Programs by Topic
(as of April 15, 2013)

Starting a Practice Boot Camp

• Technology Issues in Starting a New Practice
  Speaker: Paul Henry 
• New Trust Account Rules: What You Must Know
  Speakers: Melinda Bentley & Sam Phillips 
• Setting Up & Marketing Your New Practice
  Speakers: Maurice Graham & Jonathan McDowell 

GAL Annual Update Training (Note: Must complete three hours to satisfy annual requirement.)

• What You Need to Know & What to Expect as a GAL - Case Studies from the Trenches of Family & Juvenile Court
  Speakers: Koreen Gummere, Rachel White & Jason Clough
• A View from the Bench
  Speakers: Hon. Kenneth G. Clayton & Hon. Diane M. Monahan

Pre-Trial College/Litigation

•  Intake & Investigation
  Speaker: David Ransin, & Kim Benjamin 
• Using Lay Fact Witnesses in Preparing Your Case
  Speaker: Kim Benjamin, John Davis & Tom Mendel
•  Pretrial Motion Practice
  Speaker: Maurice Graham, Doug Fredrick & Jim Wyrsch
• Using Expert Witnesses in Preparing Your Case
  Speaker: Paul Henry, Tim Dollar & Hon. Douglas Beach
• Voir Dire
  Speaker: Rafe Foreman, Paul D'Agrosa & Doug Noland

Back to Basics

• Employment Law Issues for the Non-Employment Law Practice
  Speaker: Bridget Halquist
• Estate Planning 101
  Speaker: Mike Watkins
• Workers' Compensation from A to Z: Tips for New Practitioners
  Speaker: Ellen Morgan
• What to Do When You're Removed to Federal Court
  Speaker: Shawna Bligh and Brad Lear
• Criminal Law from A to Z
  Speaker: Paul D'Agrossa
• The Basics of Dissolution in Missouri
  Speaker: Mary Lou Martin and Shelley Bishop
• What You Need to Know About Immigration Law
  Speaker: Kathleen Harvey

Business Law - Substantive Programs

• 20 Business Tips in 70 Minutes: Information Your Clients Need
  Speakers: Frank Carnahan, Jane Cohen and Morris Turek

Commercial /Consumer Law - Substantive Programs

• Collections: Both Sides of the Coin
  Speaker: Stacey Meinen and Alan Gallas

Criminal Law Programs - Substantive Programs

• Hot Topic: Criminal Jury Instruction Update: State & Federal 8th Circuit
  Speaker: Jim Wyrsch
•  A.B.C. DWI: Spelling Out the Basics of DWI Defense
  Speaker: Travis Noble 
• Federal Criminal Law Practice
  Speakers: John Davis and Paul D'Agrossa      
• Administrative DWI Trial Demo
  Speakers: Travis Noble, Chastidy Dillon-Amelung & Margaret McCartney

Elder Law - Substantive Programs

• SSI, Medicare & Medicaid: What Are They, Who Gets Them, & How Do You Know
  Speaker: Christine Alsop
• The Avalanche is Coming! Maximizing Your Client's Social Security Benefits
  Speaker: Alicia A. Albus
• Complex Issues in Guardianships, Conservatorships & Special Needs Trusts
  Speakers: Elizabeth Moran & M. Brigid Fernandez

Family Law - Substantive Programs

• Using Limited Scope Representation in Family Law Cases
  Speakers: Hon. Doug Beach & Kathleen Bird
• Advanced Family Law: Administrative vs. Judicial Actions
  Speaker: Daniel Pingelton
• Advanced Family Law: Dividing Retirement Assets in Family Law Cases
  Speaker: Jeffrey Royer
• Changes to Form 14: What to Expect
  Speaker: Hon. Dennis Smith

General Practice - Substantive Programs

•  eFiling in Missouri
  Speaker: Cathy Zacharias
•  eFiling in Missouri (Repeated Session)
  Speaker: Cathy Zacharias

Litigation - Substantive Programs

• Second Circle: Better Communication Skills
  Speaker: Prof. Rafe Foreman
•  Spying, Hacking & Fighting Back: Tools to Protect Your Client
  Speakers: Barbara Behrens & Greg Chatten
• Evidentiary Objections & Offers of Proof
  Speakers: Ed Hershewe & Michelle O'Neal  

Personal Injury Law - Substantive Programs

• Lien on Me: Resolving Lien Issues in PI Cases
  Speakers: David Ransin & Christine Alsop
• Your PI Case: Additional Theories of Liability & Recovery
  Speakers: Kent Emison, Bob Langdon and David Brose
• Stacking Up: Understanding Insurance Coverages
  Speaker: Sidney Wheelan

Probate and Estates Law - Substantive Programs

• Advanced Estate Planning: 2013 Update
  Speakers: Herman Eisele & Scott Gardner 

Real Estate Law - Substantive Programs

• Get Out and Stay Out! Rent & Possession & Unlawful Detainer Cases
  Speaker: Mike Watkins 
• Negotiating & Drafting Commercial Sales Contracts & Leases
  Speaker: Michael Stern 
• Mechanic's Liens
  Speaker: Joseph Blanner

Ethics Programs

•  Quicksand! Ethical Hazards for Solos & Small Firms
  Speaker: Robert Kirkland

Practice Management Programs  

• Talkin' 'bout My Generation
  Speakers: Bernadette Lawson & Jill Joiner 
• R U Rdy 4 Nxt Gen? (Are You Ready for the Next Generation: Communicating Ethically & Effectively)
  Speaker: Bernadette Lawson & Jill Joiner 
• New Trust Account Rules: What You Must Know
  Speaker: Melinda Bentley & Sam Phillips 
• Zombie Lawyers: What To Do If You Feel Like You've Joined the Ranks of the Undead
  Speakers: Paul Henry & Anne Chambers 
• Building a Niche Practice
  Speaker: Chris Wendelbo
•  Dangerous Curves Ahead: The Crossroads of Technology and the Rules of Professional Conduct
  Speaker: Catherine Sanders Reach 
• Client & Case Management: How to Manage Clients So Your Results Will Make Them Happy
  Speaker: Larry Rice 
• Selling & Winding Down a Practice: Passing On Your Practice Before You Pass On
  Speakers: Sarah Read & Micheal McCartney 
• Staff: How to Find & Motivate the Best People to be Happy & Profitable
  Speaker: Larry Rice 

Technology

• How to Use Social Networking Sites for Investigative Research: What, Why and How
  Speakers: Carole Levitt & Mark Rosch, Internet for Lawyers  
• Cybersleuthing: Search Like a Private Investigator Using Free Web Resources & Powerful Low-Cost Pay Databases
  Speakers: Carole Levitt & Mark Rosch, Internet for Lawyers 
• The Google Powered "Cloud" Law Office, Part 1
  Speakers: Carole Levitt & Mark Rosch, Internet for Lawyers
• The Google Powered "Cloud" Law Office, Part 2
  Speakers: Carole Levitt & Mark Rosch, Internet for Lawyers
• Using PDFs More Effectively
  Speaker: Ernest Svenson
• iPad Tips & Tricks for Lawyers
  Speaker: Ernest Svenson 
• Document Creation the Fast & Easy Way
  Speaker: Ernest Svenson 
• 30 Gadgets & Sites in 70 Minutes
  Speaker: Ernest Svenson
• Noted: Using Evernote & OneNote to Boost Productivity
  Speaker: Catherine Sanders Reach
• 60 Apps in 70 Minutes
  Speakers: Catherine Sanders Reach &d Ernest Svenson

Roundtable Discussions

• I'm 62 - What Do I Do?
  Leader: Lois Zerrer 
• Criminal Law Chat
  Leaders: Travis Noble, Joe Passanise & Dan Haltenhof   
• Android and Windows Tablet Discussion Group 
  Leader: Rick Rollings