TO
REGISTER/VIEW THE RECORDED WEBCAST ON JUNE 19, 2008:
Click here (http://www.iian.ibeam.com/events/webx001/26617)
Presented by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary
Commission
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Holiday Inn – Joliet Conference Center
411 S. Larkin Ave.
Joliet, Illinois
3:00-5:15 p.m. Program
3:00-3:05 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction of Justice Thomas L.
Kilbride
ARDC Commissioners, and Bar Presidents
Jerome Larkin, ARDC Administrator
3:05-3:15 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Hon. Thomas L. Kilbride
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court – Third District
3:15-5:10 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Michael L. Bolos (Chair, ARDC Hearing Board), Michael L. Bolos, Ltd., Joliet
Brigid A. Duffield (Chair, ARDC Hearing Board), Law Offices of Brigid A. Duffield, P.C., Wheaton
Maritza Martinez (ARDC Inquiry Board), Law Offices of Robert A. Fisher, Ltd., Chicago
Robert A. Merrick, Jr. (Respondents’ Counsel), Robert A. Merrick Jr. Ltd., Chicago
Wendy Muchman, ARDC Litigation Group Manager, Chicago
David F. Rolewick (ARDC Review Board), Rolewick & Gutzke, P.C., Wheaton
Janet Piper Voss, Executive
Director, Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP)
Moderator: James J. Grogan, ARDC Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel
The panel will discuss hypothetical situations highlighting professional responsibility issues that may lead to ARDC involvement. Topics include:
· Hardball Lawyering - Putting Professionalism Back into the Legal Profession: Is it More Than Just an Aspiration?
· Common ARDC Client Grievances: How They are Investigated and Why, and Ways to Minimize Them in the First Place
· Client Trust Accounts: The Requirements of Maintaining Property in Trust and Where to Deposit Fees After Dowling
· The Duty to Report Professional Misconduct: The Meaning of the “Himmel” Duty
· The Impact of Impairments on Attorney Misconduct and Client Protection Awards to Victims of Dishonest Conduct of Disciplined Attorneys
5:10-5:15 p.m. Final Remarks
Benedict Schwarz, II (Chair, ARDC
Commissioners)
Law Office of Benedict Schwarz, West Dundee
Certificate of Attendance for MCLE Credit
Upon completion of the seminar, you will receive an e-mail instructing you to complete a seminar survey. Once the survey has been e-mailed back and the ARDC has verified your participation, a Certificate of Attendance for MCLE credit in Illinois (2.0 hours) will be e-mailed to you for your records. Under the MCLE rules, you must keep the Certificate for three years after the end of your two-year reporting period. Do not submit it to the MCLE Board unless you are audited by the MCLE Board.
*IMPORTANT NOTE*
Illinois MCLE Rules prohibit a lawyer from claiming credit for attending the same course twice in the same twelve month period. An attorney can attend as many repeat sessions of the same course as he or she wants, but the attorney may claim CLE credit from only one course.
St. Clair County on September 8, 2005
Champaign County on September 7, 2006
DuPage County on September 6, 2007
McHenry County on November 1, 2007
Rock Island County on June 5, 2008
If you attended any of the last three sessions listed above, you cannot claim additional CLE credit if you want to attend the ARDC webcast scheduled for June 19, 2008. If you attended either of the first two events, you are free to apply for credit for both the in-person event and the webcast.