Fall Criminal Law Committee ABA Solo Division Report

Fall Criminal Law Committee ABA Solo Division Report 2017COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT FORM

Division Name and Number:  Practice Specialty Division: 3

Division Director Name:  Daniel Tann

Reporting Board or Committee: Criminal Law Committee

Completed By: Kenneth Vercammen Chair, Edison, NJ  

1.   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)?

Since August:

-Provided manuscript for new ABA book Handling DUI and Drug Possession Defense for Attorneys [over 250 pages]

--Sent another Request for Brown Bag webinar

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

-Registered to attend and participate in leadership events at St. Paul Meeting

-Added info to GP Solo Linkedin

- Potential meeting at New Orleans

- Invited members to submit articles to GP Solo EReport

- Offered forms for free to members from NJ Bar Annual seminar

For NJ Bar, working on materials for Drug, DWI and Serious Cases seminar which eventually will be 2^nd edition of “Criminal Law Forms”

--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

-       Offered to do program if there is a Solo day in Chicago 2018

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)?

-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

- Waiting for comments and revisions to book DUI and Drug possession defense

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

If yes, please explain:

- Help set up programs and brown bag webinar

  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 help 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).    None for Fall

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.