Program Chairs: Kelley Johnson, Law Office of Kelley J. Johnson, LLP & 
                                Theresa Ebbs, Glaser & Ebbs 

CLE Hours:  6 Applied Professionalism Credits for New Lawyers
                      and 6 Ethics Hours for Lawyers in the bar more than 3 years 

Pursuant to Admission and Disciplinary Rule 29, all attorneys practicing in Indiana must attend a six-hour Applied Professionalism Course for Newly Admitted Attorneys within their first three years of practice.

Topics for the program include: professionalism and civility; attorney trust accounts/IOLTA accounts; the most frequent mistakes that lawyers make which lead to malpractice claims and/or disciplinary complaints and how to avoid making those mistakes; keeping clients happy; how to manage your law practice; balancing your practice and your personal life; and, technology for the law office.

Agenda

8:15 a.m. 
Check in and Registration (for In Person Attendees)

8:45 a.m.
Log in (for Online Attendees)

8:50 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Overview of Topics 
Program Chairs:  Kelley Johnson & Theresa Ebbs

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
The Court System 
Kelley Johnson, Law Office of Kelley J. Johnson
Judge Timothy Oakes, Marion County Superior Court

• The Courthouse & Court Staff
• Filing pleadings
• What the cause number tells you
• What to include in all pleadings
• The Local Rules and their importance
• Case Management Orders
• Trial Rule 65(b) Affidavits 
• Dealing with opposing counsel, judges and juries

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Problem Solving Not Problem Creating
Judge Robert Altice, Jr., Indiana Court of Appeals

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Trust Accounts/IOLTA Accounts & Fiduciary Duties 
Adrienne Meiring, Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission 

12:00 p.m. - 1:00p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:00 p.m.  - 1:45 p.m.
Civil, Professional and Zealous 
Charles Smith, Schultz & Pogue, LLP

• Dealing with opposing Counsel
• How to respectfully resolve disputes
• Don’t let poor or bad behavior cost you and your client time and money

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Working with the Courts
The Honorable Debra McVicker Lynch, Magistrate, Southern District of Indiana

• What judges like and dislikes
• Your reputation with counsel, Courts and the public 

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rules on Access to Court Records and E-Filing 
Polly Beeson, Court Administration of the Marion Superior Court

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Break

3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Attorney-Client Relationships 
Kathy Lee, Christie Farrell Lee & Bell 

• Client contact & communication 
• Case and time management skills (How to move the work through your office)
• What clients value vs. what attorneys view as important
• The level of intensity with which lawyers practice
• Organizations and Building a referral network
• How to manage your law practice and balance it with your personal life

4:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Awareness and Treatment of Impairments Through the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program 
Ashley Hart, Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program 

5:00 p.m.
Adjourn 

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Indianapolis, IN 46204

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Written cancellation postmarked two weeks prior to the seminar will be refunded, less a $50 administrative fee, as a credit toward another ITLA seminar, good for one year.
Cancellations received the week of the seminar will not be credited, but upon request we will send you the materials distributed at the seminar.