This seminar will compare and contrast the various minority and women’s business enterprise
(M/WBE) and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) programs. The speaker will discuss the advantages of such programs and current legal challenges that are pending regarding such programs in other states.

Kay Fleming, Ice Miller LLP, focuses her business law practice primarily in minority and women business enterprise certifications and gaming. Before joining Ice Miller, Ms. Fleming was chief counsel for the Indiana Gaming Commission, and clerked for a U.S. District Court judge and a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge. She is a graduate of the former Indiana State University-Evansville (now the University of Southern Indiana), and she earned her J.D. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.

Do you ever wonder if technology is friend or foe? This seminar will highlight issues and challenges that arise in family law practice due to advances in technology. Panelists will cover topics such as:

• Preservation and use of electronic evidence in domestic cases
• Whether to use technology during trial
• Helpful Web sites
• Social networking sites
• New media marketing

Master Commissioner Mary Ann G. Oldham is assigned to the Civil Division, Marion Superior Courts 1 and 2. Prior to serving on the bench, Master Commissioner Oldham was a partner at Harrison & Moberly and was litigation counsel for the city of Indianapolis. She is a graduate of Indiana University; she earned her J.D. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.

Ryan H. Cassman, Cassman & Zivitz PC,family law and civil litigation.. Cassman represents clients in all types of family law issues, including divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and more. He is a graduate of Indiana University; he earned his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.

Rebecca Hendricks, Mirror Consulting Inc., has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology and telecommunications fields. Previously, she was chief technology officer at a large Indiana law firm. Ms. Hendricks is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University. She holds certifications in computer forensics and in the American Management Association’s System Development Life Cycle process.

These video CLE offerings are for IBA Members only. Each IBA Member may attend up to six sessions for free; after six free sessions, the cost is $30 per hour. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. All are for 1 hour general credit, unless otherwise noted. All videos will be shown at the IBA Education Center, 107 N. Pennsylvania St., Suite 200. Brown bag lunches are welcome.

NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

CLE credit will not be reported to the Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education until payment for the course has been received in full.

This program will focus primarily on the changes taking place in Indiana in 2008 as a result of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Beware the $12,000 exclusion gift! The Indiana rules to be promulgated sometime this year will drastically affect transfer of assets and annuity purchases made by potential Medicaid recipients. Learn more about the changes regarding gift and annuity purchases. This seminar is essential for any estate planner.

Claire E. Lewis, Law Office of Claire E. Lewis, has more than 25 years of experience in elder law. Ms. Lewis is a founding member and past-president of the Indiana chapter of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She is a frequent author and speaker on elder law. She has served in an advisory capacity to Medicaid caseworkers throughout the state and trained caseworkers, attorneys, and elder care professionals on Medicaid rules and regulations. Ms. Lewis earned her J.D. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.

Dennis K. Frick is director of the Senior Law Project of Indiana Legal Services Inc. Mr. Frick has represented Medicaid clients in administrative appeals, rulemaking hearings, and in state and federal court. He is a frequent author on Medicaid and elder law issues. Mr. Frick earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Come and hear a review of the four areas of law that are vital when facilitating an international adoption:

1. Indiana state law
2. Federal USCIS Immigration Law
3. Foreign law (country of adoptee)
4. International adoption law (the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption)

Michele L. Jackson is a founding partner of Jocham Harden Dimick Jackson PC, where she concentrates her practice in international and domestic adoption. She represents clients throughout the Midwest who are seeking to adopt internationally or domestically. Ms. Jackson is a frequent speaker in the U.S. and abroad, and serves as an adjunct professor at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, teaching international comparative family law and international organizations law.is a graduate of Anderson University; she earned her J.D. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and studied in the international law program at the University of Lillé in France.

The taxation of partnership profits has been the subject of significant scrutiny in recent years. Hear national tax law expert Philip Postlewaite discuss recent federal legislation on the taxation of human capital. Based upon perceived abuses by private equity funds, federal legislation has been introduced that would mandate the taxation of partnership profits interests as ordinary income. Professor Postlewaite will present an overview of the current taxation of compensatory profits interests and capital interests in a partnership. He will also discuss the proposed legislation and how its proponents misunderstand the current operation of Subchapter K.

Philip F. Postlewaite is the Director of the Graduate Tax Program and is the Harry Horrow Professor in International Law at Northwestern University School of Law. Mr. Postlewaite is an expert in the area of tax law and has taught courses in individual, partnership, and international taxation. He is an accomplished author, notably of the book "Partnership Taxation," the sixth edition published by Warren, Gorham & Lamont. He is a graduate of Texas Christian University; he earned a J.D. from University of California-Berkeley Law School and an LLM from New York University. He previously taught at University of Notre Dame Law School.