Learn about the latest developments in Illinois Commercial Real Estate law at #CRETrends2019. What does due diligence look like in 2019 and beyond? What commercial title endorsements do you need to know about? Get current on relevant case law and understand the essentials about 1031 Exchanges and Opportunity Zones as well as the hottest trends in the practice.

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!

The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Columbus Day Seminar—powered by IICLE®—was sold out again in 2018! The 2019 Columbus Day seminar addresses the latest critical changes to Illinois family law, including thorough tax and case law updates. Learn how to use information on decision-making to obtain desired outcomes and how to make the best decisions (even under stress!). Understand exactly how DCFS Investigations work and hear from a panel of guardians ad litem, child reps, and judges.

Learn from judges and attorneys about critical updates important to family law practitioners at the IICLE® 7th Biannual Master Teacher Seminar: Child Support & Maintenance. Understand changes to the maintenance guidelines, the impact of the Salvatore case on child support awards, and the new 50% soft-cap. Learn how to most effectively collect child support and maintenance, how the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act impacts family law practitioners, how to argue maintenance deviation and review/termination cases, and much more!

Do most of your clients have estates worth less than $4M? If so, the IICLE® “Estate Planning for the 99%” program is for you, as it will cover issues that are more common for those estates unaffected by current tax laws. Get a refresher about foundational estate planning documents and their execution requirements, take a comprehensive look at planning issues facing parents of minor children, understand the estate planning tools that can be used to transition a family owned business or farm, learn how to structure an estate plan using strategies other than trusts, consider several techniques which will help reduce or eliminate the imposition of the Illinois estate tax, understand potential conflicts and maximize the chance that an estate plan will be successfully defended, and obtain best practices for running a successful estate planning practice of any size.

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.