November 4, 2010

CBA Meetings for Next Week

November 8, 2010
  • Administrative Law Judges Committee, Meeting cancelled.
  • Commercial Litigation Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Tony Ashley, Vedder Price PC, with trends in non-compete litigation.
  • State & Local Tax Committee, Meeting cancelled. 
  • Trust Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast), Panel of speakers with "What To Do Before 2010 Ends?"
  • Unauthorized Practice & Multidisciplinary Practice Committee (IL MCLE Credit), John K. Norris, Rubin & Norris LLC, with developments in the area of real estate taxation. 
November 9, 2010
  • Adoption Law Committee,Genie Gillespie and Dana Corman with an update on the Older Caregivers Project.
  • Civil Practice Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast), Judges from the Individual Commercial Calendar Section of the Law Division with practical tips.
  • Criminal Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Neil Toppel with an overview of 1983 Civil Rights law for criminal practitioners.
  • Financial & Investment Services Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Stacie Hartman, Schiff Hardin LLP, with IP issues in the financial services industry. 
  • Law & Literature Committee (5:15 P.M.), Location: 50 W. Washington St., Judge Elrods Chamber. James Baldwi's "Another Country." 
  • Local Government Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast), What Illinois Local Governments Should Know About Significant 2010 Cases and Pieces of Legislation. 
  • Trade & Professional Associations Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Terrence Hutton, Howe & Hutton Ltd., with legal and governance issues for associations and their foundations.
  • YLS Insurance Coverage Committee, Meeting cancelled
November 10
  • Domestic Relations Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Steve Albert, Allstate Appraisal, with the state of the real estate market.
  • Energy and Communications Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Dr. Augie Ros, NERA Consulting, with market, competition policy, and regulatory developments.
  • Federal Taxation, Corporations Business Taxation Division C (IL MCLE Credit), Paul Carman, Chapman and Cutler LLP, with redemptions, hopscotching and other recent tax credit changes.
  • Financial Institutions Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Susan Bart, Sidley Austin, with Section 529 College Savings Accounts.
  • Labor & Employment Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Doug Darch and Ryan Vann, Baker & McKenzie, with recent key NLRB Decisions.
  • Tort Litigation Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast), Bruce R. Pfaff, Pfaff & Gill Ltd., with "Fun and Games on Trial."
November 11 
  •  Business Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Subcommittee (IL MCLE Credit), Michael Weis, Williams Bax & Saltzman, with 2010 mergers & acquisitions market trends.
  •  Federal Taxation, Exempt Organization Division H (IL MCLE Credit), Joan C. LeValley, JCL and Company, with Circular 230.
  • YLS Corporate Practice Committee (IL MCLE Credit), Richard A. Warner, Edward G Detwiler & Associates, with valuation of closely-held businesses.
November 12
  • Election Law Committee, Steven Berlin, Chicago Board of Ethics, will discuss the city's ethics ordinances.
  • Law Practice Management & Technology Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast), Brian Fitzpatrick, Google Inc., with "Google's Data Liberation Front - Or How to Get Your Data Out of Google."
  • Sports Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast), Lester Munson, ESPN.com, with legal issues in sports. 
  • Worker's Compensation Committee (IL Professional Responsibility Credit, Webcast), James J. Grogan, Illinois ARDC, with ARDC complaints and the workers' compensation lawyer. 
  • YLS Criminal Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit),Steve Baker, Cook County Public Defender's Office, with current issues in criminal law. 
  • YLS Real Estate Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit),Wayne R. Hannah Jr., SNR Denton, with a history of the condominium & condominium law issues.