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Procrastinators' on December 28, 2012

Friday, December 28, 2012

Enjoy topics ranging from updates on BP, labor and employment, the Orleans Master Plan, litigation, and technology 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 James M. Garner, Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.
10:10 am - 11:10 am	Professionalism - Too Many Lost: Suicide, Depression and Other Destructive Forces - How Can We Help Ourselves and Others? Ann H. Abbrecht, MS, LPC, NCC Alan J. Yacoubian, Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian
11:20 am - 12:20 pm	Maritime Law - BP Settlement Philip S. Brooks, Jr., Montgomery Barnett, L.L.P.
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm	Social Media, Protected Activity & the NLRB Employers are facing tricky legal issues when dealing with employee comments on social media. What is protected under federal law may surprise you. Sidney F. Lewis, V, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	The Status of the New Orleans Master Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Alvin C. Miester, III, Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C. Stephen D. Villavaso, Villavaso & Associates, LLC
3:40 pm - 4:40 pm	Law and Technology: Tips and Trends Major topics will include (1) how to incorporate smart phone technology and iPad technology into your practice with both practical applications and sources of legal research and information; (2) security concerns and what to do to practice law safely in a technological space; and (3) using social media to your advantage in litigation – and avoiding sanctions or problems from mis-use. Lauren E. Godshall, Curry & Friend, PLC
4:50 pm - 5:50 pm	Daubert Motions in State Court Daubert motions are used to prevent “junk science” in the courtroom, but what are other grounds for excluding experts? A review of how to challenge as well as how to handle challenges on the admissibility of expert opinion Andrew D. Mendez, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

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.

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