2024 Annual Meeting - Materials

Materials, if provided, will be available here. Printed handouts will not be available onsite. Please check back often as materials will be added as they become available.

Session Type Title Speaker Time Course Materials
Wed. Sept. 18        
YLS New Lawyer Series YLS 1 | Happy Clients, Happy Life? Ethical Considerations & Avoiding Burnout   Prof. Chuck Henson, Danielle Drake
2 p.m. - Prioritizing Wellbeing and the 24/7 Problem
YLS New Lawyer Series
 YLS 2 | I Beg Your Pardon… Difficult Opposing Counsel & the Duty to Report  Natalie Spangler, Paige Wheeler 3:10 p.m.  I Beg Your Pardon… Difficult Opposing Counsel & the Duty to Report
YLS New Lawyer Series YLS 3 | Connection of Life & the Law: The Role of Social Media Networking in Your Practice   Paige Sparks, Steven Alan Ramsey 4:20 p.m. Connection of Life & the Law: The Role of Social Media Networking in Your Practice
Thurs., Sept. 19        
Ethics Series Ethics 1 | Ethics Update from the Missouri Legal Ethics Counsel – September 2024 Edition  Melinda Bentley 7:30 a.m. =Ethics Update from the Missouri Legal Ethics Counsel September 2024 Edition
         
Plenary  Plenary 1 | Bridging the Generational Gap in the Legal Profession  Kelli Dunaway, Mollie Farrell
9 a.m. -Bridging the Generational Gap in the Legal Profession
Plenary  Plenary 2 | Ethical Considerations of Embracing & Using Generative AI: From “How Do I?” to “Should I?”  Chris Stiegemeyer, Jim Shreve, Rachel Harris, Matt Braunel 

Moderator: Debbie Champion 
10:30 a.m.
         
All About Business  Seeing the Forest for the Trees, the In-House & Outside Counsel View Beverly Garner, Chris Pickett, Bridget Hoy, 

Mira Mdivani (Presenter/Moderator)
2 p.m. -Seeing the Forest for the Trees, the In-House & Outside Counsel View 
Family Law  Safe at Home: Program Purpose and Participant Protections  Brenda Sites 2 p.m. -Safe at Home for MoBar 9-19-2024
-Safe at Home Missouri Revised Statutes August 2018
-Safe at Home Rules February 2019
All About Litigation  Ethics in Approaching the Bench: Insights & Advice from Trial Judges  Hon. Jessica Agnelly, Hon. Heather Cunningham,  
Hon. Nicole Zellweger, Hon. Ed Page
Moderator: Hon. J. Miles Sweeney 
2 p.m.
Probate, Trust & Elder Probate Disputes Require a Different Mediation Approach   Bob Selsor, Ron Mitchell   Moderator: Comm. Amy DeGraeve 2 p.m. -Probate Disputes Require a Different Mediation Approach 
         
All About Business Influencer Agreements in Social Media Marketing & Related Trends in Contests and Sweepstakes Gabriela Baeza-Stout, Shannon Dunham 3:10 p.m. -Influencer Agreements in Social Media Marketing & Related Trends in Contests and Sweepstakes
Family Law The Kid Said What? Out of Court Statements Made by Children  Jennipher M.C. Hawkins
3:10 p.m. -The Kid Said What? Out of Court Statements Made by Children
All About Litigation May It Please the Court: Judicial Advice & Insights on Appeals  Hon. Zel Fischer, Hon. Becky Borthwick, Hon. John Torbitzky,  
Hon. Janet Sutton  Moderator: Erv Switzer 
3:10 p.m.  
Probate, Trust & Elder Is the Probate Court Friend or Foe if the Client has a Mental Health Problem? 
Comm. Patrick Connaghan, Deputy Travis Lorance,  
Hon. Deborah Daniels (Presenter/Moderator)
3:10 p.m. -Is the Probate Court Friend or Foe if the Client has a Mental Health Problem? 
         
All About Business The ABCs of ESG – An Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Governance Legal Risk  Nora Faris, Brittainy Cavender 4:20 p.m. -The ABCs of ESG – An Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Governance Legal Risk 
Family Law Setting the Stage for Mediation
Andy Roffmann, Dawn Kuhlman
4:20 p.m. -Setting the Stage for Mediation
-Attorney checklist - preparing your client for mediation
All About Litigation Balancing Ethical Standards with Technological Advancements: The Role of AI for Litigation Practitioners 
Prof. Renee Henson
4:20 p.m. -Balancing Ethical Standards with Technological Advancements: The Role of AI for Litigation Practitioners 
Probate, Trust & Elder Section 420, A 10-Year Retrospective 
Mike Bartolacci, Bob Will
4:20 p.m. -Section 420, A 10-Year Retrospective
-Word doc
Fri., Sept. 20        
Ethics Series Ethics 2 | A Conversation with the Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Avoiding Common Ethical Problems Laura Elsbury
7:30 a.m. -A Conversation with the Chief Disciplinary Counsel:
Avoiding Common Ethical Violations

-Rule 4 Trivia
         
All About Business Expectations & Impacts of the Corporate Transparency Act
Mark Murray, Zach Langrehr
9 a.m. -Expectations & Impacts of the Corporate Transparency Act
Family Law Adoption of Children; Post Adoption Contact Agreements
Emerita Prof. Mary Beck, Joanna Beck Wilkinson
9 a.m. -Adoption of Children; Post Adoption Contact Agreements
All About Litigation Expert Testimony: To Present or Not to Present – Testimony, Selection of Experts, and Ethical Concerns
Mark Emison, Brennan Delaney, Ted Perryman 
Moderator: Hon. Deb Daniels
9 a.m. -Expert Testimony: To Present or Not to Present – Testimony, Selection of Experts, and Ethical Concerns
Probate, Trust & Elder The Burdens of Transparency: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act
Emma McEnery, Shane Rader
9 a.m. -The Burdens of Transparency: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act 
         
All About Business Top 10 Employment Law Issues
Paul Satterwhite, Elizabeth Wente
10:10 a.m. -Top 10 Employment Law Issues 
Family Law A Family Law Conversation About Bankruptcy: How to Afford Your Life Post-Divorce
Cynthia Albin, Seth Albin
10:10 a.m. -A Family Law Conversation About Bankruptcy: How to Afford Your Life Post-Divorce
All About Litigation Getting the Most Out of Mediation 
Ken Slavens, Luke Weissler
10:10 a.m. -Getting the Most Out of Mediation
Probate, Trust & Elder Challenges for Lawyers in Administrating Probate & Estate Planning to Underserved Communities
Silya Shaw, Peter Hoffman
10:10 a.m. -Probate and Estate Planning for Underserved Communities
-Challenges in Probate and Estate Planning for Underserved Communities
         
All About Business HI Robots: An In-House Counsel’s Guide to Navigating Artificial Intelligence
Rachel Harris, Jim Shreve
11:20 a.m. -HI Robots: An In-House Counsel’s Guide to Navigating Artificial Intelligence
Family Law  Understanding Juvenile Court Terminology & How the System can Help Families  Hon. Andy Hosmer, Brooke Downing, Bill Prince
11:20 a.m. Understanding Juvenile Court Terminology & How the System can Help Families
All About Litigation Civility + Professionalism = A Better Lawyer
Keith Cutler, Dana Tippin Cutler 11:20 a.m. -Civility + Professionalism = A Better Lawyer
Probate, Trust & Elder Top Tips & Tricks that All Estate Planners Should Know
Brian Figueroa
11:20 a.m.