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| GP|Solo Welcomes New Director |
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On Monday, November 12, 2007, Kimberly Anderson joined the Association as the new Director of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division.
Kim comes to the ABA with a rich association background. She most recently spent six years in diverse positions with the American College of Healthcare Executives. She will be finishing her Masters Degree in the summer of 2008 at DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, with concentrations in Leadership/Change Management and Entrepreneurship.
Kim did her undergraduate work at Northern Illinois University where she earned a BA in Corporate Communications. She also has her CAE and CMP certificates. In her "spare" time, Kim is also active with the Kellstadt MBA Association, ASAE and the Association Forum of Chicagoland.
Kim enjoys community service work, running, cooking and travel. Kim and her husband, Kurt, live in the South Loop and enjoy the many activities available in the city such as going to the museums and outdoor concerts. They spend a lot of time doting on their smooth hair Fox Terrier, Ernie.
Please join us in welcoming Kimberly Anderson to the Division! She can be reached at anderski@staff.abanet.org or (312) 988-5636.
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| SoloSez in National Spotlight |
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SoloSez member Stephanie Kimbro was profiled in Lawyers USA.
The article mentions that “she has developed networks to use when she does feel like hashing out a legal issue, such as … the ABA's popular Solosez forum.”
» Read the Article «
» Visit SoloSez.net «
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| GP|Solo Discount at National CLE Conference |
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Earn CLE While You Ski!
GP|Solo members receive a $35.00 discount on registration for the 25th Annual National CLE Conference, held January 4-9, 2008 in Vail, Colorado.
This yearly conference features live programs in all practice areas, including bankruptcy, business valuation, civil litigation, employee benefits law, family law, health law, intellectual property law, labor & employment law, real estate law and tax law. In addition, GP|Solo member Marc S. Stern will be presenting “'Best Practices'; The American Bar Association Report – A New Standard?"
» Register for the National CLE Conference «
Mention GP|Solo membership to receive your discount!
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| GP|Solo Law Student Mentoring Program |
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While most mentoring programs are based only on occasional meetings between seasoned practitioners and young lawyers, GP|Solo’s Law Student Mentoring Certificate Program does more. The program, aimed to fill some of the gaps of traditional law school education, focuses on introducing law students to the practical aspects of being a lawyer through real world activities and the mentor’s insight and guidance. Further, the program is flexible, enabling the law student to pick his or her own mentor and tailor the program’s criteria to his or her own interests.
- Earn the nation’s only law student mentoring certificate
- All GP|Solo law student members are eligible
- Any attorney can serve as a mentor
- The flexible program suits your schedule
How do you start? Learn more now »
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| Illinois Bar Foundation Honors GP|Solo Past Chair |
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The GP|Solo Division congratulates
Past Chair George R. Ripplinger Jr.
On December 7, 2007, the Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation will honor our own George Ripplinger with the Fellows Award for Distinguished Service to Law and Society. Not only was George chair of the General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section during the 2001-02 bar year, but he has also been a member of the ABA House of Delegates, vice chair of the Senior Lawyers Division membership committee, and a member of the Center for Professional Responsibility. Recently, he was appointed small firm liaison to the ABA Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
George R. Ripplinger Jr. practices personal injury and malpractice law as a partner in Ripplinger & Zimmer in Belleville, IL.
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| Register Now for the ABA 2008 Midyear Meeting |
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The ABA 2008 Los Angeles Midyear Meeting registration website is currently open. If you're attending, register now for the weekend of February 7-10, 2008.
This year the GP|Solo Division Headquarters will be at the Beverly Hilton, located at 9876 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California 90210 (Tel: 310-274-7777, Fax: 310-285-1313). Room rates: Deluxe King Single/Double $236, Deluxe Junior Suite $316, Executive One-Bedroom Suite $366.
» Register Now! «
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| GP|Solo Book Spotlight |
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This book is designed to help lawyers provide more effective legal counsel and strategic guidance to small business clients, as well as produce relevant documents and identify issues that require further research or a specialist. Some of the topics covered include: protecting intellectual property; business plans; contracts for small businesses; venture capital; liquidity events; and more. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM that includes sample documents and checklists for easy customization as well as resources for obtaining additional forms and information on a number of issues that small businesses commonly face.
Price: $79.95
GP|Solo members: $69.95
» Find out about other GP|Solo Books «
» Visit the ABA’s Solo & Small Firm Web Store «
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