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2017 ArkBar Mid-Year Meeting

February 15-17, 2017Capital & Marriott Hotels

Little Rock

UALR William H. Bowen School of Law/Arkansas Bar Association

Symposium: The Third Branch and Dark Money: Selection

Systems, Disclosure, Recusal and Similar Issues

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Thursday February 16, 2017 at the Marriott Hotel

8:30a - 9:30a

9:30a - 10:30a

11:00a - 12:00p

Foreign Companies Opening USA Branches: Just for the “L” of ItBenjamin R. McCorkle, Beacon Legal Group, PLLC

Connecting with Foreign ClientsRafael Bravo, Aristotle InteractiveKathleen M. McDonald, Beacon Legal Group, PLLC

Immigration Law Post-Election 2016Kathleen M. McDonald, Beacon Legal Group, PLLCRod Sweetman, Beacon Legal Group, PLLC

Immigration implications can arise in every practice area from business litigation to la-bor law to domestic to criminal defense. Learn about representing foreign companies in the US and US companies abroad, connecting with foreign clients, and immigration law post-election 2016.

In a perfect world, parents and school districts come together flawlessly over a student’s special education program. Special Education has unique challenges and its own set of vocabulary to learn. The IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) identifies options for dispute resolutions to address provisions of FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education). Mediation is a way in which parents and school districts can meet to discuss concerns with a trained, neutral mediator.

ADR Track

Wednesday February 15, 2017 at the Capital Hotel

12:30p - 1:00p

1:00p - 2:00p

2:00p - 4:15p

4:15p - 5:15p

Registration

Why Lawyers Get SuedSally Field, Attorney Protective

Law Firm Self Audit Sally Field, Attorney ProtectivePatrick McAlpine, Stephens Insurance, LLC

Social Media Ethics for LawyersSally Field, Attorney Protective

AttPro Risk ManagementCapital Hotel BallroomFebruary 15, 2017 • 4 CLE Ethics Hours

The ArkBar is pleased to present a four-hour Ethics CLE program held in conjunction with the Mid-Year Meeting. The four-hour CLE counts towards the four total hours necessary to qualify for a 10% credit on your professional liability insurance through AttPro. Seminar is included with Mid-Year Meeting Registration and may also be purchased individually.

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Complimentary Reception at the Capital HotelThis reception is open to all ArkBar members and does not require registration to the Mid-Year Meeting. Brooks Parlor, Capital HotelWednesday, 5:15p - 7:00p Reception sponsored by AttPro and Stephens Insurance, LLC

2017 Arkansas Bar AssociationMid-Year Meeting February 15-17, 2017New this year—UALR William H. Bowen School of Law/Arkansas Bar Association Symposium: The Third Branch and Dark Money: Selection Systems, Disclosure, Recusal and Similar Issues

2017 Mid-Year Meeting Planner: Casey Rockwell, UALR

Wednesday’s events are at the Capital Hotel located at 111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72201. Thursday and Friday’s events are at the Marriott Hotel located at 3 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock, AR 72201.

Immigration Track

8:30a - 12:00p(Including 30-minute break)

LLC in the State of ChangeJames E. Smith, Moderator, Williams & Anderson PLCFrances S. Fendler, UALR William H. Bowen School of LawCarol Goforth, University of Arkansas School of LawThomas E. Rutledge, Stoll Keenon Odgen PLLC

Join us for a discussion of changes in LLC’s for Arkansas and the revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Topics will include the rights and duties of members, dissociation and dissolution, perfecting security interests, and the treatment of LLC membership interest in bankruptcy. Be on the cutting edge with information provided by national and in-state experts.

Sponsored by: Dover Dixon & Horne PLLC, Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP, Mitchell Williams, Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, James E. Smith, Williams & Anderson PLC, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP

Business Litigation Track

Early Registration Ends February 13thRegister at www.tinyurl.com/MYM17

Members: Early $275, Onsite $310Non-members: $345

Sid McCollum will enlighten us on the distinctive challenges in navigating Elder Law. McCollum

will escort the audience through the many important decisions that make it possible (with the

right preparation) for people to enjoy their golden years.

Mediation for Special EducationTiffany Tackett Kell,UALR William H. Bowen School of LawKelly Browe Olson, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law

8:30a - 10:00a

Mediation for Elder LawSidney H. McCollum, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Inc.

10:30a - 12:00p

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Natalie Choate is an attorney with the Boston law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish. Her practice is limited to consultations on es-tate planning for retirement benefits. Her two books, Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits and The QPRT Manual, are leading re-sources for estate planning professionals.

Miss Choate is a fellow and former Regent of the American Col-lege of Trust and Estate Counsel and former chairman of its Employ-ee Benefits Committee. She serves as an editorial advisor for Trusts and Estates.

Her articles on estate planning topics have been published in ACTEC Notes, Estate Plan-ning, Trusts and Estates, Tax Practitioners Journal and Tax Management. Miss Choate has lectured in 49 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, and has spoken at the Heckerling, Notre Dame, and Southern Federal Tax Institutes, among others. Her com-ments on estate and retirement planning have been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Mon-ey, The New York Times, Forbes and Financial Planning.

A Boston native, Miss Choate is a graduate of Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School.

8:30a - 9:30a

9:30a - 10:30a

Working with Federal AgenciesLynne Ravellette, Department of Veteran Affairs

Working with InterpretersJ. G. (Gerry) Schulze, Moderator, Baker, Schulze & MurphyJason Daniel, Arkansas Administrative Office of the CourtsMara Pagés Simmons, Coordinator of Court Interpreter Services, Administrative Office of the CourtsCheryl Thomas, NIC-M, SC:L, BEI Court, Certified Staff Interpreter, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Participants will identify resources to improve the efficiency of their practice. Topics include strategies for working with interpreters to benefit your clients and under-standing compliance requirements in the federal government.

8:30a - 10:30a Legislative Update Panel DiscussionModerator: Representative John Vines Arkansas lawyer legislators: Representative Carol DalbySenator Jimmy GazawayRepresentative Douglas House Senator Bruce Maloch Representative Matthew ShepherdRepresentative Clarke Tucker Representative David Whitaker

Arkansas lawyer legislators will update you on the latest happenings in the 2017 legislative session.

Peter Kirsanow, who is serving on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will join with Arkansas law enforcement and local leaders from around the state to discuss experiences with community policing programs and partnerships, race relations, lessons learned navigating complex situations and looking toward the future.

Sponsored by: the Federalist Society, Little Rock Lawyers Chapter and the Arkansas Bar Association Commission on Diversity

8:30a - 4:30pEstate and Distribution Planning for Retirement BenefitsNatalie Choate, Nutter McClennen & Fish, Boston, MA

Friday February 17, 2017 at the Marriott Hotel

Thursday February 16, 2017 at the Marriott Hotel

This popular seminar has never been more timely, as unlimited Roth conversions and the “por-table” federal estate tax exemption offer new planning opportunities (and pitfalls) for your clients. Plus it’s fun. Don’t miss it! COURSE DESCRIPTION: From the nuts and bolts to the cutting edge, this course introduces everything you need to know to handle your estate planning clients’ IRAs and other retirement plans—and puts you on the road to leadership in this important specialty field. You will learn: • The minimum required distribution (MRD) rules: key to maximizing the value of your

clients’ benefits. How to comply with the “MRD rules,” avoid penalties, and qualify for “stretch IRA” treatment, including lifetime and post-death MRDs, separate accounts.

• Practical ways to fit retirement benefits into the typical estate plan; the six possible choices of beneficiary (three tax-favored, three not).

• The two types of trusts that automatically qualify for “see-through” treatment under the MRD rules, and when qualification matters. When and how to name a marital, credit shelter or other trust as beneficiary.

• Case studies: trust for minors, special needs, second marriage.• Plus special situations, where your key knowledge can save big dollars for certain clients:

pitfalls of IRA real estate and small-business investing; 10% penalty for pre-age 59½ dis-tributions; how to advise the IRA beneficiary; disclaimers and other post-death cleanup strategies; spousal rollovers.=

Sponsored by:

Probate & truSt law Section oF arkBar

Section oF taxation oF arkBar

Probate Law Track: Estate and Distribution Planning for Retirement Benefits: The Intensive All-Day Workshop

Administration Track Civil Rights Track

Legislative Update Track

FRIDAY PLENARY SESSION 10:30a – 12:00pJudicial Selection: Arkansas’ Perspective

This year’s plenary session is incorporated into Friday’s Symposium. Come hear Arkansas’ perspective on judicial selection. Topics include The Arkansas Judicial Campaign and Education Committee, A Justice’s Pro-Election Perspective, Task Force Report, and Judicial Selection from an Ethical Point of View. See back page for details.

Thursday Welcome Reception at the Marriott Hotel

Sponsored by Stephens Insurance, LLCRiverview Room, Marriott Hotel Conference Center

Thursday, 4:30p – 6:00pAll ArkBar members and guests are invited to attend this complimentary reception sponsored by Stephens Insurance, LLC. Attendance does not require registra-tion to the Mid-Year Meeting.

Toddy Trolley

Meeting in the Lobby of the MarriottThursday, 6:00p – 9:00p

Toot, toot! Get on board the Toddy Trolley for a great time with your colleagues. This trolley tour will take us to three of Arkansas’s own breweries: Lost 40, Diamond Bear, and Rebel Kettle. Beverages and light snacks will be included at each location. Learn about the brewing process during a behind the scenes tour. Don’t miss this great event! Cost $40.

House of Delegates Meeting

Friday, February 17, 2017

1:00p - 4:00p

Salon A

Marriott Hotel

Community Policing: What Works, What Doesn’t, Where Do We Go From Here?Chief Kenton Buckner, Little Rock Police DepartmentChief Mike Davis, North Little Rock Police DepartmentEvelyn D. Gomez, Arkansas Attorney General’s OfficeChief Chad Henson, Trumann Police DepartmentPeter N. Kirsanow, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLPRobert Tellez, Tellez Law Firm PLLCMedia Wilkins, Moderator, Wilkins Firm

8:30a - 10:30a

Introduction: Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Moderator: John DiPippa, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law

KeynoteJudge Mary Russell, Missouri Supreme Court

National Trends in Efforts to Modify State Judicial SelectionJesse Rutledge, Vice President of External Affairs for the National Center for State Courts

The Constitutional Case for Mandatory Disclosure of 501(c)(4) Donations in State Judicial ElectionsProfessor Anthony Gaughan, Drake University Law School

Judicial Independence: At What Cost? An Examination of the Professional Merit System and Other Hybrid SystemsProfessor Cynthia Brown, Eastern Kentucky University

Living with Judicial ElectionsProfessor Ray McKoski, John Marshall Law School

Enhanced Campaign Finance Disclosure and Recusal Rules to Offset the Influence of Dark Money in State Supreme Court RacesCathy Silak, Vice President for Community Engagement, Concordia University School of Law

Electing the Right (and Wrong) Judges Professor Dmitry Bam, University of Maine School of Law

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the UALR Bowen School of Law will present its 2017 Law Review Symposium as a program track at the Arkansas Bar Association’s Mid-Year Meeting on February 16-17, 2017. The topic, of great public interest, will be judicial selection as it relates to dark money, campaign financing, disclosure, judicial selection, retention elections, recusal and similar issues.

On the first day, beginning on Thursday afternoon, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Mary Russell will present the keynote address, followed by a panel of scholars and experts noted below. The second half of the program, held on Friday morning, will focus on Arkansas. Following these presentations, moderator and Distinguished Professor John DiPippa (UALR Bowen School of Law) will lead an open discussion in which panelists and audience members will share suggestions and concerns about the symposium topics as they relate to Arkansas.

Thursday, February 16, 20171:15p - 4:45p

UALR Bowen School of Law/Arkansas Bar Association SymposiumThe Third Branch and Dark Money: Selection Systems, Disclosure, Recusal and Similar Issues

February 16-17, 2017Marriott Hotel, Little Rock

REGISTRATIONRegister online or download and print registra-tion form at www.arkbar.com/midyearmeeting. For registration rates visit http://www.arkbar.com/ midyearmeeting.

CLE CREDITYou can earn up to 13 CLE hours, including five eth-ics hours. The programs have been submitted to the Arkansas Continuing Legal Education Board for the specified CLE hours. Attendees who are licensed in other states are responsible for applying for credit in those states.

MEETING ROOMSMeeting rooms are located in the Conference Center connected to the rear of the hotel and down one floor.

SPECIAL NEEDSIf you will need special facilities or assistance relat-ing to a disability, or if you have a question, please contact Kristen Frye at (501) 375-4606 or kfrye@arkbar.com.

MOBILE APPDownload the mobile app at www.arkbar.com/mobile/mobileevents for course materials, event schedule, and survey.

HOTEL RESERVATIONSThe Marriott Hotel: The Arkansas Bar Association has special rates at the Marriott Hotel. The room block is reserved until January 25, 2017. To make reservations, call (877) 759-6290.

QUESTIONS? Call us with any questions at 501-375-4606 or go online to www.arkbar.com/midyearmeeting/home.

General InformationArkBar Mid-Year Meeting 2017

Friday, February 17, 20178:30a - 12:00p

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Welcome and IntroductionsDenise Reid Hoggard, President, Arkansas Bar Association

2016 Judicial Elections and Issue Advertising: A Two-State StudyProfessor Chris Terry, University of Minnesota

Protection of Individual Rights and Insulation of Judges from Political PressureBilly Corriher, Research Director, Center for American Progress

Plenary Session—Judicial Selection: Arkansas Perspective10:30a - 12:00p The Arkansas Judicial Campaign and Education CommitteeJustice Annabelle Tuck, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law

A Justice’s Pro-Election PerspectiveJustice Rhonda Wood, Arkansas Supreme Court

Task Force ReportJon Comstock, Chair of the Arkansas Bar Association’s Task Force on Maintaining a Fair and Impartial Judiciary

Judicial Selection from an Ethics Point of ViewDavid Sachar, Executive Director of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission

Open DiscussionModerator: John DiPippa, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law