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Freedman is fall keynoterLaw firm consultant Ellen Freedman, law practice management coordinator for the Pennsylvania Bar Association, will be a plenary session keynoter during the ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference in September. President of Freedman Consulting, she will speak on succession planning at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, and will conduct a follow-up session at 10:15 a.m. Freedman holds a certified legal manager designation from the Association of Legal Administrators. She is an associate member of the ABA Sections of Law Practice Management and General Practice, Solo and Small Firms. Participants in fourth annual ISBA conference will find opportunities for as many as 18 hours of MCLE and PMCLE credits from Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 4-6, at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. Highlights of the three-day event include keynote speakers, plenary sessions, three tracks of continuous breakouts, exhibits of law-related products and services, a cyber café, and sponsored buffets and receptions. The track presentations – Effective Practice, Substantive Law, and Technology – will feature experienced faculty members from ISBA section councils and committees. Keynote presentations, ranging from humorous to informative and motivational, will offer new insights on the balance between the personal lives and practices of lawyers. Among tentative topics of the speakers are retirement planning, identity theft, memory skills, and time and stress management. Complimentary training will be given on Fastcase, the ISBA’s free accelerated legal research system, and on procedures for e-filing in U.S. District Courts.
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