10 th ANNUAL JOINT CLE CONFERENCE
This free program provided by: SIU School of Law ~ Accredited CLE Provider
Jackson County Bar Association & Williamson County Bar Association
Friday, April 28, 2017
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SIU School of Law Auditorium – Room 120
6.0 Total MCLE Hours*
(Including 3.0 Hours Professionalism Credit - To Be Applied For)
8:00 – 8:50 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast – Sponsored by Chicago Title Land Trust Co.
8:50 – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
11:15 – 12:15 p.m.
Transitions, Succession Planning & Other Ethical Concerns (1.0 MCLE, incl. 1.0 MCLE*)
Peter L. Rotskoff, ARDC Chief of Litigation & Professional Education
Criminal Law Updates for the Occasional Practitioner (1.0 MCLE)
Matt Goetten, Special Prosecutor, IL State’s Atty. Appellate Prosecutor
Break
The New Income Shares Child Support Guidelines (1.0 MCLE)
Margaret Bennett, Bennett Law Firm, LLC and Nancy Shafer, Family Law Software
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch – Sponsored by ISBA Mutual Ins. & Provided by Panera Bread Co.
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Lessons from Recent Illinois Lawyer Discipline Cases (1.0 MCLE, incl. 1.0 PMCLE*)
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Session 1: Representing Non-U.S. Citizens (1.0 MCLE)
Michael P. Downey, Legal Ethics Lawyer, Downey Law Group LLC
Cindy Galway Buys, Professor, SIU School of Law
OR
Session 2: Special Needs & Pooled Trusts & ABLE Tax Savings Accts. (1.0 MCLE)
Scott Nixon, Executive Director, Life’s Plan Inc.
Julia Mezher, Assistant Vice-President & Trust Counsel, The Chicago Title Land Trust Co.
3:40 – 4:40 p.m.
Partnering with Your Insurance Carrier to Improve Practice Mgmt. &
Avoid Malpractice (1.0 MCLE, incl 1.0 PMCLE*)
Jeffrey B. Strand, President & CEO of ISBA Mutual Ins. Co.
4:45 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception – Sponsored by Illinois Bar Foundation
Free Parking available in Lot 59 (West of Lesar Law Building, by the tennis courts).
RSVP by April 7th by returning attached registration to Megan at [email protected] or
by regular mail. Registration can also be downloaded at www.law.siu.edu/cle.
Note: Statements/opinions of speakers are not necessarily those of, nor endorsed by,
SIU/JCBA/WCBA or the sponsors.
Special Thanks For Support From:
ISBA Mutual Insurance Co. ~ Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Illinois Bar Foundation ~ Chicago Title Land Trust Co. ~ Life’s Plan ~ Court Call
* Professionalism Credit will be applied for.
REGISTRATION
JOINT CLE CONFERENCE
April 28, 2017
Please return Registration by April 7, 2017
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration, Welcome & Breakfast (Sponsored by Chicago Title Land Trust Co.)
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Transitions, Succession Planning & Other Ethical Concerns (1.0 MCLE, incl. 1.0 PMCLE*)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Criminal Law Updates for the Occasional Practitioner (1.0 MCLE)
11:15 – 12:15 p.m.
The New Income Shares Child Support Guidelines (1.0 MCLE)
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch – Sponsored by ISBA Mutual Ins. & Provided by Panera Bread Co.
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Lessons from Recent Illinois Lawyer Discipline Cases (1.0 MCLE, incl. 1.0 PMCLE*)
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Session 1: Representing Non-US Citizens (1.0 MCLE)
Session 2: Special Needs & Pooled Trusts & ABLE Tax Savings Accts. (1.0 MCLE)
3:40 – 4:40 p.m.
Partnering with Your Insurance Carrier to Improve Practice Mgmt. &.
Avoid Malpractice (1.0 MCLE, incl 1.0 PMCLE*)
4:45 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception – Sponsored by Illinois Bar Foundation
* Professionalism Credit will be applied for.
I plan on attending:
_____ All Day / All Sessions
9:00 – 4:40 p.m.
Registration at 8:00
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Morning Sessions
9:00 – 12:15 p.m.
Registration at 8:00
Afternoon Sessions
1:15 – 4:40 p.m.
Registration at 12:45
I plan to attend the following Breakout Session:
_____ Session 1
Representing Non-U.S. Citizens
_____ Session 2
Special Needs & Pooled Trusts…
I plan to attend the Illinois Bar Foundation Reception from 4:45 - 6:00 p.m.:
_____ Yes
_____ No
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Note: SIU/JCBA/WCBA or the sponsors may take photographs of attendees for use in their
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the sole property of SIU/JCBA/WCBA and/or the sponsors.
Please return this form to Megan Green at Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP
P.O. Box 3747, 100 North Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, IL 62902
e-mail: [email protected]