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June 20, 2016
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Lots of Great CLE Year-End Options!
Check Your SMBA CLE Attendance Online!
Missouri lawyers have until June 30 to meet their annual MCLE requirement ( Annual Compliance Information ) SMBA member can verify attendance at springfieldbar.com (Manage Profile - Professional Development). To sort by MCLE year use the drop down box "Certification/Program." Use that handy information to report your 2015-2016 attendance by July 31. Need CLE? We've got you covered. We have 17 hours (4 ethics) programming scheduled before the June 30 deadline. 
Wednesday: Guardian Ad Litem Training
If your practice involves family or juvenile law you won’t want to miss this training opportunity with nationally recognized experts. This seminar is structured to allow participants to attend morning, mid-day, afternoon or a combination (2, 3 or 8 MCLE GAL) In addition to the generous SMBA member discount, scholarships are available to assist SMBA members with registration fees. ( application for fee assistance )

June 22, SMBA Office
Morning (9:30- noon)
Sexual Exploitation of Children: The Growing Epidemic – What GALs Need to Know
  • Project Safe Childhood
  • Warning signs, Reporting
  • Examination and Interviewing
  • Prosecution
  • Treatment and Prevention
Lunch (noon- 2:00)  Ethics and Professionalism for the GAL
  • Special ethics considerations and tips for avoiding ethics land mines as a GAL
  • Professionalism Tips from the Judge
  • What to do (and what not to do) if an ethics complaint is filed against you

    Afternoon (2:00- 4:30) Understanding Special Education Law

  • IDEA and section 504:  Definitions and Distinctions
  • Shared Custody/ Differing Opinions: When Parents Don’t Agree on Services or Accommodations
  • Child with Problem Not a Problem Child: Understanding the Rights of Children With Disabilities under the IDEA
  • Avoiding the School to Prison Pipeline
SMBA CLE: Hour by Hour, 9 MCLE (2 ethics)!
Sign up for one hour or all day for this popular year end, last minute option!
June 30, Hickory Hills Country Club ( info/registration)

8:00 Workers' Compensation Law Review and Update, presented by Pat Platter              
9:00 Debt Collection Bingo, presented by Brent Green
10:00 Time and Stress Management (ethics), presented by Brent Green            
11:00 Substance Abuse & the Legal Profession (ethics), presented by Billy Wear                 
12:00 Long Live the King: Sovereign Immunity Issues, presented by John Lightner             
1:00 Employment Law Review and Update, presented by Daniel Wooten                    
2:00 Family Law Review and Update, presented by Susan Jensen                
3:00 Probate Law Review and Update, presented by Brian Hamburg              
4:00 Criminal Law Review and Update, presented by Adam Woody   
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