Illinois MCLE Courses On-Demand

This seminar will discuss Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6 Confidentiality and others associated with attorney presence online. This seminar will also discuss how to ethically respond to negative online reviews from clients and third parties. In addition, this seminar will use real life case scenarios to reinforce the ethical rules that can be violated. If you are often online, this is a seminar you will not want to miss.

This program will dive into the dichotomy of state and federal laws regarding the cannabis industry.

This seminar will explore the various dynamics of the attorney-client relationship. It will discuss taking directions from your client (Rule 1.2), keeping your client informed (Rule 1.4), confidentiality (Rule 1.6), setting and collecting fees (Rule 1.5), and firing a client.

This program will cover the various first day motions that are filed in chapter 11 individual and business cases.

Do you use ChatGPT in your practice? Have you thought about what ethical rules apply? This seminar will explore the ethical risks associated with lawyers using AI, particularly ChatGPT in their practice. You will not want to miss this seminar if you want to stay competent on this new emerging technology.

In this program, Judge Mary Beth O'Conner will share her personal story of addiction and recovery, and will give viewers tips, strategies and resources for battling addiction in their own lives.

This program will address the key ethical issues that commonly arise in adoption cases.

This CLE course provides attorneys with essential insights into the specialized role of a credentialed forensic genealogist in legal proceedings involving probate, real estate, and mineral rights.

This seminar is going to explore 5 of the most popular ethical mistakes plaguing attorneys. It will cover topics such and the unauthorized practice of law, conflicts of interest, civility and more.

This advanced course will take an in-depth look at the issues involved in the legal and ethical issues involved in drafting a surrogacy contract.

This program will guide viewers through the past, present, and future of NIL deals.

This program will provide a thorough examination of a lawyer’s ethical and professional duties both in and out of the courtroom as they relate to civility and professionalism.

This program focuses on the rules, statutes, case law, principles, and guidelines that govern a lawyer’s actions during personal time.

This course will guide sports law attorneys on how to advise sports agents on their obligations of managing high-profile clients.

This program provides a comprehensive overview of the SEC’s whistleblower program and the Tips, Complaints, and Referrals (TCR) system.

This program will take a deep-dive into the adoption process and will analyze the many federal laws that govern adoptions in the United States.

This program instructs attorneys on how to recognize the impaired professional, provides various resources to assist in the recovery, and identifies the possible disciplinary implications of an impaired attorneys' conduct.

There is a certain rhythm to the audit process, and it’s a very scary beat. In this presentation, I'll discuss the steps that most examinations begin and end with. We'll discuss eggshell audits, those audits where unbeknownst to the IRS at the start of the examination, the taxpayer has major criminal problems and what you can do to help shepherd your client through the pending storm. We'll also discuss the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm as well as the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking. Finally, we'll take a short digression into IRS Appeals.

This comprehensive overview provides essential legal insights for attorneys representing both buyers and sellers in business transactions.

Closing case files is not as simple as throwing the file in the trash can. The Rules of Professional Conduct force attorneys to close and dispose of files in an ethical manner taking into consideration client confidentiality (Rule 1.6) and safekeeping of client property (Rule 1.15). This seminar will go through some tips and tricks to properly close files and stay within the Rules of Professional Conduct.