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CLE Fest Chicago - Schedule

Chicago
ISBA Regional Office
20 S. Clark
Thursday – Saturday, June 5 – 7, 2008

Thursday, June 5

Live Presentations

Video Replays

 

8:00-9:00

9:00-9:10 Break

9:10-10:10

Workers’ Compensation

Trial Preparation, Techniques and Procedures
Anita DeCarlo, Cullen Haskins Nicholson & Menchetti, PC, Chicago


Workers’ Comp. Case Law Update
David Menchetti, Cullen Haskins Nicholson & Menchetti, PC, Chicago 

General Practice

Hot Topics In Elder Law
Hot Topics in Civil Practice
Hot Topics in Criminal and Traffic Law

Video Selections from the program:
 Hot Topics for the General Practitioner-2008
Recorded on February 22, 2008 in Decatur

10:10-10:30 Break

 

 

 

10:30-11:30

11:30-11:40 Break

11:40-12:40

 

Workers’ Compensation

Initial Client Interview/Initial Case Analysis
Cameron B. Clark, Law Offices of Arnold G. Rubin, Ltd., Chicago


Presenting Your Case to the Appellate Court: A View from Behind the Bench
Hon. William E. Holdridge, Third District Appellate Court, Peoria

General Practice

Hot Topics In Bankruptcy
Hot Topics in Collections and Enforcement
Hot Topics in Family Law

Video Selections from the program:
 Hot Topics for the General Practitioner-2008
Recorded on February 22, 2008 in Decatur

12:40-1:00 Break

 

 

 

1:00-2:00

2:00-2:10 Break

2:10-3:10

 

Criminal Law

Cybercrimes
Repeat Presentations from the
April 2008 Program
Chuck Ludwig, Kevin McClain Investigations, Ltd., Centralia
Kevin W. McClain, Kevin McClain Investigations, Ltd., Centralia

Professional Responsibility
(PMCLE credit)
(Session is Full)

Video presentation of the program:

Professionalism and Civility Among Illinois Attorneys
Recorded on September 20, 2007

3:10-3:30 Break

 

 

 

3:30-4:30

4:30-4:40 Break

4:40-5:40

 

Labor and Employment Law Basics/Law Office Management

ABCs of Labor and Employment Law for Non-Employment Attorneys
Sherrie Travis, Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, LLP

Professional Responsibility
(PMCLE credit)

Video presentation of the program (cont.):

Professionalism and Civility Among Illinois Attorneys
Recorded on September 20, 2007

Friday, June 6

Live Presentations

Video Replays

 

8:00-9:00

9:00-9:10 Break

9:10-10:10

 

Traffic Law

CDL’s and Basic Commercial Drivers License
George Livas, Skokie


General Traffic Law
 Juliet Boyd, Richardson Stasko Boyd & Mack, LLC, Chicago

Civil Practice

Civil Practice and Procedure Update

Video Selections from the program:
  Civil Practice and Procedure Update
Recorded on June 22, 2007
 in Lake Geneva

10:10- 10:30 Break

 

 

 

10:30-11:30

11:30-11:40 Break

11:40-12:40

Real Estate

Mortgage Forclosure
Samuel Levine, Arnstein & Lehr, LLP, Chicago


Real Estate Case Law Update
Steven B. Bashaw, Steven B. Bashaw, PC, Lisle   or Joseph Fortunato, Fortunato, Knobb, Davenport & Arnold, Ltd., Westmont

Professional Responsibility
(PMCLE credit)

Video presentation of the program:

Practical Ethical Advice: From ARCD Complaints to Courtroom Dilemmas
Recorded on August 17, 2007 in Chicago

 

12:40-1:00 Break

 

 

 

1:00-2:00

2:00-2:10 Break

2:10-3:10

Probate/Estate Planning

(PMCLE credit) Ethical Issues in Estate Planning
David A. Berek, Credit Suisse, Chicago


(PMCLE credit) Mediation of Estate Disputes
Teresa F. Frisbie, Esq., DeGrand & Wolfe, PC, Chicago

Professional Responsibility
(PMCLE credit)

Video presentation of the program (cont.):

Practical Ethical Advice: From ARCD Complaints to Courtroom Dilemmas
Recorded on August 17, 2007 in Chicago

 Saturday, June 7

Live Presentations

Video Replays

 

8:00-9:00

9:00-9:10 Break

9:10-10:10

Traffic Law

BAID/SCRAM
George Livas, Skokie


New Case Law & Legislation
 David Franks, Franks & Rechenberg, PC, Lake in the Hills & J. Brick Van Der Snick, Van Der Snick Law Firm, Ltd., Geneva 

Professional Responsibility and Family Law
(PMCLE credit) 

Ethics & Family Law

Recorded on September 28, 2007 in Collinsville

10:10- 10:30 Break

 

 

 

10:30-11:30

11:30-11:40 Break

11:40-12:40

Family Law

Family Law Case Law Update
 Enrico Mirabelli, Nadler Pritikin & Mirabelli, Chicago


Family Law Legislative Update
Hon. Adrienne W. Albrecht, Kankakee County Courthouse, Kankakee

Professional Responsibility
(PMCLE credit)

Client Communications: Straight Talk About Fees

Professionalism:  The 10 Commandments for Your Practice

Recorded at the ISBA 3rd Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference in September 2007

12:40-1:00 Break

 

 

 

1:00-2:00

2:00-2:10 Break

2:10-3:10

Professional Responsibility
(PMCLE credit)

(PMCLE credit) Recent Developments in Professional Regulation
James Grogan, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Chicago


(PMCLE credit) The Seven Deadly Sins of Trial vs. Arbitration
H. Roderic Heard, Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, LLP, Chicago

Health Care

Hospital Charity Care and Other Emerging Regulatory Issues for the Health Care Sector

Recorded on November 16, 2007 in Chicago

The Donaldson MRI Leasing Case: A Plaintiff and Defendant Perspective under the Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act

Recorded on October 18, 2007 in Chicago

 

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