2008 BACK TO SCHOOL INSTITUTES

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Fifteen hours per year, including three hours of Ethics & Professionalism . Must be reported by December 31.

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REGISTER FOR THIS SEMINAR:

2008 Back to School Institutes
The Premiere CLE Series for Middle Tennessee Lawyers
Click Here to Download the Complete Institute Brochure

OCTOBER 7, 2008 - CONNECTING WITH CLIENTS INSTITUTE
OCTOBER 14, 2008 - ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE PRACTICE INSTITUTE
OCTOBER 21, 2008 - EMPLOYMENT LAW INSTITUTE
OCTOBER 28, 2008 - FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE

EXPERT PRACTITIONERS

AREA JUDGES

PRAGMATIC AND INSIGHTFUL ANALYSES

PRACTICE STATEGIES AND POINTERS

PRACTICE UPDATES

RESOURCE MATERIAL

GREAT NETWORKING

RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE

Don’t miss this valuable opportunity
to advance your practice and network
with you colleagues all in one
information-packed afternoon!


OCTOBER 7, 2008
CONNECTING WITH CLIENTS INSTITUTE:

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Guest Faculty: Roy Ginsburg, J.D.
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3.0 CLE HOURS Dual Each Session -
6.0 CLE HOURS Dual Total for Both Sessions

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LOCATION:  AT&T/BELLSOUTH
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CLICK HERE FOR FULL DESCRIPTION ON THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON INSTITUTES
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Guest Faculty: Roy Ginsburg, J.D. is one of the most experienced attorney coaches in the Twin Cities and works with lawyers from all across the country to help them build successful and personally rewarding
practices. Besides coaching, he has an active solo practice and is legal marketing ethics counsel to Minnesota Law & Politics and Super Lawyers® magazines and FindLaw, a Thomson West company.

MORNING SESSION:
ETHICAL MARKETING SKILLS FOR LAWYERS
8:00 a.m. - Registration
8:30 – 11:45 a.m.
3.0 CLE Hours – DUAL
(E&P or General)

Learn how to market your practice and win new business without violating any ethics rules.

AFTERNOON SESSION:
EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL CLIENT SERVICE:
12:30 p.m. – Registration
(Bring your lunch or purchase one in the BellSouth cafeteria or at Chick-Fil-A)
1:00 – 4:15 p.m.
3.0 CLE Hours - DUAL
(E&P or General)

Learn how to create satisfied clients, develop business and avoid facing an ethics complaint

PRODUCER:
SUSAN BLAIR, Nashville Bar Association


OCTOBER 14, 2008
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE INSTITUTE
Current Developments, Strategies and Tips for Planners and Probate Practitioners
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11:30 a.m. Registration
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12:00 - 4:20 pm INSTITUTE (Bring your lunch
or purchase one in the BellSouth cafeteria or
at Chick-Fil-A)
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LOCATION:  AT&T/BELLSOUTH
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CREDIT: 4.0 CLE HOURS - 3.33 General & .67 Dual (E&P or Gerneral)
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Click Here to Download the Complete Institute Brochure
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This year’s Institute continues the long tradition of providing you with cutting-edge developments and practical strategies in a creative context for both probate practitioners and estate planners. Included in this year’s program is a review of statutory and case law developments that you need to stay current. You will also learn how to deal with the thorny issues that crop up when probate and estate planning issues intersect with family law. Among other topics, we will also be looking at conflicts of interest in probate representations and educational planning tools. Finally, we are very excited to have both Judge Kennedy and Judge Clement on a panel discussing various issues pertaining to the probate and estate practice. All attorneys whose practice include estate planning or probate will greatly benefit
from attending this program.

12:00 – 12:40 p.m.
INTERSECTION OF PROBATE/ESTATE PLANNING AND FAMILY LAW ISSUES:
A Look at the Issues Which Develop from the Incapacity or Death of a Party During or After a Divorce
FACULTY: ANNE RUSSELL, Adams & Reese, LLP

12:40 – 1:20 p.m.
ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN PROBATE REPRESENTATION AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND FIDUCIARY FEES
FACULTY: PAUL GONTAREK,
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

1:20 – 1:30 p.m. BREAK

1:30 – 1:55 p.m.
EDUCATION PLANNING AND TOOLS TO ASSIST IN PLANNING
FACULTY: RALPH LEVY,
Frost Brown Todd, LLC

1:55 – 2:30 p.m.
RECENT LEGISLATIVE AND CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS IN ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE PRACTICE
FACULTY: PAUL HAYES,
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
USE OF MEDIATION IN ESTATE AND TRUST CONFLICTS
FACULTY: CHARLIE TROST, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
RETIRED JUDGE MARIETTA SHIPLEY,
The Mediation Group of Tennessee, LLC

3:00 – 3:10 p.m. BREAK

3:10 – 4:20 p.m.
VIEW FROM THE BENCH AND THE BAR:
A discussion of probate and estate issues from the perspective of both the trial bench and appellate bench moderated by Jeff Mobley
FACULTY:
HON. RANDY KENNEDY,
Seventh Circuit Court, Davidson County
HON. FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., Middle Section, Tennessee Court of Appeals
JEFF MOBLEY, Howard Mobley & Havens, PLLC

PRODUCER:
PAUL GONTAREK, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
PAUL HAYES, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis


OCTOBER 21, 2008
EMPLOYMENT LAW INSTITUTE:
Recent Trends in Employment Law

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11:30 a.m. Registration
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12:00 - 4:20 pm INSTITUTE
(Bring your lunch
or purchase one in the BellSouth cafeteria or
at Chick-Fil-A)
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LOCATION:  AT&T/BELLSOUTH
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CREDIT: 4.0 CLE HOURS - General
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Click Here to Download the Complete Institute Brochure
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Employment law practitioners face unique practice challenges stemming from evolving developments in case law, statutes and regulations. Learn about recent trends and key practice strategies impacting your employment law practice, including recent Supreme Court decisions, new regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act, and new initiatives within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Find out how in-house attorneys handle recurrent day-to-day employment law issues and labor laws that impact workplaces that are not unionized. Attorneys at all levels of practice, as well as human resources personnel, will benefit from the expertise of the Institute’s respected employment law practitioners.

Noon – 1:00 p.m.
HOT TOPICS IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
FACULTY:
KEITH D. FRAZIER,
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ANNE C. MARTIN, Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC
KEVIN H. SHARP,
Drescher & Sharp, PC

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
GRASPING THE NEW FMLA REGULATIONS
FACULTY: LUTHER WRIGHT, JR.,
Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC

1:45 – 1:55 p.m. BREAK

1:55 - 2:55 p.m.
HANDLING RECURRENT HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE
FACULTY:
BILL CARVER,
Assistant Vice President Employee and Labor Relations, HCA
DEAN KIM, General Counsel Labor and Employment Bridgestone/Firestone

2:55 – 3:05 p.m. BREAK

3:05 – 3:50 p.m.
LABOR ISSUES FACING THE NON-UNIONIZED WORKPLACE
FACULTY:
C. ERIC STEVENS,
Miller & Martin, PLLC
JAMES G. STRANCH, III,
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC

3:50 – 4:20 p.m.
EEOC: Process and Procedures, Intake to Litigation
FACULTY:
SALLY RAMSEY,
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRODUCER:
DAVID JOHNSON, Miller & Martin, PLLC
SAM PAYNE, Rudy, Wood & Winstead, PLLC


OCTOBER 28, 2008
FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE
Updates and Practice Strategies

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11:30 a.m. Registration
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12:00 - 4:20 pm INSTITUTE (Bring your lunch
or purchase one in the BellSouth cafeteria or
at Chick-Fil-A)
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LOCATION:  AT&T/BELLSOUTH
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CREDIT: 4.0 CLE HOURS - General
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Click Here to Download the Complete Institute Brochure
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During the Family Law Institute, you will learn the most up-to-date strategies, practice pointers, and perspectives on issues facing family law attorneys on a daily basis. Join your colleagues and gain valuable know-how on the hottest topics including: practice considerations and tips from the bench, the most recent case law impacting your practice, protecting the record, the relationship between family law and estate planning, defining legal separations, and the impact of private school tuition on calculating child support.

Noon – 12:30 p.m.
APPELLATE PRACTICE IN THE TRIAL:
Court Making and Protecting the Record
FACULTY:
LARRY HAYES, JR.,
Jackson, Kweller, McKinney, Warden & Hayes

12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
DEFINING LEGAL SEPARATIONS AND THE IMPACT OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION ON CALCULATING CHILD SUPPORT
FACULTY: GRANT C. GLASSFORD, Esq.

1:00 – 1:10 p.m. BREAK

1:10 – 2:10 p.m.
STATUTORY CASE LAW UPDATE
FACULTY: GREGORY D. SMITH, Stites & Harbison, PLLC

2:10 – 3:10 p.m.
DEATH AND DIVORCE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY LAW AND ESTATE PLANNING
FACULTY:
DAVID E. HELLER,
Drescher & Sharp, PC

3:10 – 3:20 p.m. BREAK

3:20 – 4:20 p.m.
VIEW FROM THE BENCH
FACULTY:
HON. DON R. ASH,
Judge, Circuit Court, 16th Judicial District
HON. R.E. LEE DAVIES, Judge, Circuit Court, 21st Judicial District
JOHN MANSON, Law Clerk/Substitute Judge
HON. MURIEL ROBINSON,
Judge, Fourth Circuit Court, Davidson County
HON. CAROL SOLOMAN, Judge, Eighth Circuit Court, Davidson County

PRODUCER:
JAMES "JAY" DRESCHER, Drescher & Sharp, PC


LOCATION:
AT&T/BELLSOUTH, First Floor Auditorium
333 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN

PARKING:
Garages on Commerce Street and Third Ave.
(near Union Street). PLEASE ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME TO PARK BEFORE THE START OF THE SEMINAR

The AT&T/BellSouth
Building is located at
333 Commerce
between Third and
Fourth Avenues.
To get to the First
Floor Auditorium, enter
the large glass entry
doors off of Commerce Street. Upon entering
the atrium,turn to your right towards the
elevators and the
cafeteria. The
Auditorium is located
at the end of the
hallway, past the
cafeteria that will
be on your left.

You are welcome
to enjoy lunch in the auditorium during
the registration
period. Please feel
free to bring your
lunch, or you can
purchase lunch in
the cafeteria or the
Chick-Fil-A located just inside the cafeteria.

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