Business Meeting Schedule: 2025 Joint Midyear Meeting

Illinois State Bar Association | Illinois Judges Association
December 11 – 12, 2025
JW Marriott Chicago
151 West Adams Street, Chicago (map and directions)

Reimbursement Policy for Assembly, Standing Committees and Section Councils

ISBA Section Council & Committee Business Meetings Alphabetically
(Last updated 10-28-25)
Section Council or Committee Date/Time Room
Administrative Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Columbus - Third Floor
Agricultural Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Cermak - Third Floor
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Cermak - Third Floor
Animal Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Dearborn - Third Floor
Artificial Intelligence Steering Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Jackson - Third Floor
Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Ogden - Third Floor
Bench & Bar Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Jackson - Third Floor
Business & Securities Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Monroe - Third Floor
Business Advice & Financial Planning Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Monroe - Third Floor
Cannabis Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Randolph - Third Floor
Child Law  Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Columbus - Third Floor
Civil Practice & Procedures Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Ogden - Third Floor
Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy  Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Cermak - Third Floor
Construction Law  Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Dearborn - Third Floor
Continuing Legal Education Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Michigan - Third Floor
Corporate Law Depts. Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Michigan - Third Floor
Corrections & Sentencing Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Columbus - Third Floor
Criminal Justice Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Jackson - Third Floor
Delivery of Legal Services Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Randolph - Third Floor
Disability Law Standing Committee Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Monroe - Third Floor
Diversity Leadership Council  Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Van Buren - Third Floor
Education Law  Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Dearborn - Third Floor
Elder Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Cermak - Third Floor
Employee Benefits Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Michigan - Third Floor
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications & Transportation Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Dearborn - Third Floor
Environmental & Natural Resources Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Columbus - Third Floor
Family Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM State - Third Floor
Federal Civil Practice Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Oriental - Fourth Floor
Federal Taxation Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Dearborn - Third Floor
Food Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM Michigan - Third Floor
General Practice, Solo, Small Firms Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Jackson - Third Floor
Government Lawyers Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Madison - Third Floor
Health Care Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Monroe - Third Floor
Human & Civil Rights Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Monroe - Third Floor
Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM State - Third Floor
Insurance Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Michigan - Third Floor
Intellectual Property Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Ogden - Third Floor
International & Immigration Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Jackson - Third Floor
Investments Standing Committee Fri. Dec. 12  - 9:00 AM  Van Buren - Third Floor
Judicial Advisory Polls Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 12:30 PM State - Third Floor
Judicial Evaluation Standing Committee - Outside Cook County Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Ogden - Third Floor
Judicial Evaluations Standing Committee - Cook County Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM State - Third Floor
Labor & Employment Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Madison - Third Floor
Law Office Management & Economics Standing Committee Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Monroe - Third Floor
Law Related Education for the Public Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Cermak - Third Floor
Legal Education, Admissions & Competence Standing Committee Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Oriental - Fourth Floor
Legal Technology Committee Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Randolph - Third Floor
Local Government Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Jackson - Third Floor
Member Services Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Dearborn - Third Floor
Mental Health Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Madison - Third Floor
Mineral Law Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Columbus - Third Floor
Privacy & Info Security Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Ogden - Third Floor
Racial & Ethnic Minorities and the Law Standing Committee Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Van Buren - Third Floor
Real Estate Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Van Buren - Third Floor
Rural Practice Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Van Buren - Third Floor
Senior Lawyers Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Cermak - Third Floor
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Standing Committee Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Ogden - Third Floor
Sports & Entertainment Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 2:30 PM Michigan - Third Floor
State & Local Taxation Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM State - Third Floor
Tort Law Section Council Thu. Dec. 11 - 4:30 PM Randolph - Third Floor
Traffic Laws & Courts Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM State - Third Floor
Trusts & Estates Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Randolph - Third Floor
Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force Fri. Dec. 12 - 8:00 AM Madison - Third Floor
Women & the Law Standing Committee Fri. Dec. 12 - 12:30 PM Van Buren - Third Floor
Workers' Compensation Section Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Oriental - Fourth Floor
Young Lawyers Division Council Fri. Dec. 12 - 10:00 AM Randolph - Third Floor