Debrief From Skype Convo About Being an Agriculture Attorney

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Wow.  Cannot believe how fast May is passing.  Time flies when you are having fun.  I had a pleasant conversation with some lovely ladies earlier this month who wish to have a career in agriculture law.  Here were a couple of the questions. 1.  How did you get started? I started my law practice by moving to New York City …

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Recorded Version of Crop/Livestock Insurance Webinar Available

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I want to thank everyone who participated in the Crop and Livestock/Equine Insurance CLE last month hosted the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s (“GP Solo”) Agriculture Law Committee.  We had a tremendous turnout.  Even though the webinar lecture time ran a bit short, I feel confident that attendees received their money’s worth with a …

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Reminder To Register For Upcoming Crop & Livestock Insurance CLE

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Dear Fellow Agriculture Attorneys (and Law Students): This is a friendly reminder to register for the crop and livestock/equine insurance law CLE that is scheduled for Wednesday, January 25, 2012.  The CLE is hosted by the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee.  If you cannot attend the live webinar, a recording can …

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Looking For New Year’s Resolution? How About Disaster Preparedness

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Okay, so it’s not the most exciting New Year’s Resolution but it may be a whole lot more doable than dropping 30 pounds in 2012.  On page 5 of this month’s Grassroots newspaper by New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”) includes a nice submission by A. Edward Staehr of NY FarmNet about coping with a disaster (including grief counseling, recreating lost …

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Upcoming ABA Crop & Livestock Insurance CLE

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As part of my new leadership role with the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee, I have been busy helping plan a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar on crop and livestock insurance. This program will lay down the fundamental building blocks for practicing either crop and or livestock insurance law.  Please mark your …

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“Goodnight Irene”

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“Good night Irene Good night…”  I have fond memories from my days at Texas A & M University–that classic song plays every time the Dixie Chicken on North Gate in College Station closes down for the evening (you can watch Willie Nelson’s version here) to let everyone know to stop playing 42 and go home for the night. I decided …

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ABA Agriculture Law Subcommittees

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As I noted in this previous post, I am the new Chair of the American Bar Association (“ABA”), General Practice, Solo and Small Firm’s Division, Agriculture Law Committee.  You can join the Committee and the Discussion List here.  I have restructured the subcommittees as follows: 1. Ag ADR: mediation, arbitration 2. Ag Estate/Succession Planning, Family Law, and Taxation: estate planning,succession …

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The Not-So-Simple Definition of “Agriculture Law”

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As I mentioned in my previous blog, I recently joined JD Supra where my documents can be found here.  Today, JD Supra featured my profile on its facebook page. I was asked what exactly agriculture law was from an editor in Florida where I did my best to answer her in limited space.  Since I oftentimes receive this question (lately …

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