February 2005
CLE Seminars present timesaving techniques using MS Word, and elder
law issues
Attend the Basic or Advanced Mastering
Microsoft Word® for the Law Office seminar on Feb. 17 and
18, respectively, in Milwaukee with Leigh C. Webber, one of the nation's
leading instructors on law office automation. Learn how to use Word's
timesaving features to set up and run your law office's document
systems.
Basic program topics include: creating libraries of
boilerplate clauses; inserting client information into documents;
establishing a standardized formatting system for firm documents;
designing automated legal forms; and protecting client data from
unintended disclosure.
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To order a book or register for a seminar:
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Visit www.wisbar.org
or call (800) 728-7788 or (608) 257-383
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Advanced program topics include: building a law
office forms system using templates; storing and reusing client data
from Excel, Access, and Outlook; organizing libraries of standard text
elements; designing custom toolbars and menus; and using FormField
features and advanced techniques for "fill-in" documents.
Tuition is $219 for one program. When two or more firm members
register tuition is $199 per registrant per program, or attend both
seminars for $398 per registrant.
The seminars are scheduled, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The video seminars are
scheduled at statewide locations on March 15 and 22, respectively.
Both seminars have been submitted for up to 7.0 CLE credits each and
will be submitted for Minnesota CLE credits. The basic program has been
submitted for 1.0 EPR credit.
The 18th Annual Law and the Elderly: Real Estate and
Long-term Financial & Medicaid Planning seminar is
scheduled for March 10 and 11 in Milwaukee and Madison,
respectively.
Experienced elder law practitioners from the private bar and the
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Elder Law Center (seminar cosponsor)
will discuss: transfers in ownership and their effects on public
benefits; real estate as an income source, including reverse mortgages
and investment properties; property management by third parties,
including limitations on guardians' and agents' ability to transfer
title or sell properties; and lien law and estate recovery.
Participate in a panel discussion on ethical issues. The panelists
will give their perspectives on topics including client identification,
execution of the client's wishes, the implication of the Ethics 2000
recommendations, and the ethical issues arising from financial and
Medicaid planning through real estate transactions.
The seminar is scheduled, 8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. The video seminar is
scheduled for April 5 at statewide locations.
Tuition is $199. The seminar has been submitted for up 7.0 CLE
credits, 2.0 EPR credits, and will be submitted for Minnesota CLE
credits.
Start times listed include a 30-minute registration period.
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