2027: New Year, New Laws
Thursday, January 14, 2027
Presented by the ISBA Bench & Bar Section
Live Webcast
Thursday, January 14, 2027
12:00 – 1:05 p.m.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders & How Attorneys Can Combat Bias
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: Diversity & Inclusion credit
Landlord - Tenant Issues: Inspections, Discrimination, Housing Court, and More
Presented by the ISBA Administrative Law Section
Co-presented by the ISBA Local Government Law Section,
ISBA Real Estate Law Section, and ISBA’s Standing Committee on Government Lawyers
3.0 hours MCLE credit
Thrive Together: Supporting Colleagues, Wellbeing, & Diversity in Legal Practice
Presented by ISBA’s Standing Committee on Women & the Law
2.0 hours MCLE credit, including 2.0 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Mental Health & Substance Abuse credit
We Can Work It Out: Mediating a Construction Dispute
Presented by the ISBA Construction Law Section
Co-presented by the ISBA Real Estate Law Section,
ISBA Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy Section,
Raising the Low Bar: Why Civility Matters in the Law
Presented by the ISBA Young Lawyers Division
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
Ethical Alternative Fee Arrangements With Clients That Work
Presented by ISBA’s Standing Committee on Law Office Management & Economics
Co-presented by the ISBA Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy Section
Wellbeing of Caregivers in the Legal Profession
Presented by ISBA’s Standing Committee on Women & the Law
Co-presented by the ISBA Young Lawyer’s Division
Spartan Property Manager, LLC v. A LLC
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Mortgage Foreclosure Law
Plaintiff appealed from a trial court order dismissing its complaint for strict foreclosure. On appeal, plaintiff argued that it stated a legally cognizable claim for strict foreclosure under the Mortgage Foreclosure Law. Plaintiff also argued that the trial court erred in dismissing its complaint with prejudice. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal of the complaint, agreeing with the trial court that the Foreclosure Law applied only to omitted subordinate lien interests attached to the properties and not to the fee simple ownership interests claimed by defendants, but vacated the “with prejudice” portion of the dismissal, finding that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the complaint with prejudice. (McLAREN and MULLEN, concurring)