Dear Division Member:
Below is the fourth issue of Law Trends for
the 2007–08 bar year. As always, this is a very
exciting issue, and I am very happy to present it to
you. As with prior issues, this e-newsletter will help you simplify your practice beacuse it includes articles, checklists, and other valuable practice information and practical tips, all from each of our substantive practice areas in the General
Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division. This issue
also highlights some emerging areas, some interesting
checklists, and much more.
In this issue, there are portions of two newly published
books, one about giving representation and counseling
to small corporations and the other about representing
the elderly. These books not only cover most issues attorneys
will face while representing small companies and the
elderly but also have many forms an attorney will need
in that representation. Please take a look at those topics;
if you like what you see, you can immediately click through
to purchase the books.
With this issue, Law Trends is now completing
its fourth year and is certainly a member benefit. We
hope you agree that with each edition, Law Trends continues
to provide meaningful articles for you, and that this
edition, like the others, helps you in your daily practice.
I encourage you to take just a few moments to read the
list of articles included below. Of course, it is yours
to download and keep as a reference for the future. And,
as in the past, you can either download specific articles,
or you may download the entire newsletter by clicking
the PDF link.
There are many Division members integrally involved
in putting this e-newsletter together. Their hard work
and dedication are certainly present. I thank them for
producing this issue for the Division. Specifically,
I want to thank each of the assistant editors and group
coordinators. Each of their names are listed in the body
below next to the substantive group. Without their superb
efforts, none of this would be possible.
I hope each of you enjoys this issue of Law Trends.
Next bar year, the publication will continue quarterly,
and we hope you continue to find it a source of valuable
information. If you are interested in either writing
an article or participating in the production of the
newsletter, please contact Jim Schwartz at attyjls@aol.com.
Jim has been the editor since its launch four years ago
and will continue as editor next year.
I hope to see you at the ABA Annual Meeting in New York!
Best regards,
Keith B. McLennan
Chair, General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
Dear Division Member:
I have been editor of LawTrends since its founding.
We are now completing our fourth year as a publication.
In that time, we have strived to bring you timely and
helpful articles and checklists—all to help you
in your daily practice.
For a publication like LawTrends to excel,
the people working on its behalf must be a dedicated
group of volunteers. To be sure, I have had the extreme
pleasure of benefitting from the efforts of such a group
this year. And so, with this being our final edition
of Law Trends for this bar year, I want to take
this opportunity to thank the men and women from the
Division who have volunteered their time and worked on LawTrends throughout
the year. They are as follows:
Assistant Editors
Kathleen Hopkins, Jane Kow, Scott Laufenberg, William
Schwab
Practice Area Group Coordinators
Lloyd Cohen, Richard DeMichele, Henry DeWoskin, Kenneth
Vercammen, Randi Whitehead
Practice Area Group Newsletter Editors
James Menton, Joan Swartz, Kenneth Vercammen, Randi Whitehead, David Wolfe
Lastly, I also want to recognize Tom Campbell and Susan
Wilson of the ABA staff. Without both of them, none of
this would be possible. Their dedication and zeal can
be seen in the product delivered to you, and I sincerely
want to say thank you to both of them for a job very
well done.
Without everyone’s incredible help and assistance,
none of this would have been possible. I again congratulate
each and every one of them and look forward to their
continued help next year.
Very truly yours,
Jim Schwartz
Editor
