Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Course
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Presented by the ISBA Labor and Employment Section
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: November 18, 2022
Accreditation Expiration Date: November 19, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Program Virtual Moderator:
Laura E. Schrick, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., Belleville
Program Speakers:
Michael R. Lied, Attorney at Law, Dunlap
Thalia Pacheco, Fish Potter Bolaños, P.C., Chicago
Pricing Information
- Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
- 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
8 Movie-Lawyers Who Would Be Disciplined in Real Life
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Master 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: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: November 6, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Movies often depict lawyers behaving badly, acting unprofessionally, or blatantly violating rules of professional conduct – all for the sake of entertainment. But in real life, attorneys need to avoid these gaffes at all costs, learn from their mistake when they do occur, and understand the consequences that may arise in the aftermath. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Stuart Teicher as he examines both the obvious and subtle ethics violations being committed by lawyers in the movies and on television. Topics include:
- Ex parte conversations with a judge (Rule 3.5);
- How fictional lawyers are constantly disrupting a tribunal (Rule 3.4(d)); and
- Your responsibility to report a colleague’s misconduct (Rule 8.3 (a)).
About the Speaker:
Stuart I. Teicher , Esq. is a professional legal educator who focuses on ethics law and writing instruction. A practicing lawyer for 30 years, Stuart’s career is now dedicated to helping fellow lawyers survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession. He teaches seminars, provides in-house training to law firms and legal departments, provides CLE instruction at law firm client events, and also gives keynote speeches at conventions and association meetings. Stuart helps lawyers get better at what they do (and enjoy the process) through his entertaining and educational CLE “performances.” He speaks, teaches, and writes. His most recent book is titled, How to Stop Hating the Law: A Path to Hope for Miserable Lawyers. Mr. Teicher is a Supreme Court appointee to the New Jersey District Ethics Committee where he investigates and prosecutes grievances filed against attorneys. He is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law where he teaches Professional Responsibility, and served for 15 years as an adjunct professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick where he taught undergraduate writing courses. He also taught both Professional Responsibility and Legal Writing at St. John’s University School of Law in New York City.
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
Protect Your Profits: Build a Tariff Roadmap
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Presented by ISBA’s International & Immigration Law Section
Co-presented by the ISBA Food Law Section, ISBA Federal Civil Practice Section, ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, and ISBA Diversity Leadership Council
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: October 21, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Higher input costs and slowing demand have many concerned about the economic impact of tariffs. Added volatility over actual tariff rates make it difficult to strategize … but what’s your next best move? Turns out there’s a lot that can be done right now that doesn’t involve pondering price increases. Join us for a step-by-step look at how to quickly assess your tariff exposure, the over 20 techniques that can help you tackle it, and the roadmap of actionable steps you can take to protect your business in three distinct areas:
- Low Hanging Fruit. Learn why being familiar with your expenses is so important to the financial health of your business and how to confirm that you aren’t paying a nickel more than you have to (regardless of tariff rates) by: scrubbing invoices for accuracy, reviewing taxes for additional deductions, understanding and utilizing accounting treatments, and cash flow/currency considerations.
- Reduce Exposure / Current Footprint. Learn to identify short term investments for margin preservation, while understanding the importance of capacity-driven pricing, cash flow analysis, cross-border warehousing, and tariff engineering. Additional topics include inventory techniques to use to your advantage, free/foreign trade zones, and how to build a model with dynamic inputs and dynamic pricing outputs.
- Reduce Exposure / Reimagined Footprint. Shift from defense to offense while taking control of your economic destiny by better understanding the value of long-term profitability and how to create a board-level long-term strategic plan.
Program Coordinator/Chat Moderator:
Angela Peters, Buffalo Grove Law Offices, Arlington Heights
Program Speakers:
Matthew A. Bock, Bock Trade Law, Massachusetts
Jennifer Clement, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, Wisconsin
Program 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
NextGen Symposium 2025: Illinois' New Bar Exam Focuses on Getting Students "Practice Ready"
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Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Co-sponsored by the Illinois Bar Foundation
6.25 hours MCLE credit, including 6.25 hours approved Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention credit
Original Program Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Friday, September 12, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: October 30, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Why is Illinois joining 42 other jurisdictions that have chosen to implement NextGen for their bar exam? What effect will this implementation have on the practice of law in this state? How are these changes likely to impact both law school study and the legal community as a whole? Get the answers to these questions and more with these two half-day seminars that explore the various ways Illinois law schools are preparing their students to practice law in the real world. Topics include:
- An overview of the NextGen Bar Exam;
- How law school leadership can help students succeed after law school;
- The historical efforts of the Illinois State Bar Association in helping prepare law students to practice law;
- Understanding what the NextGen Bar Exam means for the future of legal education and the practice of law; and
- A look at the new topics on the NextGen Bar Exam.
Program Coordinator/Moderator:
Ted A. Donner , Donner & Company Law Offices, LLC, Glen Ellyn
Overview: Illinois Adopts the NextGen Bar Exam*
Moderator: Prof. Wendy H. Vaughn, Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb
Prof. Jon J. Lee , Distinguished Scholar in Residence, National Conference of Bar Examiners, Wisconsin
Susannah Pollvogt , Principal Consultant for Curriculum, Law School Admission Council, Pennsylvania
Suzanne J. Schmitz , President, Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, Carbondale
Law School Leadership: What Do Students Need from Their Law Schools and Bar Associations?*
Moderator: Jason R. Blumenthal, Donahue & Rose, P.C., Rosemont
Moderator: Joseph A. Souligne, Webber & Thies, P.C., Urbana
Roundtable Discussion: What the NextGen Bar Exam Means for the Future of Legal Education*
Moderator: Daniel R. Thies , Webber & Thies, P.C., Urbana
Prof. Marsha Griggs , St. Louis University School of Law, Missouri
Megan Kreminski , Director of Academic Success, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago
Susannah Pollvogt , Principal Consultant for Curriculum, Law School Admission Council, Pennsylvania
Prof. Kate Waldinger, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago
Next Gen’s Emphasis on Foundational Lawyering Skills*
Moderator: H. Case Ellis, Resolute Systems, Chicago
Michael Bergmann , Executive Director, Public Interest Law Initiative, Chicago
Melissa A. Smart , Director of Education, Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, 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 $150 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
- Non-Member Price $310
- New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
- Law Students – Free
5th Annual Abraham Lincoln's Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today's Lawyers: Science and Technology's Rapidly Evolving Impact on the Law - Part 2
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Science and Technology’s Rapidly Evolving Impact on the Law – Part 2
Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Co-sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Association
3.0 hours MCLE credit, including 3.0 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Professionalism, Civility, or Legal Ethics credit
Original Program Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
Accreditation Expiration Date: October 9, 2025 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Don’t miss this two part series from ISBA’s 5th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy seminar, as we take an in-depth look at how inventions and advancements in science and technology create opportunities for lawyers to represent innovators, as well as those clients who are disrupted by the innovation (including the legal profession). The program takes place at the Rock Island Arsenal Museum located on the historic island that supported part of the railroad bridge subject to Lincoln’s famous case of Hurd et al v. Rock Island Bridge Company (often called the Effie Afton trial.) Ft. Armstrong has been on Rock Island since 1816. Army Dr. Emerson was stationed at Ft. Armstrong from 1834 to 1836 and took Dred Scott with him as a slave. Slavery was prohibited in Illinois and that later served as Scott’s claim for freedom in the Dred Scott case. The first rail bridge over the Mississippi used the Island to connect Illinois to Iowa and was finished in 1856 (and struck by the steamboat Effie Afton the same year!). President Lincoln signed the legislation creating the Arsenal in 1862, which became a prison camp for captured Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Join us for this informative, historical look at how Lincoln addressed the science and technology issues of his time, and how lawyers of every generation face similar challenges. Topics include:
- The ethical issues facing lawyers regarding science and technology innovations;
- How AI and emerging technology is impacting current lawyers and law practice; and
- Much more.
Program Coordinators:
J. Steven Beckett, Beckett Law Office P.C., Urbana
Hon. Ronald D. Spears (ret.), Spears Dispute Resolution LLC, Taylorville
Contemporary Ethical Issues
Explore the ethical issues facing lawyers today – from the need to stay current with technology to problems with email, websites, cybersecurity, and more – with this informative session.
Peter L. Rotskoff, Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, Springfield
How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Lawyers and the Legal Profession
Get the information you need about how the evolving area of AI may impact your law practice and the legal system.
Jonathan T. Nessler, Nessler & Associates Ltd., Springfield
Block Chain, AI, Disruptive Innovations – What is a Lawyer To Do?
This panel presentation discusses what we can learn from Lincoln’s experiences with science and technology, and how lawyers and the legal profession will continue to be impacted.
Moderator: J. Steven Beckett, Beckett Law Office P.C., Urbana
Jonathan T. Nessler, Nessler & Associates Ltd., Springfield
Guy C. Fraker, Attorney and Author, Bloomington
Hon. Ronald D. Spears (ret.), Spears Dispute Resolution LLC, Taylorville
*Originally presented as part of the ISBA’s 5th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy Conference. 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 $105 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit
- Non-Member Price $210
- New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
- Law Students - Free
5th Annual Abraham Lincoln's Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today's Lawyers: Science and Technology's Rapidly Evolving Impact on the Law - Part 1
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5th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today’s Lawyers –
Science and Technology’s Rapidly Evolving Impact on the Law – Part 1
Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Co-sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Association
2.75 hours MCLE credit, including 2.75 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Professionalism, Civility, or Legal Ethics credit
Original Program Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: October 21, 2025 - October 20, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Don’t miss this two part series from ISBA’s 5th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy seminar, as we take an in-depth look at how inventions and advancements in science and technology create opportunities for lawyers to represent innovators, as well as those clients who are disrupted by the innovation (including the legal profession). The program takes place at the Rock Island Arsenal Museum located on the historic island that supported part of the railroad bridge subject to Lincoln’s famous case of Hurd et al v. Rock Island Bridge Company (often called the Effie Afton trial.) Ft. Armstrong has been on Rock Island since 1816. Army Dr. Emerson was stationed at Ft. Armstrong from 1834 to 1836 and took Dred Scott with him as a slave. Slavery was prohibited in Illinois and that later served as Scott’s claim for freedom in the Dred Scott case. The first rail bridge over the Mississippi used the Island to connect Illinois to Iowa and was finished in 1856 (and struck by the steamboat Effie Afton the same year!). President Lincoln signed the legislation creating the Arsenal in 1862, which became a prison camp for captured Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Join us for this informative, historical look at how Lincoln addressed the science and technology issues of his time, and how lawyers of every generation face similar challenges. Topics include:
- How Lincoln’s curiosity and self-study of other disciplines (including science and technology) enhanced his ability to represent clients from a broad range of industries;
- Lincoln’s representation in the famous Effie Afton trial where the interests of steamboats clashed with the development of railroad expansion;
- Lincoln’s role as legislator, lawyer, President, and inventor in other areas of science and technology innovations;
- Much more.
Program Coordinators:
J. Steven Beckett, Beckett Law Office P.C., Urbana
Hon. Ronald D. Spears (ret.), Spears Dispute Resolution LLC, Taylorville
Lincoln’s Interest and Commitment to Science and Technology
The program’s opening segment examines Lincoln’s evolving interest in and involvement with science and technology issues – and how it impacted his role as lawyer, legislator, and President.
Hon. Ronald D. Spears (ret.), Spears Dispute Resolution LLC, Taylorville
Lincoln and the Effie Afton Case
Don’t miss this in-depth look at how the westward expansion of railroads required a bridge over the Mississippi and how that collided, figuratively and literally, with the steamboat industry.
Guy C. Fraker, Attorney and Author, Bloomington
Lincoln’s Cases involving Railroads and Other Patents and Inventions
This segment explores some of the many cases Lincoln participated in as new inventions, methods of transportation, commerce, and industry came to Illinois.
Hon. Ronald D. Spears (ret.), Spears Dispute Resolution LLC, Taylorville
*Originally presented as part of the ISBA’s 5th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy Conference. 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 $96.25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit
- Non-Member Price $192.50
- New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
- Law Students - Free
7th Annual Abraham Lincoln's Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today's Lawyers: Lincoln and Medicine - Part 2
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Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Co-Presented by the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
2.75 hours MCLE credit, including 1.75 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following categories:
- 0.75 hours Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment credit
- 1.0 hours Mental Health & Substance Abuse
credit
Original Program Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: November 4, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Part 2 of ISBA’s 7th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy seminar examines how present-day medical malpractice differs from 170 years ago, the ethical issues you need to be aware of when handling your next medicine-related case; and how Lincoln’s personal and professional growth was impacted by his relationship with David Davis.
Program Coordinator/Moderator:
John A. Lupton, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation, Springfield
Abraham Lincoln’s Medical Malpractice Cases*
(0.75 hour Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment credit)
This presentation explores one of Lincoln’s more famous cases – the chicken bone case – and how today’s medical malpractice field differs from Lincoln’s time period.
John A. Lupton, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation, Springfield
Legal Ethics and Medicine*
(1.0 hour Mental Health & Substance Abuse credit)
This session examines the juxtaposition of medical issues in the legal community and legal ethics, and what you need to know when representing your clients.
Melissa A. Smart, Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, Springfield
David Davis and Abraham Lincoln
The program closes with a look at the personal and professional relationship between David Davis – who was an Illinois 8th Judicial Circuit Judge, Lincoln’s campaign manager, and an U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice – and Abraham Lincoln.
Hon. Raymond J. McKoski (ret.), University of Illinois Chicago School of 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 $96 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
- Non-Member Price $193
- New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
- Law Students – Free
7th Annual Abraham Lincoln's Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today's Lawyers: Lincoln and Medicine - Part 1
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Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Co-Presented by the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
1.75 hours MCLE credit, including 1.75 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following categories:
- 0.75 hours Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment credit
- 1.0 hours Mental Health & Substance Abuse
credit
Original Program Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: November 4, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Don’t miss Part 1 of ISBA’s 7th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy seminar as we discuss the medically-based cases Lincoln handled involving expert witnesses, personal injury, and insanity, as well as his own personal struggles with depression and how it impacted his career.
Program Coordinator/Moderator:
John A. Lupton, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation, Springfield
Abraham Lincoln’s Medical-Related Cases*
(0.75 hour Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment credit)
This segment opens with a brief introduction to the Court House Square’s Lincoln sites, followed by an in-depth look at the cases Lincoln handled that dealt with the medical profession, including expert witnesses, personal injury, and insanity.
Guy Fraker, Attorney and Author, Bloomington
Abraham Lincoln’s Melancholy*
(1.0 hour Mental Health & Substance Abuse credit)
This segment focuses on Lincoln’s own personal struggles with depression and how it impacted his legal and political careers.
Samuel Wheeler, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation, Springfield
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 $62 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
- Non-Member Price $124
- New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
- Law Students – Free
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and How Attorneys Can Combat Bias
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Master Series presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
1.0 hour MCLE credit, including 1.0 hourProfessional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Diversity & Inclusion credit
Original Program Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: September 15, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
In 1920s Oklahoma, Native Americans were treated as second class citizens. In the book and movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, we learn the true story about how members of the Osage Tribe were cheated out of their wealth and murdered for their oil rights. Don’t miss this interactive presentation in which our speaker, Philip Bogdanoff, uses film clips from the movie to discuss the various laws that discriminated against the Osage Tribe and how William Hale schemed to murder members of the tribe and steal their wealth. Learn how attorneys today can help prevent bias and discrimination in the legal profession by examining what the attorneys in the 1920s did to fight the racial persecution of the Osage Tribe and aided in the conviction of Mr. Hale for murder.
About the Speaker: Philip Bogdanoff is a nationally recognized continuing legal education speaker. Previously, he served as an assistant prosecutor in Akron, Ohio for nearly thirty years. He worked closely with the police and often made charging decisions on long term investigations. Mr. Bogdanoff also argued cases before the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court before retiring as a senior assistant prosecutor. He still works as a special prosecutor and in 2022 argued three criminal cases before the Ohio Supreme Court. He has done over fifty presentations for prosecutor groups including the National District Attorneys Association. Attendees describe his presentations as informative, engaging, entertaining and dynamic. More information about Mr. Bogdanoff is available on his website at http://www.philipbogdanoff.com/.
Program 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 $35is 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