1. MassDEP Stormwater Management Standards and Handbook Revisions

Wetlands, Waterways & Water Quality Committee

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 12:30 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

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 revisions designed to promote:

* Increased stormwater recharge,
* Treatment of more runoff from polluting land uses,
* Low impact development (LID) techniques,
* Pollution prevention,
* Removal of illicit discharges to stormwater management systems, and
* Improved operation and maintenance of stormwater best management practices (BMPs).

This luncheon will be of particular interest to lawyers who practice before Conservation Commissions or litigate appeals of Wetlands permits. More information about the revisions is available at http://mass.gov/dep/water/laws/policies.htm#storm.

2.New Orleans Legal Assistant Project (NOLAP)

Senior Lawyers Section

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 12:15 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

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.

3.Creating a Lifetime of Referrals

New Lawyers Section

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 p.m. Reception to follow
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

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 where you'll learn:

* How to generate referrals and revenue
* How to identify your most promising referral sources
* How to make it easy for others to refer business to you
* How to optimize the time that you spend networking in order to generate a lifetime of referrals

Leave this workshop 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

Chris Kenney
Kenney & Sams, P.C.

4.Home office, Shared office: Operations, Ethics and Tax Consequences!

Solo & Small Firm Section

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 4:00 pm
Morse, Barnes-Brown, Pendleton - Reservoir Place
1600 Trapelo Road, Suite 205 Waltham, MA 0245

Don Lassman, Connie Rudnick, and Morris Robinson, will discuss how to deal with practical issues related to establishing a practice in a home office, a shared office, and ethical issues related to sharing an office with unaffiliated attorneys. Mr. Robinson will then discuss tax considerations of practicing in a home office and shared office space, issues related to choice of entity, and calculating tax liabilities and estimated tax payments associated with being a solo practitioner or partner.

The American Bar Association is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law & Policy for 2008. The award will be presented at the ABA Annual Meeting in August 2008.

To nominate an individual or an organization, please contact Lisa Goodheart at goodheart@srbc.com.