BBA WEEK September 29, 2008
1. Dwyer & Collora Celebrates Kathy Weinman's Presidency - Photo Album
2. Celebrating the Enactment of Children's Mental Health Legislation - Photo Album
3. Voices of the Bar: What's your favorite blog?
4. Click Here If You Ever Miss Using a Typewriter 
5. Kudos Susan Williams
6. Review of Key Supreme Court Cases
7. Equality Commission Save the Date
8. Notice of Vacancy for Clients' Security Board
9. Amendment to Appeals Court Standing Order
10. New Addition to BBA Staff

 

Celebrating the enactment of Children’s Mental Health Legislation: Joshua Greenberg, Director State and Federal Relations, Children’s Hospital Boston; Sarah Anderson, Greater Boston Legal Services; Kathy B. Weinman, BBA President; Michael Blau, Foley & Lardner; and Barbara Leadholm, Commissioner, MA Department of Mental Health.
Click here to view photo album.

 
Monday, September 29, 2008
12:30p Environmental Law Section and Energy & Telecommunications Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Green Communities Act:  The Commonwealth's New Energy Legislation
Mary Beth Gentleman
Ann Berwick, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, and Mary Beth Gentleman, Foley Hoag LLP, will discuss the Green Communities Act that Governor Patrick signed on July 2. This is one of the most far-reaching pieces of energy and environmental legislation in the Commonwealth’s history. In addition to legislators and Patrick Administration officials, environmental and industry groups played significant roles in negotiating the terms of the legislation.  This lunch program will briefly review the history of the legislation and will focus on how its effects will be felt in the months and years to come.
4:00p Children Youth Outreach Task Force - at BBA
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
12:30p Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The New Form 990 and Final Instructions
Gwen Spencer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, will discuss the final instructions for the redesigned Form 990 (the annual information return filed by tax-exempt organizations, released in 2007) issued by the IRS on August 19, 2008. This substantially revised form must be completed for tax years beginning in 2008. The final instructions contain definitions critical to completing the new form, and provide important context for many of the questions. Ms. Spencer will discuss the instructions and the key issues for 2008 returns.
3:00p BBA CLE: Written Description Guidelines for Patents Revisited:  The Page Turns - at BBA; Register
This spring, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued new guidelines for examiners on how to apply the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, to pending patent applications.  USPTO official, John LeGuyader, will discuss the reasons for the PTO's implementation of the new guidelines and provide insight into how the guidelines will be applied by patent examiners.
4:30p Criminal Law Section Public Policy Committee - at BBA
5:00p Task Force to Prevent Wrongful Convictions - at BBA
5:00p Foreign Lawyers Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Welcome Party
This will be a great opportunity to meet people from around the world: Foreign lawyers practicing in Massachusetts, lawyers who deal with international legal work on a daily basis, and LLM students from around the globe, studying at law schools in or around Boston. We look forward to meeting all of you and sharing our committee's plans for the coming year.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
8:30a New Lawyers Section Steering Committee - at BBA
12:00p Real Estate Section Steering Committee - at BBA
12:30p Professional Liability Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Applying the Loss of Chance Doctrine to MA Medical Malpractice
Please join Russell X. Pollock, Campbell, Campbell, Edwards & Conroy, and Edward Mahoney, Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney, for a discussion on the Loss of Chance Doctrine and its applicability to Massachusetts medical malpractice litigation. Pollock will present the doctrine from the plaintiff’s perspective, and Mahoney will share the view from the defense bar. Don’t miss this "must see" event!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
12:30p Environmental Litigation Committee and Wetlands, Waterways & Water Quality Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Iannacchino v. Ford Motor Co.
Douglas H. Wilkins

Leading practitioners in wetlands litigation, Richard A. Nylen, Jr., Lynch, DeSimone & Nylen, LLP, and Douglas H. Wilkins, Anderson & Kreiger, LLP, will analyze the recent SJC decision in Iannacchino v. Ford Motor Co., 451 Mass. 623 (2008),and discuss its implications for practice changes in both administrative and court litigation contexts. The decision abandoned a long-standing Massachusetts standard, which had made it virtually impossible for a respondent or defendant to obtain a favorable ruling on a 12(b)(6) motion. The SJC has now adopted the more lenient federal standard for dismissal of complaints for failure to state a claim.
12:30p Solo & Small Firm Section and Immigration Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Immigration Practice Tips for Non-Immigration Experienced Lawyers
Paul Glickman, Glickman Turley LLP, and Ellen Kief, Law Office of Ellen S. Kief, will review the important issues lawyers from solo and small firm practices face when representing clients in immigration law cases. Immigration consequences of criminal arrests, charges and convictions can have a profound effect upon a non-citizen’s rights and ability to remain in and return to the United States.  Small businesses also should pay particular consideration to the immigration status of their employees.  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has the ability to audit employer’s immigration forms (I-9) and fine businesses which are out of compliance and in egregious cases seek Federal criminal charges. The program will also review the various visa options available to non-citizens from visiting the country to seeking permanent status in the United States   Immigration is also a consideration in aspects of family law involving marriage and divorce.  This program will present the key pointers practioners should be aware of in representing their clients in these areas.
3:30p BBA/BBF Joint Audit Committee - at BBA
4:00p Criminal Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
9th Annual Bench Bar Conference and Reception
Join us for a rare opportunity to hear from a distinguished judicial panel on the most topical criminal law issues of the day. All of the justices presenting have experience in multiple courts as practioners or judges. Their experience, knowledge, and perspective on legal topics that impact your practice is immeasurable.  From the Federal Bench: Judge Jeffrey Howard, United States District Court of Appeals, First Circuit and Judge George O’Toole, Jr., United States District Court. From the State Bench: Justice Margot Botsford, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court; Justice R. Marc Kantrowitz, Associate Justice, Appeals Court; and Justice Charles Hely, Association Justice, Superior Court.
5:30p Real Estate Law Section and New Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
Real Estate Section Kick-Off Event
The Real Estate section invites all members to a reception featuring remarks by BBA President Kathy Weinman. This event is a unique networking opportunity with a broad range of members and provides a glimpse into what is in store for the section this year. Enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as co-chairs from each committee highlight upcoming programming and other section happenings.
Friday, October 3, 2008
9:00a Legal Services/Pro Bono Landscape - at BBA
12:00p Intellectual Property Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA
12:30p Consumer Finance Work Group - at BBA
12:30p Investment Companies & Advisors Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Discussion Regarding Recent Regulatory Developments
David Bergers, District Administrator of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Boston District Office, will speak about recent regulatory developments.
12:30p

Securities Enforcement & Litigation Committee and Securities Law Committee - Bingham McCutchen LLP, One Federal Street, 13th Floor; RSVP
Financial Implications of the Credit Crisis
Dr. Erik Sirri, director of the SEC's division of trading and markets, will offer some reflections on the credit crisis and its implications for the regulation of financial market participants.




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