Introductory Course on Irish Law, Society, Business and Trade (in Ireland)
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-13 | Ireland
Introductory Course on Irish Law, Society, Business and Trade
In Ireland
May 7 – 13, 2025
Overview
An introduction to the Irish legal and constitutional system, EU Law, fundamentals of civil and criminal law, as well as more advanced topics to include immigration law, human rights, international law and environmental law, brand rights, and intellectual property. The goal of this program is to provide participants with a deeper understanding of contemporary Irish law and business practices, international law and economic relations, and to enhance the practitioner’s ability to deal with Irish-American clientele and emerging legal issues between the United States and Ireland and/or the EU.
CLE Agenda
*All CLE Hours are Anticipated
May 8, 2025
9:30-10:30 am
CLE: 60 minutes – 1.0 CLE hours*
The Irish Legal System & Continuing Legal Education
Overview of the Irish legal system, constitutional law, legal education in Ireland, higher education law, comparative law, sources of law, court structures, and legal procedures, the research of law.

Presenter: TP Kennedy, Education Director, Law Society of Ireland
Location: Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
4:30-6:00 pm
CLE: 90 minutes – 1.5 CLE hours*
The Irish Judiciary and Access to Justice in Ireland
Session includes the organization of Irish Courts, regulation of law practice in Ireland, role of the Bar Association, Deontology, Ethics and ethical codes
Presenters: Chief Executive Officer Ciara Murphy and Representatives of the Bar of Ireland
Location: The Bar of Ireland and Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland
7:00-8:00 pm
CLE: 60 minutes – 1.0 CLE hours*
Ireland’s Economic Ascent: Successes, the Housing Conundrum & Legal Challenges
Topics: Tax Law, EU Law, Foreign Investment, IP, Housing Laws and Housing Crisis, Social Welfare, Tech Sector
Presenters: Ronan Lyons, Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin; Moderator: Daniel Perez
Location: The Bull & Castle, Dublin, Ireland
May 9, 2025
9:30 – 10:30 am
CLE: 60 minutes – 1.0 CLE hours*
A Century of Irish Censorship: The Prohibitions, the Battles, the Legacy
This session includes: Freedom of Expression, Censorship, Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Intellectual Property
Presenters: Jana Fischerova; Moderator: Daniel Perez
Location: EPIC Museum, Dublin, Ireland
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
CLE: 60 minutes – 1.0 CLE hours*
Immigration Law & Society: the Irish Immigrant Experience
A program featuring: Immigration Law, Procedural Law, Human Rights, State & Society
Presenters: Nathan Mannion; Moderator: Daniel Perez
Location: EPIC Museum, Dublin, Ireland
1:00-2:00 pm
CLE: 60 minutes – 1.0 CLE hours*
Irish Whiskey Regulation and Protecting Brand Rights
The session explores Intellectual Property, Brand protection in the EU, the regulation of alcohol in Ireland, denomination of origin, commercial law, contracts, trademark and trade dress.
Presenters: Jack Teeling: Moderator: Daniel Perez
Location: Teelings Distillery, Dublin, Ireland
May 12, 2025
1:30-3:00 pm
CLE: 90 minutes – 1.5 CLE hours*
The Bar of Northern Ireland & Jurisdiction and Organization of the Royal Courts of Justice
UK Judiciary, Structure and Traditions of the Bar, Legal Profession Requirements, Inns of Court, Barrister requirements, Legal Practice in the UK, The British Legal System, Hierarchy of the United Kingdom Courts, Organization, functioning and jurisdiction of the Royal Courts, Judicial Career
Panel: Donal Lunny KC and Representatives of the Royal Courts of Justice
Location: The Bar of Northern Ireland & Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, Ireland

PRESENTER INFORMATION:
TP Kennedy
Director of Education at the Law Society of Ireland. He has been with the Law Society of Ireland for almost 29 years, having started as a legal education co-coordinator and has been the Director of Education since September 1999. For 25 years now he has been the Editorial Advisor of the Hibernian Law Journal as well. Before this, he also worked as a Solicitor at McCann FitzGerald for almost 5 years. He obtained his LLB in Law from the Trinity College in Dublin and he also has a diploma in Theology and Philosophy from the Milltown Institute.
Ciara Murphy
Ciara Murphy is the Chief Executive of The Bar of Ireland since November 2014. She supports the Bar Council in defining its strategic priorities and goals and is accountable to the Council for delivering the expected performance results defined by its annual operating plan.
Ronan Lyons
Ronan is a Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin. His research focuses on housing markets, urban economics and economic history. Ronan is the Director of Trinity Research in Social Sciences, a hub of over 300 research active social scientists in Trinity, and also Associate Director and Data Lead at the Centre for Economics, Politics and History, a joint research hub between Trinity and Queen’s University Belfast, funded by the North-South Research Programme of the Government of Ireland. Rona is an internationally recognised expert on housing markets and housing price indices. Since 2004, he has been the author of the Daft.ie Reports, the longest-running sale and rental prices in Ireland. Since 2017, he
has worked, on behalf of the IMF, training policymakers in South America, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia on how to measure housing price trends. I have also worked with numerous individual countries — including Bolivia, Iraq, Jordan, Mongolia, Nepal, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam — building local expert capacity. Ronan is an active contributor to policy debates, especially on the topic of housing, and his research and commentary feature regularly in the media, both nationally and internationally. Nationally, he is a columnist at TheCurrency, having previously written for the Sunday Business Post and the Sunday Independent. Internationally, he is regularly interviewed on the Irish economy — past examples include the BBC, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, YLE (Finland), the Christian Science Monitor, the Financial Times, Sky News, the New York Times and The Economist. From 2021 to 2024, he was a member of Ireland’s Housing Commission, and for the period 2017-2022, he was a Board Member of Ireland’s Higher Education Authority. Ronan has been a Council Member of the Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of Ireland (SSISI) since 2017 and was Honorary Secretary for 2018-2021. From 2016 to 2022, I was on the Organising Committee of the Dublin Economic Workshop.
Ronan has written a number of book chapters, including for the Economy of Ireland textbook, and in 2011, he was editor, with Ed Burke, of Next Generation Ireland. Together with his co-authors, Rowena Gray and Jason Barr, Ronan is writing Rent & The City, a history of the (un)affordability of housing in New York over the last centuries. Commissioned by Columbia University Press, it is due out in late 2025.
Nathan Mannion
Nathan currently serves as the Head of Exhibitions and Programmes at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. A frequent contributor to the Irish Times newspaper and Irish Lives Remembered magazine, he also authored ‘The Irish and the World’ published by Scala in 2022. He is a Heritage Studies graduate of Atlantic Technical University (ATU) where he specialised in Museum Studies and completed an MA in Arts Management and Cultural Policy at the University College Dublin in 2020. Originally from Carlow he has previously worked with the national Heritage Council’s Museum Standards Programme for Ireland and as Deputy Curator of Rothe House Museum & Gardens. He has served on the Irish board of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) since 2018 and was elected Chair in 2024, having formerly served as Secretary and Membership Secretary. In addition to his work with ICOM he is also the Irish representative on the international Migration Museums Network (MMN) and a member of the Europeana network.
Jana Fischerova
Jana was born in Hradec Králové (Czech Republic). She is a graduate of Palacký University, Olomouc (Czech Republic), where she completed a BA & MA in Czech Philology, and a BA & MA in English Philology; and of University College Dublin, where she was awarded a PhD in Anglo-Irish Literature (in 2011). Her doctoral thesis was a comparative study of Literary Censorship in Ireland and Czechoslovakia. Her main area of expertise lies in twentieth-century literature and culture, mainly Czech and Irish, but also British and (Soviet) Russian. She is particularly interested in the subject of literary and other censorship, as well as the relationship between literature and society. Jana’s research work has been largely comparative, focused primarily on the post-independence Czech (Czechoslovak) and Irish contexts. Recently she has been working on expanding her scope by exploring the related cultural territories of the Soviet Union and Great Britain. In addition, she is interested in the politics of translation. As a trained philologist, she also teaches Czech Language courses at the Department.
Jack Teeling
Jack founded the Teeling Whiskey Company in 2012 and has quickly transformed it into the leading progressive Irish whiskey company with a portfolio of premium award winning Irish whiskeys exporting to over 60 International Markets and opened the first new distillery in Dublin for over 125 years in 2015. He obtained a MSc in International Business from the Dublin Trinity College, a MBS in Finance from the University College of Dublin and a BCOM in Commerce from the University College of Dublin.
Donal Lunny KC
Donal has a broad civil practice encompassing Administrative Law/ Judicial Review, Land Law, Personal Injury and Public Inquiries. His practice also extends to the Lands Tribunal where he regularly acts in rating and valuation appeals, vesting compensation claims (including blight notice cases), compensation claims under Schedule 9 of the Land Registration Act (NI) 1970, and rent review arbitrations. Donal is currently a member of the Government Legal Service’s Senior Counsel Panel, having previously been a member of its Junior Counsel ‘A’ Panel for several years. Between 2017 and 2020 he was one of two Junior Counsel to the Public Inquiry into the Northern Ireland RHI Scheme. Donal has been an elected member of the Bar Council since 2003. Find more information here.

Daniel James Perez
Daniel James Perez is a US Attorney (ret’d) and President of CLE Abroad, an organization dedicated to promoting international exchange for US attorneys. In addition to his role at CLE Abroad, Daniel directs legal programming and educational activities for other tour operators and organizations serving professional and accredited learning abroad and postgraduate education. Daniel is a regular speaker and moderator for live lectures and panels on international law and policy.

2025 FBA Ireland Brochure May

Western District of Pennsylvania Chapter: Bagels with the Bench
2025-05-12 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, 700 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Come join us for our next installment of Bagels with the Bench, this time featuring Judge Marilyn J. Horan. May 12, at 9:00.
Attendance is limited to the first 20 chapter members, so if you are not yet a member, please join us today.
RSVP to Aaron at weiss@zklaw.com.

Dayton Chapter: Federal Court Practice Seminar
2025-05-13 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Walter H. Rice Federal Building and U.S Courthouse (Room 150), 200 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
This multi-session seminar is hosted by the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Dayton Chapter and meets a prerequisite for admission to the bar of the Southern District of Ohio. Speakers include district court, bankruptcy court, and magistrate judges from the Dayton seat of court. The program has been approved for 3.0 general hours of CLE credit by The Supreme Court of Ohio.
COURSE OUTLINE
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM — Registration and Opening Remarks
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM — A View from the Bench
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM — Practice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM — Break
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM — Overview of Removal to Federal Court
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM — Practice in the Southern District of Ohio
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM — PACER and CM/ECF
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM — Swearing-in Ceremony
** Admission cost is tiered. The cost is $75 for people who are not members of the FBA, $50 for members of the FBA, and FREE for new members of the FBA (i.e., those who signed up within the six months prior to the seminar). Proof of membership must be sent to DaytonFBAEvents@gmail.com.
To register for the seminar, please go here.
To JOIN the Federal Bar Association, visit the FBA’s website at: https://www.fedbar.org/membership/join/
** This seminar is scheduled to be held IN PERSON, NOT VIRTUALLY. However, in the unforeseen event that the seminar must be held virtually, then a GoToMeeting webinar link and password will be sent to registrants, along with login instructions and Seminar materials, via email in the days before the event. However, again, the seminar is scheduled to take place in-person in Room 150 of the Walter H. Rice Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 200 West Second Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402.
** NOTE: A SEPARATE APPLICATION AND PAYMENT IN ADDITION TO REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT FOR THIS SEMINAR IS REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. INFORMATION REGARDING BAR ADMISSION TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO CAN BE FOUND ON THE COURT’S WEBSITE AT: https://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/
Any questions or concerns can be directed to: DaytonFBAEvents@gmail.com

Webinar: Justice Seen - Arbitrator Transparency & Disclosure Ethics
2025-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Justice Seen: Arbitrator Transparency & Disclosure Ethics:
(What Neutrals Need to Know About Conflicts, Obligations, and Gray Areas)
This engaging and timely program explores the ethical responsibilities of arbitrators, with a focus on disclosure obligations under prominent frameworks such as the AAA/ABA Code of Ethics, JAMS Guidelines, and IBA Rules. The panel will delve into the gray areas that challenge even seasoned neutrals, including nuanced questions about social and professional relationships, ongoing disclosure duties, and maintaining public confidence in arbitration outcomes. Featuring accomplished neutrals and ADR leaders, the session will offer real-world hypotheticals, practical advice, and interactive discussion to help arbitrators navigate conflicts of interest and uphold transparency with integrity.
Presented by the FBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Register Today!

About the Presenters

Hon. Suzanne H. Segal (Ret.)
Arbitrator, Mediator, Special Master, Discovery Referee – Signature Resolution
Judge Suzanne H. Segal (Ret.) is a distinguished neutral with a robust arbitration and mediation practice, drawing on nearly two decades of judicial experience. She served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California from 2002 to 2020, including four years as Chief Magistrate Judge. At Signature Resolution, she handles complex commercial, insurance, employment, intellectual property, and class action disputes. A longtime leader in the Federal Bar Association, she served on the Executive Boards of both the Los Angeles Chapter and the Federal Litigation Section. Judge Segal is also a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Mark J. Heley
Partner, Heley, Duncan & Melander, PLLP
Mark Heley is a nationally recognized arbitrator, mediator, and construction law attorney. A founding partner of his Minneapolis-based firm, he represents clients in complex contract and litigation matters and has worked on landmark projects like U.S. Bank Stadium and the Mall of America. He is a Fellow and Past President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers.

Tina Patterson
Principal, Jade Solutions, LLC
Tina Patterson is an accomplished arbitrator and mediator with experience in government contracting, IP, land use, and public engagement. She serves on the panels of AAA, CPR, FINRA, and the D.C. Bar Arbitration Board, and is an Associate in the College of Commercial Arbitrators. An IMI Qualified Mediator, she co-chairs the ABA Dispute Resolution Public Disputes Committee and serves on the boards of the DR Section Council and the Academy of Court Appointed Neutrals.

Jo Colbert Stanley (Moderator)
Managing Shareholder, Stanley Legal Services; Director of Maritime Affairs, Colodny Fass
Jo Colbert Stanley is an arbitrator, mediator, and attorney with more than 25 years of legal experience and a strong emphasis on alternative dispute resolution. As Managing Shareholder of Stanley Legal Services, she leads a dedicated ADR practice handling matters in the consumer, insurance, maritime, and commercial sectors. Jo is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, holds a Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration, and serves on the panels of AAA, FINRA, and the International Yacht Arbitration Council. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, and regularly writes and presents on arbitration ethics, disclosure obligations, and best practices. A past Chair of the FBA ADR Section, Jo continues to serve on its Board.

Registration
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Live Broadcast | FBA Member: $0
Live Broadcast | Nonmember: $95
On-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50
On-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95

CLE
Please note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.
MyLaw 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.
Posted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction.
For questions regarding this program, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.

Hon. Raymond L. Acosta Puerto Rico Chapter: A Conversation on Consenting and Referrals to Magistrate Judges
2025-05-14 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, 150 Chardon Street, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Join Hon. Giselle López Soler and Hon. Héctor L. Ramos-Vega, Magistrate Judges for the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, for an insightful discussion on the role of magistrate judges in federal litigation. Learn about the benefits of consenting to magistrate judge jurisdiction, the types of matters referred to them, and key considerations for attorneys navigating the federal court system.
Whether you’re a practicing attorney or a law student, this is a valuable opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge from the bench. Don’t miss it!
To register please click here.

Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] The FCA for Private Insurance?
2025-05-14 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | CA
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
On August 1, 2024, DOJ announced its “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program,” which offers awards for reports that lead to criminal or civil forfeitures of over $1 million. The program covers four subject areas, one of which is federal health care offenses involving private or other non-public health care benefit programs. False Claims Act practitioners have long litigated whistleblower complaints regarding public health care benefit programs. Now, they must now consider the possibility of whistleblower reports relating to non-public programs. This panel will explain the details of the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and analyze its implications for False Claims Act practitioners.
Register Today!

Presented by the FBA Qui Tam Section

Presenters
Caleb Hayes-Deats, MoloLamken LLP (Moderator)

Rachel V. Rose, Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, PLLC

Daniel Grant, Covington & Burling LLP

John Kokkinen, UnitedHealth Group

Registration
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FBA Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

CLE
Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

Email Communication Policy
By registering for this event, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details, Continuing Legal Education certification, programming changes, upcoming events, surveys, and post-event communications.
Recording Disclaimer
By registering for an FBA webinar, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same, do not register for the event.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact sections@fedbar.org.

Northern District of California Chapter: Delano Grape Strike
2025-05-14 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Thelton E. Henderson Ceremonial Courtroom (U.S. District Court), 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 19th FL, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Delano Grape Strike: 60 Years After the Birth of a Civil Rights Movement
A reenactment with special guest speaker: Attorney General Rob Bonta
Register here.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Thelton Henderson Ceremonial Courtroom
450 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco
5 – 6:30 PM | Reception to follow
Recognition and Elimination of Bias MCLE Available

2025 Immigration Law Conference
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-17 | Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
Save the Date!
Join the Immigration Law Section for its Annual Immigration Law Conference Friday, May 16 – Saturday, May 17, 2025.
Co-Hosted by the Immigration Law Section

CLE
Posted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction and the FBA takes every measure to collaborate with presenters to ensure approval.
CLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance.
Certificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. Required course codes and/or documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with program processing.
Access more information about CLE Attendance and Reporting.

Venue

Crystal Gateway Marriott

1700 Richmond Hwy
Arlington, VA 22202

Sponsor
Email sponsor@fedbar.org to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities.

Email Communication Policy: By 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.
Recording Disclaimer: By 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.
Financial Assistance: Program registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact meetings@fedbar.org.

Tampa Bay Chapter: Don't Get Cross About Cross-Examination
2025-05-19 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N Florida Ave, Tampa, F, 33602, United States
Come to the Courthouse on May 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM in Courtroom 12B to enjoy a hands-on lesson in cross-examination in federal practice by United States Magistrate Judge Christopher Tuite.
Judge Tuite will go over the basics before giving a real-time demonstration. Then, attendees will be encouraged to participate in a mock cross-examination with live tips from Judge Tuite, focusing on strategy, professionalism, decorum, and skill.
***Professionalism CLE credits available***
2.0 General CLE credits and 0.5
Please click here to register.

Mississippi Chapter: May CLE Luncheon
2025-05-20 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Capital Club Jackson, 125 S Congress St, Jackson, MS, 39201, United States
Register today! Please join us for this in-person CLE opportunity featuring Honorable Leslie H. Southwick and Honorable Kirsti H. Johnson.
The buffet line opens at 11:30 a.m., and the program begins at noon.
Please pre-register so that we can relay the anticipated attendance to the Capital Club.
The cost of the meal is $25 for FBA members, $30 for non-members, and no cost
to Federal Judges. Attendees may pay in advance via PayPal or at the door by cash or check. Checks can be made payable to Federal Bar Association, MS Chapter.
Please register here.
If you are not already an FBA member, you can join online through the following registration link: https://www.fedbar.org/membership/join/
Refunds are available if sought by 8 a.m. the day before the event. Contact McKenna Cloud (mcloud@bakerdonelson.com) for assistance with refunds.

Northern/Eastern Oklahoma Chapter: Fireside Chat with U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill
2025-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Page Belcher Federal Building Jury Assembly Room, 333 W 4th Street, 4th Floor, Tulusa, OK, 74103, United States
Join the Northern/Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of the Federal Bar Association as the Honorable Sara E. Hill, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, reflects on her first sixteen months on the federal bench, her Cherokee roots, and her career writ large. The Honorable John D. Russell will serve as moderator for this fireside chat.
The event will be held in the Page Belcher federal building and courthouse, in the Jury Assembly Room. Lunch will be provided.
Please register here.

Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] The Role of In-House Counsel in FCA Cases
2025-05-21 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | CA
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
This panel will provide a broad overview of in-house perspectives in False Claims Act compliance and litigation. Our in-house litigation counsel panelists will provide insight into the compliance processes that work to protect the companies from False Claims Act liability, what happens when a reporter files an internal report, and what happens if the company receives a Civil Investigative Demand or False Claims Act complaint. Our panelists will also discuss how those compliance concerns are handled in the federal contracting procurement space and when and how additional complications can arise. The panelists will also touch on in-the-news False Claims Act topics that currently affect government contractors.

Register Today!

Presented by the FBA Qui Tam Section

Presenters
Lyndsay A. Gorton, Crowell & Moring LLP

Caitlin Anderson, SunMed/Airlife

Carolyn Cody-Jones, SAIC

Emily A. Unnasch, Accenture Federal Services

Registration
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FBA Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

CLE
Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

Email Communication Policy
By registering for this event, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details, Continuing Legal Education certification, programming changes, upcoming events, surveys, and post-event communications.
Recording Disclaimer
By registering for an FBA webinar, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same, do not register for the event.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact sections@fedbar.org.

2025 United States Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony
2025-05-22 07:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First Street NE, Washington, DC, 20543
Join the Younger Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association for the 2025 United States Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the United States Supreme Court. Note: Applications are due on Thursday, March 6. to FBA Headquarters at the following address:
Federal Bar Association
YLD Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony (D. Hamilton)
4250 N Fairfax Dr., Suite 301
Arlington, VA 22203
A completed application consists of:

The Application for Admission to Practice: The first page should be filled out online, completed in its entirety, and printed. Do not use “all caps.” The second page may be filled out online and printed or handwritten (if legible).
Signatures: All signatures must be original (wet) signatures from both sponsors and applicant on the same page.
Attach a Certificate of Good Standing from each applicant’s state supreme court or highest court. Do not submit a certificate from the state bar association or federal court. Only one state court certificate is required for each applicant.
$200.00 admission fee, via cashier’s check, money order or personal check made payable to “Supreme Court of the United States” and postdated for May 22, 2025. Payment should be issued in the form of a money order or personal, entity or government issued check.

Access the application and instructions here: Bar Admissions Form and Instructions
The ceremony is limited to 50 applicants. The court permits guests, with a strict adherence to the rule of one guest, per applicant.
If you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact sections@fedbar.org

Webinar: Lawyers in the Loop: The Professional Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Use
2025-05-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | CA
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
This program explores the ethical challenges facing attorneys and law firms as AI tools become increasingly common (and useful). Opening with a crash course on the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and AI adoption trends in the legal community, we will evaluate seven landmark cases involving AI-related misconduct from across the country and analyze recent guidance from the ABA, state bar associations, and courts that establishes the beginnings of a framework for ethical AI use. Rather than simply identifying risks, this program will share actionable implementation strategies that help participants develop and mature their own AI governance systems. In an environment where “the buck stops with you,” this CLE equips lawyers to use AI tools ethically and effectively.
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Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Professional Development Committee.

Presenters

Benjamin de Seingalt, Corporate Counsel and Director of Compliance and Privacy, MarketVision Research
Benjamin 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, 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.

Registration

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Live Broadcast | FBA Member: $0
Live Broadcast | Nonmember: $95
On-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50
On-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95

CLE
Please note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.
MyLaw 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.
Posted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction.
For questions regarding this program, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.

Orange County Chapter: Young Lawyers' Division Spring Mixer
2025-05-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Muldoon’s Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach, C, 92660, United States
Open to practicing attorneys who are under 40 years of age or have been practicing 10 years or less.
Join us for complimentary food and drink at Muldoon’s Irish Pub in Newport Beach.
Space is Limited:
This event is FREE but reservations are required.
Event Flyer:
Click HERE to download and share the flyer.
Questions:
Contact FBA/OC at info@FBAOC.com or 949-608-9905.

Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] SuperValu's Legacy: Lower Courts' Interpretations and Implications
2025-05-28 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | CA
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
This panel discussion that delves into the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s landmark 2023 decision in Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. Our panelists will analyze how lower courts have interpreted and implemented this ruling, exploring its impact on FCA jurisprudence and the broader legal landscape. Through a critical examination of recent cases, the panel will address the nuances of the Supreme Court’s opinion, the challenges faced by lower courts in applying its principles, and the varied outcomes that have emerged in different jurisdictions. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the decision’s significance, as well as practical insights into its application in real-world scenarios.
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Presented by the FBA Qui Tam Section

Presenters
Jessica Tillipman, The George Washington University Law School (Moderator)

Edward V. (Teddie) Arnold, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Sanjay Bhambhani, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Registration
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FBA Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

CLE
Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

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Reduction in Force – What Federal Attorneys Need to Know
2025-05-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
Federal agencies regularly face structural and budgetary changes that can significantly impact personnel decisions. When a federal agency must abolish positions, Reduction in Force (RIF) regulations determine whether an employee keeps his or her present position, or whether the employee has a right to a different position. In this CLE, Heather Tenney, Esq. will provide a legal overview of RIF procedures for employees and members of the Senior Executive Service (SES).
Learn how RIF is used to restructure the workforce, including the legal factors that determine employee retention, and specifics regarding the different procedures/process for SES members who are top-level federal executives positioned just below Presidential appointees.
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Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Career Service Division and co-sponsored by the FBA’s District of Columbia Chapter

About the Presenter

Heather Tenney, Partner, Tully Rinckey PLLC
Heather Tenney, Esq., LL.M. is a Partner in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s military law, federal employment, and national security law practice groups. She currently serves as the primary attorney for consultation in these areas. Heather brought her skills as an advocate and negotiator to Tully Rinckey after honorably serving with the US Army’s JAG Corps, and the results speak for themselves. At the firm, she focuses on military law; federal employment, EEO and discrimination litigation; disciplinary investigation and MSPB litigation, disability retirement, and national security clearance representation. Heather’s representation in national security and security clearance cases range from high-level military officers to covert operation officers of the CIA, NRO, FBI, DIA and a range of other intelligence agencies. Heather currently serves as Treasurer for the National Security Lawyers Association (NSLA).
Heather possesses years of experience representing officers and enlisted service members in complex legal matters, including courts-martial, adverse command actions against troops such as administrative separations, Article 15 matters, and other forms of non-judicial punishments. Additionally, Heather protects service members from employment discrimination by asserting their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. As a Veteran, Heather is uniquely positioned to advise veterans in achieving optimal outcomes on claims and appeals for benefits that they have earned from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She assists veterans in upgrading their discharges to honorable and helps ROTC cadets avoid losing their scholarships. She advises individuals with federal debt issues, as well. Her knowledge of the federal government and the military allows her to also provide skilled representation in security clearance litigation, congressional and employment investigations, whistleblower retaliation, and disability retirement, and other federal employment matters. Heather represents federal and private sector employees in investigations and cases in front of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Heather was an attorney and advisor with the U.S. Army Claims Service. There she supervised, investigated and determined the appropriate course of action for tort claims including medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage alleged against the
U.S. Army under to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), the Military Claims Act (MCA) and the Foreign Claims Act (FCA). Heather has insight that few attorneys possess regarding the way the military handles torts claims, which she uses to assist clients with their actions against the U.S. Government for damages.
Heather served as both a senior and trial defense counsel with the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service in Korea and at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. While with Trial Defense Service, she provided criminal and administrative legal services to a community of over 50,000 service members. She represented and advised soldiers at all phases of trial and administrative hearings. Heather began her career as a prosecutor and legal aid attorney in the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate in Fort Benning, Georgia.

Registration
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Live Broadcast | FBA Member: $0
Live Broadcast | Nonmember: $95
On-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50
On-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95

CLE
Please note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.
MyLaw 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.
Posted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction.
For questions regarding this program, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.

2025 Insurance Tax Seminar
2025-05-29 09:00 - 2025-05-30 17:00 (America/New_York) | JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Save the Date!
The Section on Taxation will host its 40th Annual Insurance Tax Seminar at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 29 – Friday, May 30, 2025.
Co-Hosted by the Section on Taxation.

CLE/CPE
Posted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction and the FBA takes every measure to collaborate with presenters to ensure approval.
CLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance.
Certificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. Required course codes and/or documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with program processing.
Access more information about CLE Attendance and Reporting.
The Federal Bar Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org.
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Live.

Venue
JW Marriott
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004

Sponsor
Email sponsor@fedbar.org to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities.

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Financial Assistance: Program registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact meetings@fedbar.org.

Western District of Virginia Chapter: Eleventh Annual WDVA Bankruptcy Conference
2025-05-30 08:45 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Roanoke College, Colket Center, Wortman Ballroom, 221 College Lane, Salem, VA, 24153, United States
The program for the Eleventh Annual Western District of Virginia Bankruptcy Conference on May 30, 2025, can be accessed at this link (click here). As a reminder, the conference will be held at Roanoke College in the Wortman Ballroom in the Colket Center (221 College Lane, Salem, Virginia) beginning at 8:45 a.m. and running to 4:40 p.m. A map showing the location of the Colket Center and 3 available nearby parking lots will be posted on the Court’s website prior to the conference date; note that there is no parking at the center itself. A copy of the conference materials/outlines will be posted on the website as we get closer to the date. We have applied to the Virginia State Bar for 6 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit.
A buffet lunch costing $12.00 per person will be offered in the cafeteria located in the Colket Center. When registering for the conference, please let us know how many in your party will be attending the buffet lunch.
To register for the conference, you can (click here). Please include the names and email addresses for any individuals you are registering on behalf of. Also, please register on or before May 16, 2025, so we can have an appropriate head count for lunch. Any questions can be directed to Jim Reynolds (james_reynolds@vawb.uscourts.gov).

Mississippi Chapter: June CLE Luncheon
2025-06-03 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Great Southern Club in Gulfport, MS, 2510 14th Street, Gulfport, MS, 39501, United States
The Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is hosting a two-hour CLE luncheon Tuesday, June 3, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Great Southern Club in Gulfport, MS. Please join us for this in-person event featuring the Honorable Sul Ozerden, the Honorable Louis Guirola, Jr., the Honorable Robert P. Myers, Jr., and the Honorable Bradley W. Rath of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Participants will enjoy a break to visit the lunch buffet in the middle of the program. The Mississippi Bar will offer two hours of CLE credit to attendees.
This is an audience-driven program. The panelist want to answer your questions about the law, the operation of chambers, and the operation of the Court. Please submit your questions to Candice Temple at Candice_Rucker@mssd.uscourts.gov by Friday, May 23!
Please pre-register to secure your attendance! The cost is $60 for FBA members, $75 for non-members, and no cost for federal judges. Attendees may pay in advance via PayPal or at the door by cash or check. Checks can be made payable to the Federal Bar Association, MS Chapter.
We look forward to seeing you on June 3rd! Please contact Leah Ledford at Leah.Ledford@butlersnow.com with any questions.

Western District of NC Chapter: 2025 Annual Meeting and Dinner
2025-06-03 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Terrace at Cedar Hill, 800 Westmore Ave., Charlotte, N, 28208, United States
The Western District of North Carolina Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is holding its 2025 Annual Meeting and Dinner on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at The Terrace at Cedar Hill (800 Westmore Ave., Charlotte, NC 28208). The program will include the State of the District Address from Chief Judge Martin Reidinger, election of incoming officers, and remarks from keynote speaker The Honorable James Andrew Wynn, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Please click here to register.
5:30 p.m. – Registration and Reception
6:30 p.m. – Dinner and Program
FBA Member – $100.00
Non-FBA Member – $150.00
Judges and Law Clerks Complimentary

Orange County Chapter: Pro Bono Opportunities Luncheon
2025-06-04 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA, 92660, United States
Join us to learn about federal pro bono opportunities available to our practitioners through the various pro bono programs in our district, circuit, and bankruptcy courts.
Space is Limited:
There is no charge for this event, but reservations are required.
Vegetarian meals must be requested in advance.
Parking:
Lot parking and valet parking are at no charge.
Validation is available at the front desk.
Event Flyer:
Click HERE to download and share the flyer.
Questions:
Contact FBA/OC at info@FBAOC.com or (949) 608-9905.

Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] Settling FCA Cases: When Discretion is the Better Part of Valor
2025-06-04 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | CA
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
Settling FCA cases requires careful upfront planning concerning the art of the possible. The experienced panel has settled dozens of FCA cases and will discuss key settlement provision terms in both agreements with DOJ and side agreements between Relators and Defendants; ethical speedbumps governing all sides; civil / appellate procedure nuances for achieving finality; and advanced topics including insurance/tax issues and ability to pay resolutions.
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Presented by the FBA Qui Tam Section

Presenters
Laurie A. Oberembt, U.S. Department of Justice

Michael Moore, Moore Hall, LLC

Michael (Mike) E. Paulhus, King & Spalding LLP (moderator)

Brian D. Roark, Bass, Berry & Sims

Registration
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FBA Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

CLE
Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

Email Communication Policy
By registering for this event, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details, Continuing Legal Education certification, programming changes, upcoming events, surveys, and post-event communications.
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If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact sections@fedbar.org.

Chambers Ready: What Every Clerk and Intern Should Know
2025-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
This webinar discusses what it takes to make the most of a clerkship and internship experience and be of impressive service to your judge. Covered topics will include the tasks of a judicial law clerk or intern, the role of judge’s staff and interpersonal dynamics, courthouse logistics, courtroom etiquette, research essentials, and an introduction to the types of legal writing duties for the judge. Our insightful speakers, including a law professor, federal judges, and a career law clerk, will also explore the different experiences and skills needed for clerking. This expert panel will provide key information, important tips, and recommended resources to help you succeed in your clerkship or internship!
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Presented by the FBA’s Judiciary Division and its Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee.
Webinar registration is free for FBA members! Please also note that law students, term law clerks, and “Clerks of Court,” “Deputy Clerks,” “Divisional Clerks,” or “Executives” of Federal courts established under Article I or Article III of the Constitution are eligible for complimentary membership. In addition, any judge of the Federal courts established under Article III of the Constitution, any United States Bankruptcy Judge, any United States Magistrate Judge, any United States Immigration Judge, and any judge of a Federal court established under Article I of the Constitution who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate is eligible for honorary membership. Learn more and join here.

Presenters

Hon. Michael J. Newman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Hon. Michael J. Newman is a United States District Judge in the Southern District of Ohio’s Dayton seat of court. He was appointed in 2020. He previously served as a United States Magistrate Judge, a position to which he was appointed in 2011, and reappointed in 2019 to a second eight-year term. Following law school, Judge Newman was a law clerk on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Newman graduated with honors from the Washington College of Law at American University and attended the Advanced Mediation Program at Harvard Law School. Prior to taking the bench, he was a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl in Cincinnati, where he chaired the firm’s Labor & Employment Appellate Practice Group. While in private practice, he was named a Leading Lawyer, an Ohio Super Lawyer, and one of the Best Lawyers in America in Labor & Employment Law.
Judge Newman’s bar service is extensive; he was the first Magistrate Judge in the United States to be appointed national president of the Federal Bar Association. He has also served as president of the Dayton Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association Foundation. His Civics and Service to Others initiative as FBA president resulted in thousands of young people from all across the country meeting with federal judges to learn about civics and the Third Branch of government. This civics work continues; Judge Newman was named the FBA’s first Judicial Ambassador for Civics Education, and he has been invited to speak on the topic of civics education by the Federal Judicial Center. He now co-chairs the Sixth Circuit’s Civics and Outreach Committee with Judge Curtis Collier, and chairs the Southern District of Ohio’s Civics Committee.
Hon. Talesha Saint-Marc, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Hampshire
The Honorable Talesha L. Saint-Marc is a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of New Hampshire and the first black person ever to sit on the federal bench in New Hampshire. A lifelong New Hampshire resident, Judge Saint-Marc completed her undergraduate studies at Franklin Pierce College, summa cum laude, and received her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 2009. Upon graduation, Judge Saint-Marc served as a law clerk in the New Hampshire Superior Court for two years, followed by one year in the New Hampshire Supreme Court. She then went on to specialize in labor and employment law with Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A. providing strategic advice to businesses regarding all aspects of state and federal workplace laws.
Judge Saint-Marc was recognized in Chambers USA for Labor & Employment Law and was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star each year between 2018 to 2022, and a Super Lawyer in 2023. She was also named to the New Hampshire Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty class in 2019, and in 2021, she was listed among New Hampshire’s 200 most influential business leaders by the New Hampshire Business Review. Judge Saint-Marc has been an active and engaged member of the New Hampshire Bar Association. Additionally, she previously served on the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. Her community service endeavors are numerous and varied, including serving on the Board of Directors for New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Vice President of the Rivier University Board of Trustees, President of the Board of Directors for the Circle Program, and a former volunteer for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua.

Ben Allums, Assistant Professor of Law, Loyola University’s New Orleans College of Law
Ben Allums is an assistant professor at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law where he teaches courses in maritime law and civil procedure. Ben earned his juris doctor from Tulane University Law School in 2007, where he served as the Senior Associate Editor of the Tulane Law Review, graduated Order of the Coif, and received the Charles Kohlmeyer, Jr. Award as the top graduate in maritime law. After law school, Ben clerked for three different judges at three different courts: Hon. Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. of the Louisiana Supreme Court (2007-2008), Hon. Carl J. Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2011-2021), and Hon. W. Eugene Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2021-2022). Notably, Ben’s ten-year clerkship with Judge Barbier focused on the massive Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation. Ben has also practiced maritime law and commercial litigation for two law firms in New Orleans. In 2023, Ben joined Loyola’s law faculty as a full-time, tenure-track professor.

Anika Hardmon, Federal Career Judicial Law Clerk
Anika Royster Hardmon serves in her 16th year as the Federal Career Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Donald L. Graham, Senior United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami Florida. In addition to her role as a Career Law Clerk, Anika is an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University College of Law and St. Thomas University, Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, in Miami, Florida.
Prior to joining Judge Graham’s chambers, Anika worked over four years as an Associate with the civil litigation law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, et al. in Stuart, Florida.

Registration
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Live Broadcast | FBA Member: $0
Live Broadcast | Nonmember: $95
On-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50
On-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95

CLE
Please note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.
MyLaw 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.
Posted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction.
For questions regarding this program, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.

Maryland Chapter: Virtual Fireside Chat with The Honorable Nicole G. Berner
2025-06-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | CA
The Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites you to attend the virtual fireside chat with the Honorable Nicole G. Berner.
Please RSVP here.
CONTACT
Anatoly Smolkin: Asmolkin@gejlaw.com

2025 Summer Law Clerk Networking Session & Reception
2025-06-12 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20001
The Federal Bar Associations Younger Lawyers Division invites all law students, legal interns, and recent graduates to join us for the 2025 Summer Law Clerk Networking Session & Reception. Registration for this event is complementary and provides current law students & legal interns an opportunity to connect with their fellow legal peers. Opening Remarks will take place in the Ceremonial Courtroom with a networking reception occurring immediately afterward.

Government agency employees are also welcome to register and may request a table near the main registration desk on-site by emailing sections@fedbar.org

Co-Sponsored by the District of Columbia Chapter
Registration is Closed

Speakers

Jack Blum, D.C. Circuit Representative, FBA Younger Lawyers Division
Ashley Akers, Immediate Past Chair, FBA Younger Lawyers Division
Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Major Vy T. Nguyen, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps

Registration
Registration is Closed
Registration Fees

Law Students, Interns, & Recent Graduates: Complimentary Registration

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Sacramento Chapter: The Magistrate Judge's Role in Federal Civil Cases
2025-06-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Learning Center, 501 I Street, Room 4-200, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Join us on Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Learning Center for our first in-person CLE program of the year, “The Magistrate Judge’s Role in Federal Civil Cases,” presented by Hon. Carolyn K. Delaney, Hon. Chi Soo Kim, and Hon. Sean C. Riordan. The panel will discuss the benefits of proceeding before a United States magistrate judge for all purposes in civil cases in federal district court, including for motion practice and trial, as well as settlement conference procedures. The panel will also address changes to the district court’s consent procedures and Local Rules. Questions from attendees are welcome and encouraged.
Please RSVP by June 9. In-person seating is limited and will be on a first-registration basis. Boxed lunches will be served. A Zoom option will be provided for those who cannot attend in-person. 1 hour of CLE credit pending.
Please click here to register.
Cost: FBA Members $20, non-members $40, and law students $15.
To join the FBA or renew your membership, go to: https://www.fedbar.org/membership/join/.

Pride in ADR (New York)
2025-06-17 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Pride in ADR (New York)
Hosted by:
FBA Diversity & Inclusion Committee
FBA ADR and LGBTQ+ Law Sections
FBA Southern District of New York Chapter, and
New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section
You are cordially invited to join the Federal Bar Association for the Second Pride in ADR (New York) Tuesday, June 17, from 5:00–9:00 p.m. ET, hosted in person at Cardozo Law in New York City and available remotely, virtually anywhere in the world. This year’s event will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, the 25th Anniversary of Baker v. Vermont and a decade since Obergefell v. Hodges.
Pride in ADR is a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ communities’ availability, visibility, and selection as professionals in the field of alternative dispute resolution and a conversation about some of the challenges which persist as well as those which lay ahead. The Hon. Beth Robinson, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the first lesbian appellate court judge in our Nation’s history, a former Vermont Supreme Court Justice and co-lead counsel in Baker v. Vermont which saw Vermont become the first state to sustain civil unions will keynote this year’s Pride in ADR focused on “Public Policy and Consensus Building as a Form of ADR.” Judge Robinson’s keynote will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic of the existence of an LGBTQIA+ ADR Ecosystem as conducive to the accessibility and selection of LGBTQIA+ arbitrators and mediators.
Presented by the FBA’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, ADR and LGBTQ+ Law Sections, the Southern District of New York Chapter, and the New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, this event honors Pride Month by recognizing and celebrating the contributions of LGBTQIA+ professionals in the field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
The panel will be followed by cocktails and conversation.
No matter your practice, no matter your location, no matter your sexual orientation, no matter your gender identity, come “out” in-person or online, Tuesday, June 17th, and join us. Show your Pride in ADR!

Venue
The June 17 event will be held in-person at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (55 Fifth Ave, NY, NY 10003). Virtual participation is also available.
Please also join the event hosts for a casual evening with a cash bar at The Stonewall Inn from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025, in advance of Pride in ADR (New York)!

Registration
Registration has closed for this event.
Registration is free, but space is limited.
For questions about registration, please email the Southern District of New York Chapter at secretary@fbasdny.org or FBA Sections and Divisions at sections@fedbar.org.

About the Presenters
Keynote:

Hon. Beth Robinson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Beth Robinson has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since November 2021, and served on the Vermont Supreme Court for the preceding decade. Before she was a judge, Robinson was a partner at Langrock Sperry & Wool in Middlebury and Burlington Vermont, with a focus on workers’ compensation, personal injury, family law, employment, and LGBTQ rights, and then served briefly as Counsel to Governor Peter Shumlin. Robinson is best known for her role as co-counsel in Baker v. State, representing three same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses, and as a leader in the Vermont Freedom to Marry movement from 1994-2010.

Welcome: Christie McGuinness, J.D., Master of Ceremonies
Christie McGuinness is a Litigation Associate in the New York Office of Saul Ewing LLP. Christie focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation with a particular focus on False Claims Act matters. Christie also serves as the President of the Southern District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and as the Secretary of the Younger Lawyer’s Division of the Federal Bar Association.

Marty Rouse
Marty Rouse was recently Vice President for Outreach and Engagement for the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. He served as National Field Director for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) from 2004-2020. He was recruited to HRC after heading MassEquality, the group that led the political fight to protect the marriage equality decision in Massachusetts. Marty spearheaded HRC’s efforts to build and flex the political muscle of the LGBTQ community across the US, playing pivotal roles in winning marriage equality in Hawaii, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington states before marriage equality was secured nationwide by the US Supreme Court in 2015. He also led HRC’s successful effort to build grassroots support to repeal the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ military policy.
Marty was born and raised on Long Island. He was the State LGBT Director of Bill Clinton for President, worked on LGBTQ issues under NYC Mayor David Dinkins and Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger. In 1996, the White House sent Marty to Vermont to run President Clinton’s re-election there. Over several years Marty helped elect dozens of fair-minded state legislators in the Green Mountain State.
In the Clinton Administration, Marty worked for Fair Housing Assistant Secretary Roberta Achtenberg (our nation’s first openly LGBTQ+ Senate confirmed political appointee). At the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Marty worked under Cabinet Secretary Donna E. Shalala where he helped bring attention to the health disparities experienced by LGBT people.
Marty graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook which included one year at Tübingen University, Germany. He currently runs his own political consulting firm, Catamount Consulting. Clients have included the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA).
Marty resides in the DC suburb of North Bethesda, Maryland and is always in search of the perfect frozen margarita.
Seth Rosen, Chief Development Officer, The American LGBTQ+ Museum
Seth Rosen (he/him) is an attorney and seasoned fundraiser with over 20 years of experience raising funds for progressive human and civil rights nonprofits.
As a senior at Brandeis University, Seth spent a year at GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) as an intake volunteer. Answering countless questions from members of the LGBTQ+ community, Seth saw how a small, dedicated staff tackled enormous problems and helped thousands of people obtain the equality they deserved. The experience was life-changing. It opened his eyes to the effectiveness of strategic advocacy and the power of perseverance. Seth’s commitment to social justice and public service led him to law school and civil rights litigation. Since then, Seth has gained considerable expertise in nonprofit law and fundraising. He’s held leadership positions at major national and international organizations, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Amnesty International USA, GMHC, Lambda Legal, and the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association.
Seth received his JD from New York Law School and his MPA. from New York University. Seth and his husband, Dr. Jacob Goertz, reside in New York City with their two sons. Seth is an avid marathon and ultra-marathon runner and can often be found in Central Park, running miles or enjoying time with his family.
William (Bill) Crosby, Jr., J.D., Featured Panelist
William (Bill) Crosby, Jr. is Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Managing Attorney at Interpublic Group, a New York based advertising and marketing company with over 50,000 employees worldwide. At Interpublic, where he has been since 2002, Bill oversees global litigation, manages the Latin American legal operations, and serves as the chief of staff for the global legal department. He was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell from 1993 until 1995, and at Kay, Collyer & Boose (now defunct) from 1995 until 2002. He started serving as a commercial arbitrator in 2009 and has since presided over hundreds of domestic and international disputes involving a variety of contractual and intellectual property issues. Bill is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, a Director of the AAA-ICDR, a Director of NYIAC, Chair of the AAA-ICDR Council, Incoming Chair of the NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section for the 2025-26 term, and is a former Director of the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York. He speaks regularly on arbitration related issues (from the in-house and the arbitrator perspectives), as well as on litigation and compliance issues. Bill is a 1990 graduate of Yale College and a 1993 graduate of Stanford Law School.
Dr. Kabir Duggal, Featured Panelist
Dr. Kabir Duggal is a Senior Fellow and Advisor at the Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration at Columbia Law School (CICIA) and an attorney in Arnold and Porter’s New York office, focusing on international arbitration and public international law matters, serving both as arbitrator and mediator. He is recognized as a “Chartered Arbitrator” (the highest ranking for arbitrators) by both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He also frequently serves as an expert on international arbitration and public international law matters. Dr. Duggal is also a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, an adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School, and a Course Director and a Faculty Member for the Columbia Law School-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration. He also acts as a Consultant for the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries (UN-OHRLLS) on the creation of a novel “Investment Support Program.” Dr. Duggal works closely with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) as an expert. He has also conducted training and capacity-building sessions for several Governments on public international law and dispute resolution matters. He has published over 60 articles and has spoken at over 400 arbitration events all over the world. He is a graduate of the University of Mumbai, University of Oxford (DHL-Times of India Scholar), NYU School of Law (Hauser Global Scholar), Leiden Law School (2019 CEPANI Academic Prize), and is currently pursuing an SJD Degree from Harvard Law School. Dr. Duggal is admitted to practice law in New York, District of Columbia, England & Wales (as a Barrister), and in India. His LinkedIn profile is available here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duggalkabir/
Yasmine Lahlou, J.D., Featured Panelist
Yasmine Lahlou, J.D., is a Partner at Chaffetz Lindsey in New York. Fluent in English, French and Italian, Yasmine Lahlou has over 25 years of experience in international arbitration and litigation and has been with Chaffetz Lindsey since 2009. Initially trained in Paris and admitted in New York, Yasmine is experienced in civil and common law systems. Yasmine has represented clients in arbitration proceedings conducted under the ICC, ICDR, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ad hoc rules. She has acted as a presiding, sole and co‐arbitrator in ICC, SCC, ICDR/AAA, CRCICA and LCIA arbitrations.
Yasmine is a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC and co-chair of the ICC’s Working Group on Expedited Procedure Provisions. For the third year in a row, Yasmine has been named one of 23 “Global Elite Thought Leaders” in North America— a title reserved for the top 2.5% of ranked practitioners considered the “very best by peers and clients, achieving the highest number of recommendations in the research”— by Who’s Who Legal 2025 Arbitration report.
Yasmine was just ranked Band 1 in Award Enforcement by Chambers USA and has been continuously recognized in Chambers, Legal 500 and Latinvex. Yasmine is past co-editor-in-chief of the ICC’s Dispute Resolution Bulletin Editorial Board. Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, member of the Advisory Council of Africa Arbitration, and retiring member of the board of directors of ArbitralWomen, she is also a Peer Review Board member of the American Review of International Arbitration (ARIA) at Columbia Law School.
Robyn Weinstein, J.D., Featured Panelist
Robyn Weinstein is the Director of the Cardozo Mediation Clinic and the Associate Director of the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution. Previously, Robyn was the Alternative Dispute Resolution Administrator for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), where she was a mediator and directed the court’s mediation, arbitration and mediation advocacy programs. Robyn has mediated a wide range of civil disputes including insurance and commercial matters, employment discrimination and labor cases, and civil rights matters involving the police and various corrections facilities. While at the EDNY, she developed a Pilot Mediator Incubator to recruit, mentor and train junior attorneys from diverse backgrounds to serve as mediators on the court’s roster. She also implemented a Trial Ready Rapid Mediation Pilot for civil cases in which trials were delayed due to the pandemic.
Prior to her role at the court, Robyn was the director for the Los Angeles office of Arts Arbitration & Mediation Services of California Lawyers for the Arts and an adjunct clinical professor of mediation at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. During her time in California, Robyn was elected president of the Southern California Mediation Association in 2015. More recently, Robyn served as the co-chair of the DEI Subcommittee of the New York City Bar Association ADR Committee, where she worked to develop the New York DEI Neutral Directory. Robyn is now chair of the ADR Inclusion Network and is the co-chair of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section Legal Education in Dispute Resolution Committee. Robyn has also written about the hurricane response mediation program developed at the Eastern District of New York, and on the subject of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the field of dispute resolution.
Robyn received her B.A. from George Washington University, and her J.D. from Cardozo Law School where she was a member of the mediation clinic and a fellow for the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution. She is a member of the Bar in New York and California and is approved as a Part 146 mediation trainer by the New York State Unified Court System.
Jess Waltman, J.D., Panel Moderator
Jess Waltman joined Gordon Arata in 2023 and represents clients in commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining Gordon Arata, Jess litigated complex pharmaceutical and medical device cases across the country. Jess is admitted to practice in Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; and before the Supreme Court of the United States.
In 2013, Jess graduated from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi after being inducted into Phi Kappa Phi and the University of Mississippi Hall of Fame. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2016 and was awarded the “Robert C. Khayat Award for Outstanding Service to the Mississippi Law Journal” by his peers and the 2016 “Outstanding Law Student Award” by the faculty.
Jess served as president of the Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar from 2022 to 2023, and he was honored as the Mississippi Association for Justice’s 2023 “New Lawyer of the Year”. Jess is a director of the Younger Lawyers Division of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and he is an active member of Federal Bar Association’s Diversity Committee and LGBTQ+ Law Section.
Jess is a governor on the Human Rights Campaign’s Board of Governors, and he is active with the New Orleans Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Krewe of Armeinius, the Krewe of King Arthur, and the Krewe of Tucks.
Amy Boyle, J.D., Lead Organizer and Event Host
Amy Boyle is the Managing Partner at MSB Employment Justice in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Within the Federal Bar Association, Amy is the Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is a Past Chair of the Younger Lawyers Division and Past Member of the Sections and Divisions Council. A frequent speaker on the topics of employment law, discovery, trial, wellness and wellbeing, and diversity and inclusion, Boyle has organized and presented at many FBA events. Aside from her work with the FBA, Boyle is active with the Minnesota Women Lawyers, serving as a Board Member and the Co-Chair of its Equity Committee and Judicial Initiative, and Minnesota NELA.
Amy’s practice involves handling all types of employment matters, with a particular focus on representing women who have experienced sex discrimination, sexual harassment and assault, and retaliation at work and whistleblower clients who have reported illegal workplace practices or companies engaged in deceitful conduct. Amy also represents clients who have found themselves in an untenable work situation, advising and negotiating severance agreements for executive-level employees often leaving long-term employment.
Bryan Branon, J.D., Lead Organizer and Event Host
Bryan J. Branon, J.D., Principal, Branon’s ADR, is an international arbitrator, mediator and business development strategist whose career has focused on the intersection of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and public policy. A former law clerk on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Court of International Trade, and intern in the Irish Parliament, Bryan has worked for several leading ADR provider organizations on four continents over 15 years where he helped establish the Afghanistan Centre for Commercial Dispute Resolution, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution and the International Mediation Institute. He is a founding member of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre “45” Steering Committee and previously served as the Ciarb Regional Relationship Manager for the Americas, the first Americas-based employee in its 107-year-history, where he established the Ciarb Americas headquarters and helped found the first Spanish-speaking branch in Ciarb history, Peru.
Bryan frequently lectures, publishes and consults on diversity, equity and inclusion, international ADR systems design, neutral appointments, and ADR strategy, procedure and contract clause considerations. He welcomes arbitrator and mediator appointments, consultancy, speaking, training and publishing inquiries both in the U.S.A. and abroad. Bryan can be reached at Bryan@BranonsADR.com.

Sponsors
Thank you to our Champion Sponsor, AAA-ICDR!

Thank you to our Advocate Sponsor, JAMS!

Thank you to our Ally Sponsors, Saul Ewing and the FBA Federal Litigation Section!

Thank you to our national partner, The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association!

Thank you to our local partner, the New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section!

Thank you to the following supporting organizations for their contributions and support:

FBA DC Chapter
FBA International Law Section
FBA New Orleans Chapter
FBA Minnesota Chapter
FBA Younger Lawyers Division
International Association of LGBTQ Judges
New York International Arbitration Centre
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution “CPR”

Orange County Chapter: Bench and Bar Luncheon with the Hon. Karen E. Scott
2025-06-18 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Renaissance Newport Beach, 4500 MacArthur Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA
CHARTING A COURSE FOR SMOOTH SAILING IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Registration 11:30 a.m.
Lunch and Program 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost
FBA/OC Member $55 • Non-Member $65
Government Employee / Law Student $25
Judicial Officers / Court Staff FREE
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No refunds for cancellations received after this date.
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CLE
The above activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California in the amount of 0.5 hour general CLE. The FBA/OC certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for the approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing MCLE.
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Webinar: Resources to Assist Recently Separated (or Who May Soon be Separated) Federal Government Lawyers
2025-06-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | CA
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
If you’ve recently separated—or are anticipating separation—from federal government service, there are a range of valuable resources available to support you. This webinar will provide guidance on navigating your job search, managing your financial planning, and addressing your mental health during this period of transition.
Our panelists are deeply committed to public service and eager to help!
Brian Levine, founder of FormerGov.com (the first directory of former government and military professionals), has partnered with the Federal Bar Association (FBA) to offer:

A FREE year of standard membership to currently unemployed government workers
Significant discounts to all FBA members
Simply create a robust profile on FormerGov.com, and the platform will actively connect you with in-house counsel, recruiters, media, event organizers, and more

Kieren Reilly, CFP®, will be discussing an amazing nonprofit, Advisers Give Back, offering free financial guidance to those affected by government layoffs.

To qualify:

Non-retirement savings must be under $250,000
Income must be below $100,000 for individuals or $150,000 for married couples

Eileen Grady Vermilye, a licensed social worker with over 35 years of experience and the former head of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys’ Employee Assistance Program, will be explaining how to access free or low-cost counseling resources and tools to support your mental health and wellness during this challenging time.
Join us to learn how to move forward with confidence and support.
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This webinar is presented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee, Younger Lawyers Division, Federal Career Service Division, and the DC Bar. Note: This event is free to all attendees.
*This event does not offer CLE Credit*

Presenters
Brian Levine is the co-founder of FormerGov.com–the first directory for former government and military professionals. When he is not working on FormerGov, he serves as a cybersecurity and data privacy consultant. Brian has been honored to serve the public at the federal, state, and local level. Brian has served as a cybercrime prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, and National Coordinator for 300 federal cybercrime prosecutors. He has served as an Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in the Internet & Technology Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, and an Assistant District Attorney (detail) at the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in Detroit, Michigan. He has also served as a judicial law clerk at the District Court and Circuit Court Level. Brian also served as a civil litigator with AmLaw 100 law firms. Brian graduated with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and a J.D. from New York University School of Law (NYU).
Kieren Reilly is a Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Certified Financial Planner™ with the Cirelli Wetzler Reilly Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, Maryland. He has over 10 years of experience advising corporate executives, business owners and individuals. Kieren firmly believes everyone deserves access to fiduciary financial advice. He volunteers weekly with Advisers Give Back, a 501(c)(3) non-profit on a mission to improve access to pro bono financial planning. Advisers Give Back matches pro bono clients with pro bono Certified Financial Planning (CFP®) professionals nationwide for ongoing, one-on-one advice. To help those impacted by recent federal workforce layoffs, Advisers Give Back is offering free, personalized financial planning specifically tailored to former government employees to help navigate employment and benefits, manage debt and build a budget, and plan for retirement or a career transition. To qualify for free financial planning service, your non-retirement savings must be under $250,000. Singles must earn less than $100,000, and married couples less than $150,000.
Eileen Grady Vermilye is a licensed clinical social worker. She worked at the Department of Justice for 27 years providing mental health and wellness services. Eileen developed and managed the Executive Office for United States Attorneys Employee Assistance Program, supporting more than 10,000 employees at USAOs nationwide. In addition to providing crisis response and mental health support following individual, office-wide, and large-scale crises, Eileen provided training and management consultation at all levels of the Department. She also provided individual counseling and consultation for thousands of employees and their family members, with particular focus on the effects of chronic stress, secondary trauma, grief and loss. Eileen also worked for the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for ten years providing mental health services and advocacy for those impacted by domestic abuse, rape and sexual assault. Eileen received her BA and MSW from the National School of Social Service at the Catholic University of America.
Introduction
Bonnie Greenberg spent over 37 years as a prosecutor for the DOJ before retiring from full-time work in 2023. Her heart remains with her federal colleagues. She now focuses on teaching, both in the U.S. and abroad. Specifically, Bonnie is an adjunct professor for Georgetown Law, teaching Trial Advocacy and Applied Evidence, completed a corruption program for Uzbekistani prosecutors in Spring 2023, and evaluated Kenya’s training institute for the State Department in 2024. She also assists with Trial Advocacy courses at Ft. Belvoir for the National White Collar Crime Center. Bonnie was honored by the Maryland Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2015 and selected for a Leadership in Law Award in 2009. In 2022 she was one of the first attorneys selected as a Certified Instructor by the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Office of Legal Education, Faculty Development Institute.
Bonnie is a long-time member and supporter of the FBA. She served as a member of the Board of Directors, National Council, and is a Life Fellow for the Foundation. She was the Maryland Chapter President in 2004 and the Chapter Delegate from 2014-2022. Bonnie served on many committees and most recently served as the chair of the Professional Development Committeee. She is serving a one-year transition term as the past chair of the Professional Development Committee.

Registration
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CLE
Please note CLE will not be offered for this event.
