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SUMMARY:Webinar: Credibility\, Implicit Bias\, and Discretion in Decision-Making
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on how the adjudicator’s implicit bias affects their decisions about credibility and their exercise of discretion. While adjudicators may recognize their own bias\, this may not necessarily lead to stopping bias. Judges know that they need to assess credibility\, and appellate judges are not supposed to replace their determination. The demeanor of the defendant\, witnesses\, prosecutor\, and defense attorney can make a difference in the outcome of cases. \nA professor\, a former administrative law judge\, and a District Court judge will discuss how adjudicators can recognize and attempt to eliminate implicit bias in decision-making. \nProfessor Susan Bandes\, who teaches at DePaul Law School and the University of Miami Law School\, is a founder of the field of Law and Emotion. She will address the ways in which cultural scripts and worldviews influence credibility determinations\, including remorse evaluations. She will further discuss the dangers of selective empathy based on race\, ethnicity\, social class\, and other factors. She will suggest some approaches for addressing these issues. \nFormer Board of Immigration Appeals judge Lory Rosenberg will speak about how adjudicators address issues of credibility and discretion in adjudications\, bearing in mind that their own life experiences color their decisions. \nDistrict Court Judge Judith Levy uses an implicit bias instruction during jury selection. She will discuss her experience with that instruction and raise concerns about the wide number of credibility determinations trial judges need to make with very little information or exposure to the individual. These include bond determinations\, sentencing decisions\, early termination of supervised release or probation\, and more. She will also discuss her experience of listening to criminal defendants’ allocution during sentencing\, and the importance of addressing implicit or explicit bias in this process. \nPresented by the Professional Development Committee\, the Judiciary Division\, and the Civil Rights Law Section \nand Judiciary Division \n  \n[Register Online]\nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636. \n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nProf. Susan Bandes\, DePaul Law School and the University of Miami Law School \nSusan A. Bandes is a scholar in the areas of criminal procedure\, federal courts\, and civil rights\, and a pioneer in the interdisciplinary study of the role of emotion in law. She is a 1976 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. Her legal career began at the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender. In 1980\, she became staff counsel for the Illinois A.C.L.U.\, where she litigated a broad spectrum of civil rights cases and helped draft and secure passage of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. She joined the DePaul faculty in 1984\, was named the Centennial Professor of Law in 2012\, and the Centennial Professor of Law Emeritus in 2017. She has written more than 70 articles\, which appear in the Yale\, Stanford\, University of Chicago\, Michigan and Southern California law reviews\, as well as interdisciplinary journals like Law and Social Inquiry\, the Annual Review of Law and Social Science\, and the Law and Society Review. Her book The Passions of Law was published by NYU Press in 2000. She is a member of the American Law Institute\, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation\, and the founder of the Law and Society Association’s Collaborative Research Network on Law and Emotion. \nHon. Judith Levy\, United States District Judge\, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan \nJudith E. Levy is a United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was nominated for the position by President Barack Obama and the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination on March 12\, 2014. She previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan since 2000\, and she was the Civil Rights Unit Chief for the last three years. Prior to that role\, she was a trial attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Detroit. From 1996-1999\, she served as a law clerk for Judge Bernard A. Friedman\, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Judge Levy taught seminars at the University of Michigan Law School from 2002 through 2019. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLory D. Rosenberg\, Founder\, IDEAS Consultation and Coaching \nLory D. Rosenberg\, founder of IDEAS Consultation and Coaching\, is a sought-after immigration lawyer\, legal mentor and certified life coach. Lory provides cutting-edge legal analysis and strategies to resolve complex cases and appeals\, and works with attorneys to manage business\, personal and financial blocks\, stress\, and mindset challenges\, so they can achieve their vision of making a difference. A national speaker and trainer\, Ms. Rosenberg previously served as an appellate judge on the Board of Immigration Appeals\, and is co-author of Immigration Law and Crimes. She was an adjunct professor at American University\, Washington College of Law\, Director of the NLADA Defending Immigrants Partnership\, Director of the AIC Legal Action Center\, and founder of the Centro Presente Central American asylum seekers’ legal programs. She previously participated in the Association of Refugee Law Judges\, and presently is active in the former IJ and BIA Judges Roundtable. Lory formerly served as a member of the Board of the Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Section\, was on the Board of The National Immigration Project. She was elected 3 times to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Board of Governors\, and is the recipient of its Arthur Helton Human Rights Award\, and the Edith Lowenstein Award for advancing the practice of immigration law. \n  \n  \nAbout the Moderator\nBeth Persky\, Immigration & Nationality Lawyer\, Law Offices of Beth S. Persky \nBeth Persky has practiced immigration law since 1992. She is a past chair of the FBA’s International Law Section and chairs the ECOSOC Committee. Beth recently attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York on behalf of the FBA. Beth is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law with the California Board of Legal Specialization. She is admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit and the Central District of California. Beth moved to Atlanta during the pandemic. Her practice focuses on sports immigration\, and she also writes briefs for asylum cases at the trial and appellate level. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.\n\n(!) Please 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/webinar-credibility-implicit-bias-and-discretion-in-decision-making/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Judiciary Division
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Headlines: Key SCOTUS Civil Rights Decisions from the 2023-24 Term
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve been paying attention to the news this year\, you already know that the U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2023 term has been hugely consequential\, with some opinions that could be best described as seismic\, impacting the civil rights of millions of Americans. In this CLE program\, we’ll go beyond the headlines to identify and discuss not only Supreme Court decisions in the areas of voting rights and gender and reproductive rights\, but also the Court’s docket of civil rights cases affecting the First Amendment\, the Second Amendment\, immigration\, and more. The panelists will discuss important holdings and share their insights on the practical ramifications of this term’s rulings and perspectives on future civil rights decisions at the Court. This session is perfect for civil rights practitioners\, court watchers\, and the civil-rights-curious\, who’d like a more comprehensive look at civil rights cases and trends at the Supreme Court. Featuring Sam Brandao\, Director of Tulane’s Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic\, and Benjamin de Seingalt\, an in-house privacy and compliance attorney\, this CLE program is sponsored by the FBA’s Civil Rights Law Section. \nREGISTER NOW!\n\nAbout the Presenters\nModerator: Ben de Seingalt\nBenjamin de Seingalt is the Corporate Counsel and Director of Compliance and Privacy for MarketVision Research\, one of the largest primary market research and consulting firms in the United States. His work focuses on global privacy compliance\, corporate social responsibility\, artificial intelligence\, and post-market drug surveillance. Ben is also a Senior Fellow at the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and serves on the board of the Federal Bar Association’s Section on Civil Rights\, the BHBIA’s Ethics and Compliance Committee\, ESOMAR’s AI Task Force\, Intellus’ Data Integrity and Artificial Intelligence Task Force\, and the Insights Association’s Standards Committee. He is a graduate of Tulane University Law School\, the A.B. Freeman School of Business\, and Washington College. \nSamuel T. Brandao\nSam Brandao is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law with experience enforcing civil rights including fair housing\, rights protected by the Fourth Amendment\, and disability rights. He is the Director of Tulane University Law School’s Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic\, where he supervises student-attorneys in a range of client representation\, including federal cases involving the civil rights of incarcerated citizens\, police misconduct\, employment discrimination\, housing discrimination\, and other constitutional claims. He joined the law faculty in 2016 after completing a two-year Skadden Fellowship\, during which he served as a staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orleans. At SLLS\, he litigated housing discrimination cases and advocated for policy changes on behalf of people with disabilities. Brandao clerked for United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana and for Circuit Judge Jacques L. Wiener\, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. \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\n\n\n\n\n\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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 online FBA program\, 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.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-scotus-civil-rights-update-2024/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Jury Selection in Media-Intensive Cases
DESCRIPTION:Two highly respected and experienced trial attorneys (Richard “Dick” Harpootlian\, Esq. and Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan\, Esq. ) will address Jury Selection in Media-Intensive Cases. This webinar will assist lawyers who have never tried a media-intensive case in preparing for their first voir dire when they do eventually try one. In addition\, all lawyers who try cases and pick juries will learn how to utilize principles and lessons learned for jury selection as well as more about the trial process itself. \nPresented by the Civil Rights Law Section\, the Federal Litigation Section\, and the Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter. \nRegister Now!\n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nRichard A. “Dick” Harpootlian\, Owner\, Richard A. Harpootlian\, P.A. \nRichard “Dick” Ara Harpootlian is one of South Carolina’s leading courtroom advocates with 30 years of trial experience as a prosecutor\, defense attorney\, and civil litigator. Mr. Harpootlian’s dynamic and persuasive advocacy style and record of success has earned him a reputation amongst South Carolina’s legal community as a lawyer who can get results. \nMr. Harpootlian began his career as a prosecutor in the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Within two years\, he was named Deputy Solicitor and tasked with the administration and supervision of over 20 prosecutors and staff members. As the Fifth Circuit’s chief homicide prosecutor\, Mr. Harpootlian personally prosecuted hundreds of murder cases\, including 12 death penalty cases. \nHe defended one of those convictions on appeal before the United States Supreme Court. In 1983\, Mr. Harpootlian earned a conviction in the prosecution of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins—South Carolina’s most notorious serial killer. Mr. Gaskins was sentenced to death. In 1990\, Mr. Harpootlian was elected as Fifth Circuit Solicitor\, winning by a margin of almost 2-1. He served from 1991 until 1995. As Solicitor\, he personally prosecuted and obtained convictions in a number of high-profile murder\, drug\, and public corruption cases. In 1991\, Mr. Harpootlian prosecuted and convicted ex-University of South Carolina President Jim Holderman for public corruption charges arising from the abuse of his office for personal gain. \nFor the last 20 years\, Mr. Harpootlian’s private practice has earned him state and national recognition for his efforts on behalf of civil litigants and criminal defendants\, including a number of multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements\, some of which are listed here. \nIn addition to his law practice\, Mr. Harpootlian has been active in South Carolina politics. He was popularly elected and served on Richland County Council from 1986 to 1991. He served as Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2013. During his first tenure as Chair\, the Party elected Governor James Hodges\, the first candidate to unseat an incumbent South Carolina governor\, and five other Democrats to statewide office. \nMr. Harpootlian’s views as a commentator on law and politics are regularly sought by national news programs. He has appeared on 60 Minutes\, Good Morning America\, ABC Nightly News\, NBC Nightly News\, Dateline NBC\, and various CNN\, MSNBC\, CNBC\, and Fox News broadcasts. He is also frequently quoted in local\, state\, and national publications\, including the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Boston Globe\, the Los Angeles Times\, and TIME Magazine. \nMr. Harpootlian has been invited to share his experience with bar colleges as a lecture for the South Carolina Bar Association on topics including class action litigation and criminal defense. For the last 20 years\, he has lectured newly barred South Carolina lawyers during the Bridge the Gap Program. He is a former chair of the Criminal Law Section of the South Carolina Bar Association and a past member of the South Carolina Bar Board of Grievance and Discipline. He has served on the South Carolina Chief Justice’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Docketing and he is an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law. \nRoberta A. “Robbie” Kaplan\nA renowned litigator with decades of experience in commercial\, higher education\, and civil rights litigation\, Chambers has described Robbie as “a modern-day legal giant. A towering intellect and a genius in court\, with the instincts of a street fighter.” Robbie has the distinction of being probably the only lawyer to have taken the deposition of former president Donald J. Trump twice in two weeks. \nRobbie recently led the legal team representing writer E. Jean Carroll in her sexual battery and defamation suits against Donald Trump\, securing $5 million and $83.3 million jury verdicts\, respectively\, on her behalf in cases where both juries reached their verdicts in less than three hours. \nSharon Nelles\, head of litigation at Sullivan & Cromwell\, is quoted in a profile explaining that Robbie “just sees things from a thousand different angles all at once\, it’s hard to keep up with her thought processes. She knows her law cold\, she knows the Constitution cold and she’s not afraid\, if she sees a problem\, to go figure out some law that’s going to allow her to fix it. She’ll find it.” Stephen Gillers\, professor at New York University School of Law\, told Bloomberg Law that Robbie is “a lawyer that you don’t want to see opposing you.” Another client describes Robbie as someone who “eats bullies for lunch.” \nThe Washington Post has described Robbie as “a brash and original strategist\, with neither a gift for patience nor silence\, a crusader for underdogs who has won almost every legal accolade imaginable.” Among the numerous honors and recognitions Robbie has received\, she was named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Top 200 Lawyers\,” recognized as the 2020 “Attorney of the Year” by the New York Law Journal\, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Law Journal\, and has been honored as “Litigator of the Year” by The American Lawyer\, “Lawyer of the Year” by Above the Law\, and “Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year” by The Financial Times. The Financial Times noted that “the judges had little trouble picking just one of them to win the award for most innovative individual – itself an innovation for the report this year. Robbie Kaplan has been involved in some of the most important legal developments of recent years.” Robbie has consistently been listed as one of the top litigators and top women litigators in the country\, as well as one of the top lawyers in New York. \nCommercial Litigation \nRobbie represents clients in the tech\, fintech and financial services industries as both plaintiffs and defendants in their most complex legal challenges\, delivering a consistent track record of compelling advocacy\, creative arguments\, and winning results. \nWith respect to tech\, Robbie succeeded in obtaining a preliminary injunction for Airbnb on Fourth Amendment grounds\, blocking a New York City ordinance that would have required Airbnb to turn over massive amounts of data\, a prospect that posed significant privacy concerns. See Airbnb\, Inc. v. City of New York\, 373 F. Supp. 3d 467 (S.D.N.Y. 2019) (Engelmayer\, J.). She has also represented Uber in several cases involving significant business and privacy concerns posed by overly intrusive government regulation. Robbie recently secured a major victory for the Center for Countering Digital Hate (“CCDH”) in a lawsuit brought by X Corp. alleging that CCDH violated X’s terms of service in researching the prevalence of hate speech on the platform. As Judge Charles Breyer observed: “Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a litigation\, and only by reading between the lines . . . can one attempt to surmise a plaintiff’s true purpose. Other times a complaint is so unabashedly about one thing that there can be no mistaking that purpose. This case represents the latter circumstance.” X Corp. v. Ctr. for Countering Dig. Hate\, 23-cv-03836-CRB (N.D. Cal. Mar. 25\, 2024) \nRobbie has handled a wide variety of cases representing clients on Wall Street and in the financial services sector\, including matters involving “Special Purpose Acquisition Companies\,” or SPACs\, stock analysts’ recommendations\, market timing in mutual funds\, reinsurance transactions\, structured finance transactions and multi-level marketing companies. In the wake of the financial crisis in 2007\, Robbie represented Fitch Ratings in many dozens of regulatory investigations and civil litigations in both state and federal court relating to Fitch’s credit ratings of RMBS\, CDO\, and municipal bond transactions. She recently represented Pershing Square in a case challenging the legitimacy of SPACs. \nRobbie recently won at the Appellate Division First Department a motion staying a case in favor of arbitration in connection with litigation brought by Sean Combs against her client Diageo. She currently represents Authentic Brands in its dispute with the former operator of Sports Illustrated as well as Fred Iseman in litigation involving the foundation of his aunt\, the painter Helen Frankenthaler. \nRobbie has also been honored to represent major law firms in connection with commercial and other disputes. \nHigher Education \nRobbie has earned a reputation for helping top universities navigate their most pressing legal challenges. She has had the privilege of representing Columbia University for over a decade in a number of cases related to Title IX and alleged gender-based misconduct\, winning multiple motions to dismiss. Nungesser v. Columbia Univ.\, 169 F. Supp. 3d 353 (S.D.N.Y. 2016); Roskin-Frazee v. Columbia Univ.\, 474 F. Supp. 3d 618 (S.D.N.Y. 2019). Robbie recently secured the dismissal of breach of contract claims in an ongoing litigation against Columbia seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in tuition refunds related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In re Columbia Tuition Refund Action\, 20 Civ. 3208\, 2021 WL 790638 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 26\, 2021) (Furman\, J.). \nAs a result of these and other matters\, Robbie has decades of experience dealing with the complex interplay between regulatory investigations and the civil lawsuits that inevitably follow. \nShe currently represents Columbia in several matters filed under Title VI relating to events on campus since the attacks by Hamas on October 7\, 2023. Robbie also recently led the team that secured a dismissal with prejudice of all claims brought by student John Doe against New York University challenging NYU Law Review’s admission policy in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard (Doe v. N.Y. Univ.\, No. 23 Civ. 10515\, 2024 WL 2847368 (S.D.N.Y. May 30\, 2024)). When it comes to college sports\, in January 2021\, Robbie defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to require Brown University to restore its men’s and women’s squash teams to varsity status. Sterman v. Brown Univ.\, 513 F. Supp. 3d 243 (D.R.I. 2021). Robbie similarly secured a favorable settlement for Brown in high-profile litigation related to gender proportionality requirements in its athletics programs. Cohen v. Brown Univ.\, 16 F.4th 935 (1st Cir. 2021). Robbie was chosen by the NCAA to conduct a groundbreaking independent investigation into gender equity issues involving NCAA Division I Championships\, including the controversy that arose at the Division I women’s basketball championships in 2021. \nPublic Interest Matters \nThroughout her career\, Robbie has always had a deep-seated commitment to using the law to advance the public interest. She is perhaps best known for successfully challenging a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of her client Edith Windsor in the landmark case United States v. Windsor. Professor Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School has observed that he could not “think of any Supreme Court decision in history that has ever created so rapid and broad a lower-court groundswell in a single direction as Windsor.” \nIn 2017 Robbie filed a high-stakes lawsuit against twenty-four neo-Nazi and white supremacist entities and leaders responsible for organizing the racial- and religious-based violence in Charlottesville in August 2017. In November 2021\, after a four-week jury trial\, Robbie and her team won a landmark $26 million verdict against the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who conspired to commit racially-motivated violence. Dahlia Lithwick\, in her bestselling book Lady Justice (Penguin\, 2022)\, devotes a chapter to Robbie’s work on the Charlottesville case. Robbie is also featured prominently in No Accident\, a powerful documentary chronicling the Charlottesville case from beginning to end. \nIn addition to serving as lead counsel for E. Jean Carroll in her two successful jury trials against Donald Trump\, Robbie recently reached a historic settlement agreement with the Florida State Board of Education\, Florida Department of Education\, and school districts that effectively nullified the most dangerous and discriminatory impacts of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. \nRobbie currently serves as counsel for New York’s Metropolitan Transit Agency in connection with nine separate lawsuits seeking to block\, on environmental and constitutional grounds\, the first congestion pricing program in the United States. \n*** \nRobbie is the author of the book Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA (W.W. Norton)\, chosen by the L.A. Times as one of the top 10 books of 2015. President Bill Clinton noted that “Then Comes Marriage is a riveting account of a watershed moment in our history\, and the strategy\, ingenuity\, and humanity that made it happen.” Rachel Maddow similarly noted that Robbie’s book “will forever change the understanding of this landmark case―its genesis\, its outside-the-box strategy\, and its tactical brilliance.” \nRobbie holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School\, where she has long taught a seminar on advanced civil procedure. She earned her A.B.\, magna cum laude\, from Harvard College. \n  \n \nModerator: Blake Shuart\, Trial Attorney\, Hutton and Hutton Law Firm LLC\n \nBlake A. Shuart is a Trial Attorney with Hutton & Hutton Law Firm\, L.L.C.\, based in Wichita\, Kansas.  Mr. Shuart has an active litigation practice in state and federal courts across the United States\, specializing in medical malpractice\, products liability\, mass torts\, civil rights cases and other cases involving catastrophic injury or wrongful death.  Mr. Shuart is the incoming President of the Federal Bar Association Chapter for the Districts of Kansas & Western Missouri. \n  \n\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\n\n\n\n\n\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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 online FBA program\, 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.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-jury-selection-in-media-intensive-cases/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Federal Litigation Section,Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter
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SUMMARY:Webinar: What Process is Due? Protecting the Due Process Rights of Noncitizens in Immigration Court and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:This one-hour CLE will cover the basics of due process rights for noncitizens in immigration court\, including what process is due to noncitizens in immigration court\, where those due process rights come from\, and how attorneys can best protect those due process rights before the immigration court and beyond. \nPresented by the Civil Rights Law Section \n  \nRegister Today\n  \nAbout the Presenter:\n                                                              \nMorgan Drake \nMorgan Drake is a litigation attorney at the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) in Chicago\, IL. Morgan just completed a two-year Equal Justice Works fellowship in which she protected the due process and access to counsel rights of noncitizens by providing direct appellate representation at the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and federal courts across the country. Prior to law school\, Morgan represented detained unaccompanied minors as a DOJ Accredited Representative on NIJC’s Children’s Protection Project. \n  \nLearn more about her work\, here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegister today\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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 online FBA program\, 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.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-what-process-is-due-protecting-the-due-process-rights-of-noncitizens-in-immigration-court-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T185043
CREATED:20241219T211321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T140231Z
UID:641053-1737554400-1737558000@www.fedbar.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Using Translation and Interpretation Services for Clients Inside and Outside of the Courtroom
DESCRIPTION:This panel will discuss factors and considerations to keep in mind when using translation and interpretation services with clients inside and outside of the courtroom. These include how to access and choose a translator or interpreter\, when to get a certified translator or interpreter involved\, and how to ensure that the individual is certified to work within your state’s courtroom. All attorneys should be interested in how to incorporate these resources into their practice. \nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section\, Civil Rights Law Section\, and sponsored by the Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter. \nRegister Today!\n  \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636. \n  \nAbout the Presenters:\nModerator\, Nico Stillwell\, Attorney\, ELM Law \nAfter receiving their law degree from Washington University School of Law\, Nico clerked on the Missouri Court of Appeals\, Western District for the Honorable Alok Ahuja. Since then\, Nico has assisted clients in navigating litigation and arbitration matters across the country\, including in the Fourth\, Fifth\, and Eighth Circuits. Currently\, Nico manages the appellate division for ELM Law\, a plaintiff’s firm specializing in civil rights and discrimination-based litigation. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nPanelist\, Néstor Wagner\, Director of Education\, Southern California School of Interpretation\n \nNéstor Wagner was born in Argentina. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1986 and his Master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1990 from the University of Washington. He is a certified Medical\, Administrative Hearings and Court Interpreter since 1989. In 1993 he founded \nthe Southern California School of Interpretation in Los Angeles and quickly grew to four different locations throughout California and Nevada. He inaugurated a beautiful and spacious campus in 2002 in Santa Fe Springs and trained over 10\,000 students from 2002 until 2020. Néstor has always been an innovative training leader offering specialized training for interpreters using the latest technology available. He launched the first online training program for interpreters in 2006 and fine-tuned it in 2012. By 2020\, thanks to his innovation and inclusion of technology in all his training platforms\, his students seamlessly transitioned from onsite to online training. His training headquarters and studio are in El Segundo\, California where he continues to teach his excellent courses offering online and hybrid online platforms\, reaching hundreds of new interpretation and translation students all over the world! Néstor is passionate about technology and teaching and welcomes A.I. technology as an innovative\, exciting\, and motivational training tool to improve his own training platforms. He recently earned a certificate from M.I.T. for “Designing and Building A.I. Products and Services” and is currently enhancing and preserving his teaching and renowned methodologies for generations to come. He will soon unveil a unique training product that has already been approved to train Superior Court interpreters in the East Coast. Néstor is excited to show us today what the future of technology and A.I. can do for us. \n  \n  \nPanelist\, Hon. Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper\, Former Magistrate/Assisting Superior Court Judge\, Cobb Judicial Circuit\, Edmondson Consulting\, LLC\n \nA career public servant\, Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper is a former judge\, former senior federal prosecutor\, former legal aid attorney\, and former legal interpreter.  During her tenure as a full-time Magistrate and Assisting Superior Court judge in Cobb County\, GA\, the 3rd largest county in the state\, Ms. Edmondson-Cooper presided over thousands of civil and criminal matters involving housing \, personal injury and other small claims\, garnishments\, domestic violence\, stalking\, probable cause/bond hearings\, and warrants. She developed model forms and other best practices\, adopted by the Court\,  to ensure the compliance with federal and state language access requirements. Immediately prior to her appointment to the bench\, Ms. Edmondson-Cooper served as a bilingual senior federal prosecutor at U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)\, litigating complex and high profile labor & employment enforcement matters focusing on cases involving violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act\, the “H” provisions of the Immigration & Nationality Act\, the Occupational Safety and Health Act\, & other federal labor laws while simultaneously serving as a Department-recognized subject-matter expert on language access as an access to justice issue.  In FY2021 she received the Secretary of Labor’s Williard Wirtz Legacy Award\, a national award recognizing exceptional performance and accomplishments in public service that exemplifies accountability\, responsibility\, and emerging leadership skills that display the promise of future leadership in the spirit of former Secy. of Labor Willard Wirtz. \nMs. Edmondson-Cooper  spends a significant amount of time working to alleviate language access & other critical access to justice (A2J) issues. Ms. Edmondson-Cooper has contributed to the development of local\, state\, & federal language access policies & the development of state and national curricula for training attorneys and judges on language access as an A2J issue. Appointed by the Supreme Court of GA\, Ms. Edmondson-Cooper is a longstanding member of the Judicial Council of GA’s Standing Committee on Interpreters (fka S. Ct. Commss’n on Interpreters) & the Council’s A2J Committee. Ms. Edmondson-Cooper has authored several publications on language access including GA’s first benchbook chapter dedicated to the provision of qualified interpreters in civil and criminal proceedings which appears in the benchbook for several of GA’s classes of court. She also led the development of the Supreme Court of GA’s Model Administrative Protocol  ( MAP). The first its kind in GA and widely considered the first of its kind in any non-unified court system in the nation regarding the appointment of qualified interpreters\, the MAP promotes the reliable and efficient provision of language services in state courts throughout GA \, both for persons with limited English proficiency and for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. During her tenure with DOL\, she led the development of a language access plan for the Office of the Solicitor\, DOL’s legal department\,  the first language access plan agency-wide. \nWith over a decade of A2J experience\, Ms. Edmondson-Cooper is also the President & Chief A2J Officer of Edmondson Consulting\, LLC which seeks to improve access\, promote equity\, and preserve/ensure justice by providing A2J/language access consultation services to stakeholders nationwide. Full details of Ms. Edmondson-Cooper’s A2J work are available at www.linkedin.com/in/jjecesq. \nMs. Edmondson-Cooper’s commitment to access\, equity\, & justice has been acknowledged statewide & nationally\, including\, recognition by the Fulton County Daily Report as a rising legal star to watch\, recognition by former Gov. Nathan Deal & the GA Commss’n on Equal Opportunity\, selection to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (reserved for top 1% of lawyers and judges)\, selection to the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2023 40 under 40 class & recognition by the National Bar Association and the American Bar Association as one of the nation’s top lawyers who exemplify a broad range of high achievement\, innovation\, vision\, leadership\, legal & community involvement. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Today! \n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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 online FBA program\, 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. \n 
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-using-translation-and-interpretation-services-for-clients-inside-and-outside-of-the-courtroom/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter,Labor Employment Law Section
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250215
DTSTAMP:20260412T185043
CREATED:20241025T174159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T175820Z
UID:595773-1739404800-1739577599@www.fedbar.org
SUMMARY:Civil Rights Law Section: 2025 Civil Rights Étouffée
DESCRIPTION:The Civil Rights Law Section is delighted to invite everyone back to New Orleans for our famous Civil Rights Étouffée\, featuring nationally prominent litigators discussing a wide range of topics. \nLearn more and register here: 2025 Civil Rights Étouffée \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact fbacivilrightslaw@gmail.com \nThe section appreciates the support of the New Orleans Chapter and the 2025 event sponsors.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/2025-civil-rights-etouffee/
LOCATION:New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Joyce & George Wein Heritage Center\, 1205 N. Rampart Street\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T185043
CREATED:20250218T214142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T173452Z
UID:668810-1743602400-1743606000@www.fedbar.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Qualified Immunity in 2024-2025
DESCRIPTION:The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials from individual liability unless their act violated “clearly established” law. Though there are calls for its reform or complete abolition\, it continues to be regularly applied throughout the country. \nThis presentation will provide an update on the current status of qualified immunity\, primarily by examining published cases from the United States Court of Appeals addressing the issue from January 2024 through February 2025. It will include (1) A brief background of the qualified immunity doctrine and a description of the current state of the law from the Supreme Court\, (2) A statistical review of published cases involving qualified immunity in the Courts of Appeals\, (3) Highlights of Court of Appeals qualified immunity cases of interest\, and (4) A look ahead to qualified immunity issues in the rest of 2025. \n Presented by the Civil Rights Law Section. \nRegister Today!\n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nModerator: Kyle Kaiser\, Senior Trial Counsel\, Litigation Division\, Utah Attorney General’s Office\nKyle Kaiser is an Assistant Attorney General and Senior Trial Counsel in the Litigation Division of the Utah Attorney General’s Office. He has been with the office since July 2011. Kyle’s practice focuses on defending claims of constitutional or civil rights violations brought against the State of Utah\, its agents\, agencies\, and subdivisions\, and Utah colleges and school districts. Kyle is also appointed as a judge pro tempore for the Salt Lake City Justice Court\, presiding over civil small claims matters. Before working for the Utah AG’s Office\, Kyle was employed as Staff Attorney for Justice Dale Wainwright of the Supreme Court of Texas\, where he not only assisted Justice Wainwright in researching and preparing opinions and analyzing petitions for review\, but was in charge of the Court’s annual hot pepper eating competition. Before that\, Kyle was a litigation and intellectual property associate with the law firm of Winthrop & Weinstine\, P.A. in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, and served as a law clerk for Richard Dorr\, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri\, in Springfield. Kyle received his J.D.\, with high distinction\, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2003\, where he was Senior Managing Editor of the Iowa Law Review\, was awarded the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion\, and was inducted into Order of the Coif. Kyle received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University\, summa cum laude\, in 2000. Away from work\, Kyle enjoys spending time with his wife Pearl\, their daughter Cora\, and their cat Milo; camping around Utah in a 1983 Chevy RV; competing in pub trivia events (mostly virtually this year); playing percussion with the local community band and piano in the privacy of his own home; and judging mock trial competitions. \nNicole Johnston\,  Attorney Fellow\, Litigation Division\, Utah Attorney General’s Office.\nNicole Johnston is an Attorney Fellow with the Utah Attorney General’s Office\, Litigation Division. She received her J.D. and Public Interest Certificate from the University of Utah\, S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2023. While in law school\, Nicole externed for Judge Daphne Oberg at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah and served as Articles Editor of the Utah Law Review. Nicole currently serves on the Young Lawyer Division Board for the Utah State Bar and volunteers with the Utah Law Related Education Program. \n  \n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Here\n\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\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/webinar-qualified-immunity-in-2024-25/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T185043
CREATED:20250227T150708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T141638Z
UID:672643-1744207200-1744210800@www.fedbar.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: What Every Lawyer Should Know About ABLE Accounts: Supporting People with Disabilities\, Families\, and Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThis CLE will provide an overview on how ABLE accounts can positively impact people with disabilities\, their families\, and their caregivers. It will also provide statutory background on ABLE accounts and will explain eligibility requirements\, account management\, contribution limits\, qualified expenses\, tax rules\, and interactions with benefits programs (such as SSI and Medicaid). Finally\, the CLE will provide practice pointers for the usage of ABLE accounts\, including working in conjunction with special needs trusts. \nRegister Here!\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Career Service Division. Co-sponsored by the FBA Civil Rights Law Section\, Diversity & Inclusion Committee and District of Columbia Chapter. \n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nG. Alisa Ferguson\, Esq.\nVirginia’s ABLEnow Director\, Commonwealth Savers Plan formerly Virginia529 \nAlisa Ferguson serves as the Director for Virginia’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program\, ABLEnow\, administered by Commonwealth Savers.  In that role\, she manages all aspects of the ABLEnow program\, giving individuals with disabilities the opportunity to save without impacting necessary benefits. She previously served as Associate General Counsel providing legal support to Commonwealth Savers’ Board of Directors\, CEO\, General Counsel and the staff for all Commonwealth Savers education and ABLE savings programs.  She joined Commonwealth Savers in 2011. \nPrior to joining Commonwealth Savers\, Alisa worked in private practice for 3 years as a trusts and estate attorney.  She focused her practice in the areas of estate planning\, special needs planning\, and estate and trust administration. \nAlisa graduated with honors from the University of Richmond School of Law.  Alisa received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from James Madison University.  She is a member of the Virginia State Bar\, Virginia Bar Association\, the Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association\, the American Bar Association\, and the Virginia Mountain Valley Lawyer’s Alliance.  She serves as an Executive Board member of the ABLE Savings Plans Network (ASPN)\, Co-chair of the ASPN Strategic Planning Committee\, and Co-chair of the ASPN Program Committee. Alisa is a member of the Women for Madison Executive Advisory Council for James Madison University and a past president of the Board of Directors for Medical Home Plus. \nAlisa lives in Lexington\, Virginia with her husband and four children. \n \nEric Ochmanek\nProgram Director\, National Association of State Treasurers’ ABLE today \nEric Ochmanek leads ABLE today at the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) which advances financial empowerment for people with disabilities by increasing the awareness of ABLE accounts. ABLE today directly engages the disability community through national outreach\, developing resources\, and fostering partnerships for all ABLE programs. \nBefore joining NAST\, Eric was a member of the Senior Staff in the Ohio Treasurer’s office\, serving as Deputy Chief of Staff. In 2016\, Eric worked to launch one of the first ABLE programs. He developed the in-state and national outreach for what would become one of the most utilized ABLE programs. He has traveled throughout the country to connect people with disabilities with ABLE accounts and built partnerships within the disability\, financial\, legal\, and support service communities. \nPreviously\, Eric worked for British Petroleum in the North America Gas division\, the White House Office of Presidential Advance\, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of the Secretary. \nEric is a graduate of Adrian College (Adrian\, MI). He and his wife enjoy volunteering at their sons’ school and for their sports teams. \n \n  \nCharles J. “Chuck” Saia\, Esq. \nCo-Administrator\, New Hampshire’s NH ABLE Plan; and the Executive Director\, NH Governor’s Commission on Disability \nCharles J. “Chuck” Saia is the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Disability (GCD)\, a cross-disability Executive Branch agency within the Governor’s Office. He also serves as the appointed co-administrator of New Hampshire’s ABLE plan\, along with the State of New Hampshire’s State Treasurer\, a role held since the launch of New Hampshire’s ABLE plan in 2017.  Chuck works closely with the Governor’s Office\, State agencies\, the public and other stakeholders to improve accessibility for individuals with a disability in all facets throughout the State. \nChuck is licensed to practice law in NH and in years’ past\, he has represented clients in various segments of the judicial process. \nChuck received his B.A. from Boston College and J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. \n  \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.\n 
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-focus-on-able-accounts-a-financial-tool-specifically-for-people-with-disabilities/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Federal Career Service Division
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T185043
CREATED:20250314T182343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T170748Z
UID:696457-1745503200-1745506800@www.fedbar.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: When AI Discriminates: What Employees and Employers Should Know to Protect Their Rights
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will explore the issues that arise from using AI in employment situations and the potential discriminatory impacts on employees. Our presentation will provide: 1) a brief overview of federal anti-discrimination laws governing employment\, with an emphasis on the Americans with Disabilities Act; 2) a dive into AI\, how it is used in the employment context\, and how its uses can result in discrimination against protected classes; 3) an explanation of federal and emerging state laws and how they can be used to protect an individual employee’s rights; 4) a review of current cases of interest; 5) and tips and best practices for employees and employers to consider when they encounter AI in the workplace. \n Presented by the Civil Rights Law Section. \nRegister Today!\n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nWilliam Goren\, Consultant and Attorney\, William D. Goren JD LLM LLC \nWilliam D. Goren\, Esq.\, of William D. Goren\, J.D.\, LL.M. LLC in Decatur\, GA\, has been dealing with the ADA as an Attorney since 1990. His law and consulting practice\, https://www.understandingtheada.com/\, as well as his blog\, Understanding the ADA\, (a member of the ABA Top 100 for five consecutive years\, 2014-2018- there was no ABA 100 in 2019-2021)\, all focus on understanding the ADA so that the client understands what it means to comply with that law and related laws. In particular\, he provides consulting\, counseling\, representation\, and training services involving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act\, Rehabilitation Act of 1973\, and related laws- such as the Air Carrier Access Act and the Fair Housing Act\, among others. Mr. Goren also brings a deep\, personal understanding of what it means to have a disability\, equipping him with exceptional insight on how the ADA actually works. He is deaf with a congenital bilateral hearing loss of 65–90+ decibels\, but functions entirely in the hearing world thanks to hearing aids\, Bluetooth technology\, and lip-reading. For reasons independent of his deafness\, he also uses voice dictation technology to access his computer. He is also a frequent presenter\, a trained mediator\, a FINRA arbitrator (Chairperson eligible)\, and an arbitrator on the CPR employment panel. Finally\, he is the author of Understanding the ADA\, now in its 4th edition (ABA 2013)\, and numerous other articles on the rights of persons with disabilities. He is a member of various committees of the American Bar Association and is also a member of: the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Diversity and Inclusion committee; the FBA’s Civil Rights committee and its Governing Board; FBA’s Civil Rights Amicus committee; and the Chair of the FBA’s Working Group on Disability Best Practices\, which formulated an accessibility manual for the FBA and its chapters. He is also a member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association and its lead for its Amicus committee. He has an A.B. from Vassar College\, a J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law\, and was one of the first in the entire country to receive the LL.M. in health law\, in his case from DePaul University College of Law. Interesting fact: He trained his miniature poodle to be a hearing dog while he practices virtually. \nAnthony May\, Partner\, Brown Goldstein & Levy \nAnthony May has represented clients in a variety of complex litigation matters including assisting employees with disabilities in obtaining accessible technology and accommodations in the workplace\, representing individuals who have been wrongfully convicted\, commercial litigation disputes\, and fighting workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. \nPrior to joining the firm\, Anthony was the Francis D. Murnaghan\, Jr. Appellate Advocacy Fellow at The Public Justice Center\, where he represented indigent clients\, authored amicus briefs\, and argued in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Maryland appellate courts on various anti-poverty and civil rights cases. He clerked on the Appellate Court of Maryland (formerly known as the Maryland Court of Special Appeals) for the Honorable Deborah Sweet Eyler (Ret.). \nWhile attending law school\, Anthony worked as a law clerk at Brown Goldstein & Levy\, was the Executive Symposium Editor of the Journal of Race\, Religion\, Gender & Class\, a semi-finalist in the ABA Labor & Employment Law Trial Competition\, and a Legal Writing Fellow. \n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Here\n\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\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/when-ai-discriminates-what-employees-and-employers-should-know-to-protect-their-rights/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T150000
DTSTAMP:20260412T185043
CREATED:20250324T165614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T192730Z
UID:701377-1746108000-1746111600@www.fedbar.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Service and Emotional Support Animals: Updates on Animal Accommodation Laws
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will explore the world of animals and how people with disabilities use them turns out to be deceptively complicated as there are numerous federal laws dealing with that question as well as state laws. Join William D. Goren\, Esq.\, J.D. LL.M. for a 50\,000 feet overview of how to make sense of all of this. Particular focus will be on the federal laws but their relationship to state laws will also be discussed.\n\nPresented by the FBA’s Civil Rights Law Section and Diversity & Inclusion Committee \nRegister Today!\n  \nAbout the Presenter\n \nWilliam Goren\, Consultant and Attorney\, William D. Goren JD LLM LLC \nWilliam D. Goren\, Esq.\, of William D. Goren\, J.D.\, LL.M. LLC in Decatur\, GA\, has been dealing with the ADA as an Attorney since 1990. His law and consulting practice\, https://www.understandingtheada.com/\, as well as his blog\, Understanding the ADA\, (a member of the ABA Top 100 for five consecutive years\, 2014-2018- there was no ABA 100 in 2019-2021)\, all focus on understanding the ADA so that the client understands what it means to comply with that law and related laws. In particular\, he provides consulting\, counseling\, representation\, and training services involving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act\, Rehabilitation Act of 1973\, and related laws- such as the Air Carrier Access Act and the Fair Housing Act\, among others. Mr. Goren also brings a deep\, personal understanding of what it means to have a disability\, equipping him with exceptional insight on how the ADA actually works. He is deaf with a congenital bilateral hearing loss of 65–90+ decibels\, but functions entirely in the hearing world thanks to hearing aids\, Bluetooth technology\, and lip-reading. For reasons independent of his deafness\, he also uses voice dictation technology to access his computer. He is also a frequent presenter\, a trained mediator\, a FINRA arbitrator (Chairperson eligible)\, and an arbitrator on the CPR employment panel. Finally\, he is the author of Understanding the ADA\, now in its 4th edition (ABA 2013)\, and numerous other articles on the rights of persons with disabilities. He is a member of various committees of the American Bar Association and is also a member of: the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Diversity and Inclusion committee; the FBA’s Civil Rights committee and its Governing Board; FBA’s Civil Rights Amicus committee; and the Chair of the FBA’s Working Group on Disability Best Practices\, which formulated an accessibility manual for the FBA and its chapters. He is also a member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association and its lead for its Amicus committee. He has an A.B. from Vassar College\, a J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law\, and was one of the first in the entire country to receive the LL.M. in health law\, in his case from DePaul University College of Law. Interesting fact: He trained his miniature poodle to be a hearing dog while he practices virtually. \n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Here \n\n\n\nMember: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\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.\n\n 
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-service-and-emotional-support-animals/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Diversity & Inclusion
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Preparing Corporate Clients for DHS and ICE Site Visits: Legal Obligations and Practical Defense
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThis presentation prepares employment and labor attorneys to represent corporate clients subject to immigration enforcement initiatives\, such as surprise ICE raids and advance-scheduled DHS site visits. It covers the legal distinctions between administrative and judicial warrants\, Fourth Amendment safeguards\, proactive measures corporations might take prior to a raid\, and compliance without waiver or risk exposure. Attendees will receive hands-on guidance on developing corporate response protocols\, training in-house staff\, documenting enforcement activity\, and protecting employee rights with minimal interruption of business. Key areas of discussion include policies for consent and access\, documentation policy\, and notice to HR/legal staff regarding enforcement boundaries under current federal procedures. A panel discussion to follow with corporate attorneys and immigration attorneys\, to discuss employee rights and how corporations can mitigate their legal risk on an ICE raid. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by FBA’s Labor and Employment Law Section\, Cosponsored by FBA’s Immigration and Civil Rights Law Sections  \n\nPresenters\n \nMorgan Drake\, Litigation Attorney\, National Immigrant Justice Center. Chicago\, IL. \nMorgan Drake is a Clinical Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. She supervises and trains students in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic and in the Crimmigration Clinic. She also supervises the HLS Immigration Project (HIP)\, a student-practice organization focused on immigration-related community engagement efforts and advocacy. Morgan was previously a Litigation Attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow at the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)\, where she protected the due process rights of detained noncitizens through appellate representation at the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and federal courts. During her two-year Equal Justice Works Fellowship\, Morgan did not lose a single case before the BIA. Morgan holds a J.D. From DePaul University College of Law (COL). Prior to law school\, Morgan worked with detained unaccompanied minors as a paralegal and DOJ-Accredited Representative on NIJC’s Children’s Protection Project. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Spanish from Augustana College. \n \nJoe Schulz\, Corporate Attorney / Chief Legal Officer\, Terra Labor Consulting Group LLC \nDr. Joe A. Schulz is a corporate attorney and Chief Legal Officer at Terra Labor Consulting Group\, LLC\, based in Houston\, Texas. He oversees legal strategy\, regulatory compliance\, contracts\, and litigation. A licensed Minnesota attorney with a background in education leadership\, he holds a J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and a doctorate in education. Prior to becoming an attorney he spent 20 years in Texas public schools as a teacher and a campus administrator. Dr. Schulz also serves as Chief Legal Counsel for TerraImm\, guiding immigration tech operations and legal support services across the U.S. and Mexico. \n  \n \nKelli Duehning\, Immigration Attorney \nAs a Partner and vital member of BAL’s Government Strategies team\, Kelli is at the forefront of immigration government policy\, trailblazing with creative tactics to meet even the most urgent contemporary matters. \nFrom complex cases requiring strategic government interaction to broad policy initiatives that involve sensitive political dynamics\, Kelli successfully leverages her extensive background in government\, her technical expertise and her passion for advocacy to help U.S. businesses access global talent and remain in compliance with the complicated web of employer immigration obligations. She keeps clients updated on fast-moving legislative and policy changes\, drives immigration program management and advises on complex compliance issues in her role as a leader of the firm’s I-9 and E-Verify practice. \nKelli joined BAL after a 17-year career with the Department of Homeland Security\, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service. She managed the Western Law Division of USCIS and was responsible for developing and coordinating all legal strategies in the western United States. She also worked closely with government investigators and federal law enforcement officials and was a close advisor to agency leadership on complex immigration issues. \nIn addition to her legal duties as a USCIS attorney\, Kelli worked as an immigration officer in the overseas refugee program in Nairobi\, Kenya; Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia; and various locations in Thailand. She was the acting field office director in Beijing\, China and New Delhi\, India\, as well as an adjudications officer in Bangkok\, Thailand. As USCIS special counsel to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.)\, chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee\, she assisted with comprehensive immigration reform during the 2006 legislative session. Kelli is a prolific advocate for immigration policy. She is a frequent speaker at WERC and Chair of their Global Immigration Policy group\, SHRM and other venues and is sought after by the media for her immigration expertise. She currently serves as Chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section. \n \nGeorge Beason\, Immigration Attorney \nAfter graduating from the University of Houston Downtown with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration\, George went on to teach underprivileged children in the Houston area. In order to better meet their needs\, he enrolled in The Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University where he graduated with his Juris Doctorate. \nBefore he began practicing law\, Mr. Beason was a middle school special education teacher and won Teacher of the Year at Quail Valley Middle School. During this time he honed his listening skills and fought for equality for his special needs students. He began practicing immigration law before the current administration changed\, and wants to help those facing immigration problems. \n \nDavid Hao n-House Counsel \nDavid Q. Hao is a license attorney\, coach\, author\, and former educator who helps individuals and organizations flourish. He currently serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Cove Wealth Management\, where he oversees legal strategy and regulatory compliance. David previously held senior leadership roles in education\, including Head of School\, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs\, and Dean of Student Success. He is the creator of the Flourishing Framework™\, a model for personal and organizational growth. David earned his J.D. and M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Boston College and his B.B.A. in Economics from Baylor University. He is also the co-author of “The Maximizer Mindset: Work Less\, Achieve More\, Spread Joy.” David has been married for 15 years\, is the proud dad of three daughters\, and lives in the sweet land of Sugar Land\, Texas. \n \nLuis Eduardo Alvarez Velasquez – In-House Counsel \nLuis is a licensed attorney in Mexico and Texas\, earning his Licenciatura en Derecho from Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2017 and his LLM from University of Houston Law Center in 2024. He is currently the Senior Legal and Compliance Manager for Access World where he oversees legal risk management and corporate governance for multiple companies across the U.S. and the Americas. \nLuis is an attorney focused on litigation in civil\, commercial\, and arbitration matters\, with a specialization in liability and damages. He also provides corporate advisory services. He is a part-time professor at PrepaTEC Campus Ciudad de México and at the Tomas Alva Edison Preparatory School. He supports youth empowerment as a speaker with experience\, aimed at inspiring those interested in leadership and personal development. \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegister Now!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\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/webinar-preparing-corporate-clients-for-dhs-and-ice-site-visits-legal-obligations-and-practical-defense/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Immigration Law Section,Labor Employment Law Section
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Immigration Law in Flux: Key Updates from Courts and Agencies\, Enforcement Trends\, and the Road Ahead
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nAdvising individual clients on immigration-related matters can be difficult in an ever-shifting environment. This CLE provides attendees a timely and practical overview of the latest developments in U.S. immigration law. Participants will explore recent decisions from the Executive Office for Immigration Review\, evolving agency policies and executive actions\, and major Supreme Court decisions reshaping the legal landscape. The course will also examine current enforcement trends\, the complex intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system\, and key employment-related issues affecting noncitizens. Attendees will gain actionable insights to navigate these shifting dynamics and anticipate what lies ahead for practitioners. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee\, Civil Rights Law Section\, Federal Litigation Section\, Immigration Law Section\, Labor & Employment Section and the Younger Lawyers Division. \n\nPresenters\nModerator: Ira Kurzban is a founder of the law firm of Kurzban\, Kurzban\, Tetzeli & Pratt\, P.A.\, of Miami\, Florida. He is a past-national President and former General Counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is a Fellow of the American Bar Association. He has litigated over hundred federal cases concerning the rights of aliens\, including Jean v. Nelson\, Commissioner v. Jean\, and McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center\, Inc.\, which he argued before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Kurzban is an adjunct faculty member in Immigration and Nationality Law at the University of Miami School of Law. He is the author of Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook\, the most widely used two-volume immigration source in the United States in its 19th Edition and he has lectured and otherwise published extensively in the field of immigration law\, including articles in the Harvard Law Review and Columbia University Press. Mr. Kurzban has practiced Immigration and Nationality Law for over 40 years and has won numerous awards for his work. He was the first recipient of the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award presented to him by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court for his work in protecting Haitian asylum seekers. He was selected as an Honorary Fellow by the University of Pennsylvania Law School for his work on behalf of refugees. He has been the recipient of the Wasserstein Public Interest Fellowship from Harvard Law School and in 2020 he received the Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law from the American Bar Association. \nMartin Rosenow is a Miami-based immigration attorney and a partner at Rosenow Taramasco P.A. Inspired by his grandfather\, a prominent immigration attorney\, Rosenow continues a family legacy in the field\, advocating on behalf of clients in a wide range of employment- and family-based immigration matters. \n  \n  \nSusan G. Roy began her legal career through the Department of Justice Attorney General Honors Program\, as an Attorney Advisor at the Board of Immigration Appeals. She became an Assistant Chief Counsel and National Security Attorney for the Department of Homeland Security\, Immigration and Customs Enforcement\, in Newark\, NJ. From 2008-2010\, she served as an Immigration Judge\, also in Newark. Sue then entered private practice and is a solo practitioner specializing in complex criminal immigration cases and federal litigation. Most recently\, Sue has become the Managing Attorney for the Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice’s Detention\, Deportation\, and Defense Initiative. Sue is the former Chair of both the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) NJ Chapter and the NJ State Bar Association Immigration Law Section. She is currently the Vice-Chair of the Municipal Court Practice Section and has been a member of the NJSBA Legislative Committee for several years. In 2024\, Sue has been awarded the AILA Sam Williamson Mentor Award. In 2023\, she received the NJSBA Distinguished Legislative Services Award. Sue has been a guest lecturer at many area law schools\, and has taught as an adjunct professor at Rutgers Law School\, University of DC Law School\, and Mercer County College. She is on the faculty of the Immigration Trial Advocacy College and Vecina\, two pro bono organizations that train litigation attorneys in trial advocacy skills. In addition\, she has authored articles in the NJ Law Journal and the AILA Law Journal\, among others. Sue is a member of the Round Table of Former Immigration Judges\, and\, through the Round Table\, has been involved in over 70 amici briefs before SCOTUS\, the federal courts of appeal\, the NJ Supreme Court\, the Board of Immigration Appeals\, and more. As a Round Table member\, in 2019\, she was awarded the AILA Advocacy Award of the Year.  She has been a speaker and/or moderator for many NJSBA conferences\, in the areas of immigration\, municipal court practice\, ethics\, LGBTQ+ rights\, school law\, and more. She has presented at numerous AILA national\, regional\, and local conferences\, as well as the NYSBA\, the Federal Bar Association\, the American Bar Association\, the Mercer County Bar Association\, the Practicing Law Institute\, and many others. \nRebecca Sharpless is a faculty member of the University of Miami School of Law\, where she is the founding director of the Immigration Clinic and teaches immigration law. With her clinic students\, Professor Sharpless represents indigent noncitizens in removal proceedings and engages in litigation in U.S. district court and before the U.S. courts of appeals. Her award-winning book published by the University of California Press\, Shackled: 92 Refugees Imprisoned On ICE Air\, examines our immigration enforcement system through the stories of two Somali men who were shackled for two days on a botched 2017 ICE Air flight. Professor Sharpless has received numerous awards and recognition for her work\, including the 2025 Swarthmore College Eugene Lang Impact Award\, multiple book awards (2024 IPPY bronze\, 2024 Foreword Indies bronze\, 2024 Readers’ Choice finalist)\, the 2024 Clinical Legal Education Association Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project (honorable mention)\, the 2021 University of Miami’s Provost’s Teaching Award\, the 2019 Arthur C. Helton Memorial Human Rights Award (team defense of Somali 92)\, and the 2018 Elmer Fried Excellence in Teaching Award from the American Immigration Lawyers Association. \n\nRegister Now!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\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/webinar-immigration-law-in-flux-key-updates-from-courts-and-agencies-enforcement-trends-and-the-road-ahead/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Federal Litigation Section,Immigration Law Section,Labor Employment Law Section,Professional Development Committee,Younger Lawyers Division
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Many Roads to Justice: Diverse Career Paths in Civil Rights Law
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nJoin members of the Civil Rights Section as they discuss the different paths they took to starting their practice in civil rights law. Civil rights lawyers with experience practicing in private firms\, nonprofits\, government\, and academia will share how they began working in civil rights\, how the early years of their practice led to their current positions\, and advice for lawyers just starting out in the field. This is an excellent opportunity for law students\, new lawyers\, and lawyers interested in expanding their practice into civil rights law. Bring your questions for these knowledgeable practitioners! \nRegister Now!\n\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section \n\nPresenters\n Morgan Drake \nMorgan Drake is a Clinical Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. She supervises and trains students in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic and in the Crimmigration Clinic. She also supervises the HLS Immigration Project (HIP)\, a student-practice organization focused on immigration-related community engagement efforts and advocacy. Morgan was previously a Litigation Attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow at the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)\, where she protected the due process rights of detained noncitizens through appellate representation at the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and federal courts. Morgan holds a J.D. From DePaul University College of Law. Prior to law school\, Morgan worked with detained unaccompanied minors as a paralegal and DOJ-Accredited Representative on NIJC’s Children’s Protection Project. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Spanish from Augustana College. \n Kyle Kaiser \nKyle Kaiser is an Assistant Attorney General and Senior Trial Counsel in the Litigation Division of the Utah Attorney General’s Office. He has been with the office since July 2011. Kyle’s practice focuses on defending claims of constitutional or civil rights violations brought against the State of Utah\, its agents\, agencies\, and subdivisions\, and Utah colleges and school districts. Kyle is also appointed as a judge pro tempore for the Salt Lake City Justice Court\, presiding over civil small claims matters. Before working for the Utah AG’s Office\, Kyle was employed as Staff Attorney for Justice Dale Wainwright of the Supreme Court of Texas\, where he not only assisted Justice Wainwright in researching and preparing opinions and analyzing petitions for review\, but was in charge of the Court’s annual hot pepper eating competition. Before that\, Kyle was a litigation and intellectual property associate with the law firm of Winthrop & Weinstine\, P.A. in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, and served as a law clerk for Richard Dorr\, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri\, in Springfield. Kyle received his J.D.\, with high distinction\, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2003\, where he was Senior Managing Editor of the Iowa Law Review\, was awarded the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion\, and was inducted into Order of the Coif. Kyle received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University\, summa cum laude\, in 2000. Away from work\, Kyle enjoys spending time with his wife Pearl\, their daughter Cora\, and their cat Milo; camping around Utah in a 1983 Chevy RV; competing in pub trivia events (mostly virtually this year); playing percussion with the local community band and piano in the privacy of his own home; and judging mock trial competitions. \n Lauren DiMartino \nLauren DiMartino is an attorney at Brown\, Goldstein & Levy representing clients across various areas of civil rights law\, including fair housing\, education and disability rights\, and LGBTQ+ rights. Her practice also includes appeals and commercial litigation. Lauren clerked for Judge Martha Craig Daughtry on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was previously the Legal Fellow at the University of Colorado School of Law’s Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law. She graduated from the City University of New York School of Law\, a public-interest program\, with a concentration in Social Justice\, Equality\, and Civil Rights. She is active in community work\, and is on the Board of Directors of FreeState Justice\, the Advisory Board of Baltimore Youth Arts\, teaches Appellate Advocacy at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law\, and serves on the Baltimore City Office of Inspector General Citizen Advisory Board. Lauren is admitted to the bar of the states of New York\, Maryland\, and New Jersey. \nRobin Wagner \nRobin Wagner is the Principal and Founder of Robin Wagner Law\, PLLC. She works exclusively on plaintiff-side civil rights matters\, primarily in the areas of employment and housing discrimination. She spent 9 years at a prominent plaintiff-side civil rights law firm in the Detroit area\, rising to equity partner\, before founding her own firm. She clerked for the Hon. Judith E. Levy of the Eastern District of Michigan and the Hon. Michael H. Dolinger\, ret. Magistrate Judge\, Southern District of New York. Robin is an elected officer of the Eastern District of Michgan Chapter of the FBA and former Chair of the Civil Rights Law Section. Robin has written on employment and housing discrimination law for various professional journals\, including the Michigan Bar Journal\, the journal of the Michigan Association of Justice\, and of course\, our section’s own Civil Rights Insider. \n Benjamin de Seingalt \nBenjamin de Seingalt is the Corporate Counsel and Director of Compliance and Privacy for MarketVision Research\, one of the largest primary market research and consulting firms in the United States. His work focuses on artificial intelligence\, global privacy compliance\, corporate social responsibility\, and post-market drug surveillance. Ben is also the Senior Fellow for Artificial Intelligence at the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and serves on the Editorial Board for The Federal Lawyer\, the board of the Federal Bar Association’s Section on Civil Rights\, the BHBIA’s Ethics and Compliance Committee\, ESOMAR’s AI Task Force Coordinating Committee\, and the Insights Association’s Standards Committee. He is a graduate of Tulane University Law School\, the A.B. Freeman School of Business\, and Washington College. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Now!\n\n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.  \n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event. \n\n\n\n Frequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n  \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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 online FBA program\, 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/webinar-many-roads-to-justice-diverse-career-paths-in-civil-rights-law/
CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section
LOCATION:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-many-roads-to-justice-diverse-career-paths-in-civil-rights-law/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260412T185043
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SUMMARY:Civil Rights Section and Atlanta Chapter: Civil Rights Etouffee on the Road: Atlanta
DESCRIPTION:Our Biannual Civil Rights Etouffee is such a hit\, we’re taking it on the road!\nJoin us in Atlanta at the Carter Center on February 12 to discuss education law\, disability rights\, and other civil rights law\, with keynote speaker Hon. Amy Totenberg. \nThe morning event includes 3 CLE credits\, legal updates and analysis\, lunch\, and camaraderie with fellow attorneys. This event is relevant to a variety of attorneys\, from experienced practitioners seeking new developments in disability rights and education law to those just starting their practice and interested in exploring civil rights. It’s also a great opportunity for attorneys looking to take on pro bono matters or simply interested in gaining CLE credits with interesting speakers in a unique venue. \nThe program features panels led by experienced civil rights practitioners who will address timely and practical civil rights topics. The program will also include a keynote address by the Honorable Amy Totenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. \nLunch will be provided\, and attendees will have meaningful opportunities to network with fellow practitioners and speakers. Admission is free for federal judges and law clerks. \nLearn More & Register!\n 
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/civil-rights-section-and-atlanta-chapter-civil-rights-etouffee-on-the-road-atlanta/
CATEGORIES:Atlanta Chapter,Civil Rights Law Section
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