Learn how to supercharge your client generating skills utilizing artificial intelligence from an attorney with over 38 years of experience. Also learn how successful lawyers generate substantial legal fees by using AI to generate referrals. Topics to be discussed will include using AI with websites, blogs, networking, direct marketing, Google, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and more.

Speaker: 
Robert Schaller, Schaller Law Firm, P.C. 
Robert Schaller is a bankruptcy and tax attorney. He concentrates his practice on providing bankruptcy services and IRS tax relief to clients struggling with IRS back taxes. Schaller is both an attorney and registered certified public accountant, and he is president of the National Bankruptcy Academy and presenter at the Schaller Bankruptcy Masterclass. Schaller is a national speaker to bar association committees. He has also published numerous articles appearing in national, state, and local law journals and law reviews. Schaller has also authored 24 books on taxes, bankruptcy, and client development available on Amazon.com. Schaller practices virtually throughout the State of Illinois with his physical office in Oak Brook, IL.

If you have a Google account (you probably do if you use Chrome or the search engine with any regularity), Google collects data about your activity. Unfortunately, it’s up to you to know what data is being collected and to understand how it’s being used, especially given the privacy and ethical implications for lawyers. In this seminar, we’ll outline what is being collected and how you can limit it.

Speaker: 
Anne Haag is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. She is also a certified crisis counselor and volunteers as a patient advocate in the ER. She is currently working towards her Masters in Social Work through the University of Illinois Chicago to become a licensed mental health professional.

One of the areas in which new solo practitioners struggle most acutely is accounting. Lawyers try to be the bookkeeper for their practice and fail, simply because they don’t have the training required to excel in this department. In this seminar, we’ll cover the following facets you need to be aware of in order to manage your firm’s finances;
- Creating a financial foundation
- How to effectively use financial reports, budgets, & forecasts
- How to manage cash
- The Law Firm Financial Cycle

You’ll leave with a greater awareness of how to manage your money effectively and responsibly.

Speaker: 
Chelsea Williams, Founder, Core Solutions Group, Inc. With over 10 years of experience, Chelsea not only has the knowledge to get your financial house in order, but the personality to make it enjoyable. She understands that law school didn't teach you about money and has built systems to get you from where you are to where you want to be.

The seminar will focus on the current challenges that the healthcare field has faced while expanding access to healthcare. Speakers will discuss the effect of the recent influx of migrants in Chicago. 

Topics and Speakers:
Eligibility Under the Public Charge Doctrine 
The presentation will focus on an overview of the public charge admissibility doctrine. Presenters will discuss whether and to what extent health benefits are “counted” in the public charge test, whether new arrivals might be subject to the public charge test, and new arrivals’ eligibility for various health coverage pathways. 
Andrea Kovach, Senior Attorney, Healthcare Justice at the Shriver Center for Poverty Law 
Daniela Velez-Clucas, Staff Attorney, Healthcare Justice/Immigration at the Shriver Center for Poverty Law 

Adjusting to 81K More Visits: A Hospital System Perspective 
The presentation will focus on how Cook County Health has adjusted their practices to accommodate the 81,000 more visits they had last year from newly arrived migrants in the City of Chicago. Presentation will also include recommendations for hospital systems to follow to prepare for more visits. 
Jeffrey McCutchan, General Counsel, Cook County Health

The Office of the Mayor’s Response to Migrant Healthcare 
The presentation will focus on measures the Office of the Mayor has made to expand the City’s resources to accommodate new arrivals into the city and the challenges the Office of the Mayor has encountered in implementing healthcare changes to assist migrants in the city. 
Dr. Olusimbo Ige, Chicago Public Health Commissioner

Moderator:
Tanairy Delgado, Chair, YLS Health & Hospital Law Committee

Ethical and effective billing and collection is one of the many challenges lawyers face. Even when you have delivered the best possible result for your client, you may have trouble collecting your fee. Clients may balk at the final billing statement or question the work performed. Join speakers Erin McCartney, J.D. and Erik Crep, J.D. as they discuss how to implement client-centric billing processes that will help you avoid potential fee disputes. You will learn helpful billing tips so your firm can establish efficient and ethical billing processes to ensure you are properly compensated for your work.

“Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.’s famous quip wasn’t about navigating a deluge of legal AI hype in 2024, but it could have been. The right type of generative AI offers attorneys immense benefits, but between “robot lawyers” and sanctions from judges for misuse of AI, it can be hard to navigate.

Attend our webinar to learn:

• A brief history of AI and the law

• How to distinguish between responsible and irresponsible uses of AI

• Real, trustworthy applications of generative AI, including legal research, document review, and contract analysis

• How to apply existing legal ethics requirements to generative AI

The presenter is Ryan Groff, Lecturer, Attorney, CIPP/US of Casetext the leaders of innovation in legal AI since 2013 and the developers of CoCounsel, the world’s first AI legal assistant.

Phishing attacks are constantly evolving, becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot. Lawyers are prime targets for these attacks due to the large amount of personal information they retain related to their clients, so it’s essential for lawyers to receive training on this topic. In this seminar, we’ll discuss how the landscape has evolved over the past year and take a look at the various strategies hackers might use to ‘go phishing.’ We’ll also discuss how you can better your odds of spotting a phishing attempt and train team members to do the same.

Speaker: 
Anne Haag is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. She is also a certified crisis counselor and volunteers as a patient advocate in the ER. She is currently working towards her Masters in Social Work through the University of Illinois Chicago to become a licensed mental health professional.

Lawyers need to have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word 2016. In this program, we’ll look at the basics of what the program has to offer. This will be an introduction to the platform, with a focus on several of its sophisticated formatting tools that can help you create polished, well-formatted versions of the documents you use regularly (engagement letters, retainers, non-engagement letters, etc.). In this class, we’ll explore why utilizing these formatting tools creates stronger documents than doing things manually might. NOTE: This class is ideal for Office 2016 users, but other version users are still welcome. Word for Mac users are welcome as well!

Speaker: 
Anne Haag is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. She is also a certified crisis counselor and volunteers as a patient advocate in the ER. She is currently working towards her Masters in Social Work through the University of Illinois Chicago to become a licensed mental health professional.

AI is the hottest topic in legal circles today with some lawyers embracing it and some seemingly dismissing artificial intelligence entirely. What is the best way to incorporate it into your practice? And how can you comply with your ethical obligations while using AI? Speakers David P. Atkins and Dana M. Hrelic of Pullman & Comley answer these questions and discuss what AI means in the legal context, how it can be properly used to benefit you and your clients, and the risks related to its use. They will propose internal firm policies to consider before you implement AI tools at your firm. Join us to weigh the benefits and risks of AI in this Brave New World.

Free CLE webinar offered by: Hiscox
Host: Cozen O'Connor
1 CLE credit

In this continuing education course, Cozen O’Connor will provide an overview of commercial general liability insurance. The presenters will explore some related hot topics and address frequently asked questions. 

CLE credit is available in:  CA, IL, MN, NV, NY, PA and TX. All other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.  

If you previously earned credit for attending this course, you may not receive credit for completing it again. However, we still encourage you to attend for informational purposes. Please refer to your state's requirements regarding Continuing Education.

Proactive planners and probate litigators discuss red flag issues in estate planning from a drafting and litigation perspective.

Event to be moderated by CBA President, Ray J. Koenig III of Clark Hill PLC. Panel is co-sponsored by the CBA Probate Practice Committee and CBA YLS Estate Planning Committee and will feature panelists Robin Maher of Levin Schreder & Carey, Mallory Moreno of Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., Daniel Cornfield of Cornfield Law Office, and Christina Mermigas of Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.

Join the CBA’s new Biometric Information and Privacy Law Committee for its introductory seminar which will focus on current trends in Biometric Information and Privacy Law (BIPA) in the aftermath of the Cothron Decision.

Panelists:
Alejandro Caffarelli, Caffarelli & Associates, Ltd. 
Hon. Morton Denlow, JAMS
Joel Griswold, Baker Hostetler
Mary Smigielski, Lewis Brisbois 
James Zouras, Stephan Zouras, LLP

Moderator: 
Mark Guest, Lewis Brisbois; Chair, CBA Biometric Information and Privacy Law Committee

Join us for the annual CBA Insurance Law Committee seminar where speakers will address cutting edge insurance coverage issues associated with BIPA claims, Artificial Intelligence, and the GIPA class actions vs. life insurers.

Topics and Speakers:
Insurance Coverage for BIPA Claims
Fingerprint mapping, retinal scanning, facial and voice recognition, and other biometric identifiers are no longer just the stuff of futuristic films. These are all metrics that have become increasingly common in our everyday world from accessing your phone, to starting your shift at work. And while these advanced technologies can certainly elevate our lifestyle and productivity, the collection, storage, and use of these metrics can also present new and unique questions when it comes to insurance coverage. These unique questions and disagreement among courts in how to handle them in the legal landscape will be discussed.
Nicholas J. Daly, Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP
Prathyusha Matam, Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP

Artificial Intelligence 
We are finding ourselves in the brave new world. Artificial intelligence is here and permeating our lives more and more.  While involving issues of privacy, the use of AI also raises other issues, many of which impact insurance. One recent example of the challenges of AI is reports by Tom Hanks that ads for dental plans that appeared to feature him were deep fakes created by AI.  These issues, including legal developments in insurance, including regulations, will be discussed.
Daniel Cotter, Dickinson Wright

GIPA Class Actions vs. Life Insurers
As the speakers discussed, BIPA claims are prevalent. In recent months, a new development has occurred under a second act in Illinois, the Genetic Information Privacy Act.  Life insurers doing business in the state have been sued for alleged violations of GIPA.  A brief analysist of GIPA and the nature of the suits, including questions of insurance coverage, will be discussed. 
Daniel Cotter, Dickinson Wright

Moderators:
Daniel Cotter, Dickinson Wright
Thomas Hanekamp, Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP
Chairs, CBA Insurance Law Committee

Learn from the bench and bar practice tips and issue spotting in adoption cases. This seminar will cover new case law updates impacting adoption law and issues in cybersecurity as it relates to adoption. An attorney panel will share issue spotting and practice tips and judges will provide perspective from the bench. 

Topics and Speakers:
Major Case Law Updates
Cailee Alderman, Kogut & Wilson, LLC
Ashley Reed, Monahan Law Group, LLC

Cybersecurity
Don Brown, Firefly Network Services, Inc.

Issue Spotting and Practice Tips 
Genie Miller Gillespie, Gillespie Law Group, LLC 
Shelley Ballard, Shelley B. Ballard, PC 
Denise Patton, Law Office of Denise J. Patton

Perspective from the Bench
Hon. Maureen Ward Kirby, Cook County Circuit Court, Acting Presiding Judge of County Division

Moderator:
Rachael Toft, Law Offices of Rachael Toft; Vice-Chair, CBA Adoption Law Committee

Are you still practicing bad password habits, like using one or a handful of passwords for all your logins, or using easy to guess passwords like “123456” (still the most common password in use)? If so, you and your firm’s security are at a significantly greater risk. Utilizing a password manager is one of the most significant steps you can take to improve your security online. A password manager helps you securely store your passwords and generate extremely secure ones, so you can have increased peace of mind without having to remember a million different combinations. In this seminar, we’ll take a look at a few cloud-based password management options, then demonstrate how you can install and use Dashlane, one popular option.

Speaker: 
Anne Haag is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. She is also a certified crisis counselor and volunteers as a patient advocate in the ER. She is currently working towards her Masters in Social Work through the University of Illinois Chicago to become a licensed mental health professional.

This seminar will provide lawyers of all ages and in all practice areas with relevant and timely information relating to issues involving professional responsibility and attorney ethics. Seminar will be lead as a panel discussion and questions from the audience are encouraged. 

Speakers:
Jeremy Boeder, Partner, Tribler, Orpett & Meyer, P.C.
Hon. Margaret A. Brennan, (Ret.), ADR Systems
Thomas F. Falkenberg, Founding Partner, Falkenberg Ives, LLP
Kathryne Hayes, Attorney, Collins, Bargione & Vuckovich
Johnathon C. Koechley, Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Martin O’Hara, Principal, Much Shelist, P.C.
Stephanie Stewart, Partner, Robinson, Stewart, Montgomery & Doppke, LLC 

Moderators:
Jefferey Ogden Katz, Founder, The Katz Law Firm, P.C.
Amir R. Tahmassebi, Konicek & Dillon, P.C.
Chairs, CBA Professional Responsibility Committee