Solos Moving Forward Together Summit

Deadline to Register: May 15, 2019

All-Day Summit: 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM

• Morning Refreshments and Registration: Begins after 8:00 am;
• Presentations/CLE Programs' Timeframe: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm;
• Networking Happy Hour Social: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

A partnership between MSBA Solo & Small Firm Section, HCBA Solo & Small Firm Section, RCBA Solo/Small Firms, MSBA Practice Management & Marketing Section, MSBA Greater MN Practice Section, and MWL Solo and Small Firm Practitioner Group.

Join us for Solos Moving Forward Together, a new conference event created by the Solo & Small Firm sections of MSBA, HCBA, RCBA and MWL along with the MSBA Practice Management & Marketing and Greater Minnesota Practice Sections!  We've put our heads together to find great presenters on topics our members care about -- and we've added workshops, short talks, and opportunities to socialize over food and beverages.  Come to learn/discuss, stay for the excellent company of your fellow solos & smalls, and leave with a few new friendships.  Remember, you're not in this alone. 

CLE credits and free parking included. Hope to see you there!

Location and Venue: 

8400 Tower Normandale Lake Office Park Campus | Conference Room: 8400 Training Room – 1st Floor | 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55438    

MN CLE Credits:

5 Standard, 1 Elimination of Bias, and 1 Ethics CLE Credits applied for | Event Codes: Varies and TBD   

Remote Participation: 

Remote attendance is NOT available. 

Cost:

All MSBA | HCBA | RCBA | MWL* Members: $30.00 
Non-Members:  $50.00 
Law Students:  $20.00 

*MWL Members - Contact Geen Mui  for discount code

Presenters and Proposed Schedule: (subject to change) 

8:00 am: Breakfast/Coffee/Tea with Networking and Registration Begins

9:00 - 10:00 am: Welcome (Karin Ciano)  and Morning Plenary Session
“5 Ways to Improve Your Life and Your Law Practice” – Jess Birken

10:05 am: Morning Breakout Sessions
Breakout A -
Unskew Your SKUs: Stop Guessing, Use SKU Metrics for Pricing and Planning - Margaret Barrett
Breakout B -
First Year Startup Tasks: Physical v. Virtual Offices - Andrew Ayers, Inna Telkova, Tanner Moe

11:05 am: Mid-morning Breakout Sessions
Breakout C -
Managing the Busy Times - Hiring Staff, Contractors, Outsourcing – Panelists Susan Mundahl, Heather Olson, Sommer Spector, Heather Gilbert, Michael Frasier; Moderator: Kimberly Hanlon
Breakout D -
Filling up the Slow Times – Marketing, Networking, Referral Panels, Freelancing, Unbundled, etc. – Andrew Ayers and ARAG