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Welcome!The Peoria County Bar Association was founded in 1879 and is the largest regional bar association in downstate Illinois. Timothy J. Cassidy became the 102nd President of the Association in July 2009. Read his message. Contact Information: Peoria County Bar Association 411 Hamilton Boulevard, Suite 1618, Peoria, Illinois 61602 Telephone: (309) 674-6049 pcba@mtco.com Diversity and Equal OpportunityStrides for JusticePCBA's Fitness, Health and Wellness Committee is sponsoring a 5k Run or Walk on Saturday, May 15th, along beautiful Grandview Drive in Peoria Heights. Directed by Tracy Litzinger, the event is being supported by the talents of the entire committee and several volunteers. Click here to download the registration form. Download the LegalEase.
PCBA CLE Programs available on DVD.The second reporting period for attorneys with last names beginning with A through M began on July 1, 2008 and will close on June 30, 2010. The requirement for this reporting period is 24 hours (as opposed to 20 hours in the first reporting period). The Peoria County Bar Association offers MCLE accredited DVDs, including the written course materials, for many of our 2008-2009 CLE presentations. Lawyers Helping Service MembersIn response to previous PCBA President Mike Lied’s focus on helping service members, PCBA members are providing legal services for military personnel. We thank the following attorneys for their efforts in the past month: August: We would like to thank Mary Corrigan, Howard and Howard Attorneys PLLC, for preparing a Will for a veteran. September: We would like to thank James LeFante, LeFante Law Office, for representing a service member with a Traumatic Brain Injury from a fall while on duty in Iraq, in a landlord tenant dispute. November: We would like to thank John P. Vespa for his assistance to a veteran with a Family Law matter. January: We would like to thank Ronald L. Hanna and James Springer for their assistance to service members. Anyone interested in helping with this program, please contact Mike Lied mlied@howardandhoward.com or the PCBA pcba@mtco.com PCBA CLE NEWSPCBA offers live MCLE seminars year round to help members meet their MCLE obligations. January 16 – Family Law Seminar – 8:30 – Noon – Hotel Pere Marquette January 23 – Probate / Estate Planning/ Elder Law Seminar – 8:30 – Noon – Hotel Pere Marquette January 30 – Civil Practice I – 8:30 – Noon – Hotel Pere Marquette February 20 – Civil Practice II – 8:30 – Noon – Hotel Pere Marquette February 27 – General Practice – 8:30 – Noon – Hotel Pere Marquette March 3 – Brown Bag Seminar – Noon Hour - PCBA office – Members only – FREE 1hr. CLE credit - Criminal Law – Tim Penn March 10 – Brown Bag Seminar – Noon Hour - PCBA office – Members only – FREE 1hr. CLE credit - Medical Discovery – Matt Smith March 17 – Brown Bag Seminar – Noon Hour - PCBA office – Members only – FREE 1hr. CLE credit - Commercial Real Estate – Ken Eathington March 24 – Brown Bag Seminar – Noon Hour - PCBA office – Members only – FREE 1hr. CLE credit - Family Law – Shazhad Khan March 31 – Brown Bag Seminar – Noon Hour - PCBA office – Members only – FREE 1hr. CLE credit -Collections – Brian Johnson Friday, May 21 - Noon – 2:00 p.m. - Diversity Training – Hotel Pere Marquette – John Kim, Chair (2 hrs. professional responsibility credit) Monday, October 11 - Noon – 2:00 p.m. Columbus Day Professional Responsibility – Hotel Pere Marquette – Kevin Miller and Jim Lawson, Co-Chairs (2 hrs. professional responsibility credit) Other programs are available on DVD. See CLE/MCLE DVDs on the tool bar above. PCBA News
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PCBA Member Forum!
Through the PCBA Publications Committee, we now have a Member's Forum!! Just login with your member name and password and under the Members menu bar at the top of the website, you can now join in the conversation! Please note that anyone who posts a message or comment or question agrees to abide by the PCBA Forum Rules and Policy. The Forum also includes an Inbox feature which allows members to send personal messages to other members, or even block other members from contacting you. Let's get the conversation going! If anyone needs their Member Name and Password to login, please email pcba@mtco.com
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The Communications & Technology Committee is updating and improving our website. Please share your suggestions and questions with the Bar Office.
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Courthouse News
Along with Prairie State Legal Services and Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice, the Peoria County Circuit Court is proud to announce the formation of the Peoria Legal Self-Help Center. The purpose of the Center is to help people who are unrepresented by counsel, usually for financial reasons, and to allow them access to the Court system. Prairie State does not have enough attorneys and paralegals to assist all of the people who qualify for their services. Centers have been opened in other counties such as Kankakee, McLean and Winnebago with very positive feedback,
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