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| 9:00a |
Minority Bar Leadership Breakfast - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
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| 8:00a |
Healthy Kids Legal Network Breakfast - at BBA; RSVP |
| 8:30a |
Litigation Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 8:30a |
Education Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Real Estate Finance Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Survey Technology: Old to New
Michael Feldman and Elliott Paturzo of Harry R. Feldman, Inc. will discuss survey technology and will give a demonstration of the latest 3D laser scanning equipment. |
| 12:00p |
Tax Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 3:45p |
Family Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 5:00p |
Family Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Practice & Procedure
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Gayle Stone-Turesky |
Join us as we discuss difficult procedural questions including interdepartmental assignments and filing motions. Panelists include: Krishna A. Butaney, Middlesex Probate and Family Court; Jocelynne D. Welsh, Probate and Family Court Department; Gayle Stone-Turesky, Stone, Stone & Creem; and Theresa Ramos, Rosenberg, Freedman & Goldstein. |
| 5:30p |
Labor & Employment Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| Wednesday, April 11, 2007 |
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| 8:00a |
Children's Mental Health Guide Forum - at BBA; RSVP
Please join us for a forum on Child Mental Health in which we will assess progress that has been made over the past five years since the BBA issued its initial Report on Child Mental Health. We will also consider the next steps and announce the publication of a new chapter of its How-to-Guide to Children's Mental Health Services - Aging Out of Services. |
| 12:00p |
State & Local Tax Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Current State Tax Landscape
David S. Davenport, Deputy General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, will discuss in general terms the current state tax landscape. Specific topics include: national trends; the Massachusetts experience; and Governor Patrick’s major tax legislative proposals. Please join us for Mr. Davenport’s comments and a lively discussion. |
| 12:15p |
College & University Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Bring Your In-Box: Open Forum Discussion
Deirdre Heatwole, Associate Counsel at the University of Massachusetts, will moderate an open forum for college and university counsel to discuss legal issues of current interest to their clients. |
| 12:15p |
Bankruptcy Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Preparing for an Adversary Proceeding
William J. McLeod and Frederick J. Watson, III of Stephen E. Shamban Law Offices, P.C. will discuss how to handle adversary proceedings as well as how and when to settle. Join us for an interactive discussion from both the debtor and creditor’s perspectives. |
| 12:30p |
Corporate Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Changing Landscape of Angel and Venture Finance
James Geshwiler, Managing Director of CommonAngels, one of the first formal Angel investment networks in the country, will discuss: the funding gap; the institutionalization of the Angel model; and deal process and terms that attorneys should be aware of when they are representing issuers as well as Angel & Venture investors. |
| 2:00p |
Bankruptcy Law Section - at Southern New England School of Law: RSVP
Nuts & Bolts: An Introduction to Consumer Bankrupcty Law
Join us as we cover the basics of preparing and filing a consumer bankruptcy case. Panelists: Judge Joan N. Feeney, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts; Patricia A. Remer, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee for the District of Massachusetts, Eastern Division; Professor Michael G. Hillinger, Southern New England School of Law; Stephen E. Shamban, Stephen E. Shamban Law Offices, P.C.; Alex F. Mattera, McCarter & English, LLP; and Leslie F. Su, Gordon Haley LLP. This program is free to members and non-members of the BBA. Reception to follow. |
| 5:00p |
BBF Community Issues Forum on Housing and Homelessness - at BBA; RSVP
We will focus on the hidden causes/problems of homelessness in the City of Boston. The panel includes community leaders, non-profit directors, and government officials in order to present a non-partisan, well-rounded perspective. Subjects to be covered include demographics, causes, costs, barriers, what’s being done, and what can/should be done. |
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| 8:30a |
BBF Junior Fellows Planning Committee - at BBA |
| 12:15p |
Immigration Law Committee, College & University Law Section and New Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
Permanent Residence Options for Professors and Researchers
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Steve Clark |
Penny Rosser, Director of the International Scholars Office at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Steve Clark of Flynn & Clark, P.C., will discuss visa options for Professors and Researchers. Specifically, they will discuss the Outstanding Researcher and Professor employment-based preference category and Special Recruitment and Selection procedures for PERM Labor Certifications. |
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| 12:00p |
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Baseball: Past and Present
In honor of the Red Sox's Opening Day, please join us for a
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Daniel Goldberg |
lively discussion about current legal issues in baseball and its glorious past. Daniel Goldberg, of Bingham McCutchen LLP, will discuss legal issues arising in his representation of the Boston Red Sox. Roger Abrams, Richardson Professor of Law and former dean of Northeastern Law School, will discuss his recent research into Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun's opinion in Flood v. Kuhn, upholding the anti-trust exemption for baseball and celebrating 88 baseball players and owners. |
| 12:15p |
Health Law CLE Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Business Law Section Steering Committee - at Goodwin Procter LLP |
| 1:00p |
BBJ Board of Editors - at BBA |
| 4:00p |
Public Interest Leadership Program - at BBA |
