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BENCH BAR CONFERENCE 2017

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

 

DECISION-MAKING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
1:30 - 2:30 PM -
Speakers:  Judge Pam Baker, Judge Charlene Day, Judge Hunter Greene and Judge Lisa Woodruff-White


SURVIVOR:  PROFESSIONALISM
2:30 - 3:30 PM - 
Speakers: Harry J. “Skip” Philips and John Fenner


THE MEDIA GRAY ZONE: APPLICATIONS OF OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE IN THE LEGAL FIELD
3:45- 4:45 PM - 
Speaker: Skye Chance Cooley, Ph.D.


BIG BROTHER:   Professionalism Goes to the Movies
4:45 - 5:45 PM - 
Panel:  Judge James J. Brady, Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes, Judge Carl Barbier and Judge Jay Zainey; Katia Desrouleaux Bowman, moderator *(This hour is sponsored by Keogh Cox.)


Friday, July 28, 2017

DIGITAL IS FOREVER AND THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS! (ETHICS)
8 - 9 AM - Speaker:   Michael Walsh


SHARK TANK:  ROUND TABLE WITH THE JUDGES     ( more materials )
9 - 10 AM - Panel:   Judge Duke Welch, Judge Tim Kelley,
Judge Bonnie Jackson, Judge Beau Higginbotham, Judge Pamela Moses-Laramore,
Judge Kelli Terrell Temple and Judge Kirk Williams


THE ART OF VOIR DIRE
10:15 - 11:45 AM -
Speakers:  Lewis Unglesby and Tony Clayton


EVIDENCE UPDATES AND HEARSAY
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Speaker:  Professor Shenequa L. Grey
 

Saturday, July 29, 2017

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? ETHICS OF LAWYER ADVERTISING
8 - 9 AM - Speaker:   Richard Lemmler
 

PROSECUTING CASEY ANTHONY, A SIX-YEAR PERSPECTIVE
9 - 11 AM - Speaker:  Jeff Ashton


CIVIL RIGHTS 1983 ACTIONS:  WHEN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ISSUES COLLIDE
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM -
Speakers:  Franz Borghardt and Amy Newsom

 


 

 


SEPTEMBER BAR LUNCHEON / Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017
Crowne Plaza, Baton Rouge, LA - 11:45 am to 2:30 pm


LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
12:15 1:15 PM - Speaker: H. ALSTON JOHNSON III


PROFESSIONALISM
1:30 - 2:30 PM - Speaker: PROFESSOR MICHELLE GHETTI


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLE by the Hour 2015/DEC. 9, 10, 17, 18, 29 & 30

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9

 

8 AM  /  Ethics  /  MICHAEL S. WALSH  (practice guide)
9:10 AM  /  Changes in Summary Judgment  / JUDGE GUY HOLDRIDGE
10:20 AM  /  Piercing the Corporate Veil   /  MADISON DeWITT
11:30 AM  /  Recent Developments in Louisiana Civil Procedure  /  WILLIAM D. CORBETT
1:30 PM  /  Current Trends in Tax Advocacy  /  DAVID S. GUNN
2:40 PM  /  Federal (IRS) and Louisiana (LDR) Offers in Compromise  /  TAMI YORK
3:50 PM  /   Developments in the Fair Labor Standards Act   /  TOM KIGGANS
5 PM  /  Professionalism: Generational Differences  /  LYNN LUKER

THURSDAY, DEC. 10

8 AM /  Recent Developments in Successions and Donations  /  JOSEPH W. MENGIS
9:10 AM  /  Privacy in the Workplace:  How Reasonable are our Expectations?  / JOHN FENNER
10:20 AM  /  Law Firm Management  / CHAD DUDLEY
11:30 AM  /  Problem with PUD's  / LAURIE MARIEN, RYAN HOLCOMB & FRANK DUKE
1:30 PM  /  Overview of Federal and State Consumer Privacy Laws  /  CHRIS JONES
2:40 PM  /   Setting up a Law Office:  Considerations to Keep in Mind /  WENDY EDWARDS
3:50 PM  /  Professionalism in Domestic Violence Cases   1     2    / BEAU BROCK & WENDY EDWARDS
5 PM  /  Ethics  /  ANDERSON O. DOTSON III   [Materials not available]

THURSDAY, DEC. 17

8 AM  /  Tips from the Bench  /  JUDGE BEAU HIGGINBOTHAM & JUDGE TONI HIGGINBOTHAM
9:10 AM  /  The Law of Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies   /  CHRIS ODINET
10:20 AM  /  From Site Plan to Permit:  Hurdles and Obstacles  /  RANDY ROUSSEL
11:30 AM  /  Interstate Transfers of Water  /  KAI MIDBOE
1:30 PM  /  Professionalism  /  JUDGE JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES, JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK, JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON, JUDGE JAY ZAINEY
2:40 PM  /  Navigating the Disciplinary System when You Have a Complaint    / ROBERT KENNEDY
3:50 PM  /  Mediation:  Preparing and Presenting Your Case  /  PAUL MARKS      

FRIDAY, DEC. 18

8 AM  /  Understanding E-Discovery and Strategies for Mitigating Risks and Costs   /  KIM ROY
9:10 AM  /  E-Discovery Wake Up Call:  Security, Analytics & Digital Forensics   /  GAVIN MANES
10:20 AM  /  Use of Digital Technology in the Courtroom   /  KEITH McDANIEL
11:30 AM / Legal Ethics, Questions & Answers (ethics)  / RICHARD LEMMLER JR.
1:30 PM  /  Professionalism:  ABA Model Rule 8.3: Reporting Impairment Related Content 
/  BUDDY STOCKWELL
2:40 PM  /  Calculating Damages for Individuals  /  MADISON FIELD
3:50 PM  /  IT / Cybersecurity   /  MICHAEL RICHMOND

TUESDAY, DEC. 29
[SPONSORED BY TOTAL CARE INJURY & PAIN CENTERS]
8 AM  /  Louisiana Civil Law and Procedure Updates  /  DARREL J. PAPILLION
9:10 AM  /  National Developments & Implications for Louisiana Workers' Comp  /  CHARLES DAVOLI
10:20 AM  /  What's Left of the FTCA? Brief Recollections in Governmental Immunity
in the 21st Century
  /  MICHAEL PALMINTIER
11:30 AM  /  Recent Developments in Legal Ethics  /  DANE CIOLINO
1:30 PM  /  Professionalism:  Avoiding the Glamour of Incivility   /  REBECCA WISBAR
2:40  PM  /  Machine versus Man /  DR. JAY PERNICIARO
3:50 PM  /  Collateral Damage:  When Civil and Criminal Law Issues
Develop and Overlap in Cases
  /  FRANZ BORGHARDT

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30
 8 AM  /  Employment Law Update  /  ERIC MILLER
 9:10 AM  / Privacy Issues in Criminal Law  /  JOHN McLINDON
 10:20 AM  /  Tips on Effective Communication during Voir Dire  /  RANDY A. PIEDRAHITA
 11:30 AM  /  Federal Tax Update  /  JOHN PILAND
 1:30 PM  /  Professionalism  /  KAREN MURPHY
 2:40 PM  /   Law Office Practice /  SCOTTY CHABERT
 3:50 PM  /  The Disciplinary Process & How to Avoid Complaints (Ethics)  /  JULIE BROWN WHITE