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SUMMARY:Webinar: Courts and Civility - Understanding the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nJoin the Federal Bar Association to learn more about a new civics program designed for adult learners. \nThe rule of law and the independence of the judiciary are being debated everywhere today. These principles are fundamental to the strength of our democracy. To meet the moment\, United States District Judges Beth Bloom and Robin Rosenberg developed Courts and Civility\, an adult-focused program that: \n INFORMS the public about the rule of law and what courts do.\nPROMOTES the need for civility and respect for the rule of law and the judiciary. \nThis pre-packaged\, easily adaptable program includes a PowerPoint and interactive handouts that judges\, lawyers\, and community leaders can use to educate the public about the courts and the importance of civility. \nPlease join us to learn how to bring Courts and Civility to your hometown! \nSponsored by the FBA Judiciary Division and the Civics\, Community Service & Outreach Committee. \nPresented jointly with the American Inns of Court  \n\n\n\nPresenters\n Hon. Beth Bloom\, District Judge\, Southern District of Florida \nJudge Beth Bloom has served as a United States District Judge in the Southern District of Florida since 2014\, following her appointment by President Barack Obama and unanimous Senate confirmation. She previously served 20 years on the Florida state bench\, including as a Circuit Court Judge in Miami-Dade County.  \nJudge Bloom is active in the Federal Bar Association and Federal Judges Association\, and chairs the Southern District’s Local Rules Committee. She co-created two national programs now adopted across the country: the Judicial Intern Academy (JIA)\, which expands opportunities for diverse law students\, and the Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions (CD3) Program\, designed to teach civility and civil discourse to students.  \nA frequent lecturer\, Judge Bloom has served on the faculty of the Florida Judicial College\, National Judicial College\, and the University of Miami School of Law. She has received numerous honors\, including the Florida Supreme Court’s 2024 Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Pro Bono Award\, the ABA Presidential Recognition Award\, and the Miami Beach Bar Association’s 2023 Legal Legend Award.  \n\n \n  \nHon. Robin Rosenberg \n\nHon. Robin L. Rosenberg was appointed in 2014 as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. She chairs the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules\, serves on the Board of Editors for the Manual for Complex Litigation\, and is a board member of the American Law Institute. She co-created the national Civil Discourse and Decisions Program\, and chairs the Eleventh Circuit Civics Education Committee. Within her district\, she leads the Technology Committee and serves on several others.  \nJudge Rosenberg has received numerous awards\, including the Florida Supreme Court’s 2024 Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award\, the Miami Jewish Legal Society’s 2024 Devorah Judge Award\, and the Federal Bar Association’s 2019 Kenneth L. Ryskamp Award. She also chairs the Editorial Board of Judicature\, published by Duke Law’s Bolch Judicial Institute\, and is the author of several scholarly works.  \nBefore her federal appointment\, Judge Rosenberg served as a Florida Circuit Court judge\, practiced employment and litigation law\, was General Counsel of Slim•Fast Foods during its $2.1 billion merger with Unilever\, and worked as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Duke University (JD\, MA).  \n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration has closed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n Add to calendar
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Common Issues and Best Practices Regarding Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction and FRCP 12(b)(1)
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nWait\, Are We Even in the Right Place? Common Issues and Best Practices Regarding Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction and FRCP 12(b)(1) \nBecause federal courts have limited jurisdiction\, the issue of subject matter jurisdiction must be assessed by the parties and court at the earliest stage of litigation. This panel will explore common issues that arise when assessing subject matter jurisdiction and best practices for arguing for or against the existence of subject matter jurisdiction. The target audience includes law students considering clerkships\, current judicial clerks\, and young litigators. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by the FBA’s Judiciary Division‘s Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee  \n\nPresenters\n \n Constantine P. Economides\, Founding Partner\, Dynamis LLP  (Moderator) \nConstantine has wide-ranging litigation experience\, with expertise in securities\, cryptoasset\, international\, and class action litigation. Over the past fourteen years\, he has represented litigants in some of the most notable fraud-based disputes in United States history.  \nAs a former judicial clerk to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida\, Constantine assisted the Judge in adjudicating over 100 civil cases. Before founding Dynamis\, Constantine was a partner in an elite litigation boutique and also worked with large national firms in New York and Florida on numerous matters involving securities\, international\, and class action litigation.  He represented the Securities Investor Protection Corporation as part of the team that recovered over $11 billion on behalf of the victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.  He also recovered funds on behalf of investors defrauded by failed blood-testing company Theranos\, Inc. and its infamous founder\, Elizabeth Holmes.  \nConstantine currently represents an array of clients in complex domestic and international disputes involving cryptoassets\, securities\, and commercial contracts.  \nAdditionally\, Constantine recently became an arbitrator for Financial Industry Regulatory Authority\, Inc. (“FINRA”)\, and in recognition of his work with securities litigation and class action litigation\, he has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine for 2016 – 2022.  \nConstantine is the co-founder and co-chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee\, which is designed to marshal and provide professional opportunities for the national network of current and former federal judicial clerks.   \n \nLou Mulligan\, Dean\, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law  \nLumen “Lou” Mulligan joined the UMKC Law faculty in 2023 where he proudly serves as the dean and professor of law.  A native Kansas Citian\, Dean Mulligan is an award-winning classroom instructor\, teaching doctrinal and simulation courses as well as supervising clinics.  He is also a prolific scholar.  He has authored\, or co-authored\, five books and treatises and numerous articles\, focusing on civil procedure.  Indeed\, the state and federal courts cited Dean Mulligan’s writings more than 80 times in 2022 alone\, and he was awarded the 2017 Civil Procedure Article of the Year by the American Association of Law Schools.  Before taking on the decanal role at UMKC\, Dean Mulligan held numerous administrative posts at other institutions\, including interim vice provost for faculty affairs\, associate dean for faculty\, and center director.  \nDean Mulligan’s legal experience includes co-founding Stowell & Mulligan\, P.A.\, working as a litigation associate attorney at a large Kansas City-based law firm\, and serving as a judicial clerk on the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Prior to joining UMKC School of Law\, Dean Mulligan maintained a small practice representing clients in state and federal courts during his time in the academy.  \nIn addition to his roles in the academy and in legal practice\, Dean Mulligan serves as a senior fellow at the Rodel Leadership Institute – Judicial Project\, a research fellow for the Council on Criminal Justice – Veterans Initiative\, a member of the Kansas Judicial Council – Civil Rules Advisory Committee\, and as a leader in other non-partisan organizations.  \nDean Mulligan earned his J.D. (magna cum laude\, Order of the Coif)\, from the University of Michigan Law School. He holds an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Colorado and a B.A. with honors from the University of Kansas.  Prior to UMKC School of Law\, Dean Mulligan was on faculty at the University of Kansas Law School\, Michigan State University College of Law\, and the University of Michigan School of Business.  \n \nKim Browneve \,Career Law Clerk\, District Court Southern District of Florida.\nKim Brown Eve is a Career Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert N. Scola\, Jr. at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She has served in this role since 2016\, following six years as Career Law Clerk to Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber in the same court. Before joining the judiciary\, she practiced law as an associate at White & Case LLP in Miami\, where she focused on complex commercial litigation. \nKim earned her Juris Doctor\, summa cum laude\, from the University of Miami School of Law in 2007. She also holds a Master of Science in Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California\, San Diego\, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Columbia College in New York. \n Judge Paul Levenson\, Magistrate\, United States District Court \nMagistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson began his service to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in June 2022. \nHe began his legal career as a clerk for Judge Stanley A. Weigel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Thereafter he worked as an associate at law firms in Washington\, D.C.\, and New York City. \nIn 1989\, he joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts\, where he served for over 24 years. There he started in the Civil Division and later moved to the Criminal Division\, working primarily in the Economic Crimes Unit and the Public Corruption Unit. He was Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit from 2007 to 2013. \nFrom 2013 to 2022\, Magistrate Judge Levenson was Director of the Boston Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. \nMagistrate Judge Levenson grew up in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, and Albemarle County\, Virginia.  He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in Social Studies\, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.  In law school he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and was head teaching fellow for Professor Archibald Cox. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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 
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-common-issues-and-best-practices-regarding-federal-subject-matter-jurisdiction-and-frcp-12b1/
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