How to Help Your Interpreter Help You

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Have you ever worked with an interpreter and, if so, have you ever considered what the encounter is like from their perspective? Do you know how to handle the situation if you notice that your interpreter is not getting everything that is being said? Are you curious if you’re doing anything to frustrate their interaction with your client? Don’t miss this in-depth discussion on what you can do to make sure you’re getting the most accurate rendition of your client’s words.

Microsoft Teams Training for the Department of Administrative Hearings

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!
Presented by the Illinois Secretary of State and Illinois State Bar Association


1.25 hours MCLE credit, including 1.25 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention credit


Original Program Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Accreditation Expiration Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­September 2, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Learn how to use Microsoft Teams during your next virtual administrative hearing, how to submit documents before and after the hearing, and what you need to know to handle online continuances and withdrawals. This online program will be conducted in Microsoft Teams to help assist in the learning process. Topics include: virtual hearing filing fees, notice of virtual hearings, types of virtual hearings, which virtual hearings are open to the public, maintaining physical and virtual case documentation, how to create a digital file, marking exhibits, submitting files for review, and much more.


Program Speakers:
Alexi Giannoulias, Secretary of State, Chicago
Peter S. Gonzales, Senior Legal Advisor Department of Administrative Hearings, Chicago
Michael K. Ladak, Legal Advisor II Department of Administrative Hearings, Chicago
Joanna Panici, Northern District Manager Department of Administrative Hearings, 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 $43.75 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $87.50
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

Civil Remedies and Other Avenues to Address Elder Financial Exploitation

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Elder financial exploitation is one of the fastest-growing types of elder abuse and is often the result of greedy family members, caregivers, neighbors, and business partners. Don’t miss this in-depth look at this important area of the law, including the different ways seniors are being financially exploited, how to prevent or stop the financial exploitation of the elder community, the civil remedies that could be used to recover your client’s stolen assets, and the consumer protections that may help financial exploitation victims.

The Decalogue Society to Host an Evening With Author Jill Wine-Banks

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Timothy A. Slating

On Wednesday, September 25 at 5:30 pm, the Decalogue Society will host an evening with author, attorney, and MSNBC Analyst Jill Wine-Banks, author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President. The event will take place at The Arts Club of Chicago (201 E. Ontario). Co-sponsored by ISBA’s Standing Committee on Women and the Law. Tickets are $50 ($35 for ISBA members). Registration is available on The Decalogue Society website (non-Decalogue members will need to create a non-member profile).