AGENDA
MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY
of the Illinois State Bar Association
The Abbey Resort
269 Fontana Boulevard
Fontana, Wisconsin
June 16, 2012
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9:00 a.m.
Note: Lunch will be available for the Assembly on the Abbey lawn.
- Call to Order - President John G. Locallo
- Report of the Secretary – Russell K. Scott
- Report on Notice of the Meeting.
- Review of the Rules of Procedure which are attached.
- Introduction of Newly Elected Members of the Assembly.
- Minutes of December 10, 2011 Meeting of the Assembly are attached.
- Report of the Agenda & Program Committee – Letitia Spunar-Sheats, Chair, Assembly Agenda & Program Committee
- President’s Report – John G. Locallo
- Report of the President-Elect - John E. Thies
- 2012-13 Proposed Budget – Timothy E. Moran, Chair, Assembly Finance Committee
- Report on Legislation - James R. Covington III, Director of Legislative Affairs
- Report on Legislative Activities
- HB 5170 – Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act (Information Only)
The Assembly Agenda and Program Committee and the Board of Governors have agreed that HB 5170 will be circulated to all ISBA standing committees and section councils for review and comment with the request that comments be submitted by October 1, 2012.
- Election of Assembly Agenda and Program Committee Members
The Assembly Agenda and Program Committee has primary responsibility for the preparation of agendas for meetings of the ISBA Assembly.
The Assembly will select at the June 16th meeting three Assembly members to fill vacant seats on the Committee. Members of the Committee serve for two years and may not serve consecutive terms.
The vacancies are:- Outside Cook Seat – 2 year term
- Cook Seat – 2 year term
- Cook Seat – 2 year term
- Area I – 18th Circuit
- Area IV – 10th, 14th, and 15th Circuits
- American Bar Association
- Report on Ethics 20/20
- Resolution on Due Process and Comprehensive Dog Laws
Please refer to attached request from the Animal Law Section Council
- Report on Illinois Bar Foundation
- Resolutions
- Retiring Assembly Members
- 2011-12 President
Information Items (attached)
ISBA Professional Ethics Opinions Adopted Since December, 2011
Informational Items (handouts available at Assembly Meeting)
Lawyers Trust Fund