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2009 Schedule
CLE and Event Schedule
Tentative Schedule
This schedule is subject to change without notice.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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Track 1
Substantive Law
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Track 2
Practice Management
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Track 3
Technology
Sponsored by
Bakke Norman S.C.
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Track 4
Ethics/Quality of Life
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| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Fastcase and Wisbar Website demonstration |
| 9:30- 12 Noon |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Dustin Cole “How to Survive and Thrive in a Down Economy (Free for WSSFC registrants and Law Office Management Section Members) |
| 9:30 - 12:00 |
Exhibit Hall Set Up
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| 12:00-5:00 |
Registration and Exhibits are OPEN! Be sure to sign in for CLE credit at the registration desk.
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| 12:00-12:45 pm |
Lunch on Own
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12:45-2:00
Session 1: Plenary
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Welcome by Dan O'Brien, Chair of the Conference Planning Committee
Plenary Speaker:
“Building the Perfect Client Centered Practice”
by Jim Calloway, Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Management Assistance Program
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| 2:00-2:30 |
Sponsor Refreshment Break – Visit the Vendor Hall and get your Vendor Passport signed to be entered to win some great prizes!
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2:30-3:30
Session 2 |
Recognizing Elder and Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect and What to do about it.
Jeffery Pittman
Pitman, Kyle & Sicula SC
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Hanging Your Own Shingle and Building Your Law Practice: From the Nitty-Gritty to the Big Picture
Mark Goldstein
Mark J Goldstein SC
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Time to Get Organized: Case Management for Solos and Small Firms
Jeff Krause, Krause Practice Management
Nerino Petro, State Bar of Wisconsin
1.0 EPR credit awarded
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Using Office Staff Effectively Panel
Tom Watson, WILMIC
Lori Kannenberg, Lawton & Cates SC
Katja Kunzke, WILMIC
Dan O’Brien,
Daniel W L O'Brien Attorney at Law
Tom Schumacher, Bakke Norman SC
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| 3:30-4:00 pm |
Sponsor Refreshment Break – Visit the Exhibits
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4:00-5:00 pm
Session 3
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Modifying Placement after Divorce
Angela Foy
Halling & Cayo SC
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Best Practices for Billed to Paid Invoices
Mark Slate, Slate Law Offices
Brenda Majewski, Kohn Law Firm SC
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Effective and Economical Legal Research
Terry Dunst
Bakke Norman SC
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Oops, What Now? Everyone including Lawyers Make Mistakes
Tim Pierce, State Bar of Wisconsin
Sally Anderson, WILMIC
1.0 EPR credit awarded
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5:00-5:30
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Hotel check-in and visit the Vendor Hall
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| 5:30-7:00 pm |
Mini vendor demonstrations in the Ebony Room. |
| 5:30-7:30 |
Vendor Reception
Enjoy some beer, wine and soda, plus a cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres compliments of your vendors and sponsors!
Bring your Vendor Passport and be sure to stick around for some fabulous door prizes (must be present to win.)
Dinner on your own. |
Friday, October 30, 2009
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Track 1
Substantive Law
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Track 2
Practice Management
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Track 3
Technology
Sponsored by
Bakke Norman S.C.
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Track 4
Ethics/Quality of Life
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| 7:15 am - 5:00 pm |
The Vendor Hall is open: This is the last day to meet with representatives of companies and organizations that can help you Practice Law, Manage Business and Enjoy Life, so be sure to visit all of them! |
| 7:30-8:30 am |
Mini Vendor Demonstrations in the Ebony Room; No need to pre-regsister. |
| 7:15-8:00 |
Registration and Deluxe Continental Breakfast - Be sure to sign in for CLE Credit at the registration booth.
Visit the Vendor Hall.
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8:00-10:00
Session 4: Plenary
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Plenary:
"Everything You Know About Practicing Law You Learned from Rock and Roll"
Reid Trautz, Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Practice and Professionalism Center
How Web Based Practice Management Can Help you Practice Effectively and Ethically --Featuring Jack Newton
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10:00 – 10:30
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Sponsor Refreshment Break – Visit the Exhibits
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10:30-11:30
Session 5
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Using Employee Ownership in Business Transitions and Buyouts- Having Your Cake and Eating it Too!
Tim Stewart
Dewitt Ross & Stevens
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60 Best Practices in Marketing in 60 Minutes
Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Association
Reid Trautz, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Dustin Cole, Attorneys Master Class
Nerino Petro , State Bar of Wisconsin |
Should I Have A Blog? Should I Tweet on Twitter? Do I need to be LinkedIn?
Anne Reed
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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Good Will Towards Women: The Balance of Life and Lawyering
Linda Albert
State Bar of Wisconsin
Kathleen Reiley
Kathleen Reiley SC
1.0 EPR credit awarded
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Sponsor Refreshment Break – Visit the Exhibits |
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12:00-1:30
Session 6
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Buffet Luncheon
Presentation of the first annual Solo and Small Firm Award
"Ten Steps to a Happy and Successful Practice"
By Jay Foonberg, author of "How to Start and Build a Law Practice"
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1:30-2:30
Session 7
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Issues and Ethical Considerations in Arts & Entertainment Law
Elizabeth Russell
Law Office of Elizabeth T Russell
1.0 EPR credit awarded.
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Managing Your Employees in the New Economy
Lori Kannenberg, Lawton & Cates
Mark Goldstein, Mark J Goldstein SC
Jennifer Tarantino, Peterson, Johnson & Murray
Matt Shefchik, QTI Consulting
Steve Reige, Ovation Leadership; Dean Fowler Associates
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From Paper to Pixels: How to Manage Paper Sanely and Greenly in Your Practice
Ross Kodner
MicroLaw, Inc
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Getting Fired and Still Getting Paid - Withdrawal / Termination and the Implications for Lawyers' Fees
Tim Pierce, State Bar of Wisconsin
1.0 EPR credit awarded.
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| 2:30-3:00 |
Sponsor Break - Visit the Vendor Hall
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3:00-4:00
Session 8
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Common Issues in Bankruptcy
Dayten Hanson
Hanson & Payne LLC
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Office Manuals in this Day and Age for Solos and Small Firms
Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Association |
Tightwad Technology:
60+ Tips for Cheap and Free Practice Tools
Ross Kodner
MicroLaw, Inc
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Keeping Legal Minds Intact: Mitigating Compassion Fatigue for Attorneys
Linda Albert
State Bar of Wisconsin
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4:00-5:00
Session 9
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Construction Disputes and the New Right to Cure
Kent Carnell, Lawton & Cates SC |
Limited Scope Representation – Unbundling of Lawyer Services
Michelle Fitzgerald, Horizons Law Group LLC |
Adobe Acrobat 9: PDF Your Office
Rick Borstein , Adobe Systems, Inc |
Developing an employee benefit plan for Solo and Small Firms
Ralph Bultman and Corrine Bultman of Bultman Financial
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| 5:30-7:30 pm |
Hospitality Room
Enjoy some wine and refreshments while they last, compliments of DeWitt Ross & Stevens and Lawton & Cates.
Dinner on Own / Enjoy the Waterpark
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Track 1
Substantive Law
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Track 2
Practice Management
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Track 3
Technology
Sponsored by
Bakke Norman S.C.
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Track 4
Ethics/Quality of Life
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| 7:30-8:30am |
Hot Breakfast Buffet
Be sure to sign in for CLE credit at the registration desk.
Hotel check out.
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| 8:00 - 8:30 am |
Welcome by Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson |
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8:30-9:30
Session 10
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Immigration Law Basics: Keeping Families Together
Sarah Blackwell
Blackwell Law Group SC
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Ten Biggest Mistakes Solo and Small Firm Practitioners make in Building their Practices.
Dustin Cole, Attorneys Master Class |
Managed IT - The Flat Fee Promise and what to look out for!
Sarit Singhal,
Superior Support Resources
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Stressbusters: Practical Tips to Enhance Your Performance in the Day-to-Day Practice of Law
Reid Trautz, American Immigration Lawyers Association
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9:30-10:00
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Break / hotel check out
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10:00 am -11:00 am
Session 11
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Considerations and Precautions for Crafting Partnership/Shareholder Agreements
Sandy Swartzberg
Dewitt Ross & Stevens
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Tough Issues, Tough Clients – The proper approach to sensitive client discussions and issues.
Todd Scott, Minnesota Mutual Insurance Company
1.0 EPR credit awarded
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The Law “Office” of the Future: Remote Access and Virtual Law Firms
Jeff Krause
Krause Practice Management
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How to Run Your Office More Efficiently – Stream-lining using systems to balance work/life issues
Sarah Ruffi
Ruffi Law Offices SC
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11 am - 12:15pm
Session 12
Plenary
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“60 web sites in 60 Minutes” Information overload at its finest. – join our panelists for the fastest hour in legal resources.
Reid Trautz, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Association
Nerino Petro, State Bar of Wisconsin
Prize drawings and closing remarks
Be sure to turn in your conference evaluations!
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PLEASE NOTE: You must be present to win at all prize drawings!
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