Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Elder Law Short Course by learning about important topics including dealing with difficult POAs/guardians, litigating nursing home cases, and maximizing Medicare benefits. Hear about the newest cases and statutes and hear from a panel of Guardianship Judges about what you can do better in their courtrooms. Get practice tips about effective law office management, law firm succession strategies, keeping seniors and adults with disabilities in the community and removing a bad POA or guardian. Other topics to be covered include: planning with retirement benefits, the new VA pension rules, special needs trusts, Medicaid appeals, mental health commitments and much, much more!

This popular annual program for Illinois estate planners combines two full days of advanced estate and trust planning education from the top legal minds in the state with an unprecedented opportunity for professional networking. Topics covered this year include the new Section 199A qualified business interests deduction, the new Illinois Uniform Power of Appointment Act, estate planning with the increased federal exemption under the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, the generation-skipping transfer exemption, trustee compensation, family business succession planning, and much more!

Learn how you need to update your MSA templates after recent changes in the law, including IMDMA amendments, income shares and myriad new tax laws. This will be a HIGHLY INTERACTIVE program. Much of the day will be spent on small group work (based on practice experience) with faculty members rotating among the groups to teach best practices in MSA drafting. Attendees will work through sample provisions, drafting sections of a Marital Settlement Agreement, fixing problems, and learning preferred word choice and sentence structures. Specific topics covered will include: maintenance, property distribution, child support, parental allocation, retirement plans, and taxes.

This brand-new IICLE® program will help you more effectively facilitate relationships and handle litigation in guardianship cases. Learn how to handle both routine and difficult matters, including care plans, budgets, housing and citations. Get tips for dealing with third parties and resolving disputes.

Get an overview of music copyright law in an entertaining fashion by studying the legal trials and tribulations of the Rolling Stones! Learn about how you obtain a copyright as well as what legal rights you get with one. How do copyrights affect reproduction, distribution, public performance and streaming? Understand the ethical issues involved in representing a band.