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Who's going to "Practicing Law in a Virtual World" on Saturday?
Nov. 8, 2009
On Saturday, Nov. 14, SLBA and the ABA-Young Lawyers Section are sponsoring "Practicing Law in a Virtual World" at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law, University of Florida Campus in the virtual world of Second Life. Attorneys and others are invited to attend. There will be two sessions and an informal mixer.

Session 1: Practice Issues Unique to the Virtual World Setting

Daniel Perry – ‘DanielPerry Laa’
Virtual Law Teams


James Bryce Clark - ‘JamieBryce Infinity’
Privacy and Security

Stephen Davies – ‘Little Gray’
Dispute Resolution, Civil Rights

Practicing law in an environment where either your client or the person they are dealing with are not in the same jurisdiction raises unique issues. The virtual environment also provides an opportunity for interaction of remotely located legal team members and clients. In addition, Second Life and other virtual worlds have their own local cultures and civil rights issues. This session discusses these and other practice issues unique to representing companies and individuals in a virtual world setting.

Session 2: Substantive Issues in a Virtual World

A. Craig Abrahamson – ‘Lexis Looming’ Contracts and Business Transactions

Steven Wu – ‘Legal Writer’ Intellectual Property Rights

Copyright violation is a common complaint in a virtual world setting, but there are many interesting topics that are unique to practicing in a virtual world. How can I have an enforceable contract in a world with no “law”? If another person’s avatar attacks my avatar in a non-warring world, is it a crime? Find out what issues virtual worlds attorneys and their clients face in this session on substantive issues in a virtual world.

Mixer: Panelists and conference attendees will have a chance to talk with each other informally.

Please RSVP with your Avatar name to receive your pass and with any questions to: slbaconference@gmail.com or in-world IM: Michele Jigsaw.

More info -
http://slbarassn.ning.com/events/practicing-law-in-a-virtual

Oct. 10 General Meeting transcript posted

October 10, 2009

The October 10 general meeting transcript has been posted.

Topics covered were:

1. Careers Fair, Nov. 14, after SLBA meeting. Morgandy Muircastle has done a lot of work organizing it. All the SLBA members to come participate in the discussion. These are not hour long presentations, but rather hour long discussions roughly focused on a couple different aspects of practice.
2. Permanent home. Benjamin Noble's proposal to transition our temporary location here to a permanent location. He would purchase the land, and pass along the cost for us to pay tier, at no markup. Comment in the forums.
3. Speaker series. Contact Cat Galileo with speaker suggestions.
4. Holiday party. Geri Kuhn is head of committee & $30 expense was authorized for costs. Contact her if you want to help with party or venue.
5. Sections of the association. Higgs Wopat is acting as "Section Catalyst" to recruit section leaders. Contact him if you want to run a section.

Click here to read the transcript.

Transcript of Sept. 12, 2009 general meeting

Sept. 13, 2009

Discussion included possible collaboration with ABA sections; the mini-conference on practice in virtual worlds, coming up in November; topics for upcoming CLE speakers; and more. Read the transcript here.

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Sept. 12, 2009

As you know, dues are $L500 per year. This morning, member rolls were cleaned up to reflect dues-payment for the 2009-10 year. If you find that you have been removed, don't take it personally! Please re-join the group in-world. Thanks!

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