Program Calendar

2008-2009 Continuing Legal Education Program Schedule

Shape of the Coast 2008

October 24, 2008 (Friday)
The Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern, NC
CLE credit: 6.0 hours of general credit

This program is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center and UNC School of Law.

The 2008 Shape of the Coast program continues last year's discussion of the impacts of climate change on the coastal zone of North Carolina and discusses a number of other topics of current concern to coastal attorneys, planners, residents and communities. The first presentation will address the topic of climate change, sea level rise and storm dynamics in the coastal system of southeastern North Carolina. It will examine shoreline recession, sediment budgets, inlet dynamics and adaptation to sea level rise. Other sessions will cover new CRC rules and other issues before the Commission and begin a series of talks discussing current coastal issues and recent developments. The morning will conclude with a discussion of the forthcoming recommendations of the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management's Emerging Ocean Resources Advisory Committee.

The afternoon will open with recent developments in the area of wetlands regulation. This will be followed by a session examining the current state of evolving coastal storm water legislation and rules. A panel discussion will close the program.

Download the 2008 Shape of the Coast Brochure

2009 Festival of Legal Learning

February 6 & 7, 2009 (Friday-Saturday)
The William & Ida Friday Continuing Education Center (UNC)
CLE credit: 12 hours

The Festival of Legal Learning is a convenient, affordable and enjoyable way to satisfy your CLE requirements. Offering over 95 courses during an intensive two-day period, the Festival of Legal Learning is designed to build basics, sharpen skills, provide perspectives and highlight new developments in the field of law. The time-intensive format offers you 12 hours of CLE credit, including professionalism and professional responsibility courses, within a concise time frame. This diverse program also lets you customize your learning and choose the courses most beneficial to your needs. The quality of the courses you select is assured. Your instructors are recognized experts in their fields and will include professors from the UNC School of Law, as well as distinguished guest faculty.

A brochure with the program's agenda will be available in printed form in late December. To receive a copy of this brochure, send your request to sszatkow@email.unc.edu.

The 2009 Banking Institute

March 30-31, 2009 (Monday-Tuesday)
The Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
CLE credit: TBA

The Banking Institute is sponsored by the School of Law's Center for Banking and Finance. The highly regarded Institute serves North Carolina' s vibrant banking industry, especially its legal sector, by providing the highest quality continuing education for bank lawyers and bankers on cutting edge issues related to banking law. A highlight of each year's Institute is the Thursday evening reception and dinner which provides an opportunity to mix and mingle with important players in the banking industry, including member's of the Center's Board of Advisors which includes the general counsels of the state's largest banks and prominent bank lawyers from throughout the state and nation.

There will be panel presentations on the latest hot topics. In addition, important industry participants will be invited to deliver remarks. Mark this program on your calendar today and plan to join the more than 200 folks who regularly attend the Banking Institute and rank it as one of the best continuing education program for bankers and their lawyers.

A brochure with the program's agenda will be available in late January. To receive a copy of this brochure, send your request to sszatkow@email.unc.edu.

The 2009 J. Nelson Young Tax Institute

April 30 & May 1, 2009 (Thursday-Friday)
The Carolina Club in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center (UNC)
CLE credit & CPE credit: TBA

The J. Nelson Young Tax Institute is an annual professional program covering current federal tax problems and issues at the post-graduate level of knowledge. The program is designed for the practitioner who must frequently handle federal tax matters. Emphasis is placed on subjects that are new and current, including in-depth coverage of recent developments and problems that often prove difficult in planning clients' affairs and transactions. The speakers are tax practitioners and scholars from throughout the country who have been selected for their technical expertise and speaking ability. The program will feature discussions on current issues in individual and business income taxation, and in estate planning.

A brochure with the program's agenda will be available in printed form in late March. To receive a copy of this brochure, send your request to sszatkow@email.unc.edu.