Event Description
Online registration is closed. If you would like to join
please email Ashley Bollig at abollig@mnbars.org
The Solo Small Firm Summit is a
day of CLEs designed by small-firm lawyers for small firm lawyers. This year
we’re offering two tracks. One is for lawyers who are new to solo or small-firm
practice, to help them find their footing whether they are just coming out of
law school or stepping away from practice at a larger firm. The second track is
for those of you who have been at this small-firm thing for a while, offering
ideas to improve or expand your
practice.
Join us virtually for the
Solo Small Firm Summit, a collaborative effort by the HCBA
Solo and Small Firm Section, MSBA
Solo Small Practice Experience Section, MWL
Solo and Small Practitioner Group, and RCBA
Solo and Small Firm
Section.
9:00AM-3:00PM
Tentative
Schedule
9:00-10:00 AM Plenary |
Disaster Preparation and Recovery for Solo and Small Law
Practices
CLE Description - Disasters can come in many
forms: fire, flood, tornado, high winds, theft, cyber-attack, and civil unrest.
This program will discuss the what a solo small firm practitioner should do to
prepare for a worst-case scenario – including technology, insurance, and
risk-management practices.
Presenter Todd Scott | Attorney | Minnesota
Lawyers Mutual
10:00-11:00 AM Track 1 |
How to Start a Law Firm - Important First Steps
CLE
Description Coming Soon
Presenter | Susan
Minsberg | Attorney | Susan
Minsberg Law
Office
10:00 AM-11:00 AM Track 2 | Data Privacy 101 for Minnesota Lawyers
and Their Clients
CLE Description - US and international
privacy law is constantly changing, and, as it changes, more businesses are
subject to its regulation. This session will help you understand how those laws
are currently impacting businesses, get a sense for the roadmap (or lack
thereof) for new privacy and security regulation in the coming years, and start
the process of evaluating your client’s privacy and security risk.
Brad Hammer | Attorney – Founder | Vakaris
11:00
-12:00 PM Track 1 | Pathways to Finding Your Own Niche in the Law
CLE Description - There are many ways to find
your own area of practice. Each of our panelists have found their own niche, by
combining strengths and interests or taking advantage of serendipity.
Our panelists will share their experiences and help us
draw some lessons for developing your own niche in law practice.
Presenters | Katherine Bloomquist Freitag | Bloomquist Law Firm,
LLC
Katie Lichty | Assistant General Counsel and Lead IP Counsel |
Land O’Lakes, Inc
Louis Smith | Smith Partners PLLP
Jill Sauber | Managing Attorney | Sauber Legal
Services
Karen Cole | Owner | Premium Legal Writing
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Track 2 | Tips from the Trenches - Behind the
Scenes With the Neutrals
CLE Description - With the pandemic, most civil trials were
subject to multiple delays, making effective use of alternate forms for dispute
resolution a necessity for litigants. In this CLE you will hear from
experienced practitioners who serve as mediators, arbitrators, appraisers and
umpires on the different types of dispute resolution you may wish to consider,
how to maximize your effectiveness as an advocate for your clients and receive
practical advice on what works and what does not. Designed for advocates
who wish to hone their ADR skills and develop new strategies to effectively
represent their clients in ADR solutions outside of court.
Adina Bergstrom | Partner | Sauro & Bergstrom,
PLLC
Brenda M. Sauro | Partner | Sauro & Bergstrom,
PLLC
12:00 PM-12:15 PM Break - Grab your lunch
12:15 PM-1:00 PM Networking Rounds
1:00 PM-2:00 PM Plenary | Elimination of Bias through Ethics,
Inclusion, and Professionalism - The New Model Rule 8.4(g)
CLE
Description - Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) now prohibits
discrimination and harassment in all conduct related to the practice of law.
This session will address attorneys’ ethical obligations in the context of
eliminating bias, fostering inclusion and professionalism, and avoiding "bad
behavior" that can now rise to the level of a breach of the rules of
professional conduct.
Kristine Kubes | Principal | Kubes Law Office, PLLC
2:00 PM-3:00 PM Track 1 | Building Your Business. You Want To Go
Where Everybody Knows Your Name - Lessons From the Hospitality
Industry
CLE Description - This relatable approach to working with
people, will help attendees see their practice through the eyes of others. What
is the image, personality, approach that is you and your firm? This seminar will
discuss different ways to take standard practices from the aptly named
Hospitality Industry and apply them to the way you run your practice. The ideas
range from easily ignored common sense ideas to specific suggestions that are
not so common to legal practitioners. Grow your practice with new (and old)
ideas that help you stand out from the crowd.
Rebecca Bell | Attorney & Founder | rb LEGAL
2:00 PM-3:00 PM Track 2 |
Collections for Solos: Ten (10) critical credit and collections considerations
for attorneys in private practice
CLE
Description - This program highlight best practices – from economic, ethical,
and personal perspectives for attorneys in private practice to deal with such
issues as: onboarding new clients, determining fee arrangements, using
engagement agreements, using retainers, invoicing clients, dismissing clients,
collecting from clients (both voluntarily and involuntarily), and dealing with
other standard credit and collection issues attorneys face in private
practice.
Presenter | George Warner | Founding Attorney |
Warner
Law
CLE Credits:
Event Code: 460017
1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit
Approved
4.0 Standard CLE Credits Approved
Cost:
Free
Register By: 11:59PM May 2, 2022
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be
emailed to you the day before the CLE
Payments: Due to the pandemic, accounting staff have
limited access to the office making the processing of checks difficult. We
request that you register online or over the phone by credit card whenever
possible. If you need assistance, please contact the program manager. If
you must pay by check, please use this
registration form.
Cancellations: Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy .
Accommodations: The MSBA is committed to
creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If
you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify
the program manager. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior
to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.
Program Manager:
Ashley
Bollig
abollig@mnbars.org
612-278-6353