CBA Meetings for Next Week

Meetings for Week of April 4, 2011
This schedule was generated on March 31. View most recent list. 

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.

April 4

• Federal Taxation, Practice & Procedure Division E (IL MCLE Credit): Stephen Shelley, Taxpayer Advocate Service, resolution of tax disputes using the Service. 
• RPL, Construction Law & Mechanic's Lien Subcommittee (IL MCLE Credit): Michael Callahan will discuss delay analysis issues. 

 April 5

• Committee on Attorney Malpractice (IL PR Credit, subject to approval, Webcast): Pat Heneghan, Schopf & Weiss, with where and how legal malpractice claims arise.
• Environmental Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Gavin Thompson, ENVIRON, TSCA Chemical Act rules and REACH European counterparts. 
• Federal Civil Practice Committee (IL MCLE Credit):  John Wilson, Merrill Corporation, advanced computer forensics for the commercial litigator. 
• Mental Health & Disability Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit):  Panel on Kane County's Treatment Alternative Court.  
• Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Committee (IL PR Credit, subject to approval, Webcast): Bruce R. Pfaff, Pfaff & Gill Ltd., ethical doctrines and requirements for solos/small firms. 
• YLS Bankruptcy Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Ryan Pinkston and Christopher Harney, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, pointers in preference litigation. 
• YLS Estate Planning Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Tye J Klooster, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, application of Step Transaction Doctrine.

April 6

• First Municipal Committee (8:00 A.M.) (IL MCLE Credit): Location: Daley Center, Courtroom 1307. Panel on the First Municipal Advisory Committee. 
• Business Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): David Staub, Staub Anderson Green, representing a non-controlling shareholder. 
• Insurance Law Committee: Meeting cancelled. 
• YLS Family Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Bob Markoff, Markoff & Krasny, collecting attorneys' fees in family law cases.  
• YLS Professional Responsibility Committee (IL PR Credit, subject to approval): Ted Eberspacher, O'Hagan Spencer LLC, successor counsel liability.

April 7

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee: Meeting rescheduled to April 26. 
• Consumer Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Daniel A. Edelman with defendants' attempts to "moot" consumer class actions.  
• Task Force on Issues Affecting Women As They Age Committee (12:00 P.M.): Panel on the Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol Program. RSVP to bmcmeen@chicagobar.org. 
• Worker's Compensation Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast):  Mark P. Matranga, Wiedner & McAuliffe Ltd., average weekly wage calculations and more. 
• YLS Immigration & Nationality Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit):  Patricia Luna, Minsky McCormick and Hallagan P.C., PERM labor certification process.

April 8

• Election Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit):  Panel on cases that resulted in published opinions by the Illinois Appellate Court. 
• Law Practice Management & Technology (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Jack Newton, Clio, security and ethics of cloud computing  
• YLS Criminal Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Randy Roberts with tips for trying cases and how to preserve issues for appeal.