Solo and Small Firm Conference 2023: Reset and Renew


Course Date: March 27, 2023

Full Course Materials
Total: 6h 11min
Total Ethics: 1h

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Thomas L. Spraggs
— Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation, Coquitlam

Finding Joy and Purpose in Your Practice (9:10 – 10:10)

Moderator: Alexander D.C. Kask — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver
Emily Clough — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Jessica Forman — Forte Workplace Law, Surrey

BREAK (10:10 – 10:20)

Understanding What Wellness Is (10:20 – 11:20)

Cheryl D’Sa — Narwal Litigation LLP, Vancouver
Brook Greenberg, KC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (11:20 – 11:30)

How's That Working—What They Don't Teach You in Law School About Running a Firm (11:30 – 12:30)

Moderator: Scott S. Morishita — Rice Harbut Elliott LLP, Vancouver
Krista James — Policy Director, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver
Judith A. Janzen — Onyx Law Group, Vancouver
Jeffrey A. Rose, KC
— Jeffrey A. Rose, KC, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:30 – 1:00)

De-risking Your Practice: Client Management and Communications in the Online Age—A Risk Integrated Approach to Practice Prosperity (1:00 – 2:00)

Michael J. Lomax, JD — High Conflict Institute LLC, Victoria
Thomas L. Spraggs — Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation, Coquitlam

BREAK (2:00 – 2:10)

Getting More of the Clients You Want: Ethics, Marketing, and Developing Loyal Client Relationships (2:10 – 3:10)

Moderator: Mark V.C. Virgin — Virgin Hickman, Vancouver
Erin Brandt — PortaLaw Corporation, Vancouver
David Claassen
— Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Nicole L. Garton — Heritage Law, West Vancouver
Allison Wolf — Shift Works Strategic Inc., Vancouver

BREAK (3:10 – 3:20)

What Next: Finding Your Own Best Actionable Take-aways from this Course (3:20 – 4:20)

Moderator: Cheryl D’Sa — Narwal Litigation LLP, Vancouver
Brian Evans — Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Aynsley Severide — Severide Law Group, Delta

Closing Remarks (4:20 – 4:30)

Thomas L. Spraggs — Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation, Coquitlam