2. BBA CLE: Charitable Board Service - Free Program!

Public Interest Leadership Program

Friday, April 18, 2008
7:30 am - Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:00 am - Program
12:00 pm - Board Matching Fair
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Serving on a charitable Board is an opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause or mission, gain experience, broaden your career horizons, and use your skills to serve your community in an area of your interest. The Public Interest Leaders of the Boston Bar Association are proud to present this engaging program that will explain everything from how to land a position on a board to the skills you will need in order to be effective.
With a focus on critical issues for non-profit trustees, experts on corporate governance and non-profit law, non-profit accounting, tax-exemption and fundraising, will take you step-by-step through the components of Board service.

This program will be particularly valuable to lawyers who have little or no significant experience serving on charitable Boards but would like to. Lawyers and non-lawyers who are already serving on Boards and want to be more knowledgeable and effective will also find this program informative.
Specific topics will include:

• How to get started - the process of becoming a Board Member
• The role of trustees in nonprofit organizations
• Key legal issues in corporate governance
• Background on tax-exempt organization rules
• Financial skills (a.k.a. "how to read financial statements if you're not an expert")
• Fundraising Challenges
• Other strategic issues in which boards are engaged from our panel of expert trustees
• How to find nonprofit organizations in need of trustees

For more information or to register for this program, please click here.

3. BBA CLE: VC Financing of Technology Companies: A Look Under the Hood

Corporate Law Committee and the Intellectual Property Law Committee

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 4:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Venture capital investments in technology companies play a significant role in our New England economy, with almost $4 billion invested by VCs in New England in 2007 alone.  This program will provide attendees with an insider's view into VC transactions involving technology companies.  The seminar will be presented by a panel of both legal experts and industry insiders, including in-house attorneys, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. 

Specific topics include:

• Venture Capital Deal Term Basics
• State of the Venture Capital Market: Trends and Predictions
• Intellectual Property Basics for Technology Companies
• Recent IP Developments Affecting Financings
• Entrepreneur Case Study

For more information or to register for this program, please click here.

4. Social: Whiskey Park

New Lawyers Section

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Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Boston Park Plaza Hotel - 64 Arlington Street

Complimentary appetizers will be provided, and their will be a cash bar.
This will be a great opportunity to meet with others from the New Lawyer's Section of the BBA.

5. Leadership Opportunities Open House

New Lawyers Section

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Join us for an informal reception to learn about various volunteer and leadership opportunities from Sections & Committees to BBA Council. 

Hear from volunteers and leaders in the following areas:

6. Immigration Judges Panel: Presenting Your Case in Immigration Court

Immigration Law Committee and New Lawyers Section and Criminal Law Section

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Followed by a Reception
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Please join a panel discussion of court practice and procedure: Presenting your Adjustment and Cancellation cases. Topics will elements of the case (direct, cross, experts, establishing a foundation) as well as procedure for putting on evidence. This meeting is particularly timely as the Immigration Court Practice Manual; effective April 1, 2008 will replace local court rules.

Panelists:
Leonard I Shapiro
Immigration Judge

Matthew D'Angelo
Immigration Judge

Robert Halpin
Immigration Court Clerk

Moderators:
Howard Silverman
Ross, Silverman & Levy LLP

Brian T. O'Neill, Sr.
O'Neill Law Offices

7. Practicing Law in State Government

New Lawyers Section

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 12:00 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

This is the fourth annual Brown Bag Lunch on the practice of law in state government. Mark A. Reilly, Deputy Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor, and Aaron Agulnek, Legal Counsel to State Senator Marian Walsh, will provide:

There will be time for questions.

Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee

Friday, May 2, 2008 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

This seminar brings together some of the most highly acclaimed arts, entertainment and sports lawyers for a lively discussion of emerging trends and cutting edge issues related to film, interactive entertainment, social networking and sports franchises.  The panelists will address business and legal concerns, particularly related to revenue generation, new technologies and intellectual property rights, in these rapidly changing fields.

9. Construction Defect Cases

New Lawyers Section

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Monday, May 5, 2008 - 12:00 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Philip M. Hirshberg, Morrison Mahoney LLP, will provide an overview of construction defect litigation and the critical issues that often arise. Specific topics include:

10. Ombudsman to Arbitration: Perspectives on Internal Grievance Procedures

Labor & Employment Law Section and New Lawyers Section

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 12:30 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Join Eileen Finan, Harvard University, Paul V. Holzman, Krokidas & Bluestein, Christopher P. Kauders, Pre-Trial Solutions, and Krista G. Pratt, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, as they discuss representing clients, from informal interviews by supervisors, H.R. and counsel to meetings with ombudsman and binding arbitration.

The BBA is looking for volunteers to participate in its annual Law Day outreach program in the Boston Public Schools. This year, the Rule of Law will be the focus of the Law Day classes. Volunteer lawyers and judges are needed to teach classes at elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the city. Classes typically last one hour and materials will be provided. Volunteers are asked to select one of three dates: May 6, 7, and 8, and may indicate a preferred age group. The BBA will then match you with a class. All volunteers are invited to a training session and reception at the BBA .

Please contact Rebecca Rantz at rrantz@bostonbar.org to participate.

Professional Liability Committee

May 13, 2008 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Ethical obligations associated with trial preparation and trials are unique. It is important for attorneys to understand these obligations, and be able to navigate the potential ethical minefields that can arise. The experienced panel will address topics including the tension between zealous advocacy and ethical rules and obligations, as well as current rules regarding contacting former employees of party corporation.

Each of the speakers will not only highlight the ethical concerns, but provide practical tips to guide you in avoiding the following potential issues:

13. SAVE THE DATE: Annual Judicial Forum

Sponsored by the New Lawyers Section

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Wednesday, May 14, 2007 - 5:00 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Join us for the New Lawyers Section’s Annual Judicial Forum followed by a free reception. Featuring judges from the various courts, this program will provide the unique opportunity to learn:

• What not to do when appearing before a Judge

• How to get a Judge’s (positive) attention

• Practical tips to improve your courtroom skills

Panelists include:

• Chief Justice Robert A. Mulligan, Trial Court

• Judge David Lowy, Superior Court

• Judge Mark Lawton, Juvenile Court

• Judge Mark Green, Appeals Court

• Judge Margot Botsford, Supreme Judicial Court

• Magistrate J. Dein, MA USDC

Moderator:

• Judge Allan Van Gestel, Retired

14. Visas for Foreign Nationals with Outstanding / Extraordinary Ability

Immigration Law Committee and New Lawyers Section and College & University Law Section

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Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 12:15 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Join Mary Gilbert and Steve Clark of Flynn & Clark, P.C., for a discussion of visa options for stars and rising stars:
• Eb1A Extraordinary Ability,
• EB1B Outstanding Researchers/Professors,
• National Interest Waivers, and
• Nonimmigrant O-1.

Learn practice tips and tools for a successful petition.

15. BBA Law Day Dinner 2008 - Tables on Sale Now!

Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 5:30 pm Reception
Boston Marriott Copley Place - 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston

The Boston Bar Association  invites  you to be a part of the celebration for the 50th Anniversary of Law Day Dinner. Join your colleagues on May 22 for an evening of camaraderie and reflection at the biggest bench/bar event in Massachusetts.

Keynote Speaker: Cass Sunstein
Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Service Professor of Jurisprudence,
University of Chicago Law School and Department of Political Science;
Incoming Director of the Program on Risk Regulation at Harvard Law School

For more information or to register for Law Day Dinner, please click here.

16. SAVE THE DATE! Representing Death Row Inmates

Criminal Law Section and New Laywers Section

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Panelists discuss the death penalty and representation of death row inmates.

For more information as it becomes available, please visit our calendar.

17. Save the Date! Justice is Sweet Party

Boston Bar Foundation

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 5:15 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Please click here to register now!

The Steering Committee for the New Lawyers Section meets the first Wednesday of every month at 8:30 a.m. All are welcome.  The next meeting will be May 7. 

Questions or comments about this newsletter?Contact Alex Klibaner, Sally & Fitch LLP, at 617-542-5542 or ak@sally-fitch.com.