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in 1977 Technological Tools: For a descripion of the growing list of technological tools available to Business Law Section members, see The Business Law Section: Leading the Technology Charge into the 21st Century by Daniel L. Appelman and Susan Orloff, which appeared in the Business Law News, 2007, Vol. 2. Melvin A. Eisenberg
Receives Lifetime Achievement Award: Professor Eisenberg is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and joined the faculty of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley in 1966, where he has superbly taught several generations of business lawyers. Professor Eisenberg is widely recognized as one of the leading scholars of corporate and contract law. His numerous articles and law reform efforts have helped shape today’s U.S. corporate law. He won the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award in 1990, the Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction in 2002 and the Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. For more information about his accomplisments and those of past recipients, see Lifetime Achievement Award.
Save the Dates: 2009 Section Education Institute and California Solo and Small Firm Summit January 16-18, 2009
This 2-1/2 day education event offers legal seminars and training programs concerning substantive legal issues and fundamental approaches to the practice of law. Earn up to 16 Hours of CLE Credit in One Weekend! More information will be posted at www.calbar.ca.gov/sei as it becomes available. NEW THIS YEAR! CALIFORNIA SOLO AND SMALL FIRM SUMMIT The State Bar of California will present the inaugural California Solo and Small Firm Summit on January 15-16, 2009 at the Claremont Resort and Spa in Berkeley, California. Held in conjunction with the State Bar 2009 Section Education Institute (SEI), CSS education will continue throughout the weekend as a new CSS Track at the SEI. The California Solo and Small Firm Summit provides strategic solutions for the practice of law and the management of a practice. Designed for legal professionals who work in a solo or small firm practice, the Summit will feature power networking events, mentoring circles, legal education classes, business management courses, and showcase products and services unique to the solo or small firm practitioner. Its overall objective is to offer strategies and tools that promote a thriving law practice. The California Solo and Small Firm Summit opens at noon on Thursday, January 15 with a plenary luncheon program. CSS education sessions are presented through Friday noon, followed by a networking luncheon/wrap-up. BLS Standing Committees
Business Law Section Publications The Section is proud to offer a wide array of publications. We have posted free pdfs of some publications, either in the Members Only Area or the public side of the site. Bound copies of many of the publications are available for purchase online (click on "Order Sections Products", then "Business Law"). Publications include:
Members of the State Bar can now recieve a 15% discount on any ABA book (or books) and all Section members receive a 35% discount on any ABA book (or books). This is a great benefit for all Section members as the savings on even a single purchase could be equal to or even exceed the cost of an annual Section membership. For instance, the savings on a purchase of $200 would be equivalent to $70. Here’s how the ABA discount program works:
There is a wide range of books available at the ABA web bookstore including practice related books and law practice management books focusing on finance, technology, management and marketing. Note: Discount does not apply to ABA-CLE iPod products.) Members Only Area: Our Members Only Area has expanded to include a discussion board for Section members, and a number of other benefits available through My State Bar Profile. For more information, see Members Only Area. Chairs of the Business Law Section: This Section has been fortunate over the years in having the leadership of some of the most talented, persevering, personable and hard-working business lawyers in the country. How many of our former chairs do you know? Click HERE and find out. Ongoing Legal Education: See our Programs page for information on how to get MCLE credit any time for Business Law Section courses, both on tape and over the internet. Business Law Section
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Since 1997, the Business Law Section has
conveyed its annual 
Save the dates! Join us at the
beautiful Claremont Resort and Spa in Berkeley for an extensive
selection of quality CLE programs and special events offered by the
Sections of the State Bar of California.
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