Programs

A comprehensive guide to establishing and admitting evidence effectively in workers' compensation cases. This session will focus on the admissibility of various types of evidence, including text messages, emails, business records, medical records, medical bills, audio recordings, photographs, videos, medical reports, and peer-reviewed articles. Learn best practices for gathering, presenting, and challenging evidence to strengthen your cases.

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

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 program provides the latest perspectives on a variety of topics involving the use of medical evidence at trial. Both Plaintiff’s attorneys and those defending against claims will find something of interest. Topics addressed include: PTSD claims in personal injury law; Certificates of Merit; Using respondents; and Deposing physicians and experts.

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.

This session will walk you through a checklist to ensure thoroughness in each stage of the planning process, from pre-engagement to document drafting to termination of representation, to help you avoid malpractice claims. Additionally, a Q&A session will address specific issues that arise in everyday practice.

Originally presented as part of the Estate Planning Boot Camp.