Dear Division Member:
Below is the first issue of Law Trends for
the 2008–09 bar year. As always, the editors believe
this is a very exciting issue, and I am very happy to
present it to you. As with prior issues, this e-newsletter
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, we are continuing to present a portion
of a book recently published by the Division about giving
representation and counsel to small corporations. This
book not only covers most issues attorneys will face
while representing a small company but also has a CD
containing most forms attorneys will need in that representation.
Please take a look at the article; if you like what you
see, you can then click through to purchase the book.
Also in this issue is a new area containing articles
that are of interest to Young Lawyers concerning the
Solo/Small Firm Practice Setting. We are very pleased
to add this new area to Law Trends, and we will
be publishing articles quarterly in this area.
With this issue, Law Trends is now in its fifth
year. We hope you agree that with each issue, Law
Trends continues to provide meaningful articles
for each of you. We trust that this issue, like the others,
will be helpful to you in your daily practice. I encourage
you to take just a few moments to read the list of articles
below. Of course, the issue 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.
I hope each of you enjoys this issue of Law Trends.
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 is now in his fifth year as editor-in-chief, and
I thank him for his work and dedication.
Best regards,
Robert A. Zupkus
Chair, General Practice,
Solo & Small Firm Division
Featured
Editor
Kathleen Hopkins is a founding member of the Seattle, Washington, law firm Real Property Law Group, PLLC. Kathleen limits her practice to commercial real property transactions, finance, commercial leasing and related issues. She is a frequent speaker and writer on real property, leasing, and creditors’ rights issues. Kathleen is very active in leadership positions for the American Bar Association. Presently she is on the ABA Board of Governors and chairs its Investments subcommittee. She recently completed a term as the editor-in-chief of the ABA magazine Business Law Today. She is an ex-officio member of the ABA General Practice Solo & Small Firm Division’s Executive Council, a member of the Division’s Publications Board, an assistant editor of the Division’s e-newsletter Law Trends, and the vice-chair of the Division’s Real Estate Law Committee. Kathleen is also a member of the ABA Business Law Section Executive Council and its Finance Committee, and chairs the ABA Business Law Section’s Real Estate Financing Subcommittee. In addition, she is a fellow and Washington co-chair of the American Bar Foundation Fellows. Kathleen has a wonderful spouse and the world’s greatest law partners, who support her doing bar service. She can be contacted at 1326 Fifth Avenue, Suite 654, Seattle, WA 98101, 206-625-0404, email: khopkins@rp-lawgroup.com.
