MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
2008 ANNUAL MEETING

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
SESSION I
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTION MEETING


I.
“SATELLITE PARKING” – A FICTIONAL LOOK AT THE REAL PROBLEM OF COMMITMENT HEARINGS IN MARYLAND
Sponsored By: Administrative Law Section


II.
INTRODUCTION TO COLLABORATIVE LAW AND IT’S APPLICATION TO CIVIL DISPUTES
Sponsored By: ADR Section, Business Section and Estates and Trust Section


III.
MARYLAND DISCOVERY PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS - HOW TO SOLVE THE MOST FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS IN CIVIL PRE-TRIAL PRACTICE, INCLUDING ISSUES RE: DISCOVERY OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION (ESI)
Sponsored: CLE Committee & MICPEL


IV.
THE IP TOOLKIT FOR BUSINESS LAWYERS
Sponsored By: Intellectual Property Section


V.
HEALTH LAW HOT TOPICS AND RED FLAGS FOR NON-HEALTH LAWYERS
Sponsored by: Health Law Section


VI.
SO YOU WANT TO BE A JUDGE?
Sponsored By: Judicial Appointments Committee


VII.
THE ANSWER IS “A JEOPARDY GAME ON A VARIETY OF TAX TOPICS”
Sponsored by: Section of Taxation

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
SESSION II
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

I.
PRACTICE, POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES IN ANIMAL LAW
Sponsored By: Animal Law Section


II.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD: A DISCUSSION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS' DECISION IN IN RE ROBERTO D.B.
Sponsored By: Appellate Litigation Committee


III.
ETHICS FOR DUMMIES
Sponsored By: Ethics Committee


IV.
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW STUDENT? "CIVIL PROCEDURE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS"
Sponsored By: Judicial Administration


V.
CLIMBING THE LEGAL LADDER: HOW TO EXCEL IN YOUR CAREER (AND EVEN HAVE A LIFE TOO)
Sponsored By: Young Lawyers Section

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
SESSION I
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

I.
METADATA WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW CAN HURT YOU - - AND OTHER EMERGING ELECTRONIC RECORDS ESSENTIALS FOR BUSINESS ATTORNEYS
Sponsored By: Business Law Section

II.
THE WOLF AND THE SCARECROW AT THE DOOR: REVERSING THE HIGHJACKING OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
Sponsored By: Consumer Bankruptcy Committee

III.
REAL WORLD CSI: DOES FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE MEET THE FRYE-REED STANDARD? (THIS IS NOT A TELEVISION SHOW!)
Sponsored by: Criminal Law and Practice Section

IV.
WILL MARYLAND EVER SEE ELECTIVE SHARE REFORM?
Sponsored By: Estates and Trusts Section

V.
A NEW VENUE FOR DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS: A CAUSE OF ACTION IN STATE COURT UNDER ARTICLE 49B
Sponsored by: Labor and Employment Law Section

VI.
NO COUNTRY FOR THE UNPREPARED: PRACTICAL APPELLATE AND TRIAL TIPS FROM SOME WHO KNOW HOW TO GET IT DONE
Sponsored By: Litigation Section

VII.
NEW DIRECTIONS IN REAL PROPERTY LAW - FORECLOSURE, THE GREEN MOVEMENT, COURT DECISIONS AND LEGISLATION
Sponsored By: Real Property, Planning & Zoning Section

VIII.
SOLO DAY
Sponsored By: Solo and Small Firm Practice Section
Co-Sponsored By: The Negligence, Insurance and Worker's Compensation Section

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
HOW TO EXCEL @ MANAGING YOUR PRACTICE

9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
CAUTIONARY TALES OF THE USES AND ABUSES OF E-DISCOVERY

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1. WINNING THE BIG CASE BY USING OPENING STATEMENTS AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS

2. WHAT EVERY SOLO PRACTITIONER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BASIC BANKRUPTCY

3. POWERPOINT FOR THE BOARD ROOM AND THE COURT ROOM


1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
EVERYTHING (WELL, ALMOST, EVERYTHING) YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RUNNING A SOLO/SMALL FIRM PRACTICE

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
SESSION II
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

I.
THE SCOPES TRIAL: TEACHING EVOLUTION IN THE CLASSROOM: HOW THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF THE PARTIES HAD PARTICIPATED IN COURT-ORDERED MEDIATION
Sponsored By: ADR Section and Litigation Section


II.
BAR WARS: THE CLIENT STRIKES BACK! ETHICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS
Sponsored By: CLE Committee and MICPEL


III.
FAMILY FEUD – MOM ALWAYS LIKED YOU BEST: ISSUES CONCERNING THE SENIOR WITH DIMINISHING CAPACITY AND CONFLICTS WITHIN THE FAMILY
Sponsored By: Elder Law Section


IV.
WHO NEEDS A CUSTODY STATUTE? / EXPECTING THE SUN TO COME OUT TOMORROW?
Sponsored by: Family and Juvenile Law Section


V.
WHAT EVERY MARYLAND LAWYER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW
Sponsored By: Immigration Law Section


VI.
LEARN THE ‘POWER OF A PARALEGAL’ AND HOW PARALEGALS CAN MAKE YOUR LAW OFFICE MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND PROFITABLE
Sponsored By: Paralegals Committee