In this issue:

• ABA 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA
• Second Annual National Solo & Small Firm Conference
• Call for Nominations: GP|Solo Delegate to HOD
• GP|Solo Tops Young Lawyers List
• GP|Solo Book Spotlight — Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide
• Popular Topics on Solosez

Note: Information on all this and more can be found on our Website at http://www.abanet.org/genpractice.

» GP|Solo 2007 Annual Meeting Schedule (MS Word) «

» GP|Solo 2007 Annual Meeting CLE Schedule (MS Word) «

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Mark your calendar now for the Second National Solo and Small Firm Conference, which will take place October 5-6, 2007, in Philadelphia, PA, at the Hyatt Hotel Penn’s Landing, in conjunction with the American Bar Association’s General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Fall Meeting.

It's a growing trend for small-firm lawyers to get together to hear well-known speakers, network with other like-minded lawyers, get information on technology products appropriate to their size of practice and just generally have a good time. The National Solo & Small Firm Conference allows you to build a network and develop referral sources from all across the country.

Scheduled presentations include:
The fast paced and ever-popular 60 Tips in 60 Minutes
The Lawyer as Employer: Hiring, Firing, Managing and More
E-Discovery for the Rest of Us: Essential Small-Firm Primer
Keeping Them Satisfied: Exceeding Client Expectations Everyday!
15 Tips for Stress-LESS Solo & Small Firm Practice in 60 Minutes
Immigration 'Gotcha’s' for Non-Immigration Lawyers
How NOT to Commit Malpractice With Your Computer

The educational offerings at the Conference feature presentations from a mix of nationally-known legal technology experts, veteran active members of the GP|Solo Division with advice to share, active participants in the Solosez online community, practice management advisors and other solo and small firm lawyers just like you.

To see all of the speakers and scheduled presentations, and to get more information about the conference and register, visit the National Solo & Small Firm Conference website at:

» www.abanet.org/solo «

The 2007-2008 GP|Solo Division Council will elect a new Division Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, August 9-12, 2007. This is a three-year term to be filled through the conclusion of the Annual Meeting in 2010.

Nominations must be provided to the 2006-2007 Division Secretary, James M. Durant, in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the beginning of 2007 ABA Annual Meeting. He may be reached via the mail c/o the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division at 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60610; via e-mail at genpractice@abanet.org; or via fax at (312) 988-5711. No special form of nomination is required, and self-nominations are acceptable.

The Young Lawyers Division recently catalogued the benefits ABA entities provide for young lawyers, and the GP|Solo Division came out on top!

The YLD unveiled the ABA New Lawyer Roadmap (PDF) to outline the many perquisites that newer attorneys can glean from membership in the ABA. The overview highlights GP|Solo's Young Lawyers Committee, as well as the many benefits the Division provides for its younger members, including the New Lawyer e-publication and the Young Lawyers Fellows Program.

Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide

This book presents a comprehensive approach to analyzing inventions and capturing them in a sophisticated set of patent claims. A central theme is the importance of using the problem-solving solution paradigm to identify the "inventive concept" before the claim-drafting begins. Those new to patent practice will be particularly helped by the inventor interview technique called "self-directed learning."

Price: $79.95
GP|Solo members: $67.95

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Solosez is an email discussion list for solo and small firm lawyers that has grown to be by far the ABA's busiest list.

For a taste of what Solosez has to offer, check out the popular threads on Solosez's Website. Recent threads include:

• How Often Do You Bill?
• What Are Good Practices with New Staff?
• What to Do with a Suitemate's Toxic Employee?
• CaseMap for Solos
• Use of “Esq.” by Non-Lawyers

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