2. **NOTE TOPIC CHANGE** - Short Sale for Real Estate Professionals

Title & Conveyancing Committee

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 12:00 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Join us as we discuss remedies available for mortgagors who cannot meet their debt obligations and thus may need to negotiate a “short” sale. A short sale is a disposition of their real estate collateral for the mortgage loan where the mortgage holder agrees to accept a payment in an amount that is less than the total amount due under the promissory note executed by the mortgage borrower.  Although some lenders may seem indifferent to negotiating work outs for residential mortgages, the increase in mortgage defaults and predatory lending/predatory servicing lawsuits may motivate mortgage lenders to work with mortgagors, particularly when the borrower makes an effort to communicate with the lender. This discussion addresses one of the remedies available to a seller in default.

3. 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

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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:

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:

6. Need Ethics Credits? Save the Date! BBA CLE - Ethical Issues Unique to Trial Lawyers

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:

7. Annual Judicial Forum

New Lawyers Section

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 5:00 pm - 7:30 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

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.

9. Save the Date! BBA CLE: Construction Law Update

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

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Boston Bar Foundation

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

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