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SUMMARY:Webinar: Foundations of the Bench: A Journey of Hispanic Legal Excellence
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**\nCelebrating the journeys\, perspectives and achievements that have shaped Hispanic excellence on the federal bench.\nRegister here\n  \n1.0 Florida CLE Credit \n\nPresenters\n\nThe Honorable Melissa Damian\nJudge Melissa Damian serves as a United States District Judge in the Southern District of Florida. President Biden nominated her to the District Court in November 2023; she was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 28\, 2024\, and sworn in on March 5\, 2024. Before becoming a District Judge\, she served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida beginning in January 2022.\nJudge Damian earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1990 and her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1995. Her career has included private practice\, service as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida\, and a clerkship with the Honorable Ursula Ungaro. She has held leadership roles in numerous bar organizations\, currently chairs the Southern District of Florida’s Technology Committee\, and serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law.\n  \nThe Honorable Rodolfo A. Ruiz II\nJudge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II serves as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. He received his commission on May 3\, 2019. Judge Ruiz earned his B.S. from Duke University in 2002 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005.\nBefore joining the federal bench\, Judge Ruiz served as a judge on Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit and previously on the Miami-Dade County Court. His professional background also includes service as an Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade County and private practice. He remains active in the administration of the Southern District of Florida and currently serves on Court committees\, including the Committee to Oversee Events Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month.\n  \n  \nThe Honorable Virginia M. Hernandez Covington\nJudge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington was appointed a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida in 2004\, becoming the District’s first Hispanic district judge. She previously served on Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal and was the first Cuban American woman appointed to any of Florida’s appellate courts.\nJudge Covington is an honors graduate of the University of Tampa\, where she also earned an MBA\, and a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. Before taking the bench\, she served for nearly twenty years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Her many honors include Tampa’s Hispanic Woman of the Year\, the Florida Supreme Court Federal Judicial Pro Bono Award\, and induction into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. She has also worked extensively with judges throughout Latin America\, Europe\, and Asia on trial advocacy\, judicial ethics\, court management\, and other subjects.\n  \n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Fireside Chat Part III\, Top Ten Rules for Effective Written and Oral Advocacy in the Employment Context
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nEven the most seasoned litigators can refine how they tell their client’s story. Top Ten Rules for Effective Written and Oral Advocacy in the Employment Context is built specifically for employment lawyers who need to turn messy workplace facts\, dense personnel files\, and shifting testimony into tight\, persuasive cases. You’ll walk away with ten practical\, battle-tested strategies to sharpen your briefs\, command the room at hearings\, and get better results for your clients before judges\, agencies\, and arbitrators. \nRegister Today!\nPresented by FBA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution \n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\nHonorable. Mimi Tsankov (Ret.)\, Mediator/ Arbitrator \nHon. Mimi Tsankov (Ret.) is a certified mediator/arbitrator in New York City\, currently serving on the JAMS Labor Panel\, the American Arbitration Association Labor Panel\, and the financial industry’s FINRA Arbitration Panel\, as well as a number of other mediation panels throughout New York State. For nearly two decades\, she served as a judge in the federal administrative judiciary\, prosecuted cases on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Peace Corps\, and worked for over 10 years in private law practice. She’s been appointed to the Board of Advisors at Manifest Law\, which handles employment-based visa applications. She’s been recognized both at the court and throughout various legal organizations for her work as a judge and as a leader in the international legal community\, holding multiple elected and appointed roles for decades in leading organizations\, including the ABA\, the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers\, Judicial Council 2 (a national labor organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO)\, the Federal Bar Association\, and the National Association of Women Judges. She’s received multiple ABA Presidential Appointments to the UN Representatives Department of Global Communications\, and is currently Immediate Past Chair of the ABA’s Judicial Division’s National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary. She’s a Board Member of the City Bar of New York’s Commercial Law Section\, and an Affiliate Board Member of its ADR Section. She is a member of multiple chapters of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA). \nIn the labor field\, she’s contributed to ongoing labor-related discussions by testifying before the Judiciary Committees of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives\,  meeting regularly with Congressional leaders\, publishing numerous articles in legal periodicals and in a variety of law journals\, serving on national and international panels (U.S.\, Canada\, and Europe) speaking with members of all major media outlets (print\, TV\, film\, and radio)\, and by producing podcast stories. To keep the community informed\, she’s also provided expert background information for film\, museum\, and theater releases\, explaining the nuances of labor issues in the immigration context. \nThroughout her career\, she’s received many honors\, awards\, and citations from the U.S. Department of Justice\, the ABA and the FBA\, and others. As a Federal Administrative Judge\, she presided over cases throughout the U.S.\, including New York\, Colorado\, Texas\, Nevada\, Florida\, and California. She’s on the Adjunct Law Faculty at Fordham Law School in New York\, and has been on the faculty of Colorado Law School and the Sturm College of Law in Denver\, Colorado. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed and general interest journals. She completed her J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law and earned an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Virginia Graduate School of Politics. \nHonorable Suzanne Mitchell\, U.S Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma. \nSuzanne Mitchell has served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma since February 1\, 2013. In 2020\, Chief Justice John G. Roberts appointed her as the Magistrate Judge member of the U.S. Judicial Conference’s International Judicial Relations Committee\, where she served through 2025. At the Chief Justice’s request\, she began serving on the Board of the Federal Judicial Center in March 2025. She also serves on the Magistrate Judge Education Advisory Committee and the Court Administration and Operations Advisory Council. \nFrom 2018 to 2023\, Judge Mitchell served on—and later chaired—the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Magistrate Judge Advisory Group. She also served on the Human Resources Advisory Council from 2019 to 2023. For 11 years\, she chaired the Western District of Oklahoma’s Criminal Justice Act Panel Selection Committee. She also served for 11 years on the Court-Assisted Recovery Effort Program\, a trauma-informed federal reentry court that provides intensive treatment and support to help recently released nonviolent offenders reintegrate into society. She presided over the program for five of those years. \nJudge Mitchell served as president of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Federal Bar Association from 2017 to 2018 and as the FBA’s Vice President for the Tenth Circuit from 2018 to 2021. The FBA recognized her service with its Outstanding Chapter Leadership Award. She remains an active mentor to FBA students in Oklahoma City\, chairs the FBA’s Judiciary Division\, and serves as the Tenth Circuit representative on the Board of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association. She also works with the Western District of Oklahoma Historical Society’s Federal Judicial Learning Center & Museum and the FBA’s Oklahoma City Chapter on civic-outreach initiatives\, high-school programs\, mock trials\, and law-school programming. \nJudge Mitchell trains lawyers and judges internationally on advancing the rule of law. In 2022\, she worked with the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development\, Assistance and Training in North Macedonia to train prosecutors and defense counsel on expert-witness issues and cross-examination. In 2023\, she traveled to Kenya with Lawyers Without Borders to train resource-support providers and prosecutors on combating human trafficking. She began training judges in India that same year\, focusing first on human trafficking and later\, in 2024\, on transnational crimes—including narcotics and wildlife trafficking—and cybercrime. The CEELI Institute conducted these workshops in partnership with India’s National Judicial Academy. Also in 2024\, Judge Mitchell traveled to Uzbekistan with Regional Dialogue to present on pretrial release and probable cause. \n\n \nLori Adelson\, Esq. (Moderator)\nLori Adelson\, Esq is an attorney\, mediator\, and arbitrator with more than two decades of experience in labor and employment law\, business law\, litigation\, and dispute resolution. She is the founder of Approved Dispute Resolution\, where she serves as a neutral in employment\, workplace\, business\, class and collective action\, and multi-party disputes throughout Florida\, New York\, California\, and nationwide. Her experience  encompasses discrimination\, retaliation\, wage-and-hour\, disability\, civil rights\, contract\, and other complex employment and business matters. Having served as both an advocate and a neutral\, Lori brings to the dispute resolution process a practical understanding of litigation\, negotiation\, and the legal\, business\, and personal interests that often shape resolution. \nLori has served as a neutral in more than 1\,500 mediations and over 100 arbitrations. She is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil\, County\, and Appellate Mediator; a Certified Mediator for the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator; a mediator qualified under New York Part 146; and an International Mediation Institute Certified Mediator. She also serves on the American Arbitration Association’s panels as an arbitrator and mediator and is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Admitted to practice in Florida and New York\, Lori is also admitted before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York\, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. \nLori serves as Incoming Chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and Chair-Elect of The Florida Bar’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Federal Bar Association’s Broward County Chapter and is actively involved in the ADR Sections of the American Bar Association and the Broward County Bar Association. Committed to advancing ADR education within the legal profession and among the next generation of lawyers\, Lori works with attorneys and law students to foster a deeper\nunderstanding of mediation\, arbitration\, and other dispute resolution processes\, as well as effective advocacy within those processes. She is a frequent speaker on mediation\, arbitration\, negotiation strategy\, and effective dispute resolution advocacy. \n\n\nRegistration\nSave the Date! \n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\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 CLE for this program\, please contact myLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com
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SUMMARY:Northern District of California Chapter: Courtroom Persuasion - William Alsup Annual Trial Advocacy Program
DESCRIPTION:Join the Northern District of California Chapter for a discussion on courtroom persuasion. \nThursday\, October 8\,2026\n5:00 – 6:30 pm PDT \nTo register\, please click here. \nFor questions\, contact the event organizer.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/northern-district-of-california-chapter-courtroom-persuasion-william-alsup-annual-trial-advocacy-program/
LOCATION:Thelton E. Henderson Ceremonial Courtroom (U.S. District Court)\, 450 Golden Gate Avenue\, 19th FL\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102
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SUMMARY:Intellectual Property Law Section: 2026 Annual Paris Fashion Law Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Intellectual Property Section of the Federal Bar Association\, the French American Bar Association\, Academia Cerebra\, and La Fondation des États-Unis are thrilled to welcome you to the 2026 Annual Paris Fashion Law Conference.  Please continue to check this page for updated information. \nThis event will be held at the picturesque Art-Deco Grand Salon of La Fondation des États-Unis (FEU).  The FEU is a cultural center serving Franco-American cultures since 1930.  It is one of the first of 45 residences to have been built on the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris (CiuP) campus. The FEU’s cultural program offers a wide range of concerts\, exhibitions\, workshops\, conferences\, and performances\, and showcases FEU artists-in-residence and alumni. \nThis event will provide 3 CLE credit sessions\, and will be followed by an on-site cocktail reception at the FEU’s garden terrace featuring FEU artists-in-residence and alumni. \n \n  \n\nAGENDA\nAddress: 15 Bd. Jourdan\, 75014 Paris\, France \nPublic Transport:\nRER B: Cité Universitaire\nTram T3a: Cité Universitaire\nBus 21 or 67: Stade Charléty – Porte de Gentilly\nPlease visit the RATP website for a detailed itinerary. \nOctober 13\, 2026\nRegistration – 1:00pm to 1:30pm\nWelcome Remarks – 1:30pm to 1:45pm\nGuarding Prestige: Innovative Legal Tactics for Global Fashion Brand Protection\n1:45pm to 2:45pm\n“Guarding Prestige: Innovative Legal Tactics for Global Fashion Brand Protection” brings together legal experts and industry leaders to explore cutting-edge strategies that safeguard the world’s top fashion brands. Panelists will delve into trademark enforcement\, intellectual property rights\, and creative litigation tactics against counterfeiting and infringement. The discussion will highlight how brands maintain their prestige across international markets\, navigating complex legal landscapes and adapting to evolving consumer trends. Attendees will gain insights into effective cross-border protection\, the use of technology to track and defend brand assets\, and the practical challenges brands face in preserving their unique style and reputation. \n  \nTrade\, Sustainability and Transparency: Navigating Responsible Fashion\n3:00pm – 4:00pm\n“Trade\, Sustainability and Transparency: Navigating Responsible Fashion” is a thought-provoking legal panel designed for industry professionals and trendsetters alike. Panelists will examine how international trade laws and evolving environmental regulations shape the global fashion industry\, influencing everything from sourcing to production and distribution. The discussion will spotlight the importance of ethical practices\, the challenges of maintaining transparency\, and the legal mechanisms that keep brands accountable. Attendees will gain fresh perspectives on balancing profitability with integrity\, learning about labor laws\, sustainability strategies\, and the real-world dilemmas brands encounter as they adapt to a rapidly changing landscape. \n  \nBrands\, Private Equity\, and IPOs:  Maintaining Brand Integrity in a Changing Landscape\n4:15 pm- 5:15pm\n“Brands\, Private Equity\, and IPOs: Maintaining Brand Integrity in a Changing Landscape” brings together legal experts and industry insiders to examine the unique challenges brands face when navigating investments and public offerings. This panel will explore strategies for safeguarding brand identity during mergers\, acquisitions\, and IPOs\, focusing on risk management\, due diligence\, and the legal frameworks essential for protecting intellectual property. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how private equity deals and public listings impact brand reputation\, and learn best practices for ensuring continuity\, transparency\, and consumer trust as brands evolve in today’s dynamic global market. \n5:15pm – 7:00 pm\nCOCKTAIL RECEPTION\n\nRegistration\nRegister Now!\nRegistration Fees:\nGeneral Admission: 45 euros\nFBA/FABA Members: 30 euros
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/2026-annual-paris-fashion-law-conference/
CATEGORIES:Intellectual Property Section
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Fireside Chat with Deputy Director of the SEC Division of Enforcement\, Paul Tzur
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nPlease join the Securities Law Section for a fireside chat with Deputy Director of the SEC Division of Enforcement\, Paul Tzur. Mr. Tzur and moderator Nekia Hackworth (Partner\, Jones Day) will discuss structural changes within the Division of Enforcement\, policy changes\, and Commission priorities. The discussion also will cover the Division’s “back to basics” approach to enforcement\, updates to the Enforcement Manual and Wells process\, cooperation and settlement policies\, coordination with the CFTC\, and developments in the Whistleblower Program. \nPresented by the FBA’s Securities Law Section \nRegister Now!\n\nPresenters\nPaul H. Tzur\, Deputy Director\, Division of Enforcement\, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\nSince January 2026\, Paul Tzur has served as a Deputy Director for the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In that role\, Mr. Tzur supervises the Enforcement Division in the SEC’s Atlanta\, Chicago\, and Miami Regional Offices. He also advises and coordinates on Commission priorities and operations throughout the Division. Prior to joining the Commission\, Mr. Tzur was a partner for six years at the law firm of Blank Rome LLP\, where he focused on white collar defense and complex commercial litigation. From 2011 through 2019\, Mr. Tzur served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois\, where he was a prosecutor in the Securities and Commodities Fraud Section. Mr. Tzur also served in supervisory roles as a deputy chief in the General Crimes Section and later in the Narcotics and Money Laundering Section. Following law school\, Mr. Tzur clerked for the Honorable Steven M. Colloton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Mr. Tzur received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and his B.S. from Duke University. \nNekia S. Hackworth\, Partner\, Jones Day\nNekia Hackworth is a powerhouse litigator and strategic advisor with more than two decades of experience in government enforcement and private practice. A former SEC Deputy Director of Enforcement and seasoned federal prosecutor\, she knows how the government investigates\, charges\, and tries complex financial crime — and deploys that knowledge to protect clients facing their most consequential challenges. At the SEC\, Nekia led more than 250 Enforcement professionals across Washington\, D.C.\, Atlanta\, and Miami\, supervising investigations into securities fraud\, market manipulation\, insider trading\, and compliance failures. As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia\, she prosecuted complex criminal cases spanning tax\, securities\, and health care fraud; public corruption; and violent crime\, taking nearly a dozen to verdict and arguing three Eleventh Circuit appeals. She also shaped national fraud enforcement policy as an Associate Deputy Attorney General and Executive Director of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force in Washington\, D.C. At Jones Day\, Nekia defends corporations and executives in government investigations and white collar matters. Earlier in her career\, at another Am Law 100 firm\, Nekia secured declinations for a dialysis clinic facing federal and state False Claims Act investigations\, defended a tax preparer under investigation for tax and COVID-19 fraud\, led sensitive internal investigations for public and private universities\, and defended health care companies under federal investigation for False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute violations. Nekia counsels clients on compliance\, regulatory risk\, and crisis response — bringing prosecutorial instinct\, regulatory authority\, and trial-tested advocacy to bear when the stakes are highest. \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\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.
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CATEGORIES:Securities Law Section
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] Ethical & Practical Insights from Former FCA Prosecutors in Private Practice
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**\n\n\n\nJoin the FBA’s Qui Tam Section for a timely and practical discussion with a panel of former government attorneys who have since moved to the private sector. The panelists—all attorneys who recently went in-house or joined the relator’s or defense bar—will share insights from their times in government service (and since then) that will be useful to lawyers who have recently left DOJ or a USAO\, as well as to practitioners who seek a peek behind the curtain as they advise clients on FCA matters. The conversation will include a discussion of how recent government departees can navigate conflicts\, confidentiality obligations\, matter restrictions\, and client or firm expectations. The discussion also will address the practical opportunities and challenges that come with entering private practice after government service\, including how former DOJ and USAO attorneys are viewed by (and can interact most effectively with) clients\, relators’ counsel\, defense counsel\, and the government. Throughout\, the panelists will share practical strategies for engaging most productively with government counsel given their past experience and will discuss how lawyers without prior government experience have teamed up with former DOJ/USAO attorneys to provide clients with enhanced representation. \nRegister Today!\nPresented by the FBA Qui Tam Section \n\nPresenters\nMODERATOR \n\nAmy D. Kossak\nRopes & Gray \nSPEAKERS \n\nMichael Granston\nCovington \n\nDaniel Meyler\nVB Spine \n\nAmy L. Easton\,\nPhillips & Cohen \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Here! \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy 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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Pursuing Client Advocacy Within the Bounds of Civility and Professional Standards: What’s Zeal Got to Do with It?
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nIn a recent Missouri case\, a lawyer failed to appear for a civil trial with a mutually agreed upon date.  Judgment was entered against his client.  The lawyer appealed\, arguing that it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to have proceeded in his absence without at least a courtesy call (by either the Court or the opposing counsel).  Although the appellate court upheld the judgment\, the Court agreed that a courtesy call would have been “the better practice.”  In support for that statement\, the Court cited a section of the Preamble to the Rules of Professional Conduct: “A lawyer has the obligation to ‘zealously’ protect and pursue his or her client’s legitimate interests within the bounds of the law ‘while maintaining a professional\, courteous\, and civil attitude toward all persons involved in the legal system.’” \nAre there circumstances in which there is an ethical duty to remind your opposing counsel of a court date?  To what extent may your duty to your client conflict with your professional obligations? These concepts will be explored in this seminar. \nPresented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee Ethics Subcommittee. \nRegister Now!\n\nPresenter\nDenise M. Quinterri focuses her practice on legal ethics and professional responsibility.  She formerly served as Bar Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona.  After leaving the Bar she worked for David D. Dodge\, a highly respected ethics attorney\, with whom she continued to collaborate until his retirement.  Ms. Quinterri represents lawyers in State Bar proceedings (“Bar complaints”) and applicants in the Character and Fitness process.  She also provides expert opinion letters.  She enjoys presenting at the occasional CLE seminar or conference and is an active member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers.  Ms. Quinterri has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for Ethics and Professional Responsibility and is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell. \nMs. Quinterri is highly experienced in lawyer discipline\, having personally handled well over 500 bar complaints.  She has represented over 300 applicants to the State Bar of Arizona in the Character and Fitness process.  She understands various aspects of the practice\, having worked at a large law firm\, a small to mid-size law firm\, as a solo attorney\, and for a non-profit\, quasi-governmental organization. \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-pursuing-client-advocacy-within-the-bounds-of-civility-and-professional-standards-whats-zeal-got-to-do-with-it/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Committee
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SUMMARY:Northern District of California Chapter: A False Claims Act Case From Tip To Judgment
DESCRIPTION:The FBA Northern District of California Chapter presents A False Claims Act Case from Tip to Judgment \nThu\, Oct 15th\, 2026\n5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT \nClick here to register. \nFor questions please contact the event organizer.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/northern-district-of-california-chapter-a-false-claims-act-case-from-tip-to-judgment/
LOCATION:Thelton E. Henderson Ceremonial Courtroom (U.S. District Court)\, 450 Golden Gate Avenue\, 19th FL\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102
CATEGORIES:Northern District of California Chapter
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T150000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: From the Bench: What Persuades\, What Frustrates\, and What Lawyers Should Know
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nWhat makes a judge trust your argument—and what causes that trust to unravel? Join United States District Judge Jia M. Cobb and United States Magistrate Judge Sean A. Camoni for a candid conversation from the Bench’s perspective about what works\, what falls flat\, and what frustrates the Bench in everyday federal practice. From focused briefs and useful replies to direct answers at oral argument\, the panel will explore how lawyers can make their strongest points without sacrificing credibility. The discussion will also address procedural missteps\, counterproductive combativeness\, meaningful discovery meet-and-confers\, and when to seek judicial intervention. Attendees will hear practical perspectives on the habits judges appreciate\, the mistakes they wish lawyers would stop making\, and how preparation\, candor\, and sound judgment can make advocacy more persuasive. \nPresented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee Ethics Subcommittee. \nRegistration is Open!\n\nPresenters\nModerator: David Labkowski\, Labkowski Law\, P.A.\nDavid is based in Miami and practices in New York and Florida\, focusing on high-stakes commercial litigation in federal and state courts. \n  \n  \nHon. Jia M. Cobb\, District Court Judge\, U.S. District Courts – District of Columbia\nJudge Jia M. Cobb was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in November 2021. She received a B.A.\, magna cum laude\, from Northwestern University. She then received a J.D.\, cum laude\, from Harvard Law School\, where she also served as Coordinating Editor of the Harvard Law Review. After law school\, Judge Cobb clerked for the Honorable Diane P. Wood on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Following her clerkship\, she worked as a trial attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) from 2006 to 2012. At PDS\, Judge Cobb supervised incoming attorneys and was a member of the Forensic Practice Group. In 2012\, Judge Cobb joined Relman Colfax PLLC\, a national plaintiff-side civil rights firm based in Washington\, D.C. At Relman Colfax\, Judge Cobb handled a variety of complex civil rights litigation matters\, including those involving allegations of housing discrimination\, employment discrimination\, and police misconduct. She was a partner at Relman Colfax from 2019 until her appointment to the bench. Judge Cobb has taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law and as a visiting faculty member at Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop. She previously served as an elected member of the District of Columbia Bar’s Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section Steering Committee. \nHon. Sean A. Camoni\, Magistrate Judge\, U.S. District Courts – Middle District of Pennsylvania\nJudge Camoni took the bench in July 2025 after serving as an AUSA for nearly 10 years. \n\nRegistration\nRegister Online via myLawCLE \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. MyLawCLE 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. \n\nOffered by myLawCLE in partnership with the Federal Bar Association.\nmyLawCLE is an independent webinar provider and is responsible for webinar registration\, CLE administration\, and related communications. \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-from-the-bench-what-persuades-what-frustrates-and-what-lawyers-should-know/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T120000
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] How to De-Escalate Conflict in FCA Litigation
DESCRIPTION:*Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**\n\n\n\nThe panel will be comprised of a federal judge\, relator’s counsel\, defense counsel\, a mediator\, and a psychologist. The topics will include discussion of specific techniques to de-escalate conflict in discovery\, depositions\, mediations and at trial. We will also explore the psychology behind why conflict escalates and what happens to our brains and bodies when we are in conflict situations. We will discuss specific techniques to bring our minds and bodies back to baseline and gain our composure. A federal judge in California recently gave this instruction to attorneys — gain your composure over the weekend. \nRegister Today!\nPresented by the FBA Qui Tam Section \n\nPresenters\nMODERATOR \n \nCarrie Brous\nBrous Law \nSPEAKERS \n \nHon. Daniel D. Crabtree\nU.S. District Court for the District of Kansas \n \nHon. Janice M. Symchych (ret.)\nJAMS \n\nMichael Granston\nCovington \n \nNimish R. Desai\nLieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein \n \nRandi Lechtenberger-Mitchell\nKansas City Relationship Institute \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Here! \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy 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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/fca-litigation/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T150000
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SUMMARY:Federal Retirement Maximization
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**\n\n\n\nThis course provides federal employees with the essential information they need to make informed decisions before retirement. Participants will learn how to calculate their CSRS or FERS pension\, maximize Social Security benefits\, and understand their TSP options\, along with all they need to know about Federal Employee Health Benefits in retirement. The course also explains eligibility for the FERS Supplement and the 10% pension bonus available to certain retirees. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how their federal benefits work in retirement and the “how to” of starting the retirement process once ready. \nPresented by the FBA’s Federal Career Service Division and Senior Lawyer’s Division \nRegister Today!\n\nPresenters\n \nLacie Harmon Since 2018\, Lacie Harmon has helped FERS and CSRS employees understand their pensions\, TSP\, survivor benefits\, FEHB\, and Social Security so they can retire with confidence. \nHer focus is on providing clear\, practical\, actionable help: running federal retirement income estimates and helping fill in online retirement applications\, along with supporting employees in making health and other insurance decisions. She is privileged to have taught federal retirement at several federal agencies\, including the FDA\, USDA and GAO. \n\n\n \n\n\nWilliam Merecki: William Merecki is a Benefits Specialist and founder of The Federal Benefits Group\, where he provides federal employees with guidance and education regarding their unique retirement and benefits programs. \nThroughout his nine years working exclusively with federal employees\, Bill has seen firsthand how difficult it can be for employees to receive the personalized support they need from OPM and agency shared-services centers. Recognizing this need\, and understanding how proper guidance can save employees significant time\, money\, and frustration during the retirement process\, Bill has dedicated his practice to helping federal employees understand their benefits and develop strategies that allow them to approach retirement with greater confidence and ease. He has taught federal retirement extensively at the FBI and DISA. \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegister Online via myLawCLE \n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\n\nCLE\nThis webinar is not eligible for CLE Credit. \n\nOffered by myLawCLE in partnership with the Federal Bar Association.\nmyLawCLE is an independent webinar provider and is responsible for webinar registration\, CLE administration\, and related communications. \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 Add to calendar
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/federal-retirement-maximization/
CATEGORIES:Federal Career Service Division,Senior Lawyers Division
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