STAFF COUNSEL COMMITTEE

CLE Opportunities

The Staff Counsel Committee is sponsoring the following CLE programs:

CLE Program: Conflict of Interest and Ethical Considerations in Representing Insureds and Insurers in Personal Injury Litigation
TIPS Committee Main Sponsor: Staff Counsel Committee

TIPS Committee Co-sponsors: Automobile Law, Commercial Transportation Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Medicine and Law, Ethics and Professionalism, Insurance Coverage Litigation and Trial Techniques Committees

Topic: Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Considerations in Representing Insureds and Insurers in Personal Injury Litigation
Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009      Time: 2-3:30 PM    Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago
Moderator: Jay Young     Program Speakers: Katherine E. Giddings, Akerman Senterfitt, Tallahassee, Florida John M. Williams, Delev Williams, Cincinnati, Ohio Scott P. Drawe, Drawe & Maland, Minnesota

Note:Staff Counsel Committee is co-sponsoring several CLE programs at the ABA Annual Meeting, currently as follows. Be sure to check exact times and locations before attending.

Upcoming CLE Programs

Topic:Alternative Dispute Resolution     Date: Friday, July 31 Time: 8:30-10:00
CLE Program: The Psychology of Negotiation

Topic: Trial Technique Date: Friday, July 31 Time: 8:30-10:00
CLE Program: “How to ‘Try’ Your Case in ADR

Topic: Employment Law Date: Friday, July 31 Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
CLE Program: CLE Program: Litigating the Workplace Harassment Case

Topic: Ethics and Professionalism Date: Saturday, August 1     Time: 8:30-10:00
CLE Program: Attorney Depression – It’s More than Just a Bad Day in Court

Topic: Medicine and Law Date: Saturday, August 1     Time: 2:00-3:30 PM

CLE Program: Winning Your Case Through Medical Experts

Webcasts

Fall 2009 Webcast
Topic: Preventing and Defending Insurance Bad Faith Claims: Current Trends and Strategies. How to respond to “time sensitive” demands from plaintiff’s counsel Dealing with onerous discovery tactics –they want more than just the claim file. What the “good faith” claim file should contain.
Date: TBD     Time: TBD     Moderator: Ron Ritchie

Public Service Projects

Our Public Service Project involves collecting school supplies for homeless or underprivileged students. For Chicago, Staff Counsel is working with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, which has set up a school supply drive for Webster Elementary School in Chicago, and has set up a web-page through an organization called “Kits for Kids.”

For a mere $12, you can buy a school supply package for one child for an entire year. There are also back-packs available for an additional fee.

This follows our similar successful project at the Edgerley Family Community Children’s Center in Boston in February.

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