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February 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
February 19 Back to the Basics: Opening a Probate Estate
  • New Lawyers
  • Disability Law
  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online 1.00
February 24 to June 30 Fred Lane’s Trial Techniques Institute – Spring Semester 2026
  • New Lawyers
  • ADR and Mediation
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Criminal Law
  • General Practice
  • Tort Law
  • Ethics-Professional Responsibility
 Online 27.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 27.00
27.00
February 24 Sharing Is Caring: Become a Collaborator Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
February 25 Section 1983 Case Law Update
  • Government Lawyers
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Federal Civil Practice
  • General Practice
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • Local Government Law
  • Tort Law
 Online 1.50
March 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
March 3 Tort Law Update 2026: The Legal Trends, Latest Rulings, & Practice Implications
  • New Lawyers
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • General Practice
  • Insurance Law
  • Tort Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law
 Online 1.00
March 4 Attorneys’ Professional Independence v. Executive Orders
  • New Lawyers
  • Criminal Law
  • Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Law
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • Local Government Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.50
March 5 Life Today Can Seem So Taxing - Part 2: Illinois Property Tax Practice Issues and Updates
  • Taxation, State and Local
 Online
March 6 The Judiciary, Legal Academia, and Artificial Intelligence Going Forward
  • New Lawyers
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Federal Civil Practice
  • General Practice
  • Bench and Bar
  • Legal Technology
 Chicago 6.00
March 10 The Basics of Being a Stellar Mac Attorney
  • Legal Technology
 Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
March 11 Wellbeing of Caregivers in the Legal Profession
  • New Lawyers
  • Women
  • Administrative Law
  • ADR and Mediation
  • Agricultural Law
  • Animal Law
  • Business Advice and Financial Planning
  • Business and Securities Law
  • Cannabis Law
  • Child Law
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law Departments
  • Criminal Law
  • Disability Law
  • Education Law
  • Elder Law
  • Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Law
  • Family Law
  • Federal Civil Practice
  • Food Law
  • General Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • International and Immigration Law
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Local Government Law
  • Mental Health Law
  • Mineral Law
  • Privacy and Information Security
  • Real Estate Law
  • Sports and Entertainment Law
  • Taxation, Federal
  • Taxation, State and Local
  • Tort Law
  • Traffic/DUI
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.00
Mental Health/Substance Abuse 1.00
1.00
March 11 Illinois Supreme Court Year in Review: Civil Online 1.50
March 11 Boomers to Gen Z: Managing Intergenerational Attorneys
  • New Lawyers
  • Administrative Law
  • Agricultural Law
  • Animal Law
  • Business Advice and Financial Planning
  • Business and Securities Law
  • Cannabis Law
  • Child Law
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law Departments
  • Criminal Law
  • Disability Law
  • Education Law
  • Elder Law
  • Employee Benefits
  • Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Law
  • Family Law
  • Federal Civil Practice
  • Food Law
  • General Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • International and Immigration Law
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Local Government Law
  • Mental Health Law
  • Mineral Law
  • Privacy and Information Security
  • Real Estate Law
  • Sports and Entertainment Law
  • Taxation, Federal
  • Taxation, State and Local
  • Tort Law
  • Traffic/DUI
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Law Office Management and Economics
 Online 1.50
March 12 Family Law Series: A View From the Bench – Dissipation
  • New Lawyers
  • Women
  • Business and Securities Law
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Family Law
 Online 2.00
March 17 Ethical Alternative Fee Arrangements With Clients That Work
  • New Lawyers
  • Senior Lawyers
  • Solo and Small Firm
  • Agricultural Law
  • Animal Law
  • Business Advice and Financial Planning
  • Business and Securities Law
  • Cannabis Law
  • Child Law
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law Departments
  • Criminal Law
  • Disability Law
  • Education Law
  • Elder Law
  • Employee Benefits
  • Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Law
  • Family Law
  • Federal Civil Practice
  • Food Law
  • General Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • International and Immigration Law
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Local Government Law
  • Mental Health Law
  • Mineral Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Sports and Entertainment Law
  • Taxation, Federal
  • Taxation, State and Local
  • Tort Law
  • Traffic/DUI
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Law Office Management and Economics
 Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
March 18 Back to the Basics: Closing a Probate Estate
  • New Lawyers
  • Disability Law
  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online 1.00
March 19 Limited Scope Representation for Family Law Clients
  • New Lawyers
  • Family Law
  • General Practice
 Online 1.25
March 20 Estate Planning for the Modern Family
  • New Lawyers
  • General Practice
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online 1.50
March 24 Chicago’s Northwest Side Housing Preservation Ordinance: Protecting Affordable Housing and Limiting Resident Displacement
  • Real Estate Law
 Online
March 24 Legal-Specific Apps To Mobilize Your Practice
  • Legal Technology
 Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
March 25 Family Law Series- A View from the Bench Part 3: Orders of Protection and Exclusive Possession
  • Family Law
 Online
March 25 The Ins & Outs of Commercial Real Estate Transactions
  • Real Estate Law
 Online
March 31 U.S. Immigration Law in 2026 - One Year Under the New Administration
  • International and Immigration Law
 Online
April 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
April 7 Eviction Roundtable 2026
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Real Estate Law
 Online
April 8 Civil Appeal Basics: Attacking Judgments Other Than By Appeal
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
 Online
April 8 Tax Implications of Special Needs Trusts
  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online
April 9 We Can Work It Out: Mediating a Construction Dispute
  • ADR and Mediation
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Construction Law
  • General Practice
  • Real Estate Law
 Online
April 10 Thrive Together: Supporting Colleagues, Personal Well-being, and Diversity in Legal Practice Chicago
April 14 Shut It Down: Considerations in Closing a Small Business
  • New Lawyers
  • Business Advice and Financial Planning
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Corporate Law Departments
 Online 1.50
April 14 Branding Your Firm Through Document Formatting Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
April 15 The Intersection of Adult Guardianships and Mental Health Law
  • Elder Law
 Online
April 15 Raising the Low Bar: Why Civility Matters in the Law Online
April 16 Limited Scope Representation for Probate & Estate Planning Clients Online
April 16 Sentencing Credit and Protection from Abuse (PFA)
  • Criminal Law
 Online
April 21 2026 Traffic Case Law and Legislative Update
  • New Lawyers
  • Cannabis Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Traffic/DUI
 Online 1.00
April 22 Common Problems and Solutions in Administering Special Needs Trusts
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online
April 22 Limited Guardianships
  • Elder Law
 Online
April 23 Stronger Together: Supporting Women in the Legal Profession
  • New Lawyers
  • Women
  • Bench and Bar
 Chicago 4.75
Diversity/Inclusion 4.75
4.75
April 28 Task and Deadline Management
  • Law Office Management and Economics
 Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
April 29 Drafting Property Powers of Attorney for Medicaid, Special Needs, and Estate Planning
  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online
April 30 License Reinstatement: Helping Your Client Navigate Illinois Secretary of State
  • Traffic/DUI
 Online
April 30 Advocacy in Action – Reframing Ageist and Ableist Language for Lawyers Online
May 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
May 5 More Intelligent, Less Artificial: Using AI To Make Pro Bono More Human
  • New Lawyers
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Legal Technology
  • Pro Bono
 Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
May 7 Arrest, Detention, Removal and Due Process in Immigration Proceedings
  • Criminal Law
  • International and Immigration Law
  • Traffic/DUI
 Online
May 13 Effective Local Animal Ordinances: Staying Consistent with State Statute with a Pinch of Creative Approaches
  • Animal Law
 Online
May 19 Pre-Trial Fairness Act: A Judicial Perspective
  • New Lawyers
  • Cannabis Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.00
May 20 Family Law Series: A View From the Bench Part 4 – Going to Trial
  • Family Law
 Online
October 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
October 2 to October 3 Family Law Conference 2026- Nashville
  • Family Law
 Nashville