Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF)

Advanced Family Law

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:02:00 +0000

Part of ICLEF’s July 19-21, 2012 Master’s Series Conference

ICLEF is pleased to present advanced-level seminars, known collectively as The Master’s Series, for those practitioners who require a distinct level of continuing legal education in their respective fields. Trademarks of The Master’s Series include a low faculty-to-attendee ratio, seating arrangements that facilitate interaction, and topics designed to make you think, while providing you with answers to the tough questions and difficult situations you may encounter in your practice. Attendance will be limited so register soon! Six of ICLEF’s Master’s Series programs including Advanced Family Law will meet concurrently Friday and Saturday, July 20-21 while also allowing for time to enjoy fellowship and all there is to see and do at the French Lick Springs Resort and Casino as well as the remarkable setting of the neighboring West Baden Springs Resort. To see all available advanced level seminars at this years Master’s Series Conference, Click Here.

Advanced Family Law, 6 CLE / .5 E
July 20-21, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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Discussion Topics:
• Collaborative Law
• Bankruptcy Issues in Divorce
• Financial Considerations within Divorce
• Case Law Update
• Issues Relating to the Updated Emancipation Rules

Program Faculty:
• Mary Foley Panszi, Chair, Lewis Wagner LLP, Indianapolis., IN
• Andrew R. Bloch, Beasley & Gilkison, Muncie, IN
• Michael J. Hebenstreit, Witham Hebenstreit Zubek, Indianapolis, IN
• David Hydek, Raymond James & Associates, Indianapolis, IN
• Jason Llewellyn, Raymond James & Associates, Indianapolis, IN
• Holly Wanzer, Wanzer Edwards PC, Indianapolis, IN

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Plus,

Pardon The Interruption (PTI): Ethics, 3 CLE / 3 E
July 19, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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Join us as our conference begins this year with an engaging and entertaining look at ethics. The ICLEF PTI: Ethics seminar will address relevant ethical issues in a format similar to the popular ESPN sports program “PTI”. The program is chaired by James J. Bell, Bingham Greenebaum Doll, and will feature well-known and highly regarded faculty members:
• Kevin P. Farrell, Cline Farrell Christie & Lee, P.C.
• Lynnette Gray, Johnson Gray & MacAbee, Franklin
• Charles “Chuck” Kidd, Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission
• Kevin P. McGoff, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
• Patrick A. Shoulders, Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP

ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Advanced Individual Bankruptcy Law: Chapters 7, 11 & 13

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:01:33 +0000

Part of ICLEF’s July 19-21, 2012 Master’s Series Conference

ICLEF is pleased to present advanced-level seminars, known collectively as The Master’s Series, for those practitioners who require a distinct level of continuing legal education in their respective fields. Trademarks of The Master’s Series include a low faculty-to-attendee ratio, seating arrangements that facilitate interaction, and topics designed to make you think, while providing you with answers to the tough questions and difficult situations you may encounter in your practice. Attendance will be limited so register soon! Six of ICLEF’s Master’s Series programs including Advanced Individual Bankruptcy Law: Chapters 7, 11 & 13 will meet concurrently Friday and Saturday, July 20-21 while also allowing for time to enjoy fellowship and all there is to see and do at the French Lick Springs Resort and Casino as well as the remarkable setting of the neighboring West Baden Springs Resort. To see all available advanced level seminars at this years Master’s Series Conference, Click Here.

Advanced Individual Bankruptcy Law: Chapters 7, 11 & 13, 6 CLE / .5 E
July 20-21, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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Discussion Topics:
• Dischargeability Actions
• Chapter 7 Eligibility
• The Propriety of “Secret” Settlements in Chapter 7 & 13
• Dealing with the Chapter 13 Creditor that your Client Forgot to Mention Before you Filed
• Southern District and National Rules Update
• 7th Circuit Case Update
• Civil/Criminal Debtor Audits
• “Sovereign Citizens” in Bankruptcy
• UST and AG Lender Settlements
• Changes to and Effects of New and Improved Rules 3001
• The New Movement Towards “One Chapter” Bankruptcy
• You Still Can’t Produce the Mortgage Note? – The Saga of “Where’s Waldo” Continues…
• Dick’s Book Review: Boomerang by Michael Lewis – Financial Crisis in Iceland, Ireland, Greece, and (yes) California
• Consumer Corner – Who is Filing 7 and 13 Today and Why
• Fraudulent Transfers – Has a Recent Decision Changed the Playing Field?
• Municipal Bankruptcies – Our Next Growth Industry?
• Property of the Estate or of the Debtor – A Pop Quiz
• Attorney’s Duty to Investigate a New Client’s Past Misdeeds and What is Your Obligation to Disclose Prior Criminal Acts, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, or Conversion
• Duty of a Debtor’s Attorney (and Resulting Liability) to Third Parties Where Funds are Held in the Attorney’s Trust Account
• Suing Creditors in Bankruptcy – Available Cause of Action
• Propriety of Jury Trials in Bankruptcy
• Life Insurance Exemptions

Program Faculty:
• John R. Carr, III, Co-Chair, Ayres Carr & Sullivan, P.C., Indianapolis, IN
• Gary L. Hostetler, Co-Chair, Hostetler & Kowalik, P.C., Indianapolis, IN
• Hon. Basil H. Lorch, III, US Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana, New Albany, IN
• Kevin P. Dempsey, United States Bankruptcy Court, Indianapolis, IN
• Ronald J. Moore, United States Trustees Office, Indianapolis, IN
• Joseph F. McGonigal, United States Trustees Office, Indianapolis, IN
• Debra L. Miller, Standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee, South Bend, IN
• J. Richard Ransel, Thorne Grodnik, LLP, Elkhart, IN • William J. Tucker, Tucker | Hester, LLC, Indianapolis, IN
• Mark S. Zuckerberg, Bankruptcy Law Office of Mark S. Zuckerberg, P.C., Indianapolis, IN

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Plus,

Pardon The Interruption (PTI): Ethics, 3 CLE / 3 E
July 19, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Advanced Environmental Law

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:50:06 +0000

Part of ICLEF’s July 19-21, 2012 Master’s Series Conference

ICLEF is pleased to present advanced-level seminars, known collectively as The Master’s Series, for those practitioners who require a distinct level of continuing legal education in their respective fields. Trademarks of The Master’s Series include a low faculty-to-attendee ratio, seating arrangements that facilitate interaction, and topics designed to make you think, while providing you with answers to the tough questions and difficult situations you may encounter in your practice. Attendance will be limited so register soon! Six of ICLEF’s Master’s Series programs including Advanced Environmental Law will meet concurrently Friday and Saturday, July 20-21 while also allowing for time to enjoy fellowship and all there is to see and do at the French Lick Springs Resort and Casino as well as the remarkable setting of the neighboring West Baden Springs Resort. To see all available advanced level seminars at this years Master’s Series Conference, Click Here.

Advanced Environmental Law, 6 CLE
July 20-21, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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Discussion Topics:
• IDEM’s New Remediation Program Guide (RPG) and Remediation Closure Guide (RCG)
- Transition policy
- New cleanup levels
- Vapor intrusion
- EPA feedback/MOU applicability
- Independent Closure Process
- Plume behavior/evaluation
- ERC issues
- Off-site property owner rights and responsibilities
- IDEM staff training
- Issues lawyers will face under new guidance

• Federal Regulatory Initiatives under the Clean Air Act
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
- Climate Change
- Air Toxics

• Environmental Law Case Update & Pending Litigation
- Flexdar, Maplehurst Farms, Koors, City of Evansville, and other recent state & federal cases

• Public Interest Law Update
- Nuisance law & livestock operations
- Citizen suits & Adkins v. VIM Recycling

Program Faculty:
• Rosemary G. Spalding, Co-Chair, Spalding & Hilmes, PC, Indianapolis, IN
• David L. Hatchett, Co-Chair, Hatchett & Hauck, LLP, Indianapolis, IN
• Kim E. Ferraro, Hoosier Environmental Council, Valparaiso, IN
• Michael Habeck, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, IN
• Janet G. McCabe, United State Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
• Lisa McCoy, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, IN
• Bruce A. Oertel, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, IN
• George M. Plews, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, Indianapolis, IN
• Kathryn A. Watson, Spalding & Hilmes, PC, Indianapolis, IN

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Plus,

Pardon The Interruption (PTI): Ethics, 3 CLE / 3 E
July 19, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Advanced Corporate Counsel

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:45:25 +0000

Part of ICLEF’s July 19-21, 2012 Master’s Series Conference

ICLEF is pleased to present advanced-level seminars, known collectively as The Master’s Series, for those practitioners who require a distinct level of continuing legal education in their respective fields. Trademarks of The Master’s Series include a low faculty-to-attendee ratio, seating arrangements that facilitate interaction, and topics designed to make you think, while providing you with answers to the tough questions and difficult situations you may encounter in your practice. Attendance will be limited so register soon! Six of ICLEF’s Master’s Series programs including Advanced Corporate Counsel will meet concurrently Friday and Saturday, July 20-21 while also allowing for time to enjoy fellowship and all there is to see and do at the French Lick Springs Resort and Casino as well as the remarkable setting of the neighboring West Baden Springs Resort. To see all available advanced level seminars at this years Master’s Series Conference, Click Here.

Advanced Corporate Counsel, 6 CLE / 1 E
July 20-21, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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Discussion Topics:
• Maintaining Attorney/Client Privilege in the Corporate Arena
• Updated Employment Law Related Matters & Social Media Issues
• Leadership Principles and Practices
• Counsel’s Role as Team & Organizational Leader
• Engaging with Business Leaders
• Risk Management
• Compliance
• Litigation Management
• Outside Fee Arrangements

Program Faculty:
• Sean M. Georges, Chair, Shoe Carnival, Inc., Evansville, IN
• Julia Heitz Cassidy, Kimball International Inc., Jasper, IN
• Keith R. Donnelly, Allison Transmission Inc., Indianapolis, IN
• Trent J. Sandifur, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis, IN

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Plus,

Pardon The Interruption (PTI): Ethics, 3 CLE / 3 E
July 19, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Advanced Appellate Practice

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:31:21 +0000

Part of ICLEF’s July 19-21, 2012 Master’s Series Conference

ICLEF is pleased to present advanced-level seminars, known collectively as The Master’s Series, for those practitioners who require a distinct level of continuing legal education in their respective fields. Trademarks of The Master’s Series include a low faculty-to-attendee ratio, seating arrangements that facilitate interaction, and topics designed to make you think, while providing you with answers to the tough questions and difficult situations you may encounter in your practice. Attendance will be limited so register soon! Six of ICLEF’s Master’s Series programs including Advanced Appellate Practice will meet concurrently Friday and Saturday, July 20-21 while also allowing for time to enjoy fellowship and all there is to see and do at the French Lick Springs Resort and Casino as well as the remarkable setting of the neighboring West Baden Springs Resort. To see all available advanced level seminars at this years Master’s Series Conference, Click Here.

Advanced Appellate Practice, 6 CLE
July 20-21, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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Discussion Topics:
• Appealable Orders and Final Judgment
• The New Court Moving Forward
• Administrative Rule 9 and Your Obligations on Appeal
• “Text Rivers:” The New Look Brief

Program Faculty:
• Bryan H. Babb, Chair, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis, IN
• Justice Steven H. David, Indiana Supreme Court, Indianapolis, IN
• Julia Blackwell Gelinas, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, IN
• Paul L. Jefferson, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN
• Jon B. Laramore, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, IN
• Karl L. Mulvaney, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, Indianapolis, IN
• Maggie L. Smith, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, IN

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Plus,

Pardon The Interruption (PTI): Ethics, 3 CLE / 3 E
July 19, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Advanced Civil Mediation Roundtable

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:18:37 +0000

Part of ICLEF’s July 19-21, 2012 Master’s Series Conference

ICLEF is pleased to present advanced-level seminars, known collectively as The Master’s Series, for those practitioners who require a distinct level of continuing legal education in their respective fields. Trademarks of The Master’s Series include a low faculty-to-attendee ratio, seating arrangements that facilitate interaction, and topics designed to make you think, while providing you with answers to the tough questions and difficult situations you may encounter in your practice. Attendance will be limited so register soon! Six of ICLEF’s Master’s Series programs including Advanced Civil Mediation Roundtable will meet concurrently Friday and Saturday, July 20-21 while also allowing for time to enjoy fellowship and all there is to see and do at the French Lick Springs Resort and Casino as well as the remarkable setting of the neighboring West Baden Springs Resort. To see all available advanced level seminars at this years Master’s Series Conference, Click Here.

Advanced Civil Mediation Roundtable, 6 CLE / 6 CME / 1 E
July 20-21, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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Discussion Topics:
• An Ethics Hypothetical
• Issues of Confidentiality
• Creating the Right Environment: Format Considerations of Mediation
• The ABC’s of Family Mediation for the Civil Mediator
• Indiana ADR Rules and Current Case Law: An Update dealing with existing and the emerging body of mediation law
• Dealing with Challenging Personalities in Mediation
• The Impact of Medicaid/Medicare, Lien Holders and Other Impediments to Final Agreement

Program Faculty:
• Thomas R. Lemon, Chair, Mallor Grodner LLP, Bloomington, IN
• Michael P. Bishop, Cohen Garelick & Glazier, Indianapolis, IN
• T. Neil Bemenderfer, The Mediation Group LLC, Indianapolis, IN
• Deborah L. Farmer, Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP, Carmel, IN
• Richard C. Kraege, The Mediation Group, Indianapolis, IN
• Joseph D. O’Connor, Bunger & Robertson, Bloomington, IN
• Daniel J. Sigler, Sigler Law LLC, Fort Wayne, IN

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Plus,

Pardon The Interruption (PTI): Ethics, 3 CLE / 3 E
July 19, Live In-Person Only at the French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, IN
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ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Notes on Negotiation: Help Your Team Stay on Message

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:45:50 +0000

Help Your Team Stay on Message
Written by Marty Latz, Latz Negotiation Institute

Last week on NBC’s “Meet the Press” television program, Vice President Joe Biden declared his support for gay marriage, a position subsequently endorsed by President Obama. Political analysts have since questioned whether Biden’s comment was a purposeful attempt to test voters’ feelings about the issue or an off-the-cuff remark which forced the president’s hand.

A recent Harvard Program on Negotiation post addressed how to prevent a negotiation team member from going off message. Their advice? First, spend twice as much time planning as you expect to spend negotiating to allow your team to resolve any differences in advance. Be sure to brainstorm the issues to be discussed as well as your goals and alternatives. And think about the same issues from your counterpart’s perspective.

Second, practice your negotiation script in advance with the purpose of attempting to direct and control any unpredictable team members. And have a plan for what to do if someone does start to go off script during the negotiation.

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Marty Latz is the founder of Latz Negotiation Institute, a national negotiation training and consulting company, and ExpertNegotiator, a Web-based software company that helps managers and negotiators more effectively negotiate and implement best practices based on the experts’ proven research. He is also the author of Gain the Edge! Negotiating to Get What You Want (St. Martin’s Press 2004). He can be reached at 480-951-3222 or Latz@ExpertNegotiator.com

Business of Managing a Law Firm

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:30:05 +0000

Running a law firm successfully requires careful planning and organization. A law firm is a business. Hence, in order for it to survive and ultimately thrive, the entire organization must be effectively managed so that its operations are administered as a well-oiled machine. The Business of Managing a Law Firm takes you inside ethical, effective, and profitable law firm management from top to bottom. Things such as accounting, structure, information security, conflicts, billing, collections, marketing, business development, risk management and even law practice transition will be addressed. This is also an excellent program for legal support staff and law firm administration professionals as well. 5.2 CLE credits are available, of which 3.75 also count as ethics. Don’t miss it!

The Business of Managing a Law Firm, June 15, 2012
5.25 CLE / 3.75 E – Live In-Person, Live Group Webcast & Live Individual Webcast Available, ICLEF Conference Facility, Indianapolis

Live In-Person Seminar – Click Here
ICLEF Conference Facility, 230 E. Ohio St., 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Live Group Webcasts - Click Here
• May Oberfell Lorber - Mishawaka
Seating is limited to 12 attendees – view map
• Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP - Valparaiso
Note:Central Time Zone – view map

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From your home or office computer with a high speed internet connection

ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Representing a Client in a Mediation; Preparing Yourself, Your Client and Your Case

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:10:13 +0000

ICLEF and other CLE providers develop several opportunities to examine and learn about becoming a better mediator, but rarely has a program focused on the role of the attorney representing a client in mediation. Join ICLEF on May 23 as for the first time we examine the mediation process from the perspective of the attorney representing an interested party to mediation.

Our program walks through the entire mediation process from preparing for mediation, the caucus sessions, and the settlement agreements including pre-suit mediation issues as well. Each area will be examined from both the plaintiff and defense perspective and provide insights and observations from opposing counsel as well as thoughts and suggestions from our panel of experienced mediators.

This is a must attend event for those who find their cases regularly involved in the mediation process and wish to maximize their efforts in the process.

Representing a Client in a Mediation; Preparing Yourself, Your Client and Your Case, May 23, 2012
6 CLE / 6 CME / .5 E – Available Live In-Person and as an Live Individual Webcast

Live In-Person Seminar – Click Here
ICLEF Conference Facility, 230 E. Ohio St., 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Live Group Webcasts - Click Here
• Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP - Valparaiso
Note:Central Time Zone – view map
• May Oberfell Lorber - Mishawaka
Seating is limited to 12 attendees – view map

Live Individual Webcast - Click Here
From your home or office computer with a high speed internet connection

ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN

Litigating Constitutional Rights: An Examination of Section 1983 and other Constitutional Claims

kevin-vonkamecke — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:42 +0000

This 1983 seminar of advanced litigation practice is intended to enhance everyone’s knowledge of this area of the law and to also encourage a mutual pursuit of the truth and a mutual respect for each person’s position whether it be the plaintiffs’ theories of recovery or the defendants’ defense as allowed under the law.

Join two of Indiana’s most distinguished jurists and a panel of highly successful practitioners in a day-long conference that brings current civil rights issues into relief, as defendant and plaintiff attorneys share their points-of-view and explore the landscape surrounding the pursuit of constitutional claims. We hope to see you there!

Litigating Constitutional Rights: An Examination of Section 1983 and other Constitutional Claims, May 24, 2012
6 CLE – Part of the ICLEF Master’s Series, Live In-Person Only!

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ICLEF Conference Facility, 230 E. Ohio St., 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204

ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN