Animal LawCONFERENCE

NINTH ANNUAL

9:00 am to 4:45 pm; check-in begins at 8:15 amMechanicsburg – Thurs., July 26, 2012

Pittsburgh – Thurs., Aug 9, 2012 NEW LOCATION

Philadelphia – Thurs., Aug. 23, 2012

CLE CREDITS SUBSTANTIVE6

Thank you to our sponsor:

PBI is pleased to cosponsor this program with the PBA Animal Law Committe.

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!Back for its ninth annual presentation, the Animal Law Conference is one of the most popular and fun CLE’s of the year and a great way to network with others who are committed to animal welfare. The sessions offer something for everyone and visiting with the exhibitors and the animals makes this a truly unique experience in earning CLE credits. Sign up today!

Join us for lots of NEW topicsAnti-Terrorism Laws and the Animal Rights Movement »How to Start and Run an Animal Welfare Organization »Pets – Not Just Couch Potatoes Anymore! »Legal Paperwork and Animals – Protecting Your Organization Through Contracts, »Fostering Agreements and ApplicationsAnimal Cruelty Laws: Fact and Fiction »Board Dynamics for Animal Welfare Groups »

Learn and have fun at CLEGet an annual update on the latest developments in case law and legislation »Visit with the sponsors and exhibitors throughout the day »Network with fellow animal lovers and the shelters and rescues that help »animals in needSpend the day in the company of animals »Meet the volunteers from local shelters and rescues who help save animals »

Discover pro bono and volunteer opportunities in your local area

Find opportunities to use your legal skills to help animal welfare groups »

Animal AdvocatesAnimal Charity of OhioAnimal FriendsAnimal Friends Furever, Inc.Animal Rescue League Shelter and Wildlife CenterBingo’s FoundationBrookline Labrador Retriever RescueCanine Partners for LifeCastaway CrittersCat Tales, Inc.Central PA Animal AllianceDelaware Valley Golden Retriever RescueForgotten CatsGerman Shepherd Rescue of Southeastern PAHello BullyHumane League of PhiladelphiaHumane Society of the United StatesHumane PAPennsylvania SPCAPurrfect Paws RescueSpay Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP)The Merrick Fund FoundationVeterinary Specialty and Emergency Center

Here are a few comments from past Animal Law Customers:The wealth of information provided at this seminar is excellent. The written materials are well written and a great reference tool.The enthusiasm and dedication of the faculty shows when they share their knowledge on very critical animal welfare issues!!Diverse panel! I enjoy hearing from the lawyers as well as the non-lawyers from the animal world.It is amazing how PBI comes up with fresh, new topics each year for this conference. Always a thrill to hear the latest updates.One of the most entertaining CLE’s I attend all year.The animals are great. Wish there were more of them each year. The folks from the shelters and rescues are excellent. They should be commended!

Agenda

Visit with our exhibitors Dates and Locations

9:10 – 10:00 Anti-Terrorism Laws and the Animal Rights Movement

10:00 – 11:00 Choose Between Sessions

Session A - How to Start and Run an Animal Welfare Organization (Part 1)

Session B - Pets – Not Just Couch Potatoes Anymore!

11:00 – 11:30 Networking and Break

11:30 – 12:30 Annual Update: The Latest Developments in Case Law and Legislation

12:30 – 1:15 Lunch (included for all)

1:15 – 2:15 Choose Between Sessions

Session A - How to Start and Run an Animal Welfare Organization (Part 2)

Session B - The Laws of Exotic Pets and Wildlife

2:15 – 2:30 Break

2:30 – 3:30 Choose Between Sessions

Session A - Legal Paperwork and Animals: Protecting Your Organization through Contracts, Fostering Agreements, Applications and More!

Session B - Pennsylvania Animal Cruelty Laws: Fact and Fiction

3:30 – 3:45 Break

3:45 – 4:45 Board Dynamics for Animal Welfare Groups

Mechanicsburg Thurs., July 26, 2012PBI Conference Center 5080 Ritter Rd. Rossmoyne Exit, Rt. 15

Pittsburgh Thurs., Aug. 9, 2012Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Place

Philadelphia Thurs., Aug. 23, 2012The CLE Conference Center Wanamaker Building 10th Floor, Ste. 1010 Juniper St. entrance (between 13th & Broad Sts., opposite City Hall)

9:00 am to 4:45 pm; registration begins at 8:30 am

NEW LOCATION

Course Planners

Faculty

Elizabeth J. Anderson, Esq.HAWLEY

Gilda Arroyo, Esq.ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE SHELTER & WILDLIFE CENTER, VERONA

Marleen Ashton, Esq.WEST ALEXANDER

Deb Bauer, HTACPCANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE COCHRANVILLE

Katherine M. Breslin, Esq.LAURA SOLOMON, ESQ. & ASSOCIATES, WYNNEWOOD

Ann CadmanANIMAL FRIENDS, PITTSBURGH

Marla K. Conley, Esq.SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS, LLP, PHILADELPHIA

Nick CooneyTHE HUMANE LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA

Anita DeBiaseANIMAL FRIENDS, PITTSBURGH

Megan EsherickCANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE COCHRANVILLE

Coleen Fadden, Esq.AMBLER

D. Stephen Ferito, Esq.MCMURRAY

Noel A. Fleming, Esq.MYERS, BRIER & KELLY, LLP BALA CNYWYD

Joseph M. GeigerPENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HARRISBURG

Diane KampCASTAWAY CRITTERS, HARRISBURG

Amy Kaunas, Esq.HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRISBURG AREA, INC., HARRISBURG

Philip G. Kircher, Esq.COZEN O’CONNOR, PHILADELPHIA

Dara Lovitz, Esq.PHILADELPHIA

J. Gregg Miller, Esq.PEPPER HAMILTON, LLP PHILADELPHIA

Barbara R. Paul, Esq.OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, PHILADELPHIA

Essie PetrovichSPAY NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MECHANICSBURG

Gary L. Pilcher, Esq.FARMERS TRUST COMPANY YOUNGSTOWN, OH

Janice M. Smith, Esq.COHEN & GRIGSBY, P.C. PITTSBURGH

Darlene SullivanCANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE COCHRANVILLE

Christine L. Wilson, Esq.OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LANCASTER

Deborah Jugan, Esq.Ms. Jugan is the Assistant District Attorney in the Office of the Allegheny County District Attorney (Stephen A. Zappala,

Jr.) She is currently assigned to the Narcotics Unit of that office, and has prosecuted animal abusers since 1996. She

has expertise in the field of dog fighting prosecutions, and has served as an expert in the area of animal fighting for law

enforcement in 14 states, federal agencies, and international law enforcement agencies. Known as the “Doggie DA”, she came up with the idea for the Allegheny Abused Animal Relief Fund (AARF), which raises money for the care of abused animals in Allegheny County. Ms. Jugan is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law.

Verne R. Smith, Esq.Mr. Smith is the Assistant Dean for Business and Administration at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from Dickinson School of Law. Mr. Smith also teaches Animal Law at Widener, and is the faculty advisor for Widener’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. He speaks and writes frequently about animal law and related issues, and is the current Chair of the Animal Law Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Smith also serves on the Executive Board of the Animal Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools.

Laura N. Solomon, Esq.Ms. Solomon is the founder of Laura Solomon Esq. & Associates, a law firm devoted to the representation of nonprofit,

charitable, and other tax-exempt organizations. She and her associates provide a full range of corporate and tax legal services, including representation for mergers, joint ventures, and complex financings. Firm clients include public charities

and private foundations, museums, hospitals, schools, religious groups, business environmental, animal welfare, and amateur sports organizations, social clubs, and political action committees. Ms. Solomon also lectures at the La Salle University Nonprofit Center, the University of Pennsylvania, and Villanova, Drexel, and Temple Universities. Prior to starting

her firm, Ms. Solomon was associated with Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP.

Sarah S. Speed, Esq.Ms. Speed is the Pennsylvania State Director of the Humane Society of the United States. She serves as Secretary of the Board of the Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team and is a member of the York County Advanced Technical Rescue Team. Ms. Speed is also the Legislative Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee. She is an inaugural recipient of the Jack Rogers Animal Law Scholarship and has dedicated her career to increasing legal protections for animals, including coordinating the efforts of the animal welfare community in support of the Dog Law Overhaul of 2008 and regularly testifies before the Pennsylvania Legislature on animal issues.

9:00 am to 4:45 pm; check-in begins at 8:15 amMechanicsburg – Thurs., July 26, 2012

Pittsburgh – Thurs., Aug 9, 2012 NEW LOCATION

Philadelphia – Thurs., Aug. 23, 2012

5080 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6903

READ & RECYCLE

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Tuition (includes course book and lunch)

Early* Standard$299 Member — Pa., or any co. bar assn. $324 $279 Member admitted after 1/1/08 $304 $319 Nonmember $344 $99 Paralegals attending with an atty. $125 $150 Judges and judicial law clerks $175 $140 Judges and judicial law clerks $165 (admitted after 1/1/08) $150 Staff or volunteers of shelters, rescues or animal welfare organizations (NO CLE credit available)

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Animal LawCONFERENCE

NINTH ANNUAL

Mechanicsburg Thurs., July 26

Locations Philadelphia

Thurs., Aug. 23 Pittsburgh

Thurs., Aug. 9