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  • Navigating the 2026 Immigration Landscape (10/14/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Navigating the 2026 Immigration Landscape (On Demand Webcast, 2.75 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.75 0.00

    Join us for a seminar tackling the current immigration issues such as DACA and beyond, navigating travel bans, and immigrant juvenile status.

    Navigating the 2026 Immigration Landscape: SIJS, Travel Bans, Enforcement & Temporary Protections

    TOPICS AND SPEAKERS:
    1:00-2:00 p.m. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS (SIJS)
    This presentation offers a practical, comprehensive overview of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), with particular emphasis on obtaining predicate orders in Illinois. The presenters will discuss the use of guardianship, allocation of parental responsibilities, and dissolution proceedings to establish eligibility for SIJS and will address key considerations when preparing and litigating these matters in Illinois state court.

    The presentation will also cover the immigration process following the predicate order, including preparation and filing of Form I-360, strategies for navigating removal proceedings, adjustment of status, and the current impact of the EB-4 visa backlog on SIJS beneficiaries.

    Throughout the program, the presenters will highlight practical strategies, common challenges, and important considerations for attorneys representing SIJS-eligible youth in both Illinois state court and immigration court.

    SPEAKERS:
    Amanda Ortiz    , Senior Attorney, Aparicio Immigration Law 
    Vivian Millan, Attorney, Aparicio Immigration Law

    2:00-3:00 p.m. NAVIGATING 2026 EXECUTIVE TRAVEL BANS, Airport Enforcement & Regulatory Overhauls in Immigration Practice
    This presentation will equip immigration practitioners with critical updates and procedural strategies to navigate current travel restrictions, airport enforcement, federal court injunctions, and strict regulatory changes taking effect in Fall 2026.

    Travel Bans, 75-Country Visa Policy & Public Charge Developments
    75-Country Visa Suspension and Expanded Public Charge Standards.

    Consular Processing (CP) Timelines & Travel Considerations
    Managing international travel planning and realistic timeline management for consular adjudications.

    Strategic Forum Selection: Adjustment of Status (AOS) vs. Consular Processing (CP)
    Risk management framework for evaluating client travel histories and Procedural considerations regarding INA § 212(a)(9)(B).

    Airport Travel Risks & Transit Hub Enforcement Protocols
    Analysis of ICE and CBP Air and Marine Operations and Key protocols for advising non-status clients on the heightened risks of domestic and international travel.
    Operational & Travel Impact of the September 15 F-1/J-1 Fixed Admission Rule
    Critical compliance requirements replacing "Duration of Status" (D/S) and Increased risks for international travel and re-entry.

    SPEAKERS:
    Nana Otutua-Amoah    , Associate, Zulkie Partners 
    Pamela Rangel, Associate, Zulkie Partners

    3:00-3:10 p.m. Break

    3:10-4:10 p.m. DACA AND BEYOND: Counseling Clients with Temporary Protections in a Changing Enforcement Landscape
    This presentation will examine the rapidly evolving legal landscape affecting DACA recipients and other noncitizens who may have employment authorization, pending immigration applications, deferred action, parole, or other forms of temporary protection but who do not necessarily possess lawful immigration status.

    The presentation will emphasize the need to distinguish among several concepts that are
    frequently conflated in practice: lawful immigration status, authorized periods of stay, unlawful presence, employment authorization, deferred action, parole, removability, arrest authority, detention authority, and eligibility for permanent immigration relief.

    The goal is to provide practitioners with an updated and practical counseling framework that they can immediately apply when advising DACA recipients, asylum applicants, and other clients navigating temporary immigration protections in the current enforcement environment.

    SPEAKER:
    Enrique Espinoza    , Staff Attorney, Chicago-Kent College of Law Immigration Clinic

    Moderators:
    Elena Diaz    , Instituto del Progreso Latino
    Chair, CBA Immigration and Naturalization Committee
    Maria Cabrales, Fragomen 
    Dev Parikh, Attorney-at-law
    Co-Vice-Chairs, CBA Immigration and Naturalization Committee



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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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  • Succession Planning and Business Continuity (10/14/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Running Your Solo/Small Firm: Succession Planning and Business Continuity (On Demand Webcast, 1.00 IL PR MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    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.

    Running Your Solo/Small Firm: 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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    System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

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  • Managing Anxiety to Improve Legal Practice (10/13/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Managing Anxiety to Improve Legal Practice, Teams, and Satisfaction (On Demand Webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health / Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    Fear and anxiety can shape how lawyers communicate, make decisions, manage teams, and interact with clients and colleagues. This program explores how to recognize fear-driven patterns and distinguish productive risk awareness.

    Managing Anxiety to Improve Legal Practice, Teams, and Satisfaction

    Fear and anxiety can shape how lawyers communicate, make decisions, manage teams, and interact with clients and colleagues. This program explores how to recognize fear-driven patterns and distinguish productive risk awareness from counterproductive anxiety, while providing practical techniques—including pausing, structured decision-making, and small habit changes—to improve professional relationships, effectiveness, and satisfaction.

    Speaker: 
    Stephen Dietrich, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP; Author, Fear Dynamics: Harnessing Fear and Anxiety to Create Lasting Happiness and Meaningful Achievement

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  • Launch Into Law: Managing Assignments from Start to Finish (10/08/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Launch Into Law: Managing Assignments from Start to Finish (On Demand Webcast, 0.75 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00

    The “Launch into Law” CLE series is designed to help attorneys build the knowledge, skills, and professional tools they need to successfully navigate the early stages of their legal careers.

    The “Launch into Law” CLE series is designed to help attorneys build the knowledge, skills, and professional tools they need to successfully navigate the early stages of their legal careers. This program will focus on practical strategies for managing assignments from start to finish, communicating effectively, and delivering quality work.

    Speakers:
    Octavio Duran    , Principal Attorney, Duran Law Offices
    Jessica Shifman, Associate, Maren Marvel


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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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  • Intellectual Property Basics: Trademark, Patent, Copyright (10/06/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Intellectual Property Basics: Trademark, Patent, Copyright (On Demand Webcast, 2.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.00 0.00

    This seminar is for attorneys needing a refresher on their non-focus areas of IP and will provide foundational information and practice tips for Trademark, Patent, and Copyright Law.

    Intellectual property is increasingly important to businesses and individuals. General Practitioners and IP Practitioners should have some knowledge of the fundamentals of intellectual property. This seminar is for attorneys needing a refresher on their non-focus areas of IP and will provide foundational information and practice tips for Trademark, Patent, and Copyright Law.

    Topics and Speakers:
    Trademarks 101
    Manon L. Burns, Amin Wasserman Gurnani, LLP

    Patent Law Basics
    Jonah Heemstra, Husch Blackwell

    Copyright 101 
    Adam J. Reis, Owner of Reis IP



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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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  • How to Use AI Responsibly in Client Conversations (09/24/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Beyond the AI Notetaker: How to Use AI Responsibly in Client Conversations (On Demand Webcast, 1.00 IL PR MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    This program goes beyond whether attorneys can use AI in client conversations and tackles how certain AI technology can be used responsibly to support these critical moments of legal practice.

    Beyond the AI Notetaker: How to Use AI Responsibly in Client Conversations

    Client conversations are where trust is built, relationships are strengthened, and business is won. Increasingly, these conversations are attended by a third party: the AI notetaker. This program goes beyond whether attorneys can use AI in client conversations and tackles how certain AI technology can be used responsibly to support these critical moments of legal practice. 

    Attendees will learn how to: 
    - Identify AI tools designed to support client conversations
    - Navigate the legal and ethical considerations surrounding their use by Illinois attorneys
    - Conduct meaningful vendor due diligence (of any AI technology); and
    - Implement the technology responsibly within their practice

    The program will also explore practical strategies for having better conversations, building stronger client relationships, and producing more valuable legal work. Attendees will walk away with a practical framework for evaluating, adopting, and using AI responsibly to make the most out of every client conversation.

    Speaker: Hilary Bowman, Founder and CEO, Querious 

    About the Speaker
    Hilary Bowman is the Founder and CEO of Querious. Prior to starting the legal tech company, she advised over 40 healthcare startups on the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and HIPAA as healthcare counsel for Redesign Health; a New York City-based company that ideates, funds, and launches healthcare startups. Hilary also previously served as product counsel and healthcare regulatory counsel at IBM Watson Health (RTP), including through divestment of the business unit to a private equity firm in 2022. Hilary developed her subject matter expertise through prior roles at global law firms, K&L Gates (RTP) and Womble Bond Dickinson (Raleigh & Greensboro). She also clerked for administrative law judges at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. She holds a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University and a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University.  Hilary is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Massachusetts. 

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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. 

  • The Basics of CBA Legislative Advocacy (09/23/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    The Basics of CBA Legislative Advocacy (On Demand Webcast, 0.75 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00

    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.

    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:
    Barbara Sereda    , Chair, CBA Legislative Committee
    Kevin Curran, Vice Chair, CBA Legislative Committee and Legislative Liaison, Domestic Relations Legislative Subcommittee
    Tom Suffredin, CBA Legislative Counsel 
    Juli Vyverberg, CBA Director, Government Affairs 



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  • Launch Into Law: Building Your Career Beyond the Office (09/22/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Launch Into Law: Building Your Career Beyond the Office (On Demand Webcast, 0.75 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00

    The “Launch into Law” CLE series is designed to help attorneys build the knowledge, skills, and professional tools they need to successfully navigate the early stages of their legal careers.

    The “Launch into Law” CLE series is designed to help attorneys build the knowledge, skills, and professional tools they need to successfully navigate the early stages of their legal careers. Building a successful legal career takes more than practicing law—it takes relationships, visibility, leadership skills, and a strong professional network. At this program, you will learn how you can leverage bar association membership to make meaningful connections within the legal community, develop your professional reputation, identify opportunities to grow your practice, and build skills that can open doors throughout your career.

    Speakers:
    Trisha Rich, 2026-2027 CBA President & Partner, Holland & Knight
    Aleksandra Petrovic, 2026-2027 YLS Chair & Of Counsel, Kellogg, Abrams, and Jovanovic LLC.

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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. 

  • Starting Your Solo Practice: Money Matters (09/18/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Starting Your Solo Practice: Money Matters (On Demand Webcast, 0.75 IL PR MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00

    One of the areas in which solo and small firm practitioners struggle most acutely is accounting. In this seminar, we’ll cover the following facets you need to be aware of in order to manage your firm’s finances: Creating a financial foundation, how to effectively use financial reports, budgets, & forecasts, how to manage cash and The Law Firm Financial Cycle.

    One of the areas in which solo and small firm practitioners struggle most acutely is accounting. Lawyers try to be the bookkeeper for their practice and fail, simply because they don’t have the training required to excel in this department. In this seminar, we’ll cover the following facets you need to be aware of in order to manage your firm’s finances:

    - Creating a financial foundation
    - How to effectively use financial reports, budgets, & forecasts
    - How to manage cash
    - The Law Firm Financial Cycle

    You’ll leave with a greater awareness of how to manage your money effectively and responsibly.

    Speaker: 
    Chelsea Williams, Founder, Profit Kept. With over a decade of experience, Chelsea not only has the knowledge to get your financial house in order, but the personality to make it enjoyable. She understands that school never taught you about money, yet you use it every day, and has built systems to get you from where you are to where you want to be, all at a healthy, sustainable profit.



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    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. 

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  • Understanding Financial (Mis)Statements (09/16/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Understanding Financial (Mis)Statements (On Demand Webcast, 2.25 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.25 0.00

    The ability to understand financial statements is a critical skill for corporate, family, trial, and other lawyers. It also is essential for lawyers reviewing financial statements to be able to "read between the lines.”

    An entity’s financial statements convey a great deal of significant information regarding its financial position and the results of its operations. The ability to understand financial statements is a critical skill for corporate, family, trial, and other lawyers. It also is essential for lawyers reviewing financial statements to be able to "read between the lines.” This session focuses on understanding financial statements, intermediate level financial analysis and essential concepts underlying the presentation of financial information to assess their reliability. At the end of the program, lawyers will be able to ask better questions regarding the financial statements they need to review and analyze and/or to recognize when the level of complexity is such that they need to hire a forensic accountant to assist in that review and analysis.

    The program will be taught by a forensic accountant with more than 45 years of experience who is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Public Accountant, and Certified in Financial Forensics. The program is built around a case study that incorporates the financial shenanigans seen in the investigative projects completed over several years. The case study includes a full set of financial statements, including footnote disclosures. (Participants attending the program will need to have a copy of the case study financial statements at the program to derive the maximum benefit from the program.)  

    The program provides special emphasis on "financial shenanigans" - ways in which Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") might be manipulated to create misstated financial statements - as well as practical suggestions on how to find misstatements in financial statements of both public companies and medium sized, family owned businesses.

    The program is ideal for corporate attorneys, trial lawyers, bankruptcy counsel, family law practitioners and general counsel. 

    SPEAKERS:
    Michael D. Pakter, CPA, CFF, CGMA, CFE, CVA, MAFF, CA, CIRA, CDBV
    Managing Member, Gould & Pakter Associates, LLC

    Megan Gilberg, Principal, Gould & Pakter Associates, LLC


     


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  • Practical Tech and AI Improvements for Any Law Practice (09/02/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    From Intake to Closing: Practical Tech and AI Improvements for Any Law Practice (On Demand Webcast, 1.00 IL PR MCLE Credit} CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    This program gives lawyers a practical framework for identifying one high-impact workflow problem and improving it over a ninety-day cycle.

    From Intake to Closing: Practical Tech and AI Improvements for Any Law Practice 

    Law firms do not need to start every efficiency project by shopping for new software. Most practices already have recurring bottlenecks in intake, document collection, rekeying information, draft review, client communication, matter visibility, and file closing. This program gives lawyers a practical framework for identifying one high-impact workflow problem and improving it over a ninety-day cycle. Attendees will learn how to map the work as it actually happens, use tools they may already own more effectively, evaluate when a new product is justified, and apply artificial intelligence as necessary. The session will focus on manageable changes that reduce friction, improve consistency, strengthen client service, and preserve lawyer attention for the work that truly requires judgment.

    Speaker:
    Catherine Sanders Reach, Director of the Center for Practice Management, North Carolina Bar Association



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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 Status of Women Lawyers Today (07/21/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    The Status of Women Lawyers Today (On Demand Webcast, 1.25 IL Diversity/Inclusion PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.25 0.00

    The National Association of Women Lawyers (“NAWL”) has been studying women lawyers and their careers as well as their employers for years. In this panel presentation, hear what we know about the status of and trends for women in law based upon NAWL’s research and how women leaders in Chicago’s legal profession are responding.

    The National Association of Women Lawyers (“NAWL”) has been studying women lawyers and their careers as well as their employers for years. In this panel presentation, hear what we know about the status of and trends for women in law based upon NAWL’s research and how women leaders in Chicago’s legal profession are responding.

    Speakers: Elizabeth Manno, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP and NAWL Board Member and Co-Chair of the NAWL Research Committee
    Natanya Pope-Sohel, Staff Attorney, Torture Inquiry Relief Commission  
    Marcia Owens, Partner, Honigman
    Trisha Rich, Partner & Chair of the Legal Profession Team, Holland & Knight LLP, President, Chicago Bar Association

    This program is co-sponsored by Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession and the National Association of Women Lawyers.

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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. 

  • Trial Superstars on Presenting Your Case (06/11/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Trial Superstars on Presenting Your Case (On Demand, 6.50 IL MCLE Credit, including 1.50 IL PR MCLE Credit) CLE IL 6.50 0.00

    Trial Superstars on Presenting Your Case will feature top trial lawyers, judicial voices, and jury experts sharing practical strategies for persuading jurors, presenting evidence effectively, and winning high-stakes cases.

    Trial Superstars on Presenting Your Case: Trial Strategies and Innovations

    Trial Superstars on Presenting Your Case will feature top trial lawyers, judicial voices, and jury experts sharing practical strategies for persuading jurors, presenting evidence effectively, and winning high-stakes cases. Through real-world insights from the courtroom, appellate perspective, and the Cook County State’s Attorney, this program will focus on how to frame a case, connect with judges and juries, and deliver powerful advocacy from start to finish.

    AM Session

    Opening Remarks
    Hon. Nichole Patton, Trial Section, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division and current CBA President 

    Voir Dire: Selecting an Impartial and Favorable Jury
    Speakers: 
    Elizabeth Kaveny, Kaveny Sarmas 
    Mark Smith, Smith Blake Hill LLC 

    Opening Statements: Setting Tone & Framework from the Outset
    Speaker: Daniel Kotin, Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, CBA President 2016-2017

    In the Trenches: Direct & Cross-Examination
    Speaker: Jon Loevy, Loevy + Loevy  

    Jury Consultant Insights: What Moves Jurors, What Doesn’t
    Speaker: Patricia Kuehn, J.D., M.A., Kuehn Trial Consulting, LLC 

    PM Session  

    Winning Trial Strategies 
    Speakers: 
    Robert Clifford, Clifford Law Offices, CBA President, 2011-2012 
    Dan Webb, Winston & Strawn LLP, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois 1981-1985
    Moderator: Matthew Passen, Passen Powell Jenkins, CBA CLE Committee Co-Chair, 2025-2026

    Closing Arguments that Empower Jurors
    Speaker: Matthew Williams, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard

    Winning Strategies for Plaintiffs in High Stakes Commercial and Personal Injury Cases
    Speakers:
    Patricia Bobb, Patricia C. Bobb & Associates, CBA President 1997-1998 
    Terri Mascherin, Jenner & Block, CBA President, 2010-2011 

    Trial tips from an Appellate Lawyer
    Speaker: Jonathan Amarilio, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, CBA Treasurer 2025-2026

    Connecting with the Judge & Jury: Tips from the Bench
    Speakers:
    Hon. Thomas V. Lyons, II, Presiding Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division
    Hon. Nichole Patton, Trial Section, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division and current CBA President 
    Moderator: Matthew Passen, Passen Powell Jenkins, CBA CLE Committee Co-Chair, 2025-2026

    Perspective of Cook County State’s Attorney's Office
    Yvette Loizon, Chief Assistant State's Attorney for Policy and External Affairs 

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  • Social Security Disability Attorneys in the 7th Circuit (06/18/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Social Security Disability Attorneys in the Seventh Circuit (On Demand Webcast, 3.00 IL MCLE Credit, including 1.00 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 3.00 0.00

    Attendees will gain practical insight into Seventh Circuit practice, receive actionable strategies for representing disability claimants, and connect with colleagues through engaging, CLE-ready discussions.

    CBA and NOSSCR Present: An Afternoon for Social Security Disability Attorneys in the Seventh Circuit

    The Chicago Bar Association and The National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives present, An Afternoon for Social Security Disability Attorneys in the Seventh Circuit, a focused CLE program designed for attorneys practicing in the evolving field of Social Security disability law. Attendees will gain practical insight into Seventh Circuit practice, receive actionable strategies for representing disability claimants, and connect with colleagues through engaging, CLE-ready discussions and networking opportunities.  

    TIMED AGENDA
    1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Using State Agency Opinions to Your Advantage in Federal Court Briefs
    Jim Schiff, Esq. 

    Win the Past Relevant Work Battle
    Abe Arnold, Esq. 

    2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
    AI: Ethics and Risk Management for Lawyers
    Jennifer Ellis, Esq.

    Avoiding Malpractice Traps in SSDI Claims Related to the ADA   
    William Goren, Esq. 

    3:00 p.m. - 3:15 pm. Break

    3:15 p.m. - 4:15 pm.
    Top 10 Practice Tips from an ALJ's Perspective - From Pre-Hearing to Opening Statements
    Gina Carpenter, Esq.

    Top 10 Practice Tip's from an ALJ's Perspective - From Hearing to Post-Hearing
    Guila Parker, Esq.

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  • One-and-Done: 6-Hour Professional Responsibility Overview (06/16/26)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    One-and-Done: 6-Hour Professional Responsibility Overview (On Demand Webcast, 6.00 IL PR-MCLE Credit, including 1.00 Diversity/Inclusion and 1.00 Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit ) CLE IL 6.00 0.00

    The CBA will host its fifth annual Professional Responsibility Overview. Join us for this one-day virtual program and earn the 6 hours of Professional Responsibility credit, including the Diversity/Inclusion and Mental Health/Substance Abuse credits, that are required to satisfy your continuing legal education requirements.

    The CBA will host its fifth annual Professional Responsibility Overview.  Join us for this one-day virtual program and earn the 6 hours of Professional Responsibility credit, including the Diversity/Inclusion and Mental Health/Substance Abuse credits, that are required to satisfy your continuing legal education requirements. Finish before your June 30, 2026 deadline or get ahead for summer 2027 with this “One-and-Done” program. Topics will include the cybersecurity, trust accounting, the ethics of A.I., ethics lessons learned in 2026, and more.

    This program is hosted by the CBA’s Continuing Legal Education Committee. (This program is not a Basic Skills course for new lawyers.)

    Cost: $0 CLE Advantage Members / $185 CBA Members / $365 Non-Members

    8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Welcome Remarks

    9:00 – 10:00 a.m.: Session I – Cybersecurity
    Speakers:           
    Daniel Cotter, Member, Aronberg Goldgehn
    Beth A. Fulkerson, Partner and Privacy Practice Chair, CM Law

    10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Session 2 – Trust Accounting
    Speaker:
    Mary Andreoni, Ethics Education Senior Counsel, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission

    11:00 – 11:15 a.m.: Morning Break

    11:15 – 12:15 p.m.: Session 3 – Well-Being: What is it? Why do I care?
    Erin Conlon, JD, PCC, Erin Conlon Coaching

    12:15 – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch Break

    1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Session 4 – Management Services Organizations (MSOs) and the Transformation of Modern Legal Practice
    Leonard Brahin, Associate, Holland & Knight

    2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Session 5 – Correcting the Record on Diversity and Inclusion
    Panelists:
    Michael L. Boykins, Managing Partner, McDermott, Will & Schulte
    Christopher Jensen, Associate General Counsel, City Colleges of Chicago 
    DL Morriss, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
    Marcia Owens, Partner, Honigman 
    Moderator: Sandra Yamate, CEO, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession 

    3:30 – 3:45 p.m.: Afternoon Break

    3:45 – 4:45 p.m.: Session 6 – Ethics and AI
    Kathryne Hayes, Collins Bargione & Vukovich   


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