The association is honored to have Judge Robert L. Freitag of the 
			McLean County Law & Justice Center present "Iraqi Special Tribunal: 
			A Comparative Analysis." Freitag attended the Saddam Hussein trial 
			in Baghdad.Cheryl Denise Jackson of State Farm Insurance Company 
			will speak on "Current Trends in Employment Law." 
			D. James Barnes of Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria will introduce the 
			group to "United States Patent Law." 
			Additionally, the focus on ethics will be presented by Edwin C. 
			Mills III, a solo practitioner from Lincoln, who will discuss "The 
			Four C's: Competence, Communication, Confidentiality and Conflicts 
			of Interest." 
			
            
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			  Five continuing legal education hours have been applied for and 
			approved. 
			Also this year, the paralegal association is honoring the 
			founding members with a special celebration dinner on Sept. 20. The 
			dinner is included in the price of the seminar registration. This is 
			a wonderful opportunity to network and meet new colleagues in the 
			field. 
			For further information or to receive a registration brochure, go 
			to www.ciparalegal.org or 
			e-mail Elizabeth Kamarer at 
			cipa@ciparalegal.org. The deadline is Aug. 31, so don't 
			hesitate. All attorneys, legal secretaries, students and legal 
			assistants are welcome.  
			[Text from file received from Debi 
			D. Taylor] 
			
			  
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