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8:45
A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Abraham Lincoln – Lawyer, Leader, President
In honor of the bicentennial of
Abraham Lincoln’s birth, this presentation will explore the
leadership qualities that Lincoln developed during his
quarter-century legal career and carried into the most
challenging presidency in American history.
SPEAKER:
DANIEL STOWELL, Springfield, IL, Director and Editor, The
Papers of Abraham Lincoln,
e-mail:
dstowell@papersofabrahamlincoln.org
9:40 A.M. – 10:40 A.M.
First Session of Joint Concurrent Workshops oint Workshop 1A
– Abraham Lincoln’s Philosophy of Law
John Lupton, an expert on Lincoln’s papers, will use documents
to demonstrate Lincoln’s ethics regarding the law, discussing
specific cases and outlining Lincoln’s notes for a law lecture.
SPEAKER:
JOHN LUPTON, Springfield, IL, Associate Director and Associate
Editor, The Papers of Abraham Lincoln,
e-mail:
jlupton@papersofabrahamlincoln.org
Joint
Workshop 2A –
The Power of Partnership: Award-winning Diversity Projects
The 2009 ABA Partnership Awards recognize
bar association efforts to increase racial and ethnic diversity
in the profession. This year’s winning entries include a
statewide bar leadership institute for diverse attorneys, a
summer law intern program for high school students and a project
that recruits and trains attorneys of color interested in
participating in continuing legal education programs.
MODERATOR:
JOHN C. CRUDEN, Washington, D.C., Past President, District of
Columbia Bar, and Member, NCBP Executive Council,
e-mail:
john.cruden@usdoj.gov
PANELISTS:
GINA HIGGINS, Memphis, TN, Diversity Committee Co-Chair, Memphis
Bar Association,
e-mail:
ghiggins07@comcast.net
RHONDA F. HUNTER, Dallas, TX, Past President, Dallas Bar
Association and Past Member, NCBP Executive Council,
e-mail:
Rhonda@rhondahunter.com
I. GODWIN OTU, Phoenix, AZ, Diversity Director, State Bar of
Arizona,
e-mail:
i.otu@staff.azbar.org
Joint Workshop 3A -
Friend Me, Tweet Me Anyway You Want Me: Ins and Outs of Social
Media
Social media is the name of the game, and
bar associations have joined the playing field. However, there
are a lot of questions about how to capitalize on these tools,
and if the tools may even be replacing traditional membership
organizations to create targeted virtual communities. Learn how
some associations are getting into the game and what they’ve
learned to date.
MODERATOR:
WILLIAM CORRIGAN, St. Louis, MO, Past President, The Missouri
Bar, and Member, NCBP Executive Council,
e-mail:
wcorrigan@armstrongteasdale.com
PANELISTS:
DANIEL SCHWARTZ, Hartford, CT, Pullman & Comley, LLC, and
Connecticut Delegate to ABA House of Delegates,
e-mail:
dschwartz@pullcom.com
GREGORY LUCE, Minneapolis, MN, Practice Development Director,
Minnesota State Bar Association,
e-mail:
gluce@mnbar.org
AMBER NASLUND, Libertyville, IL, Director of Community, Radian6,
e-mail
amber@altitudebranding.com
Joint Workshop 4A –
Metro Bars: Collaboration, Cooperation & Competition Between and
Amongst Rival Associations
Learn about dealing with other competing
state, local and specialty bars. Hear strategies on when to hold
them close, fold them in, when to walk away and when to run!
Attend this fast-paced panel discussion on working with and
competing against other bar associations.
MODERATOR:
JAY A. BLECHMAN, Pittsburgh, PA, President, Allegheny County Bar
Association, and Member, MBC Executive Committee,
e-mail:
blechman@steinerblechman.com
PANELISTS:
DAVID E. CRAWFORD, St. Louis, MO, President, Bar Association of
Metropolitan St. Louis, and Member, MBC Executive Committee,
e-mail:
dcrawford@senniger.com
CHRISTINE HAYES HICKEY, Indianapolis, IN, Past President,
Indianapolis Bar Foundation, and President-elect, Indianapolis
Bar Association, e-mail:
ch@rubin-levin.net
CARL D. SMALLWOOD, Columbus, OH, Past President, Columbus Bar
Association, and Member, NCBP Executive Council,
e-mail:
cdsmallwood@vorys.com
Joint Workshop 5A -
Beyond Survival-Thriving During a Climate of Uncertainty
Thought leaders from Chicago’s non-profit
and philanthropic community will focus on how their respective
organizations are addressing the following issues:
How we can and should adjust our fundraising strategies (if at
all);
How our grant-making strategies might need to adapt to ensure
that we are meeting the objectives of our mission with the
greatest possible impact; and
How we are managing our own internal budgets and staffing in
light of the economic environment to most effectively marshal
our resources.
PANELISTS:
DONALD COOKE, Chicago, IL, Senior Vice President/Philanthropy,
McCormick Foundation,
e-mail:
dcooke@mccormickfoundation.org
ROBERT EICHINGER, Chicago, IL, Director of Donor Services, The
Chicago Community Trust, e-mail:
Robert@cct.org
NIKKI WILL STEIN, Chicago, IL, Executive Director, Polk Bros.
Foundation, Inc.,
e-mail:
nstein@polkbrosfdn.org
11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
Second Session of Joint Concurrent Workshops
Joint Workshop 1B –
Retirement? Not So Fast: Senior Lawyers Needs, Senior Lawyers
Needed
As greater numbers of practicing lawyers
reach senior lawyer status, many bar associations are seeking
ways to keep these valued experienced members engaged in the
bar. Hear how some bar associations are tapping this talent pool
to involve seasoned members, as well as to address some of the
serious challenges that aging professionals may present to the
practice of law.
MODERATOR:
MARCIA EASON, Chattanooga, TN, Past President, Tennessee Bar
Association, and Member, NCBP Executive Council,
e-mail:
meason@millermartin.com
PANELISTS:
JOHN BERRY, Tallahassee, FL, Director, Legal Division, The
Florida Bar,
e-mail:
jberry@flabar.org
STUART FORSYTH, Los Angeles, CA, Executive Director, Los Angeles
County Bar Association, e-mail:
sforsyth@lacba.org
KAREN GOULD, Richmond, VA, Executive Director, Virginia State
Bar, e-mail:
gould@vsb.org
ANTHONY PALERMO, Rochester, NY, ABA Senior Lawyers Division
Delegate to House of Delegates, and Past President, New York
State Bar Association,
e-mail:
apalermo@woodsoviatt.com
Joint Workshop 2B –
It’s Not Easy Being Green - But Why It’s Worth the Investment
Interest in environmental preservation has
gone beyond recycling efforts. Bar associations are developing
sustainability practices that change their methods of
communication with members, the way they conduct their meetings,
and the business of law. Hear what some bars are doing to impact
not only how the bar association, law firms and courts are run,
but also what policy is being developed to improve the quality
of life in our communities.
MODERATOR:
REW GOODENOW, Reno, NV, Past President, State Bar of Nevada and
the Washoe County Bar Association, and Member, NCBP Executive
Council, e-mail:
rgoodenow@parsonsbehle.com
PANELISTS:
J. TIMOTHY EATON, Chicago, IL, Secretary, Chicago Bar
Association, and Past President, Illinois State Bar Association,
e-mail:
teaton@shefskylaw.com
JUDY JOHNSON, San Francisco, CA, Executive Director, State Bar
of California,
e-mail:
judy.johnson@calbar.ca.gov
Joint Workshop 3B –
Quick Hits: How to Deliver Value to Members in a Tough Economy
Help your members and build your bar’s
cache by being indispensable in this downturn. Learn about
innovative programs and member benefits others have implemented
and the excellent results they are seeing.
PANELISTS:
GERRY GAYDOS, Eugene, OR, President, Oregon State Bar,
e-mail:
gerry@oregonlegalteam.com
BARBARA J. HOWARD, Cincinnati, OH, President, Ohio State Bar
Association, and Past President, Cincinnati Bar Association,
e-mail:
barbhoward@aol.com
LEAH JOHNSON, Columbia, SC, Assistant Executive Director, South
Carolina Bar,
e-mail:
l.johnson@scbar.org
BARBARA HARPER, Seattle, WA, Director, Lawyer Services
Department, Washington State Bar Association,
e-mail:
barbarah@wsba.org
JERRILYN T. MALANA, San Diego, CA, President, San Diego County
Bar Association,
e-mail:
jmalana@littler.com
Joint Workshop 4B –
Representing Your Bar During a Controversy
In almost every leadership year it is
likely that some controversy will arise. It may find you and be
unavoidable, or you may wish to enter the fray by taking a
position. This workshop will be an open discussion addressing
the questions of whether to get involved, how to get involved,
and policies and procedures that guide and inform such
determinations.
PANELISTS:
JANE L. DALTON, Philadelphia, PA, Past Chancellor, Philadelphia
Bar Association, and Member, MBC Executive Committee,
e-mail:
Dalton@duanemorris.com
MARLENE S. GARVIS, Lake Elmo, MN, Past President, Hennepin
County Bar Association, and Member, MBC Executive Committee,
e-mail:
mgarvis@jlolaw.com
THOMAS G. SMITH, Rochester, NY, Immediate Past President, Monroe
County Bar Association, and Member, MBC Executive Committee,
e-mail:
tsmith@hselaw.com
MARC R. STAENBERG, Beverly Hills, CA, Executive Director,
Beverly Hills Bar Association, and Secretary - Treasurer, MBC,
e-mail:
mstaenberg@bhba.org
Joint Workshop 5B –
Taking the Long View: Maximize Existing Resources and
Relationships
Knowing that there’s no way to go around
it, what opportunities exist for our organizations, our
volunteers, donors, and our staff members to help us most
effectively navigate our way through these tumultuous times?
Topics for discussion will include:
Steps to ensure critical funding in the
current economic climate.
Building on and leveraging the relationships with our
affiliated bar association and with the greater legal community.
Options to consider with regard to our endowments or rainy day
funds.
Uncommon gifts for uncommon times--what new or refocused
fundraising approaches can be developed to maximize revenue?
PANELISTS:
VINCENT CORNELIUS, Wheaton, IL, President, Illinois Bar
Foundation,
e-mail:
Vincent@corneliuslaw.com
BOB GLAVES, Chicago, IL, Executive Director, Chicago Bar
Foundation,
e-mail:
bglaves@chicagobar.org
SHANNON SCRUGGS, Columbia, SC, Executive Director, South
Carolina Bar Foundation,
e-mail:
Shannon.scruggs@scbar.org
2:05 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
NCBP State Bar Roundtable
Discussions: Issues of Concern to our Profession and Our
Colleagues
MODERATOR:
JAMES P. NOLAN, Annapolis, MD, Past President, Maryland State
Bar Association, and Treasurer, NCBP,
e-mail:
nolan@cbknlaw.com
2:05 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Metropolitan Bar Caucus Annual
Meeting and Plenary Session
“Showcase of Innovative Programs and Services”
Following a brief business meeting and
election of officers for its 2010 organizational year, MBC will
present several creative metro bar initiatives focusing on pro
bono/volunteer service, veterans’ assistance, mortgage
foreclosure prevention, continuing legal education and community
service efforts. After the presentation, panelists will lead
roundtable discussions for a more in-depth look at their
respective programs.
MODERATOR:
RAE JEAN MCCALL, Kansas City, MO, Executive Director, Kansas
City Metropolitan Bar Association, and President-elect, MBC,
e-mail:
rjmccall@kcmba.org
PANELISTS:
DANIEL K. BEAN, Jacksonville, FL, President, Jacksonville Bar
Association,
e-mail:
Daniel.bean@hklaw.com
CHRISTINA MELTON CRAIN, Dallas, TX, President, Dallas Bar
Association, and Member, MBC Executive Committee,
e-mail:
cmc@att.blackberry.net
JULIE EMEDE, San Jose, CA, Past President, Santa Clara County
Bar Association,
e-mail:
emedej@kidlaw.com
SAYDE LADOV, Philadelphia, PA, Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar
Association,
e-mail:
sladov@e-alb.com
JERRILYN T. MALANA, San Diego, CA, President, San Diego County
Bar Association,
e-mail:
jmalana@littler.com
TRAVIS SALES, Houston, TX, Immediate Past President, Houston Bar
Association,
e-mail:
travis.sales@bakerbotts.com
ELIZABETH WATTERS, Columbus, OH, President, Columbus Bar
Association,
e-mail:
ewatters@cwslaw.com
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