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SUMMARY:Webinar: Judicial Intern Academy - Alternative Dispute Resolution: Expanding Your Legal Toolkit and Career Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nAlternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is an increasingly important part of modern legal practice\, providing efficient and effective alternatives to litigation across a wide range of disputes. This session will introduce law students to the fundamentals of negotiation\, mediation\, arbitration\, and other ADR processes; explore when each is most appropriate; examine emerging issues such as online dispute resolution and artificial intelligence; and highlight the growing career opportunities for lawyers in ADR\, including mediation\, arbitration\, corporate practice\, and international dispute resolution. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution \n\nPresenters\n \nAmy Boyle\, Managing Partner\, MSB Employment Justice \nAmy Boyle is the Managing Partner at MSB Employment Justice in Minneapolis\, Minnesota.  Her 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 and work and whistleblower clients who have reported illegal workplace practices.  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.  While Amy is a tenacious litigator with a winning trial record\, she is known for her no-nonsense approach to settlement negotiations and resolves most of her clients’ cases through an ADR process. \nWithin the Federal Bar Association\, Amy is a Past Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. She is also a member of the Sections and Divisions Council and the Committee on Advancing the Legal Professional and a Past Chair of the Younger Lawyers Division.  She also serves on the Board and as a Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Minnesota Chapter of the FBA. \nA 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. \n \nIra Cohen\, Esq.\, B.A.\, J.D.\, LL.M\, Founder & Principal\, IRA COHEN\, P.A \nIra Cohen\, Esq. is the Founder and Principal of Ira Cohen\, P.A.\, an Intellectual Property law firm in Weston\, FL. Ira is a Member of the Florida and New York Bars\, the various District Courts both in FL and NY\, the First\, Second\, Sixth\, Seventh\, Ninth\, Eleventh\, and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal\, as well as the United States Supreme Court. Attorney Cohen has been rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale Hubbell. Ira has been practicing Intellectual Property law for 45 years. Ira served from 1982-1985 as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Harold J. Raby\, United States Magistrate (Judge) for the Southern District of New York (1982-85). He is a proud and active Sustaining Member of the Federal Bar Association (“FBA”)\, Current Chair of the ADR Section/Division\, a Member of the Sections and Divisions Council\, a Life Fellow of the Foundation of the FBA\, an FBA Moot Court Judge\, an FBA Mentor\, Editor of the IPLS Section Newsletter\, and published articles author. He also served as a Past Chair of the IPLS Section and Past Columns Editor for The Federal Lawyer. \n\n\nRegistration\n\nRegister Now! \n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.  \n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event. \n\n\n\n Frequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: 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. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-judicial-intern-academy-alternative-dispute-resolution-expanding-your-legal-toolkit-and-career-opportunities/
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CATEGORIES:Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: How Employee AI Use Destroys Trade Secret Protection: DTSA Plaintiff and Defense Practice After Trinidad
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nEvery time an employee pastes proprietary information into ChatGPT\, that keystroke can extinguish the secrecy a DTSA claim depends on — and courts have started saying so. Trinidad v. OpenAI\, Snyder v. Beam Technologies\, and United States v. Heppner are converging into a doctrine that treats uncontrolled AI access as a failure of reasonable measures\, reframing voluntary disclosure and terms-of-service consent as secrecy-destroying events rather than background facts. Any litigator handling trade secret matters — and any counsel advising employers who deployed consumer-grade AI without use policies — is already exposed\, often operating on pleading templates drafted before these decisions existed. This program maps how voluntary AI disclosure defeats trade secret status at the pleading stage and summary judgment\, distinguishes consumer from enterprise tiers in the reasonable-measures inquiry\, and supplies the discovery targets\, motion-practice frameworks\, and “improper means” theories both sides need. You will leave able to plead trade secret identity with the specificity courts now demand\, attack secrecy through ToS and policy gaps\, and litigate either side with current doctrine. \nPresented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee and Intellectual Property Law Section\n \nRegister Now!\n\nPresenters\nBenjamin Fink\, President & Founding Shareholder\, Berman Fink Van Horn P.C\nBenjamin I. Fink is president and a founding shareholder of Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. in Atlanta\, where his practice centers on business and commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on competition-related disputes\, including noncompete and trade secret matters. A nationally recognized authority on restrictive covenants and trade secret law\, Benjamin pairs deep substantive knowledge with extensive courtroom experience\, having tried cases in state and federal courts across Georgia and more than fifteen other states. Clients and peers alike regard him as a leading voice in his field\, reflected in his sustained recognition by the profession’s most respected ranking organizations. \nPeter Toren\, Intellectual Property Litigator and Advisor\, Peter J. Toren\nPeter J. Toren is an intellectual property litigator and advisor dedicated to helping individuals and companies protect their IP rights\, with a particular focus on trade secrets\, computer crime\, and economic espionage. A former federal prosecutor who helped build the U.S. Department of Justice’s earliest computer crime program; Peter brings a rare combination of government enforcement experience and private-practice advocacy to high-stakes intellectual property matters. He is widely regarded as a leading authority on the criminal dimensions of IP law and is the author of the foremost treatise in the field. \n\nRegister Now!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 2.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 2.4 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.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-how-employee-ai-use-destroys-trade-secret-protection-dtsa-plaintiff-and-defense-practice-after-trinidad/
LOCATION:Washington
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T120000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Judicial Intern Academy: Navigating Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nJoin Michelle Otero Valdés\, FBA National Director and Immediate Past Chair of the FBA Admiralty Law Section\, Carlos Llinás Negret\, Current Chair of the FBA Admiralty Law Section and Adam B. Cooke\, Membership Chair of the FBA Admiralty Law Section\, for an overview of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction—an issue that can confound the most experienced lawyers from both sides of the aisle. \nThis program will explore the history\, the distinction between “admiralty” and “maritime” and subject matter jurisdiction\, where Article III of the Constitution extends the federal judicial power to “all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction.” By giving the Federal Judiciary jurisdiction over admiralty cases—and authorizing Congress to regulate that jurisdiction—the U.S. Constitution’s Framers sought to ensure that federal courts would resolve cases that might implicate the Nation’s foreign policy. The Supreme Court has explained that Article III’s grant of admiralty jurisdiction to the federal courts contemplates a system of maritime law coextensive with\, and operating uniformly in\, the whole country in order to promote the great interests of navigation and commerce and maintain the United States’ “diplomatic relations.” Gain valuable insight into admiralty and maritime jurisdiction that defines the general maritime law of the United States. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Admiralty Law Section \n\nPresenters\n\nMichelle Otero Valdés  \nMs. Valdés has been engaged exclusively in the practice of maritime\, admiralty and marine insurance law for over twenty-five (25) years and is experienced in all facets of civil litigation\, including\, but not limited to\, collisions\, allisions\, groundings\, emergency casualty response\, maritime attachments and arrests\, marine pollution claims under OPA90 and CLC Conventions\, defense of maritime death and injury claims\, passenger and crew claims\, marine casualty investigations\, P&I and FDD matters\, H&M claims\, subrogation claims\, claims coverage evaluation\, salvage and SCOPIC matters\, cargo claims and recoveries\, charter party disputes\, Marpol and environmental matters\, general liability defense\, freight forwarders/NVOCC liability claims\, and the negotiation and drafting of maritime-related contracts\, including marine loan documents\, purchase and sale agreements\, charter parties\, marina contracts\, ship vendor contracts\, yacht purchase/sale agreements\, chartering\, and registration of domestic and foreign vessels\, shipbuilding contracts\, crew agreements\, corporate non-compete/non-disclosure agreements and a host of other international commercial transactions and agreements focused in and around the maritime industry. \nMs. Valdés has been counsel in several high-profile cases and\, as a previous Account Executive of Thomas Miller Inc. (Miami)\, Managers for the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Ltd. and The United Kingdom Freight Demurrage and Defense Association Limited\, is recognized for her in-depth knowledge of marine insurance and casualty matters. Ms. Valdés has authored numerous published articles and is regularly asked to speak at conferences throughout the world on a variety of topics of interest to the maritime industry. \nMs. Valdés is Crew Qualified by the United States Coast Auxiliary and a member of several organizations\, including but not limited to: the Florida Bar; the Florida Bar Admiralty and Maritime Law Certification Committee (Chair 2012-2013\, Vice Chair 2011-2012); Florida Bar Admiralty Law Committee (Vice Chair 2018-2020\, Seminar Chair 2012-2013); U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Southern\, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (SEALI); Proctor Member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States; Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association\, USA (Co-President Florida Chapter 2014-2018); Federal Bar Association (Admiralty Law Committee Sescretary/Treasurer 2020-21\, Sections and Divisions Council Member 2016-2020\, Admiralty Law Committee Seminar Co-Chair 2014) and the Fort Lauderdale Mariner’s Club (Seminar Chair 2020\, Seminar Co-Chair 2019\, Skipper 2017\, First Mate 2016\, Purser 2015\, Yeoman 2014\, Program Chair 2013). \n\nCarlos Llinás Negret\,\n\nMr. Llinás is a partner at the firm and an active mass torts trial attorney. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Llinas’ practice focuses on complex commercial vessel litigation against the world’s largest cruise operators. Some of his notable representations include: seafarers’ rights and Jones Act cases\, cruise ship passenger personal injury and wrongful death\, recreational boating and jet-ski accidents\, wage claims\, limitation of liability actions\, shipboard sexual assaults\, seaplane casualties\, Rule B attachments\, vessel arrests\, United States Coast Guard negligence\, and shipboard medical malpractice. A distinguished promoter of seafarers’ rights\, Mr. Llinás was featured in the investigative series\, Dispatches\, for the British public service network\, Channel 4. Entitled Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck\, the documentary went undercover to reveal what life is really like for the crew that lives below deck of some of today’s most luxurious ocean liners. Seen by an international audience\, the documentary received worldwide attention as it exposed disparate pay and horrific work conditions.\nIn addition to his maritime practice\, Mr. Llinás works with the firm’s aviation department in the prosecution of complex high-profile aviation cases\, including matters against domestic and international airlines\, and general aviation crash cases. \nMr. Llinás is fluent in Spanish and assists with bilingual representations and court dealings for the firm and he is licensed to practice law in California\, Florida\, Washington State and Washington D.C. \n \nAdam B Cooke\, \n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Now!\n\nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.  \n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event. \n\n\n\n Frequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: 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. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org \n\n\n\n\n\n Add to calendar
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-judicial-intern-academy-navigating-admiralty-and-maritime-jurisdiction/
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CATEGORIES:Admiralty Law Section
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SUMMARY:Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter: Constitutional Stress Test - An Exploration of Executive Power and Interbranch Conflict
DESCRIPTION:The Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is proud to present the next installment of its acclaimed CLE series:\nConstitutional Stress Test: \nAn Exploration of Executive Power and \nInterbranch Conflict \nDate: Tuesday\, July 21\, 2026  \nTime: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. \nThe Chapter will present this 1.5-hour virtual program in live webinar format. \nThe program is approved by the Pennsylvania CLE Board for 1.5 CLE credits (1.0 substantive and 0.5 ethics). \nThe cost of the program is $45. \nThe program will bring together leading voices in constitutional law and federal courts practice: \nHon. John E. Jones III (Ret.)\, former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and current President of Dickinson College; \nJames Pearce\, Senior Counsel at the Washington Litigation Group and former appellate attorney and assistant special counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington\, D.C.; and \nStephen I. Vladeck\, Agnes Williams Semiquincentennial Professor of Federal Courts at Georgetown Law and New York Times bestselling author of “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.” \nModerated by Danielle Acker Susanj\, Executive Vice President of the Fairness Center\, the panel will trace the constitutional origins of the separation of powers doctrine and explore how the scope and limits of executive authority have been tested across all three branches of government. \nThrough contemporary case studies involving Congress\, the Executive Branch\, and the Federal Judiciary\, the panel will consider where the constitutional balance stands today and where it may be headed next. \nTo register\, click on the link below and complete the registration form. You will automatically receive email confirmation of your registration and will receive a separate email with additional information\, including the link to the webinar itself\, in the days leading up to the program. \nSecure your spot for this can’t-miss discussion today! \nREGISTRATION LINK: \nhttps://fbamdpa.regfox.com/constitutional-stress-test-an-exploration-of-executive-power-and-interbranch-conflict \nIf you have any questions about the program or the registration process\, please contact \nStefanie Pitcavage Mekilo at smekilo@saxtonstump.com or Casey Coyle at CACoyle@MDWCG.com.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/middle-district-of-pennsylvania-chapter-constitutional-stress-test-an-exploration-of-executive-power-and-interbranch-conflict/
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