Agenda - 2013 Solo Practice Institute
Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2013
Pre-Institute Workshop
Jan. 31, 2013
Tampa Law Center
| Time | Location | Event |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | Welcome and Orientation |
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | Professional Liability Insurance – What Solo Practitioners Need to Know Nancy Stuparich, Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company |
| 10:15 – 10:20 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Break |
| 10:20 – 11:20 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | Client Interviewing Skills James Sheehan, Stetson University College of Law |
| 11:20 – 11:30 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Network-Building Break |
| 11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. | Smith Courtroom |
The Law Practice as the Family Business |
| 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. | Atrium (2nd) | Lunch |
| 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Interviewing and Selecting Staff Catherine Martin, Stetson University College of Law |
| 2:45 – 2:55 p.m. | Atrium (1st) | Networking-Building Break |
| 2:55 – 4:55 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Developing a Mediation Practice Area Christopher Shulman, Christopher M. Shulman P.A. |
Day One
Feb. 1, 2013
Tampa Law Center
| Time | Location | Event |
| 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | Welcome and Orientation |
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | The Solo and Small Firm Professional Lee Coppock, Stetson University College of Law |
| 10:00 – 10:05 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Break |
| 10:05 – 11:05 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | Time, Billing and Collection for the Solo Practitioner Robert Eckard, Law Offices of Robert Eckard & Associates P.A. |
| 11:05 – 12-to-15 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Network-Building Break |
| 12-to-15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Tech Tips for the Solo Practitioner Deborah Foster, Affinity Consulting Group |
| 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Atrium (2nd) | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Florida and Federal Taxes for the Solo Practitioner Erica Pless, The Pless Law Firm P.A. |
| 2:30 – 2:35 p.m. | Atrium (1st) | Break |
| 2:35 – 3:35 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Accounting and Bookkeeping for the Solo Practitioner Keathel Chauncey, Fresh Legal Perspectives P.L. |
| 3:35 – 3:45 p.m. | Atrium (1st) | Network-Building Break |
| 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Managing Risks in Solo Practice Brian Tannebaum, Tannebaum Weiss P.L. |
| 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. | Atrium (2nd) | Network-Building Reception |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Atrium (2nd) | Keynote Address and Dinner Mark Britton; Founder, CEO and President of Avvo |
Day Two
Feb. 2, 2013
Tampa Law Center
| Time | Location | Event |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:05 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | Opening Remarks |
| 9:05 – 10:05 a.m. | Smith Courtroom |
Innovative Thinking to Maximize the Solo Practice Experience |
| 10:05 – 10:10 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Break |
| 10:10 – 12-to-10 a.m. | Smith Courtroom | Trust Accounting Basics Debbie Davis, Smith, Tozian & Hinkle P.A. |
| 12-to-10 – 11:20 a.m. | Atrium (1st) | Network-Building Break |
| 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Leveraging Analytics in the Decision Making Process J.S. Lucas Fleming, The Fleming Law Group P.A. |
| 12:20 – 1:35 p.m. | Atrium (2nd) | Lunch |
| 1:35 – 2:35 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Ethically Advertising and Marketing the Solo Practice Debbie Davis, Smith, Tozian & Hinkle P.A. |
| 2:35 – 2:40 p.m. | Atrium (1st) | Break |
| 2:40 – 3:40 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls Donald Smith Jr., Smith, Tozian & Hinkle P.A. |
| 3:40 – 3:45 p.m. | Smith Courtroom | Closing Remarks |
