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February 16, 2010
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION PRESENTS BEST
PRACTICES IN LEGAL MANAGEMENT CLE PROGRAM
Live Program and Webcast to Provide the Latest
Strategies and Tips to Be Effective Law Firm Managers
A panel of experts will give a behind-the-scenes look at the
day-to-day operations of a law firm during an upcoming Continuing
Legal Education (CLE) program that will provide legal administrators and
management practitioners with the latest strategies and tips on how to
be more effective managers of their law practices. Co-sponsored by the
New York State Bar Association Committee on Law Practice Management
(LPM) and the New York City Chapter of The Association of Legal
Administrators (ALANYC), the Thursday, February 25th live program will
take place from 9:00 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. at the Roosevelt Hotel
(Madison Avenue at 45th Street) in New York City.
“Whether it’s hearing the latest trends in business
development or learning how to take advantage of the newest technology
systems, legal management practitioners of all types will benefit from
attending this excellent program,” said State Bar Association
President Michael E. Getnick (Getnick Livingston Atkinson & Priore,
LLP of Utica and of counsel to Getnick & Getnick of New York City).
“I want to thank Gary Munneke for arranging such a terrific panel
of experts to share their strategies and best practices in helping
managers to achieve the greatest success for their law firms.”
Gary A. Munneke, chair of the State Bar’s Committee on Law
Practice Management and a Professor of Law at Pace Law School in White
Plains, will moderate the panel, comprising expert directors, managers
and administrators at some of the nation’s top law firms and
technology companies. Featured topics will include Strategic and
Organizational Planning, Business Development, Human Resources,
Financial Management, Procurement, Operations Management, Technology and
Systems Management, and Space Planning and Design.
The speakers – all leaders in the field of legal management
– will be Barry Jackson, CPA, CLM, Executive
Director (Davis & Gilbert, LLP); Kimberly A.
Swetland, Director of Administration (Harris Beach, PLLC);
Vincent M. Bell, Director of Administration (Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP); Anthony Greene, CRM, CIC
Director (Herbert L. Jamison & Co. LLC); John W.
Hall, III, CPA, CFO (Davis & Gilbert LLP); Kenneth
Knott, CPA, Manager (Proskauer Rose LLP); Roseann
Lentin, Director of Administration (Drinker Biddle & Reath
LLP); Frank Mariello, Technical Services Director
(mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc.); Dean Silverberg, Esq.
(Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.); Marjorie Stein, Office
Administrator NYC (Hogan & Hartson LLP); and Rita
Thompson, CLM, Administrator (Kavanagh Maloney & Osnato
LLP).
Individuals interested in attending the program can register online
at www.nysba.org/spring2010bestpractices,
or by calling 1-800-582-2452. Webcast or in-person registration for
State Bar and ALANYC members is $295. Non-members can register for the
program or webcast for $385. Additionally, student members can register
for the program or webcast at a cost of $85. The program will provide
6.0 CLE credits in Practice Management and 2.0 CLE credits in Ethics,
for a total of 8.0 CLE credits.
All attendees will receive the newly published Best
Practices in Legal Management—A Comprehensive Guide
(2010) along with a USB flash drive or CD containing
numerous useful legal management templates and forms.
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Founded in 1876, the 77,000-member New York State Bar Association is
the official statewide organization of lawyers in New York and the
largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. The State
Bar’s programs and activities have continuously served the public
and improved the justice system for more than 130 years. For more
information, visit us at our Web site at www.nysba.org.
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