2025 Spring Into Pro Bono Series
Thank you for joining us for the inaugural Spring Into Pro Bono CLE Series!
This spring, attorneys joined us for our hybrid 12-week series of in-person events in Lake, Kane, McLean, Winnebago and DuPage Counties for attorneys who wished to learn in-person, network and celebrate the impact of pro bono work. Series highlights include Eviction Defense Basics, Working with Domestic Violence Survivors, and Expungement and Sealing Basics.
We recorded each training and they are available for CLE credit. If you are interested in a topic below, select “Event has passed - I would like to be sent the recording” under the registration options, and we will send you more information.
CLE credit is provided free of charge, but attendees are expected to accept at least one pro bono case referral or participate in a pro bono clinic and are welcomed to donate to PSLS.
If you would like to support PSLS’ work, please consider making a suggested donation of $100.
Thank you, Spring Into Pro Bono Sponsors!
Deb Goldberg
Spring Into Pro Bono Schedule
Spring Into Pro Bono Kick Off Event - Lake County
Wednesday, March 12, 5-7 p.m.
Lake County Bar Association
300 Grand Avenue, Suite A
Waukegan, IL 60085
Come celebrate pro bono, enjoy refreshments with colleagues, meet PSLS staff, and learn about updates with our pro bono program, including an introduction to our new volunteer portal, which will house pro bono training videos and resource materials.
Sponsored by Deb Goldberg.
Working with Domestic Violence Survivors
Learn the basics of trauma-informed lawyering and understand how trauma may impact the attorney/client relationship.
1.0 CLE.
Sponsored by the Kane County Bar Association.
Eviction Defense Basics
Learn about the eviction timeline, general defenses, and tips for negotiating resolutions in eviction cases to help prevent homelessness.
1.0 CLE.
Illinois Expungement and Sealing Basics
This first part of our three-part series focused on criminal records relief will look at the law governing expungement and sealing of criminal records and the impact this work can have on communities.
1.0 CLE.
Sponsored by Wylder Corwin Kelly LLP.
How to Chart Criminal Records in Expungement and Sealing Cases
The second part of our criminal records relief series will focus on analyzing criminal records and preparing cases.
1.0 CLE.
Participation in Part 1 of the Criminal Records Relief series is highly encouraged.
Drafting Petitions and Court Process in Expungement and Sealing Cases
The final segment of the criminal records relief series will focus on the process for obtaining relief in expungement and sealing cases.
1.0 CLE.
Participation in Part 1 of the Criminal Records Relief series is highly encouraged.
Adult Guardianship
Learn the court process and ethical considerations for representing to obtain guardianship of the person and estate of a person with disabilities.
1.0 CLE.
What Private Attorneys Should Know About Public Benefits
Learn about the most common forms of public benefits and the impacts monetary settlements, dissolutions of marriage, and other life events may have on a person’s eligibility for benefits.
1.0 CLE.
Sponsored by DuPage County Bar Association.
Questions? Email probono@pslegal.org.