ÿþ<title>How to Start and Build a Successful Law Practice - Schedule and Faculty</title> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 24px"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="4"> Schedule and Faculty</font></p><font face="Arial" size="3"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>Thursday, February 18</b></p> </font><font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">8:15  8:45 a.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">8:45  9:00 a.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 24px"> <font face="Arial">WELCOME &amp; OVERVIEW</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 18px"> </font> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: #C0C0C0"> <b>&nbsp;Creating Your Law Firm: </b></p></font><font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">9:00  10:00 a.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">Where Do I Start? Creating a Business Plan and a Start-up Budget</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Creating a business plan, creating a start-up budget, starting out on a shoestring, how to obtain financing  what lenders look for in start-up loans</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Paul Floyd</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">10:00  10:30 a.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">Selecting a Business Entity for Your Law Firm  How Will You Organize?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">What type of business model will best facilitate your firm s success  PA, LLP, LLC, PLC, S corp., C corp., sole proprietorship? An evaluation of the pros and cons of various business entities.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> J. Patrick Plunkett</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">10:30  10:45 a.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">10:45  11:15 a.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">Handling Money: Yours and Your Clients </font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b><i> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">.5 ethics credit applied for</font></i></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Learn how to comply with the Rules of Professional Responsibility as you set up bank accounts, trust accounts, and client fee arrangements</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Peter Berge</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">11:15 a.m.  12:00 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">Challenges in Starting Your Own Firm and How to Overcome Them</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Our panel discusses the expected and unexpected challenges they faced in starting their own firms. They ll share what they learned that will help you be ready for and overcome the rough spots of opening your own office.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Phillip Gainsley, Darcy Hitesman, Marilyn Michales &amp; Daniel Van Loh <br> Eric Cooperstein, moderator</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">12:00  1:15 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px"> <font face="Arial"><b>WORKING LUNCH <br></b><i>Box lunches provided by Minnesota CLE</i></font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">12:15  1:00 p.m. </font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">1. What Should My Website Look Like?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Peter Berge</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">2. Which Time, Billing and Accounting Software Programs are Best for Me?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Barron Henley</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">3. How Do I Leave a Law Firm? Ethical Issues and Answers.</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i><b> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">.75 ethics credit applied for</font></b></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Paul Floyd</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">4. What Minnesota CLE Resources Can Make My Practice Easier?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Holly Garland Langworthy</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">5. Establishing Client Trust Accounts  What the Ethics Rules Require.</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i><b> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">.75 ethics credit applied for</font></b></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Cassie Hanson</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 18px"></font> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: #C0C0C0"> <b>&nbsp;Running Your Law Firm  Technology: </b></p></font><font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">1:15  3:00 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">A Roadmap for Outfitting Your New Firm  Getting the Most from Your Investment in Technology  Essential Hardware and Software and Specific Recommendations</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">In this segment you ll receive a comprehensive checklist of all the technology you need and tech issues you should consider. We ll discuss the appropriate computer configuration for a lawyer, how to protect your data, plus recommended printers, scanners, faxes and software applications, and how to practice remotely.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Barron Henley</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">3:00  3:15 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">3:15  4:00 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial">Repeat of sessions offered at noon.</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">1. What Should My Website Look Like?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Peter Berge</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">2. Which Time, Billing and Accounting Software Programs are Best for Me?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Barron Henley</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">3. How Do I Leave a Law Firm? Ethical Issues and Answers.</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i><b> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">.75 ethics credit applied for</font></b></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Paul Floyd</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">4. What Minnesota CLE Resources Can Make My Practice Easier?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Holly Garland Langworthy</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">5. Establishing Client Trust Accounts  What the Ethics Rules Require.</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i><b> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">.75 ethics credit applied for</font></b></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial"> Cassie Hanson</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">4:00  5:00 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">RECEPTION</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Stay for this fun opportunity to continue your discussions with faculty and colleagues.</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"></font> <font face="Arial" size="3"><b>Friday, February 19, 2010 </b></p></font> <font SIZE="2" face="Arial"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p></font> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: #C0C0C0"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 18px"><b>&nbsp;Running Your Law Firm  Management: </b></p></font><font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">9:00  10:00 a.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">Tips for Being Efficient in Your New Practice</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i><b> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">1.0 ethics credit applied for</font></b></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Starting a new firm is the best time to establish good firm policies and practice habits. This panel of experts will discuss practice strategies that are simple to use, will get your new practice off to a great start, and help you avoid malpractice claims and ethics complaints. </font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Patrick Burns, Timothy Gephart &amp; Leonard Segal<br> Todd Scott, moderator</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">10:00  10:30 a.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">Have I Got a Deal for You! Flat Fee Arrangements That Work (and are ethical)</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i><b> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">.5 ethics credit applied for</font></b></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Bloggers, pundits, and trend-watchers all herald flat fees as the future of selling legal services. But ethical pitfalls await those who do not property charge such fees. This session will focus on how to implement flat-fee pricing without running afoul of the ethics rules.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Eric Cooperstein</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">10:30  10:45 a.m. </font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">BREAK</font></p></font> </blockquote> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: #C0C0C0"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 18px"><b>&nbsp;Building Your Business: </b></p></font><font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">10:45  11:30 a.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">How Do You Get Clients? What Lawyers Need to Know About Advertising and Marketing</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Tips on marketing your practice in your community. How do you set yourself apart from other firms?</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Blois Olson</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">11:30 a.m.  12:15 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">Websites, Online Marketing and Social Media</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Do you have questions about online marketing  websites, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? Our expert panel will discuss the latest trends in online marketing, whether you should be online, and, if you decide to, how to do it right.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Samuel Glover, Leora Maccabee &amp; Blois Olson<br> Peter Berge, moderator</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">12:15  1:00 p.m. </font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">LUNCH (on your own)</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">1:15  2:15 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">What s Worked for Me  Client Services, Networking, and Business Development</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">Candid advice from attorneys in a variety of practice areas  how they developed their practice, what it takes to succeed.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Kathryn Hipp Carlson, Jonathan Fogel, Pamela Harris &amp; Leonard Segal<br>  Roy Ginsburg, moderator</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">2:15  2:30 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">2:30  3:30 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial">DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> &nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b><font face="Arial">6. How Do I Choose a Practice Niche?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Kathryn Hipp Carlson</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> &nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b><font face="Arial">7. What Case Management Software Should I Choose?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Todd Scott</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> &nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b><font face="Arial">8. How Do I Avoid Ethics Complaints and Malpractice Claims?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b><i> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633">1.0 ethics credit applied for</font></i></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Timothy Gephart</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> &nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">9. How Should I Advertise, Market and Network for More Clients?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Blois Olson</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> &nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial">10. How Do I Choose and Communicate Effectively with Clients?</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial"> Karna Peters</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial">3:30 p.m.</font></p></font> <blockquote> <font SIZE="2"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><font face="Arial">ADJOURN</font></font></blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table>