NAPABA-MN thanks the following people and organizations for making the First Annual Central Region Conference a success.
Thank you! Sandra Leung, Senior VP/Gen.Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Steven Kohn, Kohn and Smith Jonathan Smith, Kohn and Smith Helen Kim, President, NAPABA; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Gene Woo, California Dept. of Insurance Peter Chung, Lathrop & Gage LC Dan Lew, St. Louis County Public Defenders Office Sumbal Mahmud, Central Region Governor, NAPABA Charles Kim , Baker & McKenzie LLP Anne Shan, Shaw and Associates Bettina Yip, AT&T Les Jin, Executive Director, NAPABA Joseph Centeno, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP Professor R. Carl Moy, William Mitchell College of Law The Honorable Kathleen Gearin, Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District John Choi, City Attorney for the City of Saint Paul Professor Raleigh H. Levine, William Mitchell College of Law Imani Jaafar-Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad Murad Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad Vice Dean Ann Iijima, William Mitchell College of Law Lawrence G. Almeda, Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione Colleen Henry, Esq., WISN Channel 12 News (ABC) J.R. Maddox, Esq., Director of Intellectual Property Services for Lexadigm Solutions, LLC.
SPONSORS WHO MADE THE CONFERENCE POSSIBLE Faegre & Benson LLP Dorsey & Whitney LLP General Mills Lindquist & Vennum PLLP Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP Best & Flanagan LLP Cargill Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A. Minnesota State Bar Association Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP Wells Fargo Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C. Merchant & Gould Bowman and Brooke LLP Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
Conference Committee A special recogniztion of those who worked so hard to make the Conference a success!
Steven Reeves, Conference Co-Chair Alexander J. Kim, Conference Co-Chair Rebecca Chaffee, Social Events Chair Nicole Kubista, CLE Chair Thanh Bui Autumn Nelson Venora Hung Tashi Yangzom Aditya Tyagi Lisa Elingson Suzanne Todnem Derek Lam Amy Chan Nina Liao
Friday Partly cloudy with a chance for isolated showers. High: 72 Low: 56 Saturday Mix of sun and clouds, a chance for an isolated thunderstorm. High: 75 Low: 56
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Continuing Legal Education I
Option 1 Recent Developments in Patent Law
Professor R. Carl Moy, William Mitchell College of Law
Former patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C., attorney at Merchant & Gould (Minneapolis, MN), patent agent for Parkhurst & Oliff (Alexandria, VA), and guest researcher for the Max Planck Institute for Patent, Copyright, and Unfair Competition Law, Munich, Germany. Prof. Moy authored Moy’s Walker on Patents.
**1.0 standard Minnesota CLE credit applied for**
Option 2 Republican National Convention and the limits of the First Amendment
The Honorable Kathleen Gearin, Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District John Choi, City Attorney for the City of Saint Paul Professor Raleigh H. Levine, William Mitchell College of Law
Saint Paul, Minnesota will be the proud host of 2008 Republican National Convention. Public officials, academics, activists and ordinary citizens will have to grapple with the possibilities and the boundaries to the First Amendment, and the distinguished panelists will illuminate the issues.
**1.0 standard Minnesota CLE credit applied for**
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Continuing Legal Education II
Option 1 Getting to Know your Muslim Client
Imani Jaafar-Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad Murad Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad
This presentation designed to teach legal practitioners basic information about Islam and Muslims. This presentation is intended to help practitioners better serve their clients by providing a deeper understanding of their religious practice. Legal practitioners and others need to understand the issues facing the Muslim community in order to be effective advocates. Speakers will provide background information on Islam, legal issues facing the Muslim community, and practice tips for advocates.
**1.0 Elimination of Bias Minnesota CLE credit applied for**
Option 2 So you want to be a…Career paths and mentoring with in API communities
Vice Dean Ann Iijima, William Mitchell College of Law Lawrence G. Almeda, Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione Dan Lew, Office of the Public Defender, Sixth Judicial District
In a competitive career field, how have successful Asian American attorneys designed their own career paths? How can we as an API community work to create opportunities for other members of the community to succeed? Come hear successful attorneys with diverse careers discuss how they got there and how you can too.
**1.0 standard Minnesota CLE credit applied for**
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
Keynote Speakers Steven Kohn & Jonathan Smith
Chai Vang, a Hmong hunter, was found guilty, by an all Caucasian jury, of killing six Caucasian hunters in the woods of northwest Wisconsin in November 2004 as well as the attempted murder of two others. Did race play a role in this verdict? Did an injustice occur? Steven Kohn and Jonathan Smith, Mr. Vang's defense team, discuss the racial and cultural climate and obstacles surrounding this nationally publicized case.
**1.0 Elimination of Bias Minnesota CLE credit applied for**
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Continuing Legal Education III
Option 1 Dealing with the Media in High Profile Cases
Steven Kohn, Kohn and Smith Colleen Henry, Esq.
Representing a client in a high-profile case presents unique challenges. Steven Kohn, who was involved in many high-profile cases, and his wife Colleen Henry, an investigative reporter, share their experiences from legal and media perspectives.
**1.0 standard Minnesota CLE credit applied for**
Option 2 Crossing Oceans: Practical and Ethical Issues of Legal Outsourcing
J.R. Maddox, Esq., Director of Intellectual Property Services for Lexadigm Solutions, LLC. In a global market, legal outsourcing has become a cost effective way to meet clients’ needs. The ethical attorney must be aware of ethical obligations such as conflicts of interest, privileged and confidentiality, notice to clients, fees and billing and a host of other potential pitfalls.
**1.0 Ethics Minnesota CLE credit applied for**
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Plenary: Uniting the Great Divide
Bar leaders from the NAPABA Central Region Affiliates will lead a discussion with conference attendees. The topic will be “Uniting the Great Divide- what YOU want to tell NAPABA about the practice of law in the Central Region.” The purpose of this discussion will be to identify and summarize issues faced by APA attorneys in the Central Region. The Bar Leaders will put this information into a document to be delivered to the NAPABA Board of Directors in Washington D.C. We look forward to your input!
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception & Cocktails:Sponsored by Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Gala Dinner & 2008 Annual Meeting of NAPABA-MN
Keynote Speaker - Sandra Leung Senior VP/General Counsel, Divisional at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Entertainment (Casino Night!)
We are happy to report that we have secured a lower rate at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel and Convention Center. The new rate is now $135 per night, if reserved on or before June 3, 2008.
We ask that even if you are in Minnesota, the best (and perhaps the safest) way to enjoy the events of Friday night’s cocktail hour and/or Saturday night’s evening Gala may be to spend a night or two at the Hilton.
NAPABA-MN had to secure a block of rooms at the Hilton for the Conference and NAPABA-MN will be responsible for a certain amount of minimum rooms being reserved. So we ask that you reserve at least one night at the Hilton at this great rate.
