ABA Criminal Law Committee Report Mid Year 2016

ABA Criminal Law  Committee Report Mid Year 2016

ABA SOLO, SMALL FIRM AND GENERAL PRACTICE DIVISION

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT FORM – MIDYEAR 2016

Division Name and Number: Division: 3 – Practice Specialty                                                                         

Division Director Name: Christine Albano  calbano@albanolaw.com

Group Name: Litigation Group  

Reporting Board or Committee: ABA Criminal Law  Committee Report Mid Year 2016

Completed By: Kenneth Vercammen Chair, Edison, NJ  

1.     What communications have you had with your committee since last report? (e.g. conference call, meetings, publications, use of discussion lists, etc.) -Email to member

2.      

-Solosez notices

-Help sales & Publicize ABA “Criminal Law Forms” Book to generate revenue for Solo Division

The ABAS’ CRIMINAL LAW FORMS book

New book from the American Bar Association

Solo & Small Firm Division Author: Kenneth Vercammen

 Use Criminal Law Forms to help represent persons charged with criminal and traffic offenses. Detailed instruction and valuable insight is offered beginning with the initial contact with the client, to walking into the courthouse, and managing the steps that follow. Two hundred and ten modifiable forms help make criminal lawyers more efficient and productive, while also reducing the chance for mistakes. Criminal Law Forms helps lawyers face the challenges of:

•        Criminal defense

•        DWI cases

•        Juvenile offenses

•        Domestic violence

•        Traffic violations

•        Auto Accidents

•        And much more

Regular price $139.95,  GP SOLO Member Price $129.95 To order contact ABA Customer Care, 1-800-285-2221 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60653 or fax to 312-988-6030 (PC: 5150457)   ISBN:       978-1-61438-879-1

http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5150457

2.     Please describe the substance of the activities set forth in number 1 above. Please see number 1 above. We are forwarding this report to ALL members of the Committee with the request they contact us with concerns, issues and their ability to volunteer for activities.

3. Please list your entity's activities and programs since last report. Publicize sales for ABA “Criminal Forms Book”

-Provide forms and articles via http://benotguilty.com and http://njcriminallaw.blogspot.com/

LAW ENFORCEMENT CASELAW http://lawenforcementcaselaw.blogspot.com/

NJ Drug Law

http://drugarrest.blogspot.com

CRIMINAL ARTICLES FROM NJLAWS WEBSITE AND BE NOT GUILTY http://criminalarticle.blogspot.com/

NJ Criminal Statutes and Criminal Jury Charges

http://criminal-jury.blogspot.com/

4.     Where you are in completing your annual planned activities?  Excellent
     

5.     What is the status on any CLE, publications, articles, etc.? Suggest a webinar to help sales for Criminal Law forms book to generate revenue for section. We offered to do Brown bag but did not receive a response.

Offer other chapters of Ken Vercammen’s Criminal Law forms book was included in the GP Solo EReport newsletter.

Help publicize sales for book for Solo Div. book “Smart Marketing for Small Firms” released in summer 2014. Author: Chair Ken Vercammen
     

6. What plans do you have for the rest of the year? Describe any future activities.

We will be having a very short Committee meeting at the Spring Key West meeting at an area near the beach and not in a stuffy hotel conference room.

- We will update to the committee regarding criminal law developments and continue to

-Provide substantive presentations.

Assist Marketing Department in selling books to raise revenue for Division

- Invite members to NJ Bar Association Summer Blast happy hour at the NJ Jersey shore.

7      Please state how your entity’s activities conform to the Goals of the Division’s Long Range Plan. -Help sustain membership

Report on anything else:  The ABA Solo Div Book: “Smart Marketing For the Small Firm Lawyer” from the American Bar Association sales help our entire Division and publicity should be increased

    Author:  Kenneth A Vercammen

Sponsor(s):  Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division

Publisher(s):  ABA Book Publishing 

 Marketing is essential to the growth of any enterprise. There are many low-cost and no-cost opportunities that exist. This book explores today’s marketing landscape and outlines its many facets for you in concise and easy to understand terms. 

Additional Information

•Table of Contents: TOC Smart Marketing

•About the Author: Kenneth Vercammen

•Preface: Intro-Smart Marketing 

•List Price: $59.95 

•ABA Price: $45.95 

ISBN: 978-1-62722-484-0

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9      Are you submitting an action item to be presented to Council and if so, describe. No