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8:30 a.m. – 9:30
a.m.
Plenary Session
State Budgets, Court Funding and Access to Justice:
Sobering Facts and Tentative Solutions State court funding has been dramatically
impacted by the economic downturn. A panel of national experts and state
and local bar leaders will discuss the impact of the crisis and share measures
being taken to affirmatively address problems. .
MODERATOR:
William Weisenberg, Columbus, OH, Chair, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial
Independence and Assistant Executive Director, Public Affairs & Government
Relations, Ohio State Bar Association, e-mail: wweisenberg@ohiobar.org
PANELISTS:
Leo I. Brisbois, Minneapolis, MN, President, Minnesota State
Bar Association, e-mail: lbrisbois@stichlaw.com
Jesse H. Diner, Fort Lauderdale, FL, President, The Florida Bar,
e-mail:
jhd@atkinson-diner.com
Mary McQueen, WIliamsburg, VA, President, National Center for
State Courts, e-mail: mmcqueen@ncsc.org
John J. Regan, Boston, MA, President, Boston Bar Association,
e-mail: john.regan@wilmerhale.com
9:40 A.M. – 10:40 A.M.
First Session of Joint Concurrent Workshops
Joint
Workshop 1A – More Responses to Court Funding Budget Cuts
The
dialogue on strategies to fund the courts continues with additional presenters
discussing how their bars collaborated with the court, the legislature and
other agencies to maintain access to the courts. Panelists from the earlier
plenary will also join them for a roundtable discussion.
MODERATOR:
William Weisenberg, Columbus, OH,
Chair, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence and Assistant Executive
Director, Public Affairs & Government Relations, Ohio State Bar Association,
e-mail: wweisenberg@ohiobar.org
PANELISTS:
Jane V. Lorentzen, Des Moines, IA, President, Iowa State Bar Association, e-mail: jlorentz@hopkinsandhuebner.com
Salvador A. Mungia, Tacoma, WA, President, Washington State Bar Association,
e-mail: smungia@gth-law.com
RESOURCE PANELISTS:
Leo I. Brisbois, Minneapolis, MN, President, Minnesota State
Bar Association, e-mail: lbrisbois@stichlaw.com
Jesse H. Diner, Fort Lauderdale, FL, President, The Florida Bar,
e-mail:
jhd@atkinson-diner.com
Joint
Workshop 2A –
How Bar Associations Can Use Technology to Help Small
Firms and Solos
A panel of expert practice managers will discuss how their bar associations have
set up HotDocs -type databases, listserves, blogs and other technology specifically
targeting small firms and solo practitioners.
MODERATOR:
Thomas Lyons, Providence, RI, Member, NCBP Executive
Council, and Past President, Rhode Island Bar Association, e-mail: tlyons@straussfactor.com
PANELISTS:
Judith D. Equels, Tallahassee, FL, Director, Law Office Management Assistance
Service (LOMAS), The Florida Bar, e-mail: jequels@flabar.org
Pamela McDevitt, Albany, NY, Director, Law Practice Management, New York State
Bar Association, e-mail: pmcdevitt@nysba.org
Harry Shipley, Des Moines, IA, Assistant Executive Director, Iowa State Bar Association,
e-mail: hshipley@iowabar.org
Joint Workshop 3A -
Ethics 20/20: The Future is Here
ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm created the Commission
on Ethics 20/20 to identify and propose, where necessary, solutions to the
ethical and regulatory challenges that technology and globalization pose.
During this session members of the Commission will discuss with you the issues
before it, and how you, as leaders of the organized bar, can help the Commission
successfully complete its mission.
MODERATOR:
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT, Secretary, NCBP, and
Past President, Connecticut Bar Association: fred@urymoskow.com
PANELISTS:
Honorable Elizabeth B. Lacy, Richmond, VA, Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia,
e-mail: elacy@courts.state.va.us
Judith A. Miller, San Francisco, CA, Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
Bechtel Group, e-mail: jamiller@bechtel.com
Herman Joseph Russomanno, Miami, FL, Past President, The Florida Bar, e-mail: hrussomanno@russomanno.com
Joint Workshop 4A –
Memo to Incoming President – Balance, Balance, Balance
Attend this lively discussion about the life issues--emotional,
psychological and personal--of preparing to be president, being president,
the twilight of the presidency, then no longer being president. Gain valuable
insights from leaders of metropolitan bars as well as an industrial/organizational
psychologist with over thirty years of experience in assessment, career development
and team building.
MODERATOR:
Marc R. Staenberg, Beverly Hills, CA, Executive Director,
Beverly Hills Bar Association, and President-elect, Metropolitan
Bar Caucus, e-mail: mstaenberg@bhba.org
PANELISTS:
Marlene Garvis, Lake Elmo, MN, Past President, Hennepin County Bar Association,
and Member, Executive Committee, Metropolitan Bar Caucus, e-mail: mgarvis@jlolaw.com
Kim M. Keenan, Washington, DC, President, The District of Columbia Bar, and Member,
Executive Committee, Metropolitan Bar Caucus, e-mail: executive.office@dcbar.org
Dr. Leslie H. Krieger, Jacksonville, FL, Vice President and Consulting Psychologist,
Assessment Technologies Group, e-mail: les@assessment-tech.com
Joint Workshop 5A -
Setting Grant Priorities and Managing Community Relationships
Well-articulated criteria and a grant priority statement
are central to the selection of charitable activities that match
the bar foundation’s mission. By being specific about what you can
or cannot fund, you avoid many of the “junk proposals” that might
come your way. You also remove some of the potential conflicts with related
organizations that seek funding for projects that may not be related to your
bar foundation’s
objectives.
PRESENTER:
Jane Curran, Orlando, FL, Executive Director, The
Florida Bar Foundation, e-mail: jcurran@flabarfndn.org
11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
Second Session of Joint Concurrent Workshops
Joint Workshop 1B –
Diversity in a Post-Obama Era: Is Our Job Done?
State and local bars throughout the country sponsor
efforts and initiatives to ensure a racially and ethnically diverse legal
profession. However, the election of this nation’s first African-American
President has raised the question of whether diversity initiatives are still
necessary. Participate in a provocative and informative discussion of what
bar leaders should do to further and promote diversity.
MODERATOR:
Vanita Banks, Northbrook, IL, Chair, NCBP Diversity
Committee, and Past President, National Bar Association, e-mail: vbanks@allstate.com
PANELISTS:
Francisco R. (Frank) Angones, Miami, FL, Past President, The Florida Bar, e-mail: fangones@amglaw.net
Kim M. Boyle, New Orleans, LA, President, Louisiana State Bar Association, e-mail: boylek@phelps.com
Robert
A. Clifford, Chicago, IL, Partner, Clifford Law Offices, e-mail: rac@cliffordlaw.com
Honorable Allen J. Webster, Jr., Compton, CA, Criminal Courts Judge, Los Angeles
County Superior Court, e-mail: awebster@lasuperiorcourt.org
Joint Workshop 2B –
Surfing the Membership Wave: Strategies and Survival Tips for
Bar Leaders During Turbulent Times
Challenging economic times provide new opportunities
to enhance value and relevance for your current and prospective
members. Join us for an engaging look at how superior member service and
multi-faceted approaches to increasing member engagement, recruitment and
retention can keep your association on top of the wave even in a tough economy.
Drawing on the experiences of bar leaders from both voluntary and mandatory
bars, we will help you "hang ten" with winning strategies and innovative
programs that will enable you to make the case for why your members
need your association now more than ever.
MODERATOR:
Kathryn Grant Madigan, Binghamton, NY, Member, NCBP
Executive Council, and Past President, New York State Bar Association,
e-mail: kmadigan@binghamtonlaw.com
PANELISTS:
George C. Brown, Madison, WI, Executive Director, State Bar of Wisconsin, e-mail: gbrown@wisbar.org
Jill Snitcher McQuain, Columbus, OH, Assistant Executive Director, Columbus Bar
Association, e-mail: jill@cbalaw.org
Stephen
P. Younger, New York, NY, President, New York State Bar Association, e-mail: spyounger@pbwt.com
Joint Workshop 3B –
Honing Your Public Speaking Skills – Effective Message Delivery
Whether it’s for an audience of two or two thousand,
live or recorded, your addresses to your bar’s various publics are
opportunities that you won’t want to squander by being nervous or unprepared.
Attend this refresher course that will help you set the stage for your own
successful speeches and presentations.
PRESENTER:
Susan S. Demers, Clearwater, FL, Dean of Paralegal
Studies, St. Petersburg College, and Past President, Clearwater
Bar Association, e-mail: demers.susan@spcollege.edu
Joint Workshop 4B –
Representing Your Bar During a Controversy
Metro Bars and Large Law Firms: Relationships, Relevance
and Retention Learn how metropolitan bars can attract and retain lawyers
from large law firms as members by encouraging attorneys to serve the profession
beyond their practice areas, offering leadership and governance opportunities,
providing creative educational and networking events, and forging successful
partnerships within the local legal community.
MODERATOR:
Allen W. Kimbrough, Phoenix, AZ, Executive Director,
Maricopa County Bar Association, and Member, Executive Committee,
Metropolitan Bar Caucus, email: akimbrough@maricopabar.org
PANELISTS:
Jane Leslie Dalton, Philadelphia, PA, Past President, Philadelphia Bar Association,
and Member, Executive Committee, Metropolitan Bar Caucus, e-mail: dalton@duanemorris.com
Jennifer E. Green, Phoenix, AZ, President, Maricopa County Bar Association, e-mail: Jennifer.green@usdoj.gov
Thomas
G. Smith, Rochester, NY, Past President, Monroe County Bar Association and Member,
Executive Committee, Metropolitan Bar Caucus, e-mail: tsmith@hselaw.com
Joint Workshop 5B –
Making a Case for Support in the Digital Age
There are a multitude of ways to reach an ever-growing,
diverse audience that spans generations and communication styles and media.
You need to consider all the possibilities and how best to apply them. Hear
how a chapter of a national philanthropic society uses technology to get
out the message, connect with potential donors, and create a community of
engaged volunteers.
PRESENTERS
Stephanie Blanchard, Maitland, FL, Customer Service/IT
Specialist, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid Florida
Chapter, e-mail: stephanie.blanchard@nmss.org
Cody Yerian, Development Coordinator, Tampa, FL, National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, Mid Florida Chapter, e-mail: cody.yerian@nmss.org
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Bar Leaders and Young Lawyers: Partnering Together
to Shape the Future of the Profession
Join us in this first-ever national conversation among
state and local bar association leaders and Young Lawyer leaders devoted
to issues of common concern. Brief remarks by the sponsoring organizations'
representatives will kick off roundtable discussions that will focus on how
to engage Young Lawyers in the bar, how to communicate effectively, and what
makes the bar relevant to future generations of lawyers. We expect a lively
and candid discussion, thoughtful listening, and a shared commitment to build
a better profession.
PRESENTERS
Keathan Frink, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Co-Coordinator,
Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, e-mail: kfrink1@yahoo.com
James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD, Past President, Maryland State Bar Association,
and President-elect, NCBP, e-mail: Nolan@cbknlaw.com
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
NCBP Forum on Ethnic and Racial Diversity Northern
Hemisphere E1, 5th Level
This session offers bar leaders interested in issues
related to racial and ethnic diversity an opportunity to network
and discuss matters of common concern. Francisco R. (Frank) Angones, founding
partner in the Miami law firm of Angones, McClure and Garcia, will address
the forum. Angones, the first Cuban-born president of The Florida Bar, has
worked actively with the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Facts About
Cuban Exiles and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida.
He is a recipient of the 2010 ABA Spirit of Excellence Award.
PRESENTER:
Francisco R. (Frank) Angones, Miami, FL, Past President,
The Florida Bar, e-mail: fangones@amglaw.net
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