10:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM  

Pro Bono Strategic Planning Session
By Invitation  

10:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM  

Statewide Website Stakeholders Meeting
By Invitation  

11:30:00 AM - 12:15:00 PM  

Registration and Networking Lunch  

12:15:00 PM - 12:45:00 PM  

Welcome and Keynote Address  

12:45:00 PM - 1:45:00 PM  

1 Professionalism  Credits  

Professionalism: Bridging the Gap with Innovative Delivery Systems
(William King and Richard Lemmler, LSBA Professional Programs Counsel)
As shrinking service budgets are met with increased legal needs, our profession must find innovative ways to bridge the gap. This session will cover the Rules of Professional Conduct as they relate to innovative delivery systems such as unbundling, limited representation, ghostwriting, advice desks and telephone hotline settings.
 

1:50:00 PM - 2:50:00 PM  

1  Credit  

Elder Law
(Linda Melancon,The Legacy Center of Louisiana; Greg Mullowney, Louisiana Guardianship Services)
This session will cover emerging elder law issues, begining with new initiatives from the Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (LaPOST) for improving end-of-life care, followed by a discussion of the problems of pro bono representation of potential interdicts.
 

1:50:00 PM - 2:50:00 PM  

1  Credit  

Bridging the Gap: Expungement Updates and Practice Tips
(Adrienne Wheeler, Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana; Amanda Love, Law Offices of Jill Craft)
This session will provide an overview of current expungement laws and practice tips for advocates representing or advising self-represented litigants through the process. Additionally, panelists will discuss collateral consequences of criminal records and ongoing efforts for expungement reform in Louisiana.  

2:50:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM  

Break  

3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM  

1  Credit  

Effective Advocacy: Direct and Cross
(Jude Bourque, Louisiana Dept. of Justice Assistant Attorney General)
Session description not yet provided.
 

3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM  

1  Credit  

Effective Advocacy: Civil Procedure
(Harry J. “Skip” Philips, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, LLP and Ed. Walters, Jr., Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens LLC)
Session description not yet provided.
 

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM  

1  Credit  

Effective Advocacy: Discovery
(Vance Gibbs, Kean Miller LLP; Mike Parker, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips LLP)
Session description not yet provided.
 

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM  

1  Credit  

Effective Advocacy: Mediation and Negotiations
(Brad Myers, Kean Miller LLP)
Session description not yet provided.
 

5:05:00 PM - 6:00:00 PM  

Statewide Substantive Law Task Force Meetings
Child in Need of Care, Elder, Employment, Family, Housing and Consumer, Public Benefits  

6:30:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM  

Networking Reception
Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at Juban's, hosted by the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Bar Foundation