February 24, 2011

CBA Meetings for Next Week

Meetings for Week of February 28, 2011
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The following is a list of committees that have notified the CBA of their speaker / topic. Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. for one hour at the CBA unless otherwise noted. Bring your CBA card to obtain MCLE credit for meeting attendance. Lunch is available in our servery for $9.50. There is no need to RSVP for committee meetings. Member may attend any meeting they choose. 

February 28
  • Corporate Doc: Forms & Best Drafting Practices Sub (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Sean D. Auton, Horwood Marcus & Berk Chtd., with provisions in LLC operating agreements.
  • Elder Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Peter Schmiedel, Fischel & Kahn Ltd., with recent appellate cases.
  • Human Rights Committee:Committee will meet.
  • Legislative Committee:Committee will meet. 
  •  Real Estate Taxation, Assessment & Appeals Subcommittee (IL MCLE Credit): Nora Doherty will discuss recent legislation involving real estate taxation.
  •  Trust Law, Uniform Trust Act Subcommittee (IL MCLE Credit): Lyman Welch and James Marion with Article 8 of the Uniform Trust Code.
March 1
  • Committee on Attorney Malpractice (IL MCLE Credit): Anne Ray, Jenner & Block LLP, with lawyers liability under the Securities Law.
  • Federal Civil Practice Committee (IL MCLE Credit):The Hon. Robert M. Dow Jr., U.S. District Court, with brief writing for the Federal District Court.
  • Mental Health & Disability Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Prof. Mark J. Heyrman, University of Chicago Law School, with changes to Illinois mental health laws and policies.
  • Solo Small Firm Practitioners Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Scott Schmaren, Mind Performance Training, with the art of non-verbal communication.
March 2
  • Aviation Law Committee: Meeting rescheduled to March 8.
  • Business Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): M. Angella Castille, Baker Daniels, with navigating agreements with international companies.
  • Consumer Credit Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Steven B. Bashaw, Steven B. Bashaw PC, with keeping up with the developing law in mortgage foreclosure.
  • Insurance Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Panel on tools for efficiently litigating coverage.
  • YLS Intellectual Property Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Jonathan Urbanek, Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery, with terminal disclaimer best practices.
March 3 
  •  Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (IL MCLE Credit):Irv Capitel and Amy Roth with considerations for elder mediation.
  • Consumer Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Joshua Karsh, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd., with basics of electronic discovery.
  • Federal Taxation, Estate & Gift Division A (IL MCLE Credit): Panel with issues from 2011 Heckerling Estate Planning Seminar & other recent developments.
  • Real Estate Taxation Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Benjamin Bilton with Illinois Supreme Court decision of Millennium Park Joint Venture, LLC v. James M. Houlihan.
March 4
  • Civil Rights & Constitutional Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Prof. Steven J. Heyman, Chicago-Kent College of Law, with Snyder v. Phelps, the First Amendment and military funerals.
  • Health Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Panel on foreign national physicians, related immigration and licensing issues, and more.