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April 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
April 7 Eviction Roundtable 2026
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Construction Law
  • General Practice
  • Real Estate Law
 Online 1.00
April 8 Understanding the Tax Implications of Special Needs Trusts
  • Rural Practice
  • Senior Lawyers
  • Women
  • Corporate Law Departments
  • Disability Law
  • Elder Law
  • Family Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Mental Health Law
  • Taxation, State and Local
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online 1.00
April 8 Civil Appeal Basics: Attacking Judgments Other Than by Appeal
  • New Lawyers
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Family Law
  • General Practice
  • Tort Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.00
April 9 We Can Work It Out: Mediating a Construction Dispute
  • New Lawyers
  • ADR and Mediation
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
  • Construction Law
  • General Practice
  • Real Estate Law
  • Ethics-Professional Responsibility
 Online 2.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 2.00
2.00
April 10 Thrive Together: Supporting Colleagues, Wellbeing, & Diversity in Legal Practice
  • Government Lawyers
  • New Lawyers
  • Racial/Ethnic Minorities
  • Senior 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
  • 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
 Chicago 2.00
Mental Health/Substance Abuse 2.00
2.00
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 Guardianship and Mental Health Law
  • New Lawyers
  • Rural Practice
  • Women
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Corporate Law Departments
  • Elder Law
  • Family Law
  • General Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Mental Health Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Legal Research and Writing
 Online 1.00
April 15 Raising the Low Bar: Why Civility Matters in the Law
  • Government Lawyers
  • LGBT
  • Racial/Ethnic Minorities
  • Senior 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
  • 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
  • Trial Preparation
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.00
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.00
1.00
April 16 Time Spent: Mastering Illinois Sentencing Credits
  • Criminal Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.00
April 17 Video Game Law: A Developer’s Perspective
  • New Lawyers
  • Business Advice and Financial Planning
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Sports and Entertainment Law
 Chicago 1.00
April 21 2026 Traffic Case Law and Legislative Update
  • New Lawyers
  • Cannabis Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Traffic/DUI
 Online 1.00
April 22 Limited Guardianships
  • New Lawyers
  • Rural Practice
  • Senior Lawyers
  • Women
  • Disability Law
  • Elder Law
  • Family Law
  • General Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Mental Health Law
 Online 1.00
April 22 Common Problems and Solutions in Administering Special Needs Trusts
  • Senior Lawyers
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Elder Law
  • Family Law
  • General Practice
  • Mental Health Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online 1.00
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 POAs for Medicaid, Special Needs, and Estate Planning
  • New Lawyers
  • Rural Practice
  • Senior Lawyers
  • Women
  • Corporate Law Departments
  • Elder Law
  • Family Law
  • General Practice
  • Mental Health Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online 1.00
April 30 Advocacy in Action: Reframing Ageist and Ableist Language for Lawyers
  • Government Lawyers
  • LGBT
  • New Lawyers
  • Racial/Ethnic Minorities
  • Rural Practice
  • Senior 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
  • 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
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bench and Bar
  • Ethics-Professional Responsibility
  • Law Office Management and Economics
  • Legal Research and Writing
  • Legal Technology
 Online 1.50
Diversity/Inclusion 1.50
1.50
April 30 License Reinstatement: Help Your Client Navigate the Illinois Secretary of State
  • Criminal Law
  • Traffic/DUI
 Online 1.00
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 6 Workers’ Comp 101: The Basics of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law
  • New Lawyers
  • Workers' Compensation Law
 Online 1.00
May 6 60 Tips in 60 Minutes
  • Government Lawyers
  • LGBT
  • New Lawyers
  • Racial/Ethnic Minorities
  • Rural Practice
  • Senior 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
  • 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
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bench and Bar
  • Ethics-Professional Responsibility
  • Law Office Management and Economics
  • Legal Research and Writing
  • Legal Technology
 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
  • New Lawyers
  • Administrative Law
  • Criminal Law
  • International and Immigration Law
  • Traffic/DUI
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.00
May 8 Rule of Law Symposium 2026 – Defending Democracy: Protecting the Rule of Law
  • New Lawyers
  • Racial/Ethnic Minorities
  • Administrative Law
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • International and Immigration Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Chicago 6.00
May 12 Retired Judge Benefits Update & David Davis: Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge Springfield
May 13 Local Animal Ordinances: State Statutes and Creative Approaches
  • Government Lawyers
  • New Lawyers
  • Rural Practice
  • Administrative Law
  • ADR and Mediation
  • Animal Law
  • General Practice
  • Local Government Law
 Online 1.00
May 14 Homeowner Associations: Representing Developers, Drafting Documents, and More
  • New Lawyers
  • Animal Law
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Construction Law
  • Elder Law
  • General Practice
  • Human and Civil Rights
  • Local Government Law
  • Real Estate Law
 Online 3.50
May 15 Networking, Marketing, and Deals Online
May 19 Pre-Trial Fairness Act: A Judicial Perspective
  • New Lawyers
  • Cannabis Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.00
May 20 Cybersecurity Essentials for Healthcare Law Firms: Managing Risk, Compliance, and Client Trust Online
May 20 Family Law Series: A View From the Bench – Going to Trial
  • New Lawyers
  • Women
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Family Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 1.50
May 21 to May 22 24th Annual Environmental and Natural Resources Law Conference
  • New Lawyers
  • Administrative Law
  • Agricultural Law
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Law
  • General Practice
  • Local Government Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Ethics-Professional Responsibility
 Chicago 10.50
Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention 1.50
1.50
May 27 Family Law Series: A View From the Bench – Criminal and Civil Contempt
  • New Lawyers
  • Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Family Law
  • Bench and Bar
 Online 2.00
May 28 Workers’ Compensation restrictions: How they cause ADA issues, Spread Language & How to Avoid Legal Malpractice! Online
June 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
June 2 Structuring Remote Patient Monitoring Arrangements: Managing Compliance Challenges
  • Health Care Law
 Online
June 4 Unconscious Bias in Judicial Appointments: Barriers to Diversity in the Illinois Judiciary Online
June 12 Rule 1.15’s Recent Amendments: Trust Accounting 2026 St. Louis
June 12 Fundamentals of AI Implementation St. Louis
June 12 Streamlining Your Workflow by Automating Your Documents St. Louis
June 16 Beyond Compliance: Strategic Trade Advisory in 2026 Online
June 16 Pee-wee Herman and the Criminal Justice System’s History of Bias Against the Gay Community Online
June 18 Civil Appeal Basics: How to Preserve Issues in the Trial Court Online
June 24 The Future of Limited Scope Representation: 5th District Online
June 26 Landlord - Tenant: From Inspection, to Discrimination, to Housing Court, and Evictions; Permutations of a Complex Relationship
  • Administrative Law
 Online
September 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
September 2 The Who, What, Where, When & Why of Mediation?
  • Family Law
 Online
September 14 to December 7 40 Hour Family and Divorce Mediation Training Online
September 15 to January 26 Fred Lane’s Trial Techniques Institute – Fall 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
September 17 to September 18 ISBA’s Solo and Small Firm Conference 2026 Peoria
October 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
October 2 to October 3 Family Law Conference 2026- Nashville
  • Family Law
 Nashville
October 7 Case Law Update for Comprehensive General Liability Coverage for Construction Claims
  • Construction Law
 Online
October 14 8 MORE Movie Lawyers Who Would be Disciplined Online
October 22 Scary Stories: Don’t Let your Clients Leave an Estate Horror Show
  • Trusts and Estates
 Online
November 2026
Date Event Location MCLE PMCLE
November 6 Trial Strategies and Criminal Law Update Chicago