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Event: Best Practices for Financial Management
Speaker: Ellen Freedman, CLM
Practice Management Advisor, PA State Bar Assoc.
2007's Top Rated Solo Conference Speaker
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description:Best Practices for Financial Management

Event: Growing Your Practice in a Challenging Economy (WPYP)
Speaker: Mark Powers, President Atticus, Inc
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Mark Power started Atticus, Inc. in 1989 to provide in-depth, ongoing support and accountability programs for lawyers and law firms. He has presented programs for lawyers all over the country. His presentation will include: Understanding the Business Model Working “on” the practice, not just “in” it Five Key Law Firm Systems & How to work on them Eliminating the Cycle of Stress Two Most Important Factors to Improve the Quality of Your Life, Income, and Minimize Stress.

Event: Fraud Prevention: Yes, It Can (and Does) Happen to Solo and Small Firms (WPYP)
Speaker: Ellen Freedman, CLM
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: There are a lot of misconceptions regarding fraud. This sessionstarts by examining and dispelling them. The course then covers the attorney’s ethical obligations to clients and the proper steps an attorney must take. This course will provide real life stories of actual cases of fraud, explain how each fraud occurred, detail what should have been done to prevent it, and offer practical advice on how to protect the firm and its client’s property.

Event: Metadata Ethics: Five Concepts You Must Understand (WPYP)
Speaker: Paul D Raschke, Esq. Law Offices of Peter G Angelos , Member, MSBA Ethics Committee
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: A silent and insidious invasion transformed law almost overnight and most of us are ill-equipped for the new challenge. We now practice in the world of ESI – electronically stored information. ESI’s ubiquitous handmaiden, metadata, is the secret information generated by personal computers and hidden in every document created by your office or by your clients. It poses enormous evidentiary and ethical challenges, challenges that are just beginning to draw the attention of the courts. Learn the significance of the terms, “history,” “mining,” “native format,” “redaction,” (no, not with a black marker) and “scrubbing,” and how your understanding of these terms can avert ethical catastrophes.

Event: Practical Record Retention: Practical Solutions for Knowing What to Save, What to Destroy and Avoid Trouble (WPYP)
Speaker: Marta Pola, MJP Consulting, Baltimore, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: One of the most frequently asked questions, we get at LOMA is "How long do I have to keep my documents?" As you might guess, the answer is never a simple or straightforward one. This session discuss a variety of topics related to proper and practical record retention. It will discuss creating policies and procedures for proper document retention and destruction.

Event: Employment Law Issues All Solos and Small Firm Practitioners Need to Know (M)
Speaker: Darrell Van Deusen, Esq. Kollman & Saucier, P.A., Baltimore, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Even if you do not practice employment or labor law, this is one area that affects all solo and small firm practitioners, whether dealing with clients or with their own employees. With even one employee, you need to know many of the issues that will be discussed at this session. This session will also help you determine if clients have employment issues, so that you can advise them how best to proceed.

Event: Family Law Update (M)
Speaker: Christopher Nicholson & Sanders Towson, MD Stacy Lebow Siegel, Esq, Towson, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Learn the new developments in case law, legislation and court rules in Maryland family practice during the past year.

Event: Criminal Law Update (M)
Speaker: Byron Warnken, Esq, Warnken, LLC, Towson, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: This session will review selected cases from the Supreme Court, Maryland Court of Appeals, and Court of Special Appeals, as well as important legislative changes.

Event: Foreclosures Updates (M)
Speakers: Scott C.I. Borison, Esq., Legg Law Firm LLC, Frederick, MD
Vicki Schultz-Unger, Esq. MD Dept of Licensing and Regulation
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: This session will present the most recent updates to the problems of foreclosures in Maryland.

Event: Effective Depositions (Lit)
Speaker: Kathleen H. Meredith, Esq. Iliff & Meredith, P.C., Pasadena, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Learn effective and practical tips on preparation for deposition of your client. Including taking depositions of the defendant and the fact witness, taking your expert's deposition for trial, dealing with obstructionist tactics and creating goals and keeping a clear record

Event: E-Discovery: It IS a Small Firm Issue (Lit)
Speaker: W. Lawrence Wescott II, Esq., Timonium, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: All attorneys, including solo and small firm lawyers, are apprehensive about electronic discovery. But you need not be. This seminar will present an overview of some of the key issues in electronic discovery, including the definition of electronically stored information, the duty to preserve ESI and counsel's obligations, data collection and authentication issues, and data production. This session is a practical session that will help demystify e-discovery so that you and your clients will not get caught unaware. The presentation will also address practical considerations in preservation and production of evidence maintained in electronic format from both the plaintiff's and the defendant's perspective.

Event: Technology to Make You a Better Trial Lawyer (Lit)
Speaker: Robert D. Schulte, Esq., Schulte Booth, P.C., Baltimore, MD
Angela R. Watson, Esquire, The Watson Law Firm
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Thanks to technology, it is now possible for solos and small firm practitioners to handle all levels of litigation from the simple (as if litigation is ever simple) to the complex. Hear how a litigator in a two person firm uses technology to effectively manage his litigation practice. See what software and gadgets he uses.

Event: Tips on How to Effectively Select a Jury (Lit)
Speaker: Hon. William D. Missouri
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Hear tips from a distinguished member of the bench give his views on what litigators need to do to make certain that they are doing as much as possible to select the most effective jury for their clients.

Event: Speech Recognition Software: The Sequel (Tech)
Speaker: Larry Booth, Booth Shaberman & Associates, Annapolis, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Many years ago, there was much excitement about voice recognition software but there were problems with the product. Times have changed and the software improved. It is time to re-look at the product and the changes that have occurred. See a demonstration of Version 10, only recently announnced, by a certified Dragon Dictate consultant. Come with questions and perhaps even disappointments of past products.

Event: Technology and Time: Gain 30 Minutes Every Day with these Tech & Business Tips (Tech)
Speaker: Jared Goralnick, SET Consulting
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: This is NOT your typical time management session (been there and done that) but rather a session that will help you find time by using the tools you already have (or should have) more effectively. Some of the many tips will include: Time-saving software tools, tweaks to win back time from popular applications and techniques for manufacturing time every day. You will learn software and tech tips that will pay for the cost of attending the conference.

Event: MS Office 2007: The Glitz, Gimmicks and Gothcha’s (Tech)
Speaker: Buzz Merrick, Right Click Learning
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Now that Office 07 is rolling out, it’s time to take a peek and let you know what’s going on - from the “Rollout-ee” perspective. Some may say, “It’s just the same old pig with different lipstick, right?” Not this time. It is dramatically different. There are many new features and new locations for tools we took years to master. There’s a couple of changes you won’t expect, nor appreciate! Be ready for the change. Forewarned is forearmed. Buzz will show you: The Glitz - nice new graphics and more powerful tools in each package, such as “try it before you buy it” formatting and Excel with 1 million rows. The Gimmicks - each package comes with “survival tools” to ease the transition like never before. The Gotcha’s - Word has a couple of gotcha’s you need to know about. It changed mail merging and the way “new” documents are formatted. Buzz has been through every Microsoft upgrade since 1992 and has taught over 22,000 users. He understands the anxiety, stress, and problems that go along trying top keep up with Microsoft. This workshop promises to help you and your firm make the transition better and smoother than ever before.

Event: Unleashing the Potential: Making Adobe Acrobat work for you (Tech)
Speaker: Adam M.Spence, Esq., Law Offices of Spence & Buckler, Towson, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Whether you are attempting to go paperless, have already gone paperless or want to manage your documents more effectively, this program is for you. This program will provide a how-to for acrobat and give powerful tips for both beginners and advanced users and includes the manual "Acrobat 101" for Lawyers.

Event: What Solos Need to Know About Consumer Law and How it Affects Your Clients (Know)
Speaker: Sonya Smith Valentine, Esq., Valentine Legal Group, Greenbelt, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: If your client has had credit extended to him or her in the form of credit cards, loans, or even medical care, then some basic knowledge of consumer law is important. Consumer law issues arise in divorce, immigration matters, employment law, probating estates, criminal law, personal injury and worker’s compensation cases, in addition to other practice areas. Come and learn what you need to know about consumer law to help your clients when then have legal problems arise in other practice areas.

Event: What Solos Need to Know About Turning 60 (for You AND Your Client) (Know)
Speaker: Richard F Lindstorm, Esq, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, Baltimore, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: Although 60 is the new 40, there are specific issues related to turning 60 that affects both you as practitioners and your clients. There are estate issues, future planning issues, health issues and business continuity issues to name a few. This session will help you address those items for you and your clients.

Event: What Solos Need to Know About Immigration Law (Know)
Speaker: Linda A. Dominguez, Esq., LA Dominguez Law, LLC, Baltimore, MD
Linda Rahal, Esq., Trow & Rahal, PC, Washington, DC
Richard Dougan, Bay E-Solutions and Technology, LLC
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: If your client is not a United States citizen, all aspects of his/her life are impacted by immigration law. This includes the areas of torts, contracts, tax law, criminal law, family law, elder law, and business law. In this increasingly diverse world that we live, a solo practitioner must ask a potential client the most important question: "Are you a citizen of the United States?" The rest of the case will flow from the answer to that question. Join us for a lively discussion of when to find an immigration expert for a referral and when it is okay to ask for a little guidance.

Event: What Solos Need to Know About Social Security Disability Insurance (Know)
Speaker: Jonathan Bromberg, Esq., Bromberg Rosenthal, LLP, Rockville, MD
Date: November 8, 2008
Runtime: 1 hour
Description: This program will provide an overview of the claims process (both SSDI and SSI) including the mechanisms used by SSA to determine disability and the steps to assist a client seeking such benefits.

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