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Registration is now open for the 2007 edition of the annual OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference that will be held at Tanglewood Resort at Lake Texoma on June 21-23. The Solo and Small Firm Conference Planning Committee has worked hard to make sure our 10th annual conference equals the high standards set in previous years with an outstanding lineup of presentations, great family social events and networking opportunities. This year we will add magic!

Jay G. Foonberg will be our keynote speaker. He is the author of How to Start and Build a Law Practice, which is now in its fifth edition and is the best-selling law practice management book of all time.

Jay Foonberg said, "I am picturing a highway leading to a fork in the road; one branch labeled ‘Trail of Tears’ and the other labeled ‘Trail of Cheers.’ The first road has an overhanging road sign reading ‘Bar Complaints, Low Income, Unhappy Professional Life.’ The other road sign over the other highway reads ‘Happy Professional Life, High Income, Good Practice.’ You can choose the ‘Trail of Cheers’ if you're willing to learn what you're doing right, what you're doing wrong, and are willing to make some changes.”

Mr. Foonberg’s address is titled “The Nine Steps for Making Money and Staying Out of Trouble from Womb to Tomb.”

ABA TECHSHOW 2007 chair Dan Pinnington will be another of our invited guests. Readers of my blog will recognize Dan’s name. He is director of practicePRO, the practice management advisory service of the Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Co. in Canada. PracticePRO has produced many outstanding free online booklets on important law firm management topics. Dan will talk about several topics, including how not be sued for malpractice. Dan is a regular columnist in Law Practice magazine.

We will also welcome Alabama State Bar Practice Management Advisor Laura Calloway. She is the finance editor of and regular columnist with Law Practice magazine. She will be doing a special program on small law firm finance called “Secrets to the Profitable Small Law Firm.” She also serves on the ABA TECHSHOW planning board and serves on the ABA Law Practice Management Section Council.

Our Friday night social event will feature "A Night of Magic" with Rob Lake. This production blends unique illusions, hilarious comedy and audience participation into a state-of-the-art theatrical spectacle the whole family will love. Rob Lake has mesmerized audiences around the globe with his production "A Night of Magic." Now he brings his entertaining show to the OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference.

Our Thursday evening social event brings poolside dining with games, karaoke, fun activities and even a chance to ride a mechanical bull. It is a great opportunity to meet lawyers from all across the state in a relaxed setting.

In addition to the national experts, we will hear from many of our local experts. Please check the accompanying program schedule for all of the presentations and speakers.

The OBA Young Lawyers Division holds its midyear meeting in conjunction with the OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference. In addition to Mr. Foonberg, several other presentations should be of interest to young lawyers such as "Nuts and Bolts of Handling a DUI" and "Trying the Automobile Accident Case."

The Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section will again hold its midyear meeting in conjunction with the OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference. They have invited Amarillo, Texas attorney Charles E. King to give two presentations to the conference. These presentations are titled "Vehicles of Charitable Giving" and "Estate Planning Revisions in Light of Higher Exemptions."

Golf will be an important part of this year's conference as we are reinstating the Friday afternoon nine-hole scramble, and Thursday afternoon provides an opportunity for golf with the Board of Governors.

This will be our 10th annual OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference, and we hope that the attendees believe they just keep getting better. This is a great opportunity for you to take your family to a resort setting for the "official" OBA Summer Get-a-way. If you have never been to this conference, this should be the year you decide to go. If you have been to prior conferences, you know how much fun you can have while satisfying all of your annual MCLE requirements.

Register for the conference now and reserve your room soon as space is limited.

2007 SPONSORS

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Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co.

GOLD

OBA Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section
Legal Directories Publishing Company Inc.

SILVER

Beale Professional Services
OBA Family Law Section

BRONZE

ABA Retirement Funds™
Exclusivity Law Inc.
LawWare Inc.
LexisNexis™
Software@Law
Tab3™/Practice Matters™
Thomson West