Thank you for joining our program in January. We are happy to provide the following materials from our presenters.

   • Family Dynamics Influencing Divorce & Custody (PDF).
   Dr. Lori Russell-Chapin, speaker

   • Relevant Law for the Rule 907 Child Attorney (PDF).
   Judge Jerelyn Maher, speaker

   • Attorney for the Child, Child Representative, & Guardian ad Litem (PDF).
   Judge Kim Kelley, speaker

   • What is a GAL? (PDF)

Designed for attorneys representing children, this program complies with 10th Judicial Amended Administration Order 2006-14 and will qualify each participant to act as an attorney representing children per Supreme Court Rule 908. 

Participants will hear from the leading experts in each of the areas specifically mentioned in Rule 906, have the opportunity to participate in panel discussions to help develop networking and problem-solving skills, and learn about the applicable law from judges who provide the viewpoint from the bench. 
 
Please note: Attorneys must have appropriate training if they wish to act as an attorney for the child, a child representative, or GAL in all cases covered by Rule 900, including juvenile. This program will meet attorney requirements under the Tenth Judicial local rules, and possibly other circuits that adopt it.   

Date
January 30 - 31, 2009

Time
Friday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location
Bradley University Baker Hall Room B51

Cost
$400

Facilitators
   •  Jerelyn D. Maher, Associate Judge, Illinois 10th Judicial Circuit

   •  Dr. Claire Etaugh, Professor of Psychology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts       and Sciences, Bradley University

   •  Kim L. Kelley, Associate Judge, Illinois10th Judicial Circuit

   •  Susan Dawson-Tibbits, Attorney-at-Law

   •  Dr. Lori Russell-Chapin, Family Mediator, Counselor, and Associate Dean of the       College of Education and Health Sciences, Bradley University

   •  Katherine S. Gorman, Associate Judge, Illinois 10th Judicial Circuit

Tentative Agenda
View a PDF of the tentative agenda.

Continuing Legal Education
This program was submitted for approval by the Illinois MCLE Board, which will determine its acceptance, the total number of CLE hours, and the number of CLE hours for professionalism, diversity issues, mental illness and addiction issues, civility, or legal ethics.  Bradley University has requested approval for 10 hours of CLE credit, including 1.75 hours of ethics.

Hotel Information
View a list of Peoria hotels offering special rates to participants.

Related Links

College of Education and Health Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Educational Leadership & Human Development, Bradley University

Department of Psychology, Bradley University

Map of Bradley University

Mediation Council of Illinois

Peoria County Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit of Illinois