffalo Grove Law Offices, Arlington Heights. Panelists are section council member Louis A. Berns of Favil David Berns & Associates, Northlake.
2 p.m. - Issues in Blood Alcohol Testing, with section council members Thomas M. Moran of Ahern, Maloney & Moran, Skokie, and George G. Livas of Skokie.
Federal judge offers views on labor, employment panel
The ISBA Labor and Employment Law Section will present a timely Law Ed Series seminar, "What's New in Labor and Employment Law?" twice next month.
The presentations will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday, March 4, in the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago, and Friday, March 11, in the Hawthorn Suites, Bloomington.
Section council member Jill D. Leka of Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, is the program coordinator and moderator. The schedule of topics and speakers follows.
8:30 a.m. - When Workers Can't Work: Workers' Compensation, ADA, FMLA and Related Issues, with Robert B. Ulrich of Maciorowski, Sackman & Ulrich, Chicago.
9 a.m. - Fair Labor Act and Illinois Wage-and-Hour Laws: The Interplay, with Connie Knutti of the Illinois Department of Labor, Chicago.
9:30 a.m. - Are They Really Independent Contractors? with section council member Donald S. Rothschild of Goldstine, Skrodzki, Russian, Nemec & Hoff, Burr Ridge.
10 a.m. - Sexual Orientation Employment Issues, with Ferne P. Wolf of Sowers & Wolf, St. Louis, vice chair of the ISBA Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
10:45 a.m. - Out with the Old, In with the New: Legislation Affecting Illinois Employers and Employees, with Jill Leka.
11:15 a.m. - Professional Responsibility and Conflicts, with section council member Stanley J. Dale of Schaumburg, who also serves on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council.
11:45 a.m. - ERISA for Dummies, with Mark D. DeBofsky of Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant, Chicago.
12:15 p.m. - View from the Bench. Speakers are Judge John W. Darrah of U.S. District Court for the Northern District in the Chicago program, and speaker to be announced in Bloomington.
Family Law Section planning evidence panels in Louisiana
The ISBA Family Law Section is taking its continuing legal education show on the road, with performances of "Evidentiary Issues Affecting Family Law" on Friday, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, in New Orleans, La.
The Hotel Inter-Continental on historic St. Charles Avenue will set the stage for the presentation coordinated by section council member Gregory A. Scott of Scott & Scott, Springfield, and associate member Roza B. Gossage of Belleville.
The April 8 program will begin at 9 a.m. with Evidence: It's Uses and Abuses in Domestic Relations Cases. The speaker is Enrico J. Mirabelli of Nadler, Pritikin & Mirabelli, Chicago, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors.
At 10:15 a.m., 18th Circuit Judge Rodney W. Equi of Wheaton, a section council member, will discuss Introducing Private Records and Documents: Mental Health Records, Medical and Dental Records, Drug Testing Results and School Records, Including the Effect of HIPAA on Family Practice.
From 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Cook County Domestic Relations Division Associate Judge William Stewart Boyd will cover Introducing Evidence of Non-parties, Including Corporate Alter Egos and Assets, Income of Boyfriends, Girlfriends and New Spouses, Citation Proceedings and Their Use for the Family Law Practitioner.
At 9 a.m. April 9, a Louisiana attorney will present a Family Law Practitioner's Perspective on Practice in New Orleans.
At 10:15 a.m., Sarane C. Siewerth of Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, Chicago, will speak on Maximizing Support and Maintenance: Looking Beyond the Check Stub.
At 11:15 a.m., Turning a Witness: Tips in Drawing Necessary Evidence out of Opposing Parties or Hostile Witnesses will be discussed by section council members Paul A. Osborn of Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, Sterling, and Matthew G. Shaw of Shaw, Jacobs & Associates, St. Charles.
The seminar will conclude at 12:15 p.m. and handouts of Case Law and Legislative Updates will be distributed.
A deadline of March 14 has been set by Meeting Solutions for reservations at the hotel at the special rate of $179 per night, single or double occupancy. Contact Brandon Koenig at (847) 808-1818 or by e-mail to Brandon@meetingsolutions.us.
The seminar fee is $200 for members of the ISBA and Louisiana Bar, or $300 for non-members.
New worker's comp procedures reviewed
The former Illinois Industrial Commission was renamed the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission at the first of the year. The name change "more clearly reflects the agency's mission and will eliminate confusion," said Dennis R. Ruth, its chair.
Ruth will discuss the impact of related changes during
"Hot Topics in Workers' Compensation," an ISBA Law Ed Series seminar that will be presented Monday, Feb. 21, at the Holiday Inn, Collinsville.
Among the changes is a new continuance cycle, which began in December, from three months to two months. Also, new forms are in effect, but most previous forms will be accepted until June 1. The new Web site is www.iwcc.il.gov.
ISBA Assembly member Michelle D. Porro, chair of the ISBA Workers' Compensation Law Section Council, is coordinator of the seminar. She is a partner in Presbrey & Associates, Aurora.
Section council vice chair John B. Adams of Roddy, Leahy, Guill & Zima, Chicago, is moderator for the Collinsville program. The schedule follows.
9 a.m. - Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Update, with commission chair Dennis Ruth of Chicago.
9:15 a.m. - Check List, tips for everything from filing an application for adjustment of claim through trying a case before the commission, with section newsletter co-editor Cameron Blake Clark of Arnold G. Rubin Ltd., Chicago.
9:45 a.m. - Independent Medical Examination, perspectives from petitioner and respondent attorneys. Speakers are section council member Robert C. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, Belleville, and John Adams.
10:40 a.m. - Appeals, check lists and tips for each level of review, with section council member Kenneth M. Werts of Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon.
11 a.m. - Appellate Justice's Perspective: What Are They Looking for in Oral Arguments, and What You Should Avoid, with retired 5th District Illinois Supreme Court justice Philip J. Rarick of Troy.
11:20 a.m. - Evidence: How to Get Crucial Evidence into the Record, with section council member William R. Gallagher of Wagenfield Levine, St. Louis.
11:50 a.m. - Luncheon period.
12:50 p.m. - What Are Those Orthopedic Tests in Layman's Terms? What Is the Significance of those Medical Findings? Independent Medical Examinations from the Physician's Perspective. Speakers are Dr. Mark A. Lorenz and Dr. Michael R. Zindrick of Hinsdale Orthopedic Associates.
1:35 p.m. - 8(d)1/odd-lot: Is Your Client Permanently and Totally Disabled? The speaker is section council member Lance R. Mallon of Wood River.
2:05 p.m. - SS Set Aside: How to Set up the Trust and Get It Approved by CMS, with section council member Bradford J. Peterson of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Urbana.
2:30 p.m. - Case Law Update, with section council member David B. Menchetti of Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, Chicago.
Government bar gets guidance in legislative maze
An ISBA Law Ed Series seminar on "Basics of the Legislative Process" will take place Monday afternoon, March 7, in an appropriate location: the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at 112 N. 6th St., Springfield.
Sponsored by the ISBA Committee on Government Lawyers, the program is open to all attorneys in governmental offices. Committee secretary Nancy G. Easum of Springfield is program coordinator and moderator.
Easum is supervisor of the Alcohol and Substance Testing Section of the Illinois State Police and a member of the ISBA Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council.
James R. Covington III of Springfield, ISBA director of legislative affairs, will open the program at 1 p.m. by Explaining the Legislative Maze.
He will reveal how an idea becomes a statute, and discuss such related issues as requirement of a super majority for passage of a bill, and effective dates of legislation.
At 2:15 p.m., the General Assembly Web Site: A Goldmine of Information will be mined by Adrienne W. Albrecht of Albrecht & Gubbins, Kankakee, past chair of the ISBA Committee on Legal Technology.
Also a member of the Committee on Legislation and the Family Law Section Council, she will explain how to track bills and learn when one will be heard in what committee, along with other benefits of using this little-known resource.
At 3 p.m., Vicki D. Thomas of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Springfield, will speak on What Does JCAR Stand for and What Does It Do?
Her presentation will include the why and how of proposed rulemaking, the responsibilities and procedures of the joint committee, and additional authority it received during the past legislative session.
At 4 p.m., Associate Professor Mark E. Wojcik of The John Marshall Law School will discuss Research Secrets of the Illinois Law, such as whether Illinois Appellate Court cases are precedential, and how to find the legislative history of a statute.
Chair of the ISBA International and Immigration Law Section Council, Wojcik also serves on the Human Rights Section Council and the Committee on Sexual Orientation a d Gender Identity.
At 4:30 p.m., committee newsletter co-editor Lynn E. Patton of Springfield will talk about Attorney General Opinions: What They Are and How to Find Them.
An assistant attorney general and chief of the Opinions Bureau, Patton will discuss who can request an opinion, whether they are binding, and how to obtain an up-to-date listing. She also chairs the ISBA Local Government Law Section Council.
Two education law panels available by teleconference
Two panel presentations during the ISBA Education Law Section seminar, "Hot Topics in Education Law," this month will be available by teleconferencing. They are a family law discussion at 11 a.m. and a juvenile law discussion at 12:15 p.m.
The Law Ed Series seminar will take place Friday, Feb. 25, at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office. Section council member Mary Kay Klimesh of Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, is program coordinator. The schedule follows.
9 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions.
9:15 a.m. - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization and Update in Special Education Law, with section newsletter editor Philip C. Milsk of New Lenox and section council member Lara A. Cleary of Whitted & Cleary, Northbrook.
Julie Heuberger of Franczek Sullivan, Chicago, will discuss the Illinois Supreme Court ruling on state funding for full cost of Juvenile Court residential placement of offenders.
10:15 a.m. - Ethical Issues Confronting Lawyers Practicing Education Law, with Robert P. Lyons of the Illinois Education Association, Chicago, and Philip Milsk.
The two teleconferenced panels may be accessed for $35. The titles and panelists are:
11 a.m. - Family Law for School Lawyers and School Personnel, moderated by school principal Mike Resler. Panelists are Andrea M. Schleifer of Chicago, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors; section council member Deborah Pergament of Children's Law Group, Chicago; J. Thomas McKinney, principal of Audubon Elementary School, Rock Island, and Mary Elizabeth Burns of the Loyola University School of Law ChildLaw Center.