Below is the MBA CLE schedule for October 21-30, 2009. Click on the seminar title to go directly to online registration or visit www.memphisbar.org/cle.
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LOCAL SEMINARS:
October 21
Estate Planning Series: Estate Planning with Special Needs Trust and The Future of Estate Planning
1:30 – 4:45 p.m. Registration begins at 1:15 pm
Please note that the CLE Schedule you have or will receive in the mail lists the time incorrectly. The time listed above is correct.
The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave.
CLE Credit: 3.0 hours general
—Session 1: Estate Planning with Special Needs Trust
Speaker: W. King Self, Apperson Crump & Maxwell, PLC
—Session 2: The Future of Estate Planning
Speakers: Thomas R. Buckner and Emily G. Ellison, Apperson Crump & Maxwell, PLC.
Fee: Early – on or before 10/19 Late – after 10/19
MBA member $90 $100
Non MBA member $110 $120
Non atty. or no CLE needed $50 $55
Passport
October 21-23
TRIAL ACADEMY
 The MBA, in conjunction with its Litigation Section, is presenting a 3-day “Trial Academy”, Oct. 21-23, 2009 at the Shelby County Courthouse. Participants in the Trial Academy will hone their trial techniques by practicing various skills, including voir dire, opening statement, direct and cross examination, the examination of experts, and closing argument. Their sessions will be critiqued by some of the best trial attorneys in the area, who will offer constructive criticism. Also, participants will be recorded so they can review their presentations. This seminar offers 14 general CLE hours, & 1 hour of Ethics.
This year's Academy is full but look for information next year on a possible 2010 Academy!
October 27
Supreme Court Rule 40A: Appointment of Guardians ad Litem in Custody Proceedings
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. Bring your own lunch
MBA Office, 80 Monroe Ave., #220
CLE Credit: 1.5 hours general
This session will review the history of Rule 40A and its applicability.
Speakers: David Haines, General Counsel, Administrative Office of the Courts; Leslie Kinkead, Court Improvement Program Coordinator with the Administrative Office of the Courts in Nashville; and Libby Sykes, Director of the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
Fee: Early – on or before 10/23 Late – after 10/23
MBA member $40 $50
Non MBA member $55 $65
Non atty. or no CLE needed $25 $30
Passport
October 28
Estate Planning Series (2 of 4)
1:30 – 4:45 p.m. Registration begins at 1:15 pm
Please note that the CLE Schedule you have or will receive in the mail lists the time incorrectly. The time listed above is correct.
The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave.
CLE Credit: 3.0 hours general
—Session 1: Pick Your Flavor – Tennessee vs. the Other ‘Best’ Trust States
Speaker: Harold L. “Gus” Fletcher, Investment Counsel & Trust Company
—Session 2: Charitable Income, Gift and Estate Tax Planning
Speaker: Michael R. Parham, Williams McDaniel Wolfe & Womack, P.C.
Fee: Early – on or before 10/26 Late – after 10/26
MBA member $90 $100
Non MBA member $110 $120
Non atty. or no CLE needed $50 $55
Passport
October 29
4th Annual Professionalism Seminar “Lincoln on Professionalism”
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Central Ave.
Co-sponsored by the Memphis Bar Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers
CLE Credit: 4.0 hours dual
Lincoln’s exemplary qualities of legal and personal professionalism come to life in engaging, documentary-style video vignettes. The vignettes will be followed b y panel discussions with esteemed local judges and attorneys.
Speakers: Professor Michael Nelson, Rhodes College; Chief Justice Janice M. Holder, Tennessee Supreme Court; Kirk Caraway, Allen Summers Simpson Lillie & Gresham; G. Patrick Arnoult, Evans Petree Bogatin; Magistrate Judge Diane K. Vescovo; Steve King, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz; Jef Feibelman, Burch Porter & Johnson; Judge Robert L. Childers, Circuit Court, Div. IX; Elizabeth Collins, Thomason Hendrix Harvey Johnson & Mitchell and David Wade, Martin Tate Morrow & Marston
Fee: Early – on or before 10/27 Late – after 10/27
All Attorneys $90 $100
Law Students No Charge No Charge
October 30
Juvenile Court Practice & Procedure Update
1:30 – 4:45 p.m. Registration begins at 1:15 pm
Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Ave., Auditorium
CLE Credit: 3.0 hours general
—New Juvenile Rule of Procedure 32A and Foster Care Update
Speaker: Tom Coupe’, Staff Attorney
—Update on the Policy Regarding Appointing Guardians ad Litem in Dependency Cases
Speaker: Belynda Dwyer, Attorney Coordinator Office of Guardian ad Litem
—Update on the Policy Regarding Appointing Juvenile Defenders in Delinquency Cases
Speaker: Marilyn Sellers-Hobbs, Coordinator Juvenile Defense Panel
—Motion Practice Update
Speaker: Dan Michael, Magistrate
Fee: Early – on or before 10/28 Late – after 10/28
MBA member $90 $100
Non MBA member $120 $130
Non atty. or no CLE needed $60 $65
Passport
Other Upcoming Seminars:
November
Wednesday, November 4 - Estate Planning Series (3 of 4)
Thursday, November 5 - The Irving Younger Video Series - Scientific Evidence
Friday, November 6 – Communicating with the Opposing Party: How Proper Communication and Information Sharing Before and During Mediation Enhance Success
Monday, November 9 – Liquidity Options for Business Owners and Exit Strategy Planning
Tuesday, November 10 - What's New in E-Discovery?
Tuesday, November 10 - Trouble-Shooting in this Economy
Wednesday, November 11 - Estate Planning Series (4 of 4)
Thursday, November 12 - Crucial Conversations
Friday, November 13 - Negotiation Skills
Tuesday, November 17 - 2009 Family Law Update
Thursday, November 19 - Annual Nuts & Bolts Seminar for New Attorneys
Friday, November 20 - The Irving Younger Video Series - Jury Selection
Tuesday, November 24 - What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Practicing in Circuit Court
Tuesday, November 24 - Criminal Case Law Update
December
Wednesday, December 2 - ADR Section Annual Seminar
Friday, December 4 - Labor & Employment Law Section Annual Seminar
Tuesday, December 8 - Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes & the Courtroom
Wednesday, December 9 - 2008 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud & Abuse
Friday, December 11 - Bankruptcy (Sponsored by the YLD & the Bankruptcy Section)
Friday, December 11 – The Ethical Appeals for Criminal Practitioners
Tuesday, December 15 - What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Practicing in Probate Court
Wednesday, December 16 - Annual John Dice Seminar
Thursday, December 17 - Workers' Compensation Update
Friday, December 18 - The Irving Younger Video Series - Credibility & Cross-Examination
Tuesday, December 22 - Last Minute CLE "Out East"
Wednesday, December 23 - Summary Judgment in Tennessee, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
Wednesday, December 30 - Last Minute 'Buy the Hour' CLE
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