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March 3 & 4, 2020 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, the two-day conference drew 129 attorneys
from across the state. We had 37 national and regional speakers on a variety of topics. The
Conference offered up to 13.5 hours CLE credit and three tracks of programming. The tracks
included substantive law, law practice management, the latest in legal technology, ethics,
professionalism, marketing and a track devoted to the newly solo practitioner. Further, with section
support, a reception was held at the hotel for attendees on Thursday night. The 2020 program topics
included the following:

-Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Discussing End-of-Life Decisions with Your Clients
-Good Social Media Evidence: Authenticate Dat; Admit Dat; How to Do Dat
-Becoming a Happy Lawyer
-Decretal Language (“It is Hereby Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed That…”) & Appealability –
What is it, What Does it Need to Say, What Happens if it’s Not There
-A Luddite’s Entertaining Look at Technology: Where We’ve Been & Where We are Going – From
Carbon Paper to Robot Lawyers
-Task & Email Management
-Essential Rules for Attorney Trust Accounting
-Automating Real Estate Closing Saves Time & Increases Revenue
-Online Branding/Reputation Management Part 1: What It Is; Why It Matters
-Power Hour!! Outlook Skills for the Solo Lawyer
-Opposing Counsel: Your Key to Making Friends, Reducing Stress & Reaching Better Settlements
& Case Outcomes
-What did the Legislature do to Civil Law: Recent Developments and What’s to Come
-What did the Legislature do to Criminal Law: Recent Developments and What’s to Come
-E-Signatures for Solos: Validity, Case Law & Hazards
-Cyber Security & Everyday Ethical Pitfalls in Everyday Office Computing
-Property & Real Estate Case Law Updates and Principles for Solos
-Effective & Ethical Use of PowerPoint by Lawyers
-Get More Good Stuff from Medical Records
-Casting Shadows: Attorney Professionalism, Creativity & Decompartmentalizing the Work-Work
Balance
-Snappy Morning Updates on Debt Collection & Bankruptcy Case Law
-Avoiding the Weeds – Marijuana, Conflicts & Other Ethical Thorny Areas
-Up Your Game: Legal Writing for the Solo
-The Colorful, Peripatetic Wanderings of the Louisiana Supreme Court & What Its Library Can do
for You!
-Interim & Final Spousal Support: Recent Cases & Statutory Updates
-Why Won’t My Case Settle? Diplomacy & Tips for All Matters
-Technology, Landlords & Tenants: Reduce the Tension
-Online Branding/Reputation Management, Part 2: How to do it in Five Easy Steps
-Lions, Tigers & Bears – Oh My! Immigration Law Updates, Legislation, Case Law & Executive
Orders for Solos
-Managing Professionalism & Activism in Social Media
-Tech Essentials for Solos
-Solos: Balance Life – Your Family & Clients Depend on it
-Great Case But No $$ to Finance? I’ll Crowd Source it!! Wait …Should I?
-Get Usable Electronic Evidence from Mobile Devices: Easier & Cheaper Than You Think – Learn
How
-60 Tech Tips & Tricks in 60 Minutes
-Ease Communication in High Conflict Divorce/Separation with Technology for Calendaring,
Expenses, Messaging & Family Info