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2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE --  Agenda

THURSDAY, October 12

7:00 - 9:00 PM   President's Reception

Outgoing President Lynne Townsend Albert invites all attendees and their guests to a reception on Thursday, October 12 at 7:00 pm on the hotel patio. This is a great way for first time attendees and conference veterans to kick off the festivities. Please fill in the appropriate box on the registration form to let us know the number of people who will attend from your party. There is no charge for this event.
 

FRIDAY, October 13

7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. Rise And Shine Yoga Class

          Led by NCAWA member, Natasha M. Nazareth-Phelps] *

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration
          Silent Auction Opens
          Continental Breakfast: Getting to Know You!
          Continental Breakfast: Chapter Presidents’ Meeting

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
          (1) Risk Management and the Impaired Lawyer [Louise Paglen,

               Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Cary] **
          (2) Bankruptcy Abuse, Prevention, and Consumer Protection

               Act  - One Year Later, How Has Bankruptcy Changed For

               Attorneys Of All Concentrations?  [Susan Dotson-Smith,

               Dotson-Smith Law Office, Asheville; Susanne Robicsek,

               Debtor’s Attorney, Charlotte; Sara H. Davis, Attorney for

               Chapter 13 Trustee, Asheville; Pamela P. Keenan,

               Kirschbaum Nanney Keenan & Griffin PA, Raleigh]

10:05 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

         (1) Family Law Update [Professor Suzanne Reynolds, Wake

              Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem]
         (2) Criminal Law Update [Carol Huffman Kendrick, Robert L.

              Huffman Law Firm, Monroe]

11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Break

11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
          Mentoring in the Legal Profession [Melvin F. Wright,Jr., Executive

          Director, Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism] ***

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Annual Meeting

          Followed by Judicial Endorsements Committee Meeting

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Board Meeting (2006-2007 Board Members)

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Book Club Discussion: My Sister’s Keeper, by

          Jodi Picoult  (If you order on Amazon.com, use this link so that

          we can receive credit for your purchase!) [Discussion Leader,

          Stella Boswell, Durham]

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The Sally Jesse Oprah Carol Show - Sexual

          Harassment Among Lawyers: What Is It And What Should It

          Be? [Carol Spruill, Duke Law School, Durham]

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Reception
          Featuring special guest, Lt. Governor Beverly E. Perdue

7:30 p.m. Silent Auction Closes

7:30 p.m. Annual Banquet
          Presentation Of Gwyneth B. Davis Award
          Presentation Of Judge Of The Year Award
          Presentation of Balanced Life Workplace Awards
          Recognition of Special Members
 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. Rise And Shine Yoga Class

          [Led by NCAWA member, Natasha M. Nazareth-Phelps] *

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast: Legislative Update (CLE credit)

          [Colleen Kochanek, NCAWA Lobbyist, Smith Moore LLP,

          Raleigh]

9:05 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
          (1) Elder Law Update, Part I: Estate and Disability Planning,

               Guardianships; Long-term Care Planning - Medicaid

                [Andrew D. Atherton, Patla Straus Robinson & Moore,

                Asheville; Victor Garlock, Swannanoa; Cathie St. John-

                Ritzen, Asheville; Mary E. Euler, McGuire Wood & Bissette,

                PA, Asheville]
          (2) Women Lawyers Move Mountains: Participation in the

               Legislative Process [Christine Mumma, Executive Director,

               NC Center on Actual Innocence, Durham; Anne Winner,

               Lobbyist, Asheville; Drupti Chauhan, Committee Counsel and

               Legislative Analyst, Raleigh]

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
          (1) Elder Law Update, Part II: ; Estate Administration; Elder

               Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation; Litigating Elder Law Cases

               [Andrew D. Atherton, Patla Straus Robinson & Moore,

               Asheville; Victor Garlock, Swannanoa; Cathie St. John-

               Ritzen, Asheville; Mary E. Euler, McGuire Wood & Bissette,

               PA, Asheville]
         (2) Women Lawyers Move Mountains: Participation in the

              Political Process [Senator Eleanor Kinnaird, Chapel Hill;

              Lesley Moxley, Moore County Attorney, Carthage;

              Representative Jennifer Weiss, Raleigh]

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
          Women Lawyers Move Mountains: Participation in the Judicial

          Process [Judge Martha Geer, North Carolina Court of Appeals,

          Raleigh; Judge Denise Hartsfield, District Court Judge, District

          21, Winston-Salem; Lisa Grafstein, Grafstein & Walczyk, PLLC,

          Raleigh]

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