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 ISBA Trusts & Estates Section
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: September 7, 2022 MCLE Accreditation Extension
Period: March 28, 2025 - March 27, 2027 (You must certify completion and save
your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Get the information you need on Illinois estate tax
law so you can better assist your next trusts and estates client with this
online program. Financial planning attorneys, elder law practitioners, and
federal, state and local tax lawyers with intermediate practice experience will
better understand:
How the
Illinois estate tax is calculated;
How it
is impacted by lifetime gifts;
When it
applies to non-residents; and
How the
calculation is adjusted for out-of-state property
Program Coordinator: Daniel P. Felix, The Professional
Trustee, Deerfield
Program Moderator: Aaron D. Evans, Sorling
Northrup, Springfield
Program Speaker: Christine R.W. Quigley, ArentFox
Schiff, 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
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 ISBA
International & Immigration Law Section
Co-sponsored by the ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: April 7, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
In today’s digital economy, companies of all sizes are doing
business globally, which necessarily entails the risk of cross-border disputes
with contractual counterparts. While companies are generally comfortable
managing their domestic litigation risks, managing cross-border risk is more
challenging because they are often impacted by political, regulatory, economic,
and procedural risks that your client might not encounter at home. Don’t miss
this in-depth look at how you can help your clients manage their cross-border
litigation risks with this informative seminar! Business advice attorneys,
corporate law counsel, international and immigration lawyers, and alternative
dispute practitioners with basic practice experience who attend this online
program will learn:
How to assess cross-border dispute risks;
When to choose international arbitration over
litigation;
The advantages (and disadvantages) of litigating
cross-border disputes; and
How to develop a cross-border dispute resolution
strategy.
Program Coordinator/Chat Moderator: Angela Peters, Buffalo Grove Law Offices,
Arlington Heights
Program Speaker: Javier Rubinstein, Rubinstein ADR, LLC,
Chicago
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
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
ISBA Corporate Law Departments
1.0 hour MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour Professional
Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category:
Professionalism,
Civility, Legal Ethics, and Sexual Harassment Prevention
Original Program Date: Friday, March 21, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: March 31, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
Help your clients maintain their privacy and security
throughout their business divorce (and beyond) with this informative online
program. Topics include: the privacy and cybersecurity issues your client needs
to be aware of; how to prevent copycatting; the vulnerabilities and increased
attacks your clients may face; what your clients can do to protect their online
environment; and much more.
Program Coordinators: Chris Darby, DLA Piper LLP, Chicago Margo Lynn Hablutzel, Gainwell Technologies
LLC, North Carolina
Program Chat Moderator: Kevin J. Stine, First Co Bancorp, Inc. Collinsville
Program Speakers: Margo Lynn Hablutzel, Gainwell Technologies
LLC, North Carolina
Aihong Yu, VP, Chief Privacy Counsel, CDK Global, 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
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
ISBA Corporate Law Departments
Co-sponsored by
the ISBA Intellectual Property Law Section
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: April 7, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
Do your clients need help resolving issues and dividing
assets due to their business “divorce”? Then don’t miss this online program
that explores the intellectual property issues that can arise during the
dissolution of a professional relationship between business partners. Corporate
law attorneys, business and securities counsel, intellectual property lawyers,
and general practitioners with basic to intermediate practice experience who
attend this seminar will better understand:
The issues to be aware of, including ownership
of the company’s intellectual property;
How to develop a new name and marks for one or
both companies;
How to handle licensing and customer contracts;
and
Much more.
Program Coordinators: Chris Darby, DLA Piper LLP, Chicago Margo Lynn Hablutzel, Gainwell Technologies
LLC, North Carolina
Program Chat Moderator: Margo Lynn Hablutzel, Gainwell Technologies
LLC, North Carolina
Program Speakers: Jennifer L Gordon, Practice Leader –
Intellectual Property, Lorium Law, Chicago
David C. Brezina, Ladas & Parry LLP,
Chicago
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
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
ISBA Corporate Law Departments
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: April 7, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
ISBA’s Business Divorce Series kicks off with an
introduction to the issues you or your client may face while dividing assets
among business partners seeking to dissolve their professional relationship.
Business advice attorneys, corporate law counsel, real estate lawyers, and
employment law practitioners with basic to intermediate practice experience who
attend this online program will learn:
How to prepare for the separation of a company;
Whether one or both companies can remain viable;
The valuation process for dividing assets;
When (and what) to report to regulators;
The real estate issues that may arise during the
process;
How to handle the continuation of insurance
policies (including errors and omissions insurance); and
Much more!
Program Coordinators: Chris Darby, DLA Piper LLP, Chicago Margo Lynn Hablutzel, Gainwell Technologies
LLC, North Carolina
Program Chat Moderator: Margo Lynn Hablutzel, Gainwell Technologies
LLC, North Carolina
Program Speaker: John C. Sciaccotta, Aronberg Goldgehn,
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
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 ISBA
Food Law Section
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: March 24, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
Starting and running a food or ag-tech company comes with a
myriad of issues that your client must know about and consider – from what
information is required on product labeling and which type of insurance offers
the best protection for their investment, to the BIPA warnings they need be
aware of and the preferred entity types to consider. Business advice lawyers,
food law practitioners, and agricultural law attorneys with intermediate
practice experience who attend this online program will also learn:
What to consider when helping your client choose
a business entity option;
Which business entity types will better promote
growth and compliance for your client;
How to advise your clients on protecting their
most important intellectual property, including recipes, product formulations,
logos, brand names, and trademarks;
Best practices for safeguarding ownership of
your client’s company; and
Much more!
Program Coordinators/Speakers: Robert B. Anderson, Bahr Anderson Law Group
LLC, Naperville
Deirdre Fox, Attorney at Law, Chicago Elaine S. Vorberg, McCarthy Duffy LLP,
Chicago
Program Moderator: Elaine S. Vorberg, McCarthy Duffy LLP,
Chicago
Program Chat Moderator: Robert B. Anderson, Bahr Anderson Law Group LLC,
Naperville
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
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
ISBA Sports & Entertainment Law Section*
Co-sponsored by
the ISBA Business & Securities Law Section, ISBA Intellectual Property
Section, ISBA Labor & Employment Law Section
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Original Program Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: March 24, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
Don’t miss this informative program that explores the most
pressing legal challenges faced by major sports leagues today – from negotiating
high-stakes broadcasting rights and navigating complex contract negotiations,
to the critical legal issues shaping professional sports. This is a must-attend
event for anyone looking to understand the evolving legal landscape of
professional sports and the strategies used by leaders at the forefront of the
industry. Topics include:
Strategies for managing legal disputes over
broadcasting agreements and the impact digital streaming has had on traditional
broadcasting contracts;
The key terms, incentives, and dispute
mechanisms in sports contracts;
The legal frameworks for protecting a team’s
intellectual property and brand;
The legal methods that are used to combat
counterfeit merchandise and unauthorized use of team logos and brands;
The role that internal investigations and public
relations play in managing sensitive issues involving player misconduct and
disciplinary actions;
The legal framework behind collective bargaining
agreements (CBAs) in professional sports and the key issues that arise in labor
negotiations between teams and players' unions; and
The legal and organizational challenges in
fostering diversity within sports leadership.
Program Coordinator: Sivonnia DeBarros, SL DeBarros Law Firm
LLC, Woodstock
Program Moderator: Derrick Thompson, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Chicago
Program Speaker: Brett Scharback, Senior Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer, Chicago Cubs, Chicago
*Join the NEW ISBA Sports & Entertainment Law Section
for FREE through June 2025 and receive a $10 section member discount on CLE
programming sponsored by the section!
www.isba.org/sections/sportsentertainment
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
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 ISBA
Agricultural Law Section
2.0 hours 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: Friday, February 7, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: March 31, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)
Don’t miss this opportunity to update your knowledge on
family law and how it may impact your family farm clients, as well as how to
create a law firm succession! Topics include:
The
necessary components of a nuptial agreement for farm couples;
The
financial management of farm families – both with and without a nuptial
agreement;
Things
to consider for farm families facing a divorce or separation;
The
income, assets, and liability issues during the dissolution of a marriage;
Why
you should create a succession plan;
The
elements of a succession plan that should be included;
The
importance of having a file destruction policy; and
Much
more.
Program Coordinator/Moderator: Andrew G. White, Bellatti, Barton, Cochran
& White, LLC, Springfield
Family Law for Farm Families
Paul A. Osborn, Ward, Murray, Pace &
Johnson Law Office, P.C., Sterling
Cari Rincker, Rincker Law, PLLC,
Shelbyville
Law Firm Succession Planning*
Rachel Miller, Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, Springfield
*Originally presented
as part of the ISBA’s 31st Annual Agricultural Law Seminar. Find more sessions in this series
in the ISBA On-Demand CLE catalog.
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 $70 is displayed below when you login and program
is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
Non-Member Price $140
New Attorney Member (within
the first five years of practice) - $25
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 ISBA
Agricultural Law Section
3.0 hours MCLE credit
Original Program Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: April 7, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
Get the updates
you need on a variety of hot topic issues, including the agricultural real estate
issues to be aware of and how to help your clients plan for the Illinois estate
tax with this online seminar. Agricultural law attorneys, real estate lawyers,
trusts and estates counsel, and general practitioners with intermediate levels
of practice experience who attend this seminar will better understand:
The
insurance considerations to be aware of in agricultural real estate;
How
to handle cases where real estate is held by an LLC, corporation, or trust;
How
to calculate the Illinois estate tax for your client;
The
tax implications for residents with out-of-state property vs. non-residents
with Illinois property;
The
impact of lifetime gifts;
The
advantages and disadvantages of Qtip trusts;
The
Corporate Transparency Act updates you need to be aware of;
How
states around the country are handling foreign ownership of agricultural land;
and
Much
more.
Program Coordinator/Moderator: Andrew G. White, Bellatti, Barton, Cochran
& White, LLC, Springfield
Agricultural Real Estate Issues: The Basics and Beyond
James F. Kane, Johnson, Bruce & Noble,
P.C., Peoria
Alan E. Stumpf, Stumpf & Gutknecht
P.C., Columbia
Planning for the Illinois Estate Tax
Aaron D. Evans, Sorling Northrup,
Springfield
Hot Topics in Agricultural Law Garrett Thalgot, Illinois Farm Bureau, Bloomington
*Originally presented as part of the ISBA’s 31st Annual Agricultural Law Seminar. Find more sessions in this series in the ISBA On-Demand CLE catalog.
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 $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
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 ISBA
Trusts & Estates Section
1.0 hour MCLE
credit, including 1.0 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the
following category: Mental Health and Substance Abuse credit
Original Program Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Accreditation Expiration Date: January 27, 2027 (You
must certify completion and save your certificate before
this date to get MCLE credit)
Anger comes in many forms – from quiet disappointment to
all-consuming rage – and springs from many sources, including perceived
provocations, differences of opinion, fragile egos, and more. Don’t miss this
opportunity to hear from our speaker, Lynette Hoy, as she explores the best
methods for managing anger and coping with angry clients. Attorneys with basic
practice experience who attend this online seminar will better understand:
The nature and physiology of anger;
How to express anger with respect, empathy, and
assertiveness using research-based skills;
The strategies for coping with anger in personal
and professional situations; and
Much more.
Program Coordinators: Kerry R. Peck, Peck Ritchey LLC, Chicago Colleen L. Sahlas, Law Offices of Hoy &
Sahlas, LLC, Oak Brook
Program Chat Moderator: Colleen L. Sahlas, Law Offices of Hoy & Sahlas, LLC,
Oak Brook
Program Speaker: Lynette J. Hoy, President, Anger Management
Institute, Oak Brook
About the Speaker: Lynette Hoy is a Licensed Clinical Professional
Counselor in Illinois and a National Certified Counselor. She is a Diplomate,
Supervisor, Consultant, and Anger Management Specialist-V with the National
Anger Management Association, as well as a Certified Clinical Trauma
Professional by Evergreen Certifications. Mrs. Hoy has authored all the
What’s
Good About Anger?
books and expanded workbooks and is a regular
pre-conference workshop presenter and track leader for the AACC international
conferences. Lynette oversees, authors, and publishes all courses and training
curriculum for both the Anger Management Institute and CounselCare Connection,
P.C. She is a crisis counselor with the R-3 Continuum, a crisis care network
providing counseling and debriefing to various individuals and companies.
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
