THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATE PARALEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 2010 MAY 20 AND 21, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC

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1 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATE PARALEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 2010 MAY 20 AND 21, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC Approval pending for 12 Continuing Legal Education credits by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) and National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) CURRICULUM Contracts: NDA s, CDA s, MSA s; type of agreements; how to review outside contracts; how to build contracts (includes checklists and flow charts) Document Management: document storage and retention; attorney/client privilege vis à vis other corporate departments; software for document management (includes software demonstrations); systems and processes Litigation Management from corporate counsel s perspective: managing outside counsel; managing costs; working with paralegals at law firms; discovery from the client s perspective; billing, processes and systems Litigation Management from outside counsel s perspective: billing; processes and systems; IT; infrastructure; litigation holds and prep Corporate Governance: trademark and domains; 50 State + District of Columbia survey; Delaware laws and codes; compliance and best practices Intellectual Property: file maintenance; trademark and domain issues; latest developments in law, practice, and technology Ethical issues for the corporate paralegal: Unauthorized practice of law; obligation of competency; professional development The New Reality: Turning Risk into Opportunity Using the New Paralegal Model: Using the DuPont Model of paralegal utilization to increase efficiency, maximize output, enhance attorney and paralegal quality of life, and minimize legal costs FEES AND COSTS Conference $500 per attendee Lodging at the Club Quarters Hotel th Street Northwest (in beautiful Lafayette Square just two blocks from the White House) Washington, DC (reference GW when you call) Breakfast, coffee break, and lunch provided Dinner and recreation on your own

contracts (includes checklists and flow charts) Document Management: document storage and retention; attorney/client privilege vis à vis other corporate departments; software for document management

2 FACULTY RUSSELL R. CLARK, JD Professor Clark is an attorney engaged in corporate, business transactions, contracts, technology transfer and financial services/institution matters. He has represented clients in various commercial transactions, financial services/institution matters, and software, hardware, communications, motion pictures and entertainment transactions. He has also been involved in legislative lobbying and regulatory advocacy at the federal and state levels. CHERYL MILLER JOHNS, JD, LLM (IP) Professor Johns is Assistant Chief Counsel for Telecommunications and Technology at US Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy. Prior to that, she was the manager of regulatory affairs at France Telecom North America; a law clerk for the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights; an intern at the US Department of Justice, National Criminal Enforcement Section, and a legislative assistant at Sun Microsystems. Professor Johns is currently serving a detail at the United States Senate directing telecommunications and IP issues for the US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, chaired by Senator Mary L. Landrieu. TARA KIM EBERHART, RP Professor Eberhart is the Paralegal Manager at McKenna Long & Aldridge's Washington DC office. Prior to that, she was a senior paralegal specializing in intellectual property at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Professor Eberhart is a past president of the National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA) and a member of the advisory boards of NCAPA and The George Washington University. She is an active member of the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA)

He has also been involved in legislative lobbying and regulatory advocacy at the federal and state levels.

3 TONI MARSH, JD Professor Marsh is the director of The George Washington University Paralegal Studies master's degree and graduate certificate programs and an Associate Professor of American Jurisprudence and Legal Writing. Prior to joining GW, Professor Marsh designed and directed the paralegal studies program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and taught litigation and contracts at Georgetown University. Professor Marsh has practiced criminal and juvenile law for nineteen years and is the author of Juvenile Law (2006). MARY BETH DAVIES Mary Beth Davies has been the paralegal manager at DuPont for 13 years. She and DuPont General Counsel Thomas L. Sager are the creators of the famous and innovative DuPont Model for paralegal utilization, which has been adopted by corporate legal offices and private law firms throughout the country. A tireless advocate for the increased use of paralegals, she is the co-author of The New Reality: Turning Risk into Opportunity through the DuPont Legal Model and The Dollars and $ense of Paralegal Utilization: The DuPont Paralegal Utilization Model. ** For more information, contact Toni Marsh at or marsht01@gwu.edu **

Prior to joining GW, Professor Marsh designed and directed the paralegal studies program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and taught litigation and contracts at Georgetown University.

4 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATE PARALEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 2010 MAY 20 AND 21, 2010 WASHINGTON DC REGISTRATION FORM PLEASE COMPLETE AND FAX TO (202) Conference Participant s Name Position Firm name Address Phone Nights you will need a room: May 19, 2010 May 20, 2010 May 21, 2010 Credit card type: MasterCard Visa Credit card number Expiration date Name on the credit card: SIGNATURE: FEES AND COSTS Conference $500 per attendee

Address Phone Email Nights you will need a room: May 19, 2010 May 20, 2010 May 21, 2010 Credit card type:

5 Lodging at the Club Quarters Hotel (single rooms only) th Street Northwest (in beautiful Lafayette Square just two blocks from the White House) Washington, DC (You can make your own reservations, if you wish. If you do, reference GW when you call.) Breakfast, coffee break, and lunch provided Dinner and recreation on your own MAY 20 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATE PARALEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM MAY 20 AND 21, 2010 WASHINGTON DC 9 10:30 Ethical issues for the corporate paralegal (Toni Marsh) Unauthorized practice of law Obligation of competency Professional development 10:45 12:15 Contracts (Russell Clark) NDA s, CDA s, MSA s Type of agreements How to review outside contracts How to build contracts LUNCH 12:15 1:15 1:30 3:00 Document Management (Tara Eberhart) Document Storage/Retention Attorney/ Client Privilege vis a vis other corporate departments Software for document management (includes hands-on software demonstrations) 3:15 4:45 Corporate Governance (Cheryl Miller Johns) 50-state + District of Columbia Survey Delaware codes, rules, and practices Compliance and best practices MAY :30 Intellectual property practice (Cheryl Miller Johns) File maintenance Trademark/Domains

) Breakfast, coffee break, and lunch provided Dinner and recreation on your own MAY 20 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATE PARALEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM MAY 20 AND 21, 2010 WASHINGTON DC 9 10:30

6 10:45 12:15 Litigation Management from inside counsel s perspective (Eberhart) Managing outside counsel Managing costs Working with paralegals at law firms LUNCH 12:15 1:15 1:30 3:00 Litigation Management from outside counsel s perspective (Clark) Document management and processes IT and infrastructure Litigation holds and litigation prep 3:15 4:45 The DuPont Model (Davies)

3:00 Litigation Management from outside counsel s perspective (Clark) Document management and

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THOMAS B. HEFFELFINGER RESUME Personal Office: Best & Flanagan LLP 225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4690 Office Telephone: (612) 339-7121 Office Fax: (612) 339-5897 Education