Educational presentations during the three-day ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles are separated into three concurrent tracks: 21st Century Law, Effective and Ethical Practice, and Substantive Law.

The following programs are scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 6. Speakers' names are in parentheses.

1 p.m. – E-Discovery and the New Rules: How to Handle Electronic Data in Litigation (Todd Flaming, Mandi Ross).

2:15 p.m. – So You Don't Want to Be an IT Person: What Are Your Virtual IT Options? (John Ahlberg, Robert Moss, David Yavitz).

3:50 p.m. – Vista, Mac OSX and Linux: What Should You Do Now? (Todd Flaming, Kenneth Flaxman, David Yavitz).

1 p.m. – Tickle my Practice: Organizing Your Office, Clients and Staff (Frank Ariano).

2:15 p.m. – Getting Your Practice Started or Restarted: Tips to Set up Your Firm (John Nisivaco).

3:50 p.m. – Professionalism: The 10 Commandments for Your Practice (Bernard Wysocki).

1 p.m. – Tax and Financial Considerations in Family Law Cases (Bruch Richman, Peggy Tracey, Julie Katz).

2:15 p.m. – The Inside Story: How Are the New Bankruptcy Laws Working? (Manuel Barbosa).

3:50 p.m. – Navigating the Sea-Change in Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure Cases (Michele Jochner).

The following programs are scheduled on Friday, Sept. 7. Speakers' names are in parentheses.

10:15 a.m. – The 21st Century Lawyer: Mobile, Agile and Connected (Bryan Sims, Nerino Petro).

1 p.m. – Winning with PowerPoint: Making Your Case to the Judge and Jury (Todd Flaming, Paul Unger).

2:15 p.m. – Having a Better Outlook: Tips and Tricks on Serving Your Clients and Avoiding Malpractice (Trent Bush, Ross Kodner).

4:10 p.m. – Herding Cats: Dealing with Unruly Information, Storing It, Finding it, Using It (Mandi Ross, William Niro).

10:15 a.m. – Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Disciplinary Hearing (Sean Carter).

1 p.m. – Managing Employees in a Law Firm: Reducing the Risk of Ethical Violations and Motivating for Better Performance (Paul Sullivan).

2:15 p.m. – Practice and Client Development for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners (John Olmsted, John Phipps, Roger Rutherford, Stuart Wolf).

4:10 p.m. – Boomers, What You Should Know as You Wind Down: Insurance, Social Security, Succession Planning, etc. (Kurt Bounds, John Phipps, John Ressler).

10:15 a.m. – The Inheritance Threat: Proper Planning and Financing for Long-term Health Care (Susan Dawson-Tibbits, Constance Renzi).

1 p.m. – Tax-deferred Exchanges: Shifting from Forward into Reverse (Martin Edwards).

2:15 p.m. – Representing Your Client in a Zoning Case: The Ultimate People's Court (David Sosin, Robert Gamrath).

4:10 p.m. – Avoidi8ng Malpractice when Dealing with Immigration Law Issues (Carlina Tapia-Ruano).

The following programs are scheduled on Saturday, Sept. 8. Speakers' names are in parentheses. The 12 noon luncheon program is Gizmos and Gadgets, with Nerino Petro and Ross Kodner.

8:30 a.m. – Knights of the Tech Roundtable: Problem Solving with the Experts (Todd Flaming, Nerino Petro, Bryan Sims).

9:45 a.m. – 21st Century Office: Tools to Make Your Practice more Efficient (Ross Kodner, Nerino Petro).

11 a.m. – Finding Diamonds in the Rough: Legal Research Tricks to Zero in on the Good Stuff (Catherine Sanders Reach).

1:30 p.m. – E-Filing: Does It Work? A Look at the Bank-ruptcy and District Courts (Trent Bush, Peter LaSorsa).

2:45 p.m. – 60 Tips in 60 Minutes (Ross Kodner, Todd Flaming, Nerino Petro, Bryan Sims, Adam Nelson).

8:30 a.m. – Waivable and Unwaivable Conflicts of Interest (Daniel Feeney, Jennifer Smiley).

9:45 a.m. – ARDC: Advising Solos and Small Firm Practitioners on Issues Involving Trust Accounts, Fee and Referral Problems (Mary Andreoni).

11 a.m. – How to Administer Your Practice: Accounting and Tax Practices to Save You Money (Joe Modica, Douglas Taveirne).

1:30 p.m. – Client Communications: Straight Talk About Fees (John Maville).

2:45 p.m. – Escape Career Burnout: Ways to Balance Your Personal and Professional Life (John Olmstead).

9:45 a.m. – Emerging Trends in Conflict Resolution: A Discussion of Arbitration, Mediation and Collaborative Law Issues (Sandra Crawford, Sheila Mahoney).

11 a.m. – Trial Workshop: Presenting an Effective Case from Start to Finish, and Nuts and Bolts of Pre-trial Procedure (Michelle Kohut).

1:30 p.m. – Trial Workshop: Presenting an Effective Case from Start to Finish, the Power of Persuasion, Effective Opening and Closing Presentations (Eugene Pincham).

2:45 p.m. - Trial Workshop: Presenting an Effective Case from Start to Finish, Waiving Has Nothing to Do with Your Hands, and Preserving Your Client's Rights on Appeal (Matthew Maloney, Michele Jochner).