Thursday, June 19th |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Registration and Reception |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own |
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Friday, June 20th |
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Office Organization/Set-up - Part One - The Tangibles
A. Setting Up Practice - Who's in Charge Here?
B. Furniture and Equipment (Where Do Filing Cabinets Come From?)
C. The Electronics - All the Stuff You Need But Dont Know About Yet
D. The Consumables (Paper and Pencils; Where do they come from?)
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| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Office Organization/Setup - Part Two – The Intangibles (Sort of)
A. Insurance (What Do I Need to Protect Against?)
B. Practice Resources (Books vs. Internet Resources)
C. Staff – How to Get and Keep the Right People
D. Software (Client Management, Legal)
E. Marketing
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| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Exhibitor Showcase and Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Practice Management – Part One – (“I Need Clients!”)
A. Selecting Areas of Practice (Nobody Should Do it All)
B. Clients, Cases and Cash; Which Cases to Take, Which to Avoid
C. Keep Clients Coming Back – A Few Pointers
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| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon |
| 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Practice Management – Part Two – (“I Have Clients. Help!”)
A. Case Management (How to Serve Your Clients and Preserve Your Sanity)
B. Calendaring, Conflict Checks and Time Management
C. Cloning – Being in Two Courts at Once
D. Can I Ever Take a Vacation?
E. Partnerships – The Other Civil Union
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| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Showcase and Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | The Business of a Law Practice (Money, Money Everywhere, But Not in My Pocket!)
A. Overhead Expenses Can Drive You Underground
B. Billing Practices (Bill Monthly, Collect What You Bill)
C. Office Financial Management Software
D. General and Trust Accounts (Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)
E. Do I Need Professional Help? (Hint: Yes - Hire a CPA)
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| 4:45 p.m. | Annual Business and Board of Governors Meetings |
| 4:45 – 6:00 p.m. | NHBA Hospitality Suite |
| 6:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 7:00 p.m. | Honors & Awards Banquet
President Eleanor Wm. Dahar Presiding
- Recognition of 50-year Members
- Recognition of Recently Retired Members of the Judiciary
- Recognition of Recently Appointed Members of the Judiciary
Presentation of the:
- NHBA Justice William Grimes Award for Judicial Professionalism
- NHBA Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession
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| 9:00 p.m. - Midnight | Vegas Casino Night |
| 10:00 p.m. - Midnight | NHBA Hospitality Suite |
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Saturday, June 21st |
| 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast for overnight guests |
| 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | CLE Breakfast Program – TBA |
| 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | CLE Breakfast Video Replay Program – TBA |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Exhibitor Showcase and Refreshment Break |
| 6:00 p.m. | Annual Meeting Reception |
| 7:00 p.m. | Annual Meeting Banquet
- Recognition of Outgoing Officers & Board Members
- Presentation of Bar Leadership Gavel to 2008-09 President Ellen L. Arnold
- Recognition of Outgoing Bar President Eleanor Wm. Dahar
- Recognition of Incoming Officers & Board Members
- E. Donald Dufresne Award for Outstanding Professionalism
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| 9:00 p.m. - Midnight | Music and Dancing |
| 10:00 p.m. - Midnight | NHBA Hospitality Suite |
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Sunday, June 22nd |
| 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 11:00 a.m. | Checkout |
