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When: November 5, 2020, time to be determined
Where: Chicago, location to be determined
What: 24thAnnual Jerry Mirza Memorial Risk Management Conference

Every lawyer who attends all of this free conference will receive 2.50 hours of approved general MCLE credit, which includes 1.50 hours of professionalism MCLE credit and 1.00 hour of mental health and substance abuse credit.

Advance registration is required. Registration will open in October 2020

Presentations:

• To Be determined

Speakers:

• To be determined

Upon renewal of their ISBA Mutual policy, insured firms will receive a $100 premium credit for every lawyer who attended and completed the entire conference, subject to the following conditions.

• Each premium credit will be issued in the name of the participating lawyer and is not transferable. The premium credit may only be used by the lawyer to whom the credit was issued.
• The premium credit may only be redeemed once per lawyer, per policy renewal on policies with renewal dates after the conference date in which the lawyer attended.
• Lawyers can only use one policy credit per policy renewal, regardless of the number of events they attended. If a lawyer attends more than one session of the Jerry Mirza Memorial Risk Management Conference, the total credit applied will not exceed $100.

When: September, 24, 2020, time TBD
Where: Collinsville, location to be determined
What: 24thAnnual Jerry Mirza Memorial Risk Management Conference

Every lawyer who attends all of this free conference will receive 2.50 hours of approved general MCLE credit, which includes 1.50 hours of professionalism MCLE credit and 1.00 hour of mental health and substance abuse credit.

Advance registration is required. Registration will open in August 2020

Presentations:

• To Be determined

Speakers:

• To be determined

Upon renewal of their ISBA Mutual policy, insured firms will receive a $100 premium credit for every lawyer who attended and completed the entire conference, subject to the following conditions.

• Each premium credit will be issued in the name of the participating lawyer and is not transferable. The premium credit may only be used by the lawyer to whom the credit was issued.
• The premium credit may only be redeemed once per lawyer, per policy renewal on policies with renewal dates after the conference date in which the lawyer attended.
• Lawyers can only use one policy credit per policy renewal, regardless of the number of events they attended. If a lawyer attends more than one session of the Jerry Mirza Memorial Risk Management Conference, the total credit applied will not exceed $100.

When: August 6, 2020, 11:30 a.m. check-in and lunch, session is from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: ISBA Mutual Offices, 20 S. Clark St., Ste. 800
What: Lunch and Learn: The Jaded Lawyer: Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Advance registration required.

Recent studies have confirmed that the overwhelming stress that is commonplace in our legal profession disproportionately results in attorneys suffering higher levels of depression, anxiety, substance use, burnout, cognitive problems, addiction, and other serious issues at rates much higher than those seen in the general population. While changing the nature of the legal profession is likely to be a slow process, individuals have the capacity to make small changes that have been scientifically shown to mitigate the negative impact of stress, reducing the likelihood of compassion fatigue and burnout.

You will learn:

• What Compassion Fatigue and Burnout are;
• The signs and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout;
• What factors make lawyers particularly vulnerable to Compassion Fatigue and Burnout; and
• Best practices for prevention of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout.

Speaker:

• Dr. Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD—Executive Director at the Lawyers’ Assistance Program

Every lawyer who attends this free lunch and learn will receive 1.00 hours of approved MCLE credit, which includes 1.00 hours of Mental Health & Wellness MCLE credit (currently pending approval).

Lunch will be provided.

This is part of a series of Lunch and Learns hosted by ISBA Mutual.

When: June 25, 2020, 11:30 a.m. check-in and lunch, session is from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: ISBA Mutual Offices, 20 S. Clark St., Ste. 800
What: Lunch and Learn: Civility: Difficult People and Conversations in the Workplace

Advance registration required.

Difficult people are everywhere. However, when they exist in the workspace, in the courts, and the clients with whom we work, it can create major issues which influence personal health and wellness. The legal field can be a very stressful work setting and adding hostile persons to the work environment can make it feel impossible to cope. This program will support attorneys, judges and law students in understanding the psychological, physical, and emotional impact of dealing with difficult people at work. Additionally, providing helpful skill sets to manage and minimize the negative impact these people and conversations have on us will also be provided. This presentation will provide skills and behaviors which will help you feel more empowered and in control while working with difficult people or engaging in difficult conversations.

Participants will:

• Understand the impact working with difficult people and engaging in difficult conversations can have on those in the legal profession;
• Understand that dealing with difficult people and situations can increase mental health problems and negative coping mechanisms;
• Learn how to minimize behaviors which create more problems in dealing with difficult people and conversations;
• Learn how to increase behaviors which place boundaries and limits on difficult people and difficult conversations and;
• Learn skills to help manage difficult people and engage in difficult conversations more effectively.

Speaker:

• Dr. Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD—Executive Director at the Lawyers’ Assistance Program

Every lawyer who attends this free lunch and learn will receive 1.00 hours of approved MCLE credit, which includes 1.00 hours of Mental Health & Wellness MCLE credit (currently pending approval).

Lunch will be provided.

This is part of a series of Lunch and Learns hosted by ISBA Mutual.

When: May 20, 2020;
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Check-in & Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MCLE presentation
Where: NIU Naperville Conference Center, 1120 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563
What: Lunch and Learn: Managing and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

A significant part of any effective screening of potential clients and new matters necessarily involves a careful conflict-check process. No final decision about retention should be made without first identifying whether a conflict exists and, if so, determining whether a conflict waiver can be used to appropriately manage the conflict.

Conflicts of interest are one of the primary causes of legal malpractice claims in Illinois. Claims may arise when checks are not undertaken or are performed ineffectively, where conflict waivers are either not used or fail to identify or explain the conflict properly, or where conflicts that arise during the course of an engagement go unaddressed.

Conflicts can generally be divided into two broad categories:

• Situations where one client’s interests are adverse to those of another client (past or present); and
• Situations where the lawyer’s own interests are inconsistent with those of the client.

Many traditional conflict of interest systems are designed to identify the first type of conflict, but not the second. The second type, however, is appearing more frequently in legal malpractice claims.

This lunch and learn is focused on helping lawyers avoid both types of conflicts, through appropriate conflict check systems and via effective conflict waivers.

You will learn:

• How to establish a conflict of interest system
• Tips for dealing with the “Unrepresented Party”
• What to watch out for when representing multiple parties
• Conflicts to avoid at all costs
• Self-dealing conflicts of interests to avoid
• Under what circumstances a conflict may be effectively waived

Speaker:

• Jeremy N. Boeder, Partner, Tribler, Orpett & Meyer P.C.

Every lawyer who attends this free lunch and learn will receive 1.00 hours of approved MCLE credit, which includes 1.00 hours of professional responsibility MCLE credit (currently pending approval).

Lunch will be provided.

This is part of a series of Lunch and Learns hosted by ISBA Mutual.