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online at www.isba.org/jointmeeting. For more information, contact Kim Weaver at kweaver@isba.org. CBAMediation Training Program Judge Thomas R. Mulroy is conducting a comprehensive, two-day negotiation/ mediation training seminar on Monday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Association. The seminar is entitled: “Advanced Workshop for Experienced Mediators: Sophisticated Strategies for Ef- fective Mediation and Negotiation.” Judge Mulroy has assembled an all-star lineup of skilledmediators as faculty for the program. The seminar will concentrate on the art of negotiation and the skill sets needed for lawyers to successfully mediate disputes. This training will enhance your negotia- tion/mediation skills and will benefit you throughout your practice. Attendees will participate inmock negotiations andmedia- tions. This special training programwill cost $950 per person and the class will be limited to 90 members. More information will be emailed in the next month to all members, including early registration details. The Association’s Basic Skills Training Course is one of the best in the state and fulfills Illinois’ basic skills requirements for new lawyers. The course is free and will be held at the CBA Building on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, starting at 8:40 a.m. with programming running throughout the morning and afternoon, featuring (among others) the Director of Illinois’ MCLE Board, Karen Litcher Johnson , followed by the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission’s Ethics Coun- sel, Mary Andreoni , and a presentation from Dr. Diana Uchiyama, Executive Director of Illinois’ Lawyers’ Assistance Program. Lunch is provided, followed by a terrific lineup of afternoon speakers. Judge Thomas R. Mulroy will moderate a clos- ing panel on civility from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. As a newly licensed lawyer, the CBA’s Basic Skills Course is invaluable and will help you get off to a great start in your legal career. Basic Skills Course for Newly Admitted Lawyers

MURPHY’S LAW BY TERRENCE M. MURPHY, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

For Lying Out Loud! Tired of everybody lying to you about everything all the time? Well, so are the talented singing and dancing lawyers of The Chicago Bar Association, and they’re going to do something about it! Bring your clients along for the annual rousing musical comedy revue that parodies local and national political figures in The Chicago Bar Association’s Bar Show, running Dec. 5 – 7. Go to www.barshow.org to get your tickets today!

96 th Annual Bar Show The 96 th Annual Bar Show, “For Lying Out Loud,” opens at DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 East BalboDrive, on Thursday, December 5, and runs through Saturday, December 7, 2019. The curtain rises for each performance at 7:30 p.m. Main floor tickets are still only $45, with mezzanine tickets available at $35 per person. The Bar Show is produced, directed, written, and performed entirely by CBA members, whose consider- able entertainment talents seamlessly tran- scend the courtroom stage to the theatrical stage. The witty writers, Clifford Berman , David Miller , Jay Schleppenbach , Sally Pissetzky Steele and Amy Keller and oth- ers, musically parody international, national, and local personalities and events during the past year. While no one is exempt, all politicos are particularly vulnerable and some would say well deserving of the holiday skewering they receive in the show ‒ all in good fun! This year, Washington, London, Russia, Ukraine, and Chicago produced a bumper crop of material. Songsters, trou-

badours, and thespians at heart, the cast rehearses throughout the year, and their considerable talent is sharply expressed in song and dance on the historicMerle Reskin stage. This year’s Bar Show is a must-see and promises to be one of the best ever. Your family, friends, and clients will love it! For more information or to make reservations, contact AwildaReyes at areyes@chicagobar. org or call 312/554-2134. Illinois Supreme Court Dinner The Illinois Supreme Court Dinner will be held on Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Westin O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont. The black tie optional evening will begin with a reception at 6:00 p.m. to honor members of the Illinois Supreme Court, followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. This year’s dinner is being co-sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association. Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr . will deliver remarks on behalf of the Illinois Supreme Court. Tickets are $125 per person or $1,250 for a table of ten. Reservations can be made

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