It’s a Wrap! The Closing Keynote Address of NALS 2009
The closing keynote address was given by Lisa Marie Platske of Upside Thinking, Inc. She gave a presentation entittled: The Power of Motivation: Increasing Your Sphere of Influence

Day 3 of NALS09 Saturday Oct 10
Why, oh why are two sessions that I want to attend scheduled for the same day and time?! There was Do The Right Thing, which had to do with ethics, and Industry Trends — 9 to 5. Since I can’t be in two places at once, I had to chose. Session One: Industry Trends — 9 to 5 with Judith Finnegan, CLM First, Judith Finnegan is hilarious

Day Two Oct. 9
Day Two was, for me, focused on technology. Session one, which was also the Keynote session, was focused on how to properly redact documents.  The second session discussed how to be safe on the Internet. The day ended with the Welcoming Party, but more about that below. Keynote Speaker: Gavin W. Manes, Ph.D. Redaction: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You An

Day One of NALS 09
Day One of NALS was a hit in my book. First off, thank you to everyone at NALS who welcomed me with open arms (literally). It made me feel very welcomed and a part of the group..and what an enthusiastic bunch! Session One: Ethics — Sense and Sensibility by Justice Edward Wallin This was a session about JAMS and ethics during Mediation and Arbitration. Pretty much ethics can be summed up

Tomorrow it all kicks off!
Well, here I am in Irvine, CA ready to attend NALS 2009 Conference. I should be asleep as it is an early (especially for