Below are the program descriptions for upcoming CLE events. All programs are held at:
KCMBA headquarters, Two Pershing Square, 2300 Main St., Ste. 100, Kansas City, MO 64108
unless otherwise stated.
If you have any questions regarding the programs,
please contact
a
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Four Easy Ways to Register:
Mail registration form with check or credit card information to KCMBA, Two Pershing Sq., 2300 Main St., Ste. 100, Kansas City, MO 64108.
Friday, February 3 |
Estate Planning Opportunities with the New Missouri Decanting Statute and the New Missouri Qualified Spousal Trust Statute |
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| Wednesday, February 22 | Wind Energy Transactions |
| Thursday, February 23 | ESI extended overview and Ethics considerations |
| Thursday, February 23 | CIVIL JURY TRIAL DEMONSTRATION |
| Wednesday, February 29 | MF Global: Legal Consequences of its Collapse |
| Friday, March 2 | Top Ten Federal Circuit Cases of 2011 |
Estate Planning Opportunities with the New Missouri Decanting Statute and the New Missouri Qualified Spousal Trust Statute
Sponsored by the KCMBA Probate and Estate Planning Committee
Friday, February 3, 2012
Location: KCMBA, Two Pershing Square, 2300 Main Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64108
Registration: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Seminar: 12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
1.0 CLE Hours in Missouri and Kansas (pending)
Fees: $35.00 for KCMBA Member $70.00 for Non-member
Moderator: James J. Ferraro, UMB Investment & Wealth Management
This program will discuss the process and rational for utilizing a trustee’s discretionary authority to distribute the entire corpus of an irrevocable trust into a new trust under different terms when permitted by state law under a process commonly known as decanting which will include an analysis of the newly enacted Missouri statute (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.4-419). In addition, this program will discuss the uses of a qualified spousal trust and joint spousal trust as a method of estate planning
Schedule:
11:30 a.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Seminar
Scott K. Martinsen, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen PC
12:50 p.m. Adjourn
Wind Energy Transactions
Sponsored by the KCMBA Real Estate Law Committee
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Location: KCMBA, Two Pershing Square, 2300 Main Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64108
Registration: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Seminar: 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
1.0 CLE Hours in Missouri and Kansas (pending)
Fees: $35.00 for KCMBA Member $70.00 for Non-member
Moderator: Timothy Laycock, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Renewable Energy has become an integral component in meeting our nation’s energy demands. Wind energy projects in particular require legal expertise across many different legal disciplines and practice areas. This one-hour seminar will examine a wind energy project from a transactional attorney’s perspective. We will discuss how a wind energy project is constructed and financed from the ground up, including the components and key terms in wind leases, permitting and governmental approvals, title curative work, project construction and finance, and more.
Schedule:
11:30 a.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Seminar
Darren Neil, Polsinelli Shughart PC and Doug Pyle, Polsinelli Shughart PC
12:50 p.m. Adjourn
ESI extended overview and Ethics considerations
Sponsored by the KCMBA CLE Department
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Location: KCMBA, Two Pershing Square, 2300 Main Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64108
Registration: 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Seminar: 2:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
3.0 CLE Hours including 1.0 CLE Hours of Ethics in Missouri and Kansas (pending)
Fees: $99.00 for KCMBA Member $169.00 for Non-member
Speaker: Tom O’Conner, Avansic, Director of Professional Services
Where Do I Go From Here? An Extended Overview of ESI, Forensics, and E-Discovery (2 Hr. CLE)
In the first hour, the presenter will introduce the complexities and challenges of electronically stored information in the legal context. In the second hour, preservation and collection issues related to digital
evidence will be presented, particularly in relation to the court’s expectations. The presenter will also cover the current case law and Civil Procedure statutes regarding electronic data.
ESI: Focus on Ethics and Considerations (1 Hr. CLE)
The ethics issues that arise during e-discovery of handling will be discussed in this presentation. The presenter will discuss the ethical issues encountered at each step of ESI processing including preservation, processing, and review; this includes the duty to preserve, ethical issues involving metadata, de-duplication, and the ethical use of technology to reduce review time. The presenters will also discuss the issues of licensing that have arisen within the e-discovery field. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Schedule:
1:30 p.m. Registration
2:00 p.m. Where Do I Go From Here? An Extended Overview of ESI, Forensics, and E-Discovery
3:40 p.m. Break
3:50 p.m. ESI: Focus on Ethics and Considerations
4:40 p.m. Adjourn
CIVIL JURY TRIAL DEMONSTRATION
Co-sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the
UMKC School of Law
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Location: E.E. “Tom” Thompson Courtroom, UMKC School of Law, 500 E. 52nd St.
Kansas City, Missouri
Registration: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Seminar: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
9.3 CLE Hours in Missouri and Kansas (pending)
Seminar Registration $245
This is an amazing opportunity to see some fantastic presentations by big name attorneys on the plaintiff and defendant side as well as watching the jury deliberate on the case at the end of the session.
Schedule:
7:30 A.M. REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 A.M. VOIR DIRE
Plaintiff: S. Rafe Foreman, Professor of Law and Director of Advocacy, UMKC School of Law
Defense: Jack T. Bangert, Kutak Rock LLP
9:00 A.M. OPENING STATEMENTS
Plaintiff: Steve Gorny, Bartimus Frickleton Robertson & Gorny P.C.
Defendant: Charlene Wright, Of Counsel, Lathrop & Gage, LLP
9:50 A.M. BREAK
10:00 A.M. DIRECT AND CROSS-EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF’S NON-EXPERT WITNESS
Plaintiff: Jarrett Johnson, The Jarrett Johnson Law Firm
Defendant: Chad Beaver, Beaver Law Firm, LLC
10:50 A.M. DIRECT AND CROSS-EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF’S EXPERT WITNESS
Plaintiff: Bob Langdon or Kent Emison, Langdon & Emison
Defendant: Jo Leigh Wagoner Fischer, Armstrong Teasdale LLP • Kansas City, Mo.
11:50 A.M. LUNCH (included in seminar fee)
12:40 P.M. DIRECT AND CROSS-EXAMINATION OF DEFENDANT’S NON-EXPERT WITNESS
Plaintiff: Tim Dollar, Dollar, Burns & Becker, L.C.
Defendant: Dave Schatz, Husch Blackwell LLP
1:30 P.M. DIRECT AND CROSS-EXAMINATION OF DEFENDANT’S EXPERT WITNESS
Plaintiff: Lynn Johnson, Shamberg Johnson & Bergman, Chartered
Defendant: Willie Epps, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. • Kansas City, Mo.
2:30 P.M. BREAK
2:45 P.M. CLOSING ARGUMENT
Plaintiff: John W. Kurtz, The Law Offices of Hubbard & Kurtz, L.L.P.
Defendant: Nikki Cannezzaro, Franke Schultz & Mullen, PC • Kansas City, Mo.
3:45 P.M. JURY DELIBERATION
4:45 P.M. JURY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
5:00 P.M. ADJOURN
MF Global: Legal Consequences of its Collapse
Sponsored by the KCMBA Securities Committee
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Location: KCMBA, Two Pershing Square, 2300 Main Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64108
Registration: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Seminar: 12:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
2.0 CLE Hours in Missouri and Kansas (pending)
Fees: $60.00 for KCMBA Member $160.00 for Non-member
Moderator: Diane A. Nygaard, Kenner Schmitt Nygaard, LLC
Schedule:
11:30 a.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Regulatory Framework in which MF Global Operated
Braden Perry, Former CFTC Attorney
12:30 p.m. Consequences to area investors and farmers
Jeff Kruske, Kansas Securities Commissioner’s General Counsel
1:00 p.m. Epic Poem, the Rime of the Ancient Trader
John Shaw, Berkowitz Oliver Williams Shaw & Eisenbrandt LLP
1:40 p.m. Adjourn
Top Ten Federal Circuit Cases of 2011
Sponsored by the KCMBA Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Committee
Friday, March 2, 2012
Location: KCMBA, Two Pershing Square, 2300 Main Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64108
Registration: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Seminar: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3.0 CLE Hours in Missouri and Kansas (pending)
Fees: $99.00 for KCMBA Member $169.00 for Non-member
Presenter: Richard Stitt, Polsinelli Shughart PC
Once again, 2011 has brought several significant changes in IP Law and Federal IP litigation. Join us for our annual recap of the important Federal Circuit case rulings which hold significance for business attorneys and IP practitioners and IP litigators. Some of the selected cases cover:
Joint Infringement - En Banc Opinion in McKesson And Akamai (if issued )
Indefiniteness Of Computer Processing-Type Means Plus Function Elements
Sanctions For Filing Objectively Baseless Litigation In Bad Faith
Reexam Arguments Can Create Estoppel Even If Claims Not Amended
Elimination Of Presumption Of Irreparable Harm In Injunctive Relief
Lack Of Priority Due To Lack Of Adequate Written Description In Prior CIP
Patent Licenses Presumed To Cover CIP Applications
Tightened Standards For Finding Inequitable Conduct
Damages - The CAFC Rejects The 25 Percent Rule
Presence Created Solely For Litigation Does Not Support Venue
BOP For DOE – Preponderance . . . .Clean And Convincing Not Required
New Rules Of Contempt Proceedings For Modified Products After Injunction
Order the KCMBA Business Tort Handbook, 2010 Edition Here
NOTICE --- New Ethics Requirement as of June 30, 2010 : Missouri Supreme Court Rule 15.05(f) has been amended to establish an annual requirement of two hours of education in professionalism, ethics and malpractice prevention per year rather than the previous requirement of three hours every three years.
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