SPRING 2021

Join us online for a member meeting

WED APR 28 | 1:00P - 2:30P CT

Thank you to USFN Visionary Circle Sponsor Shea Barclay Group for supporting this event:

MEMBER-ONLY TOWN HALL

Feeling a little out of the loop? Hoping to get more engaged with USFN and its myriad programs, products and services? Join us for our Spring 2021 USFN Town Hall where we will gather virtually to discuss updates regarding USFN advocacy, membership, publications, and education, as well as provide insights into current board and operation-related initiatives. We will also host an open forum to answer your questions, discuss what we learned at MBA, and explore what post-moratorium processes USFN members should have in place to accommodate the increased workload.

Please note, this meeting is open to members and associate members only. USFN Town Hall is a complimentary member benefit.

AGENDA

Time	Topics
1:00P - 2:00P	Welcome & Updates: Board, Operations, Advocacy, Membership, Publications & Education
2:00P - 2:30P	Open Forum to Answer Member Questions
2:30P	Wrap-up

SPEAKERS

Kip Bilderback, Millsap & Singer, LLC
Pam Donahoo, USFN
Jeff Weisserman, Trott Law, PC
Stephen Collins, Tiffany & Bosco, PA
Melody Rickels, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
James Pocklington, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
Lisa Lee, KML Law Group, PC
Doug Oliver, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
Wendy Lee, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

thank you SUBCOMMITTEE members

Lisa Lee, KML Law Group, PC
Doug Oliver, McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce, LLC
Caren Castle, The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation
Sally Garrison, The Mortgage Law Firm, PC
Teresa Hair, Brock & Scott, PLLC
Graham Arceneaux, Graham, Arceneaux & Allen, LLC
Heather Fuller, Millsap & Singer, LLC

Member Month

MEMBER MEETING & AWARDS PRESENTATION | NOVEMBER 3, 2021 | 1:00P - 3:00P CT

Hopefully virtual for the last time, the annual Member Meeting & Awards Presentation allows you to stay connected, engaged, and up to date on a variety of USFN business matters. Be sure to join us as we recognize our newly elected Board members, share key association updates, and congratulate USFN's Award of Excellence recipients and individual award honorees. Registration is complimentary, but required to attend. Register now to applaud your peers, celebrate all we accomplished this past year and look ahead to 2022 opportunities.

COMMITTEE ORIENTATION | NOVEMBER 17, 2021 | 1:00P - 2:30P CT

Also, during Member Month we will once again host a Committee Orientation for new and returning committee members. Be sure to join us for the Orientation to review expectations, policies, and best practices before breaking out by committees to meet fellow members and focus on the specifics of your group.

Please note: Outlook calendar invites have been sent to new and returning committee members. If you have not received your invite please contact us.

NEW MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The purpose of this program is to help less experienced members of firms become more active and engaged with USFN, their firms and the industry. The program is also designed to provide both mentors and mentees with professional development and coaching opportunities. New mentor and mentee applications will be matched on a monthly basis, as needed.

APPLY now

RESOURCES

Mentor or Mentee, join the All-New USFNextGen and Build New Relationships

Who Should be Mentors:

USFN member firm attorneys/non-attorney staff with 10-plus years of industry experience
Experience speaking at industry events
Serves on industry committees
Experience writing for industry publications
Has a working knowledge of USFN

Who Should be Mentees:

USFN member firm attorneys/non-attorney staff with five or fewer years of industry experience
Those with more than five years of industry experience who believe they would benefit from having a mentor

MEMBER RETREAT

The annual Member Retreat is a member-only event combining CLE-accredited education sessions and special events geared toward organizational innovation and members' professional growth, with a singular focus on the USFN member experience. The agenda includes a Member Meeting, President's Reception, Annual Board Installation and Awards Banquet in addition to many networking and team-building activities.

The retreat is open to all USFN Member Attorneys and Associate Members, and their personal guests.