2004 VBA Seminars



2004


Seminar

     
December 17 Ethical Issues for Estate Planners, TELESEMINAR, 1.0 MCLE      
December 14 The Rising Tide of Charitable Giving: A Legal Update, TELESEMINAR      
December 10 Effective Litigation Techniques for an Industrial Pollution Case, LIVE WEB CAST      
December 9 Public Mental Health Symposium, Pavilion Auditorium, Montpelier      
December 8 The 2004 Tax Act: New Opportunities (and taxes) for Small and Big Businesses, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
December 7 Estate and Business Succession Planning for the Family Business, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
December 3 Collaborative Law Update: Communication Skills, Case Reviews and Networking, VBA Conference Room, 3 MCLE Credits      
December 2 Corporate Governance Issues for the Small and Family Business, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
November 18 Business Planning with S Corporations, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
November 17 Real Estate Law Day 2004, Capitol Plaza, Montpelier, 6.0 MCLE Credits      
November 16 Ethical Issues in Employment Litigation, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
November 5 Wage & Hour Update: New Overtime Rules and Other Developments From the Workplace, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
October 27 & 28 Vermont Practice & Procedure, Fireside Inn & Suites, W. Lebanon, NH      
    Wednesday, October 27, 2004
    9:00 - 12:00  Civil Litigation (including Vermont court structure), 3 MCLE Credits      
    1:00 - 3:00    Worker's Compensation and Employment Law, 2 MCLE Credits      
    1:00 - 3:00    Criminal Law & Procedure, 2 MCLE Credits      
    3:15 - 5:15    Elder Law, 2 MCLE Credits      
    3:15 - 5:15    Debtor-Creditor Law, 2 MCLE Credits      
    Thursday, October 28, 2004
    8:30 - 9:30    Professional Responsibility in Vermont, 1 MCLE Ethics Credits      
    9:30 - 12:30  Property Law, 3.0 MCLE Credits      
    1:00 - 3:00    Vermont Probate Practice, 2 MCLE Credits      
    1:00 - 3:00     Business & Corporation Law, 2 MCLE Credits      
    3:15 - 5:15     Family Law, 2.0 MCLE Credits      
    3:15 - 5:15     Environmental Law, 2.0 MCLE Credits      
October 26 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Update, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
October 19 Employers & A Digital Workplace: How to Protect Your Trade Secrets in a Networked World, TELESEMINAR, 1 MCLE Credit      
October 12 The Longevity Revolution: Estate Planning & the End of Life Issues for the Elderly, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
October 5 Estate Planning for the Newly Divorced, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
  October 1 & 2, 2004, VBA Annual Meeting, Killington Flyer      
  Friday, October 1, 2004
  Concurrent Sessions 8:45 - 10:45      
      Rule 408, Confidentiality, Secrecy and Mediation, 2 MCLE Ethics Credits      
      The Future of Electronic Filing In Vermont, 2 MCLE Credits      
      Advance Directives: New Ways to Assist Clients, 2 MCLE Credits including 1 Ethic Credit      
      Hot Topics in Real Estate, 2 MCLE Credits      
      Vermont Rules Updated, 2 MCLE Credits including 1 Ethics Credit      
  Concurrent Sessions 10:55 - 11:55  Year in Review Part I      
       Tort, Insurance, Workers' Compensation, 1 MCLE Credit      
       Criminal Law, 1 MCLE Credit      
       Municipal & Environmental Law: Part I, 1 MCLE Credit      
        Family Law, 1 MCLE Credit      
  Concurrent Sessions: 1:45 - 2:45 Year in Review      
        Employment Law, Administrative Law & Constitutional Law, 1 MCLE Credit      
        Evidence and Procedure, 1 MCLE Credit      
        Municipal & Environmental Law (Part II), 1 MCLE Credit      
        Business Law, 1 MCLE Credit      
  Concurrent Sessions: 3:00 - 5:00      
       Understand Business Valuations, 2 MCLE Credits      
       Stress, Trauma, Addictions and Divorce, 2 MCLE Credits including 1 Ethic Credit      
       Municipal & Environmental Law (Part III), 2 MCLE Credits      
      IOLTA Rules and 3-Way Reconciling Your Client's Accounts: What You Must Do, What You Should Do and How to Do It, 2 MCLE Credits      
      Blakely v. Washington and Its Impact in Vermont, 2 MCLE Credits      
  Saturday, October 2, 2004      
       Trust Account Ethics - New Practices and Potential New Rules, 2 MCLE Ethics Credits      
September 23 Preventing, Reducing or Eliminating The Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions      
September 22 Current Developments in Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, Part II, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
September 21 Current Developments in Consumer Bankruptcy Practice - Part I, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
September 17 Patriot Act (Panel) Pending, LIVE WEB CAST      
September 14 Malpractice Claims Against Expert Witnesses, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
September 1 Higher Estate Tax Credit: Impact on Estate Planning, State Taxes and Gifts, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
August 25 The Intellectual Property Aspects of Business Transactions: What Practitioners Should Know - Part 2, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
August 24 The Intellectual Property Aspects of Business Transactions: What Practitioners Should Know - part I, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
Summer
2004
The Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth, Various Topics & Dates, CoSponsored by Vermont Bar Association      
August 13 Ethical Issues for Health Care Lawyers, LIVE WEB CAST      
August 13 Cutting Edge Trial Document Management in Complex Cases, LIVE WEB CAST      
August 13 Health Care Fraud: Civil and Criminal Trial Practice, LIVE WEB CAST      
August 10

Drafting Broker and Sale Agreements in Consumer Real Estate Transactions: Traps for the Unwary, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit

     
August 3 Recent Developments in Valuing Businesses and Property for Estate Planning, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
July 23 "Structuring Real Estate Transactions for Optimal Tax Outcomes", Part 2, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
July 22 "Structuring Real Estate Transactions for Optimal Tax Outcomes", Part 1, TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
July 20 "Spyware and Pop-Up Ads", TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
July 15 "Metadata" in Litigation", TELESEMINAR 1 MCLE Credit      
June 30 VIDEO REPLAY, HIPAA Privacy Seminar, VBA, Montpelier (3.75 MCLE Credits)      
June 30 VIDEO REPLAY, Gamespotting, Dealing with Negotiation Tactics, VBA, Montpelier, (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
June 30 Income, Gift and Estate Tax Aspects of Marriage, Divorce, Annulment and Separation, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, (6.75 MCLE Credits)      
June 29 Federal Estate & Gift Taxation and Estate Planning and New Tax Law Update, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, (6.75 MCLE Credits)      
June 28 Individual Income Tax Refresher and New Tax Law Update: Ins and Outs of IRS Practice and Procedure and Tax Preparer Liability, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, (6.75 MCLE Credits)      
June 25 VIDEO REPLAY, Advanced Evidence Issues, VBA, Montpelier, (3.0 MCLE Credits)      
June 25 VIDEO REPLAY, Ethics for the Business Lawyer, VBA, Montpelier, (2.0 MCLE Ethics Credits)      
June 24 Time Mastery for Lawyers: 60 Ways to Maximize Your Productivity and Satisfaction, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington (6.5 MCLE Credits)      
June 24 Trends In Sexual Harassment Litigation & Employer Liability, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE Credit)      
June 23 VIDEO REPLAY, Ethics, The Future of the Billable Hour, VBA, Montpelier, (2.0 MCLE Ethics Credits)      
June 22 Advanced Cross Examination: How to Dominate a Courtroom, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington (6.0 MCLE Credits)      
June 17 Using Technology to Improve Your Office Practice, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington (6.5 MCLE Credits includes.5 Ethics)      
June 16 VIDEO REPLAY, Reviewing and Preparing Property Descriptions, VBA, Montpelier (6.0 MCLE Credits)      
June 15 Closing the Technological Frontier: What Your Clients Should Know About Their current Obligation to Collect Sales Taxes on Internet Sales, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE Credit)      
June 14 VIDEO REPLAY, Litigating a Workman's Compensation Claim, VBA, Montpelier (6.0 MCLE Credits)      
June 11 VIDEO REPLAY, A Practical Guide to Client Trust Accounts, VBA, Montpelier (3.0 MCLE Credits)      
June 11 VIDEO REPLAY, Primer of UCC Revised Article 9, VBA, Montpelier (4.0 MCLE Credits      
June 9 VIDEO REPLAY, Real Estate Law Day 2003, VBA, Montpelier (4.25 MCLE Credits)      
June 8 Estate Planning & Trusts, Planning After New IRC 643 Final Regulations, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE Credit)      
June 4 Vermont Workers' Compensation Attorneys, Department of Labor & Industry, Annual Meeting & Social (1.0 MCLE Credit)      
June 2 Buying and Selling Contaminated Properties In Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions: Risks and Opportunities, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE Credit)      
June 2 DUI Update, Holiday Inn, Rutland (6.0 MCLE Credits)      
June 1 Kimbell & Family Limited Partnerships: What The Fifth Circuit's Decision Means for Planning and Litigation, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE Credit)      
May 28 VIDEO REPLAY, Choice of Business Entity, VBA, Montpelier (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
May 27 Permit Reform, Stormwater and other Hot Topics in Environmental Law, Capitol Plaza, Montpelier (3.0 MCLE Credits)      
May 26 Effective Advocacy in Mediation, Holiday Inn, Burlington (6.0 MCLE Credits includes 1.0 Ethics)      
May 21 Keys to Success in Collaborative Law, Steak House, Berlin (6.0 MCLE Credits includes 1.0 Ethics)      
May 20 Attorney Liability In Asset Protection Cases, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE Credits)      
May 19 Masters In Trial, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, (7.25 MCLE includes 1.0 Ethics)      
May 19 VIDEO REPLAY, Dealing with the Pro Se Litigant in Family Court, VBA, Montpelier (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
May 14 VIDEO REPLAY, How to Avoid Real Estate Malpractice Claims, VBA, Montpelier (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
May 13 Assessing the War on Drugs in Vermont, Major Policy Conference, Capitol Plaza, Montpelier (6.0 MCLE Credits)      
May 11 Health Care Providers: An Update On Important Legal Issues For Attorneys Advising MDS, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE)      
May 7 VIDEO REPLAY, The Art and Ethics of Cross-Examination, VBA, Montpelier (2.0 MCLE Credits, includes 1.0 Ethics Credits)      
May 6 Ethical Issues In REpresenting Debtors & Creditors, TELESEMINAR, (1.0 MCLE)      
May 4 Mortgage Foreclosures and Workouts: Trends and Strategies for Commerical Properties, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE)      
April 22 Limited Liability Companies: Developments & Strategies in the Federal Tax Treatment of Service Providers, TELESEMINARS (1.0 MCLE)      
April 20 Limited Liability Entities: Regulatory, Tax and Securities Developments, TELESEMINAR (1.0 MCLE)      
April 14 VIDEO REPLAY, Secret Liens/Secret Mergers Affecting Real Estate, VBA, Montpelier, (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
April 6 What Every Practitioner Should Know About Immigration Law: The Growing Number of Issues for the Non-Specialist, Teleseminar, (1.0 MCLE)      
April 1 Retaliation Claims in Employment Litigation: Developments in Liability and Defense, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)      
March 30 Revised UCC Article 9: New Scope and Procedures, Teleseminar, (1.0 MCLE)      
March 24 VIDEO REPLAY, Ethics for the Business Lawyer, VBA, Montpelier, (2.0 MCLE Ethics Credits)      
March 23 Veterans' Rights in Employment and Lending: Old Issues Made New Again, Teleseminar, (1.0 MCLE)      
Mar 18 & 19 47th VBA Mid Year Meeting, Sheraton Burlington Conference Center
  Mid Year Meeting Flyer      
  Thursday, March 18, 2004
  Ethics:  The Future of the Billable Hour (2.0 Ethics MCLE Credit)      
  Friday March 19, 2004
  Plenary Session: Rules Update (1.0 MCLE Credit)      
  Concurrent Sessions 10:00 - 12:00      
       Managing the Client Relationship (2.0 Ethics MCLE Credit)      
       Collaborative Law, (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
       The Art and Ethics of Cross-Examination (2.0 MCLE Credit, includes 1.0 Ethics)      
       Business Killers: Avoiding the Six Mistakes that Can Destroy a Successful Business (2.0     MCLE Credits)      
  Concurrent Sessions 3:00 - 5:00      
       MERS Mortgages and Hot Issues in Real Estate (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
       What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Non-Bankrupt Clients: Recent Decisions of Not of the U.S. Bankrutpcy Court for the District of Vermont (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
       How to Grab the Jury with Your Opening Statement (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
       Dealing with the Pro Se Litigant in Family Court (2.0 MCLE Credits)      
March 18 Bridge The Gap, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington

       Ethics (1.0 MCLE Ethics Credit)

       Nuts & Bolts of Law Practice Management (1.0 MCLE Credit)

      What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then (1.0 MCLE Credit)

      Judges and Lawyers (1.0 MCLE Credit)

      Disciplinary Process/Client Trust Accounts(1.0 MCLE  Ethics Credit)
     
March 18 Traps for the Unwary: Acquisitions of Closely Held Businesses, Teleseminar, (1.0 MCLE)      
March 16 Reform of the Fair Labor Standards Act: New Overtime Regulations Defining "Exempt" Employees, Teleseminar, (1.0 MCLE)      
Feb 27 Prescription Drug Benefits/Drug Card Benefit Under Medicare: What it Means for Health Care Consumers and Providers, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)      
Feb. 24 Estate Planning for All Season: How to Take Advantage of Low and Rising Interest Rates, Teleseminar, (1.0 MCLE)      
Feb. 20 HIPAA Implementation and Compliance - Issues for Employers and Group Health Plan Sponsors. Are You REady for the April 14, 2004 Compliance Date?, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)      
Feb 17 Health Savings Accounts: A New Vehicle for Employees and Employers, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)      
Feb. 12 CAN-SPAM: New Federal Legislation on E-Mail, Consumer Protection & Marketing - Where
E-mail Ends and Spam Begins, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)
     
Jan. 29 Corporate Governance of Nonprofits: Emerging Models, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)      
Jan. 27 Employment Law: The Year in Review and a Look Forward, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)      
Jan 22 Family Limited Partnerships: New Uncertainty About Their Use in Estate Planning, Teleseminar (1.0 MCLE)      
Jan. 16 - 18 2004 YLS Mid-Winter Thaw      
Friday, January 16, 2004      
 --Straws and Spirits:  The Ethical Implications of "Unbundled Legal Services" and "Ghost Writing" Pleadings, (2.0 Hours Ethics MCLE Credit)      
Saturday, January 17, 2004      
 --First American Title Company - Real Estate Transactions and Bankruptcy Law (1.25 MCLE)      
 --Marching Through Cyberia: Electronic Discovery in Civil Litigation (1.25 MCLE)      
 --Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! - All Persons Interested in Discussing Recent Constitutional Issues Before the Supreme Court of the United State are Admonished to Draw Near and Give Their Attention! (1.25 MCLE)      
 --What's All The Fuss About?  A Discussion of the Various Land Use Permit and Regulatory Reform Proposals That Have Been The Subject Of Much Heat (And Some Light) Since the Last Legislative Session, (1.25 MCLE)      
Jan 15 The Availability of Punitive Damages After State Farm v. Campbell, Teleseminar, (1.0 MCLE)