Family Law "How To" Series: 01. Order of Protection / Domestic Violence Prosecution

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Part of the ISBA Family Law "How To" Series
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section


0.75 hours MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: June 14, 2024 - June 13, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Learn the context and meaning of statutory terms used in Domestic Violence and Orders of Protection cases, including:
  • Who can get an order of protection;
  • The differences and similarities between criminal and civil orders of protection;
  • The process for getting a civil order of protection;
  • The different types of orders of protection;
  • The court room process for an Order of Protection hearing; and
  • Much more.


“How To” Series Producer and Coordinator:
Pamela J. Kuzniar , Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., Chicago

Program Speakers:
Daniel B. Davis , Richard Wilson PC Law Offices, Chicago
Heather M. Hurst , Davis Friedman, Chicago 
Sally K. Kolb , Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Found, Champaign



Pricing Information
  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $26.25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $52.50
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $18.75
    • Law Students – Free

Judge says first-degree murder case against Park View man can move forward

The Park View man accused of the March murder of Taylor Escontrias was arraigned Thursday.

From: 
The Dispatch-Argus

Illinois courts help secure fellowship initiative for rural probation district

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts announced that the Marshall/Putnam/Stark Probation District team was chosen as a 2024 Reaching Rural Fellow. The Reaching Rural Initiative brings together professionals from rural areas to address the persistent challenges of substance use in their communities.

From: 
The Bar News

IL Senate president’s bill would create statewide office supporting public defenders

Illinois is one of only seven states without an agency overseeing its public defenders. A bill in the state would create a new Office of Public Defense and Trial Support.

From: 
WGEM

State senators, energy experts discuss need for more energy options to meet demand

As Illinois moves to a clean energy economy, more coal and natural gas plants will go offline. 40% of the energy in Illinois currently comes from natural gas and 15% of the power is generated by coal.

From: 
WAND

How Realtors deal will affect homebuying

Chicago agents say the just-approved, $418 million National Association of Realtors settlement over broker commissions might not have an immediate impact, but it will bring changes, and homebuyers and sellers have been asking what it will mean for them.

From: 
Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Courts Help Secure Fellowship Initiative for Rural Probation District

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) announced today that the Marshall/Putnam/Stark Probation District team was chosen as a 2024 Reaching Rural Fellow. The Reaching Rural Initiative brings together professionals from rural areas to address the persistent challenges of substance use in their communities.

Improving and Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
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Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association

0.75 hour MCLE credit, including 0.75 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category: Diversity & Inclusion credit


Original Program Date: February 15, 2024
Accreditation Expiration Date: April 29, 2026 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Join us for this in-depth look at how to improve and promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Learn how your experiences and the challenges you have faced can create implicit bias toward others, as well as the barriers it creates during the hiring, retaining, and promoting process. A discussion on how to recognize unconscious biases in yourself and the strategies you can use to halt it in both your personal and professional life is also included.


Moderator:
Khara A. Coleman, Office of the Cook County Sheriff, Oak Park

Speakers:
Lindy A. Giesler, Perbix and Morgan Attorneys at Law, Havana
Antonio Lee, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Chicago
Kenneth A. Matuszewski, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Chicago
Bhavani K. Raveendran, Romanucci & Blandin LLC, Chicago
Taylor Tyler, Tyler Law Offices PC, Chicago
Natali Thomas, ISBA YLD Chair 2023-24, South Carolina


*Originally presented as part of the Basic Skills - ISBA's Program for Newly Admitted Attorneys. Find more sessions in this series in the ISBA On-Demand CLE catalog.


Pricing Information
  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $26.25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $52.50
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

The Illinois Bar Journal Is Accepting Submissions for the Annual Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

The Illinois State Bar Association invites Young Lawyers Division (YLD) attorney members to establish yourselves as experts in your practice area and compete for your share of $5,000 in prize money by entering the Annual Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest.

Submissions should be useful, practical articles on topics important to practicing lawyers. Submissions will be considered for publication in the Illinois Bar Journal.

Recent N.D. Ill. ruling upholds common interest doctrine over communications between biometric technology vendors and customers

In a welcome win for defendants litigating claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, earlier this month a Northern District of Illinois magistrate judge denied a plaintiff’s motion to compel communications between defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company and the vendors that provided it with fingerprint-activated security gates.

From: 
The National Law Review