KU News Release

Conference to update attorneys on recent changes in law

LAWRENCE — Area attorneys will convene in Lawrence for an annual two-day conference briefing them on recent changes in the law.

Sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Law and KU Continuing Education, “Recent Developments in the Law” is set for May 31 and June 1 at Green Hall on the KU campus.

This year’s topics include updates in the following areas:

— Fiduciary duties in business entities
— The revised code for the care of children
— Kansas water law
— Civil rights litigation under 42 USC 1863
— Cybersluething the Web
— Criminal law and procedure
— Environmental law
— Copyright, plagiarism and legal ethics
— Professional responsibility
— Landlord-tenant law and evictions

Faculty for the conference are professors from KU’s law school and Terry Bullock, judge for the Third Judicial District.

The conference will provide up to 14 hours of continuing legal education credit, including four hours of ethics credit. For a full conference agenda and registration, call toll-free (877) 404-5823 or visit the Continuing Education Web site.

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