2012 Spring Risk Management Seminar Description
The Risks and Opportunities of Social Media
Social media is unavoidable in today’s business world and legal profession. Its use by lawyers, clients, and adversaries presents opportunities but also legal ethics and malpractice risks. Maximizing the opportunities while avoiding the risks requires a unique understanding of the application of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Regardless of your firm’s current involvement in social media, this seminar will help you ethically navigate the use of this indispensable tool.
*New in 2012: We have received approval from Illinois for CLE credit on our seminars. The approved seminars dates for Illinios CLE credit are: April 17, May 3, June 14 and June 29. To register online, click here.
**IMPORTANT: Seminar Materials will not be provided on site. Registrants MUST print course materials PRIOR to arriving to the seminar. Registrant will receive packet download info with registration confirmation. Materials also available iPhone/Android/iPad/e-book ‘friendly’.
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. |
Hour One - The QUIZ – A test of the hottest topics in legal malpractice and ethics.
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| 9:50 – 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 – 10:50 a.m. |
Hour Two – Understanding the role of Social Media in your practice.
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Ethics Seminar Registration for Missouri and Kansas
This seminar qualifies insureds of The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company for a base rate discount and satisfies the 2.0 ethics hours requirement of Missouri Supreme Court Rule 15.05(f). This presentation has also been approved for 2.0 ethics hours in Kansas.
Our cancellation policy: a full refund will be issued with 48 hours notice prior to seminar. If notice is less than 48 hours, a $15 administration fee will be charged.
Walk-in registrants are welcome. Please note, space at the Kansas City Plaza seminar is limited; early registration is strongly recommended.
If you have any questions regarding these seminars, please contact Brenda at 1-800-843-2277.
To register online, click here.
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2.0 Hours of Ethics CLE Required in Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court Rule 15 requires Missouri attorneys to report two hours of Professionalism, Ethics, and Malpractice prevention on an annual basis. As The Bar Plan Foundation has been doing for more than two decades, we will once again be traveling throughout Missouri, Kansas and Tennessee to assist lawyers in satisfying this new ethics requirement with high-quality, economical, and timely CLE ethics seminars.
For further information on the our seminar series, please contact Chris Stiegemeyer or Christina Lewis Abate at (314) 288-1000. For information on the Missouri Minimum Continuing Legal Education requirements, click here.
Christian A. Stiegemeyer
Executive Vice President, The Bar Plan Foundation, and Director of Risk Management, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company. Chris received his B.A. in Communications from Southeast Missouri State University and his J.D. from The Saint Louis University School of Law. Prior to joining The Bar Plan, Chris was in private practice concentrating in the areas of domestic relations, criminal law, and appellate practice.
Christina Lewis Abate
Christina Lewis Abate is a Risk Manager for The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2004 and her B.A. from the University of New Mexico in 2000. Christina is a member of the Missouri Bar, the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Prior to joining The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company in 2007, Christina was employed as a trial attorney with the Missouri State Public Defender System.
Christina currently serves as Chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Ethics and Professionalism Committee.
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Missouri
To register online for these seminars, click here.
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| March 21 |
Farmington |
Holiday Inn Express
820 Market St.
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 701-0505 |
| March 28 |
Hannibal |
Quality Inn & Suites
120 Lindsey Dr.
Hannibal, MO 63401
(573) 221-4001 |
| April 5 |
Cape Girardeau |
Drury Lodge
104 South Vantage Drive
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
(573) 334-7151 |
| April 11 |
St. Joseph |
Stoney Creek Inn
1201 Woodbine Road
St. Joseph, MO 64506
(816) 901-9600 |
| April 12 |
Kansas City North |
Tiffany Greens Golf Course
6100 N. W. Tiffany Springs Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64154
(816) 880-9600 |
| April 17 |
Clayton
(One of Two) |
Crowne Plaza
7750 Carondelet
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 726-5400 |
| April 18 |
Columbia |
Stoney Creek Inn
2601 S. Providence Rd.
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 442-6400 |
| April 20 |
Webinar |
Click Here For Webinar Information |
| April 24 |
Rolla |
Comfort Suites
1650 Old Wire Outer Road
Rolla, MO 65401
(573) 368-4300 |
| May 2 |
Jefferson City |
Capitol Plaza Hotel
415 West McCarty St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 635-1234 |
| May 3 |
St. Louis South |
Holiday Inn Southwest Viking Conference Center
10709 Watson Road
St. Louis, MO 63127
(314) 821-6600
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| May 9 |
Sedalia |
Holiday Inn Express
4001 West Broadway
Sedalia, MO 65301
(660) 826-4000
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| May 31 |
Kansas City Plaza |
Kansas City Marriott DT
200 West 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 421-6800 |
| June 12 |
Webinar |
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| June 14 |
Westport |
Sheraton Westport Plaza
900 Westport Plaza
East Ballroom
St. Louis, MO 63146
(314) 878-1500 |
| June 20 |
Joplin |
Holiday Inn
3615 Range Line Road
Joplin, MO 64804
(417) 782-1000 |
| June 21 |
Springfield |
University Plaza Hotel
333 John Q. Hammond Parkway
Springfield, MO 65806
(417) 522-1120 |
| June 26 |
Webinar |
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| June 28 |
Kansas City Plaza |
Marriott Country Club Plaza
4445 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 531-3000 |
| June 29 |
Clayton
(Two of Two) |
Crowne Plaza
7750 Carondelet
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 726-5400 |
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| May 10 |
Overland Park
(One of Two) |
Ritz Charles
9000 West 137th St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 682-2600 |
| May 16 |
Garden City |
Hampton Inn
2505 East Crestway Drive
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 272-0454 |
| May 17 |
Salina |
Courtyard by Marriott
3020 Riffel Drive
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 309-1300 |
| May 24 |
Wichita |
Holiday Inn Select
549 South Rock Road
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-7131 |
| May 30 |
Topeka |
Capital Plaza
Maner Conference Center
Pioneer Room
1717 SW Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66612
(800) 579-7937 |
| June 19 |
Webinar |
Click Here For Webinar Information |
| June 27 |
Overland Park
(Two of Two) |
Ritz Charles
9000 West 137th St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 685-2600 |
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| Indiana |
| There are no seminars scheduled in Indiana at this time. |
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| There are no seminars scheduled in New Mexico at this time. |
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