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Nominations for elected positions

Pleadings, Discovery Requests, Motions, Financial Document Analyses, Custody, Support
and More

Candidate Statements to Nominations Coordinator

Topic:  Ethics for Paralegals

A review of The Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct as they apply to Paralegals.

Topic:  Elder What? - The Nuts and Bolts of Elder Law

This presentation will provide a general overview of the practice of elder law, including Medical Assistance do’s and don’ts, public benefits, special needs trusts, and guardianship and conservatorship. Learn about the essentials of the practice and what you need to know to assist clients.

Speaker: Jessica Timmington Lindstrom, Attorney at Law, Winthrop & Weinstine

Get the Responses You Want More Quickly and Effectively

Managing files, documents, deadlines, correspondence and tasks can be overwhelming - especially when you're dealing with an unfamiliar court. This program will reveal nifty tips and tricks for getting it all under control and making the process run smoothly. Save time, save money, save hassle - register today!

Practical Pointers to Help You Become More Indispensable

Nominations Coordinator to post Candidates Statements to Leaders

Procedural and Deadline Essentials, Formatting Tips and File Management

Topic: Lexi's Case - Minnesota's First Quad-Parent Adoption

Increasing use of assisted reproductive technologies and open adoption, coupled with the recognition of same-sex marriage, have redefined the meaning of "family."  An issue on the leading edge involves whether a child can have more than two parents under Minnesota law.  Attorney Jason Brown will discuss his recent experience in successfully concluding an adoption involving four parents.  The family dynamics are as interesting as the legal issues involved in Lexi's case.

The NFPA Board of Directors meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific.  Meetings are open to all NFPA members. In registering to attend this meeting, you must accept the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.

Register for this meeting here.

Successful brands don’t just hope their revenue channels and Intellectual property will remain safe from counterfeiters and other online threats, but instead take proactive and deliberate steps to protect their digital presence. In a post-COVID world, e-commerce will be the primary sales channel for brands to reach consumers. All of these various avenues pose threats to organizations and brands. Registering your trademark is just the beginning, while protecting the mark has become paramount.

Learning Objectives:

Understand how to develop and implement effective brand protection strategies to protect brands from infringers, counterfeiters and brand dilution.

Deep dive into enforcement best practices and understand how to leverage data to target high value offenders.

Learn about online to offline and offline to online, and how to leverage data to support an effective and impactful brand protection program.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Reviewing, Analyzing and Summarizing Medical Records

Agenda Topics, Bylaw Amendments, Administrative Resolutions submitted to Parliamentarian for Review

Avoid Embarrassing or Costly Redaction Failures

Confidently Assist in Probate and Estate Administration

As legal professionals in corporate finance, general litigation, real estate and other areas work to get up to speed on bankruptcy law, this course, will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of bankruptcy/restructuring proposing hypotheticals to illustrate typical tasks and working through the case law, legislation, rules, and analysis that exist to help achieve them.

Topic: Best Practices for Board Governance, Meeting Logistics, and Drafting Corporate Documents

Mr. Moore will be discussing and answering questions related to everyday governance issues from meeting logistics to drafting corporate governance documents (minutes, resolutions, appointments), proxy statements, and laws and regulations affecting the financial industry. Attendees are invited and highly encouraged to bring questions for Mr. Moore. This is an educational sectional meeting to address questions/issues in minutes and resolutions, and other drafted documents.

Speaker: Tom Moore, Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

Understanding how to file for and enforce a trademark can be crucial to defending your clients goods and services against unlawful copies.

Nominations Coordinator to identify Candidates for NFPA elected Board positions through Leaders

Learn How to Spot and Avoid Ugly Ethical Dilemmas

Join us for a webinar discussion regarding the preparation of an uncontested Adoption in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Contracts, Due Diligence, Title, Closings and More

Learn best practices in tax law research in order to properly prepare for audits and other legal actions such as hearings and trial.