October 1999

LOMAP Traveling Seminar

Having a great time. Wish you were here.

We are wrapping up the final day of the second part of our Law Office Management Assistance Program traveling seminar. The reception we have received has been gratifying. Life east of the mountains is thriving.

Over 300 people have attended the Annual Law Office Check-up in the 10 cities we have visited so far. Chris Sutton, one of the presenters, described our seminar as performance art, since every presentation has been different, based on the interests of the attendees. We have tried to respond to the concerns of the individual communities we visited. Most attendees indicated they really felt the seminar was worthwhile. Unanimously, everyone was happy we came to them for a change.

While we have not yet completed our tour, we have received some great ideas for topics for the next set of seminars. The Annual Law Office Check-up was designed as a general review of law office procedures. Next we will get down to the basics on individual subjects.

We have given awards to the following sites for their participation:

The Procrastinators’ Award goes to Richland for having so many late registrants that the room was packed.

The Overwhelming Interest Award goes to Colville for its attendees being so interested that we could not get them to leave when the seminar was over.

The Reticence Award goes to Moses Lake, since we had to bribe the attendees to ask questions.

We still have six more sites to visit, so the remaining awards will be given out when we finish the tour.

Thanks to everyone who made us feel so welcome. We look forward to seeing you all next summer!

Marty and Kaitlin

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