I am moderating a roundtable discussion at the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 20-21, 2014 on billing strategies. I want to hear from farmers, ranchers, agri-business owners, and food entrepreneurs about your experiences with food and agriculture lawyers, especially those pesky bills! I developed a short survey on the topic – your …
Calling all Ag Lawyers: First AALA Regional in Baltimore, Maryland
I will be at the first-ever Regional for the American Agriculture Law Association (‘AALA”) this Friday at the University of Maryland, School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. I will be live tweeting from @CariRincker and @RinckerLaw, while assisting with the employment law presentation. Check out the conference schedule here. If you are a food and agriculture lawyer or law student …
Getting Paid: Alternative Billing Strategies for Food and Agriculture Lawyers
I will be moderating a Roundtable discussion at the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 21, 2014 on alternative billing strategies for the food and agriculture lawyer. The Roundtable will also be brought to you by the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee. The Roundtable …
Upcoming Agriculture Law CLE on 1031 Exchanges
As I noted in this post, I will be moderating a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar on May 29th at 2pm ET for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division (“GP Solo”) Agriculture Law Committee on 1031 Exchanges. (Whew- that’s a mouthful). Members of the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) can attended at the ABA …
Upcoming Ag Labor Law Presentation in Baltimore, Maryland
I am on the planning committee for the 2014 American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Northeast Regional and helping organize the ag labor presentation from 11am to 12pm on June 6, 2014 at the University of Maryland, School of Law. Attorneys Karen Eichman from Kennett Square, PA and Arthur Read from the Friends of Farmworkers, Inc. in Philadelphia will give an …
Save the Date: AALA Northeast Regional Meeting
I am on the planning committee for the first ever American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Northeast Regional Meeting scheduled for June 6, 2014 at the University of Maryland, School of Law. I am helping put together the employment/labor law session that day but we will also have helpful sessions on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (“CAFO’s”) and environmental law, the Food …
Farm and Ranch Lease Webinar
I will be presenting on farm and ranch leases on March 12, 2014 with Tiffany Dowel, an agriculture lawyer and extension specialist with Texas A & M University for the National Agricultural Law Center (“NALC”). The CLE is titled “Farm & Ranch Leases: Overview and Practical Negotiation Pointers.” The webinar is free to members of the American Agricultural Law Association. …
Survey of Technology Used in the Food and Agriculture Law Office
I’m speaking tomorrow at the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting at the Technology Roundtable along with Robert Moore in Ohio. I took a survey last month regarding the use of technology in the food and agriculture law practice. The below slideshow discusses the results from that survey. If you are at AALA, please swing by the Technology Roundtable. …
Upcoming Animal Welfare Law CLE with the National Agriculture Law Center
For those of you who won’t be attending the live webinar on renewable energy law for the agriculture industry on October 10 at 1pm ET, the National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association will co-sponsor a webinar titled, Enforcing Animal Welfare Laws: Whose Job Is It Anyway? The program will address the authority of private citizens to …
Are You a Food and Agriculture Lawyer? 2 min Survey on Technology
As I noted in yesterday’s blog post, I’ll be speaking at the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting about technology in the food and agriculture law practice. I have a 2 minute survey on technology for food and agriculture lawyers- would mean a lot to me if you could answer a few questions about your current technology use. The …
Attending the 2013 Annual Agriculture Law Symposium
I am looking forward to the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting on October 31-November 2, 2013 in Madison, Wisconsin. You can find a brochure for the conference online here. If you’re there, please be sure to say hello. Of course I will be tweeting from the conference with the hashtag #AA13. The Annual Updates in Agriculture Law …
Upcoming CLE on Renewable Energy Law for the Agriculture Industry
As I noted in this post, I will be moderating a CLE for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm (“GP Solo”) Agriculture Law Committee on “Renewable Energy Law for the Agriculture Industry” on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 1pm ET. We’ll be discussing solar power purchase agreements, solar lease agreements, wind lease agreements, transmission and …