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SUMMARY:Presidential Installation of W. West Allen
DESCRIPTION:W. West Allen will be installed as the FBA’s 93rd National President during a broadcast on October 1\, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET. Please join us to see Chief Judge Miranda M. Du of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada administer the oath of office followed by remarks by President Allen. Check your email for broadcast access information!  The program is open to both FBA Members and Non-members. \n\nW. West Allen\nW. West Allen is an intellectual property litigator and counselor in Las Vegas who represents a wide variety of international clients in federal courts. West served as chair of the FBA’s Government Relations Committee for seven years. He has served as a member of the FBA’s Board of Directors for much of the past decade\, serving two terms from 2011 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2018. In 2016\, West received the FBA’s President’s Award for longstanding service to the FBA and as chair of its Government Relations Committee. \nWest served as an FBA Circuit Vice President (CVP) for the Ninth Circuit\, where he assisted in the development of 16 FBA chapters from 2007 to 2013. During this time\, West was twice elected to serve as the Chair of the Circuit Vice Presidents. In 2013\, while serving as Government Relations Committee chair\, West testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the effect of sequestration on the federal courts. He helped institute the FBA’s annual “Capitol Hill Day” and taught at the FBA’s annual leadership training. Prior to serving as an FBA national officer\, West was the Nevada Chapter president from 2000 to 2001 and co-chair of the 2006 FBA National Convention held in Las Vegas. West has been a Life Fellow with the FBA Foundation since 2009. \nOver the years\, West has worked with many FBA leaders and committees. He was appointed to serve on the FBA’s National Council from 2001 to 2007. He has served as a member of the Government Relations Committee; the FBA 100th Anniversary Planning Committee; the Nomination and Elections Committee; the Constitution\, Bylaws\, Rules & Resolutions Committee (to update the FBA’s governance structure); the Chapter Activity Award and Fund Committees; and various national audit\, finance\, and special task force groups while serving on the Board of Directors. \nWest is a partner with the national law firm of Howard & Howard PLLC. Previously\, he was a partner for over a decade with Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP\, where he served on the firm’s governing executive committee. In Nevada\, West founded the Nevada State Bar’s Intellectual Property Section and served as that section’s first chair in 2004. Beginning in 2005\, West was appointed by the chief judge of the U.S. District Court District of Nevada to serve on the Civil Rules Standing Committee on the Local Rules. He was reappointed to this committee by the chief judge in 2009 and in 2011\, at which time he drafted the local patent rules for the District of Nevada. Between 2010 and 2019\, West was appointed by Nevada’s Federal Court to serve on five Merit Selection\, Appointment and Reappointment Panels for U.S. Magistrate Judges\, often serving as the committee chair. \nWithin the Las Vegas community\, West has served since 2008 on the Board of Directors for Opportunity Village\, Nevada’s premier charity assisting those with intellectual disabilities. He is a volunteer Child Advocate Program attorney with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. He has chaired the Clark County Bar Association’s annual Liberty Bell Award Committee and served for many years on the Advisory Board for Humanitarian Experience for Youth (HEFY)\, an international youth service project organization. \n\nProudly Sponsored By
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SUMMARY:Maryland Chapter: Employment Law - Motions Practice in Employment Cases filed in Maryland's Federal Court
DESCRIPTION:Hear from top practitioners and judges on motions to dismiss\, discovery\, and summary judgment. Learn how employee-side attorneys draft complaints to best meet pleading standards\, hunt for necessary information\, and resist defense attempts to bar a trial through summary judgment. Hear from management attorneys on how they hold their opponents to plausibility standards at the pleadings stage\, cabin discovery to embrace only what is appropriate and proportional to the case in controversy\, and draft effective summary judgment motions. Finally\, hear from three of our Federal Judges who will share their wisdom on how both sides can make their pleadings and motions practice more effective. \nThe Webinar is Organized into Four Panels: \nModerated By: R. Scott Oswald\, Managing Principal\, The Employment Law Group\, P.C. \nPanel 1: A Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit Update \n\nRichard T. Seymour\, The Law Office of Richard T. Seymour\, P.L.L.C.\nHon. Paula Xinis\n\nPanel 2: Motions to Dismiss  \n\nHon. Richard D. Bennett\, United States District Judge\nKristy Eriksson\, Partner\, Miles & Stockbridge\, P.C.\nKristen Sinisi\, Partner\, Bernabei & Kabat\, PLLC\n\nPanel 3: Summary Judgment \n\nDonald E. English\, Jr.\, Principal\, Jackson Lewis\nHon. Ellen L. Hollander\, United States District Judge\nMichal Shinnar\, Senior Associate\, Gilbert Employment Law\, P.C.\n\nPanel 4: Discovery Motions \n\nJay R. Fries\, Partner\, Ford & Harrison LLP\nHon. Timothy Sullivan\, United States Magistrate Judge\n\nThis event is co-chaired by the Honorable Paula Xinis and the Honorable Benson Everett Legg.  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration Fees \n\nComplimentary Registration \n\nHow to Register – RSVP by September 30\, 2020 \nRegister Online \n\nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Bonnie Greenberg\, bonnie.greenberg@usdoj.gov
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