7:00 AM - Vendor Set up
7:45 AM - Breakfast and Registration
8:00 AM - KPA 42nd Annual Membership Meeting (open to current KPA members only)
9:00 AM - Early Morning CLE Sessions
General Track | Life Planning/Elder Law Track |
TOPIC: Immigration Law, Part 2... How to Become a U.S. Citizen
Speaker: Valerie Sprout, McCrummen Immigration Law Group Session Overview:
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TOPIC: Long Term Care & the Elderly (Medicaid)
Speakers: Molly Wood and Denise McNabb, Stevens & Brand Session Overview: Although most of us (and our parents and grandparents) will need personal care services as we age, most of us are unprepared for the cost and the complexity involved in obtaining such services. This program will describe the public benefits programs, the crisis management approaches, and the planning strategies available and how we can assist. |
10:00 AM - Break
10:20 AM - Late Morning CLE Sessions
General Track | Life Planning/Elder Law Track |
TOPIC:Mass Tort Litigation
Speaker: Jeff Kuntz, Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP
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TOPIC: Kansas Probate in a Nutshell
Speaker: Anne-Linton Pond Hendrickson, Van Osdol
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11:40 PM - Luncheon Keynote Speaker, Stanton A. Hazlett, Kansas Disciplinary Administrator's Office: "The Applicable Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct in the Attorney/Paralegal Relationship"
12:40 PM - Luncheon, Presentation to Seminar Charity (Lawrence Community Shelter), Award Presentations, and Induction of 2019-2020 KPA Board of Directors
1:10 PM - Break
1:30 PM - Early Afternoon CLE Sessions
General Track |
Life Planning/Elder Law Track |
TOPIC: Ethics and Information Security
Speaker: John Benson, Stinson Leonard Street, LLP
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TOPIC: Paralegals in an Estate Planning Practice
Speaker: Brian M. Jacques, Sloan Law Firm
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2:30 PM - Break
2:50 PM - Late Afternoon CLE Sessions
General Track |
Life Planning/Elder Law Track |
TOPIC: Insurance Defense Litigation - Tips and Strategies for a Trial Paralegal
Speaker: Christopher B. Turney and Kristen Wagner, Van Osdol
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TOPIC: DPOA's and Conservatorships/Guardianships
Speaker: Aaron R. Bailey, Sloan Law Firm
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The CLE sessions offered at this event are anticipated to be approved by NFPA for 1 hour of CLE credit each (1 hour of ethics CLE credit for the ethics topic(s)).
2019 Annual Seminar Featured Charity
The Kansas Paralegal Association is pleased to announce that the Lawrence Community Shelter has been chosen as the featured charity of the 2019 Annual Convention. The Lawrence Community Shelter is the only emergency homeless shelter serving Lawrence and Douglas County in Kansas. Their mission is to provide a safe shelter and comprehensive programs that set individuals and families facing homelessness on a path to a positive future. Monetary and item donations will be collected and presented.
Please contact Pat Pappaceno, KPA Community Service/Pro Bono Coordinator at communityservice@ksparalegals.org with any questions regarding this opportunity.
Marketing Opportunities:
Contact KPA Marketing Director Crystal Sixbury at marketingdirector@ksparalegals.org for more information about options for this event.