Student Debt Forum (4/20/23)

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 Young Lawyers Section is excited to present a comprehensive overview of Student Debt, including a Young Attorney Student Debt Panel, a primer on basic financial literacy when it comes to student loans, an overview of the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program, and a presentation on the constitutionality surrounding President Biden’s recent Executive Order and the current status of litigation. Join us to learn more about how some attorneys have dealt with student debt in their career so far and to remove the stigma that often surrounds the topic of student debt. A reception will follow the program at the CBA Building. 

Topics and Speakers:
Young Attorney Student Debt Panel
Octavio Duran, Octo Duran, Duran Law Offices
Andre Hunter, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Nikki Marcotte, Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC
Moderator: Daniel Berkowitz, Aronberg Goldgehn 

Basic Financial Literacy When It Comes To Student Loans 
Lance Sherry, Kovitz 

Public Student Loan Forgiveness
Alan Williams, Illinois Attorney General’s Office 

President Biden’s Executive Order Forgiving Student Loans & the Constitutional Issues
Alan Williams, Illinois Attorney General’s Office 

This is an in-person program hosted at The Chicago Bar Association building (321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604).

Cost: $0 CBA CLE Advantage Plan Member/$0 Member/$90 Nonmember

Credit: 0.50 IL MCLE Credit

Where: Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, Il 60604

Reception Immediately Following Program at CBA Building

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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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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.