Family Law "How To" Series: 03. Injunction/TRO and 04. Temporary Financial Relief

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


1.0 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Thursday, February 9, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 14, 2024 - June 13, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Get the information you need about injunctions and temporary restraining orders for your next family law case. Gain a better understanding of how to handle the temporary relief aspect of your next family law case, including:
  • Who can petition for temporary maintenance or temporary support of a child;
  • Who can petition for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction;
  • The factors to consider when assessing an interim award;
  • Motions to conduct evidentiary hearings;
  • Requiring the petitioner to seek employment;
  • Contributions to the household and children’s expenses; and
  • Temporary custody and visitation issues.

“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Aurelija Fitzpatrick , Marilyn Longwell & Associates P.C., Chicago
Ashanti Madlock Henderson , Madlock Henderson LLC, Chicago
Marilyn F. Longwell , Marilyn Longwell & Associates P.C., Chicago
William J. Scott , Momkus McCluskey LLC, Lisle
Morris Lane Harvey , Law Offices of Morris Lane Harvey, Mt. Vernon
Lena G. Winters , Winters Family Law, Chicago



Pricing Information
  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $35 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $70
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 02. Order of Protection / Domestic Violence Defense

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
just use the green button next to the “Add to Cart” button below!
Part of the ISBA Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


.5 hours MCLE credit

Original Program Date: Friday, December 16, 2016
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: June 14, 2024 - June 13, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Learn how to prepare and present a defense against an Order of Protection with this short seminar. Topics include:
  • What to expect during your initial client contact;
  • Important areas to cover during the initial client intake and the paperwork you need the client to bring to your meeting;
  • Understanding Orders of Protection, including: interim, emergency, and plenary;
  • Motions to vacate;
  • How to modify an Order of Protection;
  • The benefits of having a court reporter at the hearing;
  • Using the Freedom of Information Act to compare the police report against statements made in the Order of Protection;
  • Common problems to be look for in drafting of the order; and
  • Much more.

“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Hon. Rodney Equi (Ret.), Kollias & Gieses, Wheaton
Kelli E. Gordon , Feldman Wasser, Springfield
Jennifer L. Stallings , Ariano Hardy Ritt Nyuli Richmond Lytle & Goettel P.C., South Elgin



Pricing Information
  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $17.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $35
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $12.50
    • Law Students – Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 01. Order of Protection / Domestic Violence Prosecution

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
just use the green button next to the “Add to Cart” button below!
Part of the ISBA Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


0.75 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: June 14, 2024 - June 13, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Learn the context and meaning of statutory terms used in Domestic Violence and Orders of Protection cases, including:
  • Who can get an order of protection;
  • The differences and similarities between criminal and civil orders of protection;
  • The process for getting a civil order of protection;
  • The different types of orders of protection;
  • The court room process for an Order of Protection hearing; and
  • Much more.


“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Daniel B. Davis , Richard Wilson PC Law Offices, Chicago
Heather M. Hurst , Davis Friedman, Chicago 
Sally K. Kolb , Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Found, Champaign



Pricing Information
  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $26.25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $52.50
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $18.75
    • Law Students – Free

Illinois Courts Help Secure Fellowship Initiative for Rural Probation District

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) announced today that the Marshall/Putnam/Stark Probation District team was chosen as a 2024 Reaching Rural Fellow. The Reaching Rural Initiative brings together professionals from rural areas to address the persistent challenges of substance use in their communities.

Improving and Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association

0.75 hour MCLE credit, including 0.75 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Diversity & Inclusion credit


Original Program Date: February 15, 2024
Accreditation Expiration Date: April 29, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Join us for this in-depth look at how to improve and promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Learn how your experiences and the challenges you have faced can create implicit bias toward others, as well as the barriers it creates during the hiring, retaining, and promoting process. A discussion on how to recognize unconscious biases in yourself and the strategies you can use to halt it in both your personal and professional life is also included.


Moderator:
Khara A. Coleman, Office of the Cook County Sheriff, Oak Park

Speakers:
Lindy A. Giesler, Perbix and Morgan Attorneys at Law, Havana
Antonio Lee, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Chicago
Kenneth A. Matuszewski, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Chicago
Bhavani K. Raveendran, Romanucci & Blandin LLC, Chicago
Taylor Tyler, Tyler Law Offices PC, Chicago
Natali Thomas, ISBA YLD Chair 2023-24, South Carolina


*Originally presented as part of the Basic Skills - ISBA's Program for Newly Admitted Attorneys. Find more sessions in this series in the ISBA On-Demand CLE catalog.


Pricing Information
  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $26.25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $52.50
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

The Illinois Bar Journal Is Accepting Submissions for the Annual Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

The Illinois State Bar Association invites Young Lawyers Division (YLD) attorney members to establish yourselves as experts in your practice area and compete for your share of $5,000 in prize money by entering the Annual Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest.

Submissions should be useful, practical articles on topics important to practicing lawyers. Submissions will be considered for publication in the Illinois Bar Journal.

Gain the Edge!® Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

You negotiate every day. In fact, your ability to effectively negotiate may be the most critical skill you possess, yet most negotiate instinctively or intuitively. This Master Series seminar trains you to approach negotiations with a strategic mindset, allowing you to become a more effective lawyer. And make no mistake – no matter how much you’ve negotiated, you can still learn. Adding that one new tactic may be the difference between winning and walking away empty-handed.

Ethics in Negotiations - Boasts, Shading, and Impropriety - A National Perspective

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
just use the green button next to the “Add to Cart” button below!

1.0 hours MCLE credit, including 1.0 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention credit


Original Program Date: June 27, 2023
Accreditation Expiration Date: April 29, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Lawyers must always be truthful in their representations. Yet they must be zealous in representing clients. The tension between these two principles is perhaps never as great as when the lawyer is negotiating for a client. The lawyer may make statements about the law or fact – or simply refrain from making statements because the lawyer knows certain facts or legal precedent are adverse to a client’s interest. Lawyers may also boast, signaling that a client’s position is stronger than is, in fact, the case. Navigating these gray lines is the difference between ethical representation and impropriety. This program will provide you with a guide to ethical issues in negotiations.
  • Truthful representations v. zealous representations?
  • Affirmative statements of fact, value or intent in settlements
  • Silence about adverse law in negotiations
  • Silence about facts unknown to an opponent or counter-party
  • Silence about errors in settlement agreements or transactional documents
  • Non-litigation work in another state – “temporary” practice


Speakers:

Anthony Licata. Mr. Licata is a partner in the Chicago office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, where he formerly chaired the firm’s real estate practice. He has an extensive practice focusing on major commercial real estate transactions, including finance, development, leasing, and land use. He formerly served as an adjunct professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Thomas E. Spahn is a partner in the McLean, Virginia office of McGuireWoods, LLP, where he has a substantial practice advising clients on properly creating and preserving the attorney-client privilege and work product protections. For more than 30 years he has lectured extensively on legal ethics and professionalism and has written “The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine: A Practitioner’s Guide,” a 750 page treatise published by the Virginia Law Foundation. Mr. Spahn has served as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and as a member of the Virginia State Bar's Legal Ethics Committee.



Pricing Information
  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $35 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

Last Day to Vote in ISBA Election is April 30

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Voting is now underway in the 2024 ISBA Election. ISBA's election provider Election-America distributed ballots on March 27. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2024 are eligible to vote. 

The deadline for voting is Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time for all voting methods: e-ballot or paper.