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SUMMARY:Webinar: Federal Benefits Open Season
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThis course helps federal employees and retirees make confident\, informed choices during the annual Federal Benefits Open Season. Participants will learn how to compare FEHB and PSHB health plans\, including premiums\, deductibles\, out of pocket\ncosts and prescription coverage\, and how to choose the right enrollment type for their household. The course also covers FEDVIP dental and vision coverage\, FSAFEDS flexible spending accounts\, federal life insurance and long term care\, and how\nFEHB works with Medicare in retirement. Participants will leave knowing what to review\, what to change\, and how to make their elections before Open Season closes. \nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Career Service Division. \nView Brochure! \nRegister Now!\n\nWhat You’ll Learn\n\nHow to Compare FEHB and PSHB Health Plans\nHow FEHB Works With Medicare in Retirement\nChoosing Self Only\, Self Plus One or Self and Family\nHigh Deductible Plans and Health Savings Accounts\nFEDVIP Dental and Vision Coverage Options\nKeeping FEHB in Retirement\nFSAFEDS Basics: Flexible Spending Accounts\nFederal Life Insurance and Long Term Care\n\n\nPresenters\nBill Merecki\, Federal Benefits and Retirement Specialist\, The Federal Benefits Group\nFounder of The Federal Benefits Group\, Bill has worked exclusively with federal employees for 15 years. He helps employees understand their benefits and build retirement strategies with confidence\, and regularly teaches federal retirement at the FBI\, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and DISA. \n  \n  \nLacie Harmon\, Federal Benefits and Retirement Specialist\, The Federal Benefits Group\nSince 2018\, Lacie has helped FERS and CSRS employees understand pensions\, TSP\, survivor benefits\, FEHB and Social Security. She provides clear\, practical retirement guidance and has taught at the FAA\, USDA and GAO. She is also a regular contributor to FedWeek’s Experts View section. \n\nRegistration\nRegister Now!\n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\n\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\nCLE\nCLE will not be offered for this event. \n\nFrequently 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 confirmation email. \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-federal-benefits-open-season/
CATEGORIES:Federal Career Service Division
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261209T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Making a Federal Case of IT: The Basics of Section 1983 Litigation (Pt. 1)
DESCRIPTION:Federal Civil Rights Claims Basics (Part 1 of the Making a Federal Case of IT: The Basics of Section 1983 Litigation) \n**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nJoin the Constitutional & Civil Rights Law Section and the Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee for this two-part series designed to provide current clerks and new civil litigators with the basics of federal Civil Rights Claims and defenses. Part One of this two-part series will cover commonly brought federal civil rights claims\, with a focus on Section 1983 and a brief discussion of Bivens claims\, as well as Education\, Housing\, and Disability Rights claims (Title IX\, the Fair Housing Act\, ADA\, Title VI & VII\, and Section 1985 conspiracy claims). The program will also address who may bring a Section 1983 claim and against whom\, including who qualifies as a “person” under Section 1983\, as well as the distinction between individual- and official-capacity claims and the relief available for each. \nPresented by the FBA’s Constitutional & Civil Rights Law Section and the Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee. \nRegister Now!\n\nPresenters\n \nEric Foley is a Senior Counsel in the Louisiana office of the MacArthur Justice Center and focuses on ending the punishment of poverty\, unlawful fines and fees\, pretrial detention\, and police misconduct. Before joining the MJC in January 2015\, Foley was a staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) in New Orleans. During his time at SLLS\, Foley represented low-income clients in administrative hearings\, trial court\, and appellate court. His practice areas included evictions\, disputes with the public housing authority\, denials of Social Security benefits\, and advocacy for the unhoused. Before joining SLLS\, Foley was a judicial clerk at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Foley was awarded Public Justice’s “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award in 2015 for his work challenging unlawful pretrial detention and was a finalist for the Louisiana State Bar Association’s “Outstanding Young Lawyer” award for 2019. Apart from his wife and family\, Foley’s great loves are poboys\, live music\, and guitars. \nKyle Kaiser is an Assistant Attorney General of the Utah Attorney General’s Office.  He has been with the office since July 2011. Kyle’s practice includes defending and advising postsecondary education institutions in Utah. For fifteen years\, Kyle served in the Litigation Division of the Office\, where he defended claims of constitutional or civil rights violations brought against the State of Utah\, its agents\, agencies\, and subdivisions.  Before working for the Utah AG’s Office\, Kyle was employed as Staff Attorney for Justice Dale Wainwright of the Supreme Court of Texas.  Before that\, Kyle was a litigation and intellectual property associate with the law firm of Winthrop & Weinstine\, P.A. in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, and served as a law clerk for Richard Dorr\, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri\, in Springfield.  Kyle received his J.D.\, with high distinction\, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2003\, where he was Senior Managing Editor of the Iowa Law Review\, was awarded the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion\, and was inducted into Order of the Coif.  Kyle received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University\, summa cum laude\, in 2000. Away from the office\, Kyle is an Associate Adjunct Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah\, where he teaches Civil Rights Litigation; acts as Judge Pro Tempore for the Salt Lake Justice Court; and sits on the Board of Utah Law-Related Education. Kyle enjoys spending time with his wife Pearl\, their daughter Cora\, and their cat Milo; camping around Utah and travelling around the world; and playing percussion publicly with a local community band and playing piano in the privacy of his own home. \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. 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-making-a-federal-case-of-it-the-basics-of-section-1983-litigation-pt-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: How to future-proof your career in the age of AI (or if you can)
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nArtificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how legal work gets done\, and lawyers at every stage of their careers are asking the same question: how do I stay relevant? Join the FBA IP Section for a candid panel discussion featuring a Wells Fargo AI executive focused on legal efficiency\, a former BigLaw litigator turned Senior Legal Engineer at Legora\, and the co-founder of a technology-driven law firm whose launch was among the largest in U.S. history. Panelists will share how AI is changing the profession from the in-house\, legal technology\, and law firm perspectives; which skills are becoming more important; where AI genuinely helps and where it falls short; and how to use it responsibly without compromising professional judgment or ethical obligations. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to adapt and future-proof their careers as AI capabilities continue to advance. \nSave the Date!\nKey Topics: \nThe key topics and objectives discussed during this webinar include: \n\nHow AI is changing the legal profession\, from the perspectives of corporate legal departments\, legal technology providers\, and technology-driven law firms;\nThe skills that are becoming more important for lawyers as AI capabilities advance\, and how lawyers can adapt;\nWhat AI tools do well\, what they cannot do\, and why AI is a legal tool rather than a legal solution;\nProfessional responsibility risks of AI use\, including fabricated or misread authority\, verification obligations\, and protecting client confidences;\nBest practices for supervising AI output\, including precise prompting and building work product in stages;\nPractical strategies to future-proof a legal career\, including deepening subject-matter expertise and reinvesting time savings into client counseling and strategy.\n\n\nPresenters\n Blake E. Rooney\, AI Business Executive for Legal\, Public Affairs & Internal Audit\, Managing Director\, Wells Fargo \nBlake E. Rooney is a Managing Director at Wells Fargo\, where he serves as the AI Business Executive for Legal\, Public Affairs & Internal Audit. Based in New York\, Blake works with the bank’s legal\, communications and audit leaders to turn generative AI into practical\, governed tools that help professionals work faster and better. He brings more than two decades of legal technology leadership to the role\, including leading the adoption of more than one generation of legal AI platforms. He connects enterprise AI strategy to the day-to-day realities of how lawyers work. \nBefore joining Wells Fargo\, Blake spent 20 years at the national law firm Husch Blackwell\, including eight years as its Chief Information Officer. Under his leadership\, Husch Blackwell became an early adopter of AI in the legal industry. Blake led the firm’s rollout of Thomson Reuters CoCounsel\, making Husch Blackwell one of the first law firms to put generative AI in the hands of its attorneys. As the market matured\, he later led the firm’s move from CoCounsel to Legora. As CIO\, Blake was also responsible for the firm’s technology strategy\, infrastructure and information security. That gave him first-hand experience with what it takes to bring new technology into a law firm: protecting client confidentiality\, meeting professional responsibility obligations\, managing risk and earning the trust of busy attorneys. \nAt Wells Fargo\, Blake has led some of the Legal Department’s first large-scale efforts to understand how AI is actually being used. He ran a department-wide review of the AI agents legal professionals had built for themselves\, and from it created a set of usage “archetypes.” These are reusable patterns for legal AI agents and prompts that are being adopted into the firm’s shared prompt library. He currently leads the Legal Business Framework initiative\, which maps the personas and core work across the Legal function to find where AI already helps and where the biggest opportunities are. The findings will guide how the firm rolls out its enterprise legal AI platforms. \nBlake believes that responsible AI adoption in law starts with understanding the work\, not the technology. He has led AI adoption both at a law firm and inside a corporate legal department\, and he focuses on tools that keep lawyers’ judgment\, confidentiality and ethical obligations at the center. \n  \n Helen Chacon\, Senior Legal Engineer\, Legora\nHelen Chacon is a Senior Legal Engineer at Legora\, where she helps some of the most demanding legal teams in the world get real value out of the platform. A Stanford Law graduate\, Helen built her career as a litigator and IP specialist in BigLaw before moving in-house as Senior Counsel at Mercury. That mix gives her a rare vantage point: she has felt the pain of legal work from both the firm side and the in-house side\, and she now spends her days closing the gap between what lawyers actually need and what AI can deliver. Sharp\, practical\, and quick to cut through noise\, Helen brings the credibility of a practicing lawyer and the curiosity of someone who never accepted that legal work had to stay the way it was. \n Joel M. Ferdinand\, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder\, Pierson Ferdinand LLP \nJoel M. Ferdinand is Co-Chairman and Co-Founder of Pierson Ferdinand (PierFerd)\, an international\, partner-led\, culture-first\, technology-driven law firm. In January 2024\, he helped launch PierFerd with more than 130 partners across more than 80 practice areas\, an opening widely described as one of the largest law firm launches in U.S. history. Today\, PierFerd has more than 300 partners globally serving clients in more than 25 markets across 90 practices and areas of law. Before co-founding PierFerd\, Joel served as Managing Partner of Litigation\, Global General Counsel\, and a member of the Executive Committee at a national law firm\, and earlier as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Physiotherapy Associates. He remains an active business trial lawyer and strategic counselor to companies\, family-owned enterprises\, and business executives. His recognitions include the 2025 vLex Fastcase 50 and a Legal 500 US Elite ranking. Joel is a frequent speaker on legal innovation\, law firm leadership\, and the future of legal practice\, and earned his J.D.\, with high honors\, from Rutgers School of Law – Camden. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration Opening Soon! \nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95 \n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nmyLawCLE 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/how-to-future-proof-your-career-in-the-age-of-ai-or-if-you-can/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Social Security Maximization
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \n\n\n\n\nThis course provides federal employees with the essential information they need to get the most from their Social Security benefits. Participants will learn how Social Security eligibility differs under CSRS and FERS\, how to build a Social Security plan for retirement\, and how claiming age affects both monthly and lifetime benefits. The course explains strategies for married couples\, including spousal and survivor benefits\, and how cost of living increases grow benefits over time. It also covers how Social Security and Medicare work together\, including Part B premiums\, and the “how to” of claiming benefits once ready. \nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Career Service Division. \nView Brochure! \nRegister Now!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Learn\n\nHow Social Security Works for CSRS and FERS Employees\nHow to Build Your Social Security Plan\nHow Claiming Age Affects Your Lifetime Benefits How Cost of Living Increases Grow Your Benefit\nStrategies for Married Couples: Spousal and Survivor Benefits\nThe “How To” of Claiming Your Benefit\nHow Social Security and Medicare Work Together.\n\n\nPresenters\nBill Merecki\, Federal Benefits and Retirement Specialist\, The Federal Benefits Group\nFounder of The Federal Benefits Group\, Bill has worked exclusively with federal employees for 15 years. He helps employees understand their benefits and build retirement strategies with confidence\, and regularly teaches federal retirement at the FBI\, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and DISA. \n\n  \n  \n\nLacie Harmon\, Federal Benefits and Retirement Specialist\, The Federal Benefits Group\nSince 2018\, Lacie has helped FERS and CSRS employees understand pensions\, TSP\, survivor benefits\, FEHB and Social Security. She provides clear\, practical retirement guidance and has taught at the FAA\, USDA and GAO. She is also a regular contributor to FedWeek’s Experts View section. \n\nRegistration\nRegister Now!\n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\n\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\nCLE\nCLE will not be offered for this event. \n\nFrequently 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 confirmation email. \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-social-security-maximization/
CATEGORIES:Federal Career Service Division
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T133000
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] FCA State of Play 2026
DESCRIPTION:*Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**\n\n\n\nWhat are the challenges\, predictions\, and vision for the False Claims Act of the future? Hear from highly respected leaders on all sides who have dedicated their careers to False Claims Act enforcement and defense on topics related to the current state of play. \n  \nRegister Today!\n  \nPresented by the FBA Qui Tam Section \n\nPresenters\nMODERATOR \n\nRenée Brooker\nTycko & Zavareei \nSPEAKERS \n \nMichael Granston\nCovington \n\nJennifer Verkamp\nMorgan Verkamp \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-state-2026-2/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T150000
DTSTAMP:20261023T191049Z
CREATED:20261008T170258Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Making a Federal Case of IT: The Basics of Section 1983 Litigation (Pt. 2)
DESCRIPTION:Immunities\, Common Defenses\, and How Plaintiffs can Avoid Dismissal (Part 2 of the Making a Federal Case of IT: The Basics of Section 1983 Litigation) \n**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nJoin the Constitutional & Civil Rights Law Section and the Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee for this two-part series designed to provide current clerks and new civil litigators with the basics of federal Civil Rights Claims and defenses. Part Two of this two-part series will cover identifying and understanding entity\, governmental\, and individual immunities in federal civil rights litigation\, including sovereign and Eleventh Amendment immunity\, waiver and abrogation of sovereign immunity\, state-law governmental immunities\, and absolute individual immunities applicable to judicial\, quasi-judicial\, witness\, civil-rights\, government defense attorneys\, prosecutors\, probation officers\, court clerks\, and case workers. The program will also address qualified immunity\, including the differences between raising qualified immunity at the motion-to-dismiss and summary-judgment stages\, the immediate appealability of denials of qualified immunity in state and federal court\, the requirements for establishing a violation of a constitutional or federal right and clearly established law\, and pleading and defending against Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)  motions to dismiss\, including how to successfully plead a federal civil rights case by establishing standing\, naming the proper parties\, alleging sufficient plausible facts\, and seeking available relief. \nPresented by the FBA’s Constitutional & Civil Rights Law Section and the Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee. \nRegister Now!\n\nPresenters\n \nEric Foley is a Senior Counsel in the Louisiana office of the MacArthur Justice Center and focuses on ending the punishment of poverty\, unlawful fines and fees\, pretrial detention\, and police misconduct. Before joining the MJC in January 2015\, Foley was a staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) in New Orleans. During his time at SLLS\, Foley represented low-income clients in administrative hearings\, trial court\, and appellate court. His practice areas included evictions\, disputes with the public housing authority\, denials of Social Security benefits\, and advocacy for the unhoused. Before joining SLLS\, Foley was a judicial clerk at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Foley was awarded Public Justice’s “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award in 2015 for his work challenging unlawful pretrial detention and was a finalist for the Louisiana State Bar Association’s “Outstanding Young Lawyer” award for 2019. Apart from his wife and family\, Foley’s great loves are poboys\, live music\, and guitars. \nKyle Kaiser is an Assistant Attorney General of the Utah Attorney General’s Office.  He has been with the office since July 2011. Kyle’s practice includes defending and advising postsecondary education institutions in Utah. For fifteen years\, Kyle served in the Litigation Division of the Office\, where he defended claims of constitutional or civil rights violations brought against the State of Utah\, its agents\, agencies\, and subdivisions.  Before working for the Utah AG’s Office\, Kyle was employed as Staff Attorney for Justice Dale Wainwright of the Supreme Court of Texas.  Before that\, Kyle was a litigation and intellectual property associate with the law firm of Winthrop & Weinstine\, P.A. in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, and served as a law clerk for Richard Dorr\, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri\, in Springfield.  Kyle received his J.D.\, with high distinction\, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2003\, where he was Senior Managing Editor of the Iowa Law Review\, was awarded the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion\, and was inducted into Order of the Coif.  Kyle received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University\, summa cum laude\, in 2000. Away from the office\, Kyle is an Associate Adjunct Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah\, where he teaches Civil Rights Litigation; acts as Judge Pro Tempore for the Salt Lake Justice Court; and sits on the Board of Utah Law-Related Education. Kyle enjoys spending time with his wife Pearl\, their daughter Cora\, and their cat Milo; camping around Utah and travelling around the world; and playing percussion publicly with a local community band and playing piano in the privacy of his own home. \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. 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-making-a-federal-case-of-it-the-basics-of-section-1983-litigation-pt-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T150000
DTSTAMP:20261103T143814Z
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SUMMARY:USERRA Amendments: What Are They and How They Affect Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThe Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) has protected servicemembers from adverse employment actions for over 30 years.  The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act\, Pub. L. 118-210\, took effect in January 2025. The amendments are fairly significant—particularly for private employers defending USERRA cases.  Broader coverage\, an injunction standard\, more serious liquidated damages exposure\, and mandatory attorney fees for prevailing plaintiffs are just some of the substantial changes.  This seminar will provide the details on the Amendments and issues arising from early litigation. \nSave the Date!\nCourse Agenda \n\n2:00pm – 2:10pm | USERRA Primer\n2:10pm – 2:15pm | Dole Amendments/Enactment\n2:15pm – 2:40pm | Major Provisions of the Amendments\n2:40pm – 2:50pm | Early Litigation/Recent Case Developments\n2:50pm – 3:00pm | Resources and Q&A\n\nPresented by FBA’s Labor & Employment Law Section and Veterans & Military Law Section \n\nPresenter\n   \nBrian J. Lawler\, Founder of Pilot Law\, P.C. \nBrian J. Lawler is the founder of Pilot Law\, P.C.\, in San Diego and a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel whose practice focuses on representing Reserve and National Guard personnel in employment disputes under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). He has litigated military employment rights cases nationwide\, including before the Merit Systems Protection Board and multiple federal courts of appeals\, and has won twice before the United States Supreme Court. He also helped develop amendments to USERRA enacted in the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act\, including two provisions he authored. A former F/A-18D Hornet Weapons and Sensors Officer\, Mr. Lawler earned his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his law degree from the University of San Diego. \n\nRegistration\nRegister Online via myLawCLE — Coming Soon! \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/userra-amendments-what-are-they-and-how-they-affect-your-practice/
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