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The LSBA Young Lawyers Division will present its annual virtual Professional Development CLE seminar on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 8 am to Noon. The seminar is open to young lawyers only, for a cost of $45. The program has been approved for 4 hours of CLE credit (including 1 hour of ethics, 1 hour of professionalism and 1 hour of law practice management). Registration includes virtual webinar attendance and electronic course materials.
WEBINAR PROGRAM & SPEAKERS
7:50 - 8 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Kristen D. Amond, LSBA Young Lawyers Division Chair • Amond Law • New Orleans
8 – 9 a.m. (Ethics)
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls as a Young Lawyer and a Statistical Perspective of the Discipline System
Anderson O. Dotson, III • Office of Disciplinary Counsel • Baton Rouge
9 – 10 a.m. (Law Practice Management)
Tips to Starting Your Law Firm
Deanna C. Johnson • Magnolia Law • Baton Rouge
Brad W. Cranmer • Mansfield, Melancon, Cranmer & Dick, LLC • Baton Rouge
10 – 11 a.m.
Strategies for a Persuasive Advocacy: The Art of Closing Arguments
Honorable Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. • U.S. Attorney Office of the Middle District of Louisiana • Baton Rouge
11 a.m. – Noon (Professionalism)
Working with Neurodiverse Individuals in the Legal Profession (Presented by a Neurodiverse Attorney)
Amber C. Sheppard • Sheppard Law, PLLC • Slidell
Tubbs Sheppard • Sheppard Law, PLLC • Slidell
Noon - 12:10 p.m.
Closing Remarks
DEADLINES
The deadline to register for the YLD Professional Development Seminar will be Friday, December 6, 2024.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS (LSBA)
Cancellation of registration must be received in writing by the LSBA no later than Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Cancellations will receive a full refund. Absolutely no refunds will be made after Dec. 6.