Noon - 6:00 pmRefreshments upon arrival

Noon - 7:00 pm2015 Annual Meeting Registration Opens

Noon - 1:00 pmAlabama Law Foundation Trustees’Lunch Meeting

1:30 pm - 3:00 pmCognitive Decline and Dementia inAn Aging Society: Impact on theLegal ProfessionSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

Cyber Defense: Fulfilling Ethical Responsibilities to Safeguard ClientInformation Sponsored by the Alabama State Bar

3:00 pm - 3:15 pmBreak

3:15 pm - 4:15 pmDigital Resources Outreach: Tools forYour Law PracticeSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

Planning Your Exit and Retirement:Financial Tips for a SuccessfulTransitionSponsored by ISI Alabama, Inc., theAlabama State Bar’s third-partyinsurance provider

A Profession in Transition:The Jobs ReportSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

4:15 pm - 5:15 pmBoard of Bar Commissioners’ Meeting

6:00 pm - 8:00 pmOpening Reception Pool and Beach Party (For registrantsand their families - no charge)Outstanding food, music and fun foradults and children

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm“Frozen” Frenzy Craft Night

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7:30 am - 5:00 pmRegistration

7:30 am - 8:30 amSenior Lawyers’ Breakfast ($25 per person)

7:30 am - 10:30 amCoffee Bar

8:00 am - 5:00 pmLegal Expo 2015Come meet representatives fromsuppliers who tailor their products andservices to the legal community. Be sureto have your drawing card signed by theexhibitors so you can enter to win prizes!

8:30 am - 9:30 amYoga on the Beach

8:30 am - 9:30 amPLENARY SESSIONLawyers in TransitionSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

9:45 am - 10:45 amBREAKOUT SESSIONS FORLAWYERS IN TRANSITION:

Switching Gears: Reentering the PracticeSponsored by the Young Lawyers’ and the Women’s sections

Succession Planning: Passing theBaton from this Generation to the NextSponsored by the Leadership Forum, andthe Young Lawyers’ and Masters’ sections

On the Move in the Legal Profession:Designing Your Dream CareerSponsored by the Leadership Forum, and the In-House Counsel & Public/Government Lawyers and the YoungLawyers’ sections

Law in Transition: Four Topics thatSolo and Small Firms Need to KnowSponsored by the Solo & Small Firms Section

11:00 am - NoonBusiness Torts and Antitrust:Overview of Developments inCommercial and Business LitigationSponsored by the Business Torts &Antitrust Law Section

Legislative UpdateSponsored by the Alabama Law Institute

Update on Elder Law IssuesSponsored by the Elder Law Section

Computer ForensicsSponsored by the Alabama DistrictAttorneys Association and the CriminalJustice Section

Labor and Employment UpdateSponsored by the Labor & EmploymentLaw Section

Noon - 12:30 pmBloody Mary and Mimosa ReceptionHonoring 2015 Alabama State BarAward Winners

12:30 pm - 1:30 pmAnnual Bench & Bar Luncheon andAwards ProgramPresiding: Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr.,Wilmer & Lee PA, Huntsville,President, Alabama State Bar

1:30 pm - 1:45 pmVisit the Legal Expo

1:45 pm - 2:45 pmThe ABCs of a Consumer LawPractice in AlabamaSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

Disenfranchisement and Barriers toEmployment of Ex-Offenders:Unjust RestrictionsSponsored by the Alabama AppleseedCenter for Law & Justice, Inc.

Workers’ Compensation Case LawUpdate 2015Sponsored by the Workers’Compensation Law Section

How Your Client–and YOU–CouldBe Personally Liable for UnpaidTrust Fund TaxesSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

2015 State of the Alabama FederalDistrictsSponsored by the Federal CourtPractice Law Section

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cooking Demonstration ($40 perperson; 20-person minimum)

Olympics for Kids

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3:00 pm - 4:00 pmHow the Sausage Is Made: Your Appeal as It Progresses Through the CourtsSponsored by the Appellate PracticeSection

ADR in Alabama: Who Is Using It and How?Sponsored by the Dispute ResolutionSection and the Alabama Center forDispute Resolution

Case Study: Initial Meeting of theNew Intellectual Property andEntertainment ClientSponsored by the Intellectual Property,Sports & Entertainment Law Section

Case Law UpdateSponsored by the Alabama CriminalDefense Lawyers Association

Changes in Family LawSponsored by the Family Law Section

Pro Bono Celebration Task ForceMeeting

5:00 pm - 6:00 pmThe Alabama Lawyer Editorial BoardMeeting

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm19th Annual Alabama State BarVolunteer Lawyers ProgramReception

6:00 pm - 7:30 pmCumberland School of Law Alumni Reception

University of Alabama School of LawAlumni Reception

6:00 pm - 8:30 pmPajama Party with “Frozen” Friends (Ages 12 and under)Sponsored by ISI Alabama, Inc.

7:30 pm - 8:30 pmJones School of Law Dessert Reception for Alumni and Friends

8:00 pm - untilCelebrating the Diversity of Our Profession Party

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7:30 am - 8:30 amEarly Morning Breakfasts* Past Presidents’ Breakfast* Inns of Court Coffee* University of Alabama Order of the Coif Breakfast($25 per person)

7:30 am - 10:30 amCoffee Bar

7:30 am - NoonRegistration

8:00 am - NoonLegal Expo 2015

8:30 am - 10:30 amSECOND PLENARY SESSIONJustice at Dachau: The Trials of anAmerican ProsecutorSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

9:00 am - 10:00 amAqua Zumba

10:45 am - 11:45 amUpdate on U.S. Supreme Court Cases and DecisionsSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

Attorney Impairment, the EmergingIssue of Cognitive Impairment and theAlabama Lawyer Assistance ProgramSponsored by the Alabama LawyerAssistance Program

Real Property Probate and Trust UpdateSponsored by the Real PropertyProbate & Trust Section

Learning from the Competition:Where Non-Law Firms AreSucceeding Sponsored by Clio

Recent Developments in Business and Transaction LawSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

10:45 am - 12:15 pmInauguration of Susan B. LivingstonLeadership Award: ActivatingLeadership with a Growth Mindset Sponsored by the Women’s Section

Noon - 1:00 pmHow Attorneys Can Get a NovelPublished: From Writing the StoryTo Signing the ContractSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

So You Have Been Sued inBankruptcy Court: Preferential andFraudulent TransfersSponsored by the Bankruptcy &Commercial Law Section

Buy-and-Sell Agreements for Owners of BusinessesSponsored by the Alabama State Bar

Elections and Ethics UpdateSponsored by the Elections, Ethics &Government Relations and the In-HouseCounsel & Public/Government Lawyers sections8

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12:30 pm - 1:00 pmWomen in the Law ReceptionSponsored by the Women’s Section andthe Alabama State Bar

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm13th Annual Maud McLure KellyAward Luncheon ($36 per person)Sponsored by the Women’s Section

1:00 pm - 5:00 pmLawyers in Pursuit of Birdies atLakewood (LIPOBAL)($160 per person–includes boxed lunchand drink tickets)Contact Chip McCallum at 205-335-9100if you’d like to play golf.

Family Tennis Tournament ($25 per person–ticket required)

1:30 pm - 3:30 pmPool party for the entire family

2:00 pm - 3:00 pmWomen’s Section Business Meeting

2:00 pm - 3:30 pmAccess to Justice Meeting

6:00 pm - 8:30 pmSilent Auction Fundraiser

7:00 pm - 9:00 pmPresident’s Closing-Night Family Celebration–Low Country Boil

8:00 pm - 9:00 pmSnow Cone Spectacular for ChildrenSponsored by ISI Alabama, Inc.

9:00 pm - 10:00 pmBourbon and Cigar After-PartySponsored by the Young Lawyers’ andthe Leadership Forum sections

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7:00 am - 8:00 amFreedom Legal Run-Around 5K Runand 1-Mile Fun Run/WalkSponsored by Freedom CourtReporting, Inc.

7:30 am - 8:45 amChristian Legal Society Breakfast ($25 per person)

7:30 am - 9:30 amCoffee Bar

8:30 am - 9:15 amSilent Auction Wrap-Up

9:15 am - 11:15 amGrand Convocation

11:15 am Board of Bar Commissioners’Meeting

11:30 am - 1:30 pmPresidential Reception Honoring Lee H. Copeland, 140th president of the Alabama State BarSponsored by Copeland Franco Screws& Gill PA and the Alabama State Bar

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