Webinar: Administrative Judiciary and Federal Lawyers-Navigating the Current Employment Environment to Preserve our Position and Serve the Public

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Administrative judges, administrative law judges and lawyers employed by the federal government are navigating a number of personnel challenges in this current employment environment. During this CLE, hear from experts in federal sector employment law who will place executive orders such as EO 14171 and EO 13957 and cases such as Jarkesy v. SEC, and others in legal context with a discussion of options and resources available via MSPB, EEOC , OSC and the courts to preserve our position and continued service to the American people. 

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Presented by the FBA’s Judiciary Division & Labor & Employment Law Section  

Presenters

Peter H. Noone, Owner & Lead Instructor for Noone Employment Training, LLC, Partner with the law firm Avery, Dooley & Noone, LLP.

Peter H. Noone is the owner and lead instructor for Noone Employment Training, LLC, as well as a practicing attorney from the Boston area. He has been a Partner with the law firm, Avery Dooley & Noone, LLP, since 1998. He focuses his practice as a trial lawyer in the areas of federal employment law, administrative law and appeals, security clearance matters, and whistleblower and discrimination complaints. 

 Mr. Noone has represented federal employees and federal, state, and local law enforcement officers in litigation and disciplinary proceedings. He has assisted his clients in successfully defending disciplinary actions ranging from letters of reprimand to removal and has assisted clients in defending security clearance revocations and in adverse suitability determinations. Mr. Noone has represented clients throughout agency and criminal investigations in: Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) hearings, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) hearings; Trials in United States District Court, and other proceedings before Federal Agencies.   

 He is a frequent instructor and lecturer for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and has developed and provided training seminars to the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) Office of Professional Responsibility. Mr. Noone is also a speaker at the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Criminal Investigator Academy and has provided discrimination education and training to various federal personnel. He has also developed training for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Law Enforcement Steering Committee and various federal agencies. 

Suzanne Summerlin is an attorney in solo practice and also serves as General Counsel of the Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network. She previously served as nominee for General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority under President Biden, and has led litigation on behalf of federal employees and unions challenging executive orders and agency-wide removals

Hon. Wanda Wright, Administrative Judiciary Committee Chair, Judiciary Division (Moderator) *

Judge Wanda Wright has been Administrative Judiciary Chair within the Judiciary Division of the Federal Bar Association since February 2025. Prior to assuming this role, Judge Wright served three years as a Regional Vice President and National Executive Board member of the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ), representing judges in 17 offices in the southeastern United States.

During her tenure, Judge Wright was honored to serve as AALJ Chair of the Health & Safety Committee. Judge Wright is the principal author of the proposed ALJ/AJ Privacy Bill. Prior to her appointment as an administrative law judge in 2010, Judge Wright was a disability advocate and assistant district attorney in New York. Judge Wright is admitted to the NY and NC bars and is a member of the federal bar in North Carolina. She is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and she received her law degree from the University of Virginia, where she was Articles Editor of the Virginia Tax Review.

* Disclaimer: The views expressed here are the author’s personal opinions and are not the views of the Social Security Administration or the federal government.

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• Live Broadcast | FBA Member: $0
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• On-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50
• On-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95