Past Events

Meeting to assess profress on Fall issue.

Thursday, June 19, 12:00-1:30pm

Win Win Movie: How Not to Handle a Guardianship
 

Speakers: Cliff Scott-Rudnick & Dick Adler

Approved for 1 hour Ethics credit 

Meeting of the Decalogue Society Board of Managers

Meeting to discuss and act upon antisemitic and other ethnic hate incidents in our community

Thursday, June 12, 12:15-1:15pm

Mentoring Through Zoom

Speaker: Haile Zabrin, Principal, Berger Schatz

1 hour MCLE credit

Meeting to brainstorm ideas for CLE topics for the 2025-2026 year

Thursday, June 5, 12:15-1:15pm

Self-Care in the Digital Age: Technology, Mental Overload, and the Fight for Focus

Speaker: Anisa Jordan, Ethics Education Counsel for ARDC

1 hour Mental Health/Substance Abuse credit

Meeting of the Decalogue Society Executive Committee

Meeting of the Board of the Decalouge Foundation

Holy Days begin at sunset Sunday and end at sunset Tuesday.

No work, writing, commerce or travel is permitted.

Meeting to match mentors and mentees

Meeting to discuss Fall Book Club event

Meeting to brainstorm topic ideas for the Fall issue.

Thursday, May 22, 12:15-1:15pm

AI and Beyond: The Lawyer as a Public Citizen
with a Special Responsibility for the Quality of Justice
 

Speaker: Wendy Muchman, Harry B. Reese Professor of Practice at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

1 hour Professional Responsibility credit

Meeting to discuss and act upon antisemitic and other ethnic hate incidents in our community

Meeting of the Decalogue Society Board of Managers

Decalogue Committee to Plan Events

Festival. There are no prohibitions on this holiday.

Thursday, May 15, 12:00-1:30pm

How Parental Personality Disorders Impact Parenting/Coparenting

Speakers: Dr Beth Wilner and Dr Kara Anast

Facilitators: Judge Lori Rosen & Erin Wilson

1.5 hours MCLE credit

Buy tickets at Decalogue's Table at the Jewish Judges Dinner. Decalogue has 10 tickets available at the discounted price of $180 each; after that the price will be $190. Register early!

Awardees:
Hon. Neil Cohen
Hon. Debra Silverstein
Hon. Deborah Thorne
Hon. David Erickson
Hon. Jennifer Barron and Hon. Leah Satzen
Presidents of the Judicial Bar Associations

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Speaker: Prof. Tomer Broude, Dean, Hebrew U's Faculty of Law

Lunch: 11:45pm, Lecture 12:15-1:15pm 1 hour MCLE credit

This free event for Decalogue Society and Foundation board members is by invitation only.

In past years, we have had lunch sponsors who each contributed $100 to the Foundation

to defray the costs of these special events.

Donations in any amount would be greatly appreciated.

CHANGE OF DATE

Thursday, May 1, 12:15-1:15pm

Marketing Your Law Firm

Speakers: Amanda Bekric & Emily Kurniawa, DBC Brand

1 hour MCLE credit

Thursday, April 24, 12:15-1:15pm

Assessing the Effects of the SAFE-T Act

Speaker: Judge Mary Cay Marubio

1 hour MCLE credit

Buy tickets at Decalogue's Table at the 2025 Vanguard Awards

Thursday, April 3, 12:15-1:15pm

Social Security Disability Law:
Nuts & Bolts of SSDA/SSI Practice

Speaker: John Darragh, Ankin Law

1 hour MCLE credit

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
5:30pm

Cambria Hotel Lounge
32 W Randolph, Chicago

Thursday, March 27, 12:00-1:30pm
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and Worker Safety Laws

1.5 hours MCLE credit for Decalogue members

Thursday, March 20, 12:15-1:15pm
Hot Topics in Cannabis Law 2025

Speakers: Dr. Sanford Wolgel, SME/Technical Advisor,

and Eric Berlin, Partner, Dentons

1 hour MCLE credit for Decalogue members

A pre-Purim celebration: a fun night of socializing and card entertainment organized by Decalogue Young Lawyers. Must be 21+ to attend (ID required). 

Tickets: $95 (***$75 for Decalogue members)
Join Decalogue now to get the member price and 10-20% discounts on future events

Student Ticket $36

Sponsorships also available

Purim Celebration Chip Donations

Thursday, March 6, 12:15-1:15pm
Civility in the Courtroom

Speaker: Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

1 hour MCLE credit for Decalogue members

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers

Cordially Invites You to Attend
Our Annual Reception Honoring the Judiciary

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
5:00-7:00pm

Hinshaw & Culbertson
151 N Franklin, Chicago IL 60602

Kosher Catering by Mizrahi Grill

Join Decalogue now to qualify for $25 off the regular ticket price
and 10-20% discounts on future Decalogue events!

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Thursday, February 13, 12:00-1:30pm
Income Tax Update
Speaker: Cyndi Trostin, 

Founding Member, Trostin, Kantor, and Esposito LLC

1.5 hours MCLE credit for Decalogue members

MLK Day CLE & Solidarity Awards
Sunday, January 19, 2025, 1:00-4:30pm

Gallery Guichard
436 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653

We will watch the video "Civil Rights Movement with Hasan Kwame Jeffries," discuss the legal issues involved, and hear from speakers from the Cook County Bar Association and Black Women Lawyers Association. 1 hour of MCLE credit. There is no charge to attend the CLE.

Following the CLE, we will have a reception honoring the recipients of the 2025 Solidarity Awards bestowed by Decalogue, CCBA, BWLA, BMLA, JJAI, and IJC. Tickets for the reception are $35; sponsorships are available for $100 and include verbal recognition at the event and recognition on social media.