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Four MCLE programs. Three months. Each one tackles a risk Illinois lawyers face right now.

ISBA Mutual's fourth-quarter lineup offers up to 4.25 hours of MCLE credit:

⚖️ October 15 | AI in the Courtroom: Former Associate Judge Jeffrey A. Goffinet on AI's impact, the ethics, and where the technology is headed. In person in Harrisburg, 1.25 hours of professional responsibility credit.

💻 October 20 | Starting & Running an AI-Forward Firm Without Getting Sued: William Love of EsqLove on the practice management and professional responsibility questions AI creates.

🤝 November 12 | Lawyer to Lawyer Relationships That Create Risk: Jeremy N. Boeder on referrals, co-counsel, office sharing, and supervisory roles.

📋 December 17 | Received an ARDC Complaint? What Illinois Lawyers Should Do Next: Samuel J. Manella walks through the disciplinary process, from grievance to the Illinois Supreme Court.

The October 20, November 12, and December 17 programs are hybrid. Join us at our Chicago office or on Zoom.

View all events and register: https://qrcode.isbamutual.com/upcoming-events

Great catching up with Rachel Hernandez at the Illinois State Bar Association's 2026 Solo & Small Firm Conference in Peoria! 🤝

Andrew Murray of ISBA Mutual Insurance Company talked shop with Rachel, founder of Legal Solutions Collaborative Family Law and a leader in ISBA's solo and small firm community.

Rachel built her own practice and now helps other Illinois lawyers do the same. That's the community we're proud to serve.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth!

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ISBA Mutual Insurance Company congratulates board member Sarah Toney on representing Illinois lawyers in Washington, D.C.

On September 15, Sarah introduced Chief Judge Virginia Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois during "A Conversation with Federal Chief Judges." The panel met at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and brought together chief judges and bar leaders from across the country.

Sarah serves as President-Elect of the Illinois State Bar Association and practices criminal defense at The Toney Law Firm, LLC. She also serves on the ISBA Mutual Board of Directors.

Every member of our board is a practicing Illinois lawyer. When leaders like Sarah engage with the federal bench and national bar leaders, they bring that perspective back to the lawyers we serve.

Thank you to the District of Columbia Bar for the invitation, and congratulations, Sarah, on such a monumental career milestone!

ISBA Mutual Insurance Company was proud to be the Diamond sponsor of ISBA's 2026 Solo & Small Firm Conference in Peoria. 🤝

Andrew Murray, our Vice President of Business Development, met lawyers from across Illinois at our booth. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and to the Illinois State Bar Association for a great two days.

Proudly serving Illinois lawyers since 1988.

Need help with a practice management question or an ethics gray area?

Our policyholders reach out about conflicts, file retention, withdrawing from a matter, fee disagreements, and situations that have not gone wrong yet but might.

That last group is the one we most want to hear about. Early conversations are always easier than late ones.

Resources here: https://qrcode.isbamutual.com/risk-management

Who covers your desk if you are out for six weeks? 🩺

Deadlines do not pause for an injury. Court dates stay on the calendar. Clients still need answers.

Naming a trusted colleague as your backup takes one conversation and one written agreement. Do it while everyone is healthy, and your practice is still standing when you return.

Read the guide: https://qrcode.isbamutual.com/backup-lawyers

Backup Lawyers If you were to experience a short-term disability or injury that prevented you from working, what would happen to your clients and your firm? Would they still be there when you got back? Would important matters be neglected, leading to possible claims?

Illinois just became the third state to regulate frontier AI. 🤖

The new Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act does not apply to most law firms. It targets the companies training the largest AI models, with published safety frameworks, annual outside audits, and 72-hour incident reporting.

Two dates matter. Disclosure statements begin January 1, 2027, and the rest phases in January 1, 2028.

Your vendors and some of your clients may fall under it. That is reason enough to know what it says.

Take a Liability Minute: https://qrcode.isbamutual.com/ai-safety-measures-act

Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act Explained for Illinois Lawyers On July 6, 2026, Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 315, making the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act an Illinois law, joining California and New York as the third state regulating frontier artificial intelligence.

Meet Virginia McGann, founder of Integrated Back Office Solutions.

Public television operations. A construction firm with the Adler Planetarium on its client list. Fiscal coordination for the City Colleges of Chicago. She has run lean organizations from the inside, and she has spent the last decade helping other owners do the same.

She leads our September 15 program at noon. Recurring revenue, fee structures, utilization metrics, IT risk, hybrid teams.

Register: https://qrcode.isbamutual.com/september-2026-cle

It is National 401(k) Day, and there are two plans every solo lawyer needs. 📈

One is the money. A solo 401(k), a SEP IRA, or a SIMPLE IRA, whichever fits your income.

The other is the practice. Who takes your open matters? Where do closed files go? How do clients hear about it?

Retiring well means handling both. And both are far easier to build at 45 than at 70.

Start here: https://qrcode.isbamutual.com/risk-management

Five stars, and the part we appreciated most was the word "free." ⭐

Our next program is Tuesday, September 15 at noon. Virginia McGann covers the five numbers that tell you how your firm is really running. Join us downtown or by Zoom.

Register: https://qrcode.isbamutual.com/september-2026-cle