MINORITY COUNSEL PROGRAM Ritz-Carlton New Orleans 921 Canal Street New Orleans, LA PRELIMINARY AGENDA REGISTRATION HOURS Wednesday: Thursday: 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Pick up your badge and registration packet at the registration desk located in the Lafayette Foyer, 2 nd Level. CLE sign-in sheets will be located in the back of the room for each program. All CLE materials will be electronically provided. Printed CLE materials will only be available upon request. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 TH Bonus One-Day Program! ABA National Conference for the Minority Lawyer (NCML) Co-sponsored by the ABA Section on Law Practice Management Register for the 25th Anniversary Minority Counsel Program (MCP) on May 16th and 17th and attend a full day of NCML programming on May 15 th free of charge! While MCP is designed to diversify corporate law departments and the law firms that serve them, NCML provides skills and career development programming for racially and ethnically diverse lawyers from a broad cross-section of practices who have been in practice for less than 10 years. It also serves as a gateway to membership and growth within the American Bar Association. GENERAL SESSION Location: Audubon, 1 st Level 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Leadership Workshop Topic: Dig Your Well Before You Are Thirsty: Building Relationships
9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. G1: Financial Investment & Wealth Building for Lawyers 10:45 a.m. Noon p.m. G2: Building Your Brand and Your Business Practical Tips to Business Development Noon 1:15 p.m. Box Lunch Program Topic: Fisher v University of Texas: Diversity in the Balance The Impact on Law Schools and the Legal Profession* 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. G3: Managing Implicit Bias/Stereotype Threats Faced by Diverse Lawyers* 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. G5: Going Global: An Introduction to Working Abroad & Cross-border Experiences* 3:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. G6: Should I Post This? The Dangers and Pitfalls of Ethics and Social Media** 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. MCP Kick-Off Reception Join us over at the Ritz-Carlton s French Quarter Bar as we kick off a 2-day event with an informal reception for all registered attendees. 7:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Dine Around An evening where registrants have an opportunity to sign up with other groups to dine, network and enjoy some New Orleans hospitality! (This event is not included in your registration fee) 2
THURSDAY, MAY 16 TH Minority Counsel Program (MCP) CONCURRENT PROGRAMS A1-E1: Lafayette East, 2 nd Level A2-D2: Lafayette West, 2 nd Level 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Group Breakfast Topic: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Featured Speaker Paulette Brown 8:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. A1: Law Firm & In-House Counsel Diversity Best Practices: What s Working?* A2: Financial Investments & Wealth Building for Lawyers 10:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Special Presentation: Leadership Strategies for Women Featuring ABA President Laurel Bellows and ABA Candidate for President-Elect Paulette Brown. ABA President Laurel Bellows ABA Candidate for President-Elect Paulette Brown 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Networking Box Lunch Topic: Diversity in the Legal Profession A View from the Bench Featured Speaker Judge Ann C. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7 th Circuit 1:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. C1: Whiskey/Tango/Foxtrot NLRB!* C2: Global Investigations: Challenges in Compliance and Management of Government Regulatory Enforcement in U.S. and Foreign Jurisdictions* 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. D1: Unraveling the Madoff Fraud: Lessons Learned D2: Challenges & Opportunities for Diverse 21st Century Lawyers: Ethical Considerations of Emerging Practice Models ** 3
4:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m. E1: Energy & Environmental Legal Issues Arising from Recent Catastrophes* E2: Judicial Election and Appointments: Implications for Diversity on the Bench* 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. MCP Welcoming Reception The law firm of Phelps Dunbar LLP welcomes you to New Orleans! All registrants are invited to join us for a toast as the Minority Counsel Program Celebrates 25 Years Diversifying the Legal Profession. Phelps Dunbar LLP 365 Canal Street, 20 th Floor New Orleans, LA 70130 7:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Dine Around An evening where registrants have an opportunity to sign up with other groups to dine, network and enjoy some New Orleans hospitality! (This event is not included in your registration fee). FRIDAY, MAY 17 TH Minority Counsel Program (MCP) GENERAL SESSION Lafayette Ballroom, 2 nd Level 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Group Breakfast Topic: Business Accounting for Lawyers 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. General Counsels Roundtable: The 21 st Century GC 12:00 p.m. Interlude See you back at 1:00 p.m. for the main event! 4
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 25th Anniversary Gala Luncheon Honoring MCP Trail Blazers and ABA Past Presidents ~ Dennis W. Archer and Robert J. Grey, Jr. ~ Special Presentation: Our Vision of the ABA Minority Counsel Program A Prestigious Past A Promising Future Hosted by Asunción Sunny Hostin CNN Legal Analyst 5