SOUTHWEST IOWA LAWYER LEAGUE ANNUAL SEMINAR
February 19th & 20th, 2026 Register NowSchedule of SpeakersWHO AND WHY WAS REGULATION F CREATED:
The Southwest Iowa Lawyer League (SWILL) is a non-profit corporation organized for purposes of providing continuing Legal Education for Attorneys in Southwest Iowa and Nebraska. This year’s seminar will be February 19th & 20th at the Holiday Inn at Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs. This includes the seminar, buffet lunch on Thursday and Friday. There will be a cocktail reception following Thursday’s final speaker.
The schedule of speakers is subject to change. Approved credits will be posted with the materials and on the website: www.swilliowa.com. We really need everyone’s cooperation on getting us their sign-up sheets with payment before the event and making sure to cross your name off the list when you get to the event each day.
Total Hours Applied For:
2025 Iowa Activity ID #422085 with 15 hours total approved including 3 hours for ethics and 1 hour for wellness.
2025 Nebraska Activity ID #268339 with 15 hours total approved including 4 hours of professional responsibility.
Iowa: 15
NE. : 15
Ethics Iowa: 3
NE. Professional Responsibility Hours: 4
IA. Diversity: 2
IA. Wellness: 1
Juvenile: 0
Federal: 4
Registration can be sent to:
Southwest Iowa Lawyer League
c/o Bill McGinn, 20 North 16th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Seminar Rates:
One Day Rate: $150.00
Both Days: $250.00
Registration Form
Schedule Of Speakers
THURSDAY, February 20th, 2025
8:00 – 9:00: Paternity Establishment and Overcoming & Effect of Child Care on Support Orders – Rich Arnold
9:00 – 10:00: Ethics – Todd Scott with Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
SINCLAIRE …. EXPERT INSIT
10:00 – 11:00: Nebraska Counsel for Discipline Procedure & Recent Developments – Mark Weber
11:00 – 12:00: Trust Account Management/Ethics – Marti Nerenstone
12:00 – 12:30: Lunch – (Margaret McCabe Speaks about the 4th Bar)
12:30 – 12:45: Mental Health & Drug Court – Kerrie Snyder
12:45 – 1:30: Debtor Creditor– Kirk Brumbaugh/Karl Von Oldenburg
1:30 – 2:30: SORA Procedures – Carl Brack/Dan McGinn
2:30 – 3:30: Sentencing Guideline Update & Spoilation of Evidence – Jessica Douglas
3:30 – 4:30: Estates/Trusts – Nick Halbur
4:30 – 5:30: (Cocktail Hour- Structured Settlements – Sponsored by Thomas Dunlap)
FRIDAY, February 21st, 2025
8:00 – 9:00: Federal – Hon. Helen Adams
9:00 – 10:00: TBA – Hon. Susan Larson-Christensen
10:00 – 11:00: Criminal Procedure – John Hascall /April O’Loughlin
11:00 – 12:00: Reframing Differences as Advantages: Clifton Strengths & Neurodiversity – Tasha Everman
12:00 – 12:30: Lunch – (Iowa Legal Aid Speaks)
12:30 – 1:30: Federal Court – Hon. Susan Bazis, Hon. Michael Nelson, Hon. Jacquie DeLuca, and Hon. Ryan Carson
1:30 – 2:30: Wellness – Mary Ellis
2:30 – 3:30: Mediation/Preparing Your Client – Tim Bottaro