PBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual Philadelphia May 4-5, 2011 Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel
Pennsylvania Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Annual May 4-5, 2011 Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel Wednesday, May 4, 2011 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Recent Developments in Real Property & Probate CLE 301 The perennially favorite presentation of the most recent court decisions, hottest topics and must know happenings in the field of real property and probate law has returned! Join us as we highlight this year s hot button issues. Andrea Geraghty, Esq., Geraghty & Associates P.C., Pittsburgh Kirby Upright, Esq., King Spry Herman Freund & Faul L.L.C., Bethlehem Vincent B. Mancini, Esq., Law Offices of Vincent B Mancini, Media CLE Credit: 1.5 Substantive Hours 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. The Right Way to Write a Simple Will May Not Be So Simple CLE 302 Writing a simple Will is more complex and fraught with danger than often imagined. Learn the pitfalls and solutions to protect your clients and yourself. Speaker: Edward L. Perkins, Esq., Gibson & Perkins P.C., Media 12:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. PBA Awards Luncheon 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Defending Mortgage Foreclosures, Sheriff s Sales and Tax Sales CLE 303 Learn the pleadings, strategies, tips and tricks to successfully assist your clients who are facing the loss of their property. Richard M. Heller, Esq., Law Offices of Richard M Heller, Media Brian C. LeGrow, Esq., Law Offices of Vincent B. Mancini, Media 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Networking Break 2
3:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Highlights of Real Estate and Title 101 CLE 304 A fact-filled hour highlighting the very successful seminar series, Real Estate 101 and Title 101. This seminar will be interesting and informative to both the beginner and experienced practitioner. David J. Scaggs, Esq., The Granger Firm, Paoli William Chip Mackrides, Esq., Mackrides Associates, Media Brett Woodburn, Esq., Caldwell & Kearns P.C., Harrisburg 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Act 90 (SB900) CLE 305 Act 90 of 2010, legislation intended to combat blight and bring deteriorated properties into code compliance, takes effect in Pennsylvania on April 25, 2011. Please join us for an overview of Act 90 s provisions and a discussion of how they can be used by municipalities to combat blight and protect the public health, welfare and safety, while preserving due process rights of property owners and encouraging neighborhood revitalization. Louis M. Kodumal, Esq., Law Offices of Vincent B. Mancini, Media Arnold Kogan, Esq., Goldberg Katzman P.C., Harrisburg 5:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Law School Alumni Receptions 7:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. RPPT Wine-pairing Dinner The Real Property and Trust Law Section will hold its Annual Wine-pairing Dinner at The Capital Grille, located on the corner of Broad and Chestnut. You will have the opportunity to taste a selection of exquisite wines, paired with exceptional cuisine. A percentage of the cost of this dinner is subsidized for members by the RPPT Section. Join us for an evening of relaxed elegance. Cost: $80 RPPT Section Members $110 Non-RPPT Section Members Thursday, May 5, 2011 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. RPPT Law Section Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Estate Tax Roundtable: 2011 and Beyond CLE 306 The Tax Relief, Unemployment Compensation Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 reinstated federal estate and gift taxes for calendar years 2011 and 2012. Additionally, the Act created a two-tier system of estate taxation for 2010. In this seminar, the panelists will review the law as it will stand for 2011-12 and explain the elections available for estates of decedents dying in 2010. Bridget M. Whitley, Esq. Skarlatos & Zonarich L.L.P., Harrisburg Jill R. Fowler, Esq., Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager P.C., West Conshohocken 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Deeds 101 CLE 307 Whether your clients want sole proprietorship, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, tenancy in common, or other means of holding their property, you need to be able to advise them when problems or complicated issues arise. Speaker: James S. Tupitza, Esq., Tupitza & Associates P.C., West Chester RPPT REGISTRATION FEE: $370 (Section members) $490 PBA non-section members $490 non-pba member $170 non-attorney fee Includes registration, RPPT CLE Sessions, Wednesday s PBA Awards luncheon and Thursday s RPPT Law Section Breakfast. You are also invited to attend the WIP Luncheon on Thursday for an additional $35. The MCLE programs for the 2011 PBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual are presented in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The Pennsylvania Bar Institute is approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court CLE Board as an accredited CLE provider. The individual CLE programs for this conference have been approved for the number of credit hours indicated. 3
PBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual May 4-5, 2011 Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 20 Name (Please type or print) First Name or Nickname for Badge Supreme Court ID Address Phone # E-mail FAX # Name of Spouse/Guest Spouse/Guest Name to appear on Badge Check here if you require special services. Attach a written description of needs. Attorneys in practice for one year or less do not need to pay the registration fee, but must pay CLE fees and meal costs. No fee for non-attorney spouses, except meal function costs. The registration fees apply to those participating in Wednesday s and Thursday s events; there is no registration fee to participate in a committee or in the House of Delegates. All PBA members are invited to attend the House of Delegates. REGISTRATION OPTION 1: ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION Registration does NOT include the fee for meals or CLE courses. YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND THE CLE COURSES INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION FEE ON PAGE 5. PBA Member $125 Non-PBA Member Attorneys $290 Attorney in Practice one year or less $0 AMOUNT DUE $ REGISTRATION OPTION 2: Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Annual (for those attending all RPPT Annual events only). Includes registration, RPPT CLE sessions, Wednesday s PBA Awards Luncheon, and Section Breakfast on Thursday. It does NOT include Wednesday night dinner or the WIP Luncheon on Thursday. Additional meal tickets may be purchased in MEAL FUNCTIONS section below. RPPT Section Member $370 PBA Member, non-section Member $490 Non-PBA Member Attorney $490 Non-Attorney $170 AMOUNT DUE $ CLE FEES: Complete the CLE Registration Form on page 5. Enter the total cost of CLE hours onto the line below. TOTAL CLE FEES DUE $ MEAL FUNCTIONS: IF YOU REGISTERED IN THE SHADED AREA, ONLY COMPLETE THE AREA BELOW IF YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TICKETS. (Please indicate the number of tickets required.) Wednesday PBA Awards Luncheon $40 RPPT Section Dinner Section Member $80 Non-Section Member $110 AMOUNT DUE $ Thursday Women in the Profession Luncheon $35 AMOUNT DUE $ Annual Reception/Dinner $125 YLD Members/YLD Spouse or Guest $90 AMOUNT DUE $ Friday House of Delegates Luncheon $0 TOTAL DUE $ (Copy this figure where indicated on page 5.) 4
CLE REGISTRATION FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 NON-CLE REGISTRATION NO FEE TO ATTEND THESE EVENTS RPPT Recent Developments in Real Property & Probate (301) 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1.5 Substantive CLE Hours Cost $37 How NOT to Write a Brief (308) 9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 RPPT The Right Way to Write a Simple Will May Not Be So Simple (302) 10:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 A Dozen Ways to Anger a Judge (309) 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 RPPT Defending Mortgage Foreclosures, Sheriff s Sales and Tax Sales (303) 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 Technology and Social Media in the Courtroom (310) 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1.5 Substantive CLE Hours Cost $37 RPPT Highlights of Real Estate and Title 101 (304) 3:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 Social Media and the Workplace (311) 3:45 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 1.5 Substantive CLE Hours Cost $37 RPPT Act 90 (SB900) (305) 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 CLE REGISTRATION FOR THURSDAY, MAY 5 RPPT Estate Tax Roundtable: 2011 and Beyond (306) 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 Wednesday, May 4 Administrative Law Section Business Law Section Catholic University, Columbus School of Law Alumni Reception Criminal Justice Section Duquesne University School of Law Alumni Reception Intellectual Property Law Section Labor & Employment Law Section Municipal Law Council PBA Board of Governors Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law Alumni Reception Public Utility Law Section Temple University Beasley School of Law Alumni Reception University of Akron School of Law Alumni Reception University of Pennsylvania Law School Alumni Reception Workers Compensation Law Section /Reception Young Lawyers Division Business Thursday, May 5 Aeronautical and Space Law Section Civil Litigation Section Education Law Section Minority Bar/WIP/Civil & Equal Rights/Gay & Lesbian Rights/Pa. Bar Foundation Joint Reception PA Assn. of Bar Executives PA Bar Foundation Annual of the Board of Directors and Members Tax Law Section /Reception WIP Business Friday, May 6 CCBL Executive Committee Breakfast House of Delegates New Delegates Orientation Breakfast Lawyer Advertising Ethics Issues in a Web 2.0 World (312) 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 1.0 Ethics CLE Hour Cost $25 WIP Essentials for Exceptional Client Service (316) 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1.0 Substantive/1.0 Ethics CLE Hours Cost $50 RPPT Deeds 101 (307) 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 Turn Your Smartphone Into a Legal Assistant (313) 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 1.5 Substantive CLE Hours Cost $37 10 Insightful Tips about InCite (314) 2:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 1.5 Substantive CLE Hours Cost $37 WIP Exceptional Client Service A Client s Perspective (317) 2:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1.0 Substantive/1.0 Ethics CLE Hours Cost $50 Employment Law for Law Firms (315) 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1.0 Substantive CLE Hour Cost $25 TOTAL CLE COSTS $ SEE PAGE 6 FOR HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION. (Include the Annual Registration fees, CLE fees & Meal Functions) My check, payable to PBA, is enclosed. TOTAL DUE $ (From bottom of the page 4.) Charge my MasterCard Visa AMEX Discover Acct: Exp. Signature Date Cancellation Policy: Pre-registration deadline for Annual is April 20. After that date, all registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Written cancellation for any portion of Annual registration, including meals, must be received by noon on April 29. Upon receipt, a refund will be issued minus a $25 administrative fee. Return to: s Department, PBA, P.O. Box 186, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0186 or fax credit card registration to 717-213-2507. For more information call 1-800-932-0311, ext. 2234. Registrations will not be processed without payment. 5
Hotel Registration Information PBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual May 4-5, 2011 The Pennsylvania Bar Association is holding a block of guest rooms for the Annual at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, 17th & Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa., 19103. Group Rates are: Single Occupancy Rate: $189/room/night; Double Occupancy Rate: $209/room/night; Triple Occupancy Rate: $229/room/night; Quad Occupancy Rate: $249/room/night Rates include overnight accommodations only and are subject to applicable taxes. Group rates guaranteed only until 4/8/11. Reservations received after 4/8/11 accepted on a space available/rate available basis only. A personalized website for the Pennsylvania Bar Association s 2011 Annual is now available and will enable you to make your hotel reservations, learn more about the event, modify or cancel a reservation. TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION ONLINE: Go to: www.starwoodmeeting.com/stargroupsweb/ res?id=1103044091&key=a94d9 TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BY PHONE: Call 1-800-325-3535 6