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| 12:00p |
Delivery of Legal Services Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Delivery of Legal Services Section - at BBA; RSVP
Program Planning
Join us at our first meeting of the year as we plan our activties for the year with an emphasis on networking among the offices that provide legal services (including the smaller IOLTA grantees) and lawyers that want to help the poor access the courts. |
| 12:30p |
Trust & Estates Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 5:30p |
Labor & Employment 151B Committee - at BBA |
| 5:30p |
International Environmental Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Impacts of Material Content Regulations on Exported Products - Case Studies of Companies Failing to Act
Stuart D. Sleeman, President of Sleeman Hanley & DiNitto, and other business associates from companies affected by current legal trends, will provide an overview on the ongoing developments of the European Union Directives and Asian Material Content Regulations. These regulations are imposing content restrictions/bans on certain materials globally as well as creating recycling obligations for most multinationals. Mr. Sleeman will present an overview of the impact of these regulations in terms of current litigation (both pending and resolved); and why US Companies are failing to correct deficiencies. |
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| 8:30a |
Environmental Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
State & Local Tax Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Roundtable Discussion
Join us for a roundtable discussion of current developments in state and local tax. |
| 12:00p |
Labor & Employment Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Chief of Fair Labor Division to Discuss Wage & Hour Issues
Joanne F. Goldstein, Chief, Fair Labor Division, and Jocelyn Jones, Deputy Chief of Fair Labor, will discuss the enforcement of the state independent contractor law and employee classifications. They will also field your burning wage and hour related questions under the statutes enforced by the Attorney General. |
| 4:30p |
Criminal Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 5:00p |
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section - at BBA; RSVP
Open House
Join the Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section as it kicks off a year of enlightening programming and warm collegiality! The program will feature a talk on the abolitionist movement in Boston by L'Merchie Frazier, Director of Education of Boston’s Museum of African-American History, which has recently opened a new welcoming center right next to the BBA on Beacon Street. Attendees will also have an opportunity to mingle at a reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvres. |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2007 |
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| 8:30a |
New Lawyers Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Professional Liability Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Legal Malpractice: A Plaintiff's Perspective
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Clyde Bergstresser |
Please join us as Clyde Bergstresser of Campbell, Campbell, Edwards & Conroy offers his insights and experiences gained over 30 years of litigating legal malpractice cases on behalf of plaintiffs. One of Massachusetts most successful trial attorneys, Mr. Bergstresser will share with us his approach to developing and implementing winning litigation strategies. This "must see" presentation will benefit both seasoned attorneys as well as newer members of the Bar. |
| 12:00p |
Real Estate Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 5:30p |
Labor & Employment Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Open House & Reception
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Brent L. Henry |
This year we are pleased to present a distinguished panel to address a very important topic: Achieving Real Diversity in the Legal Profession: Meet the Experts and Learn Best Practices. The evening begins with a panel of experts who have focused on achieving diversity and equality in our profession. They will share their insights and discuss best practices to accomplish diversity in the law. Diversity Panel: Brent L. Henry, General Counsel, Partners HealthCare System, Inc.; Marguerite Fletcher Ingram, Attorney & Diversity Consultant, Vernã Myers Consulting Group, LLC; Judge Angela M. Ordonez, Associate Justice, Probate & Family Court; and Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Senior Partner, Bowditch and Dewey, LLP, Executive Director of the Bowditch Institute for Women's Success, and Author of "Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law" We hope you can join us for this informative and social evening! |
| Thursday, October 4, 2007 |
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| 8:00a |
BBO Roundatable - at BBA |
| 8:30a |
Education Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Affordable Housing Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Current Legislative Initiatives for Promoting Affordable Housing
State Senator Susan C. Tucker, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Housing, will discuss current legislative initiatives pertaining to affordable housing in Massachusetts. Topics may include: increased funding for affordable housing under the Housing Bond Bill; the promotion of home ownership in Massachusetts' middle cities; and legislative responses to the expiring affordability restrictions and the mortgage foreclosure crisis. |
| 12:00p |
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Environmental Litigation Committee and Air Quality & Climate Change Committee - at BBA; RSVP
State Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Automobiles - Impact of Vermont Court Ruling in Green Mountain
Join us as Kevin Leske, Assistant Attorney General and counsel for the State of Vermont, and Matthew Pawa, counsel for various NGO intervenors/amici discuss the landmark, first-in-the-nation ruling in which a federal district court judge recognized the right of Vermont to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. Mr. Leske and Mr. Pawa will discuss the court's decision in the Green Mountain case, where it leaves the legal controversy over state and federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and what future rulings may be on the horizon. |
| 2:00p |
Civil Gideon Symposium - at MBA |
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| 12:00p |
Intellectual Property Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 1:00p |
BBJ Board of Editors - at BBA |
