Illinois CLE Online Seminars 

Mr. Martin Osinski discusses the Illinois Dissolution of Marriage Act, its provisions regarding the division of marital assets and other considerations an attorney should take when a client comes in with a divorce-related issue.

Cases in Illinois are cropping up regarding Lanham Act violations on the internet. Usually, this involves someone infringing upon the copyright of another's artwork, photographs or using a mark in the metadata that steers traffic to websites. Mr. Behnken explains metadata, search engines, and the infringement cases that are filling up state and federal courts.

Counseling Clients on Reducing Exposure and Recovering From Identity Theft

Joel Brodsky explains the ins and outs of hearsay and the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment. Having spent the last year litigating the issue, he provides in depth analysis of when each evidentiary limitation is applicable. Mr. Brodsky also explains the recent Illinois statute dubbed the “Drew Peterson Law” regarding hearsay and the potential issues it presents to both hearsay and the confrontation clause.

Christopher Keleher brings his insider knowledge of the Federal Appellate Court to bear on the most imporant task an attorney faces before any appellate court, State or Federal: How to be persuasive and avoid common pitfalls in structure, argument and tone that can cost you your case. Mr. Keleher goes step-by-step through the writing process. This seminar allows a lawyer to gain from Mr. Keleher's unique perspective having been a clerk in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals by learning effective tactics he suggests for successful Apellate argument.

This program has been approved for 0.5 Professionalism CLE hours.

The purpose of this program is to discuss the exposure that may exist when professional liability coverage is jeopardized through an inadvertent oversight or unexpected consequence of an attorney-policyholder’s actions.

This program provides an in-depth examination of critical areas of concern and litigation within the lawyer’s professional liability policy. This seminar is designed to provide a review of the policy for the benefit of a policyholder.

This seminar is not designed as a comprehensive review for purposes of insurance coverage litigation. Rather, it is intended to provide a general discussion for non-insurance coverage attorneys and to discuss how professionalism and liability are intertwined for attorneys.

This program is approved for 1.0 Professionalism CLE hours.

Tailoring Trial Advocacy for Mediation. This material provides an in-depth examination of proceeding into mediation with the purpose of tailoring the anticipated trial advocacy to the audience and process of mediation.

This program has been approved for 1.0 hours of Professionalism Credit by the Illinois Commission on Professionalism.

Elizabeth Granoff provides the viewer with an in-depth examination of the policies and procedures of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. As an insider for many years working with the ARDC, Ms. Granoff provides a review of the stages of an investigation and guidance on how to respond to specific inquiries by the ARDC.

Mr. Patterson, an Illinois attorney focusing his practice on commercial business litigation, authored Handling the Business Emergency for the American Bar Association. In this CLE presentation, Mr. Patterson's vast experiences in commercial litigation will be brought to bear to illustrate the handling of Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions. Attornies wishing to know even more about "TRO"s and Premilinary Injunctions are encouraged to obtain a copy of his book.

Beginning with the Statute itself and working outwards with caselaw explorations, Prof. William Goren's presentation takes a detailed look at the basis of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the current changes that have occured with new legislation and including several practical applications of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Leonard Rubin discusses the constituional issues affecting various entertainment industries and celebrities. Mr. Rubin will analyze the interplay between the First Amendment's Freedom of Speech guarantee and numerous industries, including music, broadcasting and publishers. While comparing and contrasting caselaw and using examples from his own experience as in-house counsel for a notorious magazine publisher, Mr. Rubin will also discuss Federal Act and Commission oversight on these industries.

Mr. Rubin presents an easily digestable explanation of rights on the internet. The rights of users and the rights of copyright holders are often controversial and provide for an interesting case study in trademark and copyright law. These interactions are governed by the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, or DMCA.