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Welcome!The Peoria County Bar Association was founded in 1879 and is the largest regional bar association in downstate Illinois. Michael R. Lied became the 101st President of the Association in July, 2008. During his term, the focus is on providing assistance and support to our service members and their families in recognition of the burdens they carry for our greater good. Each month, we will highlight the efforts of our members to support and assist service members. Diversity and Equal OpportunityPCBA is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. Our active Diversity Committee has worked with firms and members to secure this committment and agreement to the Equal Opportunity Pledge: We, the lawyers of the Peoria County Bar Association, believe: - that our mission is to promote the highest standards of professional conduct, to promote justice and facilitate the delivery of legal services to all members of the community, to encourage cooperation with the judiciary, to provide continuing legal education, and to - in fostering diversity in its membership in order to reflect the community served by its members with respect to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability and age; - in providing pro bono legal services to the indigent, and that each active member of our Association has a responsibility to represent indigent persons or to otherwise support the provision of legal services to the indigent. Strides for Justice 2009PCBA's Fitness, Health and Wellness Committee sponsored a successful 5k Run or Walk on Saturday, May 16th, along beautiful Grandview Drive in Peoria Heights. Directed by Tracy Litzinger, the event was supported by the talents of the entire committee and several volunteers. Download the LegalEase.PCBA MCLE Now Available on DVD.As the reporting period comes to a close (June 30, 2009) for attorneys with last names beginning with N through Z, many are reviewing their MCLE hours and finding they need a few hours more. 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 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: May: This month we would like to thank Christopher S. McCall, McCall Law Offices, who assisted a service member last month. PCBA CLE NEWSPCBA offers live MCLE seminars year round to help members meet their MCLE obligations. 2009 Criminal Law Seminar. This course has been approved for 3.0 hours of general MCLE credit. 2009 Veterans’ Affairs Seminar. This course provides 4.0 hours of general MCLE credit. For more information visit the LegalEase section of the website under News. 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.org.
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Website Updates & Assistance
The Publications 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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