March 4, 2009 – The 2009 State Bar Annual Convention offers more than 25 programs with up to 16 CLE and 13 EPR credits. Find your areas of interest below; click on the name of the sponsoring group for more detailed program information.
Wednesday, May 6
Administrative & Local Government Law Section: Hot Topics in Administrative & Local Government Law
Appellate Practice Section: The Future of Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors Rights Section: The Continuing Saga of Family Law Issues, Means Test Meaning(s), and Pre-Bankruptcy Planning and Exemptions
Business Law Section: Potential Securities Issues in Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Ethical Concerns in Closely held Small Business Transactions; Fiduciary Duty of Majority Shareholders or Members to Minority Shareholders or Members in Closely Held Corporations and LLCs; Select Questions of Business Guarantees; Tax Consequences of an LLC’s Change in Tax Classification; and Tax Traps and Techniques to Achieve Favorable Outcomes
Environmental Law Section: Environmental Law Update: A New Administration and New Developments
Legal Assistance Committee: Expanding Access to Justice Through Limited Scope Representation
Litigation Section: State vs. Federal Practice – Be Aware of the Differences; Success in Mediation – How to Prepare and What to Avoid; Legislative Updates on New State Laws; Partial Releases – What Are They and Paying Money Into Court
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section: Recent Estate Planning Updates; Non-Probate Transfers for Small Estates; Charitable Planning Opportunities; and Trust Provisions – Specialized Drafting for Unique Planning Situations
Sports & Entertainment Law Section: Monetizing music on the Internet; Wisconsin's New Film Taxation Legislation – Legal Issues Confronting Wisconsin Businesses with Respect to Film and Television Productions; Current Issues in Sports Law; and Entertainment Law Ethics
Thursday, May 7
Thursday Morning Spotlight CLE Program: The Right to Die in America: Its Constitutional, Legal, and Medical Impact, William Colby’s portrayal of the medical and legal sagas certain people go through when dying has been called moving and thought provoking; followed by a panel discussion on end-of-life decision making
Choose from two CLE box luncheons on Thursday. Each luncheon will be submitted for up to 1.0 CLE credit: Government Relations Program on State Budgeting Process CLE Box Luncheon, a legislative perspective of the state budget; or Law Office Management Section/Practice 411/Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators CLE Box Luncheon, Increasing Revenue: Unlocking the Profit Potential of Your Firm
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section/Labor & Employment Law Section: Retaliation Claims and Dispute Resolution: Developments in the Substantive Law and the Use of Dispute Resolution to Manage or Resolve These Claims
Diversity Outreach Committee: Immigration Speak – A Primer for Determining Status; Overview of the Green Card Process, Grounds of Removal and Deportation, and Humanitarian Relief: Asylum, Refugee, and Temporary Protected Status
Elder Law Section: Veteran's Benefits – How Can They Help Our Elderly Clients?
Family Law Section: Family Negotiations: Past Present, and Future and A Century of Service: Do We Still Need Family Court Commissioners?
General Practice Section/Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee: Creating a Healthy Work Life Balance; Avoiding Ethical Problems Facing Solo and Small Firm Practitioners; Dealing with Pro Se Litigants: More Art Than Science?; Fastcase Training – Nuts & Bolts and Quick Tips for Using Fastase
Government Lawyers Division: The Economy’s Impact on Neighborhoods: Strategies for Change; Drug House, Gang House and Nuisance Litigation; Landlord Accountability, and Nuisance Litigation; Nuisance Abatement and Community Prosecution/Brainstorming
Indian Law Section: Indian Law Legislative and Case Law Update, Tribal Law Enforcement: Challenging Issues; Land-into-Trust and Restricted Fee; and Land Use on the Oneida Reservation
Professionalism Committee and the Senior Lawyers Division: Judicial Elections and an Independent Judiciary
Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program (WisLAP): Changing Wisconsin's Culture of Misuse of Alcohol; Emotions, Genetics, and Memory: How the Brain Learns to Become Addicted and How Forgetting is So Difficult; A Duty to Help: What Judges and Lawyers Can Do; and Keeping Legal Minds Intact: Mitigating Compassion Fatigue for Attorneys
Friday, May 8
Professional Ethics Committee: Conflicts of Interest: A Dialog on Attorney Responsibilities and Client Protections
Construction and Public Contract Law Section: How Building Information Modeling Technology is Changing the Construction Industry
Media Law Relations Committee: Responding to Interview Requests From the News Media
Nonresident Lawyers Division: Dangerous Curves Ahead: The Crossroads of Ethics and Technology; and Open Source Software and Software as a Service.
Public Interest Law Section: Representing the Deaf Litigant: It's Not What You Think
Young Lawyers Division: Increasing Access to Justice by Making Public Service Careers Affordable
Register by March 31 to receive the $30 early-bird discount. To register or for more information, call (800) 728-7788.
