CLE Program Schedule
Approved for up to 9 hours CLE credit, including up to 4 hours Ethics, up to 3 hours NLCLE, up to 2 hours for the Salt Lake County Bar film and up to 1 hour for the Friday luncheon.
Dixie Center Floor
plan
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Thursday,
March 18, 2010
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6:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
Opening Reception & Silent
Auction
(See Events for further information.) |
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Sponsored by: |
- Farr Kaufman Sullivan Jensen Olds, Kaufmann & Nichols
- Parsons Behle & Latimer
- Snow Christensen & Martineau
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 ROBERT RUESCH began his study of music at the age of seven and won his first competition at the age of ten. His music studies continued with jazz piano and music theory in college and more recently with piano pedagogy. He obtained a bachelors degree from Southern Utah University and a Master’s degree from Utah State University. He has performed extensively in the Western United States and Western Europe as a
soloist and as a member of various ensemble groups. He maintains a full teaching studio and performs with various other local artists. He currently serves as Vice President of the St. George chapter of the Utah Music Teachers’ Association. |
Friday,
March 19, 2010
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8:00 a.m. |
Registration & Continental
Breakfast |
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Sponsored by: |
- Durham Jones & Pinegar
- Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough
- VanCott Bagley Cornwall & McCarthy
- Workman/Nydegger
- Holland & Hart
- Hughes Thompson Randall & Mellen
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8:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Welcome -
LaMar Winward, Spring Convention Chair |
1 hour proff. civ |
Professionalism Keynote Speaker |
How to be a Great Lawyer and Not be Eaten:
Secrets of the Resilient and Successful Attorney.
Dr. Lynn Johnson, Psychologist, Brief Therapy Center
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 DR. LYNN JOHNSON has written five books and over twenty professional articles while maintaining a full time private practice as a psychologist. He knows about resiliency. He has been a consultant to Lawyers Helping Lawyers since 2004 and has coached many attorneys to higher energy and productivity.
Dr. J is the director of the Brief Therapy Center in Salt Lake City and has trained therapists in forty-seven states and five foreign countries in effective short term counseling techniques. His latest book, Enjoy Life: Healing With Happiness helps patients bounce back from stress and setbacks. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Utah. He and his wife have raise four delightful children together. |
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Awards: |
- Dorothy Merrill Brothers - Advancement of Women in the
Legal Profession
- Raymond S. Uno - Advancement of Minorities in the Legal
Profession
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10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
Refreshment
Break |
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Sponsored by: |
- Ballard Spahr LLP
- Barney McKenna & Olmstead
- Epperson & Owens
- Holme Roberts & Owen
- Parr Brown, Gee & Loveless
- Richards Brandt, Miller & Nelson
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Breakout Sessions
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10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
1 hour CLE |
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A Litigation
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B Transactional
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C General
I
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D Genneral II
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E General
III
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F General
IV
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If Your Client is Owed Money (Secured or Unsecured) What Do You Do From a Litigation Perspective?
Robert E Mansfield
– Snell & Wilmer
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Lease Disputes
James W. Peters
Jones Waldo
Naperville, IL |
Bankruptcy: The Creditor’s Perspective
R. Steven Chambers
– Nielsen & Senior |
The New Americans With Disabilities Act
Chris P. Wangsgard – Parsons Behle & Latimer |
Utah State Courts Efiling System
Lincoln Mead – Webmaster, Utah State Bar
(NLCLE) |
Addiction Within the Legal Field
Hon. Royal I. Hansen – Third District Court
Kent B. Scott – Babcock Scott Babcock |
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
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Sponsored by: |
- Babcock, Scott & Babcock
- Christensen & Jensen
- McKay, Burton & Thurman
- Nielsen & Senior
- Snell & Wilmer
- Thorpe, North & Western
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11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1 hour CLE |
A Litigation
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B Transactional
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C General
I
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D Genneral II
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E General
III
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F General
IV
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Family Law: Employment Analysis in a Tough Economy
Kristy Farnsworth, Ph.D |
New Proposed (Revisions or Adoptions) to Limited Liability Act
Russel K. Smith – Durham Jones & Pinegar |
Bankruptcy: The Debtor’s Perspective
Troy A. Aramburu – Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough |
Mentoring: A View from the Front Line
Matthew D. Ekins – Gallian, Wilcox, Welker, Olson, & Beckstrom
Russell J. Gallian – Gallian, Wilcox, Welker, Olson, & Beckstrom
Stephanie L. O’Brien – Fillmore Spencer LLC
E. Troy Blanchard – Durham Jones & Pinegar
Susanne Gustin – Attorney at Law |
Securities Update: Impact of Financial Reform and Current Enforcement Trends
Keith M. Woodwell – Utah Division of Securities
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Addiction Within the Legal Field cont.
Hon. Royal I. Hansen – Third District Court
Kent B. Scott – Babcock Scott Babcock
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| 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. |
Refreshment Break |
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Sponsored by: |
- Babcock, Scott & Babcock
- Christensen & Jensen
- McKay, Burton & Thurman
- Nielsen & Senior
- Snell & Wilmer
- Thorpe, North & Western
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12:45 -
1:45 p.m.
1 hour Ethics
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 MICHAEL BURKE is a national speaker, giving presentations to various bar associations on professional responsibility and ethics. He focuses on compulsive gambling and trading addictions. He also works with NSO (Neighborhood Service Organization) in Detroit, Mich., as a member of its speaker’s bureau, giving statewide presentations on gambling and cross-addiction. He has also done presentations on behalf of the American Bar Association, the Michigan Bar Association, local bar chapters, MAPG (Michigan Association of Problem Gamblers) and the National Association of Social Workers.
Mr. Burke’s former work experience includes 25 years as a practicing attorney specializing in legal problems of individuals suffering from substance abuse, a position on the Brighton Hospital Board of Directors and leadership roles in many community organizations. He has had articles published in the Detroit Free Press and other state newspapers, the Legal News, and the MBA and ABA journals. He has authored a book entitled Never Enough which was released by the American Bar Association in May 2008.
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2:00 p.m. |
Golf ~ Sunbrook Golf Course
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12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
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 WILLS FOR HEROES – Presented by the Young Lawyers and Paralegal Divisions – Friday, March 19, from 12:30–5:30 p.m.: The YLD and Paralegal Divisions of the Utah State Bar have joined together to provide Wills for Heroes, a pro bono community service project for the benefit all police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, sheriffs, and other emergency first responders. Wills for Heroes is a unique program created by the Wills for Heroes Foundation, which provides free wills and other basic estate planning documents to emergency first responders, their spouses and domestic partners. To date, Wills for Heroes has assisted more than 9,000 emergency first responders in several states including Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
During the 2010 Spring Convention, the YLD and Paralegal Divisions will sponsor a Wills for Heroes Event for all emergency first responders in Washington County. This event will mark the two year anniversary of the YLD’s sponsorship of Wills for Heroes in Utah. From 12:30–1:30 p.m., volunteer attorneys will be trained on basic estate planning principles and the HotDocs software program provided by Lexis Nexis, and will receive one hour of NLCLE/CLE credit. Attorneys do not need any experience in estate planning to volunteer. Attorneys who were trained at last year’s Convention or at another WFH event do not need to attend the training. After the training, from 1:30–5:30 p.m., attorney volunteers will meet individually with emergency first responders and their significant others to provide free wills, durable powers of attorney, and advanced health care directives. WFH is a great opportunity for attorneys to give back to those people who put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities.
The 2010 Spring Convention WFH event will be held at a venue in or near St. George. The location of the event will be announced prior to the Convention. Attorneys who are interested in volunteering should sign-up before the Convention on the YLD website at http://www.utahyounglawyers.org, under the Wills for Heroes tab. Still have questions? For more information, contact YLD WFH Committee members Sarah Spencer sarah.spencer@chrisjen.com, or Diane Canate at CanateD@ballardspahr.com.
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7:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
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Washington City Community Center
350 North Community Center Drive, Washington, UT
directions available at the Registration Desk or online www.utahbar.org/cle/springconvention
Dinner 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. • Pool Party 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. |
| Sponsored by: |
Southern Utah Bar Association |
| Saturday,
March 20, 2009
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8:30 a.m. |
Registration & Continental
Breakfast |
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Sponsored by: |
- Cohne Rappaport & Segal
- Fabian & Clendenin
- Randy S. Kester
- Ray Quinney & Nebeker
- Lorelei Naegle
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9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
1 hour Ethics |
Sustainability in the Practice of Law
Donald P. Judges, J.D., Ph.D.
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 DONALD P. JUDGES, E.J. Ball Professor of Law, Adjunct Professor of Psychology University of Arkansas, has taught courses in Constitutional Law, Law and Mental Health Systems, Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights, Jurisprudence, Evidence, and Torts. His published works include the social psychology of capital punishment, eyewitness evidence, the relationship between the psychology of risk preference and tort law, first amendment issues, the relationship between the affirmative action debate and disadvantaged neighborhoods, and abortion rights.
Professor Judges graduated with highest honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1983, where he was editor-in-chief of the Maryland Law Review. He received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tulsa in 1999. Following graduation from law school, Professor Judges clerked for Judge Alvin B. Rubin on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He then practiced law with Arnold & Porter before joining the faculty of the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1989. Professor Judges serves as Reporter to the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions (Civil).
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10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
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Sponsored by: |
- DeBry & Associates
- Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen
- Olson & Hoggan
- Siegfried & Jensen
- Snow, Jensen & Reece
- The Park Firm
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10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
1 hour CLE
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A Litigation
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B Transactional
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C General
I
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D Genneral II
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E General
III
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F General
IV
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Current Issues in the Discovery of Medical History and Medical Records
S. Grace Acosta – Dunn & Dunn
John F. Fay – Attorney at Law
Hon. G. Michael Westfall – Fifth District Court |
What Every Lawyer Should Know About Estate Planning
Andrew L. Howell – Callister Nebeker & McCullough
(NLCLE) |
Addiction and Drug Court
Hon. James L. Schumate – Fifth District Court |
2010 Legislative Update
John T. Nielsen – Utah State Bar Lobbyist
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Internationalizing Contracts – Why Boilerplate Matters
Chad A. Grange – Attorney at Law
Kirton & McConkie
Internationalizing Contracts – U.S. and Mexico
C. Gabriel Sanchez, Licensed to practice in Mexico
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Trademarks 101: Trademark Law for Non-IP Lawyers
Barnard N. Madsen – Fillmore Spencer LLC
(NLCLE) |
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
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Sponsored by: |
- Clarkson Draper & Beckstrom
- Howrey LLP Jenkins
- Jensen & Bayles
- Kirton & McConkie
- Strong & Hanni
- TraskBritt
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11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1 hour CLE
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A Litigation
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B Transactional
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C General
I
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D Genneral II
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E General
III
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F General
IV
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Ethics and the Pro Se Litigant
Hon. James L. Schumate – Fifth District Court
(NLCLE) (Ethics) |
The Death Penalty in Utah
Thomas B. Brunker – Appellate Division, Utah Attorney General’s Office
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Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission: What We’ve Learned from the Pilot Programs
Joanne C. Slotnik – Director, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission
V. Lowry Snow-Chair, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission
Russell Van Fleet-Judicial Performance Evaluation Commissioner |
Improvisation in Negotiation
Dean Hiram Chodosh – S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Social Media and Emerging Legal Liabilities: What Every Lawyer Should Know about Twitter, Facebook, Wiki’s and Blogging
Randy L. Dryer – Parsons Behle & Latimer
(NLCLE) |
Construction Claims Nuts & Bolts
Michael F. Leavitt – Durham Jones & Pinegar
(NLCLE) |
12:45 p.m.
2 CLE Hours
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Salt Lake County Bar Film
Knock on Any Door
Leslie A. Lewis, Philip R. Fishler, Hon. Vernice Trease
Sponsored by: Salt Lake County Bar Association
End time depends on movie length and panel discussion. |
Continuing Legal Education Seminars and
lunches are intended for lawyers and their legal affiliates
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