Practice Basics

This live webcast covers a variety of topics involved in Mergers & Acquisitions. It starts with a structural overview of the M&A process, and the roles of those involved. Sessions on deals involving regulated products, use of earn-outs, and the tax implications of various deal approaches then round out the day. This program is ideal for newer attorneys seeking familiarity with the M&A space, and experienced lawyers looking for information on more specialized topics.

This course presents guidance on the requirements and workflow for your initial and final meetings with a client when drafting a will. Originally presented as part of Fundamentals of Will Drafting 2025

This course provides an overview and explanation of the Multi-Board Residential Real Estate Form 8.0. The Multi-Board Drafting Committee comprised approximately 20 member organizations with 23 members. This standard contract became effective in early 2025.

Ethics in Collections: Rules v Practice is the fifth course in the series on monetary judgments. This panel discussion addresses a series of issues on the professional ethics involved in collection of monetary judgments. In each case, a situation is presented, along with accompanying questions. The panel then provides their perspective on the issue along with reference to the relevant rule of professional conduct.

Replevin, Detinue & Attachment, the fourth course in the monetary judgments series, introduces the principles and practices associated with Replevin, Detinue, and Attachment. Included is a discussion of the nature and application of each process, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each, both in legal and practical terms.

Secrets of the Citation Act and Wage Deductions and Garnishment, the second and third part of the monetary judgments series, the discussion turns to Citations to Discover Assets, along with Wage Deduction and Garnishment (Non-Wage). Topics covered include: The shift away from use of deductions and garnishment and toward use of citations, what a citation to discover assets is and what it can do, limitations on their use, and how and when deductions and non-wage garnishment can still be effective.

Introduction to Judgments is the first in a series of courses on monetary judgments. This module provides an overview of the subject. Topics covered include introducing what a monetary judgment is, the forms judgments can take, and how each form can be enforced.

This series of courses addresses topics around obtaining, enforcing, and collecting monetary and non-monetary judgments from the perspective of creditors' attorneys and creditors' rights under Illinois law.

This course provides attorneys with knowledge and practical skills to navigate administrative hearings effectively including: the hearing process (generally), administrative review (generally), school and local government administrative hearings and employment hearings.

Join your judges and colleagues for our 15th Annual Symposium with the Judges, an event to provide sitting judges from Cook County a forum to share their wisdom and advice with the lawyers who appear before them. As panelists, the judges field questions, offer candid comments, provide valuable advocacy tips and reveal the policies and procedures that are unique to their courtrooms.

Not included in IICLE® Online All-Access subscription.

Asset protection planning can benefit a wide range of clients, particularly those with significant assets. High-risk professions such as physicians, surgeons, lawyers, accountants, real estate developers, business owners, and corporate executives often require robust asset protection strategies. With increasing accumulation of wealth comes increasing concern about losing that wealth. As a result, the emphasis on asset protection has increased over the past twenty years. Originally presented as part of Advanced Asset Protection Planning.

This course provides an overview of the estate and trust administration process in Illinois, from client intake to closing the estate or trust. It is tailored to attorney’s who have been licensed for 0-5 years, with more focus on the simpler estate and trust administration scenarios.