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)
**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.

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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
Register here!

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)
**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

Register here!

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)
**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
Register here!

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.

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.
REGISTER TODAY!
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
Register Here!

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.

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.

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)
**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.
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.

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
Register here

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)
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
Register Now
Please register and prepay by June 10.
No refunds for cancellations received after this date.
Note vegetarian meals must be requested in advance.
Upon registration you will receive an automatic receipt and later, as the event nears, we’ll provide a detailed confirmation notice. If you don’t see these messages, please check your junk mail folder. We ask you to consider whitelisting info@FBAOC.com to avoid missing any notices.
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.
Flyer
Click HERE to download the event flyer.
Questions
Contact FBA/OC at info@FBAOC.com or 949-608-9905.

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)
**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.
Register Now!
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
Registration is free. Use this link to register!

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

Webinar: FBA Friday: Focus on Fashion Law and IP
2025-06-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
Presented by the FBA’s Intellectual Property Law Section as a resource for Judicial Intern Academy participants as well as FBA law students and new attorneys. The section’s immediate past chair, Olivera Medenica, will share details about her career path, her expertise in the fields of fashion law and intellectual property law (among other fields); and her leadership of the FBA’s SDNY Chapter and the IP Law Section. She will also provide an overview of the successful Fashion Law Conferences. Past section chair Oliver Ruiz will serve as moderator, and there will be an opportunity for questions.
Registration is Closed

Presenters

Olivera Medenica, Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP
Olivera Medenica CIPP/CIPM is an equity partner at Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP, and is a member of its intellectual property, privacy, advertising, art and fashion law, international, and litigation and arbitration practice groups. Olivera is also a member of Dunnington’s Executive Committee, chairs its Trademark Practice Group, Privacy Practice Group as well as its Diversity Committee.
Olivera’s intellectual property practice consists of “soft IP”: copyright, trademark and trade secrets. In addition to her litigation practice, she prosecutes trademarks before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and first chairs contentious opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board. She has co-authored five books in the field of intellectual property: Navigating Fashion Law, Aspatore’s Inside the Minds Series, Thomson Reuters (2015 Edition); the American Bar Association’s Legal Guide to Fashion Design (2013); The Business and Law of Fashion and Retail, Carolina Academic Press (2020); The Routledge Companion to Copyright and Creativity in the 21st Century, Taylor & Francis Group (2020); The Fashion Designer Survival Guide (chapter covering IP) (2020). Olivera has also served as an arbitrator in intellectual property disputes.
Olivera is an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School where she teaches Fashion Law and an adjunct professor of law at Cardozo Law School where she teaches Advertising Law. She is also a visiting professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne on the topic of Fashion Law. Olivera has lectured widely on issues dealing with intellectual property, ecommerce, social media and wearable technology. Lecture engagements have included Lawline.com, the Federal Bar Association, New York County Lawyers’ Association, the New York City Bar, the New York State Bar Association, Harvard Law School, Brooklyn Law School, New York Law School, South by Southwest Interactive, Cardozo Law School, the School of Visual Arts, Manhattan School of Music, Direct Marketing Association Conference (Geek-End), and the New York Foundation for the Arts.
She has also written articles for a variety of publications including the New York Law Journal, National Law Journal, Ecommerce Law and Strategy, Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review and the Internet Law Journal. Olivera is an Advisory Board Member of the New York Law School Innovation Center for Law and Technology, Fashion Law Initiative. She is also the founder of an annual Fashion Law Conference hosted by the Federal Bar Association’s IP Section, in New York and Paris. Both conferences were featured in the Huffington Post, Forbes and Intellectual Property Watch.

Oliver A. Ruiz, Partner, Malloy & Malloy, P.L. (Moderator)
Oliver A. Ruiz is a Partner with the intellectual property law firm of Malloy & Malloy, P.L. (www.malloylaw.com), and oversees the firm’s litigation department, representing clients as lead or local counsel in federal courts in all types of intellectual property matters. He also handles trademark applications for clients, and represents clients in U.S. Patent & Trademark Office proceedings. Oliver is Board Certified by The Florida Bar for Intellectual Property Law, and has been rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell since 2010.
Oliver currently serves as a Circuit Vice President for the Eleventh Circuit, and as a member of the FBA’s Sections & Divisions Council. He served as Chair of the Circuit Vice Presidents (2023-24), during which time he served on the FBA’s national Board of Directors in an ex officio capacity. Oliver is also a Life Fellow of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. He is a Past President of the Federal Bar Association’s South Florida Chapter, and a Past Chair of the FBA’s Intellectual Property Law Section. He has served, and continues to serve, on various FBA National Committees.
Oliver earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, and a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law, where he was as a board member for the Moot Court Board, and President of the Student Bar Association. He is a Miami native, and is fluent in Spanish.

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D.C. Bar Federal Attorney Career Summit, Co-Sponsored by the Federal Bar Association
2025-06-23 | D. C. Bar Headquarters, 901 4th St NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
D.C. Bar Federal Attorney Career Summit

Are you a government attorney navigating your next career move or considering one? Join the D.C. Bar on June 23 for a full-day summit designed to equip attorneys with the tools, insights, and connections to thrive in every stage of their career journey.

You’ll gain actionable tools to:

Create a compelling resume for various legal settings
Navigate the transition from government to private practice ethically and strategically
Improve your interview skills for in-person and remote interviews
Explore legal career options in state and local government
Determine if starting your own practice is right for you
Build resilience and stay well during times of change

Get insider information from legal recruiters and hiring partners on what stands out in today’s job market. Then, wrap up the day by building your network at our in-person reception.
This is your chance to invest in your next step. Space is limited.
The Federal Attorney Career Summit is co-sponsored by the Federal Bar Association and the D.C. Bar Communities.

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Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter: FBA Lunch Event
2025-06-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter event to learn more about the premier bar association serving federal practitioners and the federal judiciary, and hear from national and local leadership about the work of the FBA and benefits of membership.
Join us to learn how an FBA membership can provide unique opportunities to engage with fellow attorneys, a chance to learn from and work closely with federal judges, and full access to outstanding CLE programs. We look forward to seeing you on June 26th!
Thursday, June 26, 2025
James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse
Jury Room, Second Floor
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Kindly RSVP by June 19 to sboutros@eckertseamans.com

Webinar: Federal Protective Service: Judicial Safety and Security
2025-06-26 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
The Federal Protective Service is responsible for safeguarding federal employees in the Executive Branch, including most of the several thousand administrative law judges and administrative judges employed by various federal agencies such as at the Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Labor. In this webinar, Federal Protective Services representatives will speak on Judicial Safety and Security. While tailored to administrative law judges and administrative judges, they will provide practical information for all judges and will address materials in their “Your Safety, Our Priority” campaign (https://www.dhs.gov/publication/your-safety-our-priority), which addresses threats and online safety. Bring your questions to this timely and informative session.
**This event does not offer CLE Credit**
Registration is closed
Sponsored by the FBA Judiciary Division.

Presenters

David A. Hess, Deputy Director, Policy, Communications and Engagement
Federal Protective Service/Management Directorate
Mr. David A. Hess is Deputy Director, Policy, Communications and Engagement within the Federal Protective Service (FPS) – a position he has held since May 2018. In this role, Mr. Hess works closely with the FPS Director, FPS Principal Deputy Director, FPS Chief of Staff, and with program and support offices to further develop, implement, and oversee FPS’ policy, intergovernmental programs and communications activities. In his position, Mr. Hess plays a key role in developing and advancing FPS’ outreach and engagement efforts to external partners and stakeholders, including Congress.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Hess served as the Chief of Staff of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) from November 2012 through April 2018. In this role, he worked closely with the NPPD’s Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretaries to help manage the day-to-day operations of the Directorate to achieve its mission to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation’s physical and cyber infrastructure. During the 2017 Presidential transition, Mr. Hess was asked to serve as NPPD’s Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary; he held this position from January 2017 to July 2017. Additionally, from January through September 2014, Mr. Hess served as NPPD’s Acting Deputy Under Secretary.
Before joining the NPPD front office, Mr. Hess served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for NPPD. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for the DHS’ Preparedness Directorate. In these roles, Mr. Hess was the principal congressional advisor to the Under Secretary and leadership of NPPD and the Preparedness Directorate, respectively. Mr. Hess also served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs (House) to assist the Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs manage DHS’ Office of Legislative Affairs. As Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mr. Hess had primary oversight of the responsibility for the Department’s interaction with the U.S. House of Representatives.
Prior to joining DHS, Mr. Hess was a public affairs specialist in the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), United States Department of Justice (DOJ). He served as a congressional, media, and public liaison for offices in OJP. Mr. Hess supported the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP), which was established within DOJ to develop and implement a National program to prepare for and respond to the incidents of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction.

Arnold (AJ) Jackson, Assistant Director Field Operations, West
Federal Protective Service/Office of the Under Secretary/Management Directorate
Arnold (AJ) Jackson serves as the Assistant Director for Field Operations (ADFO) of the Federal Protective Service’s West Zone. AJ Leads and manages the daily enforcement of Regions 8, 9 and 10, which spans 14 states and 3 territories. Through 3 Regional Directors, he guides and manages all West Zone protective security programs and administrative and operational programs, including the physical infrastructure and protection of approximately 2,400 government-owned or leased properties. As the senior leader for all West Zone resources, AJ is also responsible for the health and welfare management for over 353 government personnel, and program oversight for 2782 Protective Security Officers.
AJ joined the Federal Protective Service in August 2000 and rose to the position of Regional Director, leading the operations of Region 8 from June 2009 to October 2014, prior to becoming the ADFO. One of eleven Regions, Region 8 is comprised of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, North and South Dakota. AJ has over 30 years of experience managing a variety of law enforcement, security, investigative programs, and was a member of the Air Forces Europe HQ Staff and Inspector General Team.
Prior to joining the Federal Protective Service, AJ served 22-years in the United States Air Force; he was assigned as the European Security Force Manager. In this capacity, AJ was the advisor to the Director Security Forces on all quality-of-life matters pertaining to the health, welfare, and security operations of over 5000 military and civilian personnel at Air Force installations in the European and Middle Eastern Theater.
AJ received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from University of Maryland and has undertaken numerous professional development training through Immigrations and Customs Fellows Program, the Council for Excellence in Government Fellows Program, Criminal Investigator Training program, and Federal Bureau Investigations National Academy.
Hon. Wanda Wright, Administrative Judiciary Committee Chair, Judiciary Division (Moderator)*
Judge Wanda Wright has been Administrative Judiciary Chair within the Judiciary Division of the Federal Bar Association since February 2025. Prior to assuming this role, Judge Wright served three years as a Regional Vice President and National Executive Board member of the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ), representing judges in 17 offices in the southeastern United States. During her tenure, Judge Wright was honored to serve as AALJ Chair of the Health & Safety Committee where she developed the AALJ’s re-entry safety inspection protocols nationwide during the covid-19 pandemic, implemented enhanced security notification procedures, and collaborated on a health and safety video series. Judge Wright is the principal author of the proposed ALJ/AJ Privacy Bill. Prior to her appointment as an administrative law judge in 2010, Judge Wright was a disability advocate and assistant district attorney in New York. Judge Wright is admitted to the NY and NC bars and is a member the federal bar in North Carolina. She is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and she received her law degree from the University of Virginia, where she was Articles Editor of the Virginia Tax Review.
* Disclaimer: The views expressed here are the author’s personal opinions and are not the views of the Social Security Administration or the federal government.

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Webinar: The ABCs (D, E and F) of Admiralty Jurisdiction
2025-06-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
As it relates to admiralty and maritime subject matter jurisdiction, the U.S. Constitution states in Article III, Section 2 that “[t]he judicial Power shall extend. . . to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction…” The first statute defining the boundaries of admiralty jurisdiction was enacted in 1789 (known as the First Judiciary Act; Chapter 20, section 9, 1 Stat. 73). The current statutory grant of admiralty jurisdiction can be found at 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1), which gives federal district courts original jurisdiction over “any civil case of admiralty or maritime jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases all other remedies to which they are otherwise entitled.” Some kinds of maritime cases—typically those involving in rem remedies against a vessel or cargo—are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts. Under the “savings to suitors” clause, on the other hand, state courts may have concurrent jurisdiction over admiralty claims when a state court is competent to grant relief, which is in most instances where in personam jurisdiction may be had in a state court. Learn how the Supplemental Admiralty Rules play into this unique and complex area of law.
Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Admiralty Law Section as a resource for FBA law students, new attorneys, and Judicial Intern Academy participants.
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Presenters

Carlos Llinas Negret, Partner at Nelson & Fraenkel LLP and Chair, Admiralty Law Section

Michelle Otero Valdés, B.C.S, Attorney, and Immediate Past Chair, Admiralty Law Section

Adam B. Cooke, Shareholder, Fowler White Burnett P.A. and Membership Chair, Admiralty Law Section

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FBA Member: $0
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Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.

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CLE
Please note while the FBA is not arranging CLE credit for this webinar, depending on the state, attendees may obtain CLE credit on their own.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I access the virtual webinar?
A: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar.
Q: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?
A: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar.
Q: Who do I contact for more information?
A: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions.

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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.
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Webinar: Bankruptcy Appeals: Finality, Standing and Mootness
2025-07-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**
Bankruptcy appeals can be tricky! This CLE will discuss (1) finality; (2) standing; and (3) mootness, three complex areas that have led to a great deal of litigation and a number of recent appellate cases. The presentation will focus on the key Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases.
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Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section

Presenter

Sally McDonald Henry, Professor of Law
Sally McDonald Henry is the John E. Krahmer Endowed Professor of Commercial and Banking Law the Texas Tech University School of Law, where she began teaching in 2012. At Tech, she is the faculty editor of the Texas Bank Lawyer. Before she became a professor, she was a partner in Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP’s corporate restructuring group, where she practiced law for a number of years.
During the years she practiced law, Ms. Henry represented virtually all interested parties in corporate restructuring cases, including banks, debtors, unsecured creditors, and trustees, and handled cross-border transactions involving Germany, Mexico, Israel, Argentina, and many other jurisdictions.
A graduate of Duke University and New York University School of Law. Ms. Henry is the author of several books and numerous articles on commercial law and restructuring topics. She has lectured on these topics throughout the world.
During the time she practiced, Ms. Henry was the recipient of an annual New York city-wide award from The Legal Aid Society for her pro bono work. As a teacher, she has been the recipient of a number of awards, including the Texas Tech Hispanic Law Students’ Professor of the Year and the Texas Tech Black Law Students’ Professor of the Year awards. In 2022, she received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest award for teaching which is awarded annually to two professors at Texas Tech University.

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: Bench and Bar Luncheon with the Hon. Patrick Bumatay, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
2025-07-08 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Renaissance Newport Beach, 4500 MacArthur Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA
July Bench and Bar with the Hon. Patrick Bumatay, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
LUNCH CONVERSATION WITH CIRCUIT JUDGE BUMATAY
Join the FBA/OC for a lunch conversation with Ninth Circuit Judge Bumatay, ranging in topics from his storied career and rise to the bench, the value of dissenting opinions, to the role of the judiciary in modern times.
Tuesday, July 8, 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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Please register and prepay by June 27.
No refunds for cancellations received after this date.
Note vegetarian meals must be requested in advance.
Upon registration you will receive an automatic receipt and later, as the event nears, we’ll provide a detailed confirmation notice. If you don’t see these messages, please check your junk mail folder. We ask you to consider whitelisting info@FBAOC.com to avoid missing any notices.
CLE
The above activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California in the amount of 0.75 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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Questions
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