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SUMMARY:Tampa Bay Chapter: Seventeenth Annual Civil Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Tampa Bay Chapter for the Seventeenth Annual Civil Seminar on Wednesday\, April 30\, 2025 at the University Club in Tampa\, Florida. \nWe will delve into the transformative impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the practice of law. This year’s program is designed as an engaging roundtable format\, featuring insightful presentations and dynamic discussions on the practical applications and evidentiary implications surrounding AI in the legal profession for practitioners and judges. \nOur seminar kicks off with presentations from leading attorneys who will showcase practical uses of generative AI in the legal field. In the second segment\, judges will present on the judiciary’s use of generative AI. \nAttendees will learn from experienced practitioners and judges about the latest AI technologies and their applications in the legal field\, will participate in roundtable discussions to deepen your understanding and share your perspectives\, and will connect with fellow legal professionals and expand your professional network. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to stay at the forefront of legal innovation. Register now to secure your spot at the Seventeenth Annual Civil Seminar and be part of the conversation on the future of law with generative artificial intelligence. \nTo register please click here.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/tampa-bay-chapter-seventeenth-annual-civil-seminar/
LOCATION:The University Club of Tampa\, 201 N Franklin St #3800\, Tampa\, FL\, 33602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tampa Bay Chapter
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SUMMARY:Western District of Virginia Chapter: Federal Tort Claims Act Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The Western District of Virginia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites you to join it for a presentation on the Federal Tort Claims Act\, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the Western District of Virginia Krista Frith\, Riley Worrell\, Matt Howells\, and Laura Taylor. This event will be held on April 30\, 2025\, at noon\, at the Roanoke Higher Education Center. Attendees can sign up to attend in-person\, or virtually if they are not able to make it in person.  \nPlease click here to get your tickets.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/western-district-of-virginia-chapter-federal-tort-claims-act-presentation/
LOCATION:Roanoke Higher Education Center\, 108 N Jefferson St\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Western District of Virginia Chapter
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] Are Qui Tam Suits Unconstitutional?
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nIn the early summer of 2023\, Justice Thomas penned a notable dissent questioning whether the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions comport with Article II of the U.S. Constitution. Since then\, qui tam defendants across the country have taken the cue and raised constitutional challenges to the FCA. The panel will discuss how courts have addressed these challenges over the past year and will highlight what to watch for as the issue continues to percolate. \n  \n                            Register Today!\n  \nPresented by the FBA Qui Tam Section \n  \n\nPresenters\nGerald C. Robinson\, Nichols Kaster (Moderator)  \n \nJohn Elwood\, Arnold & Porter \n \nTejinder Singh\, Partner\, Sparacino PLLC \n \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegister here! \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n  \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 sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/fca-constitution/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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SUMMARY:What is Mindfulness\, and Why Should Judges and Attorneys Want to Know About It?
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nYou might be familiar with the term mindfulness. It seems to be everywhere these days and is usually associated with meditation\, yoga\, and other wellness techniques. But mindfulness\, at bottom\, is about training the brain. As Judge Jeremy Fogel has explained\, “mindfulness actually is a remarkably simple and universal concept….Essentially\, it involves slowing down one’s mental processes enough to allow one to notice as much as possible about a given moment or situation\, and then to act thoughtfully based on what one has noticed.” \nWhile certainly contributing to improved health and personal development\, mindfulness practices can meaningfully optimize the work of lawyers and judges. Making reasoned decisions and arguments\, thoughtfully approaching repetitive tasks\, and maintaining emotional regulation in stressful situations are job requirements for all lawyers and judicial officers. This webinar—drawing on cognitive neuroscience research and mindfulness-based training in high-performance professions—will offer an opportunity for lawyers and judges to learn how mindfulness can enhance memory\, attention\, focus\, and wellbeing. \nREGISTER NOW!\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Judiciary Division and its Article III Appellate Judges Committee. \n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nHonorable Robert E. Bacharach (Moderator) \nSince 2013\, Judge Robert Bacharach has served as a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Before his appointment\, he served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Oklahoma from 1999-2013. Before that appointment\, he served as a law clerk for Chief Judge William J. Holloway\, Jr. of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and then practiced civil litigation at Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City\, Oklahoma\, from 1987 to 1999. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nDr. Amishi Jha\, PhD is Director of Contemplative Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. Prior to her current post\, she was an Assistant Professor at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S. in Biological Psychology from the University of Michigan\, her Ph.D. in Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) from the University of California–Davis\, and her post-doctoral training at the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University in functional neuroimaging. \nWith grants from the Department of Defense and several private foundations\, she leads research on the neural bases of attention and the effects of mindfulness-based training programs on cognition\, emotion\, resilience\, and performance in education\, corporate\, elite sports\, first-responder\, and military contexts. \nIn her laboratory at the University of Miami\, she uses functional MRI\, electrophysiological recordings and behavioral techniques to understand why our attention sometimes fails us\, and if it can be trained for greater focus and less distractibility. She launched the first-ever study to offer mindfulness training tools to active-duty military service members as they prepared for deployment. What she has discovered is that without intervention\, attention is compromised\, and attentional lapses increase. Yet\, with mindfulness training\, attention can be strengthened and protected. \nIn addition to her own published body of research\, her work has been featured at TED\, NATO\, the World Economic Forum\, the Pentagon\, and the UK Parliament. She has received coverage in The New York Times\, TIME\, Forbes\, Mindful Magazine\, NPR\, and more. In addition\, she has been interviewed by Joe Rogan\, Brene Brown\, Russell Brand\, Deepak Chopra\, Duncan Trussell\, Dan Harris\, Sharon Salzberg\, and many others. In her national bestseller\, Peak Mind (Harper Collins)\, she shares her discoveries on how attention can be trained for optimal performance and well-being. You can find Dr. Jha at http://amishi.com. \n  \n \nHonorable Jeremy Fogel (ret)\, is the first Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute\, a center at Berkeley Law School whose mission is to build bridges between judges and academics and to promote an ethical\, resilient and independent judiciary. Prior to his appointment at Berkeley\, he served as Director of the Federal Judicial Center in Washington\, DC (2011-2018)\, as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California (1998-2011)\, and as a judge of the Santa Clara County Superior (1986-1998) and Municipal (1981-1986) Courts. He was the founding Directing Attorney of the Mental Health Advocacy Project from 1978 to 1981 and was a national leader in promoting access to justice for people with chronic mental health issues. \nJudge Fogel has taught for the Federal Judicial Center since 2002 and was a lecturer at Stanford Law School\, where he taught a course on the psychology of litigation\, from 2003 until his relocation to Washington in 2011. He taught for the California Continuing Judicial Studies Program (CJSP) and California Judicial College from 1987 to 2010 and served on CJSP’s Curriculum Planning Committee for six years\, including two as chair. He has served as a faculty member for legal exchanges on ethics\, case management and intellectual property in approximately twenty foreign countries. During his tenure at the Federal Judicial Center\, he oversaw the development of the Center’s first comprehensive\, integrated curriculum for judicial branch education. \nJudge Fogel was a member of the Committee on Financial Disclosure of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 2004-2011; he chaired the subcommittee that developed the original platform and procedures for electronic filing of annual financial disclosure reports and laid the groundwork for online public access. As a California state court judge\, he chaired the Judicial Ethics Committee and Judicial Discipline and Disability Committee of the California Judges Association\, and he organized and led a confidential counseling program for judges facing disciplinary proceedings. \nHe received his B.A. from Stanford University in 1971 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1974. Judge Fogel has received numerous accolades\, including the Samuel E. Gates Litigation Award from the American College of Trial Lawyers for significant contributions to the litigation process\, the President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the California Judiciary from the California Judges Association\, and the Vanguard Award from the State Bar of California for notable contributions to intellectual property law. \n\nRegistration\nRegister Here!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/what-is-mindfulness/
CATEGORIES:Judiciary Division
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SUMMARY:Southern District of New York Chapter: The Advocates Workshop - Judges' Commentary on Oral Argument in the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
DESCRIPTION:This program will feature four distinguished judges\, Circuit Judge Eunice C. Lee\, Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan\, District Judge Ronnie Abrams\, and District Judge Phillip M. Halpern\, who will speak on practical skills for oral arguments\, and will highlight differences between oral arguments before the Second Circuit and the Southern District. Please join us for what will certainly prove to be an interesting and thought-provoking workshop. \nThe panel discussion will begin at 5:30\, followed by a reception at 6:30. Please find more details on the attached flyer \nPlease RSVP to christie.mcguinness@saul.com\, and we hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/southern-district-of-new-york-chapter-the-advocates-workshop-judges-commentary-on-oral-argument-in-the-southern-district-of-new-york-and-the-second-circuit-court-of-appeals/
LOCATION:Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse\, 500 Pearl Street\, Room 850\, New York\, NY\, 10007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Southern District of New York Chapter
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