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SUMMARY:One for the Books - SCOTUS 2023-24 Term
DESCRIPTION:The Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term is proving to be one for the history books\, with rulings on issues ranging from presidential immunity and abortion to gun rights and the future of the administrative state.  Amy Howe will break down the court’s decisions in these cases\, as well as other major rulings.  Amy has a blog:  Howe on the Court\, and is an independent contractor and reporter for SCOTUSblog\, a website devoted to coverage of the US Supreme Court.  Amy has previously been an editor and reporter for SCOTUSblog\, argued before the US Supreme Court\, served as counsel in cases before the US Supreme Court\, and taught US Supreme Court litigation at both Stanford Law School and Harvard Law School. \nPresented by the Professional Development Committee. \n  \nREGISTER NOW!\nAbout the Presenter\n \nAmy Howe\, Co-founder\, SCOTUSblog\nAmy Howe has spent over two decades following the Supreme Court\, first as a lawyer and now as a journalist. Amy is a co-founder of SCOTUSblog\, a blog devoted to coverage of the Supreme Court and the first blog ever to receive a Peabody Award. Until September 2016\, Amy served as the editor and a reporter for SCOTUSblog; she continues to serve as an independent contractor and reporter for SCOTUSblog. She primarily writes for her eponymous blog\, Howe on the Court. Before turning to full-time journalism\, she served as counsel in over two dozen merits cases at the Supreme Court and argued two cases there. From 2004 until 2011\, she co-taught Supreme Court litigation at Stanford Law School; from 2005 until 2013\, she co-taught a similar class at Harvard Law School. She has also served as an adjunct professor at American University’s Washington College of Law and Vanderbilt Law School. Amy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a master’s degree in Arab Studies and a law degree from Georgetown University. \nAbout the Moderator\nNathan D. Stump\, Partner\, Schlichter Bogard LLP\nNathan Stump is a partner at Schlichter Bogard LLP\, a mid-sized plaintiffs’ firm in St. Louis. His practice focuses on complex class action lawsuits filed in federal courts across the country. Before joining the firm in 2021\, Nathan served for over 14 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney\, first in the Middle District of Alabama and later in the Southern District of Illinois. During his tenure as a federal prosecutor\, Nathan led hundreds of civil and criminal prosecutions against individuals and corporations\, primarily in cases involving children\, the elderly\, and other vulnerable victims. He began his legal career as a commercial litigator at large law firms in Philadelphia and Washington\, D.C. \nNathan is also a founding member and the current president of the Southern District of Illinois chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Over the years\, he has lectured audiences on a wide range of topics\, including trial advocacy\, digital evidence\, and the ethical use of social media. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan and is licensed to practice law in Missouri\, Pennsylvania\, Washington\, D.C.\, and Virginia. \nRegister Here!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.25 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event.
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SUMMARY:Tampa Bay Chapter: The Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich Thirty-Third Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are perhaps the most rapidly changing aspect of federal court practice. This national seminar represents an invaluable training opportunity for those wishing to stay current on the sentencing guidelines and federal sentencing law and practice. Our seminar differs from other guidelines training because it does not simply give you statistics and facts but instead provides for intimate discussions on sentencing topics among a mix of defense attorneys (Federal Public Defenders\, CJA Attorneys\, and private counsel)\, probation officers\, and prosecutors and judges. \nFor more programming information and to register – please visit www.federalbartampa.org/fsg-2024 \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \nGovernment or CJA Attorneys \n\n$324 if postmarked on or before July 1\, 2024\n$374 if postmarked on or before July 15\, 2024\n$464 if postmarked on July 16\, 2024 or later\n\nNon-Government Attendees \n\n$474 if postmarked on or before July 1\, 2024\n$524 if postmarked on or before July 15\, 2024\n$564 if postmarked on July 16\, 2024 or later\n\nMembers of NACDL\, FBA\, or ABA CJS receive a $50 discount on the above prices. \n\nQuestions regarding this chapter event should be directed to Katherine Earle Yanes at kyanes@kmf-law.com or 813-229-1118
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Jury Selection in Media-Intensive Cases
DESCRIPTION:Two highly respected and experienced trial attorneys (Richard “Dick” Harpootlian\, Esq. and Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan\, Esq. ) will address Jury Selection in Media-Intensive Cases. This webinar will assist lawyers who have never tried a media-intensive case in preparing for their first voir dire when they do eventually try one. In addition\, all lawyers who try cases and pick juries will learn how to utilize principles and lessons learned for jury selection as well as more about the trial process itself. \nPresented by the Civil Rights Law Section\, the Federal Litigation Section\, and the Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter. \nRegister Now!\n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nRichard A. “Dick” Harpootlian\, Owner\, Richard A. Harpootlian\, P.A. \nRichard “Dick” Ara Harpootlian is one of South Carolina’s leading courtroom advocates with 30 years of trial experience as a prosecutor\, defense attorney\, and civil litigator. Mr. Harpootlian’s dynamic and persuasive advocacy style and record of success has earned him a reputation amongst South Carolina’s legal community as a lawyer who can get results. \nMr. Harpootlian began his career as a prosecutor in the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Within two years\, he was named Deputy Solicitor and tasked with the administration and supervision of over 20 prosecutors and staff members. As the Fifth Circuit’s chief homicide prosecutor\, Mr. Harpootlian personally prosecuted hundreds of murder cases\, including 12 death penalty cases. \nHe defended one of those convictions on appeal before the United States Supreme Court. In 1983\, Mr. Harpootlian earned a conviction in the prosecution of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins—South Carolina’s most notorious serial killer. Mr. Gaskins was sentenced to death. In 1990\, Mr. Harpootlian was elected as Fifth Circuit Solicitor\, winning by a margin of almost 2-1. He served from 1991 until 1995. As Solicitor\, he personally prosecuted and obtained convictions in a number of high-profile murder\, drug\, and public corruption cases. In 1991\, Mr. Harpootlian prosecuted and convicted ex-University of South Carolina President Jim Holderman for public corruption charges arising from the abuse of his office for personal gain. \nFor the last 20 years\, Mr. Harpootlian’s private practice has earned him state and national recognition for his efforts on behalf of civil litigants and criminal defendants\, including a number of multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements\, some of which are listed here. \nIn addition to his law practice\, Mr. Harpootlian has been active in South Carolina politics. He was popularly elected and served on Richland County Council from 1986 to 1991. He served as Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2013. During his first tenure as Chair\, the Party elected Governor James Hodges\, the first candidate to unseat an incumbent South Carolina governor\, and five other Democrats to statewide office. \nMr. Harpootlian’s views as a commentator on law and politics are regularly sought by national news programs. He has appeared on 60 Minutes\, Good Morning America\, ABC Nightly News\, NBC Nightly News\, Dateline NBC\, and various CNN\, MSNBC\, CNBC\, and Fox News broadcasts. He is also frequently quoted in local\, state\, and national publications\, including the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Boston Globe\, the Los Angeles Times\, and TIME Magazine. \nMr. Harpootlian has been invited to share his experience with bar colleges as a lecture for the South Carolina Bar Association on topics including class action litigation and criminal defense. For the last 20 years\, he has lectured newly barred South Carolina lawyers during the Bridge the Gap Program. He is a former chair of the Criminal Law Section of the South Carolina Bar Association and a past member of the South Carolina Bar Board of Grievance and Discipline. He has served on the South Carolina Chief Justice’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Docketing and he is an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law. \nRoberta A. “Robbie” Kaplan\nA renowned litigator with decades of experience in commercial\, higher education\, and civil rights litigation\, Chambers has described Robbie as “a modern-day legal giant. A towering intellect and a genius in court\, with the instincts of a street fighter.” Robbie has the distinction of being probably the only lawyer to have taken the deposition of former president Donald J. Trump twice in two weeks. \nRobbie recently led the legal team representing writer E. Jean Carroll in her sexual battery and defamation suits against Donald Trump\, securing $5 million and $83.3 million jury verdicts\, respectively\, on her behalf in cases where both juries reached their verdicts in less than three hours. \nSharon Nelles\, head of litigation at Sullivan & Cromwell\, is quoted in a profile explaining that Robbie “just sees things from a thousand different angles all at once\, it’s hard to keep up with her thought processes. She knows her law cold\, she knows the Constitution cold and she’s not afraid\, if she sees a problem\, to go figure out some law that’s going to allow her to fix it. She’ll find it.” Stephen Gillers\, professor at New York University School of Law\, told Bloomberg Law that Robbie is “a lawyer that you don’t want to see opposing you.” Another client describes Robbie as someone who “eats bullies for lunch.” \nThe Washington Post has described Robbie as “a brash and original strategist\, with neither a gift for patience nor silence\, a crusader for underdogs who has won almost every legal accolade imaginable.” Among the numerous honors and recognitions Robbie has received\, she was named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Top 200 Lawyers\,” recognized as the 2020 “Attorney of the Year” by the New York Law Journal\, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Law Journal\, and has been honored as “Litigator of the Year” by The American Lawyer\, “Lawyer of the Year” by Above the Law\, and “Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year” by The Financial Times. The Financial Times noted that “the judges had little trouble picking just one of them to win the award for most innovative individual – itself an innovation for the report this year. Robbie Kaplan has been involved in some of the most important legal developments of recent years.” Robbie has consistently been listed as one of the top litigators and top women litigators in the country\, as well as one of the top lawyers in New York. \nCommercial Litigation \nRobbie represents clients in the tech\, fintech and financial services industries as both plaintiffs and defendants in their most complex legal challenges\, delivering a consistent track record of compelling advocacy\, creative arguments\, and winning results. \nWith respect to tech\, Robbie succeeded in obtaining a preliminary injunction for Airbnb on Fourth Amendment grounds\, blocking a New York City ordinance that would have required Airbnb to turn over massive amounts of data\, a prospect that posed significant privacy concerns. See Airbnb\, Inc. v. City of New York\, 373 F. Supp. 3d 467 (S.D.N.Y. 2019) (Engelmayer\, J.). She has also represented Uber in several cases involving significant business and privacy concerns posed by overly intrusive government regulation. Robbie recently secured a major victory for the Center for Countering Digital Hate (“CCDH”) in a lawsuit brought by X Corp. alleging that CCDH violated X’s terms of service in researching the prevalence of hate speech on the platform. As Judge Charles Breyer observed: “Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a litigation\, and only by reading between the lines . . . can one attempt to surmise a plaintiff’s true purpose. Other times a complaint is so unabashedly about one thing that there can be no mistaking that purpose. This case represents the latter circumstance.” X Corp. v. Ctr. for Countering Dig. Hate\, 23-cv-03836-CRB (N.D. Cal. Mar. 25\, 2024) \nRobbie has handled a wide variety of cases representing clients on Wall Street and in the financial services sector\, including matters involving “Special Purpose Acquisition Companies\,” or SPACs\, stock analysts’ recommendations\, market timing in mutual funds\, reinsurance transactions\, structured finance transactions and multi-level marketing companies. In the wake of the financial crisis in 2007\, Robbie represented Fitch Ratings in many dozens of regulatory investigations and civil litigations in both state and federal court relating to Fitch’s credit ratings of RMBS\, CDO\, and municipal bond transactions. She recently represented Pershing Square in a case challenging the legitimacy of SPACs. \nRobbie recently won at the Appellate Division First Department a motion staying a case in favor of arbitration in connection with litigation brought by Sean Combs against her client Diageo. She currently represents Authentic Brands in its dispute with the former operator of Sports Illustrated as well as Fred Iseman in litigation involving the foundation of his aunt\, the painter Helen Frankenthaler. \nRobbie has also been honored to represent major law firms in connection with commercial and other disputes. \nHigher Education \nRobbie has earned a reputation for helping top universities navigate their most pressing legal challenges. She has had the privilege of representing Columbia University for over a decade in a number of cases related to Title IX and alleged gender-based misconduct\, winning multiple motions to dismiss. Nungesser v. Columbia Univ.\, 169 F. Supp. 3d 353 (S.D.N.Y. 2016); Roskin-Frazee v. Columbia Univ.\, 474 F. Supp. 3d 618 (S.D.N.Y. 2019). Robbie recently secured the dismissal of breach of contract claims in an ongoing litigation against Columbia seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in tuition refunds related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In re Columbia Tuition Refund Action\, 20 Civ. 3208\, 2021 WL 790638 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 26\, 2021) (Furman\, J.). \nAs a result of these and other matters\, Robbie has decades of experience dealing with the complex interplay between regulatory investigations and the civil lawsuits that inevitably follow. \nShe currently represents Columbia in several matters filed under Title VI relating to events on campus since the attacks by Hamas on October 7\, 2023. Robbie also recently led the team that secured a dismissal with prejudice of all claims brought by student John Doe against New York University challenging NYU Law Review’s admission policy in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard (Doe v. N.Y. Univ.\, No. 23 Civ. 10515\, 2024 WL 2847368 (S.D.N.Y. May 30\, 2024)). When it comes to college sports\, in January 2021\, Robbie defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to require Brown University to restore its men’s and women’s squash teams to varsity status. Sterman v. Brown Univ.\, 513 F. Supp. 3d 243 (D.R.I. 2021). Robbie similarly secured a favorable settlement for Brown in high-profile litigation related to gender proportionality requirements in its athletics programs. Cohen v. Brown Univ.\, 16 F.4th 935 (1st Cir. 2021). Robbie was chosen by the NCAA to conduct a groundbreaking independent investigation into gender equity issues involving NCAA Division I Championships\, including the controversy that arose at the Division I women’s basketball championships in 2021. \nPublic Interest Matters \nThroughout her career\, Robbie has always had a deep-seated commitment to using the law to advance the public interest. She is perhaps best known for successfully challenging a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of her client Edith Windsor in the landmark case United States v. Windsor. Professor Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School has observed that he could not “think of any Supreme Court decision in history that has ever created so rapid and broad a lower-court groundswell in a single direction as Windsor.” \nIn 2017 Robbie filed a high-stakes lawsuit against twenty-four neo-Nazi and white supremacist entities and leaders responsible for organizing the racial- and religious-based violence in Charlottesville in August 2017. In November 2021\, after a four-week jury trial\, Robbie and her team won a landmark $26 million verdict against the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who conspired to commit racially-motivated violence. Dahlia Lithwick\, in her bestselling book Lady Justice (Penguin\, 2022)\, devotes a chapter to Robbie’s work on the Charlottesville case. Robbie is also featured prominently in No Accident\, a powerful documentary chronicling the Charlottesville case from beginning to end. \nIn addition to serving as lead counsel for E. Jean Carroll in her two successful jury trials against Donald Trump\, Robbie recently reached a historic settlement agreement with the Florida State Board of Education\, Florida Department of Education\, and school districts that effectively nullified the most dangerous and discriminatory impacts of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. \nRobbie currently serves as counsel for New York’s Metropolitan Transit Agency in connection with nine separate lawsuits seeking to block\, on environmental and constitutional grounds\, the first congestion pricing program in the United States. \n*** \nRobbie is the author of the book Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA (W.W. Norton)\, chosen by the L.A. Times as one of the top 10 books of 2015. President Bill Clinton noted that “Then Comes Marriage is a riveting account of a watershed moment in our history\, and the strategy\, ingenuity\, and humanity that made it happen.” Rachel Maddow similarly noted that Robbie’s book “will forever change the understanding of this landmark case―its genesis\, its outside-the-box strategy\, and its tactical brilliance.” \nRobbie holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School\, where she has long taught a seminar on advanced civil procedure. She earned her A.B.\, magna cum laude\, from Harvard College. \n  \n \nModerator: Blake Shuart\, Trial Attorney\, Hutton and Hutton Law Firm LLC\n \nBlake A. Shuart is a Trial Attorney with Hutton & Hutton Law Firm\, L.L.C.\, based in Wichita\, Kansas.  Mr. Shuart has an active litigation practice in state and federal courts across the United States\, specializing in medical malpractice\, products liability\, mass torts\, civil rights cases and other cases involving catastrophic injury or wrongful death.  Mr. Shuart is the incoming President of the Federal Bar Association Chapter for the Districts of Kansas & Western Missouri. \n  \n\nRegister Here!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event.
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CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Law Section,Federal Litigation Section,Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter
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SUMMARY:Webinar: International Law Careers that Make More than You Might Expect
DESCRIPTION:Join the FBA’s International Law Section on August 30\, 2024\, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (ET)\, for a program that will include a “how to” with practical information on careers in international law that may make it possible to work in your field of passion and still be able to enjoy quality of life and earn a living. \nModerated by Lloyd Ocean\, the program speakers include George Kounoupis\, with law practice in the U.S. and Greece\, Carla Junqueira\, Carla Junqueira Trade Law\, Brazil\, Major Matthew Zellner\, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General\, and Associate Justice Linda Strite Murnane\, speaking on United Nations Careers and layered public international law retirements. \nThis is a “can’t miss” program for young lawyers and law students. \nPresented by the International Law Section \n[Registration closed]\n  \nAbout the Presenters\n \nModerator: Lloyd Ocean \nLloyd Ocean currently serves as the Executive Special Projects Officer of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy where he supports the executive team with the strategic\, academic\, and operational goals. Lloyd is also a masters student focusing on international law and US foreign policy at Fletcher. Prior to this\, he was a Special Assistant Attorney General at the Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General (RIAG). There he was responsible for supporting the Civil and the Criminal Division’s administration of justice within the State of Rhode Island. Prior to joining the RIAG’s Office\, Lloyd worked as an Associate at the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP where he focused on business law matters\, particularly: capital markets\, mergers and acquisitions\, and real estate.  At Goodwin he devoted a significant amount of time to Pro Bono matters with an emphasis on assisting neighborhood businesses\, members of the LGBT community and veterans. As a US Army Officer of 9.5 years\, Lloyd has traveled across the world supporting the execution of large-scale logistics projects while connecting with and learning from an array of people and cultures. He has also worked to advance policy as a law clerk with the United States Senate Committee on Finance. Lloyd holds a law degree from Boston College Law School\, a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University Questrom School of Business\, and is pursuing a masters focusing on international law at the Fletcher School. In his spare time\, he enjoys raw bars\, sharpening his language skills\, and time with\nfriends and family. \nCarla Junqueira \nCarla Junqueira is a Brazilian lawyer with 25 years of professional experience\, specializing in International Trade Law. She holds PhD degrees in Economic Law from both the University of São Paulo (USP) and the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne\, as well as a Master’s Degree in Economic Law from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne. \nCarla’s expertise encompasses Trade Remedy Proceedings\, WTO Law\, Antitrust Law\, Compliance and Anti-Corruption\, customs procedures\, and regulatory cases. She is a professor of International Trade Law at Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires and has authored numerous books and articles on international trade. Additionally\, she has extensive experience handling cases related to sexual abuse\, gender-based violence\, and matters governed by the Hague Convention. Carla serves as a legal consultant to the Brazilian Women’s Group and is the Center Leader of the Women of Brazil Group. \nThroughout her career\, she has provided pro bono assistance to numerous women victims of violence and has served as an expert witness in dozens of violence cases for Brazilian and Argentinean individuals before Brazilian Federal Courts. Carla’s accolades include listings in prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners\, Latin Lawyer\, Legal 500\, Who’s Who Legal\, Best Lawyers\, and Practical Law. She is also on the Brazilian list of panelists for the WTO Dispute Settlement System. \nGeorge S. Kounoupis  \nGeorge S. Kounoupis is the founding partner of Hahalis & Kounoupis\, P.C.\, Greek Law Group with offices in PA\, NJ\, NY\, Athens\, Thessaloniki\, Greece. He has been a dually qualified lawyer (USA and Greece) since 1990 (PA Bar\, 1987; NJ Bar\, 1988; Athens Bar\, 1990). He has practiced USA-Greek Law and international and comparative law for over 37 years. Mr. Kounoupis is the first American lawyer to sit for and pass the Greek Bar. He has been admitted to the United States Supreme Court\, 3rd Circuit\, ED PA and\, DNJ Federal Courts\, PA Supreme Court\, NJ Supreme Court\, US Court of International Trade\, Athens Court of First Instance. \nEducation: Lehigh University (BA\, International Relations and Economics\, high honors\, 1984); Temple University Law School (JD\, 1987) (International Law Review\, Jessup Moot Court); Athens University Law School (courses leading to Greek law degree and passing final law school examinations for Athens Bar\, 1990). \nHe began his career as a business and securities lawyer for one of the largest USA law firms\, has been General Counsel for 2 NASDAQ companies\, as well as legal advisor to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch and Greek Embassy. He has numerous recognitions\, celebrity\, and international clients and he and the firm have over 100 million dollars in settlements\, judgments\, and verdicts in national and international litigation. He has written and lectured widely on international and Greek law\, being cited by major newspapers such as the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal and USA Today on Greek law has appeared on the Law Journal television program\, and has been a Co-Chair and Vice-Chair of ABA\, LAC and ABA SIL Section Greek Liaison. \n \nHon. Linda Strite Murnane \nLinda Strite Murnane currently serves as an Associate Justice on the High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  She served 29.5 years on active duty in the United States Air Force\, enlisting as an E-1 and retiring as the Chief Circuit Military Judge for the Eastern Circuit\, Washington\, D.C. as an O-6 (Colonel) in 2004.  Since retiring from the Air Force\, she spent eight years working in senior level positions with the United Nations at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Special Tribunal for Lebanon\, and one year as the Senior International Attorney for the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies\, Newport\, RI.  She served two years as the Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.  She also served as a felony prosecutor\, worked with Lexis-Nexis and was in private practice in the estate and trust field.  She is a past chair of the ABA Judicial Division\, and serves on the board of the FBA International Law Section\, the American Judges Association\, and the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ).  She starts her term on the ABA Board of Governors in September 2024. \nShe has won numerous awards for her public service\, including the ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award\, the ABA Mayre Rasmussen Award from the ABA International Law Section and the Ohio State Bar Association’s Nettie Cronise Lutes Award (both for advancing opportunities for women in the field of law)\, and the NAWJ Justice Vano Spencer and Judge Mattie Belle Davis Awards.  She has been inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame and the Greene County\, Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. \nHer highest military decoration is the Legion of Merit. \nJustice Murnane assists veterans pro bono in applying for their VA benefits and also serves as the Mentor Coordinator for the ABA’s Afghan Legal Professionals Scholarship and Mentoring Program. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaj. Matthew Zellner \nMajor Matthew G. Zellner currently serves in the Space Law Division\, Operations and International Law Directorate\, Office of The Judge Advocate General\, the Pentagon.  The Division serves as The Judge Advocate General’s primary liaison to the Chief of Space Operations and the Space Staff and provides advice to the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force on current and future space operations\, international agreements and treaties\, command and doctrine\, and Total Force matters. \nMaj Zellner\, from Norman\, Oklahoma\, entered the Air Force through the Direct Appointment Program in September 2012. He attended the University of Missouri\, worked as a reporter/anchor for the NBC affiliate\, and graduated with a degree in Journalism. During law school he gained experience through various clerkships. He also studied business at the London School of Economics in 2009 while working for Devon Energy. \n  \nEDUCATION \n2008   Bachelor of Journalism\, cum laude\, University of Missouri\, Columbia \n2012   Juris Doctor\, University of Oklahoma College of Law\, Norman \n2012   Master of Business Administration\, Michael F. Price College of Business\, University of Oklahoma \n2012   Commissioned Officer Training\, Distinguished Graduate\, Maxwell Air Force Base\, Alabama \n2016   Squadron Officer School\, Distinguished Graduate\, Maxwell AFB\, Alabama \n2019   LL.M. in International Law\, James Kent Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Columbia Law School\, New York \n2022   Air Command & Staff College (Correspondence) \n  \nASSIGNMENTS  \n\nJune 2011 – August 2011\, Legal Intern\, United States Army JAG Corps\, Fort Sill\, Oklahoma\nNovember 2012 – January 2015\, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of General Law\, Chief of Operations Law)\, 27th Special Operations Wing\, Cannon Air Force Base\, New Mexico (April 2014 – October 2014\, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate\, SOJTF-A/NSOCC-A\, Camp Integrity\, Afghanistan)\n\n\nJanuary 2015 – July 2017\, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Military Justice\, Operations Law and Training\, and Administrative Law)\, 52d Fighter Wing\, Spangdahlem Air Base\, Germany (October 2015 – April 2016\, Chief of Detainee Communications and Transfers\, JTF-GTMO\, Guantanamo Bay\, Cuba)\nJuly 2017 – July 2018\, Area Defense Counsel\, Air Force Legal Operations Agency\, Kunsan Air Base\, Republic of Korea\nJuly 2018 – May 2019\, LL.M. Student (International Law)\, Columbia University\, New York\, New York\nMay 2019 – July 2021\, Chief of Space\, International\, and Operations Law\, Combined Space Operations Center and Space Delta 5 Legal Advisor\, Space Operations Command-West and Combined Force Space Component Command\, Vandenberg Air Force Base\, California\nJuly 2021 – July 2023\, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate\, 72d Air Base Wing\, Tinker AFB\, OK\nJuly 2023 – Present\, Space Law Attorney\, Space Law Division\, Operations and International Law\, Office of The Judge Advocate General\, the Pentagon\, Arlington\, VA\n\nMAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS \nDefense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters \nMeritorious Service Medal \nAir & Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters \nJoint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters \nMeritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster \n2023 Albert M. Kuhfeld Award (Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year)\, The Judge Advocate General’s Corps \n2023 Field Grade Office of the Quarter\, 3rd Quarter\, HQ/DAF Operations and International Law Directorate \n2022 Field Grade Officer of the Year\, 72d ABW Wing Associate Group \n2021 Field Grade Officer of the Year\, 72d ABW Wing Associate Group \n2021 Air Force Materiel Command Albert M. Kuhfeld Award (Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year) \n2020-2021 American Bar Association Oustanding Young Military Lawyer Award \n2019 United States Space Force Albert M. Kuhfeld Award (Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year) \n2019 Field Grade Officer of the Quarter\, 3rd Quarter\, 14th Air Force \nParker School Award for Achievement in International and Comparative Law\, Columbia Law School (2019) \nRunner-Up\, AFJAGS 2019 National Security Law Writing Competition \n2018 Company Grade Officer of the Quarter\, 1st Quarter\, Air Force Legal Operations Agency Pacific Circuit \n2016 Company Grade Officer of the Year\, 52d Fighter Wing Staff Agencies \nHinman Writing Award & Critical Analysis Award (Squadron)\, Squadron Officer School (2016) \nPUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS \nSpace Law & Operations: A New Frontier in Human Rights? Presenter\, Stanford Law School (2024) \nApplying the Law of Armed Conflict on Earth and in Space\, Presenter\, University of Oklahoma College of Law (2023) \n‘Heavens Open’ – The Need for Increased Data from Space and Creating a Duty to Share that Data\, NATO Legal Gazette\, Issue 42 (2021) (with Professor Christopher Newman) \nOperational Law and Space Operations\,  Panelist\, U.S. Space Command & U.S. Air Force Academy Conference (2021) \nSpace Law Limits to Military Presence or Activities in Outer Space\, Panelist\, Conference of The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War & The Stockton Center for International Law (2021) \nOperating the Future in Space: Current Issues in International and Operations Space Law\, Panelist\, U.S. Space Command & U.S. Air Force Academy Legal Conference (2021) \nButterfly Effect: Collateral Effects in Space Operations\, Presenter\, U.S. Space Command & U.S. Air Force Academy Space Law Community Webinar Series (2021) \nDrones and Robots\, Guest Lecturer\, University of Massachusetts (2019) \nPort of Entry Asylum Rule – Clash of the Branches\, Presenter\, National Security Law Writing Workshop (2019) \nEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION \nFirst Lieutenant – 20 September 2012 \nCaptain – 14 April 2013 \nMajor – 1 December 2018 \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRegistration\n[Registration is now closed]\n Registration Fees \n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \n\n\nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. 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