BBA WEEK - October 29, 2007
1. Doniger Says "No" to Death Penalty
2. Voices of the Bar: Where were you and what were you doing when the Red Sox were playing Games 6 and 7 of the ALCS this past weekend?
3. Nutter Continues Growing Real Estate Practice
4. Most Profits Per Partner
5. Peabody & Arnold Gets New Digs
6. Gain Insight into End of Life Health Care
7. Don't Let Environmental Risks Tank Your Deal!
8. Bankruptcy Pro Bono Training
9. Seeking Volunteers for High School Career Fair

 
Doniger Says "No"
to Death Penalty

At a recent State House Judiciary Committee hearing, BBA President Tony Doniger testified against House Bill 1511-an act relative to reinstating capital punishment.
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Monday, October 29, 2007
12:00p Banking & Financial Services Committee - CANCELLED
12:30p Real Estate Pro Bono Committee - at BBA
12:30p Securities Enforcement & Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Massachusetts Securities Division Investigative & Enforcement Programs
Bryan Lantagne will be joined by other members of the staff of the Massachusetts Securities Division to discuss the MSD's investigative and enforcement programs.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
12:00p Insurance Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Environmental Issues Don't Have to Tank a Deal - Managing Environmental Risks & Closing Deals
Michael Balmer, National Environmental Practice Leader, Willis North America and Cynthia Retallick, Senior Vice President, TRC Solutions, Inc will discuss managing environmental risks and closing deals.
12:15p Foreign Lawyers Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Doing International Business with Massachusetts Companies
Christa Bleyleben, Executive Director of Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment, and Paula Murphy, Director of the Massachusetts Export Center, will discuss how they assist Massachusetts companies doing inbound and outbound international business.
12:15p Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Current Issues for Tax-Exempt Organizations
Join us for an open discussion of current issues of concern to tax-exempt organizations, such as developments in connection with the proposed regulations and guidance being issued by the IRS pursuant to the Pension Protection Act and its increasing focus on governance of non-profits.
12:30p Environmental Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Smart Growth: Development and Implementation of New Local Land Use Regulations
Kurt Gaertner, Director of Land Use Policy for the Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, will discuss the Commonwealth’s efforts to promote smart growth, focusing on EOEEA’s Smart Growth Toolkit, which provides guidance on planning and zoning techniques and model bylaws to cities and towns.  Ed Himlan, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Watershed Coalition, and Mark Racicot, Government Services Manager for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, will discuss their experiences using the Toolkit to assist in implementation of smart growth land use techniques.
5:00p Litigation Public Policy Committee, Administration of Justice Section and Criminal Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Draft Massachusetts Guide to Evidence: Discussion and Working Session
Honorable Marc Kantrowitz, Appeals Court Judge, Advisory Committee Chair, and Joseph Stanton, Assistant Clerk, Appeals Court, Advisory Committee Reporter, will join us to discuss the development of the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law. Specifically we will discuss the plan for its future use and have the opportunity to comment on its various sections. The Guide was commissioned by the SJC, in part at the urging of the BBA, to assemble existing Massachusetts evidence law in one document, generally following the format of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
11:00a BBF Society of Fellows Committee - at BBA
12:00p BBF Trustees - at BBA
Thursday, November 1, 2007
8:00a BBO Roundatable - at BBA
12:00p Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section Steering Committee - at BBA
Friday, November 2, 2007
9:00a Bankruptcy Pro Bono Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Bankruptcy Pro Bono Training
Join us for our annual Bankruptcy Pro Bono Training program. Attendees will learn how to file a Chapter 7 case for low-income clients and how to avoid common pitfalls. Following this discussion there will be a question and answer period. Panelists: Hon. Joan Feeney, United States Bankruptcy Judge; John Rao, National Consumer Law Center; Susan Grossberg, Law Offices of Susan Grossberg; Mark Rossi, Altman Riley Esher LLP; and Joanna G. Allison, Volunteer Lawyers Project. There is no fee for this program, but we ask that attendees put their new skills to work by taking on a pro bono case through the Volunteer Lawyers Project.
12:00p Intellectual Property Law Steering Committee - at BBA





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