Event Description
Deadline to Register: January 28, 2020
Join us for a day of education and
networking!
8:00 am -
Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am – Welcome – Jennifer Thompson,
MSBA Treasurer
8:45 am - Minnesota Supreme Court
Update
Presenter: Justice G. Barry Anderson
9:45 am
– 5 Rules to Improve Your Life and Your Law
Practice
Presenter: Jess Birken, Birken Law
Office
10:45 am - Break
11:00 am – Pro Bono
Discussion
All panelists provide valuable service to people with
limited means. In this discussion, the panelists will present their perspective
on pro bono work as it relates to their private, corporate, or legal aid
practice.
Panelists:
Ashton Boon - Mayo Legal
Steve Dittrich -
Dittrich & Lamers
Karen Nath - Legal Assistance of Olmsted
County
Carole Pasternak - Klampe Law Firm
Moderator:
Kayleen Asmus, Legal Assistance of Olmsted County
11:45 am -
Lunch
12: 15 pm – District Court
Update
Presenter: Chief Judge Jodi Williamson
12:45 pm – Keynote - Leadership through
Words: How to Write and Talk to Gain the Trust of Clients and Others
What you say, how you say it, and when matter a lot when advising
clients. This session will focus on practical and effective tips and best
practices for writing and speaking to portray leadership and gain trust. Learn
from real-world insights and examples from the law firm and in-house about what
communication works best.
Presenters:
Paul Sand | Senior
Attorney, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Erica Holzer | Associate,
Maslon LLP
1:45 pm –
Break
2:00 pm – Recent Ethics Updates Including Common
Stumbling Blocks (1.0 Ethics CLE credit)
This session will focus on recent
changes to the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) including new
developments on advertising rules, confidentiality, and the unauthorized
practice of law. We will also discuss the court’s new Legal Paraprofessional
Pilot Project and a new Lawyer’s Board Opinion dealing with when a lawyer must
tell a client about the lawyer’s “material error." The session will also include
a review of common mistakes lawyers make with regards to their ethical
responsibilities and advice for how to not fall for ethical traps.
Presenter: Nicholas Ryan, Law Office of Eric
Cooperstein
3:00 pm –
Ten Top Pitfalls on Appeal And How to Avoid
Them
Presenter:
Tim Droske, Dorsey and
Whitney, LLP
Additional services
available:
Tech Appointments - would you like
to spend a little time with your MSBA online services teams to get answers to
your legal tech questions? We will have tech appointments available
throughout the day. Schedule your appointment here: https://calendly.com/mnbar/rochestertech?month=2020-01
CLE Credit:
5.25 Standard and 1.0 Ethics CLE credit to be applied
for | Event Code: 291249
Cost:
All
Attendees: $40.00
Remote Participation:
There is no remote participation for this event.
Sponsors:
Minnesota
State Bar Association
3rd District Bar Association
5th District Bar Association
10th District
Bar Association
Questions?
Program Contact:
Jennifer Carter |
612-278-6309
Registration:
Sheila Johnson |
612-752-6615
To register with a check, please mail in this registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.