Ramsey County Bar Association has seven CLEs in June that may interest law students and recent alumni, including the final in the Litigation Basics Series (Post-Trial Motions). Law students attend for free (lunch $10, if included and they want one; teleconference not available for free).
Dealing with Elderly Parents (includes live teleconference option)*
Wednesday, June 8
The panel of speakers for this seminar will discuss the many issues that arise with elderly parents and relatives.
Tara Mattessich will discuss estate planning including health care directives, powers of attorney, wills and revocable trusts. What documents should be in place or reviewed? What are the consequences of no planning? How do family dynamics factor in?
Doctor David Klevan, a geriatric physician with HealthPartners, will discuss the challenges of failing health, incapacity, and end of life care. How to deal with dementia or memory loss? How do physicians apply health care directives? What are some strategies for healthy living in the later years?
Jeff Schmidt will discuss long term care planning & finance, including the programs, insurance, opportunities and planning available. He will cover the basics of Medical Assistance, Medicare, Veterans Benefits, and Long Term Care Insurance and how they can work together with a client's personal resources to provide a reasonable and even satisfactory outcome to the potentially expensive problem.
Presented by: Tara D. Mattessich, Moore, Costello & Hart, P.L.L.P.; Dr. David Klevan, geriatric physician with HealthPartners; and Jeff Schmidt, Schmitz & Schmidt PA
Time: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Registration: 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: First National Bank Bldg Training Room, 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul
Cost: $30 for RCBA members; $45 for non-members
2 Standard CLE credits approved
Register online at www.ramseybar.org or send an email to info@ramseybar.org.
Ethics Amalgam: Flat Fee Arrangements, Family Law Issues and Issues Faced by New Solo and Small Firm Practitioners (includes live teleconference option)*
Friday, June 10
Hear from experienced presenters about a mix of current ethics issues for Minnesota lawyers, including ethics questions arising with fee arrangements; ethics issues in family law, and potential ethical problems with setting up a new solo or small firm practice.
Presented by: Eric Cooperstein, Eric T. Cooperstein, PLLC, Attorney at Law, Victoria Brenner, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, PLLP, Dan O'Connell, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, PLLP and Patrick R. Burns, First Assistant Director, Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility
Time: 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. Registration: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Location: First National Bank Bldg Training Room, 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul
Cost: $45 for RCBA members; $70 for non-members
3 Ethics CLE credits approved
Register online at www.ramseybar.org or send an email to info@ramseybar.org.
Strategies to Avoid Bankruptcy and Legitimate Strategies to Plan for Bankruptcy (includes live teleconference option)*
Tuesday, June 14
This seminar is aimed at lawyers who do not handle bankruptcies and at bankruptcy lawyers who want to review other options for their clients. Topics will include how lawyers can avoid problems arising out of clients' bankruptcies, and dealing with threatened mortgage foreclosures, debt collectors, credit reporting problems, student loan debts and tax debts.
Presented by: Kenneth E. Keate, Keate Law Office, P.A. and Randall Smith, Randall Smith Law Office
Time: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Registration: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Location: First National Bank Bldg Training Room, 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul
Cost: $30 for RCBA members; $45 for non-members
2 standard CLE credits approved
Register online at www.ramseybar.org or send an email to info@ramseybar.org.
Fundamentals of Post-Trial Motion and Preparation for Appeal in State and Federal Court (includes live teleconference option)*
Wednesday, June 15
Hear from the experts about post-trial motions and preparation for appeal in state and federal court. Post-trial motions discussion will include Motions for JMOL, for New Trial, for Amended Findings, Taxation of Costs and more. Preparation for appeal will include important decisions in decisions in deciding whether to appeal, appealable judgements and orders, time to appeal and narrowing the issues on appeal.
Presented by: Diane B. Bratvold, Briggs and Morgan, PA and Former MN Supreme Court Chief Justice, Eric Magnuson, Briggs and Morgan, PA
Time: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Registration: 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: First National Bank Building Training Room, 332 Minnesota Street, St Paul
Cost: $30 for RCBA members; $45 for non-members; public attorneys may attend at the member price
2 Standard CLE credits approved
Register online at www.ramseybar.org or send an email to info@ramseybar.org.
Changing Technology and the Attorney-Client Privilege
Friday, June 17
Attorneys should understand how to maintain client confidences for the purpose of preserving the attorney-client privilege as well as providing ethical representation. At the same time, attorneys should be comfortable utilizing the technological tools, such as email, social networking sites and cell phones that benefit their practice. Today, attorneys can send privileged information instantaneously from anywhere in the world. Managing how that data is kept confidential requires an understanding of the rules of privilege and the technology used to communicate.
Presented by: Matthew Gasaway, Senior Litigation Consultant, Litigation Services Division, UnitedLex
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Registration (& lunch): 12:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Room 40, Ramsey County District Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul
Cost: (includes lunch) $20 for RCBA members; $30 for non-members
1 Ethics CLE credit approved
Register online at www.ramseybar.org or send an email to info@ramseybar.org.
Bias in the Courtroom: Gender Race and the Jury (includes live teleconference option)*
Wednesday, June 22
Unfortunately, juror biases can play a role in any case on many levels. Being aware and adjusting for these biases can make the difference in a case. Jury consultants Johanna Carrane and Christina Malmberg seek to answer the taboo questions of: How do jurors see gender and race in the courtroom? Are there issues of equality? How do I identify a biased juror? As a litigator, how do I best present my case such that jurors concentrate on the evidence and not the presenter? How do I protect the jurors' rights and my own? Questions from those with all levels of experience will be welcome.
Presented by: Johanna Carrane, JuryScope, Inc and Christina Ouska, JuryScope, Inc
Time: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Registration: 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: First National Bank Bldg Training Room, 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul
Cost: $30 for RCBA members; $45 for non-members. Public attorneys may attend at the member price.
2 Elimination of Bias CLE credits approved
Register online at www.ramseybar.org or send an email to info@ramseybar.org.
Implicit Bias: Legal and Scientific Issues
Tuesday, June 28
Implicit bias, or unconscious bias, comes up frequently now in the legal arena. This CLE will address the key ideas of implicit bias, how it enters into litigation, what is the organizational context, how organizational practices allow these kinds of biases to influence employment actions and how litigators on both sides experience and approach these issues. For background, take the Implicit Bias Test yourself at Project Implicit, and read the article by Roger Parloff: "The war over unconscious bias." Fortune 01 10 2007: n. pag. Web. 5 Apr 2011.
Hear from experienced litigators in the field and the experts from the Walmart case and the Eveleth Mine case.
Presented by: Eugene Borgida, Professor of Psychology and Law, University of Minnesota; William T. Bielby, Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (appearing via video-conference); Leslie L. Lienemann, Culberth & Lienemann, LLP and Sara Gullickson McGrane, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt
Time: 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. Registration: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Location: Room 40, Ramsey County District Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg Blvd., St Paul
Cost: $30 for RCBA members; $45 for non-members
2.5 Elimination of Bias CLE credits approved
Register online at www.ramseybar.org or send an email to info@ramseybar.org.
*Contact the RCBA office to arrange for the teleconference - 651.222.0846 or info@ramseybar.org. We cannot offer the teleconference for free to law students.