August 16-18, 2018
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
Topics include:
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- Attention Zealous Advocates: Don’t forget your Shield. Protecting your practice and avoiding traps in legal ethics and malpractice claims.
- Tackling Bias in the Legal Profession: Empowering Young Women Lawyers
- Reptile Theory: How to Spot the Snake in the Grass and Strike Back Before Trial
- Keynote: The Female Figure of Justice: Reflections on Gender, the Origins of Trial and the Field of Justice.
- The Tail that Wags the Dog: Finding Your Most Persuasive Trial Story
- Partnering for Success: Managing Relationships between In-House Counsel and Outside Counsel
- How to Second Chair Like You’re First Chair
- A Change Will Do You Good: Diversifying Your Practice
- Are Jurors Biased against Women?
- The Tale of the Chairmen, Fishermen, and Stewardess: Effective Legal Writing for All the Others
CE Credits
5 Standard Credits, 1 Bias Credit and .75 Ethics Credit are pending approval in MN, ND, IA and WI.
Registration Rates
Registration fee include access to all sessions, welcome reception, continental breakfasts, lunch at the Annual Meeting, refreshment breaks, course materials, and certification credits.
Judges, Retired Attorneys
Annual Meeting Lunch Only
Additional Options
Thursday Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception is free. (please select in registration for head count)
Friday Evening Event - Park Point Beach Pavilion
Adults (13+) at $45 each
Children (4-12) at $25 each
Children (0-3) are Free
Hotel Options
Deadline: July 17, 2018
Inn on Lake Superior (website)
Rate: $160.99 (Standard) $180.99 (2-Bedroom Suite)
Contact: 888-668-4352
To make reservations, ask for the “Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Conference”.
Canal Park Lodge (website)
Rate: $228
Contact: 800-777-8560
To make reservations, ask for the “Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Conference”.
Comfort Suites Canal Park (website)
Rate: $199 - $219 (depending on room type)
Contact: 218-727-1378
To make reservations, ask for the “Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Conference”.
Pier B (website)
Rate: $189 (City View) $209 (Harbor View)
Contact: 218-481-8888
To make reservations, ask for the “Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Conference”.
Thank You, Sponsors
Annual Partner Sponsor
Friday Lunch Sponsor
Diversity Sponsor
David Riley, CPA
Opening Reception Sponsor
Jardine, Logan & O'Brien PLLP
Wireless Internet Sponsor
Benchmark Reporting Agency
Law Firm Sponsor
DeWitt Mackall Crounse & Moore S.C.
Goetz & Eckland, P.A.
Kennedy & Graven, Chartered
Larson King LLP
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson PA
Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
OMeara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A.
Pfefferle Kane LLP
Quinlivan & Hughes PA
Stich Angell Kreidler & Unke
Tomsche, Sonnesyn & Tomsche, P.A.
Lanyard Sponsor
Exponent
Breakfast Sponsors
Crane Engineering
Break Sponsors
Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
Blethen Gage & Krause PLLP
Integrity
Lommen Abdo PA
Rajkowski Hansmeier Ltd
SEA Limited
Thibodeau Johnson & Feriancek
Electricity Sponsor
EvaluMed
Thank You to our Exhibitors!
David Riley, CPA
Exponent
Minnesota Lawyers Mutual
Mitchell Disability Assessments & Life Care Planning
MN Dept. of Labor & Industry
Raderstorf Associates
SEA Limited
Cancellation Policy
Registrations must be made no later than August 15, 2018. With written cancellation notice, received by July 18, 2018, you will receive a full refund less a $50 processing fee. Cancellations after July 18, 2018 are nonrefundable. Notices of cancellation must be faxed to the MDLA office at 651-290-2266. No-shows will not receive a refund.
Admission to all MDLA events requires advance registration either by mail, online, or in person. Individuals will not be admitted to an event without payment. Failure to attend an event does not constitute a cancellation of event registration and you will be charged for registering.
Per PCI Compliance standards, the pdf form will not be accepted via email. Please mail or fax submissions.
This event may be recorded and/or photographed. Completion of the registration form acknowledges consent to be filmed or photographed.
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