Benetta Park, Section Chair

[Marie Moore, Section Chair – Elect OR Ray Prather and Kellye Clarke if Marie is not available

• Expectations of SCM
• Participation in Group Calls and Coordinating Committee Calls
• Supporting the Creation of Group’s Business Plan
• RPTE Fellows Program [mention Liz Ochoa]
• Succession Planning: Attracting, training, and motivating talent

ABA Communities

• Bryan Lambert, Director ABA Marketing, Membership & Business Development and Monica Larys, Manager ABA Product Marketing & Member Engagement

General overview and Q&A
Henry Talavera and Bryan Lambert

Benetta Park and Bryan Lambert

Panel #1 RPTE and the ABA                 

• Who/What is RPTE and its place within the ABA
• Role of RPTE staff and how they can assist in your success
  1a – Section Flow Chart
  1b – Staff Org Chart
  1c – Staff Duties Chart

Henry Talavera, Jack Fersko, Kim Sandher

• Interactive session with three RPTE leaders providing insights into leadership journeys and the professional development that can translate into career opportunities

Lilly Gerontis and Lori Oliphant

• Expectations Chairs + Vice-Chairs
  • Group and Committee Calls
  • Creating a Business Plan
  • CLE and Publications
  • Succession Planning [light]
• Role of SCMs + GSC
• Best practices for Group + Committee leaders

3a – Committee Guidance
3a1 – Committee Guidance Calendar
3b – Group Guidance
3b1 – Group Guidance Calendar
3c – Business Plan Template
3d – NCLEC RFP Form
3e – eCLE Proposal Forms
3f – Author Guidelines (P&P, eReport, RPTEL Journal)

Ray Prather, Kellye Clarke and Christina Jenkins

• Succession Planning
• Attracting/Training/Motivating Talent
• Leadership & Mentoring
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• ABA Business Conduct Standards
  4a – ABA Business Conduct Standards
  4b – Leadership and Mentoring
  4c – Memo on Meeting Locations

Henry Talavera and Lilly Gerontis

• Program Survey
• Reimbursement Form

• Welcome (5 minutes)

Benetta Park, Section Chair

Henry Talavera and Lilly Gerontis, Co-chairs of Groups and Substantive Committee (GSC)

• Role of Group Chairs/Vice-Chairs
• Group Calls
• Creating a Business Plan
• RPTE Fellows Program [mention Liz Ochoa]
• Succession Planning: Attracting, training, and motivating talent
  • Group Reference Doc
  • Business Plan Template
  • Fellows Program Info

Henry Talavera Co-chair of GSC, [chairs of relevant Publications / CLE committees]

• Benefits: Practice development and marketing
• CLE/E-CLE: Program submission process and requirements
• Publications: Article submission process and requirements for eReport, Probate & Property, RPTE Journal and Books & Media

James Slaton and William La Piana

• Coordinating with Internal & External Groups
• Government Submissions

ABA Communities (5 minutes)

• Bryan Lambert, Director ABA Marketing, Membership & Business Development and Monica Larys, Manager ABA Product Marketing & Member Engagement

Leadership & Mentoring (5 minutes)

• Dan Orvin and Jo Ann Engelhardt

Nomination Process (5 minutes)

• Rob Freedman, Former Section Chair 2023-2024

Renee Salley and Bryanna Frazier

Welcome (5 minutes)

• Benetta Park, Section Chair

Philip Hirschfeld and Lisa Page, Vice-Chairs of Groups and Substantive Committee

• Role of Committee Chairs/Vice-Chairs
• Participation in Group Calls and Coordinating Committee Calls
• Creating a Business Plan
• RPTE Fellows Program
• Succession Planning: Attracting, training, and motivating talent
• Committee Reference Doc
• Fellows Info (Monica)

Amy Milligan and Jeffrey Hopkins Co-Chairs of the Publications Committee and Wogan Bernard and Carole Bass Co-Chairs of the Continuing Education Committee

• CLE/E-CLE: Program submission process and requirements
• Publications: Article submission process and requirements for eReport, Probate & Property, RPTE Journal and Books & Media
• Benefits: Practice development and marketing
• NCLEC RFP form (Khadijah)
• Memos for Authors

James Slaton Chair of the Real Property Governmental Submission Committee and William La Piana Chair of the Trusts and Estates Governmental Submission Committee

• Coordinating with Internal & External Groups
• Government Submissions

• Using and Communicating through ABA Communities and Listservs (5 minutes)
  Bryan Lambert, Director ABA Marketing, Membership & Business Development and Monica Larys, Manager ABA Product Marketing & Member Engagement

• Leadership & Mentoring (5 minutes)
  Daniel Orvin and Jo Ann Engelhardt, Co-Chairs of the Leadership and Mentoring Committee

• Nomination Process (5 minutes)
  Rob Freedman, Past Section Chair 2023-2024
• L&M info
• Nominations Info

Renee Salley and Bryanna Frazier, Co-Chairs of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.  

• ABA Business Conduct Standards
• Meetings Memo