Agenda

Time

Session

Speakers

12:00 - 12:05 p.m.

Welcome

John C. Kim, Chair of the Commission on Professionalism

12:05 - 12:15 p.m.

Address from the Illinois Supreme Court

Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford, Illinois Supreme Court

12:15 - 12:45 p.m.

Featured Speaker

Tiffany M. Graves, Pro Bono Counsel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

12:45 - 12:50 p.m.

Break

Break

12:50 - 1:05 p.m.

How Lawyers Deal with Secondary Trauma

Michael Rourke, District Attorney, Weld County District Attorney's Office, Colorado

1:05 - 1:50 p.m.

- Michael Rourke

- Ellie Feldmann, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Real Solutions 4U

- Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director, Commission on Professionalism 

1:50 - 2:10 p.m.

The Power of Multigenerational Teams in the Legal Profession

Katherine Jeffrey, Ph.D., Generational Strategist, KJ Consulting

2:10 - 2:50 p.m.

Panel discussion: The Power of Multigenerational Teams in the Legal Profession

- Katherine Jeffrey

- Kendra Abercrombie, Professional Development and Legal Recruiting Manager, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

- Julia Roundtree Livingston, DEI Manager, Commission on Professionalism 

2:50 - 2:55 p.m.

Break

Break

2:55 - 3:15 p.m.

GenAI in Legal Practice: Ethics, Efficiency and Emerging Trends

Nicole (Niki) Black, Principal Legal Insight Strategist,  MyCase

3:15 - 3:55 p.m.

Town hall discussion: GenAI in Legal Practice: Ethics, Efficiency and Emerging Trends

- Niki Black 

-  Mark C. Palmer, Chief Counsel, Commission on Professionalism

3:55 - 4:25 p.m.

Panel discussion: Targets and Bystanders: Strategies for Responding to the Bullies Illinois Lawyers Face

To be announced! 

4:25 - 4:30 p.m.

Conference wrap-up

Erika Harold, Executive Director of the Commission on Professionalism