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| 8:00a |
Law Day Dinner Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Tax Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:15p |
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Ask the Chapter 13 Trustee – A Discussion of Hot Topics in Chapter 13
Carolyn A. Bankowski, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Eastern Division of Massachusetts, and Patricia A. Remer, Counsel to the Chapter 13 Trustee, will discuss hot topics in Chapter 13 practice including dismissal in tax cases, understanding how projected disposable income determines Chapter 13 plan payments, an update on homestead issues, and others. Please join us and bring your most pressing Chapter 13 questions! |
| 12:15p |
Senior Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
New Orleans Legal Assistance Project (NOLAP)
Join Tom Arnold and Steve Fischbach as they describe how NOLAP is making Boston and national legal resources available to lower income residents of the greater New Orleans area. NOLAP has currently developed a two-track program: (1) Assessing the willingness and capabilities of Boston law firms to take on FEMA appeals and (2) providing financial resources to the legal service providers in New Orleans so that they can hire staff devoted to collecting cases and referring them to out-of-state firms. |
| 4:00p |
New Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
Creating a Lifetime of Referrals
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Grace V. B. Garcia |
Whether you're an associate, partner at a law firm or individual practitioner the key to success is attracting referrals business. Please join Barbara Bix, BB Marketing Plus, for a hands-on workshop and leave with introductions from your peers to specific individuals who can refer business to you and your firm. Panelists: Robert A. Adelson, Esq., Engel & Schultz, LLP; Grace V.B. Garcia, Esq., Morrison Mahoney LLP; Cheryl Garrity, Attorney at Law; and Chris Kenney, Kenney & Sams, P.C. |
| 4:15p |
Council Meeting - at BBA |
| Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
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| 12:00p |
Corporate Counsel Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Government Is Watching You: Personal Liability Risks for Lawyers and Other Compliance Professionals
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Ian Roffman |
Join Ian Roffman and Jonathan Kotlier, Partners in the Government Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice Group at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, as they discuss major government enforcement cases dealing with attorney and compliance officer liability. In-house lawyers sometimes say they are under fire. Do you ever feel as though a bull's-eye may be part of your professional wardrobe? Lawyers and other gatekeepers such as ethics and compliance professionals increasingly are the subject of government enforcement action. The risk of personal liability - either civil or criminal - for professional misfeasance is now part of the job landscape. Join us for an examination of the major cases - and what you should do about it. |
| 12:30p |
Health Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Wetlands, Waterways & Water Quality Committee - at BBA; RSVP
MassDEP Stormwater Management Standards and Handbook Revisions
Come hear the latest from MassDEP on revisions to the Massachusetts Stormwater Standards and the Massachusetts Stormwater Handbook. Madelyn Morris and Tom Maguire of MassDEP, will give an overview of the revisions. This luncheon will be of particular interest to lawyers who practice before Conservation Commissions or litigate appeals of Wetlands permits. Click here for more information about the revisions. |
| 4:30p |
Immigration Law Committee and Criminal Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
ICE: The Integration of Criminal and Immigration Law
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Paul Glickman |
Join us for a panel discussion, followed by a free reception, focused on the integration of Criminal and Immigration Law when dealing with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In recent years, ICE has placed an increased emphasis on ensuring compliance with U.S. Immigration laws through its use of criminal enforcement tools. This program will provide federal and state criminal practitioners with an understanding of ICE's components parts, offer guidance on how to navigate their way through ICE, discuss common legal issues arising from ICE criminal enforcement actions, and provide specific and useful practice tips for representing federal and state defendants facing immigration issues. Panelists: Rick Neville, Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Nadine Pellegrini, Assistant U.S. Attorney;
Paul Glickman, Glickman Turley LLP; and Jerry Friedman, Kaplan, O'Sullivan & Friedman, LLP. |
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Title & Conveyancing Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Affordable Housing Restrictions: What Lenders, Owners and Buyers Need to Know in Advance
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Laura Pawle |
In this presentation Laura Pawle, Kopelman and Paige, P.C., will review the current form of affordable housing restriction adopted for use by MassHousing and DHCD, and other forms of affordable housing restrictions in use, with particular attention to the rights and requirements of the property owner, lenders and potential buyers. She will also review the issues that are critical to the holders of affordable housing restrictions, typically a state agency and a municipality. |
| 12:00p |
Banking & Financial Services Committee - at BU Law School; RSVP
Current Market Turmoil: Supervisory Focus and Risk Management Lessons Learned
William L. Rutledge, executive vice president of the Bank Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will present on the current financial crisis caused by the fallout in the subprime mortgage industry and the challenges presented to regulators. Co-sponsored by the Boston University Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law. |
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Affordable Housing Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Report of the MA Commission to End Homelessness
Join Tina Brooks, Undersecretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development, and Donna Haig Friedman, Director of the Center for Social Policy at UMass-Boston, as they discuss the report of the Commission to End Homelessness. The Commission was co-chaired by Ms. Brooks, and State Representative Byron Rushing, and recently issued its report analyzing the state's homeless population and setting out an implementation plan to end homelessness within the Commonwealth by 2013. |
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