The Illinois State Bar Association will be a Gold Co-Sponsor of the All Bar Social with the Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hubbard Inn, 110 W. Hubbard St., Chicago. All lawyers and law students are welcome to attend!
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P, for which a sharply divided court concluded that U.S. bankruptcy courts and U.S. district courts exercising bankruptcy jurisdiction lacked the authority to approve a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan if that plan includes a nonconsensual release of any nondebtor’s claims against another nondebtor. In his August Illinois Bar Journal article, "Consensual Releases," Austin R.
ISBA Practice Toolbox Series
Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Live Webcast
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
12:00 – 1:05 p.m.
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
ISBA Practice Toolbox Series
Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Live Webcast
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
12:00 – 1:05 p.m.
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
ISBA Practice Toolbox Series
Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Live Webcast
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
12:00 – 1:05 p.m.
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