Speaking Engagements

January 16-23, 2010   Celebrity cruise lines invites Peter LaSorsa to speak aboard the Celebrity Summit as it sails from San Juan Puerto Rico to St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Antigua.  Pete is an enrichment speaker for the Celebrity program called beyond the podium.  Pete spoke on a variety of topics.

November 26-Dec. 14, 2009   Princess cruise lines invited Peter LaSorsa to speak at part of the cruise ships scholarship at sea program.  Pete lectured on the Sea Princess as it sailed from Barbados to 12 countries in the Caribbean, including St. Lucia, Tobago, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Antigua and Dominica.  Pete spoke on a variety of topics.

July 31, 2009 Peter LaSorsa is a featured speaker for the American Bar Association in Chicago as he speaks about "Defending Internet Related Crimes" for the American Bar Associations General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division at the Hyatt Regency.  Pete was also joined on a panel discussion by Kenneth Vercammen of New Jersey, Pauline Weaver of California and Brian Hermanson of Oklahoma.  Brian represented Terry Nichols in his State trial over the Oklahoma city bombing.

June 30, 2009 Princess Cruises invites Peter LaSorsa to lecture from November 28, 2009 through December 14, 2009 aboard the Princess Sea as it sails from Barbados to St. Lucia, Tobago, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Jamacia, Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Antigua, and Dominica.

March 28, 2009 through April 4, 2009, Celebrity Cruise invites Peter Lasorsa to speak aboard the Summit as it said from San Juan Puerto Rico to Phillipsburg, St. Maarten; Roseau, Dominica; St. George's, Grenada; Kralendijk, Bonaire; and Oranjestad, Aruba.  Pete is a featured lecturer for the cruiselines.

December 2, 2008  Norwegian Cruiselines invites Peter LaSorsa to speak aboard the Gem on October 4, 2009 and October 11, 2009 as it sails from Barcelona Spain on a four country tour of Europe.  The destinations include Malta, Italy, France and Spain.  Pete will lecture on legal technology issues and destination issues.

November 28, 2008  Norwegian Cruiselines invites Peter LaSorsa to speak aboard the Dawn on June 14, 2009 as it sails from New York to Bermuda.  Pete will lecture on legal technology issues.

October 7, 2008, at the request of Lorman Education Services, Peter LaSorsa is a featured speaker at the Document Retention and Destruction seminar.  Peter spoke on the Litigation Consequences of Not Properly Destroying Documents.  The seminar was attended by leading Information Technology and Document Retention professionals from around the state.  This is Pete's second year speaking at this seminar.

August 10-17, 2008, at the request of Norwegian Cruiselines, Peter LaSorsa will deliver four technology seminars aboard the Norwegian Dream as it sails from Boston to Bermuda.  Pete is a featured lecturer for Norwegian Cruiselines and gives both legal and technology lectures.

June 13, 2008, Pete is a speaker and part of a panel group of speakers for the Illinois State Bar Associations Corporate Law Department Section Councils Continuing Legal Education seminar on Corporate Law Ethics in Springfield.  Pete is the vice-chair of the council and incoming chair for 2008-2009.

June 1-8, 2008, at the request of Norwegian Cruiselines, Peter LaSorsa delivered four technology seminars aboard the Norwegian Dawn as it sailed from New York to Bermuda.  Pete was selected to lecture on technology issues because of his background in technology and legal issues associated with technology, including Pete's visits to Google and Microsoft where he met with the top business and legal executives discussing legal and technology issues.  Pete has been a featured speaker for Norwegian Cruiselines University for the past three years.

May 1, 2008, at the request of the Peoria County Bar Association, Peter LaSorsa lectured at the People's Court at Illinois Central College on the legal and business issues associated with business formations in Illinois. 

October 4, 2007, at the request of Lorman Education Services, Peter LaSorsa is a featured speaker at the Document Retention and Destruction seminar.  Peter spoke on the Litigation Consequences of Not Properly Destroying Documents.  The seminar was attended by leading Information Technology and Document Retention professionals from around the state.

September 8, 2007, Peter LaSorsa speaks at the Illinois State Bar Associations 3rd Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference at the Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles Illinois.  Pete spoke on Electronic Filing in Federal Court.  The seminar was well attended by attorneys and judges from throughout the state.  The seminar qualified for CLE credit.

August 26-September 1, 2007, at the request of Norwegian Cruiselines, Peter LaSorsa delivers four legal seminars aboard the Norwegian Spirit as it sails from New York to Florida, Nassau,Bahamas and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas-a private island owned by Norwegian Cruiselines.

May 10, 2007, Pete gives a seminar on Small Claims Court at Illinois Central College as part of the Peoples Court program sponsored by the Peoria County Bar Association.  The seminar walked people through the various steps on filing and litigation, including strategies and techniques.

August 6th-13th, 2006, at the request of Norwegian Cruiselines, Peter  LaSorsa delivers four legal seminars aboard the Norwegian Crown as it sails from New York to Bermuda.  The topics of the seminars include: the Freedom of Information Act, Identity Theft, Law 101 and How to Represent Yourself in Court.

As usual, Peter LaSorsa continues to be involved in the community. If you would like to discuss a speaking engagement, for my availability, please email your request to pmllaw@yahoo.com.