NSBA ANNUAL
MEETING
The Annual Meeting at the Omaha Hilton starts Thursday.
Come and see old friends, enjoy the "In Honor of Your Honors"
reception at the Holland Center, the Presidents Dinner/Dance
featuring the Fisheads or the General Session featuring Ben Stein.
For more information, visit the annual
meeting website.
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2007 ABA TECH
SHOW
Join the ABA Law Practice Management Section as it presents
ABA TECHSHOW® 2007 from March 22-24, 2007 at the Sheraton Chicago
Hotel & Towers in the magnificent city of Chicago! Take advantage
of the world's premier legal technology conference and expo at
a substantial discount by registering to attend as a member of
the Nebraska State Bar Association. Visit the conference
website
for more information.
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GREAT PLAINS TAX INSTITUTE PRESS RELEASE
For more information:
Cindy Lilleoien
Program Manager
402/483-4234
Email: cindylilleoien@aol.com
www.greatplainstax.org
The 44th Annual Great Plains Federal Tax Institute will take
place at the Embassy Suites Downtown/Old Market, 555 S. 10th
Street in Omaha, on Thursday, Nov. 30, and Friday, Dec. 1.
The Great Plains Federal Tax Institute combines the interests
of attorneys, accountants, financial planners, life insurance
and other tax professionals.
Program Committee Chair Sharon R. Kresha of Omaha cites a faculty
that includes both national and local experts as a primary feature
of the event. Creighton Law Professor Edward A. Morse is to present
the “Current Developments” session on Income Tax on the first
day of the institute, and Lincoln attorney Timothy L. Moll delivers
the Estate and Gift Taxes update on the second day of the institute.
Other Nov. 30 presentations include Prefer to Defer? 409A May
Make You Pay!, Donald O. Jansen, Houston, Texas; Current Washington
Developments, Bruce K. Gribens, San Francisco, California; Section
199—Technical and Practical Implications of Final Regulations,
Scott Vance, Washington, DC; Current Issues in State Taxes, Nicholas
K. Niemann, Omaha, Nebraska; and Perils, Pitfalls, Pratfalls,
Planning and Procedures for Estate Tax Payments on Business Interests,
E. Burke Hinds, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Other presentations
scheduled for Friday morning, Dec. 1, include Planning for
Distributions from Qualified Plans and Individual
Retirement Accounts, Mervin M. Wilf, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and Elder Law, Medicaid & the DRA, University of Pittsburgh
Law Professor Lawrence A. Frolik, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alexander
Bove, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts, presents Creative Uses of Private
Annuities and Self Canceling Installment Notes, followed by Buy-Sell
Agreements: Practical Provisions to Address Unique Issues by
Myron E. Sildon, Kansas City, Missouri. The institute is concluded
by Michael T. Donovan of Chicago, Illinois, who discusses Current
Issues in Like-Kind Exchanges.
Coach Dana Altman, Creighton University, is the featured luncheon
speaker on Thursday. Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman will address
the group at Friday’s luncheon.
Proceeds from the annual institutes have established a fund from
which scholarships are awarded to students in the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Accountancy and the College of
Law. Registration fees received by Nov. 8 are $325; fees after
that date are $375. A special discount rate of $250 is offered
to participants who have been in their professional practices
for less than five years. Participants are to receive course
materials in print and on CD. To register or for more information,
contact the program manager at 402/483-4234 or cindylilleoien@aol.com.
Online information at http://www.greatplainstax.org.
On-site registration for the event gets under way at 7:30 a.m.
on Nov. 30. Programming begins that day at 8:30 a.m. and recesses
at 4:35 p.m. Instruction begins again the following morning at
8:00 a.m., and the institute concludes at 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 1.
The State of Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy has tentatively
approved this course for 16 hours of CPE credit, and the State
of Nebraska Department of Insurance has approved the course for
6 hours of Life credit, course number SA14440. This course is
an accredited program under the regulations of the Iowa Supreme
Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education. It is planned
that this program will provide a maximum of 13.25 hours of regular
credit toward the mandatory continuing legal education requirements
under the Iowa rule. The institute is also estimated to provide
16 hours of CE for CFP® certification renewal.
Click here to review the brochure....
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JUROR APPRECIATION CEREMONY
Final Juror Appreciation Ceremony Held in Omaha On October
16, 2006, Douglas County Commissioner Kyle Hutchings and Omaha
Mayor Mike Fahey signed the Supreme Court’s final Juror Appreciation
Week proclamation in Omaha. The ceremony marks the end of a year-long
campaign across Nebraska to raise awareness of the need to increase
juror participation, particularly from minority communities.
The proclamation was presented to District Court Judge Sandra
Dougherty and County Court Judge Jeffrey Marcuzzo who spoke during
the event. The ceremony was hosted by Judge James Gleason. In
addition to thanking jurors for their contribution to the justice
system, Douglas County announced the implementation of the One-day/One-trial
system for jurors serving in Douglas County.
Douglas County: One Day/One Trial System Douglas County is the
first county in Nebraska to implement the One-day/One-trial system
for jurors in Nebraska although over 40% of the U.S. population
lives in a jurisdiction with this type of program. Rather than
requiring jurors to attend an orientation day and then staying
on-call for a two-week period, citizens of Douglas County will
now be summoned for either a Monday or a Wednesday. All individuals
summoned are instructed to call the courts’ recorded message
telephone number on the night before their reporting date, and,
if they are not required to appear, their service will be complete
without ever having to come to the courthouse.
Individuals who are required to appear will either be assigned
to a trial by the end of that day or be excused from any further
jury service. Those selected to be on a jury that day will only
serve on one jury. When a single case has concluded, the jury
service is over. Thus the name:
“One-Day or One-Trial.” Judges believe the One-day/One-trial
will make the court system more efficient, will save money, and
will be more user-friendly to the citizens of Douglas County.
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CREIGHTON ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT GIVES NSBA BASKETBALL TICKETS
The Creighton Athletic Department has graciously given the
NSBA 200 vouchers for the Creighton Bluejays basketball game
against EA Sports on Thursday, November 2, 2006. Each voucher
is worth two tickets to the game. The game starts at 7:05 p.m.
at the Qwest Center. If you are in town for the annual meeting,
the Qwest Center is directly across from the Omaha Hilton Hotel.
Start the annual meeting off right and go cheer on the Creighton
Bluejays. To get your complimentary voucher, call Sam Clinch
at 402-742-8125 or just pick up a voucher at the NSBA registration
desk at the Omaha Hilton during the annual meeting.
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