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Procrastinators' on December 27, 2012

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Enjoy topics ranging from maritime law, health care, oil & gas, appellate and intellectual law to ethics and professionalism - all day or by the hour!

Earn 7 hours of CLE including 1 hour of Ethics and 1 hour of Professionalism

Conveniently located at the Pan Am Building, 11th Floor Auditorium, 601 Poydras Street, New Orleans

Early Bird Pricing and Reduced Rates for New Orleans Bar Association Members

Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am	Registration Opens
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Ethics - ’Tis the Season to Unwrap the Rules of Professional Conduct Unwrapping and understanding the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct is a gift you can share with other colleagues. We will unwrap the rules, recent developments and make a plan for avoiding ethical pitfalls in 2013 and years to come. Wanda Anderson Davis, Leefe, Gibbs, Sullivan, Dupré & Aldous LLC
10:10 am - 11:10 am	Professionalism in Mediation Professor Bobby M. Harges, Loyola University College of Law
11:20 am - 12:20 pm	Maritime Law Update 2012 A review of the significant Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit decisions from 2012 and a discussion of legal trends Grady S. Hurley, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm	Why Medical Malpractice Cases Are Often Tried to a Jury? Is it easier to try a case before a jury than a judge? Who is more likely to understand your case? Do you have to present your evidence differently to a jury? Nakisha Ervin-Knott, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, L.L.C.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	The ABC’s of an Oil and Gas Lease What clauses are “standard” in an oil and gas lease? What is the purpose and meaning of those clauses? Which common clauses should a lessor reject? What clauses should a lessor add to a standard form lease? Keith B. Hall, Louisiana State University Law Center
3:40 pm - 4:40 pm	Appellate Courts - Scope of Review Review of a final judgement on appeals is limited to the pleadings and evidence in the record issues are preserved by pleadings, proffers, and objections. The Hon. Rosemary Ledet, Louisiana Court of Appeal - Fourth Circuit
4:50 pm - 5:50 pm	Show Me the Monet: Art and Authenticity in the Law What makes a work of art “authentic”? Focusing on recent cases, the panelists will address the legal rights of artists, their buyers, and those in the marketplace. Lesli D. Harris, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC Thomas M. McEachin, Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin Walter F. Wolf, III

CLE Hours

Procrastinators' Programs (sm) offers 7 Hours of CLE including 1 Hour of Ethics and 1 Hour of Professionalism each day.

To Register

1. Call the Bar Office at (504) 525-7453 or

2. Email CC Kahr or

3. Complete the Registration Form and return to the New Orleans Bar Association by email, fax at (504) 525-6549, or mail to 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1505, New Orleans, LA 70130.