Speakers

Each semester the Small Business Clinic invites a number of business professionals to speak to the clinic students. Past speakers have included experts in insurance, real estate, securities, government regulation, and banking. In addition, owners of large and small business have discussed how they interact with, and what they expect from, their attorneys.

Listed below are some of the business professionals who have spoken to the clinic students in recent years:

Speaker	Lecture Title
Steve Alberty	Limited Liability Companies
Barbara Aldave	Top 10 securities issues for the small business
Jens Andersen	Accounting issues relating to entity formation
Jon Anderson	Business owners panel
Elizabeth Bauer	How to succeed as an associate in private practice
David Brabender	License agreements
Ruby Brockett	Selecting a business attorney
Carolyn Chambers	Selecting a business attorney
Jacob Clifton	Estate planning issues related to entity formation
Anne Cohen	How to succeed as an associate in private practice
Cyndy Duerfeldt	Business owners panel
Ed Einowski	Renewable Energy Practice
Will Forsyth	Commercial leases
David Green	Regulatory issues
Gwendolyn Griffith	Tax Issues for the small business
Doug Hancock	Trademark and IP issues
Peter Jarvis	Ethics
Jane Kammerzelt	Insurance issues related to the small business
Bill Kloos	Land use primer for small business attorneys
David Kopilak	Buy-Sell/Shareholders agreements
Don Leadroot	§1031 Exchanges
Julie Masters	Workers Compensation law
Robin Matthews	Accounting issues relating to entity formation and Nexus
Gretchen Miller	Administrative employment law
Judge Mitchell	Judicial perspective on small business disputes
Clifton Molatore	Securing Financing in Hard Times
Katherine Moyer	Franchise law
Susan Muck	Client communication
Jean Names	Business owner panel
Jeanne Olson	Business owner panel
David Price	Insurance issues
Robert Quintero	Regulatory issues
Jeff Sagalewicz	How to succeed as an associate in private practice
AnneMarie Sgarlata	How to succeed as an associate in private practice
Barbara Shields	Working out default loans with the bank
Barry Smith	How to succeed as an associate in private practice
Judd Sneirson	Restrictive covenants/Employment contracts
Ron Sticka	Bankruptcy issues relating to small business
Kate Thompson	How to succeed as an associate in private practice
Randy Turnbow	Case Study: Enforcement of a buy-sell agreement
Don Van Rooy	Accounting issues relating to entity formation
Carol Wade	Bankruptcy issues relating to small business
Barry Winebrenner	Business owner panel

Melissa Wright, J.D. '04, is an associate at O'Melveny & Myers in the Silicon Valley. Her professional focus is mergers and acquisitions. Melissa was one of the first four students admitted to the Small Business Clinic.