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Practical and focused on real-world strategies, this course gives practitioners the updates and tools they need to confidently handle today’s workers’ compensation cases. This full-day program brings together leading attorneys, commissioners, and judges to cover new caselaw, digital evidence issues, Section 5 challenges, Medicare Set-Asides, employment-related claims, utilization review and effective legal writing.

2026 amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act expand the scope of employee protected activities, provide additional detail to unlawful employment practices, and specify requirements for employment agreements, including new confidentiality requirements.

A practical exploration of how Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) governs secured transactions involving digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and blockchain-based records. Gain a working understanding of key legal concepts including “control,” “controllable electronic records,” and “digital collateral,” and how these apply to the creation, transfer, and enforcement of rights in decentralized environments.

PRE-ORDER Providing clear guidance on employer responsibilities during terminations, this handbook addresses compliance with federal and state regulations, exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine, employee privacy and testing issues, and considerations for public employees and family leave.

PRE-ORDER This handbook is a comprehensive litigation guide that covers pleadings, motions, discovery, trial strategies, ADR, appeals, and practical tools like forms, checklists, and model clauses.

IRAs can pose a challenge to attorneys engaging in Medicaid planning, but a properly structured Medicaid Compliant Annuity can help.

Moving beyond just social media, this program addresses other components of your online presence. Topics include becoming easier to find in searches, including strategies for showing up in SEO and AEO results. Also discussed is how to craft your differentiator; cadence, compliance, and metrics; and how the Rules of Professional Conduct impact your marketing work.

Social media evidence is now routine in Illinois Litigation. This program focuses on the evidentiary standards used in the state, with a focus on relevance, authentication, Hearsay, Best Evidence, and Rule 403.

Explore the complex intersection of elder abuse and diminished capacity, with a focus on evolving strategies for identification, intervention, and advocacy. This session will address new approaches to assessing capacity, legal tools available to protect vulnerable adults, and the implications of updated ABA Rule 1.14 on representing clients with diminished capacity. Gain insight into practical case management, ethical duties, and effective collaboration with professionals in other disciplines.
Originally presented as part of Elder Law Short Course 2025.

When an interested party (caregiver, spouse, child, friend, or agent under a Power of Attorney) is involved, attorneys and geriatric care managers must clearly identify and protect the true client. This session covers practical and ethical strategies to manage caregiver influence, maintain boundaries, and address conflicts. Attendees will gain tools to recognize red flags and ensure advocacy remains focused on the client’s rights and wishes.
Originally presented as part of Elder Law Short Course 2025.

Disputes in guardianship cases are becoming more frequent and more complex. This session will cover the most common challenges that arise—such as objections to appointments, claims of undue influence, disagreements among family members, and allegations of incapacity. Learn how to navigate contested hearings, handle difficult parties, and manage the procedural and evidentiary issues that come with these high-stakes cases.
Originally presented as part of Elder Law Short Course 2025.

Retirement accounts can be a major asset in estate planning—especially when special needs trusts (SNTs) and elder law considerations come into play. This session will cover how the SECURE Act changed the rules for inherited retirement accounts and what that means when planning for individuals with disabilities. Learn practical drafting tips, explore tax consequences, and examine how to align retirement assets with SNTs and long-term care planning.
Originally presented as part of Elder Law Short Course 2025.