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How has the practice of law changed over the last 50 years and do older and younger attorneys see the practice differently? What can younger and older attorneys learn from one another to be more effective advocates? Are we listening to one another or are we talking over each other? Is anybody right or wrong and does it matter?

Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2025.

Viewpoints from the perspective of decision makers at arbitration and the Appellate Court.

Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2025.

Master delegation techniques so you can decrease attention on administrative tasks and instead focus on building your business through legal advocacy and representation.

An in-depth examination of the latest developments and best practices in Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) arrangements in workers' compensation cases. This session will cover recent regulatory changes, key compliance considerations, and effective strategies for ensuring proper funding and management of MSAs. What do attorneys need to know to protect their clients?

Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2025.

This course describes the following Illinois Department of Human Services benefits: 1) Aid for the Aged, Blind, Disabled (AABD) Cash assistance and 2) Medicare Savings Programs. These two benefits are highly underutilized but provide very valuable benefits to low-income, vulnerable older adults. The training will describe how to apply for the benefits, eligibility criteria, and how to maximize benefits.

The so-called “gig” economy has more and more companies classifying workers as independent contractors. Are these workers employees? What factors are considered in making the determination? How do attorneys prove and disprove an employee-employer relationship?

Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2025.

Has McAlister changed how we determine whether an accident arises out of one’s employment? Has the case changed how we prosecute and defend cases where there is a an “arising out of” issue? Is this a new landscape or simply new terminology?

Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2025.

Explore the variety of issues employees and employers face when an injury impacts employment status. Key topics include retaliatory discharge, wrongful termination, FMLA, ADA, and resignation agreements.

Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2025.

New decisions by the Appellate Court and the Workers’ Compensation Commission that may impact your practice.

Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2025.

This session will focus on common estate planning mistakes that we should all avoid and will cover many topics, including taking advantage of portability, using the Illinois QTIP election and properly allocating GST exemption.

Originally presented as part of the Estate Planning Boot Camp.

This session will summarize the key tax and estate planning benefits that can be achieved by carefully incorporating a life insurance policy in a client’s estate plan. In addition, it will address the differences between term and permanent life insurance, determining who should be the owner and beneficiary of the life insurance policy, how best to fund a trust-owned life insurance policy, and avoiding the troublesome “transfer-for-value” rule.

Originally presented as part of the Estate Planning Boot Camp.

This session will cover several important decision points concerning IRAs that most IRA owners will encounter so you can answer their questions. These will include beneficiary designations, IRA owner’s disability, investment of IRA assets in nonmarketable assets, and administering IRAs after the owner’s death.

Originally presented as part of the Estate Planning Boot Camp.