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CLE by the Hour 2012

- DEC. 6, 7, 13, 14, 27, 28

THURSDAY, DEC. 6

8 AM / Medicare Set-Asides in Liability Cases / KAREN D. MURPHY

9:10 AM / Personal Injury Cases from the Insurance Co. Perspective / JOEL MURPHY

10:20 AM / Professionalism / JUDGE JAY ZAINEY

11:30 AM / Health Insurance Exchange: An Overview / DAN GUILLORY & LEVY LEATHERMAN

1:40 PM / Lost Chance of Survival Actions Under La. Law / JAMES D'ENTREMONT

2:50 PM / Lost Profits/Forensic Accounting / JASON MacMORRAN

4 PM / Law Office Management: iPads for Lawyers / JOE MULENEX

5:15 PM / Workers' Comp Update / CHARLES DAVOLI

6:20 PM / Speaking about the Unspeakable: Ethics of Complex Voir Dire / FRANZ BORGHARDT

7:30 PM / Professionalism: Diversity Issues / DEBORAH LOVE

special thanks to our COFFEE BREAK SPONSOR: Louisiana Health and Injury Centers - Dr. Michael J. Goff

FRIDAY, DEC. 7

8 AM / Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Transactions / CLAY TANNER

9:10 AM / Professionalism / JUDGE JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY

10:20 AM / Buying and Selling a Business / DAVID S. GUNN

11:30 AM / Criminal Law / KURT WALL

1:40 PM / Social Security Disability: The View from the Trenches / VIJAY VENKATARAMAN

2:50 PM / Ethics: Conflicts of Interest / RYAN M. McCABE

4 PM / Professionalism: Generational Issues / ADREJIA LAJOY BOUTTE

special thanks to our COFFEE BREAK SPONSOR: Baraczyk Chiropractic Group

THURSDAY, DEC. 13

8 AM / How Lease Provisions Impact Purchase Agreement Requirements / RANDY ROUSSEL

9:10 AM / Successions / JOE MENGIS

10:20 AM / Ethical Considerations for Using Social Media in Litigations / AARON CHAISSON

11:30 AM / Professionalism: Diversity Issues / CHAUNTIS JENKINS & TODD MANUEL

1:40 PM / Year-end Tax Planning / RALPH STEPHENS

2:50 PM / E-Discovery / MICHAEL RICHMOND

4 PM / Update in Torts / MICHAEL PALMINTIER

FRIDAY, DEC. 14

8 AM / Business Valuation Update / ED TATUM

9:10 AM / Recent Developments in Employment Law / BETTY BURKE UZEE

10:20 AM / Ethics / RICHARD LEMMLER

11:30 AM / New Procedures in Adjudications before the Division of Administrative Law / ANN WISE

1:40 PM / La. Gov. Ethics & the Rules of Professional Conduct / RICHARD SHERBURNE JR.

2:50 PM / Professionalism / KELLY McNEIL LEGIER

4 PM / Family Law / H. MICHAEL AARON

THURSDAY, DEC. 27

8 AM / La. District Court Rules: Recent Developments /
PRESTON J. CASTILLE JR. & KAREN DOWNS

9:10 AM / Professionalism: What Would Atticus Do? /
JEFF WITTENBRINK & AMY COUNCE [no materials provided]

10:20 AM / Federal Subpoenas & ESI / DENNIS BLUNT

11:30 AM / State Subpoenas & Social Media / LARANDA M. WALKER

1:40 PM / Impact of Trial Technology / ROBERT BETTLER

2:50 PM / Managing Your Practice: 60 Apps in 60 Minutes / DAVID OGWYN

4 PM / Ethics of Multi-jurisdictional Practice / ERIC R. MILLER

FRIDAY, DEC. 28

8 AM / Ethics: Effective Communication / VICTOR LORASO III

9:10 AM / Current Trends & Issues in Adoptions / TODD GAUDIN

10:20 AM / Managing Banking Relationships / JIM SCHNIEDERS

11:30 AM / Oil & Gas 101 / KEITH B. HALL

1:40 PM / AG Opinion Process & the AG Process for Approving Contracts
for Special Counsel / RICHARD L. McGIMSEY

2:50 PM / Public Records / SETH DORNIER

4 PM / Professionalism / EUGENE GROVES

special thanks to our COFFEE BREAK SPONSOR: Louisiana Health and Injury Centers - Dr. Michael J. Goff

Practicing Law in Baton Rouge - Dec. 4, 2012

9:15-10:15 a.m. - PROFESSIONALISM: THE POWER OF CIVILITY [BIO]
SPEAKER: William H. McClendon - [Materials will be provided on site.]

10:15-11:15 a.m. - MANAGING YOUR PRACTICE: THE ART OF NEGOTIATIONS
AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION [MATERIALS]
SPEAKERS: Seth Dornier and Robert Woosley

11:15-12:15 a.m. - PROFESSIONALISM: COMPASSION FATIGUE
IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: Joseph E. "Buddy" Stockwell

1 - 2 p.m. - PROFESSIONALISM: [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: Beau James Brock and Andre Belanger

2 - 3 p.m. - ETHICS [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: Yigal Bander

3:15 - 4:15 p.m. - MANAGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE AND PRESENTING YOUR CASE WITH ELECTRONIC COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY [BIO]
SPEAKER: Kell Martin - [Materials will be provided on site.]

PRACTICE TIPS FOR THE 23rd JDC - Nov. 12, 2012

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.: PROFESSIONALISM: [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: Judge Thomas J. Kliebert, 23rd Judicial District Court

9:40 - 10:40 a.m.: ETHICS: [MATERIALS] [MATERIALS 2] [SAMPLE CASE]
SPEAKER: Judge Jessie LeBlanc, 23rd Judicial District Court

10:50 - 11:50 a.m.: UNIQUE RULES AND PRACTICE TIPS
IN THE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT: [MATERIALS] [MATERIALS 2]
SPEAKER: Tim Pujol, Pujol & Pryor

FAMILY LAW SECTION CLE SEMINARS

FLS Meeting & CLE Seminar - March 21, 2013

3/21 - PROFESSIONALISM SEMINAR:
"DO THE RIGHT THING": [MATERIALS 1 - first half] [MATERIALS 2 - second half]SPEAKER: JAMES DON THOMAS I

FLS Meeting & CLE Seminar - Aug. 16, 2012

8/16 - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CLE: [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: REP. ROB SHADOIN

FLS BANKRUPTCY CLE Seminar - April 19, 2012

A BANKRUPTCY PRIMER: MATERIALS + POWERPOINT SLIDES / JUDGE DOUGLAS DODD

FLS CLE Seminar - March 9, 2012

IMMIGRATION / MARVIC THOMPSON

PROFESSIONALISM / MICHELLE GHETTI

EFFECTIVELY PRESENTING YOUR CASE WITH THE USE OF EVIDENCE /
MICHAEL WALSH & JOSEPH SCOTT

BUSINESS VALUATION / RALPH STEPHENS

FLS CLE Seminar - Jan. 18, 2012

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / WENDY EDWARDS

BENCH BAR CONFERENCE CLE SEMINAR
JULY 26-28, 2012 - Orange Beach, Ala. - Perdido Beach Resort

7/26 - OPENING CEREMONIES: Recent Developments I: Civil & Criminal [MATERIALS]
SPEAKERS: Judge Bill Morvant and Michael Walsh

7/26 - PASSING THE TORCH: Recent Developments II: Apellate Court & SOLACE [WELCH MATERIALS]
SPEAKERS: Judge Jewel "Duke" Welch and Judge Jay Zainey [ZAINEY MATERIALS]

7/27 - CAPITOL HURDLES: Navigating the Legislative Process, plus the Latest Results [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: Sen. Dan Claitor

7/27 - ON THE WORLD STAGE: Handling High Profile Cases [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: Mary Olive Pierson

7/27 - SPRINTING WITH THE JUDGES [MATERIALS & BIOGRAPHIES OF JUDGES]
MODERATORS: Carroll Devillier and Emily Grey

7/27 - THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE: Maintaining Professionalism
in a Multi-Cultural Environment [MATERIALS]
SPEAKER: Johanna Dennis; MODERATOR: Gail S. Stephenson
Sponsored by DeCuir, Clark & Adams, LLP

7/28 - RULES OF THE GAME: A Primer on Civil Procedure [MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON SITE ONLY]
SPEAKERS: Judge Guy Holdridge and Judge Kay Bates

7/28 - STAYING IN BOUNDS: The Ethics of Using Social Media in Litigation [MATERIALS]
SPEAKERS: Patrick Broyles and Abboud Thomas
Sponsored by Hammonds, Sills, Adkins & Guice, LLP

7/28 - THE MEDIATION TENNIS MATCH: Do I Charge the Net or Do I Volley? [MATERIALS]
SPEAKERS: Scott Love and Judge Kay Bates: MODERATOR: Daniel J. McGlynn

7/28 - PROFESSIONALISM: Being a Good Sport in Court [MATERIALS]
SPEAKERS: J.E. Cullens and Darrel Papillion

CLE by the Hour 2011

THURSDAY, DEC. 8

8 AM / Professionalism / GENE GROVES

9:10 AM / Ethics / RICHARD LEMMLER

10:20 AM / Recent Developments in Successions and Donations / JOSEPH MENGIS

11:30 AM / Sustainable Development and the Commercial Transaction / RANDY ROUSSEL

1:40 PM / Selected Issues in Home Improvement Contractor Fraud / MARK MOREAU

2:50 PM / Small Successions Affidavits & Clearing Property Title / R. PAUL TUTTLE

4 PM / Medicare Set Asides: Practical Effects of a Highly Technical Law / GREG BODIN

FRIDAY, DEC. 9

8 AM / Workers' Comp / CHARLES DAVOLI

9:10 AM / Real Estate Acquisitions & Closings / CLAY TANNER

10:20 AM / An Overview of the IRS Collection Process: What Happens When You
Owe the IRS and Are Unable to Pay in Full / ARDIS AGOSTO

11:30 AM / Tax Advocacy in IRS Disputes / DAVID S. GUNN

1:40 PM / Family Law / MICHAEL AARON

2:50 PM / Ethical Considerations in Corporate Criminal Investigations:
A Primer for Civil Practitioners / DAVID R. DUGAS

4 PM / Professionalism / KELLY LEGIER

THURSDAY, DEC. 15

8 AM / An Overview of the 19th JDC Drug Court; Sentencing in the 19th JDC /
HON. ANTHONY MARABELLA

9:10 AM / Ethical Considerations in Jury Selection / AMY GROVES LOWE

10:20 AM / Update & Hot Topics in Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting / RALPH STEPHENS

11:30 AM / Professionalism / HON. JAY ZAINEY

1:40 PM / High Profile Cases and Media Relations / MARY OLIVE PIERSON

2:50 PM / Family Law (Part 1 of 2 of Material) / (Part 2 of 2 of Material) / JACK DAMPF

4 PM / Why a Hospital ER Can't Turn You Away and What Happens if It Does:
EMTALA & Enforcement Actions / EMILY GREY

FRIDAY, DEC. 16

8 AM / Update & Hot Topics in Business Valuation / JASON MACMORRAN

9:10 AM / Section 529 Qualified Tuition Programs / ROBERT SCHMIDT

10:20 AM / Assisting the Veteran: Pension Benefits / Other Problems & Solutions /
HOWARD BUSHEY & MARCUS FOOTE [click on this for ADDITIONAL MATERIAL]

11:30 AM / Administrative Procedures for Enforcing Special Education Rights /
DANIELLE MUNRO [MATERIAL] [LAWS] [IEP] [MISC]
[SAMPLES: Court Pleadings] [SAMPLES: Admin. Proc. 2010 Part I Part II]

1:40 PM / Professionalism: Don't Believe the Headlines! / BILLY KING

2:50 PM / Ethics: Recent Developments in Disciplinary Proceedings / ROBERT S. KENNEDY

4 PM / Professionalism / HON. JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY

THURSDAY, DEC. 29

8 AM / Ethics in Employment Law / MURPHY FOSTER III

9:10 AM / Professionalism: Alcohol & Drug Abuse in the Legal Profession /
JOSEPH E. STOCKWELL III

10:20 AM / Hydraulic Fracturing: Legal Issues / KEITH HALL

11:30 AM / Class Action Update / J.R. WHALEY

1:40 PM / Cross Examination / JOHN McLINDON

2:50 PM / Identity Theft: Protecting Your Client's Information / ROBERT WOOSLEY

4 PM / Deepwater Horizon: An Update After 20 Months / MICHAEL PALMINTIER

FRIDAY, DEC. 30