Defending the Rights of Migrants in an Increasingly Hostile Political Environment 

This seminar will discuss the current plight facing migrants in our current political environment as well as provide information and tools to aid in defending their right to seek asylum and other forms of relief in the United States. 

Topics and Speakers:
Current Trends in Asylum Law – Navigating Biden Administration’s Asylum Ban 
Overview of the latest practice pointers and strategies for representation of asylum seekers before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (Immigration Court) in light of the Biden Administration’s May 31, 2023 “asylum ban.”
Speaker: TBA 

Meeting the Full-Range of Legal Needs of Recent Migrants in Chicago Using the Medical-Legal Partnership Model 
Overview of the medical-legal partnership model and discussion of its usefulness in assisting migrants in Chicago with a variety of their most-pressing legal needs. 
Speaker: TBA 

The Constitutionality of Texas Law SB4 and Its Implications for Migrants and All Immigrants Nationwide 
Overview of Texas SB4 Law, which would permit local and state law enforcement to arrest, detain, and remove people they suspect to have entered Texas from another country without federal authorization and as well as discussion as to its far-reaching implications on civil rights in immigrant and minority communities. 
Speaker: TBA 

Moderators:
Margaret O’Donoghue, Law Office of Robert D. Ahlgren & Associates; Chair, CBA Immigration & Nationality Law Committee
Charlie Scott, Esq,; Vice-Chair, CBA Immigration & Nationality Law Committee 

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

The seminar will address the potential sunsetting of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 provisions impacting estate planning. There will be a review of current rules, anti-clawback regulations and anti-abuse proposed regulations, and an overview of the scheduled tax law changes. Lifetime planning opportunities and techniques that may allow taxpayers to take advantage of current tax laws will be reviewed. Time will be spent covering provisions that would provide taxpayers with flexibility to address potential future tax law changes. Finally, non-traditional situations will be reviewed. 

Speakers: 
Abosede Odunsi, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Benjamin Lavin, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 
Sally Venverloh, JP Morgan Private Bank 

Moderator:
Carlos M. Alarcon, Bank of America Private Bank; Member, CBA Trust Law Committee

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

This is a hybrid event with an in-person and a webinar option. Please select the appropriate button when registering if you plan to attend in-person. Event will take place at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604. Reception following seminar.

Please join us for the CBA Commercial Litigation Committee’s seminar that will explore the concept of judicial efficiency within the context of both Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation. The seminar will consist of a presentation on the when, what, and how of mediation and arbitration by a panel of JAMS Neutrals and former judges; Q&A panel focused on efficient and effective methods of case resolution by a panel of Cook County Circuit Court and US District Court judges; and an Illinois Legislative Update. Finally, please join our esteemed judges for a reception immediately following the seminar.

Topics and Speakers:
The When, What, and How of Mediation and Arbitration (3:00-4:00pm)
Hon. Anna D. Demacopoulos (Ret.), JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator
Hon. James E. Snyder (Ret.), JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator 

Efficient and Effective Methods of Case Resolution (4:00-5:00pm)
Hon. Sophia H. Hall, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County
Hon. Daniel J. Kubasiak, Law Division, Circuit Court of Cook County
Hon. Michael T. Mullen, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County
Hon. Mary R. Rowland, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Illinois 

Illinois Legislative Update (5:00-5:15pm)
Emily C. Kesler, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP 

Post-Seminar Reception (5:15-6:00pm)

Moderators:
Garreth DeVoe, Esq., Harris Winick Harris LLP
Co-Chair, CBA Commercial Litigation Committee
Joshua Burday, Esq., Neal Gerber Eisenberg
Vice-Chair, CBA Commercial Litigation Committee

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

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Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

Starting Your Solo Practice: Succession Planning and Business Continuity

The best time to plan for succession and business continuity is when you start your practice. This program will guide you through practical and actionable steps you can take to ensure business continuity and succession. Topics include identifying a successor, information a successor would need, records retention, and backup.

Speaker:
Catherine Sanders Reach is the Director of the Center for Practice Management at the North Carolina Bar Association. Catherine provides practice technology and management assistance to lawyers and legal professionals. Formerly she was Director, Law Practice Management and Technology, for the Chicago Bar Association and Director at the American Bar Association's Legal Technology Resource Center. Prior to her work at the NCBA, CBA and ABA she worked in library and information science environments for a number of years, working at Ross and Hardies as a librarian. She received a master's degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 1997. Catherine was co-chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2020.

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

Legal Strategies for Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues in Practice and at Work

This is a hybrid event with an in-person and a webinar option. Please select the appropriate button when registering if you plan to attend in-person.

On Mental Health Action Day 2024, join the CBA’s Labor and Employment and Continuing Legal Education Committees for a joint seminar focused on legal strategies for addressing mental health and substance abuse issues in legal practice and at work. 

2pm-3pm: Practitioner’s Guide to the Nuances of FMLA and ADA Legal Issues
The first hour of the seminar will focus on navigating employee rights, employer obligations, and legal considerations surrounding mental health and disability accommodations under these two federal laws.
Speakers:
Michael Luchsinger, Shareholder, Segal, McCambridge, Singer, and Mahoney
Paul Mollica, Senior Attorney, Equip for Equality

3pm-4pm: Practitioner’s Guide on the Intersection of Mental Health, Disability, and Employee Benefit Programs 
The second hour of the seminar will focus the complex landscape of employee benefit programs, including health insurance, disability insurance, and leave policies, as well as strategies for effectively advocating for clients facing mental health challenges or disability-related discrimination in the workplace.
Speakers:
Jeffrey Rabin, Principal, The Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Rabin & Associates
Martina Sherman, Shareholder, DeBofsky Law, Ltd.

4:00-4:15pm: Break

4:15pm-5pm: Substance Abuse/Wellness for Legal Professionals  
Speakers to be confirmed.

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

So many CLE programs focus on converting the tech averse lawyer to help them better serve their clients, but what happens when the problem is reversed? Tech averse clients can create speedbumps in your workflows, so it’s up to you to improve lower-tech solutions. If your clients aren’t willing or able to use technology to access, send, or sign documents, what can you do to keep things simple without compromising the level of services you provide? In this seminar, we’ll discuss how you can bridge this gap to better serve client populations with this need set.

Speaker: 
Anne Haag is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. She is also a certified crisis counselor and volunteers as a patient advocate in the ER. She is currently working towards her Master’s in Social Work through the University of Illinois Chicago to become a licensed mental health professional.

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

This is a hybrid event with an in-person and a webinar option. Please select the appropriate button when registering if you plan to attend in-person, the event will take place at  K&L Gates LLP, 70 West Madison Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, Illinois 60602. 

INTRODUCTIONS:
Aurora Austriaco, Valentine Austriaco Buschel
Terri Mascherin, Jenner & Block

PANEL 1:  RULE OF LAW:  INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES AND CHALLENGES IN THE U.S.
Panelists:
Michael Chu, President-Elect, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
David Ettedgui, Battoniere, Montreal Bar Association
Jorge Sepulveda Garcia, Secretary, Mexico Bar Association
Dr. Ulrich Wessels, President, German Federal Bar Association
Deborah Enix Ross, Immediate Past President, American Bar Association  

Moderator:  
Prof. Alberto R. Coll, DePaul College of Law, Director, Global Engagement and Vincent de Paul Professor of Law

PANEL 2: RULE OF LAW:  THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY
Justice Joy Cunningham, Illinois Supreme Court
Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Deborah Enix Ross, Immediate Past President, American Bar Association  

Moderator:  Aurora Austriaco, Valentine Austriaco Buschel

Thank you to our 150th Anniversary Sponsors:

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

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Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

Join us for this annual conference that features updates on agency activities and priorities in Illinois and the Region presented by top representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. This program is presented by the Illinois State Bar Association Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, The Chicago Bar Association Environmental Law Committee, and The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Environmental Committee. 

Click the following link for full conference details and to register through the ISBA’s website: LIVE - 22nd Annual Environmental Law Conference | Illinois State Bar Association | (isba.org). The ISBA is accepting registration and will administer IL MCLE Credit; the program will be hosted at The Chicago Bar Association’s headquarters (321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604). 

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

This is a hybrid program with a webcast and in-person option at The Chicago Bar Association (321 S. Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60604). Please indicate if you will attend in-person when registering where indicated. 

TOPIC: Blurred Boundaries- Exploring NIL's Role at the Convergence of Sports and Entertainment

SPEAKER/ORGANIZATION:  

Michael LeRoy, Back by popular demand - the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations and College of Law professor and frequent contributor to sports publications makes a triumphant return to the CBA for a second time in 2024.
Daniel Marks, The first Chief Program Strategist in Howard University men’s basketball history (formerly with NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks and Vanderbilt men’s basketball) provides an update on the NIL state of play at “The Dream Factory”. 

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live. 

Consider your LinkedIn profile to be not only your online resume, but also a reflection of your personal brand. By optimizing your profile, you’ll stand out amongst the crowd, bring positive attention to your firm, and expand your network to include potential clients or referral sources. We will also discuss how to control privacy settings and avoid any ethical issues.

Speaker: 
Anne Haag is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. She is also a certified crisis counselor and volunteers as a patient advocate in the ER. She is currently working towards her Master’s in Social Work through the University of Illinois Chicago to become a licensed mental health professional.

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You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live.