Rock Island County Bar Association

Meeting @ Oakwood Country Club
2023-04-27 | Oakwood Country Club

January Annual Meeting 2023
2023-01-24 | Holiday Inn, 226 17th St., Rock Island, IL, United States
Please Join us for the Rock Island County Bar Association Annual Meeting
On January 24, 2023
Featuring Guest Speaker Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White

And honoring the service and work of our Third District Justices:
Retired Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride
Retired Appellate Court Justice Tom M. Lytton
Retired Appellate Court Justice Vicki R. Wright

Holiday Inn Rock Island Hotel & Conference Center
226 17th Street, Rock Island, Illinois

Cocktails 5:30 p.m.
Dinner and Program 6:30 p.m.
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Fall CLE Seminar
2022-11-04 | IL
Event Date: Friday, November 4, 2022 – 9:00am
Hosted By: Rock Island County Bar Association
Venue Name: WIU – Quad Cities Campus
Venue Address: 3300 River Dr, Moline, IL 61265, USA map↗
AGENDA:
CLE Check In with Coffee/Donuts: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
Seminar Begins 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 p.m.
Approval Pending for 6.5 Hours of MCLE Credit
$90 Members, $120 Non-members

2022 CLE Meeting

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Fall Meeting
2022-10-27 | IL
Event Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022 – 5:30pm
Hosted By: Rock Island County Bar Association
Venue Name: The Axis Hotel
Venue Address: 1630 5th Avenue, Moline, IL, USA map↗

A dinner meeting of the Rock Island County Bar Association will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022.
Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Meal choices are Filet Mignon, Oven Roast Salmon, and Vegetarian Lasagna. (Default meal selection will be beef if preference is not selected.) MUST RSVP BY THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 13th.

July Golf Outing & Dinner Meeting
2022-07-18 12:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | IL
Annual golf outing and dinner meeting @ Short Hills Country Club, Monday, July 18, 2022. Details to come…

Memorial Service
2022-05-27 13:00 (America/Chicago) | IL
May 27, 2022 at 1pm
Rock Island County Justice Center
1317 3rd Avenue, Courtroom 501
Rock Island, IL 61201
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Law Day Luncheon
2022-05-02 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | IL
Monday, May 2, 2022 at 11:30 A.M.
TaxSlayer Center
1201 River Dr.
Moline, IL 61265

Please join us for
Law Day 2022 – The Constitution in Times of Change

The Constitution is a dynamic document, as it not only outlines a blueprint for government, but also delegates power, articulates rights, and offers mechanisms for change. It is neither perfect, nor exhaustive, as our nation’s history makes clear. Legislation, court rulings, amendments, lawyers, and “we the people” have built upon those original words across generations to attempt to make the “more perfect Union” more real. That effort continues today, as contemporary leaders and everyday citizens raise their voices as loud as ever to fulfill the promise of the Constitution. Defining and refining those words of the Constitution might be our oldest national tradition, and how each of us works—together—toward a more perfect Union.
The 2022 Law Day Luncheon is jointly sponsored by the Bar Associations of Rock Island County, Illinois and Scott County, Iowa and will be held on Monday May 2, 2022 at the TaxSlayer Center located at 1201 River Drive, Moline, Illinois. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m., with lunch being served at 11:45. Please see attached invitation for further details and RSVP information.
Plan to stay after lunch for a pro bono opportunity answering questions on the Free Legal Answers Platform hosted by PILI! [See attached flyer] or click to register https://pili.org/event/fourteenth-jcpbc-law-day-free-legal-answers-clinic/

April Dinner Meeting at Oakwood Country Club
2022-04-28 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | IL
April Dinner Meeting Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Oakwood Country Club, 1067 US Highway 6, Coal Valley, IL;
Social Hour at 5:30 p.m. and Dinner at 6:30 p.m.;
Reservations required.

Annual Dinner Meeting at QC Botanical Center
2022-02-17 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | IL
Annual Dinner Meeting February 17, 2022 at Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, IL
Social Hour at 5:30 p.m. and Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Reservations required.

CLE Fall Seminar
2021-11-11 | IL
Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave, East Moline, IL
6 Hours of CLE – Topics & Presenters Include:
JohnPatrick Brown—Civil Case Law Update
Jessica Schnieder/ Mike Bergmann—Pro Bono Primer
Jacob Hoelscher—Dos and Don’ts Dealing with DCFS
Andrea Mason—Federal Criminal Law
Tionn Fambro—Guardian Ad Litem: What it Means & How to Do It
Bill Breedlove—Stuff Lawyers Should Know About the Brain
Cost $90 – RSVP: ricobar@churchillfirm.com

November Dinner Meeting at Oakwood Country Club
2021-11-04 | IL
Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Oakwood Country Club, 1067 US Hwy 6, Coal Valley, IL
5:30 p.m. Social Hour and 6:30 p.m. Dinner
Reservations required

Memorial Service 2020/2021
2021-05-28 | IL
Justice Robert L. Carter, Presiding
Rock Island County Courthouse
Annex I
1317 3rd Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201

May 28, 2021 12:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
This Memorial Service would not be possible without the time, energy and efforts of Court Administrator Vicki Bluedorn and her staff, along with the dedicated efforts of Rebecca Todd, and Circuit Clerk Tammy Weikert’s office and staff including Nora Valle. The Bar Association is, as always, grateful to them for their assistance with this Service.
The Bar Association also extends its gratitude to Justice Robert L. Carter for graciously agreeing to preside today.

Schedule

Opening Remarks by Presiding Justice Robert L. Carter – 1:00
Welcome and Introduction of Presenters – 1:00 ……………….. Carrie Clark
Memorials:
Hon. John Bell – 1:00 ……………………………………………… Hon. Carol Pentuic
Thomas Blade – 1:15 ………………………………………. Hon. Linnea Thompson
Kenneth Collinson – 1:30 …………………………………………………… Robert Noe
Marshall Douglas – 1:45 ………………………………….. Hon. Norma Kauzlarich
James Gende – 2:00 ……………………………………………….. Hon. James Mesich
Stuart Lefstein – 2:15 ………………………………………………… Matthew Pappas
John LeWarne – 2:30 ……………………………………………………. William Phares
Donovan Robertson – 2:45 …………………………………………………. Cliff Cronk
Thank You and Closing Remarks ……………………… Justice Robert L. Carter
This schedule will be followed as closely as possible in order to allow virtual attendees to view the respective memorials via Zoom.

Notes about this year’s service:
The main presentation room is Courtroom 501, in Annex I. Members of the judiciary, presenters, and select bar association officers will be in that room. Courtrooms 502, 401, and 402 will be open and the service will be broadcast in those rooms as well.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with the following protocols to ensure that the service is as safe as possible.

Family members will be guided into Courtroom 501 at the beginning of their respective family members’ memorial presentation.
Please allow family members and close friends of the honoree to enter the courtroom first.
Please maintain social distance as much as possible.
When your family member’s memorial is concluded, please leave Courtroom 501 so that the family members of the next honoree can enter the room.
If you wish to view other memorials while you are at the courthouse, please go to another of the courtrooms to view it virtually.
The audio/video recording of the presentations will be made available online at a later date.

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July Meeting
2020-07-20 | IL
Annual Golf outing and meeting @ Short Hills Country Club. Details to come…

Law Day Luncheon
2020-05-01 11:30 - 13:30 UTC | The TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Drive, Moline, IL, 61265, United States
Your Vote • Your Voice • Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100

In 2019-2020, the United States is commemorating the centennial of the transformative constitutional amendment that guaranteed the right of citizens to vote would not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex. American women fought for, and won, the vote through their voice and action.
The women’s suffrage movement forever changed America, expanding representative democracy and inspiring other popular movements for constitutional change and reform. Yet, honest reflection on the suffrage movement reveals complexity and tensions over race and class that remain part of the ongoing story of the Nineteenth Amendment and its legacies.

April Meeting - CANCELED
2020-04-23 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | IL
The April Dinner Meeting of the Rock Island County Bar Association will be held at Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Members will receive an invitation to RSVP from “JustRSVP.me”. Reservations are due by April 20th.
Guests: Remember that guests are always welcome to our Association meetings. If you wish to bring a guest to a dinner meeting please make a notation of the guest’s name on your reservation. The cost for dinner guests is $25.00 per person and should be paid prior to or at the meeting to the Secretary-Treasurer.

January Annual Meeting
2020-01-23 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | IL
The January 2020 Annual Dinner Meeting of the Rock Island County Bar Association will be held at the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, on Thursday, January 23, 2020. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Members will receive an invitation to RSVP from “JustRSVP.me”. Reservations are due by January 21st.
Guests: Remember that guests are always welcome to our Association meetings. If you wish to bring a guest to a dinner meeting please make a notation of the guest’s name on your reservation. The cost for dinner guests is $25.00 per person and should be paid prior to or at the meeting to the Secretary-Treasurer.

RICO Bar Photo Sittings
2019-10-14 14:00 - 18:00, 2019-10-10 10:30 - 14:30 UTC | IL
If you’ve been to the old courthouse, you’ve seen the composite photos of our past bar association members. Now it’s your turn! The Bar is also undertaking its own history project and having the old composite photos scanned digitally to post on the bar website, and to ensure they are preserved.
The composite print of the 2020 Bar Association Members in good standing print will be approximately 40×60 with each photo measuring approximately 1” high to accommodate our 300+ members. Fetography Portraits LLC normally charges $150 for a headshot with digital release, but members of the bar will only pay a fee of $65, resulting in a HUGE discount. This does include retouching on the photo. Members will be allowed the digital rights to the photo and can also purchase a smaller unframed print of the whole composite for a cost of $50. Payment must be made to the Rock island County Bar Association at the time of your sitting, or, sent in advance online or via mail with the attached order form invoice.
Sittings will be available on a first-come, first-served basis with an open call style sitting. Each photo will likely take 1-3 minutes per person. The photographer will have a backdrop and lighting. The photo will be a head and shoulders portrait; please dress professionally with little to no pattern in your attire. Please bring a business card to your photo session
Sitting dates will be October 10 from 10:30-2:30 at the courthouse law library, and October 14 from 2-6 at the Fall CLE location and before the Fall bar meeting that evening.
The composite will be revealed at the courthouse Annex in January of 2020
Please direct questions to j.kincaid@silvislaw.com 309-755-5096.

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Photo Sitting & Optional Print

Sitting Fee $65.00 USDFee, plus Unframed Print $115.00 USD

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Fall CLE Seminar & Happy Hour Meeting
2019-10-14 | IL
October 14, 2019
Hyatt Place 111 Bend Blvd, East Moline, IL 61244

Agenda
CLE Check In: 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 p.m.
Happy Hour Bar Meeting in the River Room: 5:00 p.m.
RICO Bar Composite Photos 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Approval Pending for 5.25 Hours of CLE Topics (Including 1 Ethics Hour & 1 Diversity & Inclusion Ethics Hour)

Registration Information
5.25 hours of Illinois MCLE and Iowa CLE credit applied for;
including 1 Ethics Hour and 1 Diversity & Inclusion Ethics Hour
Seminar registrations fees are: $90 Members, $120 Non-members

Timed Agenda

TIME
TOPIC
PRESENTER
CREDIT

9:00am – 9:30am
Registration and Check In

9:30am – 10:15am
Rock Island Residential Real Estate Basics & Purchase Agreement
Jen Kincaid, Pepping, Balk, Kincaid & Olson, Ltd.
Brent Bogen, Katz Nowinski
0.75

10:15am – 11:15am
Planned Giving and the 2017 Tax Update & Update on Conservator/ Guardianship
Anne Calder, Hap Volz
Quad City Community Foundation
1.0

11:15am – 11:30am
Break

11:30am – 12:15pm
2019 Civil Case Law Update
JohnPatrick Brown,
Nash Nash Bean & Ford
0.75

12:15pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch (provided)

1:15pm – 2:15pm
Pro Bono Primer
Elizabeth Boe
Public Interest Law Initiative
1.0
(Ethics)

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Recreational Marijuana: Issues for Illinois Employers

Daniel Hardin
Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe
0.75

3:00pm – 3:15pm
Break

3:15pm – 4:15pm
Diversity & Inclusion: Increasing Diversity within the Legal Profession
Christopher Pickett
Presented in Partnership with the Illinois State Bar Association (Pre-recorded)
1.0
(Ethics – Diversity Hours)

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Fall CLE Seminar & Happy Hour Meeting

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Golf Outing & July Meeting
2019-07-15 12:00 - 17:30 UTC | IL
At Short Hills Country Club, East Moline
Golf Outing: Registration starts at Noon, shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. For Golf Reservations, call or email Christy at Mason & Scott 309-281-1976 or emailchristy@masonandscottpc.com

Dinner Meeting: Social Hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Meal choices are Prime Rib, Tilapia or Pecan Crusted Chicken. Emailricobar@churchillfirm.com for reservations.

Memorial Service
2019-05-24 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | IL
Rock Island County Bar Association Annual Memorial Service
Friday, May 24, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
Courtroom 302
1317 3rd Avenue, Rock island

Law Day Luncheon
2019-05-01 11:30 UTC | Radisson Quad City Plaza
The 2019 Law Day Luncheon is jointly sponsored by the Bar Associations of Rock Island County, Illinois and Scott County, Iowa and will be on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at the Radisson Quad City Plaza located at 111 E. 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m., with lunch being served at 11:45am.
The guest speaker will be Iowa Supreme Court Justice Tom Waterman
This year’s theme is Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society.
Reservations due by April 25th to Lane & Waterman LLP, Attention: Angie Tornquist, 220 N. Main Street, Suite 600, Davenport, IA 52801. Call with questions: 563-324-3246

April Dinner Meeting
2019-04-25 17:30 UTC | Oakwood Country Club
at Oakwood Country Club, 1067 US Hwy 6 Coal Valley, IL
Social Hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m.
RSVP to ricobar@churchillfirm.com
Meal choices are Filet Mignon, Seared Tilapia or Pasta Fagioli

January Dinner Meeting
2019-01-24 17:30 UTC | IL
January 24, 2019 – 5:30pm Social Hour – 6:45pm Dinner
Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island
Meal choices are filet mignon, baked orange roughy or vegetarian lasagna (with filet being the default)
RSVP to ricobar@churchillfirm.com by 1/21/19

January CLE Seminar
2019-01-11 08:30 - 16:30 UTC | IL
Event: January CLE Seminar
Date: Friday, January 11, 2018, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Western Illinois University QC – Riverfront Campus Room 111
Cost: $90 for Members and $110 for Non-Members
Quantity of Tickets can be changed upon Checkout.

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October Dinner Meeting
2018-10-25 17:30 UTC | IL
Jumer’s Hotel & Casino, Rock Island
5:30 Social Hour; 6:45 Dinner
Reservations to ricobar@churchillfirm.com by 10/22/18.
Meal choices: Filet Mignon, Baked Tilapia or Vegetarian Lasagna (default designation will be beef)

Golf Outing & Dinner Meeting
2018-07-16 12:00 UTC | IL
at Short Hills Country Club, East Moline
Golf Outing Registration at Noon
Social Hour 5:30 pm; Dinner 6:45 pm
Details available at a later date

Memorial Service
2018-05-25 13:00 UTC | IL
Rock Island County Justice Center
Tentatively scheduled for May 25th at 1:00 p.m.
Further details available soon

Law Day Luncheon
2018-05-01 11:30 UTC | IL
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at the TaxSlayer Center, Moline, IL
Check-In begins at 11:30 a.m. and Lunch served at 11:45 a.m.
Reservations due 4/25/2018 to Hany G. Khoury’s Office (309) 796-0170

April Dinner Meeting
2018-04-26 17:30 UTC | IL
at Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, IL
5:30 Social Hour; 6:45 Dinner
Reservation by email to ricobar@churchillfirm.com by Monday, April 23, 2018. Make sure your email contains your name and meal preference. Meal choices are Filet Mignon, Baked Tilapia, or Pasta e fagioli and the default designation will be beef if a preference is not given.
