ACC Docket - June 2017

ACC members prepare for a full day of golf at the ACC Houston Annual Ethics Seminar Golf/Spa Event.

Attendees of the ACC Houston Annual Ethics Seminar Golf/Spa Event network at the evening reception.

ACC Houston Hosts 18th Annual Ethics Seminar and Golf/Spa Event On February 28, ACC Houston held its 18th Annual Ethics Seminar and Golf/Spa Event. This is the Houston Chapter’s marquee event of the year and it was another great success.

Held at the Houstonian Hotel & Spa, the day began with over 200 local members enjoying two hours of ethics CLE training over breakfast.

Author and Attorney Talmage Boston gave an engaging, entertaining, and scholarly CLE presentation using excerpts from his most recent book,

Cross-Examining History.

The second CLE was presented by Night Court, a volunteer group of Houston attorneys that perform musicals to raise money for Houston-area charities.

After the CLE presentations, members and sponsors either stayed for a networking lunch at the Houstonian prior to their spa appointments or headed to the nearby Memorial Park Golf Course to enjoy lunch and a day of golf.

Over 130 members
and sponsors enjoyed
spa appointments, yoga
classes, tennis lessons,
or took advantage of
the work spaces provided. Over 85
members and sponsors enjoyed a
round of golf. The day ended with
members and sponsors reconvening
for an evening reception to further
socialize, network, and receive raffle
prizes and golf awards.

This fun and informative event is incredibly popular with our members and sponsors. It highlights the great value of an ACC membership by providing a full day of fun and pampering while also providing great CLE and networking opportunities.

ACC New Jersey Invites Members
to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
of the Pro Bono Partnership

On April 6, ACC New Jersey invited members to volunteer at the Pro Bono Clinic sponsored by the chapter and Verizon Wireless.

Nearly 50 members, along with two lawyers from ACC New Jersey platinum sponsor Jackson Lewis, came to show their support for the cause — which showcased speakers invited by the Pro Bono Partnership.

Celebrating their 20th year, the Pro
Bono Partnership provides corporate
and transactional assistance in New
Jersey, New York, and Connecticut
— focusing on nonprofits in under-
served communities.

Following a lecture on the law of nonprofits, attendees were allowed to participate in smaller substantive sessions, where nonprofit business owners could discuss contracts, corporate governance, employment, intellectual property, internet, website, privacy, and real estate issues. Some of the nonprofits included in this year’s event were Child & Family Resources, Inc., Freespace Dance, Inc., Greater New York Conservancy, Inc., Hyacinth Foundation/Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, KinderSmile Foundation, Inc., and Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. Through this experience, ACC New Jersey members were able to assist these nonprofit owners by answering topical legal questions related to the sections noted above.

Breakfast and lunch were provided for both the attendees and for the nonprofit representatives to encourage networking. Most members offered their contact information to provide assistance to those with follow-up questions.