Top 10 New Trending Topics in Law Practice for 2026 *Seating is LIMITED
July 30th, 2026 from 8:30 am to 4:15 pm Central Time in Gulfport, MS
Overview
12th Annual Course of Study
An all-new 2026 edition of our annual look at some of the biggest new trends in the law & law practice! Presented in a fast-paced manner, with an emphasis on "what you need to know."
A variety of topics will be covered, including new developments in litigation practice, transactional law practice, and ethics.
Seating at this seminar is limited. We cannot guarantee your admission to the seminar unless you are pre-registered.
Level of Instruction
Intermediate
Speaker(s)
Meeting Site
Courtyard Marriott - Gulfport Beachfront
1600 East Beach Boulevard
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
(On Highway 90 - just east of Highway 49)
Agenda for Thursday, the 30th of July 2026
(Agenda is approximate and tentative)
8:00am - 8:30am: Registration
8:30am - 9:55am: #1) The New Joint Custody Presumption in Mississippi, #2) Parental Relocation and the Constitutional Freedom of Movement, #3) Jurors Snooping on Lawyers. Lawyers Snooping on Jurors.
9:55am - 10:10am: Break
10:10am - 11:10am: #4) Ethics hour: Negative Online Ratings, the Hallucination Epidemic, and Modern Lawyer Ethics.
11:10am - 11:45am: #5) Transfer on Death Deeds (TODDs) (update).
11:45am - 1:00pm: Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00pm - 2:20pm: #6) Next Gen and the Quest for "Ready to Practice" Lawyers, #7) Law firms going public?
2:20pm - 2:35pm: Break
2:35pm - 3:25pm: #8) Commercial Drones: Ready for flight. #9) "A Question for the Witness from Juror #4."
3:25pm - 4:15pm: #10) Dealing with Difficulty Lawyers in an Increasingly Contentious Profession.
