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E-newsletter of the Boston Bar Association | June 6, 2011 |
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| VOICES OF THE BAR | |||
| If you could have lunch with any Supreme Court Justice, who would it be? | |||
| HEADLINES | |||
| Boston Bar Launches Section for Financial Services Lawyers | |||
| Ballot Mailing Announcement | |||
| Nominations Sought for 2011 Adams Pro Bono Awards | |||
| Have You Seen Final Regulations Modifying Circular 230? | |||
| LAW FIRM NEWS | |||
| BBA Bankruptcy Section Honors Looney & Grossman's Adam Ruttenberg with Special Achievement Award | |||
| ISSUESPOT - THE BBA'S PUBLIC POLICY BLOG | |||
| Let's Extend Equal Rights to Everyone in Massachusetts | |||
| FROM THE FEDERAL COURTS | |||
| USDC Speakers Series Will Feature Yale's Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis | |||
| PHOTO ALBUMS | |||
| Law Day Dinner 2011 | |||
| 21st Annual Bankruptcy Bench Meets Bar Conference | |||
| FEATURED CLE | |||
| 6/7/2011 - Massachusetts Health Reform Update Register Now >> |
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| 6/14/2011 - Expert Testimony: Reports, Depositions and Trial Advice from the Bench and Bar Register Now >> |
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| 6/15/2011 - Trusts & Estates Year in Review 2011 Register Now >> |
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| PLANNING AHEAD | |||
| 6/14/2011 - Insurance and Risk Management for Lawyers Register Now >> |
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| 6/14/2011 - Electronic Records and E-Stuff: Preservation, Discovery and Use in Bankruptcy Proceedings Register Now >> |
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| 6/15/2011 - Has Commercial Arbitration Gone Astray? Reclaiming the Benefits of Binding Alternatives to Litigation Register Now >> |
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| 6/16/2011 - Effective Weapons Against the Gray Market Register Now >> |
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| BBA President Don Frederico presents Chief Judge of the Family and Probate Court Paula M. Carey with the Citation of Judicial Excellence at the BBA's Annual Law Day Dinner. Some 1200 guests gave her a standing ovation. | |
| THE WEEK AHEAD | |
| Monday, June 06, 2011 | |
| 12:00P |
Panel Discussion on DOMA and the Executive Branch - at WilmerHale, 60 State Street
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P | Trusts & Estates Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 4:00P |
Pro Bono Opportunities Fair - at BBA
New Lawyers Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 4:30P | Criminal Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| Tuesday, June 07, 2011 | |
| 8:30A | Environmental Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 11:30A | Senior Lawyers Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P | Tax Exempt Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
First Impressions Discussion: Therasense v. Beckton, Dickinson - at BBA
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P |
Supreme Court Roundup with Professor Charles Fried - at BBA Speakers: Charles Fried of Harvard Law School Federal Practice and Procedure Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 4:00P |
CLE - Massachusetts Health Reform Update - at BBA Speakers: Nancy Turnbull of Harvard School of Public Health; Barbara B. Anthony of Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation; JudyAnn Bigby of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services; Seena Carrington of Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy; Thomas M. O'Brien of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General; Steven M. Walsh of Massachusetts House of Representatives; Kevin Outterson of Boston University School of Law; Charles Thomas Alagero of Massachusetts Medical Society; Eileen Patricia McAnneny of Associated Industries of Massachusetts; Lora M. Pellegrini of Massachusetts Association of Health Plans; Michael E. Sroczynski of Massachusetts Hospital Association - Boston; Amy Whitcomb Slemmer of Health Care for All, Inc. Health Law Section, New Lawyers Section more info / Register>> |
| 4:00P |
Business Litigation Session Year In Review - at BBA Speakers: Hon. Judith Fabricant of Superior Court; Hon. Janet L. Sanders of Superior Court; Hon. Peter M. Lauriat of Superior Court; Hon. Christine M. Roach of Superior Court Antitrust & Business Litigation Committee, Professional Liability Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 5:30P | Labor & Employment Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | |
| 12:00P | BBA/BBF Civil Right to Counsel Oversight Committee - at Burns & Levinson, 100 Summer Street |
| 12:00P | International Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
From Tambone to Matrixx: Recent Decisions that Every Securities Litigator Should Know - at BBA Speakers: Jordan D. Hershman of Bingham McCutchen LLP Securities Enforcement and Litigation Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P |
Transfer Agent 101 - at BBA Speakers: Charlie Rossi of Computershare Corporate Law Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P |
Annual College & University Legislative Update - at BBA Speakers: Robert J. McCarron of Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts College & University Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 5:30P |
New Lawyers Section Happy Hour: A StrangE Affair - at Clarke's at Faneuil Hall, 21 Merchants Row
New Lawyers Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 5:30P |
Environmental Career Panel and Spring Wine Reception - at BBA Speakers: Pamela Talbot of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection; William J. Squires III of Bingham McCutchen LLP; Nora J. Chorover of Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg & Garin LLP New Lawyers Section, Environmental Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| Thursday, June 09, 2011 | |
| 12:30P | Business Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:30P |
Change is in the Air: The Status of the Proposed New FASB Lease Accounting Rules - at BBA Speakers: John Hepp of Grant Thornton LLP - Boston Office; Jim Carey of Grant Thornton LLP - Boston Office; Andrew Wilson of Grant Thornton LLP - Boston Office Leasing Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 3:30P |
What You Need to Know About Consular Processing and CBP: Practice Pointers from the USA and UK - at BBA Speakers: Madeline Cronin of Iandoli & Desai, P.C.; Daniel Parisi of ASG Immigration Limited; Amanda Shipley of ASG Immigration Limited; Brian T. O'Neill Sr. Immigration Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 4:00P |
Solo and Small Firm Practice: Career Alternatives In A Changing Legal Market - at BBA Speakers: Joseph M. Griffin Jr. of Joseph M. Griffin Jr., Attorney at Law; Laura Unflat of The Law Office of Laura M. Unflat; Sarah Vitelli of Black & Vitelli, LLC; Donald J. Savery of Corso Savery LLP Solo & Small Firm Section, New Lawyers Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 4:00P |
Haskell Cohn Award Ceremony - at BBA more info / RSVP>> |
| Friday, June 10, 2011 | |
| 8:30A | Bankruptcy Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 11:30A | Immigration Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
Meet & Greet Luncheon - at BBA
Solo & Small Firm Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 1:00P | Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at BBA |