Speaking Engagements: Melissa Proffitt Reese

• Panelist, "Saying Yes, Saying No", Indianapolis Bar Association, August 22, 2008
• "Permission to Prioritize", Women in the Legal Profession Summit presented by LexisNexis, April 16, 2008
• "Meeting the Needs of a Multi-Generational Workforce", Employee Benefits Seminar presented by Ice Miller and the Indiana Chamber, March 4, 2008
• "Meeting the Needs of a New Generation of Lawyers, Fee-Earners and Clients", Leadership United presented by Executive Women Leadership Program, November 15, 2007
• Panelist, "Cultivating a True Strategic Partnership between Your Firm's Attorneys and its Marketing and Business Development Leadership", and speaker, "Who Knows What the Clients Want? The Lawyers or the Marketers?" (with Dona Stohler), Strategic Marketing and Business Development in the Modern Law Firm presented by ARK Group, September 25, 2007
• "Getting Involved in the Political Process", Network of Women in Business Monthly Forum, August 17, 2007
• "Meeting the Needs of a New Generation of Lawyers, Fee-Earners and Clients", Keynote Speech at HR LEGAL 2007: Strategic Workforce Planning for the Modern Law Firm, researched by Managing Partner, produced by ARK Group, January 29, 2007
• Speaker on Law Firm Leadership at US Law Firm Group Meeting, January 18-20, 2007
• Panelist, 2006 Women's Leadership Conference: Women in Change, Women in Charge
• Panelist, 2nd Annual Women's Conference, 2006
• Guest Lecturer at IUPUI's "Lifespan Development" course, 2005 and 2006
Panelist on Career Strategies and Work/Family Life, Women's Caucus and Democratic Law Society Luncheon, March 8, 2005
• "COBRA/HIPAA", 35th Annual Human Resources Conference, sponsored by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, September 2, 1999
• "Circle City Seminar", sponsored by Ice Miller, March 5, 1999
• "Current Employer Issues: HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA… Sorting It Out", speech to the Northern Indiana Human Resources Management Association, October 21, 1998
• "HIPAA Presentation", sponsored by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, September 23, 1998
• "HIPAA & COBRA: Coordinating the New Health Care Law & the Old", sponsored by the 1998 Mid-America Human Resources Symposium, June 15, 1998
• "HIPAA, NMHPA, MHPA – The Remaining Unanswered Questions", sponsored by the Central Indiana Chapter Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), April 30, 1998
• "Pension Trends & Strategies", sponsored by WEB, Network of Benefits Professionals, September 30, 1997
• "33rd Annual Human Resources Conference", sponsored by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, September 24, 1997
• "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act", sponsored by the Indiana Manufacturer's Association, February 27, 1997
• "Privacy and the Self-Funded Plan", sponsored by the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc., November 7, 1996
• "Taking Control of Your Benefit Program: A Pro-Active Approach", sponsored by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Ice Miller, June 19, 1994
• "Employee Benefits Compliance and Self Audit", sponsored by Compensation and Benefits Professionals of Indiana, April 13, 1994
• "Putting the Pieces Together – The Americans With Disabilities Act", conducted by Ice Miller, Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Inc., and Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, March 3, 1992
• "Final IRS Nondiscrimination Regulations for Qualified Plans", WEB Inc., Indianapolis Chapter, January 28, 1992
• "Trustee Obligations Regarding Collection of Contributions", Associated General Contractors of Indiana, Inc., October 25, 1991
• "Section 125 – What It Is, What Does It Take to Set Up, Effect on Employees and Federal Taxes", the Indiana Government Finance Officers 4th Quarterly Conference, December 5, 1990
• "Welfare Benefit Plans: Americans With Disabilities Act – What is It and How Does It Affect Your Benefit Plans; What Are the Current Nondiscrimination Rules Affecting Welfare Benefit Plans?", sponsored by McCready and Keene, Inc. and Ice Miller, November 5, 1990
• "The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990: An Executive Briefing for Clients", October 5, 1990
• "Employee Benefits – Section 89", Associated General Contractors of Indiana, May 23, 1989
• "Welfare Plans: Section 89 Revisited and Related Issues", sponsored by McCready and Keene, Inc. and Ice Miller, April 24, 1989
• "Section 89 – A New Compliance Headache for Employers", Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce, March 1, 1989
• "Briefings on Issues of Importance to Colleges & University Officials: Employee Benefits", December 1, 1988
• "New Nondiscrimination Rules for Welfare Benefit Plans", Indiana Bankers Association, November 3, 1988
• "Flexible Benefits: Legal Aspects", Indiana Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, June 24, 1988
• "Impact of COBRA on Businesses", South Central Indiana Personnel Association, April 18, 1988
• "Hidden Trap – Section 89, New Rules for Health and Welfare Benefits", sponsored by McCready and Keene, Inc. and Ice Miller, November 2, 1987
• "Tax Reform Act of 1986 – Changes in Welfare Benefit Plan Discrimination Rules", Indiana Bankers Association, October 28 and November 5, 1987