The Illinois Bar Foundation and Illinois State Bar Association co-hosted a President’s Reception honoring Umberto S. Davi on July 28, 2016 in Naperville.

Join the American Bar Association for their Fall 2016 Meeting, I Should Have Known Better - Construction & Design Defects & Project Delays, October 5-7 at the Swissotel, 323 E Wacker Dr Chicago, IL 60601. Whether you are a transactional lawyer or litigator, you face projects gone wrong.  Don't miss these valuable sessions: Cutting-edge "Consecutive" Plenaries that will explain how best to navigate and prevent a project facing delays and defects. Insurance: Learn about new developments in insurance products and coverage disputes. Technology: Navigating wearable technology, new FAA paperwork, and your client's document management system. A View from the Bench: Gain insights on how to best get your point across from a panel of distinguished judges. Getting Better with Delays: Sharpen your pencil and learn about the latest legal developments and best practices for presenting your delay claim. Beyond the Shades of Grey: Join a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and top Chicago litigator and learn the fine ethical line between preparing a witness and putting words in their mouth.

Asked and Answered By John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC Q. I am the firm administrator of a 16-attorney firm in San Diego. We have six equity members, four non-equity members, and six associates. We also have four paralegals and six staff members. We are managed by a three member executive committee. Each month I provide the equity members and the executive committee with the same reports from our software system. They are quite numerous. The equity members and the executive committee complain that they get too many reports and they don't look at them while the non-equity members and the associate complain that they don't get access to any financial information. Do you have any suggestions?

Learn how to help your clients generate revenue stream from the intellectual property they already own! Many of your clients are ready to take their intellectual property rights to the next level...are you ready to advise them? Join us via the Internet on September 8, 2016 for this in-depth look at how you can help your clients achieve their business goals and avoid the pitfalls created by licensing their intellectual property. Intellectual property attorneys and general practitioners with basic practice experience who attend this online seminar will better understand: the benefits of licensing; how to use licensing to leverage intellectual property; what types of intellectual property should be licensed; the various types of licenses and what each protects; important terms of licensing agreements and the difference between assignment and licensing; using intellectual property as collateral; how to monitor licensees; addressing and resolving licensing disputes; and keeping an eye out for antitrust concerns.