2006 Solo &
Small Firm Conference Program
Thursday,
June 8
Revised: 2/16/06
Programs Subject to Change |
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12:00 p.m. |
Registration, Exhibit Hall and
MoBar Boutique Open |
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CLE Garage Sale and Cyber Café
Open |
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1:30 p.m. |
Golf Outing (18 holes) The Oaks
Course – Hosted by The Bar Plan |
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1:00-2:00 p.m. |
“Starting a Practice Boot
Camp: Is This the Right Decision for You?”
Speaker: Sarah Read
Moderator: Jim Wirken
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Nuts & Bolts - “Ex Parte
Orders of Protection Issues”
Speakers: Lori Greene and
Ann Ehler
Moderator: Karl Timmerman
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Nuts & Bolts - “How to Assist
Clients With Planning for End of Life and Immediate After Death Issues”
Speakers: Gregg Larson and
Sharon Euler
Moderator: Sandra Ferguson
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Nuts & Bolts - “The Tricks of
the Trade in Representing Social Security Clients”
Speaker: Russ Swanigan
Moderator: Francis Butel
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Nuts & Bolts - “How to Plan
for a Client Without a Taxable Estate”
Speaker: Joe Welch
Moderator: Tina Crow Halcomb
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Technology -
“E-mail, Listservs and Blogs: How to Turn Them Into
Productivity Instead of Time Bandits”
Speaker: Dennis Kennedy
Moderator: Penny Umstattd-Cope
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Computer Lab - “How to Use
Case.Net in Your Practice”
Speaker: Jana Bott and
Catherine Nelson Zacharias
Moderator: Samantha Ward
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BREAK |
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2:00-3:30 p.m.
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Legal Ethics Counsel Booth Open |
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2:15-3:15 p.m. |
"Starting a Practice Boot
Camp: Systems, Forms and Procedures – What You need to Operate Efficiently,
Effectively and Profitably!”
Speaker: Tracy Gilroy
Moderator: Steve Scott
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Nuts & Bolts - “A Civil Law
Practitioner’s Refresher Course on Criminal Law”
Speaker: Joe Passanise
Moderator: Mary Lou Martin
1.0 Kansas CLE |
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Nuts & Bolts - “The Ins and
Outs of Estate Administration: A Walk Through from Opening to Closing”
Speakers: Tom Glick and
Scott Gardner
Moderator: Dan Lane
1.0 Kansas CLE |
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Nuts & Bolts/Practice
Management - “Current IRS Procedures for Investigating Tax Fraud, Tax
Shelters, and Offshore Accounts”
Speaker: Charles Lock
Moderator: Janice Durbin
1.0 Kansas CLE |
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Technology -
“The Frugal Lawyer’s Efficient Office Automation Set-Up”
Speaker: Buzz Bruggeman
Moderator: Rick Rollings
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Computer Lab - “Electronic
Filing in Eastern and Western Districts”
Speakers: Glenda Richardson and
Mike Penick
Moderator: Samantha Ward
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Technology - “The Mechanics
of Getting Them Here or You There: Videoconference Depositions and Trial
Strategy Meetings with Experts”
Speakers: James Hosack
Moderator: Joyce Yeager
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REFRESHMENT BREAK |
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3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
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“Starting a Law Practice Boot
Camp: Don’t Burn Your Bridges, Stay Out of Trouble and Build a Reputation
for Integrity!”
Speaker: Sara Rittman
Moderator: Sarah Read
1.0 Kansas CLE (Ethics)
1.2
ethics |
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Technology - “Taking a Second
(or Third) Look at Voice Recognition Software”
Speaker: Bill Wade
Speaker/Moderator: Alan Steinberg
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Nuts & Bolts - “Mediating
Home Construction Disputes Under the New Right to Repair Law”
Speakers: Tracy Gilroy
and
Bob Bartunek
Moderator: Annette Heller
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Advanced Substantive -
“Judicial Impartiality: Is The Missouri Plan Working and Should it be
Preserved?”
Speakers: C. Ronald Baird,
President-Elect, The Missouri Bar and Keith Birkes, Executive Director, The
Missouri Bar
Moderator: Millie Aulbur
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Practice Management -
“Reinventing Your Law Practice: How to Retool Your Small Firm Into a
‘Niche’ Practice to Stay Competitive”
Speakers: Rudy Rivera and
Joyce Yeager
Moderator: Mary Lou Martin
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Technology – “Litigation
Technology for the Thrifty Lawyer”
Speakers: Bob Wiss and
Dennis Kennedy
Moderator: Rich Miller
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Computer Lab - “Electronic
Filing in Eastern and Western Districts”
Speakers: Glenda Richardson and
Mike Penick
Moderator: Samantha Ward
1.0 Kansas CLE
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4:30-5:30 p.m. |
Legal Ethics Counsel Booth |
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BREAK |
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4:45-5:45 p.m. |
Time to Visit the Exhibit
Hall – refreshment
break |
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Sponsor Program
“Top Ten Hot Estate Planning Topics”
Presenters: Jeff Keiser, Senior Vice President, Wealth Strategies Advisor;
David Johnson, Senior Vice President, Wealth Strategies Advisor
Qualifies for 1.2 hours of MCLE credit
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Sponsor Program
“PracticeMaster - Practice Management Demo”
Presenters: Rick Bernauer and Judy Best
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Sponsor Program
“Discovery - What is Hidden in the Medical Record?”
Presenter: Joyce Harris, RN, CLNC
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Sponsor Program
“Your Day. . .The Common Sense Way”
Presenters: Pat Nemish and Tim Mellitz
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Sponsor Program
“Solo and Small Firm Productivity: Smarter Search and Work Product
Drafting Tools from Westlaw”
Presenters: Brian Quinn and Dave Steensgard, Westlaw Technology experts
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“Starting a Law Practice Boot
Camp: Details, Details – The Nitty Gritty and Down Low on Starting Your Own
Practice”
Coordinator/Speaker:
Sarah Read
Speakers: Jim Wirken, Steve Scott and Tracy Gilroy
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5:00 p.m. |
5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Family Fun
Walk
Proceeds to Loan Repayment
Assistance Program
To Register, Click Here |
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5:00 p.m. |
Trail Ride - no
pre-registration, pay on-site |
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6:30 p.m. |
Registration, Exhibit Hall, CLE
Garage Sale, and MoBar Boutique Close |
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6:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception & Social –
Island Escape in the Ozarks
Entertainment: Banana Oil Pan Band
Sponsored by Monsees, Miller, Mayer, Presley & Amick, P.C. |
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8:00 p.m. - 9:00 pm. |
Cruise on the Lake
Sponsored by Monsees, Miller, Mayer, Presley & Amick, P.C. |
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9:00 p.m. - ? |
Night Cap Reception – Sponsored
by UMKC School of Law |
Friday,
June 9
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7:00 a.m. |
Cyber Café Opens |
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Registration, Exhibit Hall, CLE
Garage Sale, and
MoBar Boutique Open |
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Golf Outing (9 holes) Hidden
Lakes Course – Hosted by The Bar Plan |
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7:00-8:00 a.m. |
CLE at Sunrise
Moderator/Coordinator:
David Ransin
Speakers: Pat Lester,
Phil Prewitt, Mary Ann Shea, Rich Miller, Stacey Meinen,
Carolyn Mathews
Breakfast Sponsored by James, Totta & Parrish, LLC |
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7:00-8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit
Hall
Sponsored by James, Totta & Parrish, LLC |
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8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
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Plenary Session
Opening Remarks,
Fred Cruse, Chair, Solo and Small Firm Committee
Remarks –
Judge Michael Wolff, Chief
Justice, Supreme Court of Missouri
“Solo and Small Firm
Lawyers: I Feel Your Pain!”
Speaker: Judge Mary Rhodes
Russell, Supreme Court of Missouri
Dialogue with Judges
The judges will take
questions from the audience
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BREAK |
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9:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
Nuts & Bolts - “How to Handle
Uncontested Divorces by Hearing or Affidavit”
Speakers: Mike Watkins, Mary
Lou Martin and Lydia Carson
Moderator: Karl Timmerman
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Nuts & Bolts – “It’s a
Different Ball Game: Estate Planning for Kids and Dependent Adults
with Special Needs”
Speakers: Reg Turnbull and Mike
Allen
Moderator: Scott Gardner
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Advanced Substantive - “The
Essential Ingredients of Business Immigration in a Global Marketplace”
Speakers: Pari Sheth
and Jack Cranley
Moderator: Dave Browning
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Practice Management/Ethics -
“Trust Account Issues You Can Bank On”
Speaker/Moderator: Sara Rittman
1.0 Kansas CLE (Ethics)
1.2
ethics
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Technology - “Saving the Trees: How to Ethically Get Rid of Paper
Client Files”
Speaker: Toby Brown
Moderator: Rick Rollings
1.0 Kansas CLE (Ethics)
1.2
ethics
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Practice Management/Quality
of Life - “Baby Boomers, Gen X’s, Gen Y’s: Generational Differences and Why
Can’t We All Get Along?”
Speaker: Dennis Detweiler
Moderator: Jim Brady
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Technology - “Tailor Your
Practice: How to Use Case Management Software to Customize Your Areas of
Practice”
Speakers: Steve Scott, Tim
Mellitz and Buzz Bruggeman
Moderator: Penny Umstattd-Cope
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˝ HOUR NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT
BREAK - Exhibit Hall |
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Legal Ethics Counsel Booth Open |
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11:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
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Nuts & Bolts - “Eminent
Domain After Kelo and the Governor’s Task Force”
Speaker: Rep.
Steve Hobbs
Speaker/Moderator: Paul Henry
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Advanced Substantive -
“Dividing the Baby: How to Try the Contested Custody Case” – Part I
Speakers: Susan Amato, Mike
Albano and Carla Holste
Moderator: Corinne Corley
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Practice Management -
“Extreme Makeover for Your Law Practice”
Speaker: Jim Wirken
Moderator: Jack Lewis
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Technology/Ethics - “Ethics
and Technology”
Speakers: Dean Ellen Suni and Dale Tincher
Moderator: Tim Mellitz
1.0 Kansas CLE (Ethics)
1.2
ethics |
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Nuts & Bolts - “How to
Interpret and Make Sense of Psychological Tests”
Speaker: Dr. David Barnum
Moderator: Jim Brady
1.0 Kansas CLE |
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Quality of Life/Practice
Management - “Learn the Art of Networking with Your Colleagues: It’s Much
Easier If You Know How”
Speaker/Moderator: Sarah Read
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Discussion Group - “Let’s
Compare Notes: Time Matters and Amicus Attorney Users”
Leaders: Gregg Larson and Steve
Scott
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12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
Prize Drawings
Welcome: Ron Baird, President-Elect of The Missouri Bar
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1:30 – 2:15 p.m. |
Plenary Session
Unsung Heroes: Guardians of
Justice
Speaker: Gerry Spence
Moderator: Elle Sullivant
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BREAK |
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2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Legal Ethics Counsel Booth Open |
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2:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Trial
College Demonstrations
1. Discovering the Story/Case
Development
2. Voir Dire
3. Opening Statements
4. Direct and Cross Examination
5. Closing Statements
6. Trial Tips
Speakers with Gerry Spence:
Rafe Foreman – Dallas, TX
Joey Low – Newport Beach, CA
Maren Chaloupka – Scotts Bluff, NB
Lynne Bratcher – Kansas City, MO
Kathy St. Clair
– Roanoke, VA
Moderators: Elle Sullivant and
Karl Dickhaus
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2:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
Advanced Substantive -
“Dividing the Baby: How to Try the Contested Custody Case” – Part II
Speakers: Susan Amato, Mike
Albano and Carla Holste
Moderator: Corinne Corley
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Nuts & Bolts - “Access and
Accommodation: ADA Issues for Adults and Minors”
Speakers: Eric Stockton
Moderator: Dave Browning
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Practice Management -
“Overtime Pay Issues: Fair Labor Standards Act Issues for Your Practice and
Advising Clients”
Speakers: Patrick Cronan
Moderator: Corinne Corley
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Technology - “How to Showcase
Your Firm on the Internet: Build a Firm Website Onsite”
Speaker: Dale Tincher
Moderator: Tim Mellitz
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Nuts & Bolts - “Where’s the
Money: 50 Tips on Where it is in Motor Vehicle Accidents”
Speaker: Joyce Kramer
Moderator: Sandra Ferguson
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Discussion Group - “Share and
Share Alike Starting Out Tips: Learn From All the Mistakes We’ve Made”
Leaders: David Ransin and Mike
Watkins
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˝ HOUR NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT
BREAK - Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by St. Louis Association of Legal Assistants |
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4:00 – 5:00 p.m. |
Nuts & Bolts - “Post Divorce
Issues in Family Law”
Speakers: Corinne Corley
and Beth Lewandowski
Speaker/Moderator: Karl
Timmerman
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Nuts & Bolts - “How to Avoid
Being Derailed with the Fair Credit Reporting Act: A View From Both Sides
of the Collections Track”
Speaker: Dale Irwin
Speaker/Moderator: Alan Gallas
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Advanced Substantive -
“Advising Clients with Hazardous Chemicals Issues”
Speakers: Lon Walters
Moderator: Jack Lewis
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Practice Management - “When
Numbers Are Not Your Game: How to Understand Financial Reports for Your
Practice and Your Clients”
Speaker: Dan Runion
Moderator: Annette Heller
1.0 Kansas CLE
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Technology - “Mobile
Lawyering: Remote Access Without Spending A Lot of Cash”
Speaker: Brian Amick
Moderator: Joyce Yeager
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Discussion Group - “Office
Hours”
Leaders: Jim Wirken and Paul
Henry
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5:30 – 7:00 p.m. |
Small Firm Internet Group
(SFIG) Reception |
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6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Reception - Sponsored by David
W. Ransin, P.C. |
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7:00 p.m. |
Dinner & Entertainment: Tonic
Sol-fa |
Saturday,
June 10
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7:00-8:00 a.m. |
CLE at Sunrise Part II
Moderator/Coordinator: David Ransin
Speakers: Michael Mohlman,
Michael Brady, Mary Lou Martin, Marian Palma Cardona, Stephanie Prewitt
Breakfast Sponsored by Law Offices of Tim Dollar, LC |
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7:00 a.m. |
Registration,
MoBar Boutique and Exhibit Hall Open |
Cyber Café Opens
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CLE Garage Sale Opens (closes at 2:00 p.m.) |
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7:15-8:15 a.m. |
Buffet Breakfast – Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Law Offices of Tim Dollar, LC |
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7:15-8:15 a.m. |
Planning Committee Half-Time
Breakfast |
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TBA |
Legal Ethics Counsel Booth |
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8:30-9:30 a.m. |
Plenary Session - “Fun with
Law”
Speaker: Toni Halleen
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˝ HOUR NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT
BREAK - Exhibit Hall |
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Legal Ethics Counsel Booth Open |
