Event Details

ITAA 2024 Annual Educational Seminar

5/16/2024 to 5/17/2024

Register today for the 2024 ITAA Annual Educatioanl Seminar

Presented at
Hanover Township
240 S IL Route 59,
Bartlett, Illinois 60103
May 16 and 17, 2024
All Attorneys and Township Officials Invited REGISTER NOW!

Agenda

Thursday, May 16, 2024
5:00pm WELCOME RECEPTION
Join us for an open bar, delicious appetizers, and networking at the Hanover Township Senior Center!

7:30pm “DINE-AROUND” NETWORKING DINNER EXPERIENCE
Gather with clients, colleagues, and friends for dinner on your own at carefully selected local restaurants!

Friday, May 17, 2024
Program Moderator:
Otto Faulbaum, ITAA Vice President
Law Offices of Otto Faulbaum

8:00am SIGN-IN & BREAKFAST
9:00am WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, ITAA President
Ancel Glink, P.C.
Brian P. McGuire, Supervisor
Hanover Township
Jerry Crabtree. Executive Director
Township Officials of Illinois

9:15am LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Chris Welch, Speaker
Illinois House of Representatives

9:30am LEGAL UPDATE FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR’S OFFICE
.75 CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
Leah Bartelt, Public Access Counselor
Illinois Attorney General’s Office

10:15am BREAK
10:30am PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS IN 2025
.75 CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
Ross D. Secler, Partner
Odelson, Murphey, Frazier & McGrath
RSecler@OMFMLaw.com

11:15am CURRENT TOPICS & TRENDS IN LEGAL ETHICS
.75 CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
Mary F. Andreoni, Senior Counsel
Illinois ARDC, Ethics Education

12:00pm LUNCH
12:30pm ACCOMMODATING MIGRANTS & TRANSGENDER POPULATIONS
1.0 D&I-CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, Partner
Ancel Glink, P.C. KKrafthefer@AncelGlink.com

1:30pm PANEL: EMPLOYMENT LAW CHALLENGES & BEST PRACTICES
.75 CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
Moderator:
Michael A. Airdo, Founding Member
Airdo Werwas, LLC
Participants:
Arin Thrower, Supervisor
Dundee Township
James Barr, Administrator
Hanover Township
James C. Jansen, Senior Counsel
Airdo Werwas, LLC JJansen@AirdoWerwas.com

2:15pm BREAK
2:30pm NEW LEGISLATION IN GA, MENTAL HEALTH BOARDS & FOUNDATIONS
.75 CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
Michael A. Airdo, Founding Member
Mark J. Kimzey, Member
Airdo Werwas, LLC
MAirdo@AirdoWerwas.com
MKimzey@AirdoWerwas.com

3:15pm TOWNSHIP OFFICES AND SEPARATION OF POWERS
.5 CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
James P. Kelly, Partner
Matuszewich, Kelly & McKeever, LLP
JPKelly@FKMALaw.com

3:45pm PANEL: HOT TOPICS IN TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT
.75 CLE CREDIT (PENDING APPROVAL)
Moderator:
Chief Judge Michael J. Chmiel
22nd Judicial Circuit
Topics:
Caselaw Updates
Budgets, Levies & Financial Reports
Tax Objections
1st Amendment/FOIA Audits
Generative AI for Lawyers
And Many, Many More!

4:30pm ADJOURNMENT

Annual Seminar Director
Mollie Werwas
Airdo Werwas, LLC
MWerwas@AirdoWerwas.com
(312)506-4474
COST:
$175.00 – Attorney Member
$225.00 – Attorney Non-Member
$200.00 – Township Official
REGISTER
To register please email your contact information to MWerwas@AirdoWerwas.com