The program will take place in person at Union League Club (65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604) on October 29, 2024 from 8:55am-4:30pm. Lunch will be served, and the program will be followed by a networking reception.

Join The Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the DuPage County Bar Association, and WINGS Program for a Summit Against Domestic Violence, Denise Brown, Activist Against Domestic Violence & Sister of Nicole Brown Simpson as keynote speaker.

About Denise Brown
Denise Brown is an activist who ardently speaks out against domestic violence; Ms. Brown has worked tirelessly to help pass a variety of
legislative solutions for domestic violence, and she has traveled across the U.S. to speak on the issue.

After her sister Nicole was tragically murdered and Nicole’s ex-husband O.J. Simpson was famously charged with her murder along with the
murder of Ron Goldman, Denise is determined to do all she can to raise awareness about domestic violence.

About the Summit
Domestic Violence is a critical issue that affects not only the individuals directly involved but also their families, communities, and our society at large. Domestic violence does not discriminate. It touches people across race, age, gender and religious lines and it can occur regardless of someone’s level of education or socioeconomic status. Domestic violence also perpetuates more violence. 

The legal community plays an integral role in shaping the systems that impact survivors of domestic violence and is in a unique position to advocate for change. Join The Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, The DuPage County Bar Association, and the WINGS Program for a summit that will bring together stakeholders from law enforcement, from the legal system, and from social services agencies to discuss how the legal community can make a difference and support survivors of domestic violence. Registration includes a luncheon and networking reception following the event.

A portion of the proceeds of this program will support WINGS. The mission of WINGS Program, Inc. is to provide housing, integrated services, education, and advocacy to end domestic violence.

Sponsorship opportunities are available to support this event. Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities or email Rebecca Darr at rdarr@wingsprogram.com to inquire. 

Topics:
- Understanding the Human Toll: The Personal Side of Domestic Violence 
- Understanding the Problem: The Issues, the Statistics, the Data 
- Engaging Men as Allies in Domestic Violence Prevention 
- Understanding the Systems: Law Enforcement, Legal System, and Social Services
- Healthcare Perspectives and Response to Domestic Violence
- The Path Forward: Legislation, Needed Interventions, and How Legal Professionals Can Get Involved to Make a Change 

Speakers:

- Robert Berlin, DuPage County State’s Attorney
- Andrea Belard, Supervising Attorney, Metropolitan Family Services
- April Brayton, WINGS 
- Illinois Senator Cristina Castro
- Rebecca Darr, CEO & President, Wings
- Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff 
- Judge Megan Goldish, Circuit Judge, Domestic Violence Division, Circuit Court of Cook County
- Demetrios Kyriacou, MD, PhD, Northwestern Memorial Hospital 
- Karen Mills, DCBA President (2024-2025), Member, Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
- Patricia O'Sullivan, MSN, RN, ACS-BC, NE-BC, Director, Emergency Department, Patient Care, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Amanda Pyron, CEO, Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence
- Judge Judith C. Rice, Presiding Judge, Domestic Violence Division, Circuit Court of Cook County
- John Sciaccotta, CBA President (2024-2025), Member, Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
- Judge Regina Scannicchio, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations Division, Circuit Court of Cook County  
- Additional speakers TBA

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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. 

The CBA Career Advancement Program’s featured legal career counselor Kathy Morris will be interviewed by YLS Career Assistance Committee Chair Olivia Crooks to reveal stage-specific advice across the spectrum of the profession for lawyers in or anticipating a job search. Audience questions will also be posed. 

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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: Trial Tips from the Appellate Court

Speaker(s)/Organizations: Justice Margaret Stanton McBride, Illinois Appellate Court; Justice Mary Mikva, Illinois Appellate Court; Justice Rena Van Tine, Illinois Appellate Court

(IL MCLE credit for live meeting only. No MCLE credit for on demand webcast.) 

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

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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. 

Setting Boundaries 101: Drawing the Line for a More Balanced Life

Setting boundaries is a critical element of any leader’s skillset and an important strategy for avoiding burnout. Yet far too many lawyers, law students, and legal professionals let their drive to succeed and tendency for people-pleasing prevent them from reaching their highest potential. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how boundaries can help you avoid burnout and boost your productivity. You will also walk away with a toolkit of strategies for setting and enforcing boundaries that will enhance your relationships, mitigate overwhelm, and turbocharge your performance. 

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
– Understand and articulate the ways effective boundaries can promote greater health, happiness, and well-being, while also helping to prevent burnout

– Explain and implement practical strategies for helping individuals and teams identify, communicate, and enforce effective boundaries

– Apply these strategies to one aspect of their personal or professional lives around which they are looking to obtain greater balance and control

Speaker:
Jonathan Beitner, Founder, Beitner Coaching & Consulting.  Jonathan is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to the intersection of professional development and well-being.  He helps individuals identify and achieve their goals, and works with firms, law schools, and Fortune 500 companies to help their lawyers, students, and staff be more productive, happier, and healthier through individual coaching and evidence-based group programming.
As a co-creator of the American Bar Association’s Well-Being Pledge, a lead organizer for the inaugural Well-Being Week in Law, and one of the drafters of the Mental Health and Substance Use CLE requirement in Illinois, Jonathan has experience creating and implementing industry-wide initiatives to help lawyers thrive.  He also serves as the Featured Well-Being Coach for the Chicago Bar Association.
Jonathan previously practiced as a commercial litigator at an Am Law 100 firm and clerked for federal judges on the Sixth Circuit and Eastern District of Michigan after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School.
He lives in Chicago with his wife and two young daughters.

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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.  

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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. 

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 at the Chicago Bar Association.

Sharpen your deposition skills by attending this seminar.  Expert attorneys who practice in state and federal court will instruct you on both preparing for and controlling depositions, followed by a live demonstration of common ethical pitfalls with rulings by Judge Diane J. Larsen (ret.), JAMS.  Attorneys with little or no experience in taking depositions, as well as lawyers wanting to improve their skills, will benefit from this seminar.  

Preparing For Taking A Deposition Remotely Or In-Person 
How to Prepare Yourself and Your Lay Witness 
How to Effectively Take a Deposition in Three Hours or Less 
Alan R. Borlack, Bailey Borlack Nadelhoffer LLC 

Deposition Strategy 
Understanding the Purposes of a Deposition 
Tips to Achieve Your Goals With Your Client and Opposing Counsel 
Heather A. Begley, Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC 

Rules Governing Depositions 
Overview of Federal and State Court Rules 
Discovery Depositions vs. Evidence Depositions 
Robert S. Minetz, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC   

Panel Demonstration of Handling Objections
Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid 
Interplay of Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct in Contacting and Preparing Witnesses
Rulings By Judge Diane J. Larsen (ret.), JAMS (Moderator) with Comments From Panel 

Use of Depositions and Associated Issues in Illinois State Courts
Judge Diane J. Larsen (ret.), JAMS

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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).

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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. 

Would you like to know how you can play a role in crafting Illinois legislation that can have a meaningful impact on your practice area? The Chicago Bar Association offers opportunities for practitioners to draft, review and present legislation through our legislative program. Attend this seminar to learn more about this process, including the type of legislation that is typically proposed, how to gage its impact on your practice area, and how to present proposed legislation for review to the CBA’s Legislative Committee. You will be given an overview of the legislative process in Illinois and learn more about how you can contribute to the debate in Springfield by becoming a CBA Legislative Liaison. 

Speakers:
Noah Graf, Chair, CBA Legislative Committee
Barbara Sereda, Vice Chair, CBA Legislative Committee
Kevin Curran, Legislative Liaison, Domestic Relations Legislative Subcommittee
Lawrence J. “Larry” Suffredin, CBA Lobbyist
Tom Suffredin, CBA Lobbyist 
Juli Vyverberg, CBA Director, Government Affairs

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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.  

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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. 

CBA President John Sciaccotta (2024-2025) invites you to attend, The Ultimate ADR Seminar: A Conversation with ADR Experts, which will feature experts in ADR discussing the most recent developments in this rapidly evolving area, as well as provide attendees with strategies for successful dispute resolution.  Bridget McCormack, former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and the current President and CEO of the American Arbitration Association, will be the event’s featured keynote speaker. The program will take place in person at The Chicago Bar Association (321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604) on September 24, 2024 from 8:55am-4:00pm. Lunch will be served, and the program will be followed by a networking reception from 4:00-5:00pm. 

Topics:
The Explosion of Mediation - Artificial Intelligence, Online Mediation and Other Hot Topics 
The Evolution of Arbitration - Improving Efficiency and Controlling Costs
ADR: Where are we now? Where are we going?
Managing the Mediation: How to Deal with the “Hard Bargainer”
Implicit Bias in ADR
How to Vacate an Arbitration Award
Navigating Conflicts of Interest
Mock Arbitration
ADR Roundtable 

Keynote Speaker:
Bridget McCormack, President and CEO, American Arbitration Association 

Confirmed Speakers:

Hon. Maryam Ahmad, Circuit Court of Cook County
Peter V. Baugher, Baugher Dispute Resolution LLC 
Laurel Bellows, Bellows Law Group
Mary Pat Benz, Attorney at Law
Tracy Brammeier, Partner, Clifford Law Offices
Hon. Margaret A. Brennan (Ret.), ADR Systems 
Daniel Cotter, Dickenson Wright
Teresa Frisbie, Distinguished Professor in Residence and Director, Dispute Resolution Program, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Svetlana Gitman, Division Vice President, Commercial Division, American Arbitration Association 
Katherine Plominski-Gloede, Division Vice President, Business Development and Outreach, American Arbitration Association 
Mitchell Marinello, Marinello ADR, LLC
Hon. Bridget Mary McCormick, Retired Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court; President and CEO, American Arbitration Association
Hon. Thomas Mulroy (Ret.), Resolute Systems
Thomas Mulroy, III, Partner, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. 
James A. Reiman, Reiman ADR
Gerry Saltarelli, Saltarelli ADR LLC
John Sciaccotta, Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
Greta Weathersby, Senior Counsel, WEC Energy Group

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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. 

Lunch with a Judge

The Lunch with a Judge series strives to provide lawyers with the unique opportunity to hear from a member of the bench in an intimate setting. This installment of the program will feature Illinois Appellate Court Justice Jesse G. Reyes. Justice Reyes received his B.A. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his J.D. degree from The John Marshall Law School. He has been a member of the judiciary since December 1997, serving both as an associate and elected judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Justice Reyes was elected to the Illinois Appellate Court in November 2012.

No MCLE Credit

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This is an In-Person program at Clark Hill (130 E. Randolph St., Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601). A reception will follow the meeting. Please indicate if you will attend the reception when registering where indicated. 

Topic: Keynote and RoundTable Panel Discussion on the Family Office Practice

Speaker: Sophia Ruffolo, General Counsel & Head of Compliance, Zell Family Office

(IL MCLE credit for live meeting only.)

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Supercharge your performance and public speaking skills with this fun and interactive workshop taught by Stanford, University of Chicago, and Berkeley law school lecturer, entertainment lawyer, accomplished stage performer, and Founder/CEO of Vox Vera, LLC, Paul Marchegiani. Through a series of practical and repeatable physical exercises, you’ll learn groundbreaking tips used by the world’s greatest speakers and performers to consistently connect with others, deliver a message, and inhabit any space with presence. We’ll uncover ways to break free from overthinking during a presentation, enabling you to bring these skills to the courtroom, the boardroom, and the negotiating table, and take your practice to the next level.  

Speaker: 
Paul Marchegiani, Founder/CEO, VOX VERA, LLC

About Paul

Paul Marchegiani (pronounced “mar-keh-JAHnee”) is a Los Angeles-based entertainment lawyer and Founder/CEO of Vox Vera. Prior to launching Vox Vera, Paul worked for over 15 years in Hollywood as a studio executive and dealmaker at Warner Bros., NBCUniversal, Miramax, and Amazon Studios, leading business and legal affairs teams, advising top producers, showrunners, and studio heads, and negotiating rights and talent deals for film and television stars, writers, directors, and producers. Paul began his legal career as a litigator at Orrick and Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco after receiving his JD from UC Berkeley and a BA (History) and BMus (Voice & Opera) from Northwestern University.

Paul is an experienced stage performer with credits ranging from classical (including a combined 10 seasons with the LA Opera, SF Symphony Chorus, and Chicago Symphony Chorus), to jazz, theatre, and improvisation (with over 15 years of combined study with Groundlings, UCB, Impro Theatre, and Studio ACT. Paul has studied acting at Northwestern, Juilliard's Summer Drama Intensive, and ACT, and is the only U.S. lawyer and senior business executive to hold a teaching certification from world-renowned voice, presence, and Shakespeare coach Patsy Rodenburg.

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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.