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SUMMARY:Webinar: Judicial Panel on Remote Hearings
DESCRIPTION:Our distinguished panelists for this webinar include Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack of the Michigan Supreme Court\, District Judge Timothy S. Hillman of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts\, Immigration Judge Amiena Khan\, and Immigration Judge Dorothy A. Harbeck. The panelists will focus on the use of remote hearings in state and federal courts during the Pandemic\, best practices for remote hearings and due process concerns throughout the United States. Benefits of remote hearings will be addressed as well as best practices before the judiciary. \nJudge Khan and Judge Harbeck are appearing in their capacity as Executive Vice President of NAIJ and Secretary/Treasurer of NAIJ. Their views do not represent the official position of the Department of Justice\, the Attorney General\, or the Executive Office for Immigration Review. These speakers’ views represent their personal opinions\, which were formed after extensive consultation with the membership of the NAIJ. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nHon. Dorothy Harbeck\, NAIJ \nJudge Harbeck is an Immigration Judge for the U. S. Department of Justice\, Executive Office for Immigration Review (US- DOJ-EOIR). She is the Secretary/Treasurer of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) which is a component of the International Federation of Professional & Registration for this event is now closed.Technical Engineers (Judicial 2) Union (IFPTE-AFL-CIO). The views expressed in her classes\, presentations and articles do not necessarily represent the official position of the United States Department of Justice\, the Attorney General\, or the Executive Office for Immigration Review. The views represent the author’s personal opinions\, which were formed after extensive consultation with the membership of the NAIJ. \nShe was appointed to the Elizabeth\, NJ Immigration Court in 2006 and transferred to the New York City Immigration Court in 2019. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree\, cum laude\, from Wellesley College\, with honors in English and a special studies certificate with honors from the Universite’ Catholique De L’Ouest in Angers\, France. She is currently also a trial skills professor at Columbia Law School. \nHon. Timothy Hillman \nJudge Timothy Hillman is a United States District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts. He was appointed as a United States District Judge on June 7\, 2012.  In 2006 he was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge in which capacity he served until his appointment as a District Judge. Prior to his appointment as a Magistrate Judge\, he was a judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1998-2006.   From 1991 to 1998\, he was an Associate Justice and Presiding Justice in the Gardner District Court and the Presiding Justice in the Worcester District Court. He was in private practice from 1974 to 1998. \nHon. Amiena Khan\, NAIJ \nHon. Amiena Khan was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder in December\, 2010.  Judge Khan is seated at the New York Immigration Court and is a member of the New York State Bar.  She is the Executive Vice President of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) and serves as the co-chair of the NAIJ Vulnerable Populations Committee. NAIJ is the collective bargaining unit for U.S. Immigration Judges nationwide. In her personal capacity\, she is a member of the Federal Bar Association and is a Board Member and the Programs Chair of the Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Section. Judge Khan is also a member of the National Association of Women Judges. \n  \nHon. Bridget Mary McCormack \nChief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack joined the Michigan Supreme Court in January 2013\, and became the Chief Justice in January 2019. An NYU Law graduate\, Chief Justice McCormack started her legal career in New York City.  In 1996 she joined the Yale Law School faculty.  She then joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty\, in 1998\, where she taught criminal law\, legal ethics\, and various clinics.  She was named Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs in 2002. \nChief Justice McCormack was elected to The American Law Institute in 2013.  The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology appointed her to the National Commission on Forensic Science in 2014.  She serves as an editor on the ABA’s preeminent journal\, Litigation.  In 2019\, Governor Whitmer appointed her as Co-Chair of the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration.  In 2020 she was appointed as Board Member of the Kids Kicking Cancer non-profit organization\, and Board Member of the American Bar Association Legal Education Council.  Chief Justice McCormack continues to teach at the University of Michigan each year as well as publish in professional journals and law media. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $75\n\nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for notices of cancellation received after the close of business on September 18. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made up to one business day prior to the event except as the Association otherwise agrees in writing. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-judicial-panel-on-remote-hearings/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Immigration Law Section
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SUMMARY:Law Student Series: So You Want to be a Civil Rights Lawyer? Career Paths to Federal Practice in Civil Rights and Public-Interest Law
DESCRIPTION:Join four lawyers whose experience runs the gamut of federal civil rights practice\, as they share how they got where they are today and tips and insight for law students and recent graduates who want to practice in the civil rights / public interest field. \nSee More Information about the Law Student Series \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nElizabeth Barton\, Assistant Deputy General Counsel\, Board of Education of the City of Chicago \nElizabeth Barton is an Assistant Deputy General Counsel for the Board of Education of the City of Chicago\, which oversees Chicago Public Schools. She manages the federal litigation unit of the law department\, which defends all federal claims filed against the Board and its employees. That practice includes claims under Title VII and related employment statutes\, Title IX\, and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983. Prior to joining the Board\, Elizabeth was in private practice representing local government entities in state and federal litigation. Elizabeth lives in Chicago with her 8-year old son and their new puppy\, Duke. \n  \nCashauna Hill\, Executive Director\, Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center \nCashauna Hill has served as Executive Director of the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center (formerly the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center) since 2015. At Louisiana Fair Housing\, Cashauna leads a staff of advocates in fulfilling the organization’s mission to end housing discrimination and segregation. Prior to leading LaFHAC\, Cashauna spent several years challenging discriminatory housing policies and practices through litigation and policy advocacy. She has written about housing segregation and civil rights for Next City and The Hill\, among other outlets\, and in 2017 was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Tulane Law School Public Interest Law Foundation’s Practitioner Service Award. Cashauna is a graduate of Spelman College and Tulane Law School. \n  \nWylie Stecklow\, Civil Rights Attorney\, Wylie Stecklow PLLC \nWylie Stecklow is a civil rights attorney in downtown Manhattan. Mr. Stecklow is the immediate past FBA SDNY Chapter President\, the immediate past chair of the FBA National Civil Rights Law Section\, and an adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School (his alma mater). He is a founding member of the National Action Network’s Legal Rights Nights\, a recipient of U.S. Congress Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for Community Service\, the New York City Council Certificate for Outstanding Citizenship and Manhattan Borough President’s Office Certificate of Recognition for Service to the Community. In 2004\, he was the General Counsel for the Billionaires for Bush\, and in September 2011\, his firm was retained by the Occupy Wall Street General Assembly\, and organized pro bono representation for over 200 Occupy arrestees. He has litigated 1983 cases involving First Amendment Rights in New York\, Maryland and Iowa. Since 2015\, he has been named a Civil Rights Super Lawyer. He has served as a panelist and moderator for Civil Rights CLE’s organized by New York County Lawyer’s Association\, National Police Accountability Project and the Federal Bar Association\, and has presented an investigators’ training at the Civilian Complaint Review Board on how to interview police officers. His affinity for New Orleans spans more than two decades\, and more than 50 JazzFest days. Since 2006\, he has hosted NYC’s Most Authentic Mardi Gras Party\, Fat Friday\, an annual non-profit fundraiser. \nJonathan Trunnell\, Managing Attorney\, Disability Rights Louisiana \nJonathan Trunnell is managing attorney for Disability Rights Louisiana (formerly Advocacy Center)\, which provides legal advocacy for people with disabilities to combat all forms of discrimination\, abuse and neglect through monitoring\, investigations\, and legal action. Jonathan was honored with the National Disability Rights Network’s 2019 Advocacy Award for work on prisoners’ rights litigation.  Jonathan graduated magna cum laude from the University of California Hastings School of Law in 2011.  Jonathan joined the DRLA team in April 2015. \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration Fees \nRegistration for this event is now closed.  \n\nLaw Students: $0\nFBA Members: $0\nNonmembers/Professionals: $75\n\nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for notices of cancellation received after the close of business on September 20\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made up to one business day prior to the event except as the Association otherwise agrees in writing. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \nNo refunds will be made for notices of cancellation received after the close of business on Date. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made up to one business day prior to the event except as the Association otherwise agrees in writing. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/law-student-series-so-you-want-to-be-a-civil-rights-lawyer-career-paths-to-federal-practice-in-civil-rights-and-public-interest-law/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Law Student Division
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