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Check your SMBA CLE Attendance Online

Today is the last day to get your 2014-2015 MCLE. If you find you are a few hours short, the SMBA is offering our very popular annual SMBA CLE Hour by Hour to help you satisfy all or part of your MCLE needs.

SMBA CLE Hour By Hour
Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 8 am to 5 pm, 1-9 MCLE (2MCLE Ethics)
Hickory Hills Country Club

MCLE reports are due July 31, 2015 (information and online reporting). The Springfield Bar keeps attendance records for SMBA members, conveniently accessible online. Sign in and from the "manage profile" page select "professional development" (under the Content and Features heading). If the professional development heading is not visible we do not have a record of you attending SMBA programs in the past twelve months. If you need assistance email info@springfieldbar.com to have your transcript emailed to you.

July SMBA Member CLE Lunch: Implicit Bias and Access to Justice
Presented by Wesley Pratt
July 15, 2015, 11:45, The Tower Club, 1MCLE (register)

Everyone is biased. Part of being human is having personal preferences and inclinations. But when those inclinations manifest in explicit bias that results in unfair treatment, our profession and courts must and have intervened. As our society makes strides in eliminating explicit bias, we must also take note that not all bias is explicit. Equal access to justice requires that we become educated on implicit bias. Understanding on how unconscious factors shape our attitudes and decision-making is crucial in becoming a society that promotes equal justice to all Americans. Registrants are encouraged to set aside a few minutes before the presentation to take two of the implicit association tests on gender and skin tone at this link.