Events

2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference

The Westin Chicago River North 320 North Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60654

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce the 2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM). The 2010 Conference will take place March 3 - 5, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois, at the Westin Chicago River North Hotel.

The co-chairs, Ronald E. Mallen, David M. Schultz and Thomas P. McGarry, of the 2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference invite you to attend this high-quality educational program designed to provide enlightening updates on important and current developments in the law and litigation of malpractice claims, legal malpractice insurance and risk management strategies.

Each conference panel consists of speakers who are leaders in their respective fields, from professional liability practitioners to law firm general counsel and insurance industry professionals, will examine recent case law and significant developments throughout the past year in the areas of legal malpractice and risk management. To view the complete conference schedule, please visit the LMRM website.

To register for the 2010 LMRM Conference, please visit the LMRM website at www.LMRM.com.

Who Should Attend?

• In-house corporate counsel
• Professional liability practitioners
• Law firm general counsel & managing partners
• Legal malpractice insurance professionals
• Any practicing lawyer concerned about risk management in the practice of law

For additional conference information, please visit: www.LMRM.com.

Legal Malpractice Sessions

• Standing to Sue, Privity and Duty of Disclosure
• Significant Developments in Litigating Legal Malpractice Claims
• What's Your Little Secret? They Want to Know
• Judgmental Immunity — A Modern Look at the Legal Profession's Oldest Defense
• Insurance Coverage Update: The Year in Review — Prior Knowledge Redux and the Definition of Professional Services
• 2009 LMRM Case Update and Statutory Causes of Action
• Stump the Panel

Legal Malpractice/Risk Management Cross-Over Topics

• The Insurance Marketplace and Considerations
• Who is the Client and Standing to Sue — Successor Entities, Affiliates and Subsidiaries
• Advance Conflict Waivers, Screening and How to Do it

Risk Management Sessions

• The General Counsel Forum
• Suits for Fees/Mandatory Fee Arbitration
• Risk Management Considerations in Restructuring and Winding-Up Law Firms
• Managing Client and Law Firm Data, and What Gives When Client and Firm Policies Conflict?
• On the Horizon — The Slow Motion Revolution

Earn up to 15 hours of CLE credit, including up to 6.50 hours of Ethics credit. CLE accreditation forms for all states will be available at the conference registration desk. To help ensure that you receive credit, please have your state bar association number with you to complete your accreditation form. Earn up to 15 hours of CLE credit, including 6.50 hours of Ethics credit, by attending the entire conference. 

Special Conference Highlights
In addition to the conference panels, the following special events will also take place:

• Welcome Reception, Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in the Ember Grille Room of the Westin Chicago River North Hotel from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
• Cocktail Reception and Conference Dinner, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Brasserie Jo, Chicago's only authentic French brasserie and winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for "best new restaurant in the U.S.," beginning with cocktails at 6:30 p.m.
• Keynote Luncheon, Thursday, March 4, 2010, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Andrew Gilman, President of CommCore Consulting Group, will talk about crisis management.

For additional Conference information or to register, please visit the 2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference website.