Join the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (RPTE) for the ABA 2009 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Network with colleagues, earn CLE credits in your law specialty and catch up on the latest practice trends!

The meeting will also feature the world's largest legal EXPO, providing an array of goods and services pertaining to the practice of law. And don't forget to enjoy the many exciting sites, restaurants and shops in the great city of Chicago!

For complete ABA Annual meeting registration details, click here. RPTE CLE programs and co-sponsored CLE programs include the following:

RPTE CLE Programs

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Friday, July 31, 2009

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Acapulco, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Co-Sponsor: Young Lawyers Division

Negotiating Agreements in a Cross-Cultural Setting - When Yes Might Mean No
When negotiating a business deal with persons from another cultural background, what does a handshake mean? Does the other party really mean "no" when that party says "yes"? Will your gestures or approach send the wrong message to a person based in a different culture and having different cultural expectations? Panelists will discuss the nuances of negotiating deals with diverse populations.

Moderator:
Arnettia Wright, Esq., Wright Law Group, P.C., Washington, DC

Speakers:
Jia Zhao, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Chicago, IL
Mona E. Dajani, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Chicago, IL
Byron G. Buck II, Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

 

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Acapulco, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Co-Sponsors: Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources and Young Lawyers Division

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Who Will Regulate, How Will It Be Done, and Who Will Pay?
This panel will examine contending approaches to regulate greenhouse gases on the federal, state, regional and local levels. The merits and politics of federal cap and trade policies and carbon taxes will be considered. Also, if climate change is a global program, what role (if any) should state and local land use regulations play? The panelists will discuss and debate these important issues.

Moderator:
Professor Steven J. Eagle, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, VA

Speakers:
James M. Van Nostrand - Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY
Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Philadelphia, PA

 

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Acapulco, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago

LULUs (Locally Unwanted Land Uses) - A Panel Discussion
A joint program of the State and Local Government Law Section and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section discussing striking a balance between community needs, developer rights, and local government regulation. Getting all of these parties to the table to work out community concerns yet promote smart growth and development is the challenge facing community activists, local governments, and developers today.

Moderator:
Kenneth A. Tinkler, Carlton Fields PA, Tampa, FL

Speakers:
Charles Byrum, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chicago, IL
Danielle Meltzer Cassel, Vedder Price PC, Chicago, IL
Daniel Lauber, AICP, Law Office of Danile Lauber, River Forest, IL
Victor P. Filippini, Jr., Holland & Knight, Chicago, IL

 

Sunday, August 2, 2009

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Acapulco, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Co-Sponsor: Section of Business Law

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: Current Issues with Alternative Financing Vehicles
Panelists will review current issues with the use of REMICs, mezzanine lending, tenant in common financing and Delaware statutory trusts, and the prospects for use of these alternative financing vehicles in the future.

Speakers:
Timothy J. Boyce, Dechert LLP, Charlotte, NC
Steven R. Davidson, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Chicago, IL
Norman M. Powell, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE
Ed Hannon, Freeborn & Peters LLP, Chicago, IL

 

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Acapulco, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago

Tax Opportunities and Pitfalls in Real Estate Workouts
We will explore the tax impact if debt is discharged in a sale or by agreement among the parties. We will discuss the recently enacted tax law change that allows for deferral of cancellation of debt income as well as other ways to eliminate recognition of debt discharge income (for example, exclusions for principle residence debt, bankruptcy, insolvency, purchase price adjustment, and qualified real property indebtedness). We will also address how a modification of the terms of a debt instrument can cause tax concerns even if the principal remains intact, and ways to reduce that tax exposure. Lastly, we will focus on cross border debt workouts and the added tax pressures that may put on a transaction.

Speakers:
Mark Stone, Holland & Knight, New York, NY
Michael Hirschfeld, Dechert LLP, New York , NY
Kenneth C. Wright, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Orlando, FL

 

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Acapulco, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Co-Sponsors: Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources and Forum on the Construction Industry

Anywhere the Wind Blows - Real-Estate Related Legal Issues Related to Wind Energy Development
The program will include a panel of speakers that will include practitioners with local and national wind energy experience. It will include speakers from the RPTE Section and the Public Contracts Section. The panel will discuss real-estate related legal issues covering the basics of wind energy development in the U.S. Besides a general overview of wind energy development in the U.S., the panel will cover a variety of topics relevant to the development and financing of wind energy projects today, including but not limited to, site development, landowner documents, financing, project development and tax credits/incentives. The panel is available to cover some of the "hot topics" facing wind energy developments such as permitting, interconnection and transmission and grid issues.

Speakers:
Peter J. Comodeca, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, Cleveland, OH
Kathleen K. Law, Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines, IA
Brian L. Sedlak, Jones Day, Chicago, IL
Rick Riggs, McAfee & Taft, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK

 

 

RPTE Co-Sponsored CLE Programs

Thursday, July 30, 2009

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
Crystal Ballroom A, Green Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Co-Sponsors: Commission on Women in the Profession and Section of Law Practice Management

The Credit Crisis - "How Compensation Practices Adversely Affect the Advancement of Women and Minorities in the Law, and How We Must Change Them"

 

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Plaza Ballroom B, Lobby Level, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: Section of Health Law

"Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Workshop"

 

Saturday, August 1, 2009

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Gold Coast, Bronze Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

"Bankruptcy for Non-Bankruptcy Attorneys: What every family law, criminal law, real estate and litigation attorney should know if a party files bankruptcy"

 

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Soldier Field, Bronze Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

"Storm Clouds on Your Title and Other Natural or Unnatural Occurrences in Land Conveyancing"

 

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Gold Coast, Bronze Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

"Being Prepared: A Lawyers Guide to Dealing with Disability and Unexpected Events"

 

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Zurich Salon E, Concourse Level, Event Centre, Swissotel
Primary Sponsor: Section of Health Law

"Health Plans: The Changing Landscape"

 

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Soldier Field, Bronze Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

"Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate - New ideas to Expand & Excel Your Practice"

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Regency Ballroom D, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities

"Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity: Ethical Challenges and Strategies in an Age of Elder Abuse"

 

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Columbus Hall, Gold Level, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: Section of Litigation

"Hot Topics in Environmental Law Program"

 

3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Gold Coast, Bronze Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Primary Sponsor: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

"How Solo and Small Firm Law & Family Law Practice Owners Can Build a More Efficient, and More Effective Dream Law Business ...That Clients Love...While Working Half the Time"

 

Sunday August 2, 2009

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Zurich Salon E, Concourse Level, Event Centre, Swissotel
Primary Sponsor: Section of Health Law

"The New Era of Retirement Plan Investments"

 

Additional Annual Meeting CLE Programs - Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity

 

 

For more information, please contact Hillary Clark:

Hillary Clark
Meetings Registrar
PH: 312-988-5683
clarkh@staff.abanet.org