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Monday, June 9, 2008
Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
Take the Lead.
8:00 a.m.
Registration desk and exhibits open; continental breakfast
8:00 a.m.
UCONN School of Law Alumni Association Breakfast Reception
MORNING PROGRAMS
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
A1 Prospering in the Slowdown: How to Land New Work in a Contracting Economy Advertising
Track
With all but the wealthiest businesses and individuals spending less money, your
approach to client development must adapt accordingly. Marketing as usual won't
cut it. Learn the five mistakes most professional service firms make during a
recession and how to avoid them. You'll also learn how to identify and capitalize
on the business development opportunities that lie within the current economic
cycle.
Speaker
Bill Jawitz, Jawitz Legal Consulting LLC, Milford
B1 Insurance 101
Insurance Law Track
Young Lawyers Section/Insurance Law Section
This seminar examines the fundamental principles of insurance law so that lawyers
may spot insurance coverage issues in practice.
Moderators
Jennifer Ann Black, McCarter & English LLP, Stamford
Jennifer S. Janik, Noble Spector Young & O'Connor PC, Hartford
Speakers
Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr., Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Charles T. Lee, McCarter & English LLP, Stamford
John P. Malloy, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Kathleen D. Monnes, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford
C1 Update: New DSS Medicaid Eligibility Regulations for Long-term Care
Services and Legislative Session Wrap-up
Elder Law Section
This program will provide a description of some of the more significant DSS proposals
to implement the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) rules concerning
financial eligibility for long-term care services, a comparison of the federal
statute and the proposed state regulations, an update on the regulatory process,
and a discussion of potential legal challenges to the most problematic regulations.
There will also be a summary of significant state legislation affecting seniors
adopted during the 2008 session.
Moderator
Whitney M. Lewendon, Coan Lewendon Gulliver & Miltenberger LLC, New Haven
Speakers
Stephen O. Allaire, Ruggiero Ziogas & Allaire, Bristol
Mark W. Dost, Tinley Nastri Renehan & Dost LLP, Waterbury
Judith Hoberman, Shedd & Hoberman LLC, Hamden
Kate McEvoy, Elder Law Section Chair, Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut,
New Haven
Sandra L. Sherlock-White, Law Offices of Sandra Sherlock-White LLC, Newington
Amy E. Todisco, Braunstein & Todisco PC, Fairfield
D1 Reverse Mortgage Primer
Real Property Track
If you have clients who are over 62 years old and have equity in their homes,
then you need to know about reverse mortgages-how they work, and how they can
dramatically increase the quality of your clients' lives. Learn the practical
aspects of the government-sponsored program and the various proprietary commercial
products.
Moderator and Speaker
Christopher J. Albanese, Law Office of Christopher J. Albanese LLC, Gales Ferry
Speakers
Glenn Johnson, Bradford Financial, Inc., Waterford
Ann Marie Savona, Bradford Financial, Inc., Waterford
E1 "Packing Your Parachute"-Preparing for Law Practice Risk by Learning
to Avoid Claims for Legal Malpractice and to Comply with the New Ethical Rules
Insurance Programs for the Bar Committee (A CNA Lawyer's Professional Liability
Insurance Risk Management Seminar.) Malpractice claims are a very real risk for
law firms today. This seminar helps lawyers analyze the attendant risks of common
client services, and considers both ethical obligations to clients and practical
means of managing risk during the representation. The best way to minimize risk
is to prepare for it. Attend this seminar and earn up to 7.5% Premium Credit on
professional liability insurance offered through the CBA exclusively endorsed
program underwritten by CNA.
Moderator
Kenneth J. Laska, Insurance Programs for the Bar Committee Chair, Segal & Laska
LLC, Plainville
Speakers
David P. Atkins, Tyler Cooper & Alcorn LLP, New Haven
James L. Brawley, Morrison Mahoney LLP, Hartford
Anthony Nuzzo, Jr., Nuzzo & Roberts LLC, Cheshire
F1 Damages in Employment Law
Labor and Employment Law Track
Labor and Employment Law Section
Learn how to evaluate and litigate damages, including discovery, mental examinations,
the value of expert testimony, the risk of punitive damages, mitigation, tax and
insurance implications, and settlement. The seminar will include a panel featuring
a magistrate judge and seasoned employment trial attorneys who will share their
thoughts on damages.
Moderator
Barbara E. Gardner, Attorney at Law, Manchester
Speakers
Honorable William I. Garfinkel, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Bridgeport
Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds, Pullman & Comley LLC, Hartford
Steven J. Shapiro Ph.D., Analytic Resources, Woodbridge
Karen Lee Torre, Law Office of Karen Lee Torre, New Haven
G1 Selected Issues in International Litigation
International Law Section
This seminar will feature discussion of selected issues in international litigation
including seeking security in connection with international disputes, discovery
abroad for U.S. cases and discovery in the U.S. for cases abroad, and recognition
and enforcement of foreign judgments in the U.S.
Speakers
W. Cameron Beard, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY
LeRoy Lambert, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY
Houston Putnam Lowry, International Law Section Chair, Brown & Welsh PC, Meriden
H1 Sick of School? Indoor Air Quality and Mold: Litigation in Public Schools
and Beyond
Education Law Committee
What state and federal statutes are implicated when the phrase, "I'm sick of school"
takes on new meaning? Does tort law provide a remedy? Do the protections of the
Americans with Disabilities Act and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act apply
to students whose schools are making them ill? Learn how to bring and defend claims
related to indoor air quality and toxic mold contamination.
Moderator
Winona W. Zimberlin, Education Law Committee Chair, Law Office of Winona W. Zimberlin,
Hartford
Speakers
Paul C. Freeman, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Hartford
Bet Gailor, Connecticut Legal Services, Inc., Willimantic
Eric Lukingbeal, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Ronald W. Zdrojeski, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, New York, NY
I1 Persuading the Court: A Writing Workshop for Better Briefs and Memos
Solo and Small Firm Track
In this hands-on writing workshop, you will revise one of your own written arguments
to improve on its organization, clarity, and persuasiveness. You will learn practical
techniques that you can apply to all of your persuasive documents. Please bring
with you a hard copy of either a draft or a final version of a persuasive legal
document, such as a trial brief, an appellate brief, or a memorandum of law supporting
a motion. The argument should be no more than three to five pages and will be
kept confidential.
Speaker
Mary Beattie Schairer, Attorney at Law, Northford
J1 Annual Review of Appellate Cases with Wesley Horton and Kenneth Bartschi
General Practice Section
Learn the sum and substance of Connecticut Supreme Court cases from the past twelve
months in an enlightening, amusing, stimulating, and challenging review by renowned
appellate litigator, legal scholar, and author Wesley Horton. Further explore
the many facets of this past year's appellate decisions in an equally remarkable,
insightful, comprehensive, and thought-provoking review from Kenneth Bartschi,
member of Horton Shields & Knox, and co-recipient of the 2006 Judge Maxwell Heiman
Memorial Award by the Hartford County Bar Association.
Speakers
Kenneth J. Bartschi, Horton Shields & Knox PC, Hartford
Wesley W. Horton, Horton Shields & Knox PC, Hartford
K1 The Effects of Depression and Addiction on Women Professionals
Women in the Law Committee/YLS Women in the Law Committee/Lawyers Concerned for
Lawyers-CT, Inc.
Presented by special guest Speaker Dr. Susan Blank of the Caron Foundation.
Current statistics show that substance abuse is twice as likely among attorneys
as compared to the general population, and women generally suffer major depressive
episodes at more than twice the rate of men. Women attorneys represent forty to
fifty percent of the legal workforce, yet represent less than ten percent of attorneys
seeking help for addiction. These statistics reveal serious issues among women
in the legal profession that need to be addressed. This program will examine the
problem and some of the solutions.
Moderator
Anthony J. LaBella, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Committee Chair, Vice-President,
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers-CT, Inc., Ury & Moskow LLC, Fairfield
Speaker
Dr. Susan Blank, Caron Foundation, New York
L1 Current Issues of Interest in the Workers' Compensation System
Workers' Compensation Section
This presentation will cover current legislative developments in workers' compensation
law, an annual review of appellate litigation, a state of the agency address by
the Honorable John A. Mastropietro, Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission,
and remarks from special guest Speaker former Connecticut Supreme Court Justice
David M. Borden. The session will conclude with the presentation of the Pomeranz
O'Brien Award and other presentations.
Moderator
Robert J. Enright, Workers' Compensation Section Chair, McGann Bartlett & Brown
LLC, East Hartford
Speakers
Honorable David M. Borden, Supreme Court, State of Connecticut
Honorable John A. Mastropietro, Chair, Workers' Compensation Commission, State
of Connecticut
John P. Clarkson, Law Offices of Charles G. Walker, Hartford
Lucas D. Strunk, Pomeranz Drayton & Stabnick, Glastonbury
M1 With Justice for All
Litigation Track
Litigation Section Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center will chronicle
the work of the Center, as well as his work on behalf of plaintiffs in the civil
rights cases that have continually put him in the spotlight. This program will
have both professional and historical significance.
Moderators
Thomas J. Rechen, Litigation Section Chair, Pepe & Hazard LLP, Hartford
Elizabeth J. Stewart, Murtha Cullina LLP, New Haven
Speaker
Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Book Signings
Meet the authors of the newest LawFirst Publishing books, Julie Jason, author
of Julie Jason's Guide to Connecticut Probate, and Regina Forker, author of Controversial
Court Cases in Connecticut, Part I, at a book signing at the CBA Booth in the
exhibitor hall.
Check out our exhibitors on your way into lunch!
Noon
Bench/Bar Awards Luncheon
Sponsored by Kronholm Insurance Services
Featuring remarks from Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers and the presentation of the
Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award, the Henry J. Naruk Judiciary Award, and
the Pro Bono Awards.
AFTERNOON PROGRAMS
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A2 Ethics Rules and Advertising, Communication, and Random Audits
Advertising Track
Professional Ethics Committee
This seminar will focus on the Rules of Professional Conduct that pertain to advertising,
communication, and random audits.
Moderator and Speaker
Deborah Del Prete Sullivan, Office of the Chief Public Defender, Hartford
Speakers
David J. Crotta, Jr., Mulvey Oliver Gould & Crotta, New Haven
Sheila A. Huddleston, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford
B2 We've Just Been Sued for IP Infringement: Are We Covered?
Insurance Law Track
Insurance Law Section/Intellectual Property Law Section
A panel of Speakers from the Intellectual Property Section and the Insurance Law
Section will discuss the three types of infringement-patent, copyright, and trademark-and
under what circumstances those claims are covered under insurance policies.
Moderator
Michael T. McCormack, Tyler Cooper & Alcorn LLP, Hartford
Speakers
Charles W. Fortune, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford
Eric C. Osterberg, Dreier LLP, Stamford Carl J. Schiessl III, The Phoenix Companies,
Inc., Hartford
Amy Span Wergeles, Intellectual Property Law Section Chair, Robinson & Cole LLP,
Hartford
C2 Connecticut Snowbirds in Florida
Estates and Probate Section
A must for any Connecticut estate planner who has clients with Florida connections.
Two Florida estate planning attorneys will address: Florida taxes, non-tax considerations
regarding Florida homestead, the state's spousal elective share statute, probate
law considerations, trust law considerations, Florida Prudent Investor Act, homestead
and other exemptions from creditors, real estate considerations, change of domicile,
and the Florida Bar's position on the unauthorized practice of law in Florida.
Moderator
Suzanne Brown Walsh, Estates and Probate Section Chair, Cummings & Lockwood LLC,
West Hartford
Speakers
William N. Horowitz, Cummings & Lockwood LLC, Bonita Springs, FL
Deborah L. Russell, Cummings & Lockwood LLC, Naples, FL
D2 Recent Developments in Real Property Law-Cases and Legislation
Real Property Track
Real Property Section
This program will review recent developments in real property law, covering legislation
enacted by the Connecticut General Assembly and recent cases decided by the Connecticut
courts.
Moderator
Colleen Danehy Lindroos, Real Property Section Chair, Connecticut Attorneys Title
Insurance Co. (CATIC), Rocky Hill
Speakers
Mimi M. Lines, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Eugene A. Marconi, Connecticut Association of Realtors, Inc., East Hartford
Edward M. Rosenblatt, Fidelity National Title Insurance Co., East Hartford
E2 Annual Update of Commercial Law and Bankruptcy
Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section
As a review of the past year, this session will cover important decisions and
changes in the areas of commercial law, business bankruptcy, and consumer bankruptcy.
Moderator
Irve J. Goldman, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Chair, Pullman & Comley
LLC, Bridgeport
Speakers
Patrick M. Birney, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, Hartford Ronald I.
Chorches, Law Offices of Ronald I. Chorches LLC, Wethersfield
Thomas J. O'Neill, Day Pitney LLP, Stamford
F2 Strategic Planning When Representing a Client in an Employment Dispute:
The Perspectives of Management and Employees
Labor and Employment Law Track
Labor and Employment Law Section
The audience will receive a short, but robust, fact pattern from which the panelists
will begin the discussion. The panel will review and debate several strategic
issues, such as: potential claims, investigating the claims, class action or not,
damages issues, preservation of evidence, early settlement, forum selection, administrative
and court proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution. This program will be
followed by a reception for Labor and Employment Law Section members.
Moderator
James M. Sconzo, Jorden Burt LLP, Simsbury
Speakers
Victoria "Tory" Woodin Chavey, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford
William G. Madsen, Madsen Prestley & Parenteau LLC, Hartford
Marc P. Mercier, Beck & Eldergill PC, Manchester
George E. O'Brien, Jr., Littler Mendelson PC, North Haven
G2 Annual Update of Administrative Law
Administrative Law Section
Annual review of 2007-2008 administrative law cases, tips and pitfalls in practicing
before state agencies, practice pointers for making an administrative appeal,
strategies to overturn the trial judge, and a legislative update on the establishment
of an Office of Administrative Hearings in Connecticut.
Speakers
Robert J.T. Britt, Rome McGuigan PC, Hartford
Mary Alice Moore Leonhardt, Administrative Law Section Chair, Moore Leonhardt
& Associates LLC, Hartford
Elliott B. Pollack, Pullman & Comley LLC, Hartford
Roger F. Reynolds, Connecticut Fund for the Environment, New Haven
Louis B. Todisco, Murth Cullina LLP, New Haven
H2 Representing the First Amendment Client
Animal Law Committee
The cornerstone of our society is our right to freedom of speech. Experts will
discuss how recent cases and recently enacted legislation have limited that right
and what the most effective legal strategies and remedies are to protect an activist
client. The seminar will feature Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the National
Lawyers Guild and co-host of the civil liberties radio show Law and Disorder on
WBAI in New York, and Odette J. Wilkens, executive director of Equal Justice Alliance,
a coalition of animal protection and other social justice organizations formed
to defend freedom of speech and assembly by defeating the Animal Enterprise Terrorism
Act (AETA).
Moderators
Colette S. Griffin, Animal Law Committee Co-chair, Howd & Ludorf LLC, Hartford
Suzan M. Porto, Animal Law Committee Co-chair, Attorney at Law
Speaker
Heidi Boghosian, National Lawyers Guild, New York, NY
Odette J. Wilkens, Equal Justice Alliance, New York, NY
I2 What Every Attorney Should Know About Connecticut Taxation
Solo and Small Firm Track
Tax Section Attorneys frequently engage in matters involving Connecticut state
taxes. This presentation will cover the following taxes: income and fiduciary
tax, corporate income tax, sales and use tax, conveyance and controlling interest
transfer tax, and estate and gift tax.
Speakers
Richard G. Convicer, Convicer & Percy LLP, Glastonbury
Jeffery W. Davis, Rucci Burnham Carta Carello & Reilly LLP, Darien Richard J.
Di Marco, Cohen & Wolf PC, Westport
Eric L. Green, Convicer & Percy LLP, Glastonbury
Louis B. Schatz, Tax Section Chair, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford
J2 Integrating Your Client's Financial and Estate Plans
High net worth individuals who do not coordinate their estate planning and financial
planning run the risk of ruin. A simple beneficiary change to a multimillion dollar
IRA is enough to thwart the best laid tax planning. In this program, explore how
high net worth clients coordinate their financial and estate plans and what they
expect from their attorneys and advisers in today's complex financial world.
Speaker Julie Jason will be signing copies of her book, Julie Jason's Guide to
Connecticut Probate, at a book-signing in the exhibitor hall from 11:00 a.m. to
11:45 a.m.
Speaker
Julie Jason, JD, LLM, Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc., Stamford
K2 Annual Review of New Developments in Family Law
Family Law Section
Family law practitioners should not miss this traditional annual survey of recent
developments in case law, statutes, and related matters. This two-hour round-up
will equip you with vital information to better serve your clients.
Moderator
Paul T. Tusch, Cacace Tusch & Satagata, Stamford
Speakers
Campbell D. Barrett, Budlong & Barrett LLC, Hartford
Thomas D. Colin, Schoonmaker George & Colin PC, Greenwich
Jacquelyn A. Conlon, Fitzmaurice & Siegel, Stamford
Norman A. Roberts II, Marvin Ferro Barndollar & Roberts LLC, New Canaan
L2 Environmental Due Diligence for Transactions: A Primer for the Non-Environmental
Lawyer
Environmental Law Section
Corporate and real estate transactions often implicate environmental liabilities
and regulatory requirements. Who is responsible? What will it cost? How can we
allocate the risk? Members of the Environmental Law Section will explore the issues
you need to think about, the questions you need to ask, and creative solutions
that will help you keep your clients' transactions on track.
Speakers
Ann M. Catino, Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford
Lee D. Hoffman, Pullman & Comley LLC, Hartford
Christopher P. McCormack, Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport
Nancy K. Mendel, Environmental Law Section Chair, Caplan Hecht & Mendel LLC, New
Haven
M2 Litigation Misconduct by Attorneys in Federal Court
Litigation Track
Federal Practice Section A panel discussion on the application of the Rules of
Professional Conduct, the rules of court ordered sanctions and discipline of attorneys,
and the standards of attorney "civility" in civil litigation in the federal courts.
The seminar will examine Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, discovery abuses
and sanctions under Federal Rule 37, the duty to "expedite litigation," the duty
of candor toward the tribunal, adversaries and the restrictions on "hiding the
ball," and "fair play" and "civility" between opposing advocates.
Moderator
David P. Atkins, Tyler Cooper & Alcorn LLP, New Haven
Speakers
Honorable Donna F. Martinez, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Hartford
Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Day Pitney LLP, Stamford
Frank J. Silvestri, Jr., Levett Rockwood PC, Westport
4:00 p.m.
Dickinson School of Law Reception
Quinnipiac University School of Law Alumni Association Reception
Labor and Employment Law Reception
4:45 p.m.
Special Presidential Ceremony
Presentation of the Half-century Awards to members of the bar admitted in 1958
and awards to retired judges.
5:00 p.m.
Reception (cash bar)
6:00 p.m.
2008 Annual Dinner
Sponsored by Webster Bank Presentation of the John Eldred Shields Distinguished
Professional Service Award, the Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award, the
Distinguished Public Service Award, and the installation of new officers.
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