Criminal Law Committee ABA Solo Div Report Summer 2017

Criminal Law Committee ABA Solo Div Report Summer 2017 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT FORM

Division Name and Number:  Practice Specialty Division: 3

Division Director Name: Kari Petrasek

Reporting Board or Committee: Criminal Law Committee

Completed By: Kenneth Vercammen Co-Chair, Edison, NJ  

1. What has your board or committee done since its last report (e.g., conference call, meetings, use of discussion lists, planning for CLE programs, publications and articles, collaboration with other boards, committees, or sections)?

-Requested meeting at New York Annual meeting

-Started work on new ABA book Handling DUI and Drug Possession Defense for Attorneys

--Meet with Shannon Lessman of ABA Publications in Chicago on March 13 to discuss chapters for DUI and Drug defense

-Sent Request to Dee Lee and Dave. L for Brown Bag webinar

-Continue to Publicize ABA “Criminal Forms Book to help generate revenue for Division

-Added info to GP Solo Linkedin

- Invited members to submit articles to GP Solo EReport

- Offered forms for free to members from NJ Bar Annual seminar “Handling Drug, DWI and Serious Cases seminar

--Also helped publicize ABA book ABA’s “Smart Marketing for Smart Firm Lawyers” a book from the American Bar Association. My staff implemented many of the ideas to improve our law office. 

Smart Marketing and the Small Firm Lawyer                                                                              

List Price: $59.95                                                                                                                          

Sponsor(s): Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division Publisher(s): ABA Book Publishing ISBN: 978-1-62722-484-0 Product Code: 5150468 2014, 156 Pages, 7 x 10

2. What is the status of your board or committee’s business plan for the year (e.g., participation of board or committee members, goals achieved, and new goals)?

- Attend August 11 Yankees Game at ABA NY Annual Meeting

-Continue to help promote ABA books to raise revenue for section

-Offer to GP Solo members free portions of articles/ forms from NJ Bar Annual Drug DWI seminar

-Invite Chair elect the legendary Steve Williams and Division members to free NJ Bar Summer Happy Hour at the NJ Shore on July 15

- Hope to submit articles to Solo EReport

-Sent draft of proposed DUI book to

Does your board or committee need any assistance from the Director, Staff, Division Officers, or Council? If yes, please explain:

  Help promote the ABAS’ CRIMINAL LAW FORMS book

Book from the American Bar Association

Solo & Small Firm Division Author: Kenneth Vercammen

  Criminal Law Forms helps lawyers face the challenges of:

•     Criminal defense

•     DWI cases

•     Juvenile offenses

•     Domestic violence

•     Traffic violations

•     Auto Accidents

•     and much more

-Also helped publicize ABA book ABA’s “Smart Marketing for Smart Firm Lawyers” a book from the American Bar Association. My staff implemented many of the ideas to improve our law office. 

Smart Marketing and the Small Firm Lawyer                                                                              

List Price: $59.95                                                                                                                          

Sponsor(s): Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division Publisher(s): ABA Book Publishing    

ACTION ITEMS

List any action items to be presented to Council. These are items that require discussion, reporting, and/or decision-making on the part of the Council (e.g. a request for support of matters appearing before the House of Delegates, revisions of Division policies, and requests for use of extraordinary Division resources).

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

List any informational items to be represented to Council. These items are matters for the Council’s information and do not require action.