Great Seminar and Events at ABA New York meeting for Solo & Small Firm Attorneys
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
Registration Opens > 8:00 a.m.
Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
ABA EXPO 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
America's Hall I/II, Hilton New York
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Day of Equality: 7 Habits of Highly Successful Women in the Industry—
Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
Nassau Suite B, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
3:45 p.m-5 . The Last Thing Hanging in the Closet: Legal Assistance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Domestic Violence Victims
Hilton New York Petit Trianon, 3rd Floor
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Day of Equalitea Reception
West Ballroom (3rd Floor), Hilton New York [Free]
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Litigation Welcome & Outreach Reception
Grand Salon, Lobby Level, Jumeirah
Essex House [across from Central Park] [Free]
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. LPM Gathering Reception The Atrium Room @ Remi Restaurant (145 West 53rd Street - between 6th and 7th Avenues) [Free] [approx 2 blocks from Hilton]
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. GP Chair’s Hospitality Suite
Plymouth Room, 9th Floor, Westin Times Square [Free] [approx 12 blocks from Hilton]
Friday, August 8—
6:45am Run 5 miles Central Park Start at NY Hilton
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. LPM Group Breakfast Sheraton
Riverside Ballroom (3rd Floor)
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Solo Day: Takin’ It to the House
Morgan Suite, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Solo Day: Running with the Big Dogs : How To Eat Well Without Being Swallowed Up. A
Primer on Getting Work from Large Law Firms
and Corporate Clients.
Nassau Suite A, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
Hilton New York Nassau Suite A, 2nd Floor
8:30 a.m. Improving Your Public Speaking Skills Center for Continuing Legal Education
Nassau Suite B, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CLE - Best of ABA TECHSHOW: Law Practice Management & Technology Tips Conference Room D, Executive Conference Center - Sheraton Towers
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Professional Development
Program—Presentation Skills:
Coaching & Tips for the IP
Practitioner
Starlight South Terrace, 18th Floor,
Waldorf=Astoria [approx 6 blocks from Hilton]
ABA EXPO 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
America's Hall I/II, Hilton New York
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Solo Day: The Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow Retirement Planning, Pensions & Estate Planning for You and Your Firm Hilton New York Nassau Suite A, 2nd Floor
2 :00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Working Together, Wherever You Are: The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools Conference Room D, Executive Conference Center, Sheraton New York LPM
3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Annual Survey of Supreme Court Decisions—Criminal Cases
Conference Room K, Executive Conference Center, Sheraton New York
This program will review and discuss the cases that came before the Supreme Court during the current term. Constitutional, evidentiary issues and habeas cases will be addressed.
5:30 p.m. to 7pm ABA Women Rainmakers Reception Sheraton New York
Lenox Ballroom, 2nd Floor
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception for the Sections of International Law,
The Starlight Roof, 18th Floor,
Waldorf=Astoria
Primary Sponsor: Section of International Law
Additional Sponsors: Section of Science &
Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and
Science & Technology Law [$$]
10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. GP Chair’s Hospitality Suite Plymouth, 9th Floor, Westin Times Square
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
6:45am Run 5 miles Central Park Start at NY Hilton
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CLE - Social Networking Sites: The Newest Tools for Investigative Research Conference Room D, Executive Conference Center - Sheraton
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
"Going Solo - Starting Your Own Firm"
Belasco Room, 5th Floor of the New York Marriott Marquis
[Approx 9 blocks from Hilton]
2pm Elder Law 2008—Expanding an Elder Law Practice General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division Nassau Suite A, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
Speakers:
Jay Foonberg, Esq. - Author of Best Sellers "How to
Start and Build a Law Practice" and "How to get and keep good clients', Beverly Hills, CA
Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq. - co-author "Nuts & Bolts of Elder Law", Edison, NJ
Charles Sabatino, director of the ABA's Commission on Law & Aging
Parag Patel, Esq. Iselin, NJ
Additional Sponsors: Senior Lawyers
Division, Young Lawyers Division,
Health Law Section, Section of Real
Property, Trust and Estate Law, Section of
Taxation; Commission on Law & Aging and Physical Disability Law
3:45 PM -5:15 The Lawyer’s Guide to Buying, Selling, Merging and/or Closing a Law Practice
General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
Nassau Suite B, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
GP Incoming Chair’s Event
Plymouth, 9th Floor, Westin Times Square
OPENING ASSEMBLY > 5:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Waldorf=Astoria
Admittance by Badge Only (No Charge)
The TomCats Jazz Aces
President’s Reception > 7:00 p.m. - 9
Museum of Modern Art MoMA, 11 West 53rd Street, New York [$]
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
6:45am Run 5 miles Central Park Start at NY Hilton
7:30 Solo Caucus Breakfast 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Westin Times Square, Gershwin II Room, 4th floor New York, New York
8:30 AM The Art of Impeachment
Madison Suite, 2nd Floor, Hilton New
York
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Future is Now! Blogs, Social Networks, Second Life and
How They are Changing the Legal Profession
Rendezvous Trianon, 3rd Floor, Hilton New York
Primary Sponsor: Section of Science & Technology
Voting- House of Delegates ABA
The polls will be open during the following hours:
Thursday, August 7 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, August 8 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 9 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 10 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, August 11 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Six Delegates-at-Large are elected at each Annual
Meeting to serve a three-year term in the House
of Delegates. Any member of the Association is
eligible to be a Delegate-at-Large, although of the
six elected each year, no two may be accredited to
the same state, territory or possession. Nominations
for Delegates at Large are made by written petition.
At this Annual Meeting, there will also be two
Delegate-at-Large elected to fill vacancies. All
ABA lawyer members who have registered at the
Annual Meeting are entitled to vote for Delegates-
at-Large. Voting will commence on Thursday,
August 7, and continue until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
