All In On Artificial Intelligence: Microsoft's Brave New World

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


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


Original Program Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Accreditation Expiration Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­March 28, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Everyone from Elon Musk to Henry Kissinger is excited about AI. What is Microsoft doing that will transform law firms? Our panel discusses what’s coming from Microsoft and how it affects software you use and impacts legal services: Windows, office, and Microsoft’s online tools. Live demos where possible!


Program Speaker:
Jeffrey Schoenberger, Affinity Consulting Group
About the Speaker: Jeff’s unique role at Affinity involves managing our Practice Management Advisory program. Prior to joining the Affinity family, Jeff practiced law with Legal Aid in Cincinnati, Ohio. He learned about Affinity and consulting as a career path through some of partners Paul Unger’s and Barron Henley’s CLE courses. Jeff’s describes his superpower as his ability to “get thepodcast done.” His favorite part of his job is discovering new tech and techniques to help attorneys.

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

On the Road Again

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

 It’s been a few years since in-person, out-of-town meetings and events have returned to their pre-COVID-19 form. Still, many of us may be a little rusty when planning for out-of-town trips, whether for a meeting, conference, or other work-related event. Frequent on-the-go travelers Jeffrey S. Krause and Jeffrey R. Schoenberger from Affinity Consulting Group recently reexamined their work-travel routines and created a list of tips they’ve accumulated from experience as they resumed their work-away-from-home lives. Just adopting one or two of their tips on your next work-related business outing may lead to smoother sailing.

ISBA's Elder Law Basics: Will Drafting 101

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Presented by the ISBA Elder Law Section
Co-Sponsored by the ISBA Trusts & Estates Section, ISBA Real Estate Law Section and the ISBA Senior Lawyers Section


1.50 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: April 27, 2022
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­March 26, 2024 - March 25, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Don’t miss this presentation on the basics of drafting wills, as well as the related estate planning considerations, including when clients opt to utilize wills as a primary estate planning tool. Elder law attorneys, senior lawyers, trusts and estate counsel, new lawyers, and general practitioners with basic practice experience who attend this online program will better understand:
  • Dying without a will;
  • The interplay of all assets in a client’s estate;
  • Which assets pass through a will;
  • Will terminology, provisions, and clauses;
  • The issues to consider when drafting wills;
  • What “probate” is, including its pros and cons;
  • Probate avoidance tools and other statutory methods of disposing assets; and
  • The amended TODI statute.

Program Coordinator:
Dolores A. Wigman, Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., Woodstock

Program Moderator:
Constance Burnett Renzi, Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi, Lenert & Julien, P.C., Sugar Grove

Program Speaker:
Colleen L. Sahlas, The Law Offices of Hoy & Sahlas, LLC, Oak Brook

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 $52.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit
    • Non-Member Price $105
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students - Free

The Nuts & Bolts of Assisted Reproductive Technology Law: Collateral Partners in the ART Process

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Presented by the ISBA Child Law Section
Co-sponsored by the ISBA Family Law Section and ISBA Trusts & Estates Section


1.50 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Friday, April 22, 2022
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­March 26, 2024 - March 25, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a surrogacy agency owner, a trusts and estates attorney, and an escrow manager to gain a better understanding of the journey your clients take during the assisted reproductive technology process. Child law attorneys, family law practitioners, health care lawyers, and new attorneys with basic to intermediate practice experience who attend this seminar will learn:
  • The path your client will take throughout the process – from agency to escrow distribution and beyond;
  • The roles and responsibilities of the attorney and the collaterals;
  • How to be a better partner for your client; and
  • How each party can protect their interests in the event of a death.

Program Coordinator:
Josette C. Allen, Smart Law LLC, Lisle

Program Moderator:
Tiffany Arrott Horstein, Family Forward Law, LLC, Chicago

Program Speakers:
Jennifer White, Bright Futures Families, LLC, Colorado
Denise Steele, SeedTrust Escrow, Florida
Jonathan D. Morton , Golan Christie Taglia LLP, 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 $52.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit
    • Non-Member Price $105
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students - Free

Legal Services Corporation - Notice of Grant Funds Available for Calendar Year 2025

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announces the availability of grant funds to provide civil legal services to eligible clients during calendar year 2025. In accordance with LSC’s multiyear funding policy, grants are available for only specified service areas.

The Nuts & Bolts of Parenting Coordinators

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Illinois’ new Parenting Coordinator Statute (Ill. Sup. Ct. Rule 909(b)) was designed to help uncooperative parents make parenting decisions, communicate effectively, comply with parenting agreements, and protect the children from parental conflicts; however, the rule has resulted in many counties adding their own local rules regarding coordination, which has been established and practiced in Cook County.