Kansas Bar Association 2009 Seminar Papers

2009 Seminar Papers Available

What is Clear and Convincing? The Burdens of Proof in Child in Need of Care Proceedings. January 13, 2009. (4281) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Trial by Fire: Juvenile Jury Trials in the Aftermath of In re L.M. January 14, 2009. (4282) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Government and Administrative Law. January 16, 2009. (4292) Not in My Court -- Conviction of the Innocent; Administrative Law Reforms Proposed by the Kansas Judicial Council: Part 1; Administrative Law Reforms Proposed by the Kansas Judicial Council: Part 2; Who, What, and Where Are These Guys and Why Should I Care?; Participating in the Rule-Making Process; Overview of the 2008 Interim Legislative Committees; and The KRPC & Kansas Governmental Ethics Laws.

Solo & Small Firm. January 30, 2009. (4292) Protecting and Representing Vulnerable Adults; Workers Comp--1960 to 2008; Tips and Tricks for Using Your Computer (Ethics); Collections 101; Don't Worry, Be Happy--A Criminal Practitioner's Guide to Client Satisfaction and the Lawyer's Success; Does Your Supervision have Super Vision.

To and Fro, Around We Go. February 4, 2009. (4283) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Practicing Law Out of a Duffel Bag. February 10, 2009. (4284) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

9th Annual CLE Slam-Dunk. February 13-14, 2009. (4293) Kansas Limited Liability Companies Update; The Family Farm: Medicaid Eligibility and Estate Recovery; Deception and Misrepresentation in the Practice of Law (Ethics); Hot Topics in Family Law; The Kansas Consumer Protection Act; A View from the Bench; Federal Legislative Update--Hot Topics in Washington, D.C.; Foreclosures in the Financial Crisis of 2008-09; How are Recent Events Changing the Banking Industry?; Wind Development in Kansas: Start to Finish; Environmental Use Control ... Protecting Tomorrow from Yesterday; Estate Planning & Administration (Ethics).

Breaking Immigration Law. February 20, 2009. (4296) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Introduction to Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. February 25, 2009. (4285) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Legislative Update on Low-Income Housing. February 26, 2009. (4286) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

International Law. March 3, 2009. (4287) Not in My Court -- Conviction of the Innocent; Administrative Law Reforms Proposed by the Kansas Judicial Council: Part 1; Administrative Law Reforms Proposed by the Kansas Judicial Council: Part 2; Who, What, and Where Are These Guys and Why Should I Care?; Participating in the Rule-Making Process; Overview of the 2008 Interim Legislative Committees; and The KRPC & Kansas Governmental Ethics Laws.

Medical Malpractice Defense. March 4, 2009. (4288) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Class Actions 101: Best Practices and Potential Pitfalls in Providing Class Notice. March 24, 2009. (4289) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

The ABCs of Education Law--Accommodation, Bullying, and Confidentiality. March 25, 2009. (4290) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Health Law. March 27, 2009. (4301) Kansas Health Care Provider Insurance Availability Act: Addressing Pitfalls, Solutions and Other Great Thoughts; Physician Employment Issues: Important Considerations in Physician Employment Agreements; Candor and Civility, Tools for the Bar; Stark Update; A Primer in Administrative Discipline of Professional Licensing; Legislative Updates.

Ethical Concerns in Probate and Estate Planning. April 1, 2009. (4298) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

The Ethical Duty of Honesty: Exploring its Breadth and Limits. April 8, 2009. (4299) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

2009 Family Law. April 10, 2009. (4302) Child Custody Visitation & Parenting; Bankruptcy Considerations; Property Division and Maintenance ; Update on Taxes and Divorce: How Do We Protect Ourselves?; Military and Divorce: What You Don't Know Can Bite You!; Evidence and Discovery in Family Litigation; Integrity, First ( . . . or “The Rule of Eight).

Applying Professional Ethics to a Cost/Benefit Analysis. April 13, 2009. (4300) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Consumer Protection Video Debut. April 17, 2009. (4304) General Scope of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA); Consumer Laws in the Telecom Industry; Mortgages and the KCPA; Fair Debt Collections; Ethical Debt Collection and Mortgage Foreclosure Actions.

Veterans Administration Representative. April 24, 2009. (4294) An Overview of Veteran's Administration Benefits; Administrative Advocacy Before the Veteran's Administration; Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Equal Access to Justice Act Fees.

Social Security Disability. April 24, 2009. (4295) Administrative Social Security Hearings and the Appeals Council Advocacy; A View from the Bench; Effective Federal Litigation and Equal Access to Justice Act Fees; Cross-examining the Vocational Expert and New Developments in SSA Disability Practice.

2009 Bankruptcy Law. April 24, 2009. (4303) Chapter 13 Update; Consumer Remedies for Lender Misconduct; Protecting Assets; Credit Services Organizations in Kansas - Applications and Common Defenses; Ethical Considerations Regarding Fees, Billing, Advertising, and Solicitation.

2009 Intellectual Property Law Institute. May 8, 2009. (4308) Responding to Obviousness Rejections - A Practical Guide for the Practitioner; Patent Reform: A perspective from someone who has been involved in it from the perspective of all three branches of government; Recent Developments in Copyrights & Related Rights; Recent Developments in Trademark and Unfair Competition Law; Ethics in Intellectual Property Law.

Foreclosure Fallout: Challenges Facing Creditors in a Weakening Economy--Issues & Obstacles in Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, and Collections Practice in Missouri and Kansas. May 12, 2009. (4309) Mortgage Banking Basics; Foreclosure Fundamentals & Foibles; Ethics; Post-Sale/Evictions – What Happens Next?; Title Resolution: Cleaning Up; Bankruptcy Pitfalls and Coming Attractions; Dude, Where’s My Car? Collections & Commercial Assets; Loss Mitigation – Means to Avoid Foreclosure.

Live! Late-Breaking! Appellate Court Update! May 13, 2009. (4310) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

From ICE's Best Employment Practices to E-Verify, plus Overview of Hot Federal and Kansas Issues. May 14, 2009. (4297) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Conflicts of Interest (Ethics). May 20, 2009. (4311) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Hot Pretrial Issue: Should the Defendant Be Permitted to Make Comparative Fault Allegations Contingent Upon a Settlement or Dismissal of a Co-Defendant? May 27, 2009 (4312) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

2009 Criminal Law. May 29, 2009. (4313) Strangers in the Box: Make the Most Out of Your Jury by Getting the Most Out of Your Jury Panel; A Glance at Criminal Defense in Federal Court, For Those Who Have No Grey Hair, But Want Some; Ethical Case Management: Understanding You’re Not Sick Because You’re a Lawyer; You’re a Lawyer Because You’re Sick; How to Avoid Losing your Law License While Keeping your Client Out of Jail; A Legislative Carol: Ghosts of Legislature Past, Present and Yet to Come; Kansas Criminal Law Update; Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conviction.

2009 Ethics Handbook: A Closer Look. May 29, 2009. (4314) Ethics Handbook was the materials for this program. No additional materials are available.

2009 KBA Insurance Law. September 11, 2009. (4371) 2009 Legislative Update: The Best is Yet to Come; Recent Insurance Case Law; Health Care Reform, World Peace, Quantum Gravity, and Other Similar Problems; When Pigs Fly and Catch the Swine Flu; SB 87 - Changes to KAPA & KJRA; Dealing with State Agencies: Who is the Real Client?

Construction Law in Difficult Economic Times. September 18, 2009. (4377) Designing Around the Economic Storm; Dealing with Critical Construction Issues in Difficult Times; Break Scrutineering Mechanics Lien Mountains; The Ethics of Difficult Decisions; Legally Green: Legal Risks in Sustainable Design; Non-Compete Clauses – The Fine Line Between Heaven and Hell; The Impact of Bankruptcy on Construction Cases and Claims.

Top 10 Biggest Kansas Practice Changes Under the ‘New’ KRPCs. September 22, 2009. (4374) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

10 Pitfalls for the New Criminal Defense Attorney: You Won't Learn This in Law School. September 23, 2009. (4375) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Outdoor Recreational Law. September 25, 2009. (4378) Migratory Bird Treaty Act; The Economics of Resource Management Law; Practical Considerations of a Hunting Lease.

ERISA Nuts and Bolts. September 30, 2009. (4376) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Legal Issues. October 2, 2009. (4372) Securing Adoption & Custody for LGBT Americans; Immigration Issues for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community; Conflicts Concerns for Joint Clients (Ethics); Same-Sex Marriage: The Case in Iowa and What it Means; Estate and Trust issues for the LGBT Community; The Scrutiny Debate: Under State and Federal Equal Protection Clauses How Much Scrutiny are LGBT Americans Entitled To?

FMLA Update: What’s New With the FMLA? October 6, 2009. (4387) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Background Checks and Other Pre-Employment Issues. October 13, 2009. (4388) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Employment Law Institute. October 16, 2009. (4385) A Busy Year—Key Cases from the Supreme Court and Beyond; The ADA: A New Era; The New FMLA Regulations: How Have Rights and Responsibilities Changed Under the New Regulations; New Developments in COBRA; Recent Updates to Employment Law in Kansas and Missouri; What Happens When Attorneys Act as Compliance Officers? The Implications Under the KRPC.

Agricultural Law Update. October 16, 2009. (4379) Agricultural Tax Law Update; Agricultural Law Update; Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Developments; Leasing-Wind/Farm/Oil/Gas/Hunting; Local Government - Zoning/Nuisance; Intellectual Property Issues in Agriculture.

Sexual Harassment: A Legal Update. October 20, 2009. (4389) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

KBA/KIOGA 34th Annual Oil & Gas Conference. October 23, 2009. (4401) Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law; Water Law Primer; Significant Issues in the Oil and Gas Patch; Update on Surface Use in Kansas Oil and Gas Operations; Subsurface Trespass by Hydraulic Fracturing - Recent Developments; Firms and Ethics - The Ethical Implications of Law Firm Structure and Changes.

Employee Handbooks: It All Comes Down To Policies. October 27, 2009. (4390) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Protection Order Law & Practice in Kansas. November 4, 2009. (4391) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Civil Legal Remedies for Survivors of Sexual Violence. November 5, 2009. (4392) No description available. Materials will be sent electronically.

Kansas Elder Law/Long Term Care Handbook Update. November 6, 2009. (4402) Long Term Care Insurance Update; Medicaid and Estate Recovery Update; Medicaid and Estate Recovery Case Scenarios; Confidentiality and Privilege; Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Powers of Attorney Update; Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Powers of Attorney and Trust Litigation Case Scenarios.

Corporate Counsel Summit. November 13, 2009. (4406) Employment Law Update; Doing Business with Troubled Companies; Financing Deals in a Credit Restricted World; The New Regulatory Climate Under the Obama Administration; What happens when attorneys act as compliance officers? The implications under the KRPC.