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Illinois State Bar Association recently issued the following announcement.

Presented by the ISBA Bench & Bar Section and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

Live Webcast

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

1:25 – 4:45 p.m.

3.0 hours MCLE credit, including 3.0* hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following categories:

• 2.0 hours Professionalism, Civility, or Legal Ethics credit
• 1.0 hour Mental Health and Substance Abuse credit

Join us for Part 1 of this two-part series in which we discuss how the pandemic has impacted Illinois courts, federal courtrooms, legal education, and more! Topics include:

• Why civility and professionalism is so important to the law;
• What is happening in the state and federal court systems in Illinois according to the Chiefs;
• The challenges facing law schools, faculty, and students;
• The importance of maintaining civility throughout an alternative dispute resolution case; and
• Knowing when you or a colleague needs intervention.

Program Coordinator:

Hon. Michael J. Chmiel, Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, Woodstock

Program Moderator:

Sandra M. Blake, Kane County Public Defender's Office, Oak Park

1:25 – 1:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductions

Sandra M. Blake, Kane County Public Defender's Office, Oak Park

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. The State of the Illinois Courts*

Discover what is happening in and around Illinois courtrooms (in spite of the pandemic) with this informative opening segment.

Hon. Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court, Chicago

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. The State of Professionalism in Federal Courts*

Gain a better understanding of how professionalism is being incorporated (or ignored) in Illinois’ federal courtrooms.

Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, Chicago

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. The Educator’s Perspective*

Don’t miss this in-depth discussion regarding the current issues with legal education, including the ongoing challenges facing law schools, faculty, and students.

Prof. Mark E. Wojcik, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, Chicago

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Professionalism in Alternative Dispute Resolution*

Professionalism and civility it key to engaging in a successful alternative dispute resolution case. This segment discusses why it is so important and how to achieve it.

H. Case Ellis, Law Office of H. Case Ellis, Cary

3:45 – 4:45 p.m. The Expanding Challenges for Attorneys*

The program closes with a comprehensive discussion regarding how the pandemic has impacted the mental health and substance abuse of Illinois attorneys.

Dr. Alexandra Tsang, Kane County Diagnostic Center, Batavia

Original source can be found here.