2012 Young Lawyers Division Fall Conference

Thursday, October 18, 2012

11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration

12:00 PM – 4:30 PM Carolina, Mezzanine Level

Council Meeting and Lunch

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Gold Room, 2nd Floor

CLE PROGRAM: Local Perspectives from Plaintiffs’ and Defense Bars

This program will feature two of the most prominent Charleston litigators from the plaintiffs’ and defense bars. They will provide practical advice for young litigators, incorporating their South Carolina experiences to provide a local flavor and vehicle for their recommendations.

Presented by the: Charleston Host Committee

Moderators: Rebecca Roser, Robinson, McFadden & Moore, P.C., Columbia, SC

Speakers:

Gedney M. Howe, III, Law Offices of Gedney M. Howe, III, Charleston, SC

G. Mark Phillips, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Charleston, SC

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Middleton

Scholars Meeting

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Gold Room, 2nd Floor

CLE PROGRAM: Navigating the Bounds of Trademark and Copyright Law in Social Media

Social media sites (e.g., YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter) allow users to share images, videos, articles, etc., but may also be facilitating copyright and trademark infringement, potentially subjecting themselves and the average user to liability. This CLE will discuss trademark and copyright law, and other intellectual property issues with social media.

Speakers:

Joseph A. Bahgat, Bahgat & Bahgat, New Brunswick, NJ

James W. Faris, Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA

Nicole J. O’Hara, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Office of Technology Transfer

and Business Development, Somerset, NJ

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Pre Carolina A, Mezzanine Level

First Time Attendee, Scholars and Council Reception

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Calhoun, Mezzanine Level

First Time Attendee Orientation

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Anson’s Restaurant, 12 Anson Street

Council Dinner (Invite Only)

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM 39 Rue de Jean, 39 John Street

Scholars Dinner

Thursday, October 18, 2012

8:30 PM – 12:00 AM Mad River, 32 North Market Street

Welcome Reception

Friday, October 19, 2012

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration

7:45 AM-8:15 AM Mezzanine Level

Continental Breakfast

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Pre Carolina A, Mezzanine Level

Plenary

8:55 AM – 9:55 AM Carolina A, Mezzanine Level

Getting Your Financial House in Order

This session is designed to help young lawyers gain an understanding of how they can reduce their debt and save money at the same time.

Learn the strategies you can use to build and solidify your financial plan by learning:

1. Where to start: prioritizing your debt and your savings.

2. When to add in other money building strategies.

3. How to adjust if circumstances change.

Speaker Tom Haunty is a Certified Financial Planner and author of “Real Life Financial Planning for Young Lawyers”.

Presented by the: American Bar Endowment (ABE)

Moderator: Andrea Galvez, American Bar Endowment, Chicago, IL

Speakers:

Thomas Haunty, North Star Resource Group, Madison, WI

8:55 AM – 9:55 AM Carolina B, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM (Ethics): Ethics and Bankruptcy: Tips and Traps for New Lawyers and Non-Bankruptcy Practitioners

Whether you are a new attorney or you are looking to broaden your practice area to include bankruptcy, it is essential that you have a basic understating of the most common ethical issues that can arise in a bankruptcy case. Our panel, including a bankruptcy judge and leading practitioners, will lead a discussion on common ethical issues presented in bankruptcy cases and give you advice to guide you through these critical ethical issues and concepts. Topics will include ethical considerations involving the scope of representation, filing schedules, filing proofs of claims, serving as local counsel, and necessary disclosures.

Presented by the: ABA YLD Bankruptcy Committee

Moderator: Edward Fitzgerald, Holland & Knight, Orlando FL

Speakers:

Paige A. Greenlee, Sivyer, Barlow & Watson, Tampa, FL

Hon. Judge John Waites, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Samuel J. Zusmann, Jr., Holland & Knight, Orlando, FL

Friday, October 19, 2012

8:55 AM – 9:55 AM Calhoun, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM: Getting It In: Expert Testimony

This program is a continuation of our popular Evidence series, and will cover the use of expert witness testimony, including when and how to retain an expert, admitting/challenging the admission of expert testimony, and ethical considerations in using expert testimony.

Speakers:

Amy Hurwitz, Carlton Fields, Miami, FL

Mor Wetzler, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY

10:05 AM-11:05 AM Carolina A, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM (Ethics): Ethical Considerations for Young Lawyers Related to Judicial Disqualification and Disclosure

This panel will discuss ethical and practical issues young lawyers may face related to judicial disqualification and disclosure including how to advise clients and make personal decisions regarding support of judicial candidates, how to approach recusal issues in court, and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions and ABA policy

Presented by the: Standing Committee on Judicial Independence

Moderator: Nicole VanderDoes, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL

Speakers:

I.S. Leevy Johnson, Johnson, Toal & Battiste, P.A., Columbia, SC

Hon. James E. Lockemy, South Carolina Court of Appeals, Dillon, SC

James D. Myrick, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, Charleston, SC

10:05 AM – 11:05 AM Carolina B, Mezzanine Level

Young Lawyers as Elected Officials, Campaigning and Serving in Public Office

This program will feature five young lawyers from South Carolina who have served, are serving, or are running for public office. They will share their perspectives on balancing a legal practice with the pursuit of public service opportunities.

Presented by the: Charleston Host Committee

Moderator: Will Johnson, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Columbia, SC

Speakers:

Blake A. Hewitt, Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson & Delgado, LLC, Conway, SC

Rep. Jenny A. Horne, Jenny A. Horne, Attorney at Law, Summerville, SC

Rep. Peter M. McCoy, Jr., McCoy & Stokes, LLC, Charleston, SC

Seth C. Rose, McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, Columbia, SC

Bakari T. Sellers, Strom Law Firm, LLC, Denmark SC

10:05 AM – 11:05 AM Calhoun, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM: Best Practices of Building Your Own Law Firm

This session will address the “10 Steps” any lawyer should take to start and build their own law firm. The discussion will start with deciding who is on the team and end with cashing your first check for fees. Developing a plan and following it will help assure success for those lawyers with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Presented by the: Committee on Dispute Resolution

Program Chairs: Damon Thayer, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Speakers:

Neil S. Haldrup, Wall Templeton & Haldrup, P.A., Charleston, SC

Friday, October 19, 2012

10:30 AM – 2:00 PM Laurens

ABE Financial Planning One-on-One Sessions

Thomas Haunty, North Star Resource Group, Madison, WI

The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has arranged for their Financial Planner to meet with Fall Conference attendees for individual 10 minute one-on-one sessions to discuss your personal financial plans.

Appointments will be scheduled every 15 minutes. If you are interested in making an appointment to discuss financial planning, please sign-up when registering for the conference.

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Carolina A, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM: Best Practices for Working with Regulators: From Investigation to Litigation

This program will provide practical advice for representing a client in all phases of matters before a regulatory agency, including how to negotiate with agencies; key elements of administrative law; and representing a client in the midst of a regulatory investigation. Attendees will hear from experience litigators before state and federal agencies and insight from a federal regulatory attorney.

Speakers:

Ross Feldmann, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.

Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Lomurro, Davison, Eastman & Munoz, P.A., Freehold, NJ

David Scriven-Young, Peckar & Abramson, Chicago, IL

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Carolina B, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM: Obtaining Information from the Government – FOIA 101

This program will have two speakers and will be conducted without a moderator. One speaker will provide a broad overview of FOIA at the federal level, and the other speaker will provide a presentation of Florida’s unique Public Records Act.

Presented by the: Committee on Administrative Law

Program Chair: David Mitchell, Bald & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL

Speakers:

Jennifer Cowan, Lewis, Longman & Walker, Bradenton, FL

Tal Simpson, Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Calhoun, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM: Transactional Drafting Basics

For the young business attorney, transactional drafting is one of the corner stones of his or her practice. Knowing how to properly construct a well drafted agreement is essential to the practice of transactional business law. Our program aims to provide a general overview of transactional drafting basics by addressing the proper usage of form contracts and agreements:

- Using miscellaneous boilerplate provisions

- Carefully drafting recitals

- Knowing your client

- Making the form client friendly

- Avoiding common mistakes

Speakers will also go through several form agreements, discussing pertinent issues found with each.

Presented by the: YLD Business Law Committee

Program Chairs: Christopher Erb, Kore, Inc., Morristown, NJ

Cory White, Hafelein White, LLC, Chicago, IL

Moderator: Mark D. Nichols, Polenberg Cooper, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL

Speakers:

Michael J. Hickerson, Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP, Charleston, SC

Friday, October 19, 2012

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Gold Ballroom, 2nd Floor

CLE LUNCH PROGRAM: Perspectives from South Carolina’s High Court: Key Issues Facing the Legal Community

South Carolina’s Chief Justice Jean Toal and Associate Justice Costa Pleicones will reflect on key issues facing the legal profession and the role of civics in modern society. Chief Justice Toal and Justice Pleicones share a combined 36 years of service on the Supreme Court of South Carolina and will share their perspectives from the bench and provide practical pointers for young lawyers. Their remarks will feature a local flavor that serves to highlight the South Carolina legal community.

Presented by the: Charleston Host Committee

Program Chair: William R. Johnson, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Columbia, SC

Moderator: Rebecca Roser, Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC, Columbia, SC

Speakers:

Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal, South Carolina Supreme Court, Columbia, SC

Justice Costa M. Pleicones, South Carolina Supreme Court, Columbia, SC

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Rutledge, Mezzanine Level

Membership Board Meeting

2:15 PM – 4:15 PM Pinckney, Mezzanine Level

Committee and Liaison Meeting

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM TBD

National Conferences Wellness Series: Yoga

6:30 PM – 11:30 PM South Carolina Aquarium, 100

Dinner Dance (Ticketed Event) Aquarium Wharf

Saturday, October 20, 2012

8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Registration

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Gold Ballroom, 2nd Floor

Breakfast and Affiliate Showcase

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Laurens

ABE Financial Planning One-on-One Sessions

Thomas Haunty, North Star Resource Group, Madison, WI

The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has arranged for their Financial Planner to meet with Fall Conference attendees for individual 10 minute one-on-one sessions to discuss your personal financial plans.

Appointments will be scheduled every 15 minutes. If you are interested in making an appointment to discuss financial planning, please sign-up when registering for the conference.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Carolina A, Mezzanine Level

E-Discovery Basics: What You Need to Know

A comprehensive look at the increasingly prominent role played by e-discovery in litigation; practical advice on how to get relevant e-discovery and how to respond to such requests.

Presented by the: Minorities in the Profession Committee

Program Cochairs: Karen Munoz, Dolan Law, P.C., Chicago, IL

Mike Redondo, Holland & Knight LLP, Miami, FL

Moderator: Kenya Jenkins-Wright, Greene and Letts, Chicago, IL

Speakers:

Cat DiPaolo, Trenam Kemker, Tampa, FL

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Carolina B, Mezzanine Level

Filling the Gap: How to Boost Your Resume While Looking for a Job – New Lawyer Bootcamp Session 1

Need some help boosting your resume or with skill building activities? This session will provide tips for creating a path to employment through volunteer activities, networking, writing articles, researching topics, and more.

Moderator: Adena Leibman, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, OR

Speaker:

Amanda K. Dudgeon, Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP

Britt Kelly, Rosen Hagood, Charleston, SC

Terry L. Kelley, Carolina Legal Associates, Columbia, SC

Mark Moore, Charleston School of Law, Charleston, SC

9:30 AM –10:30 AM Gold Ballroom, 2nd Floor

Affiliate Leader Roundtable

Topic 1: Tips to Avoid Elimination of Your Affiliate presented by Kari Petrasek, Everett, WA

Topic 2: Ways to Ensure Your Affiliate is Valuable to All Members presented by South Carolina Bar YLD

10:45 AM –11:45 AM Carolina A, Mezzanine Level

CLE PROGRAM (Ethics): From Quill to Cloud: Ethical Considerations of Social Media, Cloud Computing, and Virtual Law Practice for Young Lawyers

Experience attorneys and young lawyers will discuss ethical considerations related to the use of social media, cloud computing, and virtual law practice, Considering specific vignettes, panelists and participants will examine some of the ethical issues implicated by these new and developing technologies, including concerns regarding client confidentiality, privacy, the unlicensed practice of law, and appropriate communications between lawyers, judges, clients and witnesses.

Presented by the: ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference

Moderator(s): Emily J. Tidmore, Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury LLC, Birmingham, AL

Speakers:

David M. Collins, Jr., Collins Law Firm, P.C., Spartanburg, SC

Antigone Peyton, Cloudigy Law PLLC, Alexandria, VA

Phyllis B. Pickett, Bill Drafting Office, North Carolina General Assembly, Raleigh, NC

10:45 AM –11:45 AM Carolina B, Mezzanine Level

How to Succeed at Your First Job – New Lawyer Bootcamp Session 2

Congratulations! You’ve landed your first real legal job after passing the bar. Now it’s time to position yourself for success. This session will provide tips for adjusting to office politics, pacing your work, creating a good work product, and more.

Moderator: Gabe Hogan, Charleston School of Law, Charleston, SC

Speakers:

Emmanuel Ferguson, Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Charleston, SC

Reid T. Sherard, Nelson Mullins, Greenville, SC

Tiger Wells, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Columbia, SC

Saturday, October 20, 2012

10:45 AM –11:45 AM Gold Ballroom, 2nd Floor

Integrating ABA YLD Projects & Initiatives into Your Affiliate

Speakers:

Min Cho, Diversity Director

Lacy Durham, Public Service Director

Allison Sullivan, Chair, South Carolina YLD iCivics Committee

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM Pinckney, Mezzanine Level

Leadership Advisory Board Meeting

6:00 PM – 10:30 PM Virginia’s on King, 412 King Street

Casual Dinner (Dutch Treat)

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Session Descriptions

Session Descriptions