October 4, Thursday

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

YLD Information & Registration Desk - Foyer

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Council Meeting - Salon E

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Council Dinner – The VanLandingham Estate

8:15 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.

First Timers Reception - Myers Park

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Welcome Reception - The Forum Roof Garden

October 5, Friday - CLE/PD Day

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m

YLD Information & Registration Desk - Foyer

8:00 a.m - 8:30 a.m.

First Timer’s Orientation - Myers Park/Dilworth

8:00 a.m - 8:30 a.m.

Continential Breakfast - Pre-Function/Balcony

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Plenary Session - Sorry, I don’t speak “Lawyer:” Effectively Communicating with Non-Lawyers - Salons DE

Brian Parsley, Certified Professional Behavior Analyst, Charlotte, NC

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m

Tips on Building an Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Practice
Cosponsored by the ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development
Room: Salon A

Housing and community development law is a practice area in which one can do well while doing good, and involves both litigation and transactional work. Learn how to develop this niche which is valuable to large firms, law school clinical programs, or government. Topics to be covered include:

• practice area overview
• career paths
• plusses and challenges of practice area
• transaction examples
• skills set and knowledge base development

Diane Standaert Esq., (Moderator), UNC Center for Civil Rights, Chapel Hill, NC; Sherrod Banks, Esq., The Banks Law Firm, Durham, NC; Susan Ellinger, Esq., Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton, PLLC, Raleigh, NC; and David Jones, Esq., Kennedy Covington, Charlotte NC

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m

International Law 101: Immigration and Business Law
Cosponsored by the ABA Section of International Law
Room: Salon B

As the global marketplace expands, young lawyers will increasingly need familiarity with international law, especially international business law and immigration law. This program will provide you with the basics of both of these areas, allowing you to handle legal issues in these arenas should they arise and potentially expand your practice. Two experts in international business law and immigration law will explain the fundamentals, as well as focusing on employment immigration matters and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Jacqueline Bares, Partner, Kennedy Covington, Charlotte, NC and Steve Hader, Partner, Moore & VanAllen, Charlotte, NC

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m

Examining the Tripartite Relationship Connecting the Policyholder, Carrier and Defense Counsel
Cosponsored by the ABA Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section
Room: Salon C

Join our panel of experts to explore and examine the rights, privileges and ethics surrounding the tripartite relationship connecting the policyholder, carrier and defense counsel. This session will:

• delve into the policyholder's "right" to Cumis counsel
• tackle the thorny evidentiary issues that Cumis counsel spawns
• include a lively discussion concerning the myriad ethical issues arising from the tripartite relationship

Bruce P. Austin, Attorney, San Bernardino, CA; Erika L. Blomquist, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX and Kathleen H. Dooley, Member, Helms Mullis & Wicker, Charlotte, NC

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m

Beyond Basics – Financial Planning for Young Lawyers - Salon F

Most Young Lawyers have very little time to dedicate to their personal financial planning. Come to this session and in less than one hour learn how to “Build Your Financial House” and what steps you need to take to go from the basics to the next level of financial planning. If after attending this session you want more personal advice, make an appointment to spend a few minutes one-on-one with the ABE sponsored financial planner.

Kelly A. Abeles, American Bar Endowment, Chicago, IL and Thomas Haunty, North Star Resource Group, Madison, WI

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Contract Basics
Cosponsored by the ABA YLD Business Law Committee, the ABA YLD Law Practice Management Committee, and the ABA YLD Public Utilities, Transportation and Telecommunications Law Committee
Room: Salon A

Everyone, lawyers and non-lawyers alike, encounter contracts on a regular basis. If you buy a home, unless you purchase it outright, you sign a loan contract. If you rent a home, you sign a lease agreement. Before using software, you are asked to accept a licensing agreement.

Attorneys regularly enter into engagement agreements with their clients. Yet, you may still have lots of questions about contracts:

• Another person reached an oral agreement with my client - can my client sue that person for breach of contract?
• Can two contracting parties reach any agreement they want or are there limitations?
• Are there certain provisions that should appear in every contract?
• Exactly what does “boilerplate” mean, anyway?
• What about provisions specific to certain types of contracts?

Come join us for answers to these questions and more.

Chris Fortier (Moderator), Attorney, Vienna, VA; Elizabeth A. Bleakley, Attorney, The Law Office of Elizabeth A. Bleakley, LLC, Chicago, IL; James L. Kopecky Attorney, James L. Kopecky, P.C., Chicago, IL and Harsharn K Makkar, Makkar Law Firm LLC, Duluth, GA

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Basics: Keeping Your Clients Out of Jail
Cosponsored by the ABA Health Law Section
Room: Salon B

When someone sends you business, you want to reward them – maybe with a nice gift, or a discount on rent or services, or even by involving them in a business venture with you on favorable terms. If you’re a healthcare provider, though, these sorts of kind impulses can cost you substantial penalties and even jail time. This session will provide:

• a basic overview of federal laws concerning healthcare fraud and abuse, including the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law
• practical tips on identifying key issues early to prevent or remedy potential violations

William W. Horton, Attorney., Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC, Birmingham, AL

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Movie Magic: How the Masters Try Cases
Cosponsored by the ABA Litigation Section
Room: Salon C

It’s Showtime! The drama of the courtroom is often compared to the drama of film with its suspense, comedy, stars and bit players. This unique program combines legal education with Hollywood entertainment. Steve Rosen will use clips from Academy Award-winning films to analyze approaches taken by the actors and illustrate how to best handle a variety of everyday trial problems. Don’t miss this chance to watch some of Hollywood’s greatest actors portray trial attorneys, judges, and witnesses in courtroom scenes.

Steven O. Rosen, Attorney, The Rosen Law Firm, Portland, OR

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Luncheon: 60 Sites in 60 Minutes
Cosponsored by the ABA Law Practice Management Section
Room: Salon DC

The Internet is now an essential part of a successful law practice, and some really great web resources on legal technology, practice finance and management, ethics, marketing, and malpractice prevention are available at the click of a mouse. This is a perennial favorite at the annual ABA TECHSHOW, always one of the best-attended sessions of the conference. You'll be treated to a rapid-fire presentation by top legal technologists, reviewing the latest essential websites (and some fun ones too). Don't forget to check out the 60 Sites Hall of Fame (www.techshow.com/60sitesHOF) to see sites featured in previous years.

Debbie Foster, Founder and President, InTouch Legal, Largo, FL; Blair Janis, Attorney, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, South Jordan, UT and Adriana Linares, Legal Technology Trainer, LawTech Partners, Orlando, FL

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Help I'm a Boss! The Practical and Legal Do's and Don'ts of Supervising Others
Cosponsored by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
Room: Salon A

Young lawyers are often thrust into a work environment that is unfamiliar to them. Many are supervising staff and assistants for the first time without an understanding of the employment laws that may affect them. This program will provide the basics of key employment laws to attorneys, particularly in their role as a "supervisor" in the workplace. The program will feature practical tips that attorneys can use and advice on how to avoid getting into trouble. This program is designed to provide all attorneys with information relevant to their own workplace.

Natalie Bolling, Attorney, Barker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Birmingham, AL and Candice S. Wooten, Attorney, Constangy Brooks & Smith, LLC, Winston Salem, NC

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

(Ethics) The Top 10 Things That Get Tax Lawyers in Trouble for Malpractice
Cosponsored by the ABA Tax Law Section
Room: Salon B

When the average tax practitioner thinks about a conflict, the conflict typically concerns the possible disqualification from a matter and perhaps even the need to disgorge fees or at least soothe the hurt feelings of an “abandoned” client. Those of a more sober mindset might also consider the possibility of a disciplinary proceeding. However, as the distinguished panelists will discuss, veteran legal malpractice defense lawyers know that a conflict – or an alleged conflict – can turn an otherwise defensible malpractice claim into a nightmare.

Matthew P. McLaughlin (Moderator), Attorney, Balch & Bingham LLP Jackson, MS; Christopher Rizek, Attorney, Caplin & Drysdale, Washington, DC ; Paul Koning, Partner, Hughes & Luce LLP, Dallas, TX and Joe Lundy, Attorney, Alas Loss Prevention Consultant, Rancho Mirage, CA

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

An Introduction to Business Courts
Cosponsored by the ABA Section of Business Law
Room: Salon C

The ABA Section of Business Law has been a champion of specialized business courts and commercial litigation programs. In this session a panel of judges and attorneys who are experts in this area will:

• address the benefits of such specialization
• include an overview of the development of business courts nationally
• provide valuable and practical advice about creating new business courts and practicing before them

Judge C. Darnell Jones, II, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Merrick (Rick) Gross, Shareholder, Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, FL; Mitchell Bach, Attorney, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Philadelphia, PA and Robert Fuller, Attorney, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., Charlotte, NC

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Alimony 101
Cosponsored by the ABA Family Law Section
Room: Salon A

This program will present an overview of the issues surrounding alimony. It will provide practical tips for young lawyers on how to prepare a dependent spouse’s case for alimony and how to minimize the non-dependent spouse’s exposure to alimony.

Cassandra Mae Kelleher (moderator), Attorney, The New York State Assembly, Albany, NY; Paul A DeJesse, Jr, Attorney, Gilpin & Hatcher, Charlotte, NC and Cynthia Pauley Leone, Attorney, Charlotte, NC

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Getting What You Want: A Review of Negotiation Skills
Cosponsored by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
Room: Salon B

This 90 minute presentation will outline the steps in preparing for a negotiation, discuss factors to consider in picking a strategy, and demonstrate both how to use and how to counter some of the most common negotiation tactics. The presentation will end with an audience participation demonstration followed by group critique of the approaches used by participants in the demonstration. You are guaranteed to take away at least one useable tip, and be entertained in the process.

Daniel S. Terrell (moderator), Attorney, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Mandeville, LA and DeWitt F. "Mac" McCarley, City Attorney, Charlotte, NC

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Ethical Responsibilities Between Judges and Lawyers in Litigation
Cosponsored by the ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference
Room: Salon C

Experienced members of the bench and bar will share practical advice and tips on ethical behavior in the courtroom. This program will:

• focus on Rule 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 of the ABA Model Rules for Professional Conduct and the Model Code of Judicial Conduct relating to courtroom proceedings
• cover the interplay between the lawyer and the judge in proceedings
• examine how the Model Rules and Model Code relate to one another

Gloria Wilson Shelton (moderator) Chair, Lawyers Conference and Chief Counsel, Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, Annapolis, MD; Honorable Joan Davenport, Administrative Law Judge, District of Columbia Honorable James Wynn, Chair, ABA Judicial Division and Senior Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, Raleigh, NC; L. Neal Ellis, Jr., Executive Committee, Lawyers Conference and Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP, Raleigh, NC; Peter A. Schulte; Executive Committee, Lawyers Conference and Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Dallas TX

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Membership Board - Meyers Park

5:30 p.m - 6:00 p.m.

Diversity Team Meeting - Eastover

6:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

YLD Dinner/Dance - Lowes Motor Speedway

October 6, Saturday - Bar Leadership/Public Service Day

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

YLD Information & Registration Desk - Foyer

8:00 a.m. – 2:15pm

Young Bar Leader Summit: The Next Generation and Bar Leadership Programming (Breakfast and Lunch included) - Salon ABC/DE/FGH

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Affiliate Newsletter Team - Dilworth

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Leadership Advisory Board - Eastover