COMMITTEES

Administration and Finance Committee

PURPOSE: 
The Administration Committee is responsible for helping to direct the administration of the organization. Although the organization has retained an association management company, the committee supervises and reviews any and all contracts with outside administrative vendors or partner organizations.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES: 

• Work on and review contracts for outside vendors, including the existing contract with the chosen association management company
• Work on contracts with partner organizations, including the CBCI
• Ensure D & O and other necessary insurance is in place
• Complete and submit any required reporting to the State of Illinois

COMPOSITION:
The committee shall be compromised of a chair and a least one additional member. The members may represent a combination of board members and general ILCBA members. The chair (and co-chair if desired) shall be appointed from the ILCBA Board by the President. The committee chair shall serve as a liaison from the committee to the board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of four (4) members. Should a larger number of Board Members and ILCBA members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year.

Members:
Bridget Maul
Casey Hicks
Michael Joyce

Appellate and Ethics Committee

PURPOSE:
The Appellate and Ethics Committee is responsible for reporting to the board on any pending appeals that may impact the membership, overseeing any appellate matters in which the ILCBA has joined or has signed onto or submitted an amicus, and consulting on changes to the rules of professional conduct.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Communicate ARDC decisions of note and updates/amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct
• Communicate the status of pending appeals that impact membership
• Make recommendations as to ILCBA involvement in appeals, including requests to author or join amicus matters;
• Draft amicus as directed
• Seek out counsel, at the request of the board, to represent the ILCBA on appellate matters
• Supervise outside counsel retained by the board for appellate matters
• Track the progress of any appellate matters on which the ILCBA has joined or submitted an amicus
• Report on the impact of recent federal and state appellate decisions

COMPOSITION:
The committee shall be compromised of a chair and a least one additional member(s). The members may represent a combination of board members and general ILCBA members. The chair (and co-chair if desired) shall be appointed from the ILCBA Board by the President. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the Board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of four (4) members. Should a larger number of board members and ILCBA members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year. Consideration should also be given as to whether potential candidates for the committee have appellate experience.

Member: Chris DiPlacido

Courts Committee

PURPOSE:
The Courts Committee is responsible for reporting to the board concerning changes in processes, procedures by judges and court clerks, and representing the board at official meetings of the courts or circuit clerks, including the 1st Municipal Meeting.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Communicate Judicial Personnel changes or reassignments
• Communicate procedural changes to courtroom or county practice
• Attend the 1st Municipal Meeting that takes place the 1st Wednesday of each month from September through May and provide the membership a summary of the meeting
• Communicate any problematic decisions or practices in circuit or municipal courtrooms
• Communicate with members in Western, Central and Southern Illinois to ensure issues that have arisen in any of Illinois’ 102 counties are identified and communicated to the board and membership

COMPOSITION:
The committee shall be compromised of a chair and at least three (3) additional member(s). The members may represent a combination of board members and general ILCBA members. The chair (and co-chair if desired) shall be appointed from the ILCBA Board by the President. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the Board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of five (5) members so that separate focus can be directed to the Cook municipal districts, the collar counties and downstate Illinois. Should a larger number of board members and ILCBA members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year. When choosing committee members, consideration should be given to those practitioners who appear frequently in collection courtroom in the various regions of the state.

Education Committee

PURPOSE:
It is the job of the Education Committee to plan, develop and conduct the organization’s education programs.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Plan two, annual, all-day seminars to be held in the fall and spring of each year (typically on Columbus Day and President’s Day) including coordination of topics, speakers, creation of the agenda, collecting speaker materials, submission to MCLE Board for certification of credits, and coordinating event sponsors
• Plan hour-long brown bag educational sessions as needed, including coordination of topics, speakers, creation of the agenda, collecting speaker materials, and submission to MCLE Board for certification of credits
• Assist with solicitation and fulfillment of sponsors and exhibitors
• Review opportunities for joint education events with other bar associations

COMPOSITION:
The committee shall be compromised of a chair and at least three (3) additional member(s). The members may represent a combination of board members and general ILCBA members. The chair (and co-chair if desired) shall be appointed from the ILCBA Board by the President. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the Board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of eight (8) members. Should a larger number of Board Members and ILCBA members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year.

Members:
Kevin Kelly
Julie Beyers
Michelle Golden
Doug Giese
Diana Perez

Finance Committee

PURPOSE:
It is the job of the Finance Committee to guide, counsel and enhance the finances of the organization. This may include, but is not limited to insurance or banking matters

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Review the ILCBA’s budget and P & L statements and counsel the board on its financial situation
• Advise the Board on the existence of surplus funds and possible uses
• Advise if a deficit is anticipated

COMPOSITION:
The committee shall be composed of a chair and at least one (1) additional member. The members may represent a combination of board members and general ILCBA members. The chair (and co-chair if desired) shall be appointed from the ILCBA Board by the President. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be two (2) members. Should a larger number of Board Members and ILCBA members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year.

Landlord Tenant Committee

PUROSE:
The Landlord Tenant Committee shall address and review issues that arise in this area of collection practice.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES

• Eviction practice – The committee shall work to analyze the operation of current and proposed legislation, and Administrative and Executive Orders which bear on the practice of eviction law in the courts of Illinois. The committee will keep the board and the membership advised in changes in the law
• Source of expertise – The committee shall advise the ILCBA on opportunities for outreach with the bench, the consumer bar, and others to offer a creditor’s rights view and particularly, an eviction practitioner’s point of view. This outreach could take the form of written communication with editorial boards, offering speakers, or publications, input to courts, legal aid organizations and to members of the Illinois General Assembly. Through this committee, the ILCBA shall afford eviction practitioners a recognized bar association with which to be affiliated.

COMPOSITION:
Committee members may represent a combination of board members and general Illinois Creditors Bar Association members. The committee chair (and co-chair, if desired) should be appointed by the ILCBA President from members of the board. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the Board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be a maximum of 20 members. Should a larger number of committee members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year.

Members:
Robert Kahn
Jennifer Dean
Mario Sullivan
Neha Parikh
Thomas Raleigh
Omeesha Srivastava
Marvin Husby

Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee

PURPOSE:
The Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee is responsible for reporting the activities and initiatives of the CBCI lobbyist and communicating the ILCBA’s position on legislation or other governmental actions impacting members.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Communicate legislative updates published by the lobbyist to his clients
• Communicate the status of lobbyist activities and his advice as to positions the ILCBA adopts
• Communicate the ILCBA’s position on legislative and governmental initiatives to the lobbyist
• Facilitate the timely payment of the ILCBA’s annual contribution to the CBCI
• Report as to associated governmental, regulatory, judicial initiatives, including administrative orders, Supreme Court Rule making and related actions
• Communicate the need for additional funding for lobbying efforts
• Review and forward the NCBA Newsletter to the ILCBA Board
• Report monthly to the NCBA of the recent activities of the ILCBA.
• Attend monthly committee meetings of the NCBA state bar association representatives and report on ILCBA
• Track the events and activities of the NCBA and share with the ILCBA.
• Track the legislative initiatives of the NCBA and share with the ILCBA.
• Communicate with the NCBA on behalf of the ILCBA when necessary.

COMPOSITION:
The committee shall be compromised of a chair and at least one (1) additional member(s). The members may represent a combination of board members and general ILCBA members. The chair (and co-chair if desired) shall be appointed from the ILCBA Board by the President. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the Board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be a minimum of two (2) (one member acting as state legislative liaison and the other reporting on NCBA and national efforts) and a maximum of five (4) members.

Should a larger number of board members and ILCBA members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING TO THE BOARD:
In addition to providing the committee report prior to the board meeting or special sessions, the committee chair will submit legislative reports to the board when received. The chair will also provide statuses on pending legislative or lobbying efforts, as needed, via email to the board.

Greg Czaicki, Committee Co-Chair

Membership, Publicity and Outreach Committee

PURPOSE:
The Membership, Publicity and Outreach committee is responsible for new member recruitment, tracking the status of memberships and helping to maintain member satisfaction in order to maintain and grow membership numbers.

KEY RESPONABILITIES:

• Marketing – The committee shall work to develop methods of outreach to attorneys who may be likely to encounter the ILCBA by contacting other bar associations or advertising our activities in appropriate publications. The Committee should encourage members to identify and contact attorneys they encounter in court, or other places, and explain the ILCBA and ask them to join. The committee should supply materials to use in conjunction with its outreach activities
• Public Relations – The committee shall aid in the ILCBA’s contact with the press and the bench in offering a creditor’s rights point of view. This could take the form of written communication with editorial boards, offering speakers, or publications, input to courts, legal aid organizations and to members of the Illinois Assembly.
• Membership dues – The committee shall develop ideas, or give its advice to the Board, when considering issues regarding dues. This may include, but not be limited to, questions of dues increases, classes of membership or dues forbearance.
• Membership issues – The committee shall develop ideas, or give its advice to the Board, with regard to any discussion of issues which may have a bearing on membership numbers, outreach, or in adding value to being a member of the ILCBA.
• Regularly review membership benefits and provide the board with proposals to expand same

COMPOSITION:
Committee members may represent a combination of board members and general Illinois Creditors Bar Association members. The committee chair (and co-chair, if desired) should be appointed by the ILCBA President from members of the Board. The Committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the Board.

As a general guideline, the size of the committee should be a minimum of four (4) and maximum of eight (8) members. Should a larger number of committee members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year.

Members:
Mona Naser
Marc Lichtman

Newsletter Committee

PURPOSE:
The Newsletter Committee is responsible for gathering and writing content for the organization’s newsletter

KEY REPSONSABILITIES:

• Gather relevant, timely content for the organization’s newsletter
• Author content to contribute to the newsletter, as necessary
• Finalize the newsletter prior to publication, including completing all edits.

COMPOSITION:
Committee members may be both board members and ILCBA members. The committee chair should be a current board member and shall be appointed by the president. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the board.

The committee should be a minimum of two (2), and a maximum of four (4) members. When choosing members of the committee, consideration should be given so a majority of the members have relevant event planning/networking experience.

Social Committee 

PURPOSE:
The Social Committee is responsible for planning and implementing social events, including but not limited to, happy hour gatherings after the organization’s annual seminars, and the annual dinner.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Plan an annual dinner which takes place concurrently or consecutively with the annual meeting
• Plan happy hour events to take place right after the conclusion of the fall and spring seminars
• Plan other happy hour/networking events with a social flair.

COMPOSTITON:
Committee members may be both board members and ILCBA members. The committee chair should be a current board member and shall be appointed by the president. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the board.

The committee should be a minimum of four (4), and a maximum of eight (8) members. When choosing members of the committee, consideration should be given so a majority of the members have relevant event planning/networking experience.

Members:
David Lipschutz
Diana Perez

Technology Committee

PURPOSE:
The Technology Committee develops, maintains and improves the ILCBA Website and oversees the ListServ.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Identify, address and resolve issues related to use of the ListServ, including potential violations
• Maintain and improve the ILCBA Website, including the Library
• Take all other actions necessary to aid and assist members with use and access to the ListServ and Website.

COMPOSITION:
The committee shall be compromised of a chair and at least one (1) additional member. The members may represent a combination of board members and general ILCBA members. The chair (and co-chair if desired) shall be appointed from the ILCBA Board by the President. The committee chair will serve as a liaison from the committee to the board.

Should a larger number of board members and ILCBA members express interest in participation, additional members will be considered. Where possible, consideration should also be given to continuity, such that no more than half of the committee members will be new to the committee in any given year.

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