A CLG CLE Program
Illinois Attorneys: The Long Journey to Attorney Anti-Harassment Ethics Regulations
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
12:00 - 1:00pm CT
Hybrid Event
Limited In-Person Attendance (20 Max)
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
161 N. Clark Street
Suite 4700
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Virtual Event option via Zoom
Invite link will be sent prior to the event via email.
1 hour of Anti-Sexual Harassment CLE credit is pending for those attending.
Illinois adoption of certain Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the ABA evolved into Rule 1.8 (J) and Rules 8.4(j) of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers. The new Illinois Judicial Code of Ethics adopted a similar provision. This CLG seminar will address the evolution of these rules including the 2024 amendments by the Supreme Court and
the inclusion of sexual harassment as qualifying for the professional responsibility credits under Rule 794(d)(1) enacted February 1, 2024.
Speaker:
Mary Ambrose-Gerak
Mary C. Ambrose-Gerak, began her career at Kutak, Rock & Campbell - the firm that wrote the original ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Mary worked at large law firms like Katten, Muchin & Zavis and Pedersen & Houpt, and has held in-house roles at companies including Kraft, Motorola, and Baxter. She is a former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) prosecutor with extensive experience in employment law. She has served as a trainer for major U.S. corporations in industries such as automotive, food, and pharmaceuticals, as well as investigated Cook County on Shakman hiring violations. She has also trained for organizations like SHRM, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, and the DuPage and Lake County Bar Associations, and the NWSBA, and has written Notre Dame Alumni Magazine. An adjunct faculty member at Notre Dame, Loyola, and DePaul law schools, she is also an employment arbitrator for the AAA and an author of a journal article on post-pandemic employment issues. Mary played a key role in drafting Illinois Supreme Court Rule 1.8(J) on attorney sexual misconduct.