CLE Program Materials
Available materials are listed in their respective breakouts.
Approved for up to 9 hours CLE credit, including up to 2 hours Ethics, up to 3 hours NLCLE, up to 2 hours for the Salt Lake County Bar film and up to 1 hour for the Friday luncheon.
Dixie Center Floor
plan
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Friday,
March 13, 2009
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1 hour CLE |
Keynote Speaker: |
Jeffrey Thredgold, Economic Futurist - Ballroom C/E
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JEFF THREDGOLD is President of Thredgold Economic Associates, an economic consulting and professional speaking company based near Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jeff is the only economist in the world to have ever received the designation of CSP, or Certified Speaking Professional, the highest earned designation in the professional speaking.
His career includes 23 years with $102 billion banking giant KeyCorp, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist. He now serves as "economic consultant" to $55 billion Zions Bancorporation, which has banks in 10 states. He also serves as economic consultant to various other clients.
Jeff has appeared dozens of times on CNBC-TV... the nation's business networks, as well as numerous appearances on CNN, and is quoted regularly in the nation's financial press. He is a monthly contributor for the national publication Blue Chip Financial Forecasts and quarterly USA TODAY economic forecast surveys.
Jeff has been writing a weekly economic and financial newsletter, now entitled the Tea Leaf, for 33 years. His latest book, econAmerica, was released in July 2007 by Wiley & Sons. Other books include A Parent's Letter to My Children in School; Economy by Thredgold; and On the One Hand... The Economist's Joke Book.
He served as an adjunct professor of finance at the University of Utah for 16 years. He is a former member of both the Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association and the Economic Policy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. |
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Awards: |
- Dorothy Merrill Brothers - Advancement of Women in the
Legal Profession
- Raymond S. Uno - Advancement of Minorities in the Legal
Profession
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Breakout Sessions
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10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
1 hour CLE |
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Litigation
Ballroom C/E
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Transactional
Sunbrook C
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General
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Entrada B/C
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NLCLE
Sunbrook A/B |
General
II
Entrada A
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General
III
Ballroom A |
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The Twombly Effect
John H. Bogart, Howrey, LLP
Materials:
Living With Twombly
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We Want You!! Mentoring Made Easy
Jeffrey J. Hunt, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
Rodney G. Snow, Clyde Snow Sessions & Swenson
Materials:
New Lawyer Training Program Manual |
Perspective on Arbitration
Craig C. Coburn, Richards Brandt Miller & Nelson
James M. Elegante, - Holme Roberts & Owen
David W. Slaughter,Snow Christensen & Martineau
Lance Tanaka, American Arbitration Association
Adam T. Mow, Babcock Scott Babcock
Materials:
Arbitration Roadmap (agenda)
Considerations For Arbitration of Commercial Disputes
Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses - A Practical Guide |
Wills for Heroes Training - Basic Wills & Estate Planning
(NLCLE)
Deacon G. Haymond, Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough
Materials:
Basic Estate Planning Law In Utah
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Art of the Witness Interview
Bryant J. McConkie, Strong & Hanni |
Having Fun with the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act
Craig T. Peterson, Cathcart & Peterson |
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1 hour CLE |
Litigation
Ballroom C/E |
Transactional
Sunbrook B/C |
General
I
Entrada B/C |
NLCLE
Sunbrook A/B |
General
II
Entrada A |
General
III
Ballroom A |
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Construction Law Update
Brian J. Babcock, Babcock Scott & Babcock |
The Environmental Aspects of Renewable Energy Projects
Linda M. Bullen, Lionel Sawyer & Collins
Materials:
The Environmental Aspects of Renewable Energy Projects
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Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets and How Utah Attorneys Can Help
Diane D. Card, International Lawyer & Solo Practitioner |
Counseling Clients About Bank Accounts in an Era of Fraud and Financial Disorder
(NLCLE)
Scott H. Clark, Ray Quinney & Nebeker |
Child Witnesses
Hon. Anthony W. Ferdon, Third District Juvenile Court |
Working with Troubled Lawyers
(Ethics)
Sean Morris, Blomquist Hale
Lewis P. Reece, Snow Jensen & Reece
Cheri K. Gochberg
Materials:
Working With Troubled Lawyers
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12:45 -
2:00 p.m.
1 hour CLE |
Lunch Presentation
~ "Contrasting the Talmudic and American Legal Systems Approaches to the Financial Crisis, Criminal Defense, and Medical Malpractice" - Garden Room
(MUST REGISTER TO
ATTEND)
Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, Dean - Institute of American and Talmudic Law
Materials:
The Conference on Legal Ethics
Bankruptcy - A Viable Halachic Option?
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Sponsored by: Lewis B. Freeman & Partners Inc.
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6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
Salt Lake County Bar Film - "Presumed Innocent" |
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Leslie A. Lewis
Philip R. Fishler, Strong & Hanni
Michael R. Skolnick, Kipp & Christian
Mark R. Moffat, Brown, Bradshaw & Moffat
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| Sponsored by: Salt Lake County Bar Association |
| Saturday,
March 14, 2009
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9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
1 hour Ethics |
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GENIE Z. LABORDE, Ph.D. is a recognized leader in the field of communications theory and its practical applications. She is president of International Dialogue Education Associates, Inc., founded 1982, and her unique qualifications have been a major contribution to the success of the firm's Excellence Seminars.
Dr. Laborde holds a Ph.D. in Confluent Education from the University of California at Santa Barbara. The Confluent Education Degree Program, based on Gestalt Psychology applied to the educational process, was founded by a Ford Foundation grant for Innovative Education. Gestalt Psychology emphasizes the importance of perception in changing behaviors, decisions, and actions.
Dr. Laborde is the author of several books, including Influencing with Integrity: Management Skills for Communication and Negotiation, which has been translated into French, Japanese, Spanish, German, and Polish. She has produced video training films and courses that have been purchased by Fortune 500 Companies and educational institutions including Hewlett-Packard, Chase Manhattan Bank, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Rochester Institute of Technology, Continental Airlines, Eastman Kodak and others.
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10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
1 hour CLE
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Litigation
Entrada B/C |
Transactional
Ballroom A |
General
I
Entrada A |
NLCLE
Sunbrook A/B |
General
II
Sunbrook C |
General
III
Ballroom C/E |
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Making Your Case - The Art of Persuading Judges
Hon. Ben H. Hadfield, First District Court
Materials:
Making Your Case |
Financing, Workouts and Foreclosures on Condominium Projects
Brian Hulse
Brian Cheney, Snell & Wilmer, LLP |
How to Use the Recession to Prepare for Your Upcoming Liquidity Event
N. Todd Leishman, Durham Jones & Pinegar
Materials:
Using The Recession To Prepare For Your Liquidity Event |
60 Widgets in 60 Minutes
Lincoln Mead, Webmaster, Utah State Bar
Materials:
Tech Tips
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What Every Estate Planner Should Know About Veteran's Benefits
(NLCLE)
J. RobRoy Platt, Platt P.C.
Kevin D. Whatcott, Whatcott Barrett & Hagen
Materials:
Veterans' Aid & Attendence Pension
Veteran's Administration Benefits - Pension with Aid and Attendance |
The Future of the Judicial Selection and Confirmation in Utah
Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, Utah Supreme Court (moderator)
Sen. Gregory S. Bell, Senate District 22
Brody L. Keisel, Sanpete County Attorney's Office
Robert S. Yeates, CCJJ
Hon. Wallace Lee, Sixth District Court |
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1 hour CLE |
Continuing Legal Education Seminars and
lunches are intended for lawyers and their legal affiliates
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