| May 1 | Tips of the Trade 2012: A Federal Civil Practice Seminar | Chicago
| CLE |
| May 3 | What If Your Client is Foreign Born- Good Lawyering In The Global Legal Environment | Chicago
| CLE |
| May 4 | Current Issues in Criminal Law- 2012 | Springfield
| CLE |
| May 4 | Civil Practice & Procedure Update 2012 | Bloomington
| CLE |
| May 4 | Tech to Know Now in Tort Litigation | Chicago
| CLE |
| May 5–12 | John Locallo ISBA President's trip to Argentina and Brazil | Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro
| Social |
| May 9 | The Plight of the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System | Chicago
| CLE |
| May 10–11 | ISBA 11th Annual Environmental Law Conference | Chicago
| CLE |
| May 11 | Bankruptcy and Real Estate Matters | Lombard
| CLE |
| May 17 | Local Government Stew | Springfield
| CLE |
| May 18 | A Roadmap to the Illinois Civil Union Act | Collinsville
| CLE |
| May 18 | Board of Governors Meeting | St. Louis
| Business Meeting |
| May 23 | Development & Execution of a Successful Anti-Trust Compliance Program | Chicago
| CLE |
| May 24 | Local Government Stew | Chicago
| CLE |
| May 30 – June 1 | 5th Annual CLE Fest Classic | Chicago
| CLE |