Free Programs

This free online program is a joint project of SIU School of Law & the Jackson & Williamson County Bar Associations.

Live webcast only. This program is not being recorded.

Topics covered over three sessions include: VA Benefits for Veterans and Their Spouses; the DuPage County Veterans Court Program; and Assisting Veterans with Their Family Law Matters.

Sponsored by Clio: Considering how your law firm will react to the unexpected—and developing strategic plans of action for these events—can protect your clients and prevent your practice from coming to a screeching halt, especially with new situations like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
You’ll learn:

• The ethical obligations that shape how you should prepare for disasters and succession at your law firm
• The policies and procedures necessary for ensuring that your firm can react effectively to the unexpected
• How legal technology can help provide peace of mind in the face of uncertainty

In this program, an attorney and an experienced clinician specializing in behavioral health issues share their perspectives on the significant challenges for individual attorneys struggling with substance abuse problems and the impact of the prevalence of substance abuse issues on the legal profession as a whole. In addition to a further understanding of an attorney's obligations under the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, this session offers practical tips for supporting struggling colleagues and provides an overview of the treatment process and how it works.

Sponsored by Alliance Trust Company of Nevada: This session will provide you with strategies for evaluating when it is most appropriate and advantageous for Illinois families to establish an Illinois trust as opposed to a trust in another jurisdiction. The panel will apply the discussed strategies to case studies, illustrating potential outcomes, and will take questions from participants.

This free webcast focuses on changes in land trust law and administration as covered in the IICLE handbook MODERN LAND TRUST PRACTICE, 2020 Edition. David Lanciotti of Chicago Title Land Trust Company delves into the Land Trust Beneficiary Rights Act; inapplicability of the new Illinois Trust Code to land trusts; and recently decided cases.

This is the reality we are all facing where in person litigation, mediation, and even client meetings might not be possible or might need to be modified. Technology that can assist you, including online co-parenting communication tools such as Our Family Wizard, will be highlighted.