Explore options for managing both expectations and risks when asked to solve social issues with laws.

Working together as a paralegal/lawyer team to effectively prepare for a jury trial. Originally presented by the DuPage County Bar Association.

The 13th Annual Elder Law Short Course is designed for the Illinois elder law attorney who is dedicated to client service and eager to stay on the cutting-edge of legal issues affecting elderly clients and their families. This year’s program offers plenary sessions on preventing financial exploitation, common psychiatric diagnoses facing your clients, and updates regarding special needs planning. In addition, you’ll get the latest on advising your clients about Medicaid (planning and application), nursing home issues, recovering assets in disabled estates, and multi-jurisdictional guardianship issues. The networking and educational opportunities provided by this course are not to be missed!

IICLE’s 13th Annual Real Estate Short Course will help both residential and commercial real estate practitioners take their practice to the next level! Plenary session highlights include a case law and statutory update, insight into how the Trump administration is affecting the practice, handling privacy and cybersecurity concerns, important updates on ALTA forms and title insurance, and a fair housing simulated mediation. Whether you are a novice or experienced practitioner, the educational and networking opportunities provided by this course are not to be missed!

The 14th Annual Elder Law Short Course will help you stay on the cutting-edge of legal issues affecting elderly clients and their families. This year’s program offers plenary sessions about organ donations & funeral planning, attacks on POAs, ethical obligations when representing fiduciaries, and avoiding forced retirement. Day Two offers a LITIGATION track and a PLANNING track, including topics such as divorces involving a disabled spouse, cross-examining experts in guardianship trials, Social Security disability claims, how to recover money/property for disabled adults, and much more! The networking and educational opportunities provided by this course are not to be missed!

IICLE’s 21st Century Advocacy: The Psychology of Persuasion will help litigators advocate for their clients more effectively after considering the psychology behind the art of persuasion. Successful trial consultants will share tips for enabling all attorneys to maximize their influence in any arena, from the courtroom to the mediation table. This program will provide you with a brand-new perspective and practice tips that will help you present all of your clients’ cases in a more compelling manner. Even if your practice does not focus on litigation, the thought-provoking educational opportunities provided by this course are not to be missed!

This program will assist attorneys representing individuals with special needs and their families by providing cutting-edge information about the ABLE Act and practice tips on topics such as special needs trusts, government benefit and waiver programs, and guardianships.

Better assist attorneys representing individuals with special needs and their families by getting up-to-date on sophisticated topics including government benefit and waiver programs, ABLE, special needs trust drafting and tax implications, Section 8 housing, Social Security appeals, the Uniform Trust Code, trust administration issues and more!

With topics carefully crafted and taught by a committee of knowledgeable, experienced attorneys, the IICLE 4th Annual Local Government Law Institute is your resource for hands-on, practical help with municipal law issues. Learn about pressing issues such as utilizing public/private partnerships to fund public improvements, disciplining employees, understanding the Illinois Sunshine Laws, and working with challenging boards. Hear from a panel of in-house corporation counsel about how outside counsel can work most effectively with them. Our experts will address the hottest topics in local government law.

IICLE’s Fourth Annual Workers’ Compensation Institute will update you on the latest developments in the field and continue to assist you in taking your workers’ compensation practice to the next level! Sophisticated issues, such as an analysis of the most recent work comp cases, medical and scientific proof, stress cases, and an in-depth discussion of the Corn Belt case and its impact on PPD analyses, will be covered. The pitfalls of missing deadlines, as well as the new IWCC rules, will also be discussed. You won’t want to miss this terrific opportunity to network with Commissioners and Arbitrators and other workers’ comp attorneys!