Two presentations of the ISBA Law Ed seminar, “Workers' Compensation: Back to Basics,” will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9. The locations are the Chicago Athletic Association and the Gateway Center in Collinsville.

Deborah A. Benzing of Meachum, Spahr & Trafman, Chicago, chair of the Workers' Compensation Law Section Council, is program coordinator and moderator of the Chicago program. Vice chair John L. Shepherd of Williams & McCarthy, Rockford, is moderator of the Collinsville program.

The schedule of topics and speakers follows.

9 a.m. – The Top 10 Cases Everyone Should Know About: A summary of im---portant cases of interest to every workers' comp practitioner.

Speakers are David B. Menchetti of Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, Chicago (in Chicago), and Dennis S. O'Brien of Livingstone, Mueller, O'Brien & Davlin, Springfield (in Collinsville).

9:45 a.m. – Initial Client Interview and Initial Case Analysis: Step-by-step guides for the petitioner's attorney, including opening letter to the respondent's attorney.

Speakers in Chicago are newsletter co-editors Richard D. Hannigan of the Law Offices of Richard D. Hannigan, Waukegan, and Carol A. Cesaretti of Bryce Downey, Chicago.

Speakers in Collinsville are section council past chair John B. Adams of Roddy, Leahy, Guill & Zima, Chicago, and Robert C. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, Belleville.

11 a.m. – Trial Preparation, Technique and Procedure: How to prepare a case, from filing a request for hearing through arbitration.

Speakers are David M. Barish of Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein & Johnson, Chicago (in Chicago), and William R. Gallagher of Harry J. Nichols, St. Louis (in Collinsville).

11:45 a.m. – Luncheon period.

1 p.m. – Review and Appeal of Workers' Compensation Cases: A step-by-step guide from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission of the Supreme Court.

Speakers are Anita M. DeCarlo of Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, Chicago, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors (in Chicago), and section council secretary Kenneth M. Werts of Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon (in Collinsville).

2:15 p.m. – Understanding Medical Records and Terminology: A guide to human anatomy and medical terms, plus discussion of how to understand findings of diagnostic testing commonly used in workers' comp cases.

Speakers will be announced.

3 p.m. – Utilization Review: A presentation on the process in workers' comp cases. Speakers are Deborah Benzing in Chicago, and John Shepherd in Collinsville.

A pantheon of six past presidents of the Illinois State Bar Association will serve as dis---tinguished faculty members for an ISBA Master Series seminar on Trial Practice next month.

Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, in the Holiday Inn City Centre, Chicago, the program is coordinated by past president Terrence K. Hegarty of Hegarty & Heath, Chicago.

Moderators are Hegarty and past president Cheryl I. Niro of Chicago, executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Niro will open the seminar with welcoming remarks and introductions.

At 9:15 a.m., Brian C. Fetzer of Johnson & Bell, Chicago, will discuss Voir Dire, including large-screen and computer exhibits.

At 10 a.m., Timothy W. Heath of Hegarty & Heath will cover Motions Before Trial, (237B) Conference and Major Motions. Topics include judicial admissions, sanctions and credentials.

At 11 a.m., ISBA Past president Terrence J. Lavin of the Lavin Law Offices, Chicago, will speak on Opening Statements, the degree of technical support, and exhibits.

A luncheon period will take place at 11:45 a.m.

At 1 p.m., the seminar will resume with a study of Direct Examination by ISBA past president Todd A. Smith of Power, Rogers & Smith, Chicago.

At 1:45 p.m., Cross Examination will be discussed by ISBA past president Tom Leahy of Leahy & Hoste, Chicago.

At 2:45 p.m., Hegarty will speak on Closing Arguments.

At 3:30 p.m., Post Trial and Appellate Issues will be covered by ISBA past president J. Timothy Eaton of Shefsky & Froelich, Chicago. He also is a past president of the Appellate Lawyers Association.

At 4:15 p.m., Niro will deliver the closing presentation on Civility and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

The fees to attend this Master Series seminar are $195 for ISBA members and $295 for non-members. Call the CLE registrar at (800) 252-8908, or use the registration form on page 17 of this issue of the ISBA Bar News.

“Practical Ethical Advice from ARDC Complaints to Courtroom Dilemmas,” an ISBA Law Ed seminar, will be presented by the Committee on the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Friday, Oct. 6, in the Chicago Regional Office.

Program coordinator and moderator is committee member Gawain Charlton-Perrin of CNA Insurance Co., Chicago, who will open the seminar at 9 a.m. with remarks about the complaint process and related issues. The schedule of topics and speakers follows.

9:45 a.m. – The ARDC Complaint Intake and Developments Process, with ARDC chief counsel James J. Grogan of Chicago.

10:15 a.m. – Responding and Defending ARDC Complaints, with Warren Lupel of Lupel Weininger, Chicago.

11 a.m. – Proceedings Before the ARDC Hearing Board, with Richard W. Zuckerman of Peoria.

11:30 a.m. – Roundtable Discussion on ARDC Complaint Issues, with Grogan, Lupel and Zuckerman.

12 noon – Luncheon period.

1 p.m. – Opening Remarks for Courtroom Ethical Dilemmas, with moderator Charlton-Perrin.

1:15 p.m. – Ethical and Courtroom Dilemmas for the Plaintiff Practitioner, with David C. Wise of Burke, Wise & Mahoney, Chicago.

2 p.m. – Ethics in the Courtroom, with Cook County Judge Kathy M. Flanagan of Chicago.

3 p.m. – How Legal Malpractice Issues Can Become ARDC Complaints, and Defense Issues, with Thomas P. McGarry of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago.

3:45 p.m. – Conflict Issues for Illinois Practitioners: Small Firms and Laterals, with Mia P. Jiganti, director of conflicts administration at DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, Chicago.

The ISBA Real Estate Law Section will make two presentations next month of its popular fall Law Ed update seminar: Wednesday, Oct. 18, at The Chateau in Bloomington, and Wednesday, Oct. 25, at The Carlisle in Lombard.

Program coordinators are section council chair Ted M. Niemann of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell, Quincy; Myles L. Jacobs of Brumund, Jacobs, Hannel & Davidson, Joliet, and Michael L. English of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, Princeton.

English is moderator for the Bloom-ington program, and Jacobs for the Lombard program. Each will open the seminar at 9 a.m. with introductions. The schedule follows.

9:10 a.m. – Legislative Update, an overview of newly enacted statutes, with Marylou Lowder Kent, president of Land Title Services of Illinois, Springfield.

9:40 a.m. – Case Law Update, a discussion of recent real estate law decisions, with section council past chair Joseph R. Fortunato of Fortunato, Farrell, Davenport & Arnold, Westmont, and Steven B. Bashaw of Oak Brook.

10:50 a.m. – Drafting of Ancillary Documents, with Myles Jacobs.

He will focus on documents commonly encountered in real estate transactions, such as easements, party wall agreements, well agreements, driveway agreements and other agreements in purchases and sales.

11:50 a.m. – Luncheon period.

1 p.m. – Construction Law and Mechanics Liens, an overview of the revised Illinois Mechanics Lien Act and related issues, with Samuel Levine of Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, and Margery Newman of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Chicago.

1:45 p.m. – Environmental Law Primer, with William J. Anaya of Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago.

The overview will cover provisions for commercial purchase and sale transactions; strategies for buyers, sellers and lenders; due diligence clauses, caveat emptor, warranties, representations, as-is clauses, releases, covenants, and indemnity.

2:45 p.m. – Title Insurance: First Mid-west Bank v. Stewart Title, with Robert J. Duffin of First American Title Insurance Co., Warrenville.

He will cover title insurance issues and an analysis of the Stewart Title decision, its implications for sellers and purchasers, and the role of attorneys in representations.

3:30 p.m. – Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Transactions, with Jacobs, Duffin, Anaya and Mary E. Faupel of the Faupel Law Offices, Eureka.

Panelists will discuss real issues encountered by real estate attorneys in representations of purchasers and sellers of real property and, the ethical issues that arise from transactions, engagement and disengagement letters.

“Mediation in Illinois: A Lawyer's Guide to the Mediation Process,” an ISBA Law Ed seminar, will be presented from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Chicago Regional Office by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

Program coordinator and moderator is section council chair Stephen B. Cohen of Kelly, Olson, Michod, DeHaan & Richter, Chicago. The schedule of topics and speakers follows.

12 noon - The Anatomy of Mediation, with veteran mediator Steven A. Johnson of Merrillville, Ind.

12:45 p.m. - Imaginative Solutions to Deadlock and Different Mediation Methodology, with Richard H. Donohue of Mathewson & Smyth, Chicago.

1:30 p.m. - A Case for Using Attorneys as Mediators, with ISBA President-elect Joseph G. Bisceglia of Jenner & Block, Chicago.

2:15 p.m. - Ethical Considerations for Attorneys Acting as Mediators, with Mary T. Robinson, administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Chicago, and Marce Gonz-alez Jr. of Merrillville, Ind.

3:15 p.m. - Controversial Issues and Case Law Summary, with Prof. Thomas D. Cavenagh of North Central College, Naperville.

3:45 p.m. - Should the Supreme Court Adopt Comprehensive ADR Rules and Pre-Exemption of Local Rules? Panelists are Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans of Cook County Circuit Court, retired judge Jerome M. Orbach of Chicago, and Champ W. Davis of Davis McGrath, Chicago.

4:15 to 4:30 p.m. – Questions and answers.

Two ISBA sections will present the Law Ed seminar, “Pleadings and Motions: A Symposium for Judges and Lawyers,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, in the Chicago Athletic Association,

The Bench and Bar Section and the Civil Practice and Procedure Section are sponsors of the program coordinated by 3rd Circuit Judge Barbara L. Crowder of Edwardsville, chair of the Bench and Bar Section Council.

Crowder will open the program with introductions and serve as moderator during the following schedule of speakers and topics.

9:15 a.m. – Civil Complaints: Plaintiff's Perspective, with Shawn S. Kasserman of Corboy & Demetrio, Chicago.

10:30 a.m. – Civil Complaints: Defendant's Perspective, with Panos T. Topalis of Tribler, Orpett & Meyer, Chicago. 11:30 a.m. – A judicial panel will discuss common problems with pleadings, ordering amended complaints vs. dismissal, summary judgment motions, and allowing amended complaints.

Panelists are Appellate Justice Susan F. Hutchinson of the 2nd District, Woodstock, and Judge Ronald S. Davis of Cook County's 1st Municipal District Court, Chicago.

12 noon – Luncheon period.

1:15 p.m. – Discovery Issues, with Kevin J. Stine of Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy, Belleville.

2 p.m. – Judicial Perspective on Discovery Disputes, with Judge Michael P. McCuskey of U.S. District Court for the Central District, Urbana.

2:30 p.m. – Ethics and ARDC Issues, with Mary T. Robinson, administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission; George B. Collins of Collins & Bargione, Chicago; assistant Cook County state's attorney Craig M. Sandberg, and Leonard Murray of Chicago.

3:30 p.m. – Motions in Limine and Sidebar Motions, with James E. O'Halloran III of Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chicago.

A two-day ISBA legal technology boot camp will be conducted Thursday and Friday, Oct. 5-6, on the Northern Illinois University campus in Rockford, and will be repeated Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at The Chateau in Bloomington.

The programs for attorneys, paralegals, secretaries and other staff members will be conducted by Richard A. Kinner of Springfield, a professional computer training instructor.

Day one will be devoted to Microsoft Word for Legal Applications. Day two will be on Microsoft Excel for Legal Applications, with advanced tips and tricks for both Word and Excel.

The focus will be on features in the XP and 2003 versions of Excel and Word. Because of the anticipated size of the audience, this will not be a hands-on program, but participants may bring their own laptops to follow the speaker's examples.

The presentation by the ISBA Committee on Legal Technology is coordinated by Steven L. Dunn of Springfield, the state bar association's director of information technology.

Thursday discussions on Microsoft Word include page set-up as required by Illinois Supreme Court Rules 341 and 344, text vs. paragraph formatting, and tables, mail merge, toolbars, macros, line numbering, custom forms, and outline view.

Also redlining and tracking changes, templates and styles, footnotes and endnotes, page breaks and section breaks, and the “autos” (AutoCorrect and AutoText).

Friday morning discussions of Micro-soft Excel include formulas and functions, cell formatting, page set-up, sorting and filtering, data validation, hiding and protecting worksheets, and grouping and subtotals.

On Friday afternoon, advanced tips and tricks for Word include the following:

Bookmarks and cross references, tables of contents and case captions, linking and embedding excel worksheet data, and electronic filing and changing Word to comply with filing rules.

Advanced tips and tricks for Excel are creating macros, custom AutoFill lists, and creating custom templates.

Seminar fees for ISBA members are $140 for attendance on either day, or $240 for both days.

Fees for additional ISBA members or support staff members from the same firm are $100 each for one day and $160 for both days. New bar admittees pay only $15 to attend.

Fees for non-members are $200 for either day and $450 for both days; additional non-member registrants are $200 each per day or $350 for both days.

“Property Issues in Family Law,” an ISBA Law Ed seminar, will be conducted twice this month by the ISBA Family Law Section.

The presentations will take place Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Chicago Athletic Association, and Friday, Sept. 29, at the Holiday Inn, Collinsville.

Roza B. Gossage of Belleville, is moderator for the Chicago seminar, and section council vice chair Gregory A. Scott of Springfield, is moderator of the Collinsville seminar. The schedule of topics and speakers follows.

9 a.m. – Division of Future Interests (Pensions, Stock Options) in Property Estates, with David C. Ainley of Berger Schatz, Chicago.

9:45 a.m. – Pitfalls and Traps to Avoid in Division of Property, Including Tax Problems and Expenses of Sale, with Paul A. Osborn of Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, Sterling.

10:45 a.m. – Workers' Compensation; Personal Injury and Civil Litigation; Judg-ments, Settlement or Potential Claims; Are They Child Support, Property to Be Divided, or Both? with section council secretary Paulette M. Gray of The Gitlin Law Firm, Woodstock.

11:45 a.m. – Luncheon period.

1 p.m. – Discovery of Marital Assets in the Other Party's Name: How to Discover the Hidden Assets, with Alan Pearlman of Northbrook.

1:45 p.m. – Pension and Valuations of Pensions; How to Investigate the Proper Division; Use of QDROs and QILDROs, and Pitfalls to Avoid, with William J. Scott of Beck, Houlihan & Scott, Wheaton.

2:45 p.m. – Case Law Update, with Robin R. Miller of DaRosa & Miller, Wheaton (in Chicago), and Julie K. Katz of Keehner, Cannady & Katz, Belleville (in Collinsville).

3:15 p.m. – Commingled and Trans-muted Property; Reimbursements Owed Between Marital and Non-Marital Estates, with Martin G. Shaw of Shaw, Jacobs & Associates, St. Charles (in Chicago), and Tanya J. Stanish of Jenner & Block, Chicago (in Collinsville).

The ISBA Traffic Laws and Courts Section will present a Traffic Law Update from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Northern Illinois University campus in Rockford.

J. Brick Van Der Snick of the Van Der Snick Law Firm, Geneva is program coordinator, and Cook County Judge Charles P. Burns of the 4th Municipal District, Maywood, is moderator.

Burns will open the program with remarks and comments. The schedule of topics and speakers follows.

9:05 a.m. – Sentencing Issues of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code, with Christopher B. Klis of Ramsell, Armanentos & Klis, Wheaton.

9:45 a.m. – Section newsletter co-editor Edward M. Maloney of Ahern, Maloney & Moran, Skokie, will review a variety of timely traffic law issues.

They are Secretary of State, Commercial Driver's License Issues, Moving Violation Citation/Consequences of DUI and Serious Traffic Offenses, RDP/JDP Issues, Fake IDs, RDPs and Reinstatement.

10:45 a.m. – A panel will discuss Stat-u-tory Summary Suspension, Zero Tolerance, and Nuts and Bolts.

Speakers are George C. Livas of Skokie, Ji Un Saw of Waukegan, Ava M. George Stewart of Chicago, and Cook County Judge John T. Doody.

12 noon – Luncheon period.

1 p.m. – Breath Testing Machines (EC/IR), Blood Testing, and Illinois State Police Rules and Regulations, with Donald J. Ramsell of Ramsell, Armamentos & Klis, Wheaton, and Ronald E. Henson of Beron Consulting of Illinois, Peoria.

2 p.m. – Current Legislation, with section council chair David B. Franks of Franks & Rechenberg, Lake in the Hills.

2:20 p.m. – Current Case Law, with 18th Circuit Judge Mark W. Dwyer of Wheaton, presiding judge of the Misdemeanor and Traffic Division, and Van Der Snick.

2:40 p.m. – A panel will discuss Search and Seizure Issues Regarding Routine Traffic Stops, and Community Care Taking Issues.

Speakers are section council past chair Alan E. Jones of Waukegan, Rachel J. Hess of Geneva, Mariano Reyna of the Cook County state's attorney's office, Farah C. Muscadin of the Cook County public defender's office, and Cook County Judge Lawrence Terrell of the 4th Municipal District, Maywood.

3 p.m. – Immigration Issues, Pleas and Consequences, with Juliet E. Boyd of Richardson, Stasko, Boyd & Mack, Chicago.

3:30 p.m. – Sean D. Brady of Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, Joliet will respond to Questions Regarding any Traffic-Related Subject, and offer closing remarks.

The ISBA Intellectual Property Section will present the Law Ed luncheon seminar, “To Disclose or Not to Disclose: The Benefits (and Limitations) of Non-Disclosure Agreements,” at 12 noon Monday, Oct. 9, at the Chicago Regional Office.

A panel will discuss nuts and bolts of non-disclosure agreements, when they may be appropriate, their limitations in business transactions, and key provisions to be aware of. Sample non-disclosure agreements will be provided.

Panelists include Steven L. Baron of Man-dell Menkes, Chicago, who also is program coordinator. Others are section council vice chair Eugene F. Friedman of Friedman & Friedman, Chicago, and newsletter editor Daniel L. Keegan of Kegan & Kegan, Chicago.

Luncheon is included. The program will conclude at 1:15 p.m. after discussion of sample agreements and answers to these questions.

What are non-disclosure statements? Under what circumstances are non-disclosure agreements appropriate? What Illinois cases discuss non-disclosure statements?

The second presentation of the ISBA Law Ed seminar, “Hot Topics in Criminal Law,” will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the DoubleTree Hotel, Oak Brook.

Sponsored by the Criminal Justice Section, the program is coordinated by Randall B. Rosenbaum of Urbana, Champaign County public defender and president of the Illinois Public Defender Association. Topics and speakers follow.

9 a.m. – Criminal Law Update. Rosenbaum will review recent decisions from the U.S. and Illinois Supreme Courts and Appellate Courts.

9:30 a.m. – DUI Update, with Cook County Judge Daniel M. Locallo.

10:15 a.m. – Criminal Law Ethics, information on ethical issues pertaining to criminal law practitioners, with Wendy J. Muchman of the ARDC, Chicago.

11 a.m. – Crawford v. Washington Issues, with Judge Donald D. Bernardi of the 11th Circuit, Bloomington.

12 noon – Expungements, with assistant Cook County state's attorney Sandra M. Blake of Maywood.

The Illinois State Bar Association will conduct a 2006 Environmental Law Conference on Friday, Oct. 27, at the Holiday Inn City Centre, 300 E. Ohio, Chicago.

Presented by the ISBA Environmental Law Section, and co-sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association, the Law Ed seminar is coordinated by section council chair Eugene P. Schmittgens of Lathrop & Gage, St. Louis.

The conference will open at 8 a.m. with a one-hour networking breakfast, followed at 9 a.m. by a plenary session and overview.

Speakers are Bharat Mathur of Chicago, acting administrator of Region 5 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and William D. Seith of Total Environmental Solutions, Lombard, a section council member.

Breakout sessions, beginning at 10:15 a.m., will start with Air-Related Issues, Including NSR and CAIR. David B. Wilcoxen of the University of Illinois at Chicago is the moderator.

Panelists are Rebecca Stanfield of Chicago, state director of Environment Illinois; Laurel Kroack of Springfield, chief of the Bureau of Air, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and Jon S. Faletto of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Peoria.

A panel on Water-Related Issues, Including Stormwater Phase II, CSOs and SSOs will be led by Schmittgens. Speakers are Chicago attorneys William J. Anaya of Arnstein & Lehr and Roy M. Harsch of Gardner, Carton & Douglas.

A third panel, Water-Related Issues, Including SB 241 and CERCLA Contribution, will have M. Kyle Rominger of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, as moderator.

Speakers are Scott Phillips of the Illinois EPA Division of Legal Counsel, Springfield, and Joseph R. Podlewski of Schwartz, Cooper, Greenberger & Krauss, Chicago.

Luncheon will be provided at 12:30 p.m., with keynote speech by assistant Illinois attorney general Delbert D. Haschemeyer of the Environmental Enforcement Bureau, Springfield.

Breakout sessions will resume at 1:30 p.m. with Air-Related Issues, Including Mercury, PM and Ozone SIPS. The moderator is Bertram C. Frey of the U.S. EPA, Chicago.

Panelists are Sabrina Argentieri and Louise Gross, both associate regional counsels for the U.S. EPA in Chicago, and Harvey M. Sheldon of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago.

Seith will be moderator of a panel on Water-Related Issues, Including TMDLs, Impaired Waters and CWA Jurisdiction. Speakers are Thomas J. Immel of Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, and Bruce Yurdin, manager of the Watershed Management Section of the Illinois EPAQ Bureau of Water, Springfield.

Anaya is moderator of the breakout panel on Water-Related Issues, Including All Appropriate Inquiry. Speakers are Brian C. Boevers of Conestoga Rovers & Associates, St. Paul, Minn., and Schmittgens.

The final breakout sessions, from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., will start with CAFOs: Illinois Response to Waterkeeper, Toward Air Emission Factors for Farms.

Jane E. McBride of the Illinois attorney general's office, Springfield, is the moderator. Deborah Williams, assistant counsel of the Illinois EPA Bureau of Water, Springfield, is the speaker.

A panel on Waste Determination and Beneficial Reuse/Recycling will have Phillip R. Van Ness of Webber & Thies, Urbana, as moderator.

Speakers are Immel and Dave Wieties, special project manager for Environmental Operations Inc. and president of Alternative Fuel Inc., Columbia.

Raymond T. Reott of the Reott Law Offices, Chicago, is moderator for Ethics and Reporting Requirements in Environmental Matters. The speaker is Gary F. Vajda of ENVIRON International Corp., St. Peters, Mo.

A networking reception from 4 to 5 p.m. will conclude the conference.

A timely ISBA Law Ed seminar on bankruptcy reform follows recent news that bankruptcy filings in federal court dropped 9.3 percent in the year ending June 30, to the lowest level since 2001.

In the Northern District of Illinois, filings decreased 7.7 percent from 56,591 on July 1, 2005, to 52,251 at the end of June.

The ISBA Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section will present the seminar, “Bankruptcy Reform in Practice: One Year After Passage,” from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 22, of the Rockford campus of Northern Illinois University.

Program coordinator and moderator is section council vice chair Joseph P. Chamley of Evans, Froelich, Bath & Chamley, Champaign. The schedule of topics and speakers follows.

9 a.m. – Welcome and introductions by section council chair Stephen R. Olson of the Illinois Credit Union System, Naperville.

9:05 a.m. – Debtors' Perspective (all chapters), with William L. Balsley of Balsley & Daghlberg, Loves Park; Sumner Bourne of Rafool & Bourne, Peoria, and Brian Hart of Rockford.

9:50 a.m. – Administration of the New Act: U.S. Trustee's Office and Panel Trustees. Speakers are Sheree G. Dandurand, an assistant U.S. trustee in Madison, Wis.; Lydia S. Meyer, Chapter 13 trustee of Rockford, and Megan Heeg, Chapter 7 trustee of Dixon.

10:45 a.m. – Creditors' Rights: New Strategies Under the Act, with Faiq M. Mihlar of Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, Decatur, and Ronald M. Carlson, senior vice president of AMCORE Bank, Rockford.

11:30 a.m. – Judges' Perspective, with U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Manuel Barbosa of Rockford.