11:30 a.m.: Registration
Noon-1 p.m.: Running our Law Practices on the Run: Safely and
Ethically (Working Lunch)
Explore the ethical considerations surrounding cloud-based mobile computing
to reduce costs and provide improved client-services with a specific focus
on:
- Web-based e-mail;
- Google Docs, Dropbox; and
- Tablets, iPads and smart phones.
1-2 p.m.: Serving Our Clients in the Modern Legal World: Business
Models for the Future
Learn about about several different business models that will allow you to
effectively and efficiently modify your practice -- today and into the
future.
2-2:15 p.m.: Networking Break
2:15-3:30 p.m.: Fundamental Ethical Issues--Protection for
All
Explore professional responsibility issues for the solo or small firm,
including:
- Changes to and requirements of contingent fee agreements;
- Ethics of social media; and
- Accepting and declining, withdrawing from and closing cases.
3:30-4:45 p.m.: Judges on Negotiation, Mediation and
Arbitration
Learn how negotiation, mediation and arbitration can
better serve your clients’ needs and interests as well as the common ethical
pitfalls that create impasse.
4:45-5:30 p.m.: Networking-- New Ideas and Approaches
Acquire new skills and tactics from the perspective of a sole practitioner,
small-firm attorney and general practice associate.
5:30 p.m.: Networking Reception
The Second Annual General Practice, Solo & Small-Firm Symposium was
developed by the GPSSF Section Council under the leadership of Chair
John DiSciullo, Esq. and Vice Chair
Scott D. Goldberg, Esq.
The GPSSF Symposium has been pre-approved for CLE credits in New
Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Faculty:
Scott D. Goldberg, Esq., Program Chair
The Goldberg Law Firm, Lexington
Rodney S. Dowell, Esq., Program Co-chair
Board of Bar Overseers, Boston
Alan J. Klevan, Esq., Program Co-chair
Law Offices of Alan J. Klevan, Framingham
Robert J. Ambrogi, Esq., Panelist
Law Office of Robert J. Ambrogi, Gloucester
Gabriel Cheong, Esq., Panelist
Infinity Law Group LLC, Quincy
Jennifer R. Clapp, Esq., Panelist
Clapp Family Law, LLC, Wellesley Hills
Jared D. Correia, Esq., Panelist
Hon. John C. Cratsley (ret.), Panelist
JAMS, Boston
Hon. Dennis J. Curran, Panelist
Thomas E. Dwyer Jr., Esq., Panelist
Dwyer LLC, Boston
Paul L. Feldman, Esq., Panelist
Davis, Malm & D'Agostine PC, Boston
Eric J. Parker, Esq., Panelist
Parker Scheer, Boston
Frank J. Riccio, Esq., Panelist
Law Office of Frank J. Riccio, Braintree
Matthew P. Trask, Esq., Panelist
Skylark Law & Mediation, P.C., Framingham
Hon. Maria C. Walsh (ret.), Panelist
JAMS, Boston
Terence J. Welsh, CPCU, AIS, Panelist
President, Massachusetts Bar Association Insurance Agency
Jeffrey D. Woolf, Esq., Panelist
Board of Bar Overseers, Boston