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1 Litig. Docket 1 (1995-1996)

handle is hein.journals/litigadoc1 and id is 1 raw text is: .tio I dck 0 e A l'lIllI(CATION OFT Ti' SEI'ION OF IlrI(ATION AMEIIIICAN BAlt ASStOCA'II(IN - FALtL I II15 * \'4lMI I NI INIIII I Miami Nice Jk l( It's warm and full of top programs ven If you don't enjoy wrestling -, story to the media? -W E L ), gators, the Litigation Section * A comparison by British and , has ample reasons for you to American lawyers showing how proposed put away your winter coat and U.S. legislation would restrict and elimi- head to Miami In January. n ,ate legal protections at the same time We dare you to coma up with an Issue 1iti. that England Is moving to adopt some of bk gators are concerped about that Isn't being our existing protections. covered at the 21st annual meeting. * A panel will probe what effect Maybe It'll be easier to se the ben- the public debate over caps on pun.i ells If we bunch some of the high- . tire damages is having on Jurors. 0 lighlt Into categories: f- . * And speaking of public Impact, P' I.cuesfaring sodely: -- what is the duty of care owed by prfes. 10 9 A ymuposlm on civil righLi slonals to a municipality? The program: f o o nf s oh Dpp d that Includes the chair of the U.S. Equal Squeezing the lemon: The legal repercus- | ji j DO'k 0e0110 Employment Opportunity Comm sion. slons of Citrus' County's high-risk Invest- * A session on prictical problems In menUs. Remember that old CFO joke that sog- reprtsenting chlldnai - for Instance, OK, OK, maybe you're more Interested gested that layers exceeo an unimlted (W.... 10 does the duty to help a child outweigh the In the nltty gritty ofyour practlce. low can budget? Maybe you should check outte ar n lawyer's duty to protect client confidences? the Section help you do better and have an program on litigating with less than an piou * Some suggestions In finding your easier profesional tie? A few samples: unlimited budgeL be bue bemtprobono niche - and the implica- Two presentations on how to use *And of course the Trial Practice Com. (Jons offederal cuLs to legal services. expert witnesses to your best advantage mittee Is ready to give you a bunch of take-to 1(1a510 th * An examination of the ethlcs of pr- - one wilh James McElhanej, and one the-bank hot tips. They call them ideas 0011111 1W 111 trial and trial publicity - does counsel with Faust Ksl, both renowned law you should know before your opponent does. 1 have the right to give their side of the professors. continted on page 4 ( d ulhbora Section welcomes the Woman Advocate Committee W omen litigators thought things were going to be get- tlng easier. You know, mere women colleagues In firms, more understanding from the powers that be. But It's not working out that way. Matter of fact, some say It's getting worse for women. That's why the Litigation Section has a new committee this year, the Woman Advo- cate Committee. The concept originated hack In 1092-1993. It was then called the Woman Advocate Program that put together an annual two-day conference In the spring each year. That first year, 1,000 women allowed up. Loulso LaMothe from Los Angeles was chair of the entire Section that year. She remembers the heady time at that first meeting: We looked at particular Issues faced by women litigators, such as, 'low to deal with an adversary who's an SOB In a deposition.' But It wasn'tJust the program content that meant something to those who came. Some time was set aside for networking, LaMothe says, A lot of the attendees felt very isolated in their firms and communi- ties. people were ecstatic, she continued. You would think you wore at a revival meet- Ing. A lot of the junior women came out of law schools where there was a 50/W0 ratio with men. It was a shock to come into law firms and disappear. M.C. Sungalla, Newport Beach, Calif., adds that 'it was very empowering to be with other successful women lawyers. The spring programs continued the next two years. A book was produced with Pren-

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