Family Law How To Series

Family Law "How To" Series: 25. Trial Notebook and 26. Exhibits

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


1.0 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 25, 2024 - June 24, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to prepare and use trial notebooks, as well as the benefits of a properly prepared trial notebook. Join us for an in-depth look at exhibits and how they can be used in your next family law case. Topics include:
  • How to get exhibits into evidence;
  • Foundations for exhibits;
  • The three requirements that must be met before admitting exhibits into evidence;
  • How exhibits are used to refresh a witness’s recollection during testimony; and
  • Much more.


“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar, Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Gabriela O. Asrow , Hoffenberg & Block LLC, Chicago
Hon. Kevin T. Busch , Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Charles
Morris Lane Harvey , Harvey Behme & Associates, P.C. , Mt. Vernon
Susan W. Rogaliner , Attorney at Law, St. Charles
Sarah J. Taylor , Barrett Twomey Broom Hughes & Hoke LLP, Carbondale



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

Family Law "How To" Series: 22. & 23. Stipulations and Pretrial Motions

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


.75 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: February 2, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: June 25, 2024 - June 24, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to handle your next pre-trial hearing, including motions in limine. Stipulations may be agreed to prior to trial, during trial and even after trial in certain circumstances. Taking a little time to reflect and consider the use, purpose, and benefit (as well as the impact) of stipulations is good practice. Join us for an in-depth look at stipulations and how they can be used to benefit your case. Topics include:
  • Why the best practice is to engage in discussions with opposing counsel to arrive at written stipulations prior to a trial;
  • How the use of Requests to Admit and Genuineness of Documents can lead to stipulations;
  • How the use of stipulations can save time and money for the attorney, court, and client; and
  • Much more.

“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Jami Buzinski , Kamerlink, Stark, Powers & McNicholas LLC, Chicago
Howard Feldman , Feldman Wasser, Springfield
Kathleen Kraft , Thomson and Weintraub, Bloomington
Hon. Timothy J. McJoynt , Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Wheaton
Christopher W. Bohlen , Barmann, Bohlen & Jacobi, PC, Kankakee
Ashanti Madlock Henderson , Madlock Henderson LLC, Chicago
Heather M. Hurst , Davis Friedman, 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 $26.25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $52.50
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $18.75
    • Law Students – Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 21. Pretrial

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


1.5 hours MCLE Credit


Original Program Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 25, 2024 - June 24, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to handle your next pretrial hearing, including the Pre-Trial Settlement Conference Order, the Pre-Trial Memorandum (with and without children), This course also examines position statements and how to use them in your next family law case.


“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Arlette G. Porter, Law Office of Arlette G Porter, Chicago
Hon. Jeanne M. Reynolds, Circuit Court of Cook County, Skokie
Jennifer A. Shaw, The Shaw Law Group P.C., Edwardsville
Kelli E. Gordon, Feldman Wasser, Springfield
Hon. April J. Troemper, 7th Judicial Circuit of Illinois, Carlinville



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

Family Law "How To" Series: 19. & 20. Subpoena In/Out State and Subpoena In/Out State Medical, Mental Health, Drug, & Alcohol Treatment

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


.75 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Thursday, March 16, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 21, 2024 - June 20, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to handle subpoenas in and out of state with this informative program.


“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar, Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speaker:
Matthew A. Kirsh , Kirsh & Associates Ltd., Chicago
Hon. Arnold F. Blockman , Sixth Judicial Circuit, Urbana
Heather M. Hurst , Davis Friedman, Chicago
Rory T. Weiler , Weiler & Lengle P.C., St. Charles



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 $26.25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit
    • Non-Member Price $52.50
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $18.75
    • Law Students - Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 18. SCR 219

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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


.5 hours MCLE credit

Original Program Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 21, 2024 - June 20, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Join us for an in-depth look at Supreme Court Rule 219 and its use in everyday Family Law Practice. Topics include how to respond to a discovery request as well; what steps to take under Rule 219 when opposing party fails to comply with a discovery request; and more.


“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Gabriela O. Asrow , Hoffenberg & Block LLC, Chicago
Kelli E. Gordon , Feldman Wasser, Springfield
Emily Rapp , Weiler & Lengle P.C., St. Charles



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 $17.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $35
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $12.50
    • Law Students – Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 17. Request to Admit

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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


0.5 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 21, 2024 - June 20, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to request to admit in your next family law case with this informative seminar.


“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Morris Lane Harvey , Law Offices of Morris Lane Harvey, Mt. Vernon
Ashanti Madlock Henderson , Madlock Henderson LLC, Chicago
Lena G. Winters , Attorney at 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 $17.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit
    • Non-Member Price $35
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $12.50
    • Law Students - Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 16. Ancillary Witness Depositions

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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


.5 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 21, 2024 - June 20, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to handle your next ancillary witness depositions. Topics include:
  • Client Interview
  • Subpoenas
  • Strategy
  • Typical Third Party Depositions
  • Litigation Hurdles
  • Non-Compliance

“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Matthew A. Kirsh , Kirsh & Associates Ltd., Chicago
Hon. Timothy J. McJoynt , Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Wheaton
Ebony B. Thompson, Marilyn Longwell & Associates P.C., 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 $17.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $35
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $12.50
    • Law Students – Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 15. Party Depositions

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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


1.0 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 21, 2024 - June 20, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to handle party depositions during your next family law case. Topics include:
  • Knowing why you are deposing a witness;
  • Understanding how discovery depositions can help you find out what you didn’t know about the opposing party’s case and strategy;
  • Why it’s important to education yourself during the discovery deposition and not to educate the witness or other attorney;
  • Understanding what a discovery deposition should not do;
  • How to request documents before the deposition; and
  • Topics that should be discussed during the deposition.

“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Julie A. Johnson , Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa, Chicago
Emily Rapp , Weiler & Lengle P.C., St. Charles
Rory T. Weiler , Weiler & Lengle P.C., St. Charles


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

Family Law "How To" Series: 14. Discovery SCR 214 Production Requests

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


.5 hours MCLE Credit


Original Program Start Date: Friday, January 19, 2018
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 21, 2024 - June 20, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to handle a discovery production requests in your next family law case, including:
  • The timeframe required for all requests;
  • Types of requests that can be expected, including document production and inspection of real estate;
  • When to issue a supplemental request;
  • Complying with requests – and obtaining compliance from your client; and
  • Objecting to requests.

“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Gabriela O. Asrow, Hoffenberg & Block LLC, Chicago
Morris Lane Harvey, Harvey Behme & Associates, Mt. Vernon
Masah S. SamForay, The Foray Firm, Homewood


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 $17.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $35
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $12.50
    • Law Students – Free

Family Law "How To" Series: 13. Discovery SCR 213 Interrogatories

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of ISBA's Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section 


.5 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Thursday, February 2, 2017
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: ­­­­­­­June 21, 2024 - June 20, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Gain a better understanding of how to handle your next discovery interrogatories, including:
  • Your duty as an attorney;
  • The option to produce documents;
  • The identity and testimony of witnesses; and
  • Standard matrimonial interrogatories.

“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Christopher W. Bohlen , Barmann, Bohlen & Jacobi, PC, Kankakee
Ashanti Madlock Henderson , Madlock Henderson LLC, Chicago
Hon. Jeanne M. Reynolds , Circuit Court of Cook County, Skokie



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 $17.50 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $35
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $12.50
    • Law Students – Free