When:
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
7:30 am Registration
8:00 am - 1:30 pm CLE

Where:
Town & Country Club
St. Paul, MN
Click here for directions

Cost:
Free    Certified CT Specialist: CLE ONLY
$35      Certified CT Specialist With Lunch
$40      Non-Certified Specialist: CLE ONLY
$75     Non-Certified Specialist With Lunch

NOTE: You must be an MSBA member and must use a VISA/MC to register online.
You should receive an email confirming your online registration.  If you do not, you are not registered. Please contact Meaghan Harper at mharper@mnbar.org.

REGISTER ONLINE BY:
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

OR send registration form with payment if applicable to:
MSBA
Attn: Meaghan Harper
600 Nicollet Mall #380
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Fax: 612-333-4927

Please register by Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
Sorry, no refunds after that date.

Would you like to get current with breaking developments in civil trial practice, renew acquaintances with your fellow Certified Civil Trial Specialists, and work on the 10 credit hours per year Civil Trial CLE requirement?

Then join us at the 2008 Member Rewards Seminar - our thank you for your support of Legal Specialist Certification in Minnesota.

Schedule:

7:30 - 8:00 am      Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 am      Welcome/Certified Specialist Update
                                     2 new Specialty Areas, MLM discount
8:15 - 9:15am        Torts in the Courts. Our popular review of last year's cases that civil litigators should have on their radar screens.
       Professor Michael Steenson
       Professor David Prince
        William Mitchell College of Law

9:15 - 10:00am     Non-Objectionable Objections. Our evidence series returns to ensure your objections are proper and effective.
        Judge Gordon W. Shumaker
         MN Court of Appeals

10:00 - 10:30am   The Local Federal Rules. Tips and Traps for all types of civil cases!
        Mark Nolan
        Nolan, MacGregor, Thompson & Leighton PLC

10:30 - 11:00am   State of Civil Trial Litigation: Tell Me What You Really Think. Join Judge Regina Chu in this interactive discussion. She'd like to hear from you about civil trials, ADR, judges, needed changes - whatever is on your mind about civil trial practice in 2008.
          Judge Regina Chu
          4th Judicial District

11:00 - 11:30am   Non-Compete Agreements. Recent litigation has affected this important area. Learn how to avoid the perils and pitfalls involved in non-competes.
          William Pentelovitch
           Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand, LLP

11:30 - 12:00pm  Updates:Bad Faith in Minnesota/Annual Case Law
           Wil Fluegel and Brett Olander
             Fluegel Law Office
             Brett Olander & Associates

12:00 - 12:30pm   New Bark: New Bite: New Rule 68
This session will guide you through the drastic changes to Rule 68 and how to handle their possible impact on your cases and settlement strategy.
               Charlie Bird and Ken Bayliss
                Bird, Jacobsen & Stevens, PC
                Quinlivan & Hughes, PA

12:30 - 1:30pm     Special Luncheon Speaker
Justice Paul H. Anderson will join us for lunch and a CLE presentation addressing "The Development of the Law".