Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010
Images from the 20th Annual Family Law Conference in Lenox. Photos by Paul Franz.
Did you miss a November conference?
20th Annual Family Law Conference was held Nov. 12-13 in Lenox; Ninth Annual Western Mass. Bankruptcy Conference provides trends overview
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Practitioners gather in Lenox for
20th Annual Family Law Conference
The state's premiere family law
practitioners gathered for another successful conference in Western
Massachusetts last weekend. "Ask the Experts: Raise the Bar! Using
Expert Advice from Various Disciplines to Enhance Your Family Law
Practice," the 20th anniversary of the event, featured a keynote
address and State of the Trial Court from Probate and Family Court
Chief Justice Paula M. Carey.
Attorneys who were unable to attend the event in Lenox can
purchase a recorded version through MBA On Demand next week.
Carey told the gathering that the state's probate courts are
handling an increasing number of cases and filings at the same time
that they are staffed at 72 percent overall, with some courts
staffed as low as 60 percent. She thanked attorneys whose pro bono
works have supported the courts in this time of crisis.
"We continue to do our jobs every day," Carey said. "We continue
to believe the work we do is tremendously important. We don't waver
on our commitment to justice in the courts and the rule of
law."
The weekend event at the Cranwell Resort, Spa & Golf Club in
Lenox kicked off with a reception Friday evening, where Berkshire
County Bar Association President Jack Houghton Jr. presented MBA
President Denise Squillante with a gift in celebration of the MBA's
100th anniversary. The gift was a framed print of Norman Rockwell's
"Freedom of Speech."
All-day educational programming on Saturday, Nov. 13 included,
State of the A.R.T.: The Law in the Age of Assisted Reproductive
Technology featuring the Hon. Anthony R. Nesi of Bristol Probate
and Family Court, Bankruptcy and Family Law: It's a Family Affair,
Identifying and Addressing Issues of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse, Asset Planning for Divorce Clients and, In Sickness and in
Health … Until Immigration Intervenes.
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Ninth Annual Western Massachusetts
Bankruptcy Conference
outlines recent bankruptcy trends
Practitioners and judges
met on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at the Western New England College School
of Law for the Ninth Annual Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy
Conference -- a program that has become a staple for Massachusetts
practictioners wishing to be updated on the most recent bankruptcy
trends.
Panelists, including lawyer pracitioners and judges, provided
participants with an overview of the issues practitioners may face
when contending with the means test and the pitfalls and issues
that can occur when representing small business debtors in
bankruptcy.
Attorneys who were unable to attend the event can purchase
program materials here.