[slideshare id=53657806&doc=powerpoint-keynote-151007171431-lva1-app6892] This presentation was given as the keynote at the Tennessee College of Law’s Agriculture Law & Policy Symposium a few weeks ago. It covers a myriad of food and agriculture law topics including Veterinary Feed Directive, Waters of the United States, Syngenta Litigation, GMO Labeling, Country of Origin Labeling, Raw Milk, Food Safety Modernization Act, Idaho’s Ag Gag …
How Food & Agriculture Lawyers Can Better Use Multimedia with their Cases and Practices
I will be moderating a roundtable at the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting this afternoon. The below powerpoint will be used as a discussion starter for the panel. I have included this list of additional resources in the materials. The panel will discuss the differences between marketing, advertising and public relations. Then the panel will discuss how food …
Roundtable Discussion at AALA for ABA GP Solo Ag Law Committee (Whew.. that’s a lot of letters..)
I am getting on an airplane later today and heading to Charlestown, South Carolina for the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting will be hosting a roundtable discussion for members of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s (“GP Solo”) Agriculture Law Committee on Friday, October 23rd for breakfast from 7:00am to 8:15am. If …
Getting Pumped – Upcoming Panel on Multimedia for Food & Ag Lawyers
I will be heading down to Charlestown, South Carolina in a few days for the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting and will be moderating a panel on October 22, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30pm on “Multimedia Specialist: Using their Skills to Grow Your Food & Agricultural Law Practice and Management of High Profile Cases.” We have a rockstar …
Upcoming Webinar on New York Livestock Animal Welfare Law
I will be giving a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar on New York farm animal welfare law through Lawline.com on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 3:30 PM EST. The topics that will be covered are: • Overview of animal cruelty law in New York, including applicable statues and related case law; • Seizure of animals under these statues; • Criminal …
NY Family Law: Vocational Experts
Imputation of income to determine spousal and child support can be complicated and a vocational expert may be of help in evaluating the various factors involved in this process. A vocational expert (“VE”) is an authority in the areas of vocational rehabilitation, vocational and earning capacity, loss of earnings, cost of replacement of labor and lost ability/time in performing household …
National Agriculture Law Update
Happy Columbus Day! Had a great time in Tennessee last Friday as the Keynote Speaker for the Tennesee College of Law’s Agriculture Law & Policy Symposium. Like true Cari Rincker style, I have a substantive outline from my presentation. It’s on my JD Supra page here. It covers a myriad of agriculture law issues including the 2014 Farm Bill, Waters of …
Outline on Local Food Law
I will be tweeting today from the University of Tennessee! I’m the keynote speaker this morning (whew- that’s fancy! wish me luck) and a panelist talking about local food law. This outline was prepared for today’s panel. It’s chalk full of great info on farmers’ markets, Community Supported Agriculture, on-farm poultry slaughter, volunteer farm labor, etc. What I really love …
Panel Discussion on Sustainable Animal Agriculture
Busy month with speaking engagements! I will be heading down to the Lone Star state to moderate a panel at the 2015 Texas A & M Law School Law Review “Farm to Table Symposium” on sustainable animal agriculture in Ft. Worth Texas. Panelists include Dr. Shannon Ferrell, Beth Rumley, and Jim Bradbury. For those of you who are in Texas or …
Save the Date: ABA Webinar on Intellectual Property Law Affecting Food & Agriculture
In my duties of Chair of the American Bar Association, General Practice Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee, I will be moderating a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) on November 19, 2015 from 1:00 to 3:00pm ET titled “Overview of Intellectual Property Law Affecting Farmers, Agri-Businesses and Food Entrepreneurs“. Faculty members include Joel …
Did Somebody Say Wine? I’m there… Speaking on Wine Law
I will be speaking on winery and vineyard law in Long Island, New York for National Business Institute in the area of wine law on on November 10, 2015 from 9:00am to 4:30pm (long day!) During my part of the presentation, I will be speaking on the following topics: 1) An overview of Federal and New York State wine law; 2) How …