MAJ ANNUAL CONVENTION
Seminar Agenda:
Block A - Tuesday, June 2: Criminal Law
11:00 a.m - Welcome & Introduction
11:15 a.m. - Changes in Expungement Law - Graham Carner
12:15 p.m. - Sponsor Break
12:30 p.m. - Report From Under the Dome - Andre De'Gruy
1:30 p.m. - Sponsor Break
1:45 p.m. - Some Decisions of Consequence from the Mississippi Supreme Court - Justice Jim Kitchens
2:45 p.m. - Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Virtual Exhibit Hall & Membership Happy Hour
- All MAJ members are encouraged to attend.
Block B - Wednesday, June 3: COVID-19 Business Issues
11:00 a.m. - Welcome & Introduction
11:15 a.m. - SBA Loans - Trevor Rockstad
12:15 p.m. - Sponsor Break
12:30 p.m. - Helping Your Staff Help You: Cost Effective Tips for Your Office - John Kitchens
1:30 p.m. - Sponsor Break
1:45 p.m. - Business Interruption Claims - Jim Reeves
2:45 p.m. - Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Women's Caucus Annual Meeting & Happy Hour
- All Women's Caucus members are encouraged to attend.
Block C - Thursday, June 4: Attorney Health and Wellness
11:00 a.m. - Welcome & Introduction
11:10 a.m. - Remote Business Operations - Laura Yaeger
12:10 p.m. - Sponsor Break
12:30 p.m. -Struggles, Strategies & Successes for Moving Cases Forward - Laurel Li Harris
1:00 p.m. - Attorney Health and Wellness (ethics) - Missye Scott
2:00 p.m. - Sponsor Break
2:15 p.m. - Crossing the Finish Line: Managing Your Life and Practice for the Win of a Lifetime - Vicki Gilliam
2:45 p.m. - Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: New Lawyer's Division Annual Meeting & Happy Hour
- All NLD members are encouraged to attend.
Block D - Friday, June 5: Practicing Law During COVID-19
11:00 a.m - Welcome & Introduction
11:15 a.m. - Virtual Depositions - Bridget Long
12:15 p.m. - Sponsor Break
12:30 p.m. - The Power of Persuasion: Mediation and Negotiation Techniques to Elevate Your Practice - Jeanmarie Whalen
1:30 p.m. - Sponsor Break
1:45 p.m. - Practical Approaches to Section 1983 Litigation - Victor Fleitas
2:45 p.m. - Closing Remarks
Saturday, June 6: MAJ Annual Meeting - 10:00 a.m.
All members are encouraged to attend the MAJ Annual Meeting. — DUES MUST BE CURRENT BEFORE May 29, 2020, TO VOTE. All voting members must be present in the meeting or virtual waiting room by 10:00 a.m. No one will be admitted into the virtual room after 10:00 a.m. During the meeting, even-numbered circuit court districts will caucus and elect representatives to the Board of Governors.
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Exhibitors/Sponsors:
For sponsorship information, please contact the MAJ Office at 601-948-8631.