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ISBA Standing Committee on Law-Related Education and McLean County Trial Courts Seek Bar Association Volunteers As Vice Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Law-Related Education and Regional Coordinator of the 2010 Mock Trial Region IV Downstate Invitational, I am pleased to announce a new partnership between the McLean County Trial Courts and the ISBA Standing Committee On Law-Related Education. On Friday, February 12, 2010, the McLean County Law & Justice Center will host the 2010 ISBA Mock Trial Downstate Regional Invitational. Approximately a dozen teams from high schools throughout the Central and Downstate Regions of Illinois are expected to attend and compete to go to the Mock Trial Invitational Finals to be held at University of Illinois – Springfield on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Eleventh Judicial Trial Court Administrator Will Scanlon has permitted the use of the Law & Justice Center for the Central and Downstate high schools to compete to move on to the Finals. Each team will have the opportunity to compete twice, representing the plaintiffs and defendants, in the 2010 Mock Trial case, Logan Lovell v. Pat Sainsbury. Case materials, schedule, and rules & procedures for the ISBA Mock Trial Invitational are available online at: http://www.isba.org/teachers/mocktrial/index.html Friday, February 12, the Law & Justice Center courtrooms will be open and available for the Mock Trial teams to use. President’s Day will be observed on Monday, February 15 at which time the courtrooms will be closed and locked. Attorneys will be in their offices working on Friday but there is no court. This is the perfect time to volunteer to assist the ISBA Standing Committee on Law-Related Education to come to court to assist in judging the high school teams during the regional invitational. Here is a tentative schedule for the February 12 Regional Mock Trial Invitational. Building opens 7:30 AM Glenwood High School (PD) Please volunteer for this educational event. If you know of a school who would like to participate in the regional invitational but is not on the list, please feel free to contact me. If you or someone you know has any questions or would like to volunteer, my contact information is: Pablo EvesTelephone number (309) 261-9877Email address
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2008 LEGAL AID AWARD: The McLean County Bar Association is the recipient of the McAndrews Award for maintaining a pro bono plan with Prairie States Legal Services that served 89 clients during 2007-2008. Participating Bloomington-area lawyers contributed 919.65 hours of pro bono, and reduced a waiting list from more than 100 underserved clients to only 26, including new cases. OVERVIEW:MCBA is a valuable resource for both the legal profession as well as for members of the McLean County community. From continuing legal education and support services, to our lawyer referral services, we're dedicated to helping our members achieve their goals, and to promoting public awareness and keeping the legal system accessible to all. Members of the Bar recognize their responsibility to the community. Whether it is the Peoples Law School or the acceptance of referrals from Prairie State Legal Services, local attorneys are at the forefront of providing services to the general public. |
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The MCBA has members that provide experienced, agressive trial and litigation services for personal injury clients -- individuals hurt due to the negligence of someone else. This area of the law covers more than just injury cases it also includes wrongful death, transportation liability, product liability, premises liability, libel or slander, malpractice, and structured settlements. If you are in need of any of the above services you will need one of our personal injury bar members.
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A separation and divorce can often be emotional and stressful. MCBA members provide counsel to clients on a personal basis through what is often a difficult time in their lives. We have experience and knowledge in all separation, divorce and related property areas. We counsel clients to understand and enforce their rights as they may relate to taxes, division of property, and other family law finance issues. We work with clients in the preparation of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial property settlements.
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Criminal Law
The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Should you find that you are in a postion that your require representation for misdemeanors, felonies, probation, parole revocation please contact one of our members that specialize in criminal law.Business Law
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Business law is the body of law which governs business and commerce. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals both with issues of private law and public law. Commercial law regulates corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. If you require assistance with forming a business entity, buying or selling a business, contracts, leases, trademarks, copyrights, litigation, arbitration or mediation please select a member that specializes in Business Law.
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