Exempt Organizations Blog: ABA Annual Meeting Program: Representing Religious Organizations

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

ABA Annual Meeting Program: Representing Religious Organizations

If you will be attending the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago this week, you may be interested to know that on Saturday, August 1 there will be a CLE program: "Unique Aspects of Representing Religious Organizations" from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Sheraton Towers, Ballroom I, Level Four. Expert practitioners, including Lisa Runquist, will discuss representing religious organizations regarding land use and zoning, entity structuring, tort litigation and more. Hope to see you there.

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