GP|Solo is growing fast!

We have one the fastest growing memberships in the ABA. As of September, our we have 32,459 members!

Our website is also one of the most popular spots on the ABA website. Our huge collection of articles and other resources drew almost 65,000 visits in September alone.

Our Fall meeting was a lot of fun. Some highlights were ABA President Michael S. Greco addressing a Plenary Session on the topic of A Renaissance of Idealism in the Legal Profession, a joint luncheon with the New England Bar Association, our Difference Maker Award Celebration, a New England-style clambake, and a tour to the Kennedy Presidential Library. Members also explored Boston on their own by dining at local restaurants, whale watching, and even going to a Red Sox game.
See pictures from our Fall Meeting in Boston.

The Task Force on Attorney Discipline has issued the report Attorney Liability under § 707(b)(4) of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. The report is designed to give some guidance and lend some certainty to the Scope of Reasonable Inquiry required by §707(b) as revised by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) of 2005. The report explains the factors that go into a reasonable inquiry and contains case annotations that support the Task Force's conclusions.

Download the Report on Attorney Liability under 707(b) (PDF)

Join the Bankruptcy Committee and stay up-to-date on the state of Bankruptcy reform.

We have two new publications designed to help Bankruptcy lawyers help them with their practice and get up to speed on the new law.

• Letters for Bankruptcy Lawyers: Essential Communication for Clients, Creditors, Opposing Counsel and Others
• Nine Traps and One Slap (Downloadable PDF)

CLE: Attorney Ethical Obligations Under the New 2005 Bankruptcy Bill
Listen to this program presented by GP|Solo at the Annual meeting and get CLE credit. GP members save $50!

Solosez, the ABA's busiest email list, is a forum for over 1,600 solo and small firm attorneys. Each month, Solosez moderator extraordinaire, jennifer rose selects Popular Threads to post on the Solosez website. This month:

• Can a Lawyer Be Disciplined or Disbarred for Padding His Resume?
• What Do You Do For "A Pick Me Up"?
• Tax Deduction For Home Office Utilities
• Time Thieves

The Law Student Mentoring Certificate Program focuses on introducing law students to the practical aspects of being a lawyer through real world activities and the mentor’s insight and guidance. All GP|Solo law student members are eligible.
Find out more about the Law Student Mentoring Certificate Program.

Protect the future of your firm. The American Bar Endowment (ABE) sponsored Office Overhead Expense Plan will help insure your firm stays in business in the event that you become disabled and can’t work.

The Diversity Fellows Program is designed to promote ethnic diversity within the Division, recruit members of color, and provide leadership development opportunities within the Division for members of color. Every year, GP|Solo Division selects four people to be named Diversity Fellows. This year's fellows are:

• Alfreda D. Coward
• Eileen S. Lanterman
• Liz M. Lopez
• Parag P. Patel

Find out more about the programs and the fellows.

James Durant, our Director of GP|Solo's Administration Division, has been deployed to Sarajevo, Bosnia and has sent the following note:

I am a NATO lawyer working for NATO Headquarters, Sarajevo, Bosnia.  The country here is war-torn, but much of it is now rebuilt.  The people are friendly and seem to like Americans -- and, as you can imagine, I stick out like a sore thumb.  Although I cannot go into any specifics about my job, trust me when I say that what we do here is very important. 
Looking Forward to Seeing All of You Very Soon,
Your Friend,
James

See some of the pictures James sent .

As part of the October- Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence has created the “Tool for Attorneys to Screen for Domestic Violence.”  To learn more and to download the product, please go to: http://www.abanet.org/op/greco/memos/domviolence.html

Congratulations to Alvin S. Albert who won last month's contest to win a copy of our new eBook, Nine Traps, One Slap!

This month we are going to offer another chance to win the incredibly popular eBook, How to Build a Law Firm Brand. The deadline is November 1, so enter now!

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