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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – District of Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted by the FBA’s Qui Tam Section\, often in cooperation with local FBA chapters\, “The False Claims Act Today” is a discussion series that examines the details of real-life FCA practice in specific jurisdictions. Sessions typically focus on a single federal district and feature an experienced local panel that includes an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the district; a federal judge; a relator-side attorney; and a defense attorney. \n“FCA Today” sessions currently are being conducted online via Zoom\, and do not offer CLE credit. This session will focus on FCA practice in the District of Massachusetts. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott Oswald is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought more than 40 trials to verdict. His cases have recovered more than $300 million in judgments and settlements. A fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers\, he received his law degree from Howard University and honed his skills at Trial Lawyers College\, founded by the legendary Gerry Spence. Mr. Oswald litigates employment and whistleblower actions nationwide. Among his results: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee. Lawdragon ranks him as one of the top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers in the country. \n \nAmy Crafts\, Division Chief\, False Claims Division\, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General \nAmy Crafts is an Assistant Attorney General and Chief of AG Healey’s False Claims Division\, which enforces the Massachusetts False Claims Act to achieve accountability and fair and honest conduct from providers of government services in health care\, information technology\, environmental protection\, employment practices\, public construction and beyond. Ms. Crafts has also served as Deputy Chief of the False Claims Division\, as an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division and as a Special Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.  Prior to joining the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office\, Ms. Crafts was an associate in the Boston office of Proskauer Rose LLP. \nErica Blachman Hitchings\, Member\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC \nErica Blachman Hitchings became a member of the Whistleblower Law Collaborative\, LLC after nearly nine years in the U.S. Department of Justice where she successfully investigated\, litigated\, and settled a wide range of False Claims Act cases. \nMs. Hitchings joined the Department of Justice as a member of the Attorney General’s Honors Program in 2009\, after spending two years clerking for the Honorable Patti B. Saris\, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  She first served as a Trial Attorney in the Civil Fraud section in Washington\, D.C. and then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California.  Over the course of her career at DOJ\, Ms. Hitchings conducted dozens of health care\, procurement\, and other fraud investigations that resulted in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars by the United States.  Ms. Hitchings is a frequent speaker on False Claims Act topics and teaches Health Care Fraud and Abuse at Boston University School of Law. \nGregg Shapiro\, Civil Enforcement Chief\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts  \nGregg Shapiro is Chief of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.  During his DOJ career\, he has served as lead counsel on matters that resulted in over $3 billion in health care fraud recoveries\, and he has overseen RMBS and other enforcement matters that generated over $5 billion in additional recoveries.  For part of 2020\, Mr. Shapiro was on detail to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery. \n \nIan Marinoff\, Managing Attorney\, Medicaid Fraud Division\, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General \nIan Marinoff is a Managing Attorney in the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey\, Medicaid Fraud Division\, which he joined in 2011. During his tenure\, he has conducted investigations and brought enforcement actions involving various provider types\, including nursing homes\, personal care attendants\, physicians\, and transportation providers. Mr. Marinoff has also prosecuted multimillion-dollar criminal cases\, including MFD’s first indictments for money laundering. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office\, Mr. Marinoff was an associate at a large Boston firm and prosecutor at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. \nHon. Patti B. Saris\, U.S. District Judge\, D. Mass. \nUnited States District Judge Patti B. Saris served as Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 2013-2019. She became Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission in Washington\, DC in January\, 2011 and served until 2017. She is a graduate of Radcliffe College ’73 (Magna Cum Laude\, Phi Beta Kappa) and Harvard Law School ’76 (Cum Laude). \nAfter graduating from law school\, she clerked for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. When Senator Edward M. Kennedy became chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee\, she moved to Washington D.C. and worked as staff counsel. She later became an Assistant United States Attorney\, and eventually chief of the Civil Division. In 1986\, Judge Saris became a United States Magistrate Judge\, and in 1989\, she was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. In 1994\, she was appointed to the United States District Court. \nDoreen M. Rachal\, Counsel\, Sidley Austin LLP \nDoreen Rachal\, a former AUSA\, is Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and specializes her practice in white-collar criminal defense\, internal investigations\, and criminal and civil government investigations\, including advising and defending recipients of grand jury subpoenas.  She is a member of Sidley’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations\, Healthcare\, and Securities Enforcement and Regulatory groups.  As a leading white-collar practitioner\, Ms. Rachal represents companies and individuals in matters involving investigations and enforcement actions conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice\, the Securities and Exchange Commission\, FINRA\, and state government agencies. She also has extensive experience conducting complex global internal investigations and advising boards on internal compliance programs. Her clients span various industries\, including financial services\, life sciences\, maritime\, and technology. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event has now closed. \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/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-district-of-massachusetts-2/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Writing for Clarity Presented by Judge Bob Bacharach
DESCRIPTION:In this program\, Judge Bob Bacharach of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals will discuss ways to enhance the clarity of your legal writing. He will be drawing on his book\, “Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word\,” which uses techniques of communication based on famous examples of oratory and data gathered by psycholinguists. \nPresented by: \nJudiciary Division\nFederal Judicial Law Clerk Committee\nLaw Student Division \n\nAbout the Presenter\nGlen R. McMurry\, Partner\, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP (Moderator) \nGlen focuses his practice on federal and commercial litigation. His experience includes handling business\, finance and contract disputes\, employment issues\, construction claims\, insurance claims/defense\, and mergers and acquisitions. \nHe attended Kansas State University and graduated with a B.S. degree in Political Science in 2004 before continuing his education at the University of Dayton School of Law\, where he received his J.D. in 2007. Glen was a staff writer for the University of Dayton Law Review and a member of the Moot Court board. In 2017\, he attended Pepperdine Law School’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and received intensive mediation training. \nHis scholarly writings have been published in several local and national publications\, including the University of Dayton Law Review\, the Dayton Bar Association’s Bar Briefs\, the Federal Bar Association’s Divisions Digest\, the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Lawyer and Wolters Kluwer’s Computer & Internet Lawyer. \nGlen is active in several local and national bar associations. He serves as one of the chairs of the Dayton Bar Association’s Federal Practice Committee and is a member of the Certified Grievance Committee. He is a past president of the Dayton Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He currently serves as a national director of the Federal Bar Association and is the former chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Younger Lawyer Division. He also maintains membership in the Ohio State Bar Association and Miami County Bar Association. \nBob Bacharach\, Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals \nJudge Bacharach was appointed in February 2013 as a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. He graduated with High Honors from the University of Oklahoma with  B.A. in History and the Tom Lottinville Award for the Best Essay submitted in the History Department. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1985\, where he graduated order of the coif and was awarded the Breckenridge Scholarship for the second highest grade average in his senior year of law school. In law school at Washington\nUniversity\, he also served as the Developments Editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly (now named the Washington University Law Review) and was awarded the Mary Collier Hitchcock Prize for writing for the best Note (student article) in the law review. \nUpon graduation from law school\, Judge Bacharach clerked from 1985 to 1987 for Judge William J. Holloway\, Jr.\, who was then the Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. After completing this clerkship\, Judge Bacharach practiced civil litigation at Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City\, Oklahoma from 1987 to 1999. He then served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Oklahoma until 2013\, when he was appointed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. \nJudge Bacharach authored the recently published book on legal writing\, Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word\, published by ABA Press. He has also authored “Section 1983 and the Availability of a Federal Forum: A Reappraisal of the Police Brutality Cases\,” 16 Memphis State University Law Review 353 (1986); “Section 1983 and an\nAdministrative Exhaustion Requirement\,” 40 Oklahoma Law Review 407 (1987); “Motions in Limine in Oklahoma State and Federal Courts\,” 24 Oklahoma City University Law Review 113 (1999); “Dirks v. SEC=s Footnote Fourteen: Horizontal and Vertical Reach\,” 62 Washington University Law Quarterly 477 (1984); and “Post-Trial Juror Interviews by the Press: The Fifth Circuit= Approach\,” 62 Washington University Law Quarterly 783 (1985). In addition\, he\nand Professor Lyn Entzeroth (now Dean of Tulsa University School of Law) coauthored “Judicial Advocacy in Pro Se Litigation: A Return to Neutrality\,” 42 Indiana Law Review 19 (2009). \nJudge Bacharach is the recipient of the national Federal Bar Association’s Earl W. Kintner Award\, the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Award of Judicial Excellence\, and the Washington University School of Law Distinguished Alumni \nLAW STUDENT SAVINGS! \nOwn a copy of Judge Bacharach’s Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word with 60% off for students\, faculty or administrators of law schools through May 15\, 2021! Use the code LGLSA21 and call 1-800-285-2211 or visit the publisher’s website: https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/398866415/. \nIn addition\, ABA Press is offering a 20% discount through 12/31/2021 by using the code LGLFBRA. \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event has closed. \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\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event.  \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer: By registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-writing-for-clarity-presented-by-judge-bob-bacharach/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee,Judiciary Division,Law Student Division
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SUMMARY:Capitol Hill Day Preparatory Briefing [VIRTUAL]
DESCRIPTION:This year\, Capitol Hill Day will be held virtually due to the continuing situation with COVID-19. Participation in Capitol Hill Day is complimentary\, but registration is required. For more information or to Register for this event\, see the Capitol Hill Day webpage.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/capitol-hill-day-preparatory-briefing-virtual/
LOCATION:IL
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles Chapter: The Challenges and Opportunities of Litigating During COVID And Where We Go From Here: A Judicial Perspective
DESCRIPTION:The Challenges and Opportunities of Litigating During COVID And Where We Go From Here: A Judicial Perspective\nThursday\, April 15| 12pm – 1pm  PST\nThe global pandemic has forced litigators across the country to reconsider how they prepare for and argue cases before the federal judiciary. Although much has been said about how litigators have experienced and adjusted to this new world order\, this panel discussion will give the opportunity for Central District judges and court clerks to share what the experience has been like for them\, their chambers and the Court\, as well as best practices and new developments for litigating during these times and in a post-pandemic world. \n\nJudge Andre Birotte\, U.S. District Court\, Central District of California\nJudge Christina Snyder\, U.S. District Court\, Central District of California\nMagistrate Judge Alka Sagar\, U.S. District Court\, Central District of California\nKiry Gray\, Clerk of Court\, U.S. District Court\, Central District of California\nCristina Squieri Bullock\, Chief Deputy of Administration\, U.S. District Court\, Central District of California.\n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Online \nDeadline to register will be April 15\, 2021. \n\nFBA Members / Members of Co-Sponsors – $10\nNonmembers – $15\n\n  \n\nCLE\n\n1.0 hours CLE credit\n\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. \n\nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Webinar@fbala.org
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/los-angeles-chapter-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-litigating-during-covid-and-where-we-go-from-here-a-judicial-perspective/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Los Angeles Chapter
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