Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
"Achieving a Competitive Advantage in Changing Times" is the
theme of the Massachusetts Bar Association's spring Annual
Conference. MBA AC10 will take place on Thursday, March 11 and
Friday, March 12 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.
The conference will include the MBA Gala Dinner on Thursday,
March 11 featuring a keynote address from Morris Dees, founder and lead
trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center and the
presentation of the MBA's Legislator of the Year Award to
Massachusetts State Sen. Cynthia
Stone Creem.
Annual Conference 2010's CLE programming will include plenary
sessions as well as two continuous tracks on law practice
management and recent developments. The Access to Justice Awards
Luncheon will be held on Friday, March 12.
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:15 p.m. Gala Dinner
Friday, March 12
8:30 - 9 a.m.: Plenary Session
President's Welcome
Valerie A. Yarashus, Esq., Meehan, Boyle, Black &
Bogdanow, Boston
Recent Developments in the Law Opening
Remarks
Hon. Wilbur P. Edwards, Associate Justice, Southeast Housing
Court, Fall River
Significant Legislative Developments in
Massachusetts
Martin W. Healy, Esq., MBA Acting Executive Director and
General Counsel, Boston
9-9:50 a.m.: CLE Breakout Sessions
Recent Developments in Juvenile Law
Hon. Jay D. Blitzman, First Justice, Juvenile Court
Department, Middlesex County Division, Lowell; Peter A. Hahn, Esq.,
Hilton, Sindelar & Hahn, Newton; Martha Rush O'Mara, Esq., Law
Office of Martha Rush O'Mara, Melrose
Law Practice Management: Avoiding Lawyer
Meltdown
Moderator: Lisa Terrizzi, Esq., Chair, MBA Lawyers in
Transition Committee, Boston; Allison C. Shields, Esq., President,
Legal Ease Consulting Inc., New York, NY; Gina Y. Walcott, Esq.,
Executive Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Boston
9:55-10:45 a.m.: CLE Breakout Sessions
Recent Developments in Family Law
Hon. Paula M. Carey, Chief Justice, Probate and Family Court,
Boston; Phyllis E. Federico, Esq., Schmidt & Federico PC,
Boston; Denise Squillante, Esq., Law Office of Denise Squillante,
Fall River
Law Practice Management: Alternatives to the Billable
Hour
Moderators: John B. DiSciullo, Esq., Mitchell & DeSimone,
Boston and Peter T. Elikann Esq., Law Office of Peter T. Elikann,
Boston; Jay Shepherd, Shepherd Law Group PC, Boston
10:45-11:15 a.m.: Break featuring Prize Giveaways
11:15-12:10 p.m.: CLE Breakout Sessions
Recent Developments in Probate Law
Janice C. Nigro, Esq., Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, Wakefield;
Edward Notis-McConarty, Esq., Hemenway & Barnes LLP,
Boston
Law Practice Management: From Paper to Pixels: The Paper
LESS Office Works, Paperless Doesn't
Ross L. Kodner, Esq., Senior Legal Technologist/CEO, MicroLaw,
Milwaukee, WI
12:15-2:15 p.m.: Access to Justice Awards Luncheon
2:15-3:10 p.m.: CLE Breakout Sessions
Recent Developments in Personal Injury and Insurance
Law
Richard P. Campbell, Esq., Campbell, Campbell, Edwards &
Conroy PC, Boston; Valerie A. Yarashus, Esq., Meehan, Boyle, Black
& Bogdanow, Boston
Law Practice Management: The Most Bang for Your
Grand
Gabriel Cheong, Esq., Infinity Law Group LLC, Quincy; Andrea
J. Goldman Esq., Law Office of Andrea J. Goldman, Newton; Leanna
Hamill, Esq., Leanna Hamill, Attorney at Law, Hingham
3:15-4:10 p.m.: CLE Breakout Sessions
Recent Developments in Criminal Law
Kevin J. Reddington, Esq., Kevin J. Reddington, Attorney at
Law, Brockton
Law Practice Management: 60 Sites in 60
Minutes
Robert J. Ambrogi, Esq., Law Office of Robert J. Ambrogi,
Rockport; Rodney S. Dowell, Esq., Law Office Management Assistance
Program, Boston; Alan J. Klevan, Esq., Klevan & Klevan LLP,
Boston; Ross L. Kodner, Esq., Senior Legal Technologist/CEO,
MicroLaw, Milwaukee, WI
4:15- 5:15 p.m.: Plenary Session
Building A Solid Foundation: Managing Law Practice
Risk
Scott D. Burke, Esq., Morrison Mahoney LLP, Boston
Register
on or before Monday, Feb. 8 to receive $50 off a FULL CONFERENCE
PASS.
The pass grants access to Thursday
& Friday CLE
programming and includes a ticket to both the Access to
Justice Awards Luncheon & Gala Dinner.
**Massachusetts lawyers who are MBA members can earn up to a 7.5
percent premium credit on Massachusetts professional liability
insurance offered by CNA through the MBA Insurance Agency. You can
earn a 5 percent premium credit by attending the Building a Solid
Foundation: Managing Law Practice Risk session plus one other
Recent Developments in the Law session. If more than one-third of
your firm's attorneys attend, you can earn up to a 7.5 percent
premium credit. This offer is valid for new and renewed lawyers'
professional liability insurance policies with an effective date of
Aug. 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011. This offer may not be combined with
any other malpractice prevention/CLE premium credits.
Registration:
Click here to register for the MBA's 2010
conference online. For a printable PDF outlining sponsorship
opportunities and table reservation information,
click here. For additional information call
(617) 338-0530.
The MBA has a limited room block available at the Westin.
Click here to reserve a room. Room rates are
$249 per night through Feb. 10, 2010.