The latest research on bias demonstrates that it affects everything including how clients select lawyers, how judges decide motions, and how lawyers pick juries. This course will provide an overview of the latest research, but also teach ways to minimize its effect (without alienating the...
This presentation will seek to bring a spectrum of perspectives on Alternative Dispute Resolution and to explore the impact that COVID-19 has had on ADR. The panel will also discuss best practices for conducting remote ADR, effectiveness of remote ADR, and the availability of neutrals....
December 10, 2020, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST on Zoom. Join the New Orleans Chapter of the FBA and Greater New Orleans Chapter of the Louis A. Martinet Society as Monique Gougisha Doucette, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., and Melanie C. Lockett, Lowe, Stein,...
Join the Northern District of California Chapter's Annual Class Action Symposium Thursday, December 10 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST Recent Updates in Class Action Litigation Jocelyn Larkin, The Impact Fund Simona Agnolucci, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Reshaping the Court – Recent Appointees...
Join the New Orleans Chapter of the FBA Admiralty Law Committee for this CLE on December 15, 2020, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST on Zoom. The M/T ATHOS I departed Puerto Miranda, Venezuela, with a full cargo of Bachaquero crude oil destined for the CITGO refinery...
December 15, 2020, from 4:00-5:15 p.m. EST on Zoom. The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in conjunction with the Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invite you to join us for a candid discussion with judges and attorneys lawyers on their...
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the census case, Trump v. New York, on November 30, 2020. The Immigration Law Section and the Civil Rights Division present this webinar which will discuss the case, oral arguments and the primary question of whether the...
The webinar will explore the history of herbicide exposure claims subsequent to the enactment of the Agent Orange Act of 1991. This will include an analysis of the Blue Water Navy and the landmark case of Procopio v. Wilkie. We will look at the role...
COVID-19 has presented challenging experiences for nearly every immigration court practitioner. These setbacks, have led, in part, to immigration courts finally adapting to modern technology, including electronic filing and service, video hearings, implementation of secure video communications with detained clients. This seminar provides an overview...
December 17, 2020, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST on Zoom. We hope you will join us for this virtual opportunity to learn more about Judge James Knepp, who was recently commissioned as a United States District Court Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern...
This roundtable will discuss recent developments in FBAR Litigation and Enforcement. Topics will include the current state of the willfulness standard pursuant to recent cases, the current state of multiple non-willful penalties per year, and the Bernstein Fifth Amendment FBAR litigation. About the Speakers Thomas...
This CLE reviews the 2020 published decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Topics include appellate advocacy, bankruptcy, civil procedure, civil rights, criminal law, commercial law, employment law, environmental law, habeas corpus, and Indian law. Speakers include Tenth Circuit Judge Robert...