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ral B
ar A
ssoc
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est A
llen
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e Pr
esid
ents
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ircui
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BA
Cha
pter
Eve
nts B
y C
ircui
t Rep
ort
The
Fede
ral B
ar A
ssoc
iatio
n V
ice
Pres
iden
ts fo
r the
Circ
uits
hav
e re
ques
ted
all c
hapt
er le
ader
s to
mai
ntai
n a
hist
ory
of th
e pr
inci
pal e
vent
s he
ld w
ithin
th
eir r
espe
ctiv
e ch
apte
rs.
This
yea
r’s r
epor
ts h
ave
been
sum
mar
ized
and
pre
sent
ed b
elow
for f
utur
e re
fere
nce
as n
ew F
BA
cha
pter
pre
side
nts p
lan
even
t an
d ba
r ac
tiviti
es th
roug
hout
the
coun
try.
The
FBA
cha
pter
pre
side
nts
in 2
010
have
don
e an
exc
elle
nt jo
b at
pla
nnin
g an
d ho
ldin
g si
gnifi
cant
lega
l ev
ents
that
adv
ance
the
obje
ctiv
es a
nd m
issi
on o
f the
Fed
eral
Bar
Ass
ocia
tion.
C
IRC
UIT
CH
APT
ER
EV
EN
TS
D.C
. Cha
pter
C
apito
l Hill
C
hapt
er�
The
Cap
itol H
ill C
hapt
er is
com
pris
ed o
f sev
en c
ompo
nent
uni
ts: (
1) th
e H
ouse
of R
epre
sent
ativ
es; (
2) th
e Se
nate
; (3)
the
Libr
ary
of C
ongr
ess;
(4) t
he S
upre
me
Cou
rt; (5
) the
Gov
ernm
ent A
ccou
ntab
ility
Off
ice;
(6)
the
Gov
ernm
ent P
rintin
g O
ffic
e; a
nd (7
) a c
ompo
nent
uni
t con
sist
ing
of th
e A
dmin
istra
tive
Off
ice
of th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Cou
rts, t
he F
eder
al Ju
dici
al C
ente
r, th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Sen
tenc
ing
Com
mis
sion
, and
the
Judi
cial
Pan
el o
n M
ultid
istri
ct L
itiga
tion.
Thi
s yea
r’s p
rogr
ams i
nclu
ded
the
follo
win
g:
�O
ctob
er 2
9, 2
010.
Lun
cheo
n w
ith W
illia
m L
aFor
ge. B
ill sp
oke
to th
e gr
oup
abou
t his
boo
k Te
stify
ing
Bef
ore
Con
gres
s: A
Pra
ctic
al G
uide
to P
repa
ring
and
Del
iver
ing
Test
imon
y be
fore
Con
gres
s and
C
ongr
essi
onal
Hea
rings
for A
genc
ies,
Ass
ocia
tions
, Cor
pora
tions
, Mili
tary
, NG
Os,
and
Stat
e an
d Lo
cal
Off
icia
ls.
�N
ovem
ber 1
8, 2
010.
Hap
py H
our c
o-sp
onso
red
with
the
Envi
ronm
ent,
Ener
gy, a
nd N
atur
al R
esou
rces
(E
ENR
) Sec
tion
�N
ovem
ber 2
9, 2
010.
Lun
cheo
n w
ith A
ri Sh
apiro
- N
PR W
hite
Hou
se C
orre
spon
dent
and
form
er N
PR
Just
ice
Cor
resp
onde
nt
�Sc
hedu
led
even
ts fo
r 201
1 in
clud
e a
Janu
ary
14, 2
011
lunc
heon
with
Mer
yl C
herto
ff. M
s. C
herto
ff is
D
irect
or o
f The
Asp
en In
stitu
te’s
Just
ice
and
Soci
ety
Prog
ram
. She
is a
n A
djun
ct P
rofe
ssor
of L
aw a
t
FED
ER
AL
BA
R A
SSO
CIA
TIO
N
VIC
E P
RE
SID
EN
TS
FOR
TH
E C
IRC
UIT
S 20
10 C
HA
PTE
R E
VE
NT
S R
EPO
RT
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
2
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
Geo
rget
own
Law
, whe
re sh
e te
ache
s abo
ut st
ate
gove
rnm
ent,
inte
rgov
ernm
enta
l aff
airs
and
stat
e co
urts
. �
Febr
uary
3, 2
011.
Buf
fet l
unch
and
tour
of t
he U
.S. S
upre
me
Cou
rt Li
brar
y.
D
istri
ct o
f C
olum
bia
Cha
pter
�
Ever
y m
onth
a m
embe
r of t
he D
C C
hapt
er is
on
the
prog
ram
for t
he n
ew a
dmitt
ees t
o th
e U
.S. D
istri
ct
Cou
rt fo
r the
Dis
trict
of C
olum
bia.
Tha
t per
son
wel
com
es th
e ne
w a
dmitt
ees a
nd is
abl
e to
invi
te th
em to
jo
in th
e ch
apte
r. A
fter t
he c
erem
ony,
ther
e ar
e re
fres
hmen
ts in
the
judg
es' d
inin
g ro
om.
The
refr
eshm
ents
ar
e sp
onso
red
by th
e C
t. an
d th
e D
C C
hapt
er.
�Th
e D
C C
hapt
er m
akes
a c
onsi
dera
ble
finan
cial
con
tribu
tion
to th
e Jo
bs-4
-Jag
s pro
gram
the
Pent
agon
C
hapt
er p
uts o
n an
nual
ly.
�In
May
201
0, th
e D
C C
hapt
er sp
onso
red
the
Leve
nson
Sym
posi
um.
That
pro
gram
has
a p
anel
of D
istri
ct
Cou
rt ju
dges
that
par
ticip
ate,
led
by th
e C
hief
Judg
e of
that
Cou
rt, Ju
dge
Roy
ce L
ambe
rth.
In a
dditi
on, a
pa
nel o
f atto
rney
s, w
ho p
ract
ice
in th
e ar
ea o
f sec
uriti
es a
nd e
xcha
nge
law
, dis
cuss
ed se
vera
l cas
es o
f im
porta
nce.
Din
ner w
as se
rved
and
CLE
cre
dits
wer
e of
fere
d, a
ll at
no
cost
to a
ttend
ees.
�O
n M
ay 3
, 201
, the
DC
Cha
pter
was
a c
o-sp
onso
r for
a se
min
ar th
at w
as h
eld
in th
e La
w L
ibra
ry o
f C
ongr
ess.
The
pro
gram
was
title
d, "
You
Be
The
Judg
e --
Cro
ss C
ultu
ral I
ssue
s in
The
Cou
rts."
Thi
s Law
D
ay p
rogr
am w
as o
rgan
ized
by
Judg
e D
elis
sa R
idgw
ay o
f the
U.S
. Cou
rt of
Inte
rnat
iona
l Tra
de in
New
Y
ork.
Pent
agon
Cha
pter
�
This
cha
pter
con
sist
s prim
arily
of J
udge
Adv
ocat
es (
mili
tary
law
yers
). It
par
tner
s with
the
Judg
e A
dvoc
ates
Ass
ocia
tion
(JA
A),
and
man
y m
embe
rs a
re in
bot
h or
gani
zatio
ns (a
s wel
l as J
AA
’s c
hapt
er o
f th
e A
mer
ican
Inns
of C
ourt)
. �
The
chap
ter l
aunc
hed
a ch
apte
r Fac
eboo
k pa
ge w
hich
has
bee
n in
stru
men
tal i
n sp
read
ing
the
wor
d ab
out
Jobs
for J
AG
s (se
e be
low
). �
End-
of-te
rm re
cept
ion
(eve
ry M
ay) a
t the
Cou
rt o
f App
eals
for t
he A
rmed
For
ces (
CAA
F): C
hief
Judg
e A
ndre
w E
ffro
n is
an
FBA
mem
ber a
nd h
osts
the
rece
ptio
n. T
he e
vent
is p
rimar
ily a
ttend
ed m
y m
embe
rs
of a
ll th
e se
rvic
e co
urts
of a
ppea
ls, w
hich
are
the
Arm
y C
ourt
of C
rimin
al A
ppea
ls, t
he A
ir Fo
rce
Cou
rt of
C
rimin
al A
ppea
ls, t
he N
avy-
Mar
ine
Cou
rt of
Crim
inal
App
eals
, and
the
Coa
st G
uard
Cou
rt of
Crim
inal
A
ppea
ls.
�Jo
bs fo
r JAG
s: P
ut o
n w
ith th
e fu
ll pa
rtner
ship
of t
he JA
A, t
his i
s a fu
ll-da
y of
pan
elis
ts/s
peak
ers w
ho a
re
form
er JA
Gs a
nd w
ho p
rovi
de jo
b-se
ekin
g ad
vice
to c
urre
nt JA
Gs.
This
yea
r the
re w
ere
appr
oxim
atel
y 70
at
tend
ees (
FBA
and
non
-FB
A).
�
Sept
embe
r 201
0 Ev
ent a
t the
Arm
y-N
avy
Cou
ntry
Clu
b in
Arli
ngto
n, V
irgin
ia. K
eyno
te sp
eake
r was
W
illia
m K
. Sut
er, C
lerk
of t
he S
upre
me
Cou
rt of
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
1st C
ircui
t Pu
erto
Ric
o �
Con
tinui
ng L
egal
Edu
catio
n: E
-Dis
cove
ry S
emin
ar o
n N
ovem
ber 1
0, 2
010;
Ban
krup
tcy
sem
inar
on
Dec
embe
r 2, 2
010;
and
a “
brow
n ba
g” lu
nch
on e
thic
al is
sues
& c
ivili
ty in
mid
-Dec
embe
r 201
0. T
he
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
3
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
C
hapt
er a
lso
has q
uarte
rly se
ssio
ns re
latin
g to
the
effe
ctiv
e us
e of
the
tech
nolo
gy in
the
cour
t roo
ms.
Oth
er
plan
ned
CLE
topi
c ac
tiviti
es: (
1) T
he b
enef
its o
f ear
ly d
ispu
te re
solu
tion:
The
“In
’s &
Out
’s”
of C
ourt
-An
nexe
d M
edia
tion;
(2) P
anel
dis
cuss
ion
by Ju
dges
& M
agis
trate
Judg
es: S
peci
fic li
kes a
nd d
islik
es -
“D
o’s &
Don
’ts”;
(3) M
eet t
he Ju
dge’
s law
cle
rks:
pra
ctic
al p
oint
ers;
(4) W
ritin
g se
min
ar: K
eep
it pl
ain
and
shor
t! (5
) Fed
eral
Ple
adin
g St
anda
rds:
Dev
elop
men
ts a
fter T
wom
bly
and
Iqba
l; (6
) Rul
es o
f Evi
denc
e:
Mos
t im
port
ant i
ssue
s and
com
mon
mis
take
s; (7
) Ess
entia
ls o
f Mar
itim
e La
w; (
8) U
.S A
ttorn
eys O
ffic
e v.
Pu
blic
Def
ende
rs: D
iffer
ent P
ersp
ectiv
es o
n Pr
osec
utin
g an
d D
efen
ding
Cri
min
al D
efen
dant
s; a
nd (9
) C
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Lo
cal R
ules
: Com
mon
mis
take
s and
ove
rsig
hts.
�Pu
blic
ity &
Pub
licat
ions
: The
Cha
pter
’s N
ewsl
ette
r is a
n im
porta
nt se
rvic
e to
our
mem
bers
. W
e ha
ve
form
aliz
ed a
Pub
licity
& P
ublic
atio
ns c
omm
ittee
to g
ive
the
nece
ssar
y su
ppor
t to
the
Edito
r of o
ur
new
slet
ter.
The
goa
l is t
o pu
blis
h 4
editi
ons o
f Fro
m th
e Ba
r and
to d
evel
op a
mon
thly
e-m
ail t
o ou
r m
embe
rshi
p w
ith n
otew
orth
y de
cisi
ons.
�Yo
unge
r Law
yers
& S
tude
nt C
hapt
ers:
We
held
an
indu
ctio
n ce
rem
ony
for t
he st
uden
t div
isio
ns o
n O
ctob
er 1
5, 2
010,
in w
hich
we
had
the
parti
cipa
tion
of th
e FB
A’s
Nat
iona
l Tre
asur
er, B
ob D
e So
usa.
One
of
the
stud
ent d
ivis
ions
als
o he
ld a
Leg
al W
ritin
g W
orks
hop
on O
ctob
er 2
6. W
e ar
e al
so c
oord
inat
ing
othe
r edu
catio
nal a
nd n
etw
orki
ng a
ctiv
ities
dire
cted
to th
e “y
oung
er”
law
yers
and
stud
ent d
ivis
ions
. Th
e ac
tiviti
es p
ropo
sed
so fa
r inc
lude
: (1)
Tec
hnol
ogy
in th
e C
ourtr
oom
Sem
inar
(Nov
embe
r); (
2) N
etw
orki
ng
activ
ity b
etw
een
“you
nger
” la
wye
rs a
nd st
uden
t div
isio
n m
embe
rs (F
ebru
ary
2011
); (3
) Jud
icia
l Pan
el o
n Iq
bal a
nd T
wom
bly
(Nov
embe
r 18)
; and
(4) a
sem
inar
on
ethi
cal i
ssue
s and
civ
ility
.�
Com
mun
ity-B
enef
it C
omm
ittee
: The
Cha
pter
has
act
ivat
ed th
is c
omm
ittee
to o
rgan
ize
an a
ctiv
ity fo
r the
be
nefit
of a
non
-pro
fit o
rgan
izat
ion.
In
addi
tion,
we
have
alre
ady
begu
n th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e SO
LAC
E Pr
ogra
m in
Pue
rto R
ico
(Sup
port
of L
awye
rs/L
egal
-Per
sonn
el A
ll-C
once
rned
Enc
oura
ged)
.�
Net
wor
king
and
Spe
cial
Act
iviti
es: T
he C
hapt
er w
ill h
ost i
ts tr
aditi
onal
Chr
istm
as p
arty
in e
arly
Dec
embe
r.
�Ba
r Rev
iew
Cou
rses
: Th
e C
hapt
er w
ill c
ontin
ue to
pro
vide
the
Bar
Rev
iew
Cou
rse.
�Th
e C
hapt
er sp
onso
red
and
parti
cipa
ted
in th
e 20
10 P
uerto
Ric
o Tr
ial A
dvoc
acy
Com
petit
ion,
whi
ch to
ok
plac
e on
Oct
ober
28-
30, 2
010.
�Th
e C
hapt
er is
a sp
onso
r of t
he F
BA
’s B
iann
ual L
abor
and
Em
ploy
men
t Law
Con
fere
nce
in S
an Ju
an
Puer
to R
ico,
whi
ch sh
all t
ake
plac
e on
Feb
ruar
y 20
10
�Pa
rtici
pate
d in
Adm
issi
ons t
o Pr
actic
e &
Nat
ural
izat
ion
Cer
emon
ies.
2nd C
ircui
t S.
D. N
ew Y
ork
�M
arch
1, 2
010
Ins
talla
tion
of n
ew o
ffic
ers a
nd a
rece
ptio
n w
ith th
e ne
wly
inst
alle
d of
ficer
s and
our
Chi
ef
Judg
e on
Mar
ch 1
, 201
0.�
May
10,
102
0 Th
e G
roun
d Tr
uth:
The
Unt
old
Stor
y of
Am
eric
a un
der A
ttack
on
9/11
so-s
pons
ored
with
th
e N
ew Y
ork
City
Bar
Ass
ocia
tion.
The
eve
nt fe
atur
ed, P
rofe
ssor
John
J. F
arm
er, J
r., a
mem
ber o
f the
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
4
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
Sept
embe
r 11
Com
mis
sion
and
Dea
n an
d Pr
ofes
sor o
f Law
at R
utge
rs S
choo
l of L
aw.
�M
ay 1
9, 2
010
Win
e ta
stin
g ho
sted
join
tly b
y th
e M
embe
rshi
p C
hairm
an a
nd th
e Y
oung
er L
awye
rs
Com
mitt
ee
�Ju
ne 8
, 201
0Br
ave
New
Wor
ld: F
iling
App
eals
in th
e Se
cond
Cir
cuit
Cou
rt o
f App
eals
Cat
herin
e O
’Hag
an W
olfe
, the
Cle
rk o
f the
Sec
ond
Circ
uit,
toge
ther
with
John
McC
arth
y an
d R
aym
ond
Dow
d of
our
C
hapt
er, d
id a
CLE
pre
sent
atio
n on
the
new
rule
s and
pra
ctic
es in
the
US
Cou
rt of
App
eals
for t
he S
econ
d C
ircui
t. M
s. W
olfe
des
crib
ed in
det
ail m
any
on th
e ne
w p
roce
dure
s in
plac
e fo
r app
ella
te p
ract
ice
in th
e C
ourt,
focu
sing
prim
arily
on
the
early
stag
es o
f app
eals
. �
July
27,
201
0 Re
cent
Tre
nds I
n Et
hica
l Iss
ues C
onfr
ontin
g Im
mig
ratio
n Pr
actit
ione
rs T
his p
rogr
am b
y R
icha
rd M
. Mal
tz, f
orm
er F
irst D
eput
y C
hief
Cou
nsel
, Dep
artm
enta
l Dis
cipl
inar
y C
omm
ittee
, Firs
t Ju
dici
al D
epar
tmen
t of t
he S
upre
me
Cou
rt of
the
Stat
e of
New
Yor
k, A
ppel
late
Div
isio
n, w
ill d
iscu
ss a
nd
anal
yze
the
ethi
cal p
itfal
ls a
nd d
ilem
mas
faci
ng im
mig
ratio
n pr
actit
ione
rs a
nd o
ffer
sim
ple
step
s to
help
th
em n
avig
ate
thes
e tre
ache
rous
wat
ers.
It w
ill a
lso
addr
ess w
hat t
o do
shou
ld a
pra
ctiti
oner
stum
ble
into
an
eth
ical
pitf
all.
�Ju
ly 2
8, 2
010
U.S
. Bra
nd a
nd IP
Pro
tect
ion
Sem
inar
"Bo
rder
Enf
orce
men
t of I
P Ri
ghts
in th
e U
.S."
– A
D
iscu
ssio
n w
ith th
e U
.S. C
usto
ms &
Bor
der P
rote
ctio
n an
d "T
he V
iew
from
the
USP
TO"
How
to
Effe
ctiv
ely
Wor
k w
ith E
xam
inin
g At
torn
eys i
n N
avig
atin
g th
e Tr
adem
ark
Appl
icat
ion
Proc
ess.
The
prog
ram
will
feat
ure
Dax
Ter
rill (
an A
ttorn
ey-A
dvis
or fr
om th
e U
S C
usto
ms &
Bor
der P
atro
l) an
d D
anie
l S.
Bro
dy (a
Sen
ior A
ttorn
ey fo
r the
USP
TO) a
ddre
ssin
g cu
rren
t iss
ues a
nd re
cent
dev
elop
men
ts in
the
inte
llect
ual p
rope
rty a
rea.
Thi
s bre
akfa
st p
rogr
am w
ill d
iscu
ss th
e pr
oces
s of t
rade
mar
k pr
otec
tion
in th
e U
.S. a
nd h
ow to
avo
id c
omm
on p
itfal
ls in
the
appl
icat
ion
proc
ess.
Cur
rent
tren
ds a
nd e
ffor
ts re
latin
g to
the
seiz
ure
of c
ount
erfe
it go
ods a
t the
U.S
. Bor
der,
as w
ell a
s IP
Rig
hts e
nfor
cem
ent a
lso
will
be
disc
usse
d.
�O
ctob
er 1
9, 2
010
CLE
– D
iscu
ssio
n by
Ted
Dav
is o
n cu
rren
t iss
ues o
f Tra
dem
ark
Law
�
Nov
embe
r 22,
201
0 M
eet t
he C
lerk
rece
ptio
n to
wel
com
e R
uby
J. K
rajic
k, th
e ne
w C
lerk
of C
ourt
of th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Cou
rt fo
r the
Sou
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f New
Yor
k.
�D
ecem
ber 1
, 201
0 C
hapt
er h
ad a
Hol
iday
Par
ty/W
ine
Tast
ing
at Jo
’s R
esta
uran
t. 3rd
Circ
uit
Del
awar
e�
June
23,
201
0 --
Ann
ual L
unch
eon
-- se
e at
tach
ed p
rogr
am -
appr
oxim
atel
y 22
0 at
tend
ees
�Ju
ne 3
0, 2
010
-- A
ppre
ciat
ion
Din
ner f
or V
isiti
ng Ju
dges
-- se
e at
tach
ed fl
yer -
app
roxi
mat
ely
32 a
ttend
ees
�O
ctob
er 1
5, 2
010
-- Ju
dge
Leon
ard
P. S
tark
's In
vest
iture
-- D
elaw
are
Cha
pter
Pre
side
nt p
artic
ipat
ed in
the
cere
mon
y fo
llow
ing
Vic
e Pr
esid
ent B
iden
and
mem
bers
of C
ongr
ess;
the
Del
awar
e C
hapt
er sp
onso
red
the
rece
ptio
n fo
llow
ing
the
cere
mon
y �
Oct
ober
22,
201
0 --
Del
awar
e C
hapt
er c
o-sp
onso
red
a La
w E
nfor
cem
ent a
nd F
inan
cial
Inst
itutio
n tra
inin
g/C
LE p
rogr
am ti
tled
“Wor
king
Tog
ethe
r to
Com
bat I
dent
ity T
heft”
at T
heat
re N
, Firs
t Flo
or, 1
007
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
5
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
Ora
nge
Stre
et, W
ilmin
gton
, DE
1980
1.
�O
ctob
er 2
7, 2
010
-- D
elaw
are
Cha
pter
's Q
uarte
rly L
unch
eon
-- Ju
dge
Star
k w
as th
e sp
eake
r -
appr
oxim
atel
y 60
atte
ndee
s �
Nov
embe
r 3, 2
010
-- D
elaw
are
Cha
pter
co-
spon
sore
d an
eFi
ling
Tren
ds S
emin
ar --
see
atta
ched
flye
r -
appr
oxim
atel
y 80
atte
ndee
s �
Nov
embe
r 9, 2
010
-- D
elaw
are
Cha
pter
spon
sore
d an
eD
isco
very
CLE
-- se
e at
tach
ed fl
yer -
app
roxi
mat
ely
60 a
ttend
ees
�D
ecem
ber 9
, 201
0 --
IP S
ectio
n of
the
Del
awar
e C
hapt
er sp
onso
red
the
Ann
ual I
ntel
lect
ual P
rope
rty
Din
ner w
ith th
e D
istri
ct C
ourt
-- a
ppro
xim
atel
y 72
atte
ndee
s
Ric
hmon
d V
irgin
ia
Cha
pter
�Ja
nuar
y 28
, 201
0, th
e R
ichm
ond
Cha
pter
hos
ted
a re
cept
ion
in h
onor
of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Cou
rt an
d th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Ban
krup
tcy
Cou
rt (R
ichm
ond
Div
isio
ns).
The
rece
ptio
n w
as h
eld
in th
e at
rium
of t
he
Spot
swoo
d W
. Rob
inso
n II
I & R
ober
t R. M
erhi
ge, J
r., C
ourth
ouse
in R
ichm
ond,
Virg
inia
and
was
wel
l at
tend
ed b
y bo
th m
embe
rs o
f the
loca
l bar
and
the
fede
ral j
udic
iary
. A d
isco
unte
d ra
te w
as o
ffer
ed to
FB
A
mem
bers
who
atte
nded
this
eve
nt.
�N
ovem
ber 1
9, 2
010,
the
Ric
hmon
d C
hapt
er h
oste
d a
lunc
heon
and
swea
ring-
in c
erem
ony
with
The
H
onor
able
Will
iam
K. S
uter
, Cle
rk o
f the
U.S
. Sup
rem
e C
ourt.
Tw
enty
-eig
ht m
embe
rs o
f the
Virg
inia
bar
, in
clud
ing
The
Hon
orab
le Ja
mes
R. S
penc
er, C
hief
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dge,
Eas
tern
Dis
trict
of V
irgin
ia, w
ere
swor
n in
as m
embe
rs o
f the
bar
of t
he U
.S. S
upre
me
Cou
rt. T
he lu
nche
on a
nd sw
earin
g-in
cer
emon
y w
ere
held
at t
he B
ull &
Bea
r Clu
b in
Ric
hmon
d, V
irgin
ia. I
n ad
ditio
n to
the
swea
ring-
in c
erem
ony,
the
fifty
at
tend
ees a
t thi
s eve
nt e
njoy
ed re
mar
ks fr
om C
hief
Judg
e Sp
ence
r reg
ardi
ng th
e "S
tate
of t
he E
aste
rn
Dis
trict
of V
irgin
ia, R
ichm
ond
Div
isio
n,"
and
Gen
eral
Sut
er re
gard
ing
the
hist
ory
of th
e U
.S. S
upre
me
Cou
rt. A
dis
coun
ted
rate
was
off
ered
to F
BA
mem
bers
who
atte
nded
the
lunc
heon
por
tion
of th
is e
vent
. �
On
June
1,2
010,
the
Ric
hmon
d C
hapt
er sp
onso
red
a 2.
0 ho
ur C
LE p
rogr
am e
ntitl
ed "
The
Ethi
cs o
f Pre
trial
D
isco
very
." T
he sp
eake
rs fo
r the
pro
gram
wer
e Th
e H
onor
able
Hen
ry E
. Hud
son,
Dis
trict
Judg
e, E
aste
rn
Dis
trict
of V
irgin
ia, a
nd T
hom
as E
. Spa
hn, E
sq. a
Par
tner
with
McG
uire
Woo
ds, L
LP. T
he p
rogr
am w
as
held
at H
unto
n &
Will
iam
s, LL
P's o
ffic
es in
Ric
hmon
d, V
irgin
ia a
nd w
as a
ttend
ed b
y ap
prox
imat
ely
seve
nty-
five
mem
bers
of t
he R
ichm
ond
bar.
This
inte
ract
ive
CLE
pro
gram
use
d hy
poth
etic
als t
o ad
dres
s to
pics
of i
nter
est t
o lit
igat
ors,
focu
sing
on
the
ethi
cs o
f pre
trial
dis
cove
ry a
nd w
as a
ppro
ved
by th
e V
irgin
ia
Stat
e B
ar fo
r 2.0
hou
rs o
f CLE
eth
ics c
redi
t. A
dis
coun
ted
rate
was
off
ered
to F
BA
mem
bers
who
atte
nded
th
is p
rogr
am.
�O
n Se
ptem
ber 2
9, 2
010,
the
Ric
hmon
d C
hapt
er sp
onso
red
a 2.
0 ho
ur C
LE p
rogr
am e
ntitl
ed "
Proc
edur
al
Issu
es in
Civ
il Li
tigat
ion
in th
e R
ichm
ond
Div
isio
n of
the
Roc
ket D
ocke
t" T
he sp
eake
rs fo
r the
pro
gram
w
ere
The
Hon
orab
le R
ober
t E. P
ayne
, Dis
trict
Judg
e, E
aste
rn D
istri
ct o
f Virg
inia
, Dav
id N
. Ant
hony
, Esq
., a
partn
er w
ith T
rout
man
San
ders
LLP
, and
May
a M
. Eck
stei
n, a
par
tner
with
Hun
ton
& W
illia
ms,
LLP.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
6
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
The
prog
ram
was
hel
d in
the
Jury
Ass
embl
y R
oom
of t
he S
pots
woo
d W
. Rob
inso
n II
I & R
ober
t R.
Mer
hige
, Jr.,
Cou
rthou
se in
Ric
hmon
d, V
irgin
ia a
nd w
as a
ttend
ed b
y ap
prox
imat
ely
fifty
mem
bers
of t
he
Ric
hmon
d ba
r. Th
e pr
ogra
m d
iscu
ssed
a v
arie
ty o
f com
mon
pro
cedu
ral i
ssue
s tha
t aris
e in
civ
il lit
igat
ion
in
the
Ric
hmon
d D
ivis
ion
of th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Cou
rt fo
r the
Eas
tern
Dis
trict
of V
irgin
ia a
nd w
as
appr
oved
by
the
Virg
inia
Sta
te B
ar fo
r 2.0
hou
rs o
f CLE
cre
dit.
A d
isco
unte
d ra
te w
as o
ffer
ed to
FB
A
mem
bers
who
atte
nded
this
pro
gram
.
Sout
h C
arol
ina
�L
aw S
tude
nt D
ivis
ions
: Thi
s yea
r the
Cha
pter
star
ted
a ca
mpa
ign
to c
reat
e a
stud
ent d
ivis
ion
of th
e FB
A
at b
oth
law
scho
ols w
ithin
the
stat
e (U
nive
rsity
of S
outh
Car
olin
a &
Cha
rlest
on S
choo
l of L
aw).
Boa
rd
mem
bers
hav
e he
ld m
eetin
gs w
ith b
oth
scho
ols’
adm
inis
tratio
ns to
pre
pare
for e
stab
lishi
ng th
e di
visi
ons.
In
addi
tion,
boa
rd m
embe
rs h
eld
a pi
zza
lunc
h pr
esen
tatio
n at
the
law
scho
ols t
o in
form
the
stud
ent b
ody
abou
t the
FB
A, a
nd h
ow th
e st
uden
t div
isio
n w
ill b
e in
volv
ed in
the
Sout
h C
arol
ina
Cha
pter
’s
activ
ities
. The
Cha
pter
has
pla
ns to
fina
lize
the
crea
tion
of th
e st
uden
t div
isio
ns b
y cr
eatin
g tw
o ne
w n
on-
votin
g bo
ard
mem
bers
to se
rve
as re
pres
enta
tives
of t
he st
uden
t div
isio
n m
embe
rs fr
om e
ach
law
scho
ol.
The
stud
ent d
ivis
ion
will
dev
elop
new
mem
bers
hip
for t
he C
hapt
er a
nd b
uild
aw
aren
ess o
f the
FB
A in
So
uth
Car
olin
a.
�20
10 E
thic
s CL
E a
nd A
nnua
l Mee
ting:
Thi
s is a
n an
nual
CLE
and
is h
oste
d, o
n an
alte
rnat
ing
basi
s, in
on
e of
the
thre
e di
stin
ctiv
e ar
eas o
f Sou
th C
arol
ina.
In 2
010,
this
pro
gram
was
hel
d at
the
SC S
tate
M
useu
m in
Col
umbi
a, S
C o
n Se
ptem
ber 9
, 201
0. T
his p
rogr
am is
des
igne
d as
a h
alf-
day
educ
atio
nal
prog
ram
that
pro
vide
s the
SC
mem
bers
hip
with
ofte
n ha
rd-to
-get
eth
ics C
LE c
redi
t. W
e op
en th
is e
vent
up
to b
oth
mem
bers
and
non
-mem
bers
. Th
is a
llow
s us t
o sh
ow n
on-m
embe
rs w
hat t
he S
C C
hapt
er d
oes a
nd
how
mem
bers
hip
can
bene
fit th
eir p
ract
ice.
At t
he e
nd o
f the
day
, we
hold
the
Ann
ual M
eetin
g w
hen
we
swea
r in
the
offic
ers f
or th
e ne
xt te
rm.
Afte
r the
Ann
ual M
eetin
g, th
ere
is a
rece
ptio
n in
hon
or o
f our
Fe
dera
l Jud
icia
ry.
The
rece
ptio
n in
201
0 ho
nore
d C
hief
Judg
e of
the
4th C
ircui
t Cou
rt of
App
eals
, Will
iam
Tr
axle
r.�
Nat
iona
l Boa
rd R
ecep
tion:
In Ja
nuar
y 20
10, t
he c
hapt
er sp
onso
red
a R
ecep
tion
for t
he F
BA
nat
iona
l bo
ard
of d
irect
ors w
ho w
ere
visi
ting
Cha
rlest
on, S
C fo
r boa
rd m
eetin
g.
�Fe
dera
l Mar
shal
s Lun
ch: I
n Ja
nuar
y 20
10, t
he c
hapt
er sp
onso
red
a pi
zza
lunc
h ho
norin
g an
d th
anki
ng
the
Fede
ral M
arsh
als a
nd C
ourt
Secu
rity
Off
icer
s at
four
fede
ral c
ourth
ouse
s sta
tew
ide,
and
invi
ted
all
cour
thou
se a
nd c
lerk
’s o
ffic
e st
aff.
We
held
the
even
t on
the
anni
vers
ary
of th
e FB
A.
Fede
ral M
arsh
als
and
Cou
rt Se
curit
y O
ffic
ers a
re ra
rely
reco
gniz
ed, a
nd th
e co
urt a
nd se
vera
l jud
ges w
ere
thril
led
to se
e us
re
cogn
ize
thos
e w
ho m
ake
the
cour
thou
se ru
n on
a d
aily
bas
is a
nd k
eep
us a
ll sa
fe.
�Su
mm
er L
aw C
lerk
Sem
inar
s: E
ach
sum
mer
the
chap
ter h
olds
3 se
min
ars a
imed
at i
ntro
duci
ng su
mm
er
law
cle
rks a
roun
d th
e st
ate
to th
e fe
dera
l cou
rthou
ses,
judi
ciar
y, a
nd st
aff.
The
half-
day
sem
inar
incl
udes
va
rious
spea
kers
, a to
ur o
f the
faci
litie
s (in
clud
ing
a “b
ehin
d-th
e-sc
enes
” po
rtion
), lu
nch
with
som
e of
the
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
7
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
resi
dent
judg
es, a
nd st
uden
t mem
bers
hip
to th
e SC
Cha
pter
. Th
is h
as b
een
a ve
ry su
cces
sful
pro
gram
for
man
y ye
ars.
W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f N
orth
Car
olin
a �
The
char
ter f
or th
e W
DN
C C
hapt
er w
as g
rant
ed in
the
fall
of 2
009
and
pres
ente
d at
the
Ann
ual M
eetin
g in
O
klah
oma
City
. �
In e
arly
201
0, th
e ch
apte
r hel
d tw
o re
cept
ions
to sp
read
wor
d of
the
new
cha
pter
and
enc
oura
ge
mem
bers
hip.
As t
he D
istri
ct e
ncom
pass
es ro
ughl
y th
e w
este
rn 1
/3 o
f NC
, we
held
one
rece
ptio
n in
A
shev
ille
and
the
othe
r in
Cha
rlotte
.�
The
Cha
pter
hel
d tw
o ha
lf-da
y C
LE e
vent
s. Th
e fir
st to
ok p
lace
in A
shev
ille
and
focu
sed
on c
ivil
prac
tice
in th
e D
istri
ct. T
he p
rogr
am in
clud
ed a
pan
el o
f our
Mag
istra
te Ju
dges
and
pre
sent
atio
ns b
y va
rious
law
cl
erks
, priv
ate
atto
rney
s, an
d ou
r Cle
rk o
f Cou
rt.
�Th
e se
cond
CLE
took
pla
ce in
Cha
rlotte
this
pas
t Nov
embe
r and
cen
tere
d on
crim
inal
pra
ctic
e. T
hat
prog
ram
was
led
by a
pan
el o
f our
Dis
trict
Judg
es (m
oder
ated
by
our f
eder
al d
efen
der)
, fol
low
ed b
y a
pane
l of
our
Mag
istra
te Ju
dges
(mod
erat
ed b
y ou
r US
Atto
rney
), an
d la
ter b
y pr
esen
tatio
ns fr
om la
w c
lerk
s, A
USA
s, an
d as
sist
ant d
efen
ders
.5th
Circ
uit
San
Ant
onio
, Tex
as
Cha
pter
�R
ecog
nize
d Fo
x Te
ch st
uden
ts w
ho p
artic
ipat
ed in
the
FBA
's U
TSA
pro
gram
dur
ing
the
Cha
pter
’s
lunc
heon
.�
Men
tors
hip
prog
ram
with
St.
Mar
y’s.
El
Pas
o, T
exas
C
hapt
er�
Jan.
'10
- Bro
wn
Bag
Sem
inar
: CM
/EC
F W
orks
hop
& F
eder
al R
ules
Upd
ate.
Gue
st sp
eake
rs in
clud
ed
repr
esen
tativ
es fr
om th
e C
lerk
's O
ffic
e, a
nd C
ara
Rod
rigue
z an
d K
ristin
Con
nor,
both
law
cle
rks f
or U
.S.
Dis
trict
Judg
e D
avid
Brio
nes.
�Ja
n. '1
0 - F
BA
spon
sore
d an
d fa
cilit
ated
for t
he in
vest
iture
cer
emon
y fo
r U.S
. Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Mar
gare
t Le
achm
an
�Fe
b.'1
0 - B
row
n B
ag S
emin
ar: M
edia
tion,
a P
anel
Dis
cuss
ion.
Gue
st sp
eake
rs, U
.S. M
agis
trate
Judg
e N
orbe
rt J.
Gar
ney,
and
atto
rney
s Mar
kBrig
gs, a
nd R
eed
Leve
rton.
Pro
vide
d 1
hour
of C
LE
�M
ar.'1
0 - F
eder
al C
ourt
Prac
tice
Sem
inar
, 4 h
ours
of C
LE, G
uest
spea
kers
incl
uded
judg
es, a
nd
gove
rnm
ent a
nd p
rivat
e pr
actit
ione
rs
�A
pr.'1
0- C
o-sp
onso
red
with
the
Fede
ral P
ublic
Def
ende
rs a
CJA
Tra
inin
g Pr
ogra
m
�M
ay 1
0 - B
row
n B
ag S
emin
ar: "
Imm
igra
tion
in th
e W
orkp
lace
, an
Ove
rvie
w a
nd U
pdat
es o
n Em
ploy
men
t El
igib
ility
Ver
ifica
tion
and
Ant
i-Dis
crim
inat
ion
Prov
isio
ns u
nder
the
INA
." T
he g
uest
spea
ker w
as
Anj
anet
te H
amilt
on, a
n at
torn
ey w
ith th
e Te
xas R
ioG
rand
e Le
gal A
id, I
nc.
�M
ay'1
0 - C
o-sp
onso
red
lunc
heon
with
the
El P
aso
Bar
Ass
ocia
tion
at th
e Ft
. Blis
s Cen
tenn
ial C
lub.
Gue
st
spea
ker,
CO
L. M
icha
el B
enja
min
pre
sent
ed "
How
the
Uni
form
Cod
e of
Mili
tary
Just
ice
Diff
ers f
rom
the
Civ
ilian
Just
ice
Syst
em."
The
eve
nt in
clud
ed a
n op
tiona
l bus
tour
of t
he b
ase
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
8
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
�Ju
ne'1
0 - L
unch
eon
Sem
inar
: "Im
mig
ratio
n C
onse
quen
ces o
f Cer
tain
Fel
ony
Off
ense
s." G
uest
spea
ker:
Car
los S
pect
or, i
mm
igra
tion
atto
rney
�
June
'10
- Int
rodu
ctio
n to
Fed
eral
Cou
rt Pr
actic
e, fo
r Sum
mer
Inte
rns a
nd N
ew A
ssoc
iate
s. Th
is p
rogr
am
incl
uded
"co
urt w
atch
" op
portu
nitie
s in
the
mor
ning
, and
subs
tant
ive
lect
ures
and
pan
el d
iscu
ssio
ns b
y ju
dges
and
atto
rney
s in
the
afte
rnoo
n, a
s wel
l as a
beh
ind
the
scen
es a
nd h
isto
rical
cou
rthou
se to
ur
�Ju
ly'1
0 - C
o-sp
onso
red
with
the
El P
aso
Bar
Ass
ocia
tion
and
El P
aso
Mus
eum
of A
rt a
prog
ram
for E
l Pas
o La
wye
rs o
f the
Arts
. The
gue
st sp
eake
r was
Ser
gio
Mun
oz S
arm
ient
o, a
n at
torn
ey a
t law
. The
pro
gram
was
he
ld a
t the
El P
aso
Mus
eum
of A
rt an
d in
clud
ed p
rese
ntat
ions
on
inte
llect
ual p
rope
rty la
w a
nd c
opyr
ight
�
Sept
. '10
- B
row
n B
ag lu
nche
on w
ith d
eleg
atio
n of
Col
ombi
an p
rose
cuto
rs a
nd ju
dges
that
cov
ered
the
rule
of
law
pro
ject
that
is ta
king
pla
ce u
nder
DoJ
's Pl
an C
olom
bia
�Se
pt. '
10 -
spon
sore
d re
cept
ion
for t
he n
amin
g of
the
new
, Alb
ert A
rmen
dariz
, Sr.,
U.S
. Cou
rthou
se in
El
Paso
, TX
�
Oct
. '10
- FB
A sp
onso
red
and
faci
litat
ed fo
r the
inve
stitu
re c
erem
ony
for U
.S. M
agis
trate
Judg
e D
avid
G
uade
rram
a �
Oct
. '10
- FB
A B
row
n B
ag lu
nche
on w
ith g
uest
spea
ker U
.S. M
agis
trate
Judg
e R
icha
rd M
esa
disc
ussi
ng
CJA
pan
el a
ppoi
ntm
ents
and
pra
ctic
e �
Nov
. '10
- FB
A B
row
n B
ag lu
nche
on w
ith g
uest
spea
ker w
ith p
erso
nnel
from
Wes
tern
Dis
trict
of T
exas
to
disc
uss c
ourt
room
tech
nolo
gy b
eing
use
d in
new
cou
rthou
se.
�D
ec. '
10 -
FBA
-El P
aso
Cha
pter
was
co-
spon
sor o
f Joi
nt H
olid
ay p
arty
that
was
wel
l atte
nded
by
mem
bers
of
num
erou
s loc
al b
ar a
ssoc
iatio
ns.
Aus
tin/S
outh
ern
Dis
trict
of T
exas
C
hapt
er
�A
pril
201
0 - S
outh
Tex
as fe
dera
l pra
ctic
e C
LE (2
day
s) h
eld
in M
cAlle
n, T
X. W
idel
y at
tend
ed (4
0+) n
ew
even
t with
spea
kers
incl
udin
g C
hief
Judg
e Jo
nes (
5th
Circ
uit).
NEW
EV
ENT.
�
June
201
0 - r
ecep
tion
hono
ring
ten
(10)
Bla
sk F
ello
ws (
inte
rns w
ith ju
dges
and
U.S
. Atto
rney
who
wer
e pa
id $
2,00
0 st
ipen
ds b
y ou
r cha
pter
) at B
aker
& B
otts
. Num
erou
s mem
bers
of t
he ju
dici
ary
atte
nded
. NEW
EV
ENT.
�O
ctob
er 2
010
- Ann
ual d
inne
r hon
orin
g th
e ju
dici
ary
and
spec
ial h
onor
ee Ju
dge
John
Rai
ney.
Ove
r 30
0 pe
ople
atte
nded
inc
ludi
ng a
reco
rd n
umbe
r of f
eder
al ju
dges
. Key
not
e sp
eake
r was
Judg
e D
iane
Woo
d (7
th C
ircui
t).
New
Orle
ans,
Loui
sian
a C
hapt
er
�20
10 N
atio
nal M
eetin
g an
d C
onve
ntio
n
La
faye
tte/A
cadi
, Lo
uisi
ana
Cha
pter
�
The
Lafa
yette
/Aca
dian
a C
hapt
er sp
onso
red
the
FBA
's A
nnua
l Con
vent
ion
by u
nder
writ
ing
the
atte
ndan
ce
of L
ouis
iana
law
scho
ol st
uden
ts.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
9
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
Nor
th L
ouis
iana
C
hapt
er�
On
Dec
embe
r 2, 2
010,
the
Nor
th L
ouis
iana
Cha
pter
of t
he F
eder
al B
ar A
ssoc
iatio
n he
ld it
s ann
ual
intro
duct
ion
to th
e co
urt a
nd sw
earin
g in
cer
emon
y. A
t thi
s cer
emon
y, la
wye
rs h
ad th
e op
portu
nity
to b
e fo
rmal
ly in
trodu
ced
to th
e ju
dges
of t
he W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f Lou
isia
na a
nd g
et sw
orn
into
the
Dis
trict
C
ourts
for t
he W
este
rn, E
aste
rn, a
nd M
iddl
e D
istri
cts o
f Lou
isia
na, a
s wel
l as t
he U
nite
d St
ates
Fift
h C
ircui
t. A
rece
ptio
n w
as h
eld
afte
r the
cer
emon
y.6th
Circ
uit
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f O
hio
Cha
pter
�
Net
wor
king
Eve
nt (J
anua
ry 1
4, 2
010)
: A
con
tinua
tion
of a
qua
rterly
“M
embe
rs O
nly”
serie
s whe
re
Cha
pter
mem
bers
(gen
eral
ly li
mite
d to
the
first
20
to re
spon
d) m
eet a
t an
early
bre
akfa
st m
eetin
g at
the
host
mem
ber’
s off
ices
to d
iscu
ss th
eir p
ract
ices
, int
eres
ts, a
nd n
etw
orki
ng a
mon
g C
hapt
er m
embe
r at
tend
ees.
�In
trod
uctio
n to
Fed
eral
Cou
rt P
ract
ice
Sem
inar
(Jan
uary
22,
201
0):
An
annu
al “
first
of t
he y
ear”
CLE
pr
ogra
m in
trodu
cing
atte
ndee
s to
vario
us a
spec
ts o
f fed
eral
pra
ctic
e, th
e w
orki
ngs o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
Dis
trict
Cou
rt fo
r the
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f Ohi
o, e
lect
roni
c fil
ing,
use
of e
lect
roni
c co
urtro
oms,
diff
eren
tiate
d ca
se m
anag
emen
t pla
nnin
g, a
nd o
ther
are
as p
ertin
ent t
o pr
actic
e in
the
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f O
hio.
Thi
s pro
gram
is o
ffer
ed to
allo
w a
ttorn
eys t
o sa
tisfy
the
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f Ohi
o’s r
equi
red
train
ing
for a
dmis
sion
to p
ract
ice
in th
e di
stric
t. T
he p
rogr
am c
oncl
udes
with
a sw
earin
g-in
cer
emon
y.
�In
telle
ctua
l Pro
pert
y: In
sura
nce
Cov
erag
e &
Liti
gatio
n St
rate
gies
Sem
inar
(Feb
ruar
y 18
, 201
0):
CLE
pro
gram
focu
sed
on th
e is
sues
invo
lved
in in
telle
ctua
l pro
perty
insu
ranc
e co
vera
ge, “
best
pra
ctic
es”
for e
ntiti
es w
ith si
gnifi
cant
inte
llect
ual p
rope
rty in
tere
sts a
nd a
ttorn
eys e
ngag
ed in
adv
isin
g su
ch e
ntiti
es,
and
litig
atio
n is
sues
invo
lved
in h
andl
ing
inte
llect
ual p
rope
rty m
atte
rs.
�
New
Law
yer
Tra
inin
g Se
min
ar: W
hat T
hey
Did
n't T
each
You
in L
aw S
choo
l (M
arch
26,
201
0):
The
first
in a
CLE
Pro
gram
serie
s, of
fere
d an
nual
ly si
nce
2009
, to
allo
w n
ewly
-adm
itted
atto
rney
s to
the
Ohi
o ba
r to
satis
fy re
quire
men
ts in
stitu
ted
by th
e Su
prem
e C
ourt
of O
hio
in Ja
nuar
y 20
09 th
at a
ttorn
eys i
n th
eir
first
yea
r of p
ract
ice
satis
fy “
New
Law
yer T
rain
ing”
edu
catio
n ei
ther
thro
ugh
a 12
-hou
r pro
gram
of C
LE
educ
atio
n or
thro
ugh
a m
ento
rshi
p tra
inin
g pr
ogra
m (s
uppl
emen
ted
by c
erta
in in
depe
nden
t CLE
pro
gram
-on
ly re
quire
men
ts re
latin
g to
law
off
ice
man
agem
ent a
nd e
thic
al c
lient
fund
han
dlin
g, w
hich
the
Cha
pter
of
fers
in th
e se
cond
of i
ts “
New
Law
yer T
rain
ing”
serie
s).
This
pro
gram
intro
duce
s new
law
yers
to th
ose
aspe
cts o
f “w
hat t
hey
didn
’t te
ach
you
in la
w sc
hool
,” su
ch a
s pra
ctic
al d
ay-to
-day
tips
in st
artin
g in
a n
ew
solo
, sm
all-f
irm, a
nd la
rge-
firm
pra
ctic
e, w
orki
ng w
ith o
ther
atto
rney
s (bo
th c
olle
ague
and
opp
osin
g co
unse
l), h
andl
ing
dead
lines
and
wor
k ba
lanc
e, a
nd e
stab
lishi
ng a
goo
d re
puta
tion
with
the
cour
ts a
nd le
gal
com
mun
ity.
�N
ew L
awye
r T
rain
ing
Sem
inar
: Pro
fess
iona
lism
, Law
Off
ice
Man
agem
ent &
Clie
nt F
unds
M
anag
emen
t (M
ay 7
, 201
0):
The
seco
nd in
the
“New
Law
yer T
rain
ing”
pro
gram
serie
s, w
hich
incl
udes
th
ose
subj
ects
that
are
requ
ired
to b
e ga
ined
thro
ugh
inde
pend
ent C
LE p
rogr
am e
duca
tion
for b
oth
new
at
torn
eys f
ollo
win
g th
e “C
LE tr
ack”
and
thos
e ad
optin
g th
e “M
ento
rshi
p tra
ck”
in sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
Ohi
o’s
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
10
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
NLT
trai
ning
requ
irem
ent.
�
A T
ribu
te to
Jud
ges C
erem
ony
(May
25,
201
0):
This
firs
t tim
e ev
ent h
onor
ed U
nite
d St
ates
Chi
ef
Dis
trict
Judg
e Ja
mes
Car
r upo
n hi
s ass
umin
g Se
nior
Sta
tus,
and
hono
red
retir
ing
Mag
istra
te Ju
dges
Jam
es
Gal
las a
nd D
avid
Per
elm
an, r
ecog
nizi
ng e
ach
of th
ese
judi
cial
off
icer
s’ lo
ngtim
e de
dica
ted
serv
ice
to th
e N
orth
ern
Dis
trict
of O
hio
cour
t. �
Bro
wn
Bag
Lun
cheo
n w
ith S
ixth
Cir
cuit
Judg
e D
ebor
ah C
ook
and
Dis
tric
t Cou
rt J
udge
Sar
a L
ioi
(Jun
e 21
, 201
0):
A c
ontin
uing
inst
allm
ent i
n th
e C
hapt
er’s
mor
e-th
an-a
-dec
ade-
long
“B
row
n B
ag
Lunc
heon
” se
ries w
here
atte
ndee
s gat
her f
or a
lunc
htim
e pr
ogra
m fe
atur
ing
one
(or m
ore)
of t
he N
orth
ern
Dis
trict
of O
hio
resi
dent
dis
trict
, mag
istra
te, b
ankr
uptc
y, o
r circ
uit j
udge
s, co
urt o
ffic
ers (
U.S
. Atto
rney
, Fe
dera
l Pub
lic D
efen
der,
U.S
. Tru
stee
, etc
.), o
r cou
rt st
aff (
Cle
rk o
f Cou
rt, c
aree
r law
cle
rks,
etc.
), be
ginn
ing
with
an
info
rmal
lunc
h in
one
of t
he d
istri
ct c
ourtr
oom
s, fo
llow
ed b
y a
brie
f pre
sent
atio
n by
the
feat
ured
spea
ker,
then
cul
min
atin
g in
a w
ide-
rang
ing
ques
tion
and
answ
er se
ssio
n w
ith th
e fe
atur
ed
spea
ker(
s).
�R
ecep
tion
Hon
orin
g N
ew C
hief
Jud
ge S
olom
on O
liver
, Jr.
(Jun
e 25
, 201
0):
Even
t at t
he fe
dera
l co
urth
ouse
hon
orin
g th
e in
stal
latio
n of
Chi
ef Ju
dge
Solo
mon
Oliv
er, J
r., a
s new
Chi
ef Ju
dge
of th
e N
orth
ern
Dis
trict
of O
hio
cour
t.�
Bro
wn
Bag
Lun
cheo
n w
ith M
agis
trat
e Ju
dge
Geo
rge
Lim
bert
(Jul
y 15
, 201
0):
A c
ontin
uing
in
stal
lmen
t of t
he C
hapt
er’s
“B
row
n B
ag L
unch
eon”
serie
s, th
is o
ne h
eld
at th
e Y
oung
stow
n, O
hio
cour
thou
se, f
ocus
ed o
n th
e C
hapt
er’s
eff
orts
to in
crea
se p
artic
ipat
ion
in C
hapt
er a
ffili
atio
n in
the
Mah
onin
g C
ount
y (Y
oung
stow
n) le
gal c
omm
unity
.
�Su
mm
er A
ssoc
iate
Rec
eptio
n (J
uly
21, 2
010)
: C
ontin
uing
a tr
aditi
on h
eld
for m
any
year
s, th
e C
hapt
er
host
ed a
rece
ptio
n at
the
Cle
vela
nd “
Hou
se o
f Blu
es”
invi
ting
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f Ohi
o la
w st
uden
ts,
sum
mer
cle
rks,
law
cle
rks,
and
exte
rns t
o th
is S
umm
er e
vent
. A
ttend
ance
incl
uded
atte
ndee
s fro
m
thro
ugho
ut th
e di
stric
t, in
clud
ing
Cle
vela
nd, A
kron
, You
ngst
own,
and
Tol
edo.
�
New
Law
yer
Tra
inin
g Se
min
ar: S
tand
ing
Up
in C
ourt
(Jul
y 23
, 201
0):
The
third
in th
e C
hapt
er’s
“N
ew L
awye
r Tra
inin
g” se
ries,
focu
sing
on
issu
es re
latin
g to
in-c
ourt
prac
tice
help
ful t
o ne
wly
-adm
itted
at
torn
eys.
�
Mus
ic, L
aw a
nd F
rien
ds a
t Sev
eran
ce H
all (
Aug
ust 5
, 201
0):
A fr
ee “
Mem
bers
Onl
y” e
vent
(inc
ludi
ng
spou
se, f
amily
, and
gue
sts)
, fea
turin
g a
guid
ed b
acks
tage
tour
of S
ever
ance
Hal
l, th
e ho
me
of th
e w
orld
-re
now
ned
Cle
vela
nd O
rche
stra
, and
pre
sent
atio
ns (w
ith th
e at
tend
ees s
eate
d on
stag
e) in
clud
ing
the
hist
ory
of S
ever
ance
Hal
l and
a d
iscu
ssio
n of
mus
ic c
opyr
ight
law
by
loca
l atto
rney
and
form
er m
embe
r of t
he
mus
ic g
roup
"W
ild C
herr
y" (“
Play
Tha
t Fun
ky M
usic
Whi
te B
oy”)
. �
Iron
Law
yer
Com
petit
ion
II (A
ugus
t 13,
201
0):
A tw
o-ye
ar ru
nnin
g C
LE p
rogr
am fe
atur
ing,
this
yea
r fe
atur
ing
clos
ing
stat
emen
ts fr
om p
rom
inen
t tria
l law
yers
and
a p
anel
of j
udge
s.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
11
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
�St
ate
of th
e C
ourt
Lun
cheo
n, F
eatu
ring
Chi
ef J
udge
Oliv
er, a
nd C
hief
Ban
krup
tcy
Judg
e Sh
ea-
Ston
um (S
epte
mbe
r 13
, 201
0):
A c
ontin
uing
eve
nt o
f the
Cha
pter
, whi
ch g
athe
rs m
ore
than
500
m
embe
rs o
f the
lega
l com
mun
ity e
ach
year
.
�N
ew L
awye
r T
rain
ing
Sem
inar
: A W
hole
Tri
al in
3 H
ours
(Sep
tem
ber
17, 2
010)
: Th
e fo
urth
of t
he
CLE
inst
allm
ents
put
on
by th
e C
hapt
er to
allo
w n
ew O
hio
atto
rney
s to
fulfi
ll th
eir “
New
Law
yer
Trai
ning
” re
quire
men
ts.
As i
ndic
ated
by
the
title
, thi
s pro
gram
pre
sent
s a “
full
trial
” in
an
abbr
evia
ted
form
at, w
ith d
iscu
ssio
n af
terw
ard
on e
ach
of th
e el
emen
ts fo
r the
ben
efit
of th
ose
new
to th
e tri
al
expe
rienc
e to
lear
n fr
om se
ason
ed p
ract
ition
ers.
�In
stal
latio
n of
Cha
pter
Pre
side
nt, O
ffic
ers,
and
Boa
rd (O
ctob
er 1
3, 2
010)
: R
ecep
tion
held
at t
he
fede
ral c
ourth
ouse
for t
he in
stal
latio
n of
new
Cha
pter
off
icer
s. �
Dis
cove
ry R
efor
m: C
omin
g to
a C
ourt
hous
e N
ear
You
Sem
inar
(Oct
ober
14,
201
0): C
LE p
rogr
am
feat
urin
g U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Judg
e Ja
ck Z
ouha
ry, o
n di
scov
ery
refo
rm p
ropo
sed
by th
e A
mer
ican
C
olle
ge o
f Tria
l Law
yers
(AC
TL) a
nd th
e In
stitu
te fo
r the
Adv
ance
men
t of t
he A
mer
ican
Leg
al S
yste
m
(IA
ALS
).
�
CL
E S
emin
ar V
ideo
Rep
lay
Wee
k, C
leve
land
(Dec
embe
r 6-
10, 2
010)
: A
s an
acco
mm
odat
ion
to th
ose
who
nee
d bi
-ann
ual C
LE c
redi
t for
Sup
rem
e C
ourt
of O
hio
repo
rting
requ
irem
ents
, the
Cha
pter
vid
eota
pes
its C
LE p
rogr
ams f
or a
vid
eo re
play
that
can
be
atte
nded
for C
LE a
ccre
dita
tion
to m
eet s
tate
requ
irem
ents
(a
t eac
h re
play
, a li
ve “
proc
tor”
to a
nsw
er q
uest
ions
mus
t be
in a
ttend
ance
, ful
fille
d by
a C
hapt
er B
oard
m
embe
r).
�B
row
n B
ag L
unch
eon
with
Six
th C
ircu
it Ju
dges
Ket
hled
ge a
nd W
hite
(Dec
embe
r 13
, 201
0):
A jo
int
prog
ram
with
FB
A-N
DO
C a
nd T
oled
o B
ar A
ssoc
iatio
n Lu
nche
on, T
oled
o, w
ith S
ixth
Circ
uit U
nite
d St
ates
C
ircui
t Jud
ges R
aym
ond
Ket
hled
ge a
nd H
elen
e W
hite
.A
New
Tak
e on
Thr
ee (O
ld) T
opic
s, C
leve
land
(Dec
embe
r 17
, 201
0):
The
Cha
pter
’s a
nnua
l Pr
ofes
sion
alis
m, E
thic
s & S
ubst
ance
Abu
se se
min
ar (r
equi
red
by th
e Su
prem
e C
ourt
of O
hio
in e
ach
bien
nial
repo
rting
per
iod)
. W
hile
this
pro
gram
is o
pen
to a
ll (a
nd w
ell a
ttend
ed b
y al
l), it
is o
ffer
ed fr
ee to
FB
A-N
DO
C m
embe
rs.
Ea
ster
n D
istri
ct o
f M
ichi
gan
Cha
pter
�
App
ella
te D
o’s a
nd D
on’t
s: A
Pan
el D
iscu
ssio
n by
the
Peop
le W
ho K
now
(Jan
uary
7, 2
010)
: Th
is
prog
ram
was
join
tly sp
onso
red
by th
e C
hapt
er’s
App
ella
te P
ract
ice
and
Fede
ral L
aw C
lerk
Com
mitt
ees.
Th
e pa
nel f
eatu
red
Seni
or C
ircui
t Jud
ge R
icha
rd S
uhrh
einr
ich,
Circ
uit J
udge
Dav
id W
. McK
eagu
e, C
ircui
t Ju
dge
Ray
mon
d M
. Ket
hled
ge, a
nd C
ircui
t Jud
ge H
elen
e N
. Whi
te, e
ach
of th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Cou
rt of
A
ppea
ls fo
r the
Six
th C
ircui
t, an
d M
olly
Ham
ilton
, Car
eer C
lerk
to Ju
dge
Suhr
hein
rich.
The
pro
gram
was
m
oder
ated
by
Sara
h R
esni
ck C
ohen
, Ass
ista
nt U
.S. A
ttorn
ey fo
r the
Eas
tern
Dis
trict
of M
ichi
gan.
�
Mot
ion
Day
at W
ayne
Sta
te U
nive
rsity
Law
Sch
ool (
Janu
ary
20, 2
010)
: Th
e C
hapt
er h
oste
d Ea
ster
n D
istri
ct o
f Mic
higa
n D
istri
ct Ju
dge
Ber
nard
Frie
dman
’s re
gula
r mot
ion
call,
hel
d in
the
law
scho
ol’s
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
12
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
Spen
cer M
. Par
trich
Aud
itoriu
m.
�A
n A
fter
noon
of E
ffec
tive
Leg
al W
ritin
g, E
ffec
tive
Leg
al W
ritin
g in
Tw
o Pa
rts (
Janu
ary
25, 2
010)
:Pr
esen
ted
by th
e C
hapt
er’s
Rul
es &
Civ
il Pr
actic
e C
omm
ittee
. Th
e fir
st p
art o
f the
afte
rnoo
n w
as a
pan
el
disc
ussi
on e
ntitl
ed “
Pers
pect
ives
Fro
m th
e B
ench
,” w
hich
feat
ured
U.S
. Dis
trict
Judg
es A
vern
Coh
n,
Arth
ur T
arno
w a
nd D
avid
Law
son.
The
seco
nd p
art f
eatu
red
a "N
uts a
nd B
olts
Lec
ture
" at
torn
ey b
y C
arl
Von
End
e.
�T
rial
Adv
ocac
y &
Men
tori
ng P
rogr
am (F
ebru
ary
4, 2
010)
: Th
is p
rogr
am p
rovi
des “
new
er”
atto
rney
s (i.
e.,t
hose
in p
ract
ice
five
year
s or l
ess)
the
oppo
rtuni
ty to
obt
ain
hand
s-on
exp
erie
nce
in fu
ndam
enta
l lit
igat
ion
skill
s, w
orki
ng in
tand
em w
ith Ju
dges
and
seas
oned
atto
rney
s who
off
er v
alua
ble
guid
ance
on
dire
ct a
nd c
ross
exa
min
atio
n, o
peni
ng st
atem
ents
, and
clo
sing
arg
umen
ts.
The
2010
Men
torin
g Pr
ogra
m
focu
sed
on th
e tri
al o
f a c
ivil
case
from
ope
ning
s, th
roug
h th
e pr
esen
tatio
n of
witn
ess t
estim
ony,
and
co
nclu
ding
with
fina
l arg
umen
ts.
An
intro
duct
ory
sess
ion
on T
hurs
day,
Feb
ruar
y 4,
201
0, w
as fo
llow
ed b
y tw
o in
tens
e fu
ll-da
y se
ssio
ns o
n Fe
brua
ry 9
and
10,
follo
wed
by
a cl
osin
g re
cept
ion
in th
e C
ourth
ouse
. �
Wad
e H
. McC
ree
Aw
ard
Lun
cheo
n (F
ebru
ary
17, 2
010)
: N
early
400
atte
ndee
s wer
e pr
esen
t to
see
the
conf
errin
g of
the
2010
McC
ree
Aw
ard
for t
he A
dvan
cem
ent o
f Soc
ial J
ustic
e up
on K
athl
een
Stra
us, t
he
Pres
iden
t of t
he M
ichi
gan
Stat
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion,
and
to h
ear t
he k
eyno
te a
ddre
ss fr
om E
ric H
. Hol
der,
Atto
rney
Gen
eral
of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
.�
Cel
ebra
tion
of D
iver
sity
Rec
eptio
n (F
ebru
ary
18, 2
010)
: Th
e C
hapt
er p
artn
ered
with
a n
umbe
r of o
ther
lo
cal,
Spec
ial P
urpo
se b
ar a
ssoc
iatio
ns fo
r a c
eleb
ratio
n of
div
ersi
ty m
ixer
. �
Rou
ndta
ble
Dis
cuss
ion
on R
ecei
vers
hips
, Ass
ignm
ent f
or th
e B
enef
it of
Cre
dito
rs, a
nd R
elat
ed
Issu
es, I
nclu
ding
Ope
ratin
g in
Cha
pter
7 (M
arch
10,
201
0):
The
Ban
krup
tcy
Sect
ion
host
ed a
pan
el
disc
ussi
on in
whi
ch C
hief
Ban
krup
tcy
Judg
e Ph
illip
J. S
heff
erly
mod
erat
ed th
e di
scou
rse
of a
ttorn
eys G
ene
Kog
ut, D
avid
Fin
dlin
g, P
atric
k O
’Kee
fe a
nd Je
ff G
rasl
.�
Mot
ion
Day
at T
hom
as M
. Coo
ley
Law
Sch
ool (
Mar
ch 1
6, 2
010)
: Th
e C
hapt
er h
oste
d M
agis
trate
Judg
e V
irgin
ia M
orga
n’s m
otio
n ca
ll, h
eld
at th
e Th
omas
M. C
oole
y La
w S
choo
l’s A
nn A
rbor
, Mic
higa
n ca
mpu
s. �
FBA
Boo
k C
lub
Goe
s to
Gua
ntan
amo
Bay
(Mar
ch 1
8, 2
010)
:A
dis
cuss
ion
of “
The
Leas
t Wor
st P
lace
: G
uant
ánam
o’s F
irst 1
00 D
ays,”
by
Kar
en G
reen
berg
, the
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or o
f the
Cen
ter o
n La
w a
nd
Secu
rity.
The
boo
k do
cum
ents
the
first
100
day
s of t
he n
otor
ious
det
entio
n ce
nter
in C
uba,
focu
sing
on
conf
licts
am
ong
offic
ials
con
cern
ing
trans
pare
ncy,
mili
tary
pro
toco
l, an
d de
tain
ee tr
eatm
ent.
�M
otio
n D
ay a
t Uni
vers
ity o
f Det
roit
Mer
cy L
aw S
choo
l (M
arch
22,
201
0):
The
Cha
pter
hos
ted
Judg
e D
enis
e Pa
ge H
ood’
s reg
ular
mot
ion
call
at U
DM
Law
Sch
ool.
�M
otio
n D
ay a
t Uni
vers
ity o
f Mic
higa
n L
aw S
choo
l (M
arch
31,
201
0):
The
Cha
pter
hos
ted
Judg
e G
eorg
e C
aram
Ste
eh’s
Mot
ion
Day
with
a p
izza
lunc
h af
terw
ards
, at w
hich
the
Judg
e ta
lked
with
stud
ents
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
13
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
abou
t jud
icia
l int
erns
hips
and
cle
rksh
ips.
�So
cial
Med
ia &
Its I
mpa
ct o
n L
itiga
tion:
Fro
m D
isco
very
thro
ugh
Tri
al (A
pril
15, 2
010)
: A
late
af
tern
oon
pane
l dis
cuss
ion
and
rece
ptio
n ex
plor
ed c
urre
nt so
cial
med
ia is
sues
as t
hey
rela
te to
the
litig
atio
n pr
oces
s. U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Judg
e R
ober
t H. C
lela
nd g
ave
his p
ract
ical
per
spec
tive
on e
vide
ntia
ry
issu
es, j
ury
beha
vior
and
pos
t-liti
gatio
n sa
nctio
ns.
John
Birm
ingh
am, c
hair
of F
oley
’s N
atio
nal L
abor
and
Em
ploy
men
t gro
up, d
iscu
ssed
evi
dent
iary
rule
s, vo
ir d
ire
and
the
ethi
cal i
mpl
icat
ions
of p
rodu
cing
ev
iden
ce.
J. St
ott M
atth
ews,
fore
nsic
com
pute
r spe
cial
ist,
cove
red
the
evol
ving
pro
cess
es o
f sea
rchi
ng fo
r, ob
tain
ing,
and
aut
hent
icat
ing
info
rmat
ion
foun
d w
ithin
“th
e cl
oud”
and
oth
er in
tere
stin
g to
pics
that
aff
ect
the
litig
atio
n pr
oces
s. P
atric
k Se
yfer
th, f
rom
Bus
h, S
eyfe
rth &
Pai
ge P
LLC
was
pro
gram
Mod
erat
or.
�C
ompl
ex C
omm
erci
al L
itiga
tion
Sem
inar
(Apr
il 19
, 201
0):
Mor
e th
an 5
0 at
torn
eys g
athe
red
for a
two-
part
prog
ram
spon
sore
d by
the
Cha
pter
’s C
ompl
ex L
itiga
tion
Com
mitt
ee:
The
first
par
t was
ent
itled
“P
rese
ntin
g a
Big
Pic
ture
Und
erst
andi
ng in
Pre
trial
Pro
ceed
ings
” an
d fe
atur
ed p
anel
ists
Chi
ef Ju
dge
Ger
ald
E. R
osen
and
Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Mic
hael
Hlu
chan
iuk.
The
seco
nd p
art w
as e
ntitl
ed “
Cre
ativ
e an
d Ef
ficie
nt
Pres
enta
tion
of th
e Ju
ry T
rial i
n C
ompl
ex L
itiga
tion,
” an
d fe
atur
ed Ju
dges
Ave
rn C
ohn
and
Rob
ert H
. C
lela
nd a
nd p
ract
ition
er Je
rry
Gal
ante
, and
incl
uded
a p
rese
ntat
ion
from
the
IAD
C Ju
ry T
rial R
esea
rch
Proj
ect.
An
info
rmal
rece
ptio
n fo
llow
ed a
t the
Wes
tin B
ook
Cad
illac
. �
Leo
nard
R. G
ilman
Aw
ard
Lun
cheo
n (A
pril
22, 2
010)
: D
etro
it M
ayor
Dav
e B
ing
addr
esse
d th
e C
hapt
er a
s key
note
spea
ker a
nd th
e 20
10 G
ilman
Aw
ard
was
pre
sent
ed to
crim
inal
def
ense
atto
rney
D
ougl
as M
ullk
off.
�W
alte
r Sh
aper
o Sy
mpo
sium
Din
ner
(Apr
il 28
, 201
0):
To h
onor
Judg
e Sh
aper
o an
d hi
s liv
ing
lega
cy o
f es
tabl
ishi
ng th
e Sy
mpo
sium
, Pet
er S
. Goo
dman
, Nat
iona
l Eco
nom
ic R
epor
ter f
or th
e N
ew Y
ork
Tim
es w
asbr
ough
t in
to sp
eak
on th
e to
pic
of h
is c
ritic
ally
acc
laim
ed b
ook,
“Th
e En
d of
Eas
y M
oney
and
the
Ren
ewal
of t
he A
mer
ican
Eco
nom
y.”
�L
aw D
ay a
t the
Lev
in C
ourt
hous
e, A
Dow
ntow
n T
radi
tion
(May
3, 2
010)
: W
elco
min
g st
aff,
clie
nts
and
othe
r dow
ntow
n ne
ighb
ors f
or li
ve d
emon
stra
tions
, suc
h as
bom
b-sn
iffin
g do
gs, a
nd to
urs o
f the
co
urth
ouse
. Th
is y
ear,
ther
e w
as a
spec
ial d
edic
atio
n of
the
“Pre
side
ntia
l Wal
l” in
the
first
floo
r lob
by o
f th
e C
ourth
ouse
, whi
ch h
as p
ortra
its o
f eac
h of
the
U.S
. pre
side
nts t
oget
her w
ith a
quo
tatio
n fr
om th
e pr
esid
ent b
earin
g on
the
Am
eric
an sy
stem
of j
ustic
e an
d its
judi
ciar
y. P
ast C
hapt
er p
resi
dent
s Mic
hael
C.
Leib
son
and
Bria
n D
. Fig
ot p
artic
ipat
ed in
the
lega
l res
earc
h te
am th
at b
roug
ht th
e pr
ojec
t to
frui
tion.
�
Law
Cle
rk C
omm
ittee
Ori
enta
tion
for
Sum
mer
Inte
rns (
June
3, 2
010)
:Th
e C
hapt
er’s
Law
Cle
rk
Com
mitt
ee, c
ompr
ised
of c
urre
nt a
nd fo
rmer
law
cle
rks
to fe
dera
l jud
ges,
cond
ucte
d a
sem
inar
for t
he
sum
mer
inte
rns w
ho w
ould
be
assi
gned
to c
ourtr
oom
s ove
r the
sum
mer
. �
CL
EO
Pro
gram
Lun
cheo
n (J
une
8, 2
010)
:Th
e C
ounc
il on
Leg
al E
duca
tion
Opp
ortu
nity
hos
ted
a So
phom
ore
Sum
mer
Inst
itute
at T
hom
as M
. Coo
ley
Law
Sch
ool’s
Aub
urn
Hill
s cam
pus.
The
Inst
itute
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
14
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
focu
ses o
n hi
stor
ical
ly u
nder
repr
esen
ted,
low
-inco
me,
or o
ther
wis
e di
sadv
anta
ged
grou
ps w
ho st
art e
arly
in
deve
lopi
ng th
e sk
ills t
hat p
rom
ise
succ
ess o
n th
e La
w S
choo
l Adm
issi
ons T
est.
Sin
ce 1
968,
CLE
O h
as
help
ed m
ore
than
7,0
00 lo
w-in
com
e an
d m
inor
ity st
uden
ts b
ecom
e su
cces
sful
mem
bers
of t
he le
gal
prof
essi
on a
nd th
is w
as th
e In
augu
ral o
f the
SSI
in M
ichi
gan.
The
Cha
pter
spon
sore
d th
e SS
I’s J
une
8 lu
nche
on p
rogr
am b
y se
ndin
g 4
pane
lists
and
4 o
r 5 o
ther
mem
bers
to d
iscu
ss v
ario
us a
spec
ts o
f fed
eral
pr
actic
e an
d th
e di
vers
ity o
f opt
ions
ava
ilabl
e, in
clud
ing
gene
ral p
ract
ice,
focu
sed
“bou
tique
” pr
actic
e,
gove
rnm
ent e
mpl
oym
ent i
n ag
enci
es, t
he U
.S. A
ttorn
eys o
ffic
e an
d ju
dici
al c
lerk
ship
s. �
Bar
Lea
ders
hip
Foru
m (J
une
12, 2
010)
:A
s par
t of t
he C
hapt
er’s
div
ersi
ty o
utre
ach
to th
e A
ffin
ity B
ar
asso
ciat
ions
in M
ichi
gan,
seve
ral C
hapt
er le
ader
s pre
sent
ed a
nd p
artic
ipat
ed in
the
Stat
e B
ar o
f Mic
higa
n’s
year
ly re
treat
for i
ncom
ing
bar l
eade
rs, h
eld
on M
acki
nac
Isla
nd in
Nor
ther
n M
ichi
gan.
Cha
pter
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or B
rian
Figo
t is i
n th
e fir
st y
ear o
f a th
ree-
year
term
on
the
Plan
ning
Com
mitt
ee fo
r the
For
um.
�T
he 3
1ST A
nnua
l Din
ner
(Jun
e 24
, 201
0):
Coc
ktai
l and
din
ner r
ecep
tion,
feat
urin
g th
e Th
ird A
nnua
l Ju
lian
Abe
le C
ook,
Jr. -
Ber
nard
A. F
riedm
an F
BA
Civ
ility
Aw
ard,
pre
sent
ed in
reco
gniti
on o
f a c
ivil
prac
titio
ner w
ho is
an
outs
tand
ing
exam
ple
of p
rofe
ssio
nal e
xcel
lenc
e an
d ci
vilit
y, a
nd e
nter
tain
men
t by
A
(Hab
eas)
Cho
rus L
ine:
Det
roit’
s Ow
n Pa
rody
Tro
upe.
�
Eig
hth
Ann
ual F
BA
Sum
mer
Ass
ocia
te/L
aw C
lerk
Pro
gram
(Jul
y 1,
201
0):
Lunc
h, so
cial
izin
g w
ith
the
othe
r sum
mer
ass
ocia
tes a
nd la
w c
lerk
s and
pre
sent
atio
ns b
y U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dges
Ave
rn
Coh
n an
d G
eorg
e C
aram
Ste
eh re
gard
ing
mot
ion
prac
tice,
brie
f writ
ing,
and
civ
ility
. �
The
Tho
mas
M. C
oole
y L
aw S
choo
l Cen
ter
for
Eth
ics,
Serv
ice,
and
Pro
fess
iona
lism
, Alu
mni
R
elat
ions
Off
ice,
and
the
Fede
ral B
ar A
ssoc
iatio
n of
the
Eas
tern
Dis
tric
t of M
ichi
gan
“Int
egri
ty in
O
ur C
omm
uniti
es”
Seri
es (J
uly
8, 2
010)
: H
eld
at th
e C
oole
y La
w S
choo
l, A
ubur
n H
ills C
ampu
s.
Key
note
Spe
aker
Bar
bara
McQ
uade
, Uni
ted
Stat
es A
ttorn
ey fo
r the
E.D
. Mic
higa
n an
d im
med
iate
pas
t-pr
esid
ent o
f the
FB
A E
.D. M
ichi
gan
Cha
pter
, pre
sent
ing
to la
w st
uden
ts o
n pr
ofes
sion
alis
m a
nd c
ivili
ty in
th
e le
gal p
ract
ice.
�
Stat
e of
the
Cou
rt L
unch
eon
(Sep
tem
ber
15, 2
010)
:C
hief
Judg
e G
eral
d E.
Ros
en p
rese
nted
the
annu
al
“Sta
te o
f the
Cou
rt” a
ddre
ss, t
he fi
rst o
f fou
r in
the
Lunc
heon
Ser
ies s
pons
ored
by
the
Cha
pter
; whi
ch a
lso
feat
ures
the
Cou
rt’s r
ecog
nitio
n of
the
atto
rney
s who
acc
epte
d pr
o bo
no a
ssig
nmen
ts fr
om th
e C
ourt
in th
e pa
st y
ear.
�St
ate
of th
e B
ankr
uptc
y C
ourt
Lun
cheo
n (O
ctob
er 2
0, 2
010)
:C
hief
Ban
krup
tcy
Judg
e Ph
illip
J.
Shef
ferly
pre
sent
ed th
e an
nual
“St
ate
of th
e B
ankr
uptc
y C
ourt”
add
ress
(spo
nsor
ed b
y th
e C
hapt
er’s
B
ankr
uptc
y Se
ctio
n).
�Ju
dici
al In
stitu
te a
nd S
econ
dary
Edu
catio
n W
orks
hop
(Oct
ober
22,
201
0):
In c
onju
nctio
n w
ith th
e D
istri
ct C
ourt
(and
mod
eled
afte
r the
Mon
tana
Cha
pter
’s P
rogr
am),
the
Cha
pter
con
duct
ed it
s firs
t sem
inar
de
sign
ed fo
r hig
h sc
hool
cur
ricul
um c
oord
inat
ors,
soci
al st
udie
s and
gov
ernm
ent t
each
ers o
n th
e ro
le o
f an
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
15
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
inde
pend
ent j
udic
iary
. Th
ere
wer
e pa
nel d
iscu
ssio
ns b
y Ju
dges
and
law
yers
on
this
topi
c as
wel
l as a
ca
se st
udy
of th
e V
ince
nt C
hin
case
(whi
ch is
vie
wed
by
man
y as
the
even
t tha
t gav
e ris
e to
the
Asi
an-
Am
eric
an C
ivil
Rig
hts M
ovem
ent).
The
Wor
ksho
p co
nclu
ded
with
a to
ur o
f the
Cou
rthou
se.
�R
akow
Aw
ards
/His
tori
cal S
ocie
ty L
unch
eon
(Nov
embe
r 15
, 201
0):
The
prog
ram
feat
ured
the
pres
enta
tion
of th
e Fe
dera
l Bar
Fou
ndat
ion’
s ann
ual R
akow
Sch
olar
ship
Aw
ards
to st
uden
ts fr
om e
ach
of
Mic
higa
n’s l
aw sc
hool
s and
a sp
ecia
l His
toric
al S
ocie
ty p
rogr
am fe
atur
ing
Ros
s Par
ker,
auth
or o
f the
boo
k “C
arvi
ng O
ut th
e R
ule
of L
aw: T
he H
isto
ry o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es A
ttorn
ey’s
Off
ice
in E
aste
rn M
ichi
gan
1815
-200
8.”
Mr.
Park
er w
as th
e ch
ief o
f the
crim
inal
div
isio
n in
the
U.S
. Atto
rney
’s O
ffic
e in
Det
roit
for
8 ye
ars a
nd a
n A
USA
for 2
8 ye
ars i
n th
at o
ffic
e. R
akow
Sch
olar
ship
s tot
alin
g m
ore
than
$16
6,00
0 ha
ve
now
bee
n aw
ard
thro
ugh
the
Cha
pter
’s F
ound
atio
n.
�N
ew L
awye
rs S
emin
ar (D
ecem
ber
7-8,
201
0):
A “
nuts
and
bol
ts/h
ow to
do
it” 2
-day
sem
inar
for n
ew
law
yers
des
igne
d to
ass
ist r
ecen
t law
scho
ol g
radu
ates
in u
nder
stan
ding
cer
tain
are
as o
f sub
stan
tive
prac
tice
and
the
fund
amen
tal p
roce
dure
s fol
low
ed in
the
U.S
. Dis
trict
Cou
rt fo
r the
Eas
tern
Dis
trict
of
Mic
higa
n an
d in
the
Stat
e co
urts
in W
ayne
, Oak
land
and
Mac
omb
coun
ties.
In a
dditi
on to
two
days
of
pres
enta
tions
and
pan
el d
iscu
ssio
ns, t
he re
gist
rant
s rec
eive
d ac
com
pany
ing
outli
nes a
nd su
bsta
ntiv
e ar
ticle
s on
a C
D-R
om a
nd a
fede
ral c
ourt
swea
ring
in c
erem
ony.
�
Cha
pter
Hol
iday
Par
ty (D
ecem
ber
8, 2
010)
:B
egin
ning
with
our
50t
h A
nniv
ersa
ry C
eleb
ratio
n in
200
7,
the
Cha
pter
revi
ved
the
tradi
tion
of a
Cha
pter
Hol
iday
Soc
ial,
follo
win
g th
e se
cond
day
of t
he N
ew
Law
yers
Sem
inar
, with
nea
rly 1
50 C
hapt
er m
embe
rs e
njoy
ing
each
oth
er’s
com
pany
at t
he st
art o
f the
H
olid
ay S
easo
n.
�FB
A B
ook
Clu
b –
“The
Sec
rets
of A
bu G
hrai
b R
evea
led”
(Dec
embe
r 14
, 201
0):
Sess
ion
led
by th
e bo
ok’s
co-
auth
or, C
hris
toph
er G
rave
line,
one
of t
he le
ad p
rose
cutin
g at
torn
eys f
or th
e U
nite
d St
ates
in th
e ca
ses i
nvol
ving
abu
se o
f Ira
qi d
etai
nees
by
U.S
. mili
tary
sold
iers
at t
he A
bu G
hrai
b pr
ison
. M
r. G
rave
line
is n
ow a
n A
ssis
tant
U.S
. Atto
rney
in th
e Ea
ster
n D
istri
ct o
f Mic
higa
n.
D
ayto
n C
hapt
er
�L
unch
eon
with
FB
A R
epre
sent
ativ
e B
ruce
Moy
er (N
ovem
ber
2010
): T
he D
ayto
n C
hapt
er h
oste
d a
lunc
heon
with
FB
A R
epre
sent
ativ
e B
ruce
Moy
er re
gard
ing
his l
obby
ing
effo
rts fo
r the
Fed
eral
Bar
A
ssoc
iatio
n.
�A
nnua
l CL
E S
emin
ar (D
ecem
ber
15, 2
010)
: Th
e A
nnua
l Cha
pter
CLE
Sem
inar
hig
hlig
hted
a n
umbe
r of
topi
cs p
ertin
ent t
o fe
dera
l pra
ctiti
oner
s. T
he 2
010
even
t inc
lude
d pr
ogra
ms o
n Pr
ofes
sion
al E
thic
s, pr
esen
ted
by S
enio
r Uni
ted
Stat
es D
istri
ct Ju
dge
Wal
ter R
ice
(S.D
. Ohi
o); F
eder
al S
ente
ncin
g G
uide
lines
an
d C
ompu
tatio
n, p
rese
nted
by
Trac
y G
earo
n of
the
Day
ton
U.S
. Pro
batio
n O
ffic
e; S
ubst
ance
Abu
se
Educ
atio
n, p
rese
nted
by
Mic
hael
Fla
nner
y, M
S, L
PC, L
SW, L
ICD
C; I
ntro
duct
ion
to C
JA P
anel
, pre
sent
ed
by U
nite
d St
ates
Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Shar
on L
. Ovi
ngto
n (S
.D. O
hio)
; Ele
ctro
nic
Dis
cove
ry, p
rese
nted
by
Uni
ted
Stat
es M
agis
trate
Judg
e M
icha
el E
. Mer
z; a
nd T
he F
eder
al B
urea
u of
Pris
ons a
nd P
rison
er
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
16
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
Des
igna
tions
, pre
sent
ed b
y R
ick
Stov
er, S
enio
r Des
igna
tor,
U.S
. Des
igna
tion
and
Sent
ence
Com
puta
tion
Cen
ter.
�Sp
onso
rshi
p of
Att
enda
nce
at D
eath
Pen
alty
Sem
inar
(Spr
ing
2011
): T
he D
ayto
n C
hapt
er w
ill b
e sp
onso
ring
U.S
. Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Mic
hael
Mer
z an
d hi
s dea
th p
enal
ty st
aff t
o at
tend
a d
eath
pen
alty
se
min
ar to
be
held
in L
as V
egas
in S
prin
g 20
11.
Som
etim
e af
terw
ard,
the
Cha
pter
inte
nds t
o m
arke
t and
ho
st a
hab
eas c
orpu
s CLE
sem
inar
with
Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Mer
z as
the
mai
n pr
esen
ter.
Cha
ttano
oga,
Te
nnes
see
Cha
pter
�
E-D
isco
very
Wor
ksho
p (F
ebru
ary
4, 2
010)
: Pr
actic
e po
inte
rs fr
om a
n E-
Dis
cove
ry st
andp
oint
by
a U
.S.
Mag
istra
te Ju
dge,
a p
ract
ition
er a
nd a
n ou
tsid
e e-
disc
over
y co
nsul
tant
. Th
e pr
ogra
m a
ddre
ssed
scen
ario
s an
d ex
pect
atio
ns re
late
d to
e-d
isco
very
incl
udin
g du
ties a
nd p
enal
ties f
or e
-dis
cove
ry.
�Fe
dera
l Cou
rt P
ract
ice
Sem
inar
(May
27,
201
0):
The
Fede
ral C
ourt
Prac
tice
Sem
inar
is p
rese
nted
two
times
a y
ear t
o pr
ovid
e C
LE a
nd a
n in
trodu
ctio
n fo
r new
atto
rney
s to
the
East
ern
Dis
trict
of T
enne
ssee
.Th
e pr
ogra
m in
clud
es c
omm
ents
and
par
ticip
atio
n by
the
Chi
ef D
eput
y C
lerk
, a c
ivil
prac
titio
ner,
a cr
imin
al p
ract
ition
er, a
n A
ssis
tant
U.S
. A
ttorn
ey, a
n A
ssis
tant
U.S
. Tru
stee
, a M
agis
trate
Judg
e, a
B
ankr
uptc
y Ju
dge
and
a D
istri
ct C
ourt
Judg
e. A
t the
end
of t
he se
min
ar, p
artic
ipan
ts a
re a
ble
to a
ttend
the
swea
ring-
in c
erem
ony
for a
dmis
sion
to p
ract
ice
in th
e Ea
ster
n D
istri
ct o
f Ten
ness
ee.
In a
dditi
on to
the
CLE
pro
gram
, the
adm
issi
on c
erem
ony
pres
ents
an
oppo
rtuni
ty fo
r the
pre
side
nt o
f the
Fed
eral
Bar
A
ssoc
iatio
n C
hatta
noog
a C
hapt
er to
wel
com
e th
e ne
w a
dmitt
ees a
nd m
ake
a pu
sh fo
r mem
bers
hip
and
parti
cipa
tion
in th
e Fe
dera
l Bar
Ass
ocia
tion.
�L
unch
and
Lea
rn B
ankr
uptc
y Se
min
ar (J
une
29, 2
010)
: Th
e Lu
nch
& L
earn
Ban
krup
tcy
Sem
inar
in
volv
ed th
e ch
ange
s to
the
Ban
krup
tcy
rule
s inc
ludi
ng ti
min
g ch
ange
s. In
add
ition
, it w
as a
n op
portu
nity
fo
r new
ly a
ppoi
nted
Judg
e Sh
elle
y D
. Ruc
ker t
o ad
dres
s mem
bers
of t
he b
ar a
nd fo
r the
bar
to a
sk
ques
tions
of J
udge
Ruc
ker a
nd Ju
dge
Coo
k, th
e C
hief
Ban
krup
tcy
Judg
e fo
r the
dis
trict
.
Mem
phis
, Te
nnes
see
Mid
-So
uth
Cha
pter
�A
nnua
l Im
mig
ratio
n Se
min
ar (M
ay 2
010)
: Th
e C
hapt
er c
o-ho
sted
the
Ann
ual I
mm
igra
tion
Sem
inar
al
ong
with
FB
A N
atio
nal.
Thi
s aw
ard
win
ning
CLE
invo
lved
a w
ho's
who
of i
mm
igra
tion
judg
es,
atto
rney
s and
aca
dem
ic e
xper
ts.
�C
LE
Pro
gram
(Jun
e 20
10):
The
Cha
pter
hel
d a
CLE
in Ja
ckso
n, T
N w
hich
invo
lved
man
y of
the
dist
rict
cour
t jud
ges a
nd m
agis
trate
judg
es fo
r the
Wes
tern
Dis
trict
of T
enne
ssee
.Th
e C
LE c
over
ed te
chno
logy
an
d th
e la
w, e
thic
s, an
d ju
dici
al ti
ps.
Parti
cipa
nts,
incl
udin
g th
e ju
dges
, atte
nded
the
JAX
X m
inor
leag
ue
base
ball
gam
e af
ter t
he e
vent
and
enj
oyed
a p
icni
c in
clud
ed w
ith th
e ev
ent.
�A
ppel
late
Adv
ocac
y Se
min
ar (J
uly
2010
): T
he C
hapt
er h
eld
a se
min
ar w
ith a
n em
phas
is o
n ap
pella
te
advo
cacy
in w
hich
seve
ral d
istri
ct c
ourt
judg
es a
nd st
ate
judg
es p
artic
ipat
ed. T
he e
vent
was
hel
d at
the
Fede
ral C
ourt
hous
e an
d w
e fil
led
the
room
to c
apac
ity.
Atte
ndee
s par
ticul
arly
like
d th
e in
volv
emen
t of
both
fede
ral a
nd st
ate
judg
es, c
rimin
al a
nd c
ivil
side
s.
�Fe
dera
l Pra
ctic
e an
d Pr
oced
ure
Sem
inar
(Oct
ober
201
0):
The
Cha
pter
hel
d its
ann
ual,
awar
d w
inni
ng
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
17
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
Fede
ral P
ract
ice
and
Proc
edur
e Se
min
ar, w
hich
was
hig
hlig
hted
by
a U
.S. S
upre
me
Cou
rt Sw
earin
g-In
ce
rem
ony
cond
ucte
d by
Gen
eral
Will
iam
K. S
uter
. Gen
eral
Sut
er n
oted
that
it w
as th
e se
cond
larg
est
swea
ring
in c
erem
ony
he h
ad e
ver c
ondu
cted
. F
ollo
win
g th
e ce
rem
ony,
the
Cha
pter
hel
d a
day
long
CLE
pr
ogra
m w
hich
incl
uded
all
of th
e di
stric
t cou
rt ju
dges
, mag
istra
tes,
and
Cou
rt of
App
eals
Judg
es Ju
lia
Smith
Gib
bons
and
Jane
Bra
nste
tter S
tranc
h (w
ho h
ad ju
st b
een
conf
irmed
). Je
ffre
y R
osen
, pro
fess
or o
f la
w a
t the
Geo
rge
Was
hing
ton
Uni
vers
ity a
nd a
utho
r of T
he S
upre
me
Cou
rt: T
he P
erso
nalit
ies a
nd
Riva
lrie
s tha
t Def
ined
Am
eric
a, p
artic
ipat
ed a
s a k
ey p
rese
nter
.�
Ann
ual O
pen
Mee
ting
(Dec
embe
r 20
10):
Ann
ual o
pen
mee
ting,
whi
ch in
clud
ed a
soci
al lu
nche
on fo
r all
mem
bers
and
an
elec
tion
of in
com
ing
offic
ers a
nd b
oard
. 7th
Circ
uit
Chi
cago
, Illi
nois
C
hapt
er�
Chi
cago
Cha
pter
: Sig
nific
ant e
vent
s thi
s cal
enda
r yea
r inc
lude
d an
all-
day
Imm
igra
tion
Law
pro
gram
in
Nov
embe
r; an
afte
rnoo
n pr
ogra
m d
urin
g Ju
ly, i
nten
ded
for s
umm
er a
ssoc
iate
s and
less
-exp
erie
nced
law
fir
m li
tigat
ors,
feat
urin
g or
al a
rgum
ent r
elat
ing
to tw
o m
otio
ns p
endi
ng b
efor
e D
istri
ct C
ourt
Judg
e M
atth
ew K
enne
lly (N
.D.Il
l.) fo
llow
ed b
y a
criti
que
prov
ided
by
anot
her D
istri
ct C
ourt
judg
e an
d a
mag
istra
te ju
dge;
a fo
ur-h
our e
thic
s CLE
pro
gram
pro
vide
d in
May
to F
BA
mem
bers
with
out c
harg
e; th
e D
istri
ct C
ourt
Chi
ef Ju
dge's
ann
ual "
Stat
e of
the
Cou
rt" a
ddre
ss, a
lso
in M
ay; a
June
201
0 re
cept
ion
free
fo
r all
FBA
mem
bers
at w
hich
rece
ntly
dec
ease
d D
istri
ct C
ourt
Judg
e Ja
mes
Mor
an, a
long
-tim
e m
embe
r of
the
Cha
pter
's B
oard
of D
irect
ors,
was
rem
embe
red;
and
a M
ay p
rogr
am jo
intly
with
the
Dis
trict
Cou
rt to
ho
nor a
ttorn
eys w
ho p
rovi
ded
exem
plar
y pr
o bo
no se
rvic
e to
the
Dis
trict
Cou
rt.
8th C
ircui
t M
inne
sota
9th C
ircui
t A
lask
a C
hapt
er
�M
arch
201
0: M
eetin
g w
ith Ju
dges
re th
eir r
ecen
t jud
icia
l ser
vice
s trip
to A
fric
a �
Apr
il 20
10:
We
held
a lu
nche
on in
hon
or o
f cou
rt se
curit
y pe
rson
nel
�Ju
ne 2
010:
Mem
bers
par
ticip
ated
in H
abita
t for
Hum
anity
Bui
ld a
s par
t of o
ur “
Do
Som
ethi
ng
Con
stru
ctiv
e, Jo
in th
e FB
A”
Mem
bers
hip
Cam
paig
n �
July
201
0: C
ospo
nsor
ed th
e an
nual
“Q
& A
with
Nin
th C
ircui
t Cou
rt of
App
eals
” w
ith th
e St
ate
Bar
�
July
201
0: H
oste
d in
form
al “
brow
n ba
g” lu
nch
for m
embe
rs w
ith v
isiti
ng N
inth
Circ
uit p
anel
�
Aug
ust 2
010:
Mem
bers
aga
in p
artic
ipat
ed in
Hab
itat f
or H
uman
ity B
uild
as p
art o
f our
“D
o So
met
hing
C
onst
ruct
ive,
Join
the
FBA
” M
embe
rshi
p C
ampa
ign
�Se
ptem
ber 2
010:
Int
rodu
ctio
n to
the
Nin
etee
n C
andi
date
s for
the
Dis
trict
Cou
rt V
acan
cy.
We
did
a Po
wer
Poin
t pre
sent
atio
n w
ith p
ictu
res a
nd so
me
“hum
an in
tere
st”
and
biog
raph
ical
fact
s abo
ut e
ach
cand
idat
e�
Dec
embe
r 14,
201
0: T
oday
’s m
eetin
g to
focu
s on
the
upda
te to
the
Fede
ral R
ules
and
the
rece
nt a
ppel
late
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
18
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
argu
men
t in
the
Prop
. 8/ G
ay M
arria
ge c
ase
befo
re th
e N
inth
Circ
uit.
Tu
cson
, Ariz
ona
Cha
pter
�A
mer
ican
with
Dis
abili
ties (
AD
A) L
unch
Sem
inar
. Sp
eake
r was
Ran
dall
How
e an
AU
SA in
our
Dis
trict
(f
orm
er st
ate
Ass
ista
nt A
ttorn
ey G
ener
al) w
ho is
dis
able
d an
d ve
ry in
volv
ed in
AD
A le
gal i
ssue
s (Fe
brua
ry
18, 2
010)
. �
Civ
il La
w S
emin
ar (½
day
sem
inar
on
vario
us c
ivil
issu
es in
clud
ing
answ
erin
g ap
pella
te a
rgum
ents
and
fe
dera
l ple
adin
g un
der
Twom
bly
and
Iqba
l) (A
pril
15, 2
010)
. �
The
Lege
nds (
hono
ring
thre
e at
torn
eys/
judg
es w
ho h
ave
been
pra
ctic
ing
for o
ver 3
0 ye
ars)
(May
27,
20
10).
�B
ench
and
Bar
(Ann
ual e
vent
pan
el in
clud
ed C
hief
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dge
John
Rol
l, D
istri
ct C
ourt
Judg
e R
aner
Col
lins a
nd F
eder
al M
agis
trate
Judg
e Je
nnife
r Gue
rin) (
Sept
embe
r 16,
201
0).
�Pr
o/C
on D
iscu
ssio
n of
Ariz
ona’
s SB
107
0 be
twee
n Pr
ofes
sor J
ack
Chi
n (U
nive
rsity
of A
rizon
a) a
nd D
ean
Emer
itus J
ohn
East
man
(Cha
pman
Uni
vers
ity).
Thi
s was
con
duct
ed 2
wee
ks b
efor
e 9th
Cir.
Arg
umen
ts o
n th
e in
junc
tion.
(Oct
ober
14,
201
0).
�C
rimin
al L
aw S
emin
ar (1
/2 d
ay se
min
ar o
n va
rious
crim
inal
issu
es, i
nclu
ding
refle
ctio
ns fr
om D
istri
ctSe
nior
Judg
e Fr
ank
Zapa
ta o
n th
irty
plus
yea
rs in
fede
ral c
rimin
al la
w, a
cas
e la
w re
view
by
Dou
g W
ilson
, th
e au
thor
of T
he N
inth
Circ
uit C
rimin
al L
aw R
epor
ter a
nd F
eder
al S
ente
ncin
g G
uide
; an
d ,tw
o pa
nels
di
scus
sing
pre
serv
ing
the
appe
llate
reco
rd a
nd se
nten
cing
. (W
ill b
e he
ld N
ovem
ber 1
8, 2
010)
.�
FBA
Nut
s & B
olts
Ser
ies
(Thi
s a c
ontin
uing
pro
gram
that
we
bega
n in
200
9 th
at p
rovi
des t
rain
ing
atto
rney
on
var
ious
crim
inal
topi
cs –
we
try to
do
a 2-
3 ho
ur tr
aini
ng a
t lea
st q
uarte
rly a
nd th
is is
free
to a
ll at
torn
eys.
Our
hop
e is
to e
xpan
d th
is p
rogr
am to
the
civi
l pra
ctic
e as
wel
l.)
Phoe
nix,
Ariz
ona
Cha
pter
�A
nnua
l Law
Cle
rk R
ecep
tion
that
we
host
ed in
Sep
tem
ber.
We
host
ed a
ll th
e ne
w la
w c
lerk
s and
the
judg
es o
n th
e da
y th
at th
e cl
erks
had
thei
r orie
ntat
ion
�M
onth
ly C
LE L
unch
eons
as f
ollo
ws:
�
Janu
ary:
“Ex
perie
nces
of t
he U
.S. S
upre
me
Cou
rt C
lerk
” G
en. W
illia
m S
uter
, Cle
rk o
f US
Supr
eme
Cou
rt �
Febr
uary
: “St
ate
of th
e D
istri
ct”
Hon
. Joh
n R
oll,
Chi
ef U
S D
istri
ct Ju
dge
�M
arch
: “Fe
dera
l Ind
ian
Law
” Pr
of. R
ebec
ca T
sosi
e, A
rizon
a St
ate
Uni
vers
ity C
olle
ge o
f Law
�
Apr
il: “
Lette
r Siz
e vs
Leg
al S
ize:
The
Tra
nsiti
on fr
om P
rivat
e Pr
actic
e to
Gen
eral
Cou
nsel
” Jo
sé C
árde
nas,
Gen
eral
Cou
nsel
, Ariz
ona
Stat
e U
nive
rsity
�
May
: “A
nnua
l Sup
rem
e C
ourt
Upd
ate”
Pro
fs. P
aul B
ende
r and
Cat
hy O
’Gra
dy, A
rizon
a St
ate
Uni
vers
ity
Col
lege
of L
aw
�Ju
ne: “
Ann
ual B
ig C
ooki
e O
lym
pics
” H
on. R
osly
n Si
lver
, US
Dis
trict
Judg
e, D
avid
Ros
enba
um, a
nd Ji
m
Bel
ange
r�
Sept
embe
r: “A
Con
vers
atio
n w
ith th
e U
.S. A
ttorn
ey”
U.S
. Atto
rney
Den
nis B
urke
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
19
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
�O
ctob
er:
“Ann
ual B
ankr
uptc
y U
pdat
e: 5
Har
d Q
uest
ions
abo
ut B
ankr
uptc
y” H
on. G
eorg
e N
eils
en, J
r., U
S B
ankr
uptc
y Ju
dge,
Don
Gaf
fney
, Jor
dan
Kro
op
�N
ovem
ber:
“How
Not
to L
ose
your
App
eal a
t Tria
l” H
on. W
illia
m C
anby
, 9th
Circ
uit J
udge
, Hon
. Fr
eder
ick
Mar
tone
, US
Dis
trict
Judg
e, T
hom
as H
udso
n �
We
also
hel
d ou
r Ann
ual H
olid
ay P
arty
on
Thur
sday
, Dec
embe
r 9 a
t the
Pho
enix
Art
Mus
eum
. W
e ho
nore
d Se
nior
US
Dis
trict
Judg
e Ea
rl C
arro
ll an
d ha
d ov
er 2
00 g
uest
s. E
very
sitti
ng a
nd re
tired
fede
ral
judg
e in
Ariz
ona
was
ther
e.
H
awai
i Cha
pter
�
Dec
embe
r 201
0 A
nnua
l FB
A C
LE a
nd re
cept
ion
Id
aho
Cha
pter
�
Febr
uary
5, 2
010
– Pa
rtici
pate
d in
and
ass
iste
d w
ith fu
ndin
g fo
r the
rece
ptio
n fo
r the
off
icia
l sw
earin
g-in
ce
rem
ony
of th
e ne
w C
lerk
of C
ourt
Eliz
abet
h Sm
ith.
�A
pril
9, 2
010
– Fe
dera
l Jud
ges:
The
ir A
ppoi
ntm
ents
, Per
spec
tive,
and
thei
r Rul
ings
. The
pro
gram
di
scus
sed
the
judi
cial
per
spec
tive
of C
lare
nce
Dar
row
by
natio
nally
-acc
laim
ed a
ctor
Gar
y A
nder
son
from
th
e C
lare
nce
Dar
row
Fou
ndat
ion,
whi
ch fe
atur
ed lo
cal a
ttorn
eys a
nd ju
dges
read
ing
cent
ral r
oles
. In
this
pr
ogra
m w
e ad
dres
sed
the
pers
pect
ive
that
Cla
renc
e D
arro
w’s
lega
cy w
as th
e di
rect
resu
lt of
the
judg
esw
ho c
ontri
bute
d to
this
icon
ic a
nd c
ontro
vers
ial f
igur
e. A
dditi
onal
ly, t
he p
rogr
am in
clud
ed a
pre
sent
atio
n by
aut
hor W
illia
m D
omna
rski
who
abo
ut h
is n
ew b
ook
abou
t fed
eral
judg
es th
at w
as re
cent
ly p
ublis
hed
calle
dFe
dera
l Jud
ges R
evea
led.
�M
ay 4
, 201
0 –
A C
onve
rsat
ion
with
the
Cou
rt h
oste
d by
the
You
ng L
awye
rs S
ectio
n of
our
FB
A C
hapt
er.
The
brow
n ba
g lu
nch
incl
uded
bot
h re
calle
d U
.S. M
agis
trate
Judg
e La
rry
M. B
oyle
and
Mik
el H
. Will
iam
s. �
May
18,
201
0 –
Our
Cha
pter
and
staf
f atto
rney
s of t
he Id
aho
Atto
rney
Gen
eral
’s O
ffic
e ho
sted
a C
LE
prog
ram
rega
rdin
g se
ctio
n 19
83 c
ivil
right
s cas
es, a
nd re
pres
enta
tion
of p
rison
ers p
ro b
ono.
Chi
ef U
.S.
Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Can
dy D
ale
orga
nize
d an
d ho
sted
the
prog
ram
. Th
e pr
ogra
m w
as v
ideo
tape
d fo
r fut
ure
train
ing
purp
oses
. �
May
24,
201
0 –
We
parti
cipa
ted
and
held
the
rece
ptio
n fo
r the
ded
icat
ion
of N
inth
Circ
uit J
udge
N. R
any
Snm
ith’s
cha
mbe
rs d
edic
atio
n ce
rem
ony
in P
ocat
ello
, Ida
ho.
�Ju
ly 2
8, 2
010
– Th
e M
ulti-
Dis
trict
Liti
gatio
n Pa
nel (
MD
L) h
eld
its fi
rst e
ver h
earin
gs in
Boi
se, I
daho
, w
hich
cas
es in
clud
ed B
ritis
h Pe
trole
um O
il Sp
ill c
ases
. �
Aug
ust 6
, 201
0 –
Parti
cipa
ted
and
assi
sted
in fu
ndin
g th
e re
cept
ion
for t
he o
ffic
ial s
wea
ring-
in c
erem
ony
of
the
new
U.S
. Fed
eral
Mar
shal
Bria
n U
nder
woo
d.
�Se
ptem
ber 9
– 1
1, 2
010
– Pa
rtici
pate
d in
the
Tri-S
tate
Fed
eral
Bar
Ass
ocia
tion
prog
ram
(Wyo
min
g, U
tah
and
Idah
o) in
Sal
t Lak
e C
ity, U
tah.
�Se
ptem
ber 1
7, 2
010
– Pa
rtici
pate
d an
d as
sist
ed in
fund
ing
the
rece
ptio
n fo
r the
off
icia
l sw
earin
g-in
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
20
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
cere
mon
y of
the
new
Uni
ted
Stat
es A
ttorn
ey W
endy
J. O
lson
. �
Sept
embe
r 20,
201
0 –
Mem
bers
of t
he E
xecu
tive
Boa
rd o
f the
Idah
o ch
apte
r of t
he F
eder
al B
ar a
ttend
ed a
m
eetin
g w
ith H
arve
y Jo
nes,
Dire
ctor
of t
he P
olic
y an
d In
itiat
ives
Off
ice,
and
Car
olyn
Pea
ke, S
uper
viso
ry
Adv
isor
y A
naly
st, b
oth
from
the
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffic
e of
t he
U.S
. Cou
rts re
gard
ing
the
Idah
o’s
judi
ciar
y’s f
undi
ngs i
ssue
s. �
Oct
ober
13,
201
0 –
Bro
wn
Bag
CLE
pro
gram
with
Nin
th C
ircui
t Jud
ge R
icha
rd T
allm
an fr
om S
eattl
e.
He
prov
ided
an
over
view
of t
he st
ate
of th
e N
inth
Circ
uit,
and
then
dis
cuss
ed e
ffor
ts to
bro
aden
pre
trial
cr
imin
al d
isco
very
und
er R
ule
16 in
ligh
t of U
nite
d St
ates
v. T
ed S
teve
ns, t
hat w
as d
ism
isse
d w
hen
evid
ence
favo
rabl
e to
the
accu
sed
was
with
held
by
fede
ral p
rose
cuto
rs d
urin
g tri
al
�D
ecem
ber,
2010
– T
he a
nnua
l FB
A C
omm
unity
Ser
vice
Pro
ject
hel
d by
our
Cha
pter
was
for t
he S
hosh
one-
Ban
nock
Trib
e Ju
nior
Hig
h Sc
hool
, we
colle
cted
boo
ks, s
choo
l sup
plie
s, an
d ca
ndy
for k
id’s
stoc
king
s. �
The
Dis
trict
and
Mag
istra
te Ju
dges
hav
e be
en o
rder
ing
sele
cted
pris
oner
pro
se c
ases
to m
edia
tion
in th
e D
istri
ct o
f Ida
ho.
Our
cha
pter
ass
ists
the
pris
oner
s pro
bon
o th
roug
h th
e C
ourt’
s AD
R /
Pro
Bon
o Pr
ogra
m.
�Th
e D
istri
ct h
as in
itiat
ed a
Tria
ge In
itiat
ive
Prog
ram
for o
ur P
rison
er L
itiga
tion
Uni
t (fo
rmer
ly c
alle
d Pr
o Se
Uni
t).
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f C
alifo
rnia
Cha
pter
�
Jan.
7 -
FBA
Med
ia R
oom
Unv
eilin
g (r
ecep
tion
co-s
pons
or) –
The
FB
A sp
onso
rs a
med
ia ro
om a
t the
N.D
. C
al. F
eder
al C
ourt
Hou
se, 4
50 G
olde
n G
ate,
San
Fra
ncis
co.
�Ja
n. 2
8 - P
anel
Dis
cuss
ion
on U
nite
d St
ates
v. R
uehl
e; p
anel
ists
incl
uded
the
form
er d
irect
or o
f the
Enr
on
Task
For
ce),
a fo
rmer
dire
ctor
of t
he S
an F
ranc
isco
Reg
iona
l Off
ice
of th
e SE
C a
nd a
mem
ber o
f the
de
fens
e ba
r and
mod
erat
ed b
y a
form
er A
ssis
tant
US
Atto
rney
�
Feb.
25
- Co-
spon
sor o
f e-d
isco
very
pan
el d
iscu
ssio
n on
“pr
otec
ting
You
r Age
ncy
with
E-d
isco
very
and
R
ecor
ds M
anag
emen
t Bes
t Pra
ctic
es”
with
U.S
. Nat
iona
l Arc
hive
s and
Rec
ords
Adm
inis
tratio
n. P
anel
ists
in
clud
ed o
ur C
hapt
er’s
Imm
edia
te P
ast P
resi
dent
, Chr
is S
ulliv
an.
�M
ar. 2
4 - T
hirty
-Sec
ond
Ann
ual N
inth
Circ
uit L
unch
eon
Hon
orin
g th
e Ju
dges
of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
Cou
rt of
A
ppea
ls fo
r the
Nin
th C
ircui
t. Th
is is
our
sign
atur
e ev
ent f
or th
e le
gal c
omm
unity
in th
e N
D C
alifo
rnia
ar
ea.
Ove
r 400
atto
rney
s and
judg
es a
ttend
ed.
The
prog
ram
feat
ured
a fi
lm h
onor
ing
the
Hon
. Jam
es
Bro
wni
ng, f
orm
er C
hief
Judg
e of
the
Nin
th C
ircui
t, fo
r who
m th
e co
urth
ouse
in S
an F
ranc
isco
has
bee
n na
med
. Ju
dge
Bro
wni
ng a
ttend
ed a
long
with
a g
roup
of h
is fo
rmer
cle
rks.
�A
pr. 2
9 - C
o-sp
onso
r of r
ecep
tion
for t
he in
duct
ion
of U
S M
agis
trate
Judg
e La
urel
Bee
ler,
USD
C N
DC
A.
MJ B
eele
r is a
pas
t Cha
pter
pre
side
nt.
�Ju
n. 2
5 - C
o-sp
onso
r with
USD
C, N
DC
A, o
f eve
nt h
onor
ing
Hon
Max
ine
Che
sney
(and
pre
sent
atio
n of
her
po
rtrai
t afte
r she
took
seni
or st
atus
) and
(new
ly a
ppoi
nted
judg
e) H
on. R
icha
rd S
eebo
rg.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
21
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
�Ju
l. 15
- Pa
nel d
iscu
ssio
n on
“Pa
tent
Ass
et V
alua
tions
: C
ourtr
oom
v. B
oard
room
,” fe
atur
ing
the
Hon
. Je
rem
y Fo
gel,
USD
C, N
D C
al.
Pane
lists
incl
uded
the
Dire
ctor
of S
tanf
ord
Uni
vers
ity’s
Pro
gram
in L
aw,
Scie
nce
and
Tech
nolo
gy a
nd p
rom
inen
t int
elle
ctua
l pro
perty
pra
ctiti
oner
s. �
Jul.
21 -
Pane
l dis
cuss
ion
on “
Rev
iew
of t
he S
upre
me
Cou
rt’s T
erm
201
0,”
feat
urin
g H
on. M
arsh
a B
erzo
n,
Nin
th C
ircui
t Cou
rt of
App
eals
.A
ll pa
nelis
ts in
clud
ing
Judg
e B
erzo
n, a
re fo
rmer
Sup
rem
e C
ourt
cler
ks.
Join
ing
Judg
e B
erzo
n w
ere
cons
titut
iona
l law
pro
fess
ors f
rom
U.C
. Ber
kele
y Sc
hool
of L
aw a
nd U
.C.
Has
tings
Col
lege
of t
he L
aw a
nd a
pra
ctiti
oner
. A
ttend
ance
was
off
ered
at n
o co
st to
judi
cial
cle
rks a
nd
law
stud
ents
. �
Sept
. 1 -
Din
ner p
rogr
am fe
atur
ing
a pr
esen
tatio
n by
Hon
. Vau
ghn
Wal
ker,
Chi
ef Ju
dge,
USD
C N
DC
A, o
n “C
amer
as in
the
Cou
rtroo
m:
Use
s and
Abu
ses.”
The
pro
gram
incl
uded
com
men
tary
on
the
rece
nt g
ay
mar
riage
cas
e ov
er w
hich
Judg
e W
alke
r pre
side
d.
�Se
pt. 2
1 - S
ixth
Ann
ual I
nfor
mal
Gat
herin
g of
the
Judg
es o
f the
nin
th C
ircui
t and
the
Fede
ral B
ar.
Info
rmal
din
ner e
vent
in lo
cal r
esta
uran
t for
Nin
th C
ircui
t and
USD
C N
DC
A Ju
dges
and
fede
ral
prac
titio
ners
.�
Sept
. 30
- Co-
spon
sor o
f rec
eptio
n fo
r the
indu
ctio
n of
the
Hon
. Luc
y K
oh, U
SDC
ND
CA
. �
Oct
. 18
- Pan
el d
iscu
ssio
n on
“Fe
dera
l hea
rings
: H
ow to
Adv
ance
You
r Cas
e at
dis
cove
ry C
onfe
renc
es a
nd
Cas
e M
anag
emen
t Con
fere
nces
,” fe
atur
ing
Hon
Cha
rles B
reye
r and
Hon
. Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Laur
el B
eele
r, bo
th U
SDC
ND
CA
; eve
nt c
o-sp
onso
red
by Y
LD o
f our
cha
pter
and
Bar
Ass
ocia
tion
of S
an F
ranc
isco
B
arris
ters
’ Liti
gatio
n Se
ctio
n.
�N
ov,.
9 –
10 --
Nin
th C
ircui
t App
ella
te W
orks
hop.
Thi
s is a
two-
day
hand
s-on
wor
ksho
p on
app
ella
te
prac
tice
held
in c
onju
nctio
n w
ith th
e N
inth
Circ
uit A
ppel
late
Law
yer R
epre
sent
ativ
es a
nd le
d by
Judg
es
from
the
Nin
th C
ircui
t Cou
rt of
App
eals
and
exp
erie
nced
pra
ctiti
oner
s. �
Nov
. 15
- Pro
gram
on
“Mee
t the
Mag
istra
tes,”
feat
urin
g tw
o re
cent
ly a
ppoi
nted
US
Mag
istra
te Ju
dges
, U
SDC
ND
CA
, Jud
ges L
aure
l Bee
ler a
nd D
onna
Ryu
. �
Dec
. 2 -
Co-
spon
sor o
f rec
eptio
n fo
r the
swea
ring-
in o
f US
Mar
shal
Don
ald
O’K
eefe
.
Sacr
amen
to,
Cal
iforn
ia C
hapt
er
�Fo
r FB
A-S
acra
men
to, 2
010
mar
ked
the
end
of o
ne e
ra a
nd th
e be
ginn
ing
of m
any
othe
rs.
In Ju
ly, w
e w
itnes
sed
the
twen
tieth
and
fina
l edi
tion
of th
e an
nual
Sup
rem
e C
ourt
Yea
r-in
-Rev
iew
pro
gram
with
Pr
ofes
sor A
lan
Bro
wns
tein
of K
ing
Hal
l and
Pro
fess
or C
lark
Kel
so o
f Pac
ific-
McG
eorg
e. F
BA
-Sa
cram
ento
is e
norm
ousl
y gr
atef
ul fo
r the
Pro
fess
ors'
com
mitm
ent a
nd se
rvic
e fo
r the
pas
t tw
enty
yea
rs.
Alth
ough
we
are
sad
to se
e th
em g
o, w
e ar
e ve
ry p
leas
ed th
at th
e pr
ogra
m w
ill re
sum
e ne
xt y
ear w
ith
equa
lly st
ella
r spe
aker
s – n
amel
y, P
rofe
ssor
Vik
Am
ar o
f Kin
g H
all a
nd P
rofe
ssor
Les
lie Ja
cobs
of
McG
eorg
e.�
In N
ovem
ber,
FBA
-Sac
ram
ento
hos
ted
wha
t we
hope
will
be
the
first
of a
new
ann
ual e
vent
in S
acra
men
to
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
22
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
– “A
Nig
ht to
Hon
or S
ervi
ce.”
Jud
ges S
hubb
and
Mue
ller h
elpe
d us
than
k th
e Ea
ster
n D
istri
ct’s
Pro
Bon
o Pa
nel a
nd to
reco
gniz
e th
e w
ork
that
it d
oes.
We
all k
now
that
the
fede
ral c
ourt
syst
em fu
nctio
ns le
ss th
an
optim
ally
whe
n pr
o se
litig
ants
are
left
to th
eir o
wn
devi
ces.
Thu
s, th
e ta
lent
ed la
wye
rs w
ho se
rve
on th
e Pr
o B
ono
Pane
l are
per
form
ing
a tre
men
dous
serv
ice
for t
he C
ourt
and
the
adve
rsar
ial p
roce
ss.
Rel
ated
ly,
on D
ecem
ber 7
th, F
BA
-Sac
ram
ento
hos
ted
a lu
nch
hour
eve
nt fo
r the
pur
pose
of t
rain
ing
and
recr
uitin
g at
torn
eys t
o jo
in th
e pr
o bo
no p
anel
.
San
Die
go,
Cal
iforn
ia C
hapt
er
�A
nnua
l Sta
te o
f the
Dis
tric
t Lun
cheo
n: T
he F
BA
’s a
nnua
l Sta
te o
f the
Dis
trict
Lun
cheo
n to
ok p
lace
on
Mar
ch 1
8, 2
010.
The
eve
nt e
njoy
ed a
reco
rd c
row
d, w
ith a
ppro
xim
atel
y 21
0 at
torn
eys,
judg
es, a
nd o
ther
gu
ests
in a
ttend
ance
. A
fter a
n in
trodu
ctio
n by
FB
A P
resi
dent
Ted
Fat
es, k
eyno
te sp
eake
r Chi
ef Ju
dge
Irm
a E.
Gon
zale
z de
liver
ed h
er si
xth
Stat
e of
the
Dis
trict
Add
ress
. Ju
dge
Bre
wst
er th
en in
trodu
ced
Cou
rt A
rchi
tect
Dav
id A
llen,
who
gav
e an
inte
rest
ing
and
deta
iled
pres
enta
tion
on th
e hi
stor
y of
the
fede
ral
cour
thou
se in
San
Die
go a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion
of th
e ne
w C
ourth
ouse
Ann
ex.
�O
pen
Doo
rs to
Fed
eral
Cou
rts:
The
FB
A h
elpe
d th
e C
ourt
spon
sor t
his a
nnua
l com
mun
ity o
utre
ach
prog
ram
on
Mar
ch 2
4, 2
010.
The
pro
gram
is d
esig
ned
to e
duca
te h
igh
scho
ol st
uden
ts re
gard
ing
the
oper
atio
ns a
nd fu
nctio
ns o
f the
fede
ral c
ourts
. Ea
ch g
roup
of s
tude
nts h
eard
a p
rese
ntat
ion
and
had
an
inte
ract
ive
disc
ussi
on w
ith a
dis
trict
cou
rt or
mag
istra
te ju
dge.
The
stud
ents
then
hea
rd a
pre
sent
atio
n an
d to
ok a
fun
pop
quiz
on
the
use
of c
redi
t car
ds a
nd e
stab
lishi
ng g
ood
cred
it w
ith a
mem
ber o
f the
Cre
dit
Abu
se R
esis
tanc
e Ed
ucat
ion
(CA
RE)
team
led
by R
etire
d B
ankr
uptc
y Ju
dge
John
J. H
argr
ove.
Fin
ally
, the
st
uden
ts h
eard
a se
ries o
f sho
rt pr
esen
tatio
ns fr
om v
ario
us c
ourt
pers
onne
l and
loca
l atto
rney
s abo
ut w
hat
thei
r job
s ent
ail,
and
the
train
ing
and
expe
rienc
e re
quire
d.�
Man
agin
g Pa
tent
Liti
gatio
n: V
iew
s fro
m th
e B
ench
and
Bar
: On
June
8, 2
010,
the
FBA
hos
ted
an
even
ing
prog
ram
in C
arm
el V
alle
y on
Pat
ent L
itiga
tion.
The
pan
el fe
atur
ed D
istri
ct Ju
dge
Dan
a M
. Sa
braw
, Mag
istra
te Ju
dge
Cat
hy A
. Ben
cive
ngo,
and
atto
rney
s Jua
nita
Bro
oks o
f Fis
h &
Ric
hard
son
and
Ran
dy K
ay o
f Jon
es D
ay.
The
pane
l dis
cuss
ed th
e Lo
cal R
ules
for p
aten
t cas
es, c
onsi
dera
tions
bef
ore
filin
g a
pate
nt c
ase,
ple
adin
g re
quire
men
ts, e
xper
t witn
esse
s, di
scov
ery,
tuto
rials
and
Mar
kman
hea
rings
, an
d tri
al.
The
pres
enta
tion
was
ver
y w
ell r
ecei
ved.
The
FB
A a
war
ded
our C
hapt
er a
Pre
side
ntia
l Cita
tion
Aw
ard
for t
his s
ucce
ssfu
l eve
nt.
�T
he In
ters
ectio
n of
Imm
igra
tion
and
Cri
min
al L
aw: O
n Ju
ly 1
4, 2
010,
the
FBA
hos
ted
an lu
ncht
ime
prog
ram
in th
e D
istri
ct C
onfe
renc
e C
ente
r on
the
Inte
rsec
tion
of Im
mig
ratio
n an
d C
rimin
al la
w.
The
pane
l fe
atur
ed D
istri
ct Ju
dge
Rog
er T
. Ben
itez,
Imm
igra
tion
Judg
e R
ico
J. B
arto
lom
ei, M
artin
D. S
oblic
k, C
hief
C
ouns
el fo
r Im
mig
ratio
n an
d C
usto
ms E
nfor
cem
ent's
San
Die
go o
ffic
e, a
nd w
ell-k
now
n im
mig
ratio
n pr
actit
ione
r Lili
a S.
Vel
aque
z. T
he p
anel
dis
cuss
ed th
e of
ten-
com
plex
issu
es th
at a
rise
whe
n an
alie
n is
co
nvic
ted
of a
stat
e or
fede
ral o
ffen
se, a
s wel
l as t
he p
roce
dura
l fra
mew
ork
thro
ugh
whi
ch fe
dera
l im
mig
ratio
n an
d di
stric
t cou
rts a
djud
icat
e im
mig
ratio
n-re
late
d is
sues
aris
ing
out o
f a c
rimin
al c
onvi
ctio
n.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
23
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
The
even
t dre
w a
subs
tant
ial c
row
d of
app
roxi
mat
ely
85 a
ttorn
eys.
�Si
xth
Ann
ual J
udith
N. K
eep
Fede
ral C
ivil
Prac
tice
Sem
inar
:O
n Se
ptem
ber 1
6, 2
010,
the
FBA
hos
ted
the
Sixt
h A
nnua
l Jud
ith N
. Kee
p Fe
dera
l Civ
il Pr
actic
e Se
min
ar.
The
orga
nizi
ng c
omm
ittee
for t
his y
ear’
s ev
ent w
as sp
earh
eade
d by
the
Hon
. Ant
hony
J. B
atta
glia
, the
Hon
. Jan
M. A
dler
, Hel
en Ir
za, F
BA
Pr
esid
ent T
ed F
ates
, Pre
side
nt-E
lect
Shi
reen
Bec
ker,
and
Imm
edia
te P
ast P
resi
dent
Alli
son
God
dard
. C
hief
Judg
e Ir
ma
E. G
onza
lez
gave
a w
arm
wel
com
e, n
otin
g Ju
dge
Kee
p's g
reat
impa
ct o
n th
e le
gal
prof
essi
on a
nd th
e So
uthe
rn D
istri
ct.
The
Judg
es o
f the
Sou
ther
n D
istri
ct o
nce
agai
n su
ppor
ted
the
prog
ram
with
ent
husi
asm
. Pr
esen
ters
incl
uded
Chi
ef Ju
dge
Irm
a E.
Gon
zale
z an
d Ju
dges
Mar
ilyn
Huf
f, M
. Ja
mes
Lor
enz,
Jeff
rey
T. M
iller
, Mic
hael
M. A
nello
, Dan
a M
. Sab
raw
, Lou
isa
S Po
rter,
Rub
en B
. Bro
oks,
Ant
hony
J. B
atta
glia
, Nita
L. S
torm
es, J
an M
. Adl
er, B
arba
ra L
. Maj
or, W
illia
m M
cCur
ine,
and
Cat
hy A
. B
enci
veng
o. H
elen
Irza
mod
erat
ed a
con
vers
atio
n w
ith C
lerk
of C
ourt
Sam
uel H
amric
k on
rece
nt
CM
/EC
F de
velo
pmen
ts a
nd u
sefu
l fili
ng ti
ps.
This
yea
r’s e
vent
feat
ured
vid
eota
ped
mem
oria
ls o
f Jud
ge
Kee
p fr
om c
lose
frie
nds V
irgin
ia N
elso
n, th
e H
on. L
ynn
Sche
nk a
nd B
rian
Mon
agha
n. E
very
one
was
ho
nore
d by
the
atte
ndan
ce o
f Jud
ge K
eep’
s dev
oted
hus
band
, Rus
ty B
lock
. Th
e se
min
ar c
oncl
uded
with
a
rece
ptio
n. T
he C
lerk
’s O
ffic
e st
aff a
lso
play
ed a
n in
stru
men
tal r
ole
in m
akin
g th
e ev
ent a
succ
ess.
�H
ow to
Set
tle Y
our
Cas
e on
App
eal i
n St
ate
or F
eder
al C
ourt
: On
Oct
ober
26,
201
0, th
e FB
A c
o-sp
onso
red
a pr
ogra
m e
ntitl
ed "
How
to S
ettle
You
r Cas
e on
App
eal i
n St
ate
or F
eder
al C
ourt"
with
the
App
ella
te C
ourt
Com
mitt
ee o
f the
San
Die
go C
ount
y B
ar A
ssoc
iatio
n. T
he p
rogr
am fe
atur
ed th
e H
onor
able
M. M
arga
ret M
cKeo
wn
of th
e N
inth
Circ
uit C
ourt
of A
ppea
ls a
nd th
e H
onor
able
Jam
es A
. M
cInt
yre
of th
e C
alifo
rnia
Cou
rt of
App
eal,
Four
th D
istri
ct, D
ivis
ion
One
, and
was
mod
erat
ed b
y at
torn
ey
Edw
ard
I. Si
lver
man
. Th
e pa
nelis
ts d
iscu
ssed
var
ious
exa
mpl
es o
f how
med
iatio
n ca
n re
solv
e co
mpl
icat
ed
appe
llate
cas
es, e
ven
afte
r ora
l arg
umen
t has
con
clud
ed, a
nd a
nsw
ered
tren
chan
t que
stio
ns p
osed
to th
em
by e
xper
ienc
ed st
ate
and
fede
ral a
ppel
late
pra
ctiti
oner
s reg
ardi
ng th
e N
inth
Circ
uit's
and
Fou
rth D
istri
ct
Cou
rt of
App
eals
' res
pect
ive
prog
ram
s. �
“Beh
ind
the
Scen
es”
Cou
rtho
use
Prog
ram
: The
FB
A h
oste
d its
ann
ual “
Beh
ind
the
Scen
es”
prog
ram
on
Oct
ober
15,
201
0. T
his p
rogr
am o
ffer
s a sp
ecia
l opp
ortu
nity
to le
arn
abou
t the
Sou
ther
n D
istri
ct’s
co
urth
ouse
ope
ratio
ns a
nd p
roce
dure
s in
a sm
all-g
roup
setti
ng.
Led
by F
BA
Boa
rd m
embe
r Kat
ie P
arke
r, ap
prox
imat
ely
twen
ty a
ttend
ees b
egan
at t
he C
lerk
’s O
ffic
e fo
r a to
ur a
nd p
rese
ntat
ion
by C
lerk
of C
ourt
Sam
Ham
rick
and
Chi
ef D
eput
y of
Ope
ratio
ns Jo
hn M
orril
l. M
agis
trate
Judg
e B
enci
veng
o th
en sp
oke
with
the
grou
p ab
out t
he ro
le o
f the
Mag
istra
te Ju
dges
. Th
e pr
ogra
m c
oncl
uded
with
a v
isit
to C
hief
Judg
e G
onza
lez’
s cha
mbe
rs a
nd c
ourtr
oom
and
a q
uest
ion-
and-
answ
er se
ssio
n w
ith th
e C
hief
Judg
e.
�B
row
n B
ag L
unch
Ser
ies:
The
FB
A c
ontin
ued
to c
o-ho
st a
Bro
wn
Bag
Lun
ch S
erie
s with
the
Ass
ocia
tion
of B
usin
ess T
rial L
awye
rs a
nd th
e Li
tigat
ion
Sect
ion
of th
e St
ate
Bar
. Th
ese
even
ts fe
atur
e in
form
al
disc
ussi
ons w
ith ju
dges
and
thei
r law
cle
rks r
egar
ding
thei
r cha
mbe
r rul
es, c
ourtr
oom
pro
cedu
res,
and
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
24
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
rela
ted
topi
cs.
In 2
010,
the
Bro
wn
Bag
Lun
ch S
erie
s fea
ture
d Ju
dges
Will
iam
H. G
allo
(Mar
ch 2
3), J
effr
ey
T. M
iller
(Jul
y 21
), an
d B
erna
rd S
kom
al (N
ovem
ber 1
7).
Each
was
a w
ell-a
ttend
ed, i
nfor
mat
ive
even
t. �
Hol
iday
Law
Cle
rk R
ecep
tion:
The
FB
A w
rapp
ed u
p its
pro
gram
min
g ye
ar o
n D
ecem
ber 2
, 201
0, w
ith
its tr
aditi
onal
Hol
iday
Rec
eptio
n ho
norin
g th
e ne
w a
nd re
turn
ing
law
cle
rks o
f the
Sou
ther
n D
istri
ct.
The
rece
ptio
n to
ok p
lace
at A
then
s Mar
ket a
nd a
lso
serv
ed a
s the
FB
A’s
ann
ual m
embe
rshi
p m
eetin
g. A
s us
ual,
this
eve
nt w
as a
cel
ebra
tion
of th
e co
llegi
al sp
irit t
hat p
erva
des t
he fe
dera
l ben
ch a
nd b
ar in
San
D
iego
.�
San
Die
go C
hapt
er to
Hos
t 201
2 FB
A N
atio
nal M
eetin
g an
d C
onve
ntio
n: T
he C
hapt
er h
as a
gree
d to
ho
st th
e 20
12 F
BA
Nat
iona
l Mee
ting
and
Con
vent
ion
in S
an D
iego
. W
e ha
ve fo
rmed
a C
onve
ntio
n Pl
anni
ng C
omm
ittee
that
is b
egin
ning
to o
rgan
ize
CLE
and
soci
al a
ctiv
ities
for t
he C
onve
ntio
n. T
he
Con
vent
ion
is se
t to
take
pla
ce S
epte
mbe
r 19-
23, 2
012.
We
look
forw
ard
to h
ostin
g ot
her F
BA
mem
bers
in
Am
eric
a’s F
ines
t City
, and
hig
hlig
htin
g th
e w
ork
and
acco
mpl
ishm
ents
of t
he S
outh
ern
Dis
trict
.
Los A
ngel
es,
Cal
iforn
ia C
hapt
er
�C
hapt
er P
ro B
ono
Act
iviti
es: T
he C
hapt
er h
as b
egun
pla
cing
con
tact
info
rmat
ion
on o
ur w
ebsi
te fo
r loc
al
reco
gniz
ed p
ro b
ono
orga
niza
tions
; we
also
are
wor
king
with
the
Dis
trict
Cou
rt to
org
aniz
e tra
inin
g fo
r at
torn
eys i
n pr
ivat
e pr
actic
e to
par
ticip
ate
in th
e C
ourt’
s pro
bon
o ac
tiviti
es, i
nclu
ding
Sec
tion
1983
cas
es,
pro
bono
civ
il lit
igan
t clin
ic, a
ltern
ativ
e di
sput
e re
solu
tion,
and
ban
krup
tcy
clin
ic.
�C
ourt
hous
e A
ttor
ney
Lou
nge
Plaq
ue P
roje
ct:
The
Cha
pter
has
rece
ived
per
mis
sion
from
the
Cou
rt to
pl
ace
awar
ds p
rese
nted
to th
e C
hapt
er in
the
atto
rney
’s lo
unge
s at t
he D
istri
ct C
ourth
ouse
. W
e ar
e in
the
proc
ess o
f col
lect
ing
the
awar
ds fr
om p
ast p
resi
dent
s so
that
they
can
by
hung
in th
e co
urth
ouse
loun
ges.
�N
ovem
ber
3, 2
010
- Law
Cle
rk’s
Rec
eptio
n: A
nnua
l eve
nt, h
oste
d by
the
Cha
pter
for f
eder
al c
lerk
s, bo
th d
istri
ct a
nd c
ircui
t and
the
resp
ectiv
e ju
dges
for w
hom
they
are
cle
rkin
g. T
he e
vent
is h
eld
at th
e D
istri
ct C
ourt
and
this
yea
r we
had
a tre
men
dous
turn
out.
�D
ecem
ber
3, 2
010
– 7th
Ann
ual B
ankr
uptc
y Et
hics
: Ano
ther
ann
ual e
vent
, whi
ch is
a h
alf-
day
prog
ram
ar
rang
ed w
ith th
e B
ankr
uptc
y C
ourt
and
priv
ate
atto
rney
s to
prov
ide
adva
nced
eth
ics t
rain
ing.
�
Upc
omin
g Pr
ogra
ms &
Pro
ject
s: S
tate
of t
he C
ircu
it/D
istr
ict:
Ann
ual e
vent
at w
hich
the
Chi
ef Ju
dges
of
the
Nin
th C
ircui
t, C
entra
l Dis
trict
of C
alifo
rnia
, and
Ban
krup
tcy
Cou
rt pr
ovid
e co
mm
ents
and
insi
ghts
on
the
stat
e of
issu
es c
onfr
ontin
g ea
ch c
ourt;
IP P
rogr
am: I
n pl
anni
ng st
ages
and
mos
t lik
ely
will
add
ress
le
gal i
ssue
s dea
ling
with
soci
al n
etw
orki
ng.
Pane
l will
incl
ude
IP a
ttorn
eys,
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dge
and
in-
hous
e co
unse
l; Ju
dici
al R
ecep
tion
at C
ity H
all:
Ann
ual r
ecep
tion
held
at L
A C
ity H
all f
or th
e N
inth
C
ircui
t and
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dges
; App
ella
te P
rogr
am: P
rogr
am h
eld
ever
y ot
her y
ear a
s a tr
aini
ng
prog
ram
for p
rivat
e at
torn
eys i
nter
este
d in
app
ella
te w
ork.
Writ
ten
hypo
thet
ical
dis
tribu
ted
to p
artic
ipan
ts,
who
pre
pare
a b
rief a
nd p
rese
nt o
ral a
rgum
ent t
o a
pane
l of N
inth
Circ
uit J
udge
s; N
ew C
alifo
rnia
Rul
es o
f Pr
ofes
sion
al C
ondu
ct:
Prop
osed
pro
gram
to p
rovi
de im
med
iate
trai
ning
whe
n th
e N
ew C
alifo
rnia
Rul
es
of P
rofe
ssio
nal C
ondu
ct a
re a
dopt
ed; T
akin
g th
e St
ep: A
nnua
l ½ d
ay tr
aini
ng p
rogr
am fo
r you
ng
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
25
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
atto
rney
s who
wou
ld li
ke to
dev
elop
a c
ivil
fede
ral p
ract
ice;
Imm
igra
tion
Com
plia
nce
& E
nfor
cem
ent:
In p
lann
ing
stag
es; J
udic
ial B
row
n B
ag L
unch
es: S
mal
l gro
up lu
nche
s with
Dis
trict
Cou
rt an
d M
agis
trate
Ju
dges
, hel
d in
the
cour
troom
to p
rovi
de y
oung
er a
ttorn
eys w
ith p
erso
nal c
onta
ct w
ith th
e ju
dges
; M
ento
rshi
p: F
BA
Boa
rd m
embe
rs a
re p
aire
d w
ith y
oung
er a
ttorn
eys i
n th
e ar
ea w
ho a
re in
tere
sted
in
deve
lopi
ng a
fede
ral p
ract
ice;
Ban
krup
tcy
Ora
l His
tory
Pro
ject
: Th
e C
hapt
er is
org
aniz
ing
train
ing
to
initi
ate
an o
ral h
isto
ry p
roje
ct.
O
rang
e C
ount
y,
Cal
iforn
ia C
hapt
er
�A
nnua
l Jud
ges N
ight
Din
ner:
Prog
ram
hon
orin
g th
e Ju
dges
of t
he C
entra
l Dis
trict
with
pre
sent
atio
n of
the
FBA
/OC
's A
nnua
l Jud
ge S
totle
r Aw
ard.
Alm
ost 4
00 a
ttend
ees.
Oct
ober
, 201
0, Ir
vine
, CA
. �
Pro
Bon
o Lu
nche
on -
iden
tifie
d fe
dera
l pro
bon
o op
portu
nitie
s for
law
yers
. N
ovem
ber 2
010,
Cos
ta M
esa,
C
A.
�A
nnua
l Crim
inal
Eve
nt o
n cy
bers
pace
law
issu
es fo
r crim
inal
law
yers
. C
osta
Mes
a, N
ovem
ber 2
010,
A
bout
100
atte
ndee
s �
Ann
ual C
ivil
Sem
inar
Pro
gram
on
prel
imin
ary
rem
edie
s in
the
fede
ral c
ourts
. Ir
vine
, CA
, Ove
r 200
at
tend
ees
�A
nnua
l Int
elle
ctua
l Pro
perty
Pro
gram
: one
-day
eve
nt o
n pa
tent
law
at t
he n
ew U
C la
w sc
hool
in Ir
vine
, C
alifo
rnia
�B
ench
& B
ar L
unch
eon
1: J
udge
Sel
na sp
oke
on p
ract
ical
do'
s and
don
'ts.
Abo
ut 2
00 p
eopl
e at
tend
ed.
June
201
0, C
osta
Mes
a �
Ben
ch &
Bar
Lun
cheo
n 2:
Judg
e G
uilfo
rd sp
oke
on p
ract
ical
writ
ing
tips.
Abo
ut 2
00 p
rese
nt.
July
201
0,
Cos
ta M
esa
�B
ehin
d th
e W
indo
ws -
an
even
t foc
used
on
the
Cle
rk's
offic
e w
ith b
ehin
d th
e sc
enes
info
rmat
ion
abou
t how
th
e C
lerk
s Off
ice
oper
ates
�
Swea
ring-
in C
erem
ony
for n
ew b
ar a
dmitt
ees
�B
ill o
f Rig
hts P
rogr
am --
atto
rney
s tea
ch h
igh
scho
ol st
uden
ts a
bout
the
Bill
of R
ight
s. S
epte
mbe
r, D
ecem
ber 2
010.
Inla
nd E
mpi
re,
Cal
iforn
ia C
hapt
er
�Ja
nuar
y 22
, 201
0 --
Ann
ual M
eetin
g, O
ffic
er In
stal
latio
n, a
nd Ju
dges
App
reci
atio
n D
inne
r at t
he M
issi
on
Inn
in R
iver
side
. W
e in
stal
led
our n
ew o
ffic
ers f
or th
e 20
10 te
rm a
nd h
eard
a sp
eech
by
Jam
es B
rosn
ahan
en
title
d "I
n D
efen
se o
f Jud
ges:
Why
Eve
ry Ju
dge
is a
n A
ctiv
ist J
udge
" �
Febr
uary
24,
201
0 --
"20
10 A
nnua
l Fed
eral
Civ
il Pr
actic
e Se
min
ar"
pres
ente
d by
Judg
es V
irgin
ia P
hilli
ps,
Osw
ald
Para
da, a
nd D
avid
Bris
tow
, mod
erat
ed b
y K
enda
ll M
acV
ey.
Hel
d at
the
Cou
rthou
se
�M
arch
24,
201
0 --
"O
rigin
al Ju
risdi
ctio
n in
the
U.S
. Sup
rem
e C
ourt"
by
Rod
eric
k W
alst
on.
Hel
d at
the
Cou
rthou
se�
Apr
il 21
, 201
0 --
"Th
e N
uts a
nd B
olts
of P
ro S
e Li
tigat
ion"
by
Hon
. Osw
ald
Para
da, T
om B
uck,
Ter
esa
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
26
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
McG
owan
, and
Jane
t Lew
is.
Hel
d at
the
Cou
rthou
se
�M
ay 2
5, 2
010
-- "
Elev
enth
Ann
ual C
onst
itutio
nal L
aw F
orum
" by
Dea
n Er
win
Che
mer
insk
y, a
nd
pres
enta
tion
of th
e 20
10 E
rwin
Che
mer
insk
y D
efen
der o
f the
Con
stitu
tion
Aw
ard.
Hel
d at
the
San
Ber
nard
ino
Hilt
on
�Ju
ne 8
, 201
0 --
New
-atto
rney
adm
issi
on c
erem
ony
at th
e C
ourth
ouse
. Ju
dges
Virg
inia
Phi
llips
, Osw
ald
Para
da, a
nd D
avid
Bris
tow
(all
mem
bers
of o
ur B
oard
) ind
ucte
d ne
w a
ttorn
eys i
nto
the
bar o
f the
Cen
tral
Dis
trict
of C
alifo
rnia
�
June
23,
201
0 --
"W
hat M
akes
a 'L
awye
r's Ju
stic
e?'
A P
anel
Dis
cuss
ion
Abo
ut th
e Q
ualit
ies T
hat
Prac
titio
ners
Wou
ld L
ike
to S
ee in
a U
.S. S
upre
me
Cou
rt Ju
stic
e" fe
atur
ing
Laur
ie L
even
son
and
Tim
othy
C
oate
s. H
eld
at th
e C
ourth
ouse
�
Sept
embe
r 22,
201
0 --
A re
cept
ion
hono
ring
And
re B
irotte
, Jr.,
U.S
. Atto
rney
for t
he C
entra
l Dis
trict
of
Cal
iforn
ia�
Nov
embe
r 10,
201
0 --
"A
ltern
ativ
e D
ispu
te R
esol
utio
n in
the
Dis
trict
Cou
rt: A
Dis
cuss
ion
of th
e Pr
oced
ures
Ava
ilabl
e to
Get
You
r Cas
e Se
ttled
!" H
eld
at th
e C
ourth
ouse
and
pre
sent
ed b
y G
ail K
illife
r, A
DR
Pro
gram
Dire
ctor
for t
he C
entra
l Dis
trict
of C
alifo
rnia
�
Dec
embe
r 9, 2
010
-- N
ew-a
ttorn
ey a
dmis
sion
cer
emon
y at
the
Cou
rthou
se.
Judg
e D
avid
Bris
tow
indu
cted
13
new
atto
rney
s int
o th
e ba
r of t
he C
entra
l Dis
trict
of C
alifo
rnia
.
Mon
tana
Cha
pter
�
In 2
010,
MT
Cha
pter
hel
d br
own
bag
lunc
h di
scus
sion
in M
isso
ula
with
Judg
e D
on M
ollo
y, M
agis
trate
Je
rry
Lync
h, a
nd n
ew U
S A
ttorn
ey M
ike
Cot
ter.
N
evad
a C
hapt
er
�Fe
brua
ry 1
9, 2
010:
Wel
com
e re
cept
ion
for t
he H
onor
able
Rob
ert C
. Jon
es, U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Judg
e,
Dis
trict
of N
evad
a, to
the
unof
ficia
l Nor
ther
n D
ivis
ion
�Fe
brua
ry 2
2, 2
010:
Wes
t Alle
n pr
esen
ted
a co
ngra
tula
tory
lette
r to
Judg
e G
eorg
e on
beh
alf o
f the
FB
A fo
r hi
s 80t
h "b
irthd
ay p
arty
."
�A
pril
29, 2
010:
Ann
ual C
hapt
er D
inne
r, he
ld a
t the
con
clus
ion
of th
e U
.S.D
.C. f
or th
e D
istri
ct o
f Nev
ada's
an
nual
con
fere
nce.
Our
feat
ured
spea
ker w
as L
arry
A. M
acke
y, a
par
tner
in B
arne
s & T
horn
burg
's In
dian
apol
is, I
ndia
na o
ffic
e, c
once
ntra
tes o
n w
hite
col
lar c
rime
defe
nse
and
com
plex
litig
atio
n. M
r. M
acke
y w
orke
d as
a fe
dera
l pro
secu
tor f
or e
ight
een
year
s and
as a
stat
e pr
osec
utor
for t
hree
yea
rs.
He
conc
lude
d hi
s Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
serv
ice
on th
e pr
osec
utio
n te
am re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
con
vict
ions
of t
he
Okl
ahom
a C
ity b
ombi
ng d
efen
dant
s. M
r. M
acke
y tri
ed b
oth
case
s and
del
iver
ed th
e pr
osec
utio
n's c
losi
ng
argu
men
t in
U.S
. v. T
imot
hy M
cVei
gh .
Mr.
Mac
key
gave
a p
ower
pre
sent
atio
n on
the
evid
ence
as
sem
bled
for t
he O
klah
oma
City
bom
bing
tria
ls.
�A
ugus
t 6, 2
010:
Rec
eptio
n fo
r new
ly a
ppoi
nted
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dge,
the
Hon
orab
le G
loria
Nav
arro
.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
27
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
�Se
ptem
ber 1
5, 2
010:
U.S
. Sup
rem
e C
ourt
adm
issi
on c
erem
ony,
con
duct
ed b
y G
ener
al W
illia
m K
. Sut
er,
Cle
rk o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es S
upre
me
Cou
rt. G
ener
al S
uter
als
o pr
esen
ted
a br
ief p
rogr
am o
n th
e Su
prem
e C
ourt'
s his
tory
. 10
th C
ircui
t U
tah
Cha
pter
�
The
Uta
h C
hapt
er h
eld
its a
nnua
l Ron
ald
N. B
oyce
Fed
eral
Cou
rt Li
tigat
ion
Prac
tice
Sem
inar
aga
in th
is
year
, fea
turin
g pr
esen
tatio
ns b
y ne
arly
all
our l
ocal
fede
ral j
udge
s, ba
nkru
ptcy
judg
es a
nd m
agis
trate
s.
This
yea
r's sp
eake
rs in
clud
ed C
hief
Judg
e Te
na C
ampb
ell,
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dges
Dee
Ben
son,
Dal
e K
imba
ll, T
ed S
tew
art,
Cla
rk W
addo
ups a
nd B
ruce
Jenk
ins,
Ban
krup
tcy
Judg
es W
illia
m T
hurm
an a
nd Jo
el
T. M
arke
r, an
d M
agis
trate
Judg
es S
am A
lba,
Bro
oke
Wel
ls a
nd P
aul W
arne
r. W
e ha
d 14
0 at
tend
ees a
t the
ev
ent,
and
our l
unch
time
spea
ker w
as P
rofe
ssor
Jim
Hol
broo
k, o
n Le
sson
s fro
m Ir
aq:
Ref
lect
ions
on
the
Rul
e of
Law
.�
The
Uta
h C
hapt
er h
oste
d its
Thi
rd A
nnua
l Sou
ther
n U
tah
Fede
ral L
aw S
ympo
sium
, whi
ch a
ttrac
ted
reco
rd
atte
ndan
ce a
nd fe
atur
ed M
agis
trate
Judg
es P
aul M
. War
ner
and
Rob
ert T
. Bra
ithw
aite
, as w
ell a
s U.S
. B
ankr
uptc
y C
ourt
Judg
e W
illia
m T
hurm
an a
nd H
on. W
illia
m N
ixon
from
the
U.S
. Im
mig
ratio
n C
ourt.
We
field
ed a
ppro
xim
atel
y 80
atte
ndee
s and
sign
ed u
p ne
w m
embe
rs fr
om S
outh
ern
Uta
h�
Thi
s yea
r the
Uta
h C
hapt
er a
gain
hos
ted
its fo
urth
ann
ual C
rimin
al L
aw S
emin
ar w
ith th
e su
ppor
t of o
ur
loca
l fed
eral
judg
es.
The
Sem
inar
feat
ured
pre
sent
atio
ns b
y D
istri
ct C
ourt
Judg
es D
ale
A. K
imba
ll an
d C
lark
Wad
doup
s and
man
y pr
omin
ent l
ocal
pra
ctiti
oner
s.�
The
Uta
h C
hapt
er h
oste
d th
e Si
xth
Ann
ual T
ri-St
ate
Sem
inar
in S
epte
mbe
r in
Park
City
, whi
ch fe
atur
ed
elev
en fe
dera
l jud
ges f
rom
Uta
h, Id
aho
and
Wyo
min
g. S
peak
ers i
nclu
ded
Chi
ef D
istri
ct C
ourt
Judg
es B
. Ly
nn W
inm
ill a
nd W
illia
m D
owne
s; D
istri
ct C
ourt
Judg
es D
ee B
enso
n, D
ale
A. K
imba
ll, a
nd C
lark
W
addo
ups;
and
Mag
istra
te Ju
dges
Dav
id N
uffe
r, La
rry
Boy
le, a
nd W
illia
m B
eam
an, a
s wel
l as t
he c
lerk
s of
cou
rt fo
r the
Dis
trict
s of U
tah,
Idah
o an
d W
yom
ing,
and
four
car
eer l
aw c
lerk
s fro
m e
ach
of th
e di
stric
ts
as w
ell.
�Th
e U
tah
Cha
pter
aga
in h
oste
d ou
r ser
ies o
f lun
chtim
e C
LE p
rogr
ams c
alle
d "S
ide
Bar
Lun
cheo
ns"
feat
urin
g ou
r loc
al fe
dera
l jud
ges.
This
yea
r's sp
eake
rs h
ave
incl
uded
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dge
Tena
Cam
pbel
l an
d Ju
dge
Dee
Ben
son,
bot
h on
tria
l ski
lls, w
hich
was
one
of o
ur th
emes
for t
his y
ear.
�Th
e U
tah
Cha
pter
just
hel
d its
Ann
ual A
war
ds D
inne
r, w
hich
hon
ors a
fede
ral j
udge
for h
is o
r her
serv
ice
to th
e fe
dera
l cou
rts.
This
yea
r's h
onor
ee w
as U
nite
d St
ates
Dis
trict
Cou
rt Ju
dge
Dal
e A
. Kim
ball,
who
has
se
rved
as t
he U
tah
Cha
pter
's ju
dici
al li
aiso
n fo
r 14
year
s. W
e al
so h
onor
ed A
ss't
US
Atto
rney
Dav
id
Schw
endi
man
for h
is w
ork
pros
ecut
ing
war
crim
inal
s in
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Crim
inal
Cou
rt in
Bos
nia
and
Her
zego
vina
, and
Jane
t Hug
ie S
mith
, a 3
0 ye
ar e
mpl
oym
ent l
itiga
tor,
mem
ber o
f the
AC
TL, a
nd o
ne o
f the
"f
irst 1
00"
Uta
h w
omen
to b
e la
wye
rs.
�A
s par
t of t
he C
hapt
er's
Pro
Bon
o Pr
ojec
t, th
e U
tah
Cha
pter
inst
itute
d th
e "H
ELP
RIS
E" p
ro b
ono
prog
ram
, w
hich
pai
rs u
nem
ploy
ed la
wye
rs w
ith C
LE tr
aini
ng, a
men
tor,
and
then
ass
igns
them
to p
rovi
de p
ro b
ono
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
28
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
lega
l ser
vice
s to
parti
cipa
nts i
n th
e D
istri
ct o
f Uta
h's R
ISE
men
tal h
ealth
and
dru
g re
entry
cou
rt pr
ogra
m,
one
of th
e on
ly o
nes o
f its
kin
d in
the
coun
try.
The
Cha
pter
rece
ived
the
Ilene
and
Mic
hael
Sha
w P
ublic
Se
rvic
e G
rant
for t
he p
roje
ct.
�O
ur Y
oung
Law
yer L
iais
on a
nd o
ur F
eder
al C
lerk
's O
ffic
e Li
aiso
n ho
sted
a lu
ncht
ime
CLE
for n
ew
law
yers
and
thei
r men
tors
at t
he fe
dera
l cou
rthou
se e
ntitl
ed, "
Intro
duct
ion
to th
e Fe
dera
l Cou
rt: A
Pro
gram
fo
r New
Atto
rney
s and
thei
r Men
tors
." T
he n
ew p
rogr
am in
clud
ed fi
ve b
rief p
rese
ntat
ions
from
Mag
istra
te
Judg
e B
rook
e C
. Wel
ls a
nd Ju
dge
Dal
e A
. Kim
ball.
The
Uta
h St
ate
Bar
is o
ne o
f onl
y a
hand
ful o
f ju
risdi
ctio
ns in
the
US
that
is re
quiri
ng n
ew a
dmitt
ees t
o be
pai
red
with
men
tor a
ttorn
eys,
and
the
FBA
U
tah
Cha
pter
pro
vide
d th
is v
alua
ble
prog
ram
whi
ch q
ualif
ied
for t
heir
men
tor/m
ente
e C
LE re
quire
d tra
inin
g ho
urs.
�Fi
nally
, thi
s yea
r, th
e U
tah
Cha
pter
par
tner
ed w
ith in
com
ing
Chi
ef Ju
dge
Ted
Stew
art a
nd th
e D
istri
ct o
f U
tah
to a
utho
r a su
rvey
of f
eder
al p
ract
ition
ers a
bout
thei
r exp
erie
nces
, goo
d an
d ba
d, in
the
fede
ral c
ourt.
The
surv
ey w
as c
ompl
eted
by
mor
e th
an 6
00 la
wye
rs a
nd Ju
dge
Stew
art p
rese
nted
the
resu
lts a
t the
Ron
ald
N. B
oyce
Sem
inar
. Pa
st P
resi
dent
Jon
Haf
en a
nd B
oard
Mem
ber a
nd A
ss't
Cle
rk o
f Cou
rt Lo
uise
Yor
k w
ere
inst
rum
enta
l in
prep
arin
g th
e su
rvey
.
Okl
ahom
a C
ity
Cha
pter
�Fe
brua
ry 1
8, 2
010
-- T
hird
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on –
with
Ban
krup
tcy
Judg
es N
iles J
acks
on o
f the
Wes
tern
D
istri
ct o
f Okl
ahom
a.
Each
“Th
ird T
hurs
day
Lunc
heon
” w
as in
form
al a
nd li
mite
d to
20
atte
ndee
s. T
he
casu
al lu
nche
ons f
acili
tate
can
did
conv
ersa
tions
bet
wee
n at
tend
ees a
nd ju
dges
. �
Mar
ch 1
8, 2
010
-- T
hird
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on w
ith Ju
dge
Will
iam
J. H
ollo
way
, Jr.
of th
e U
.S. C
ourt
of
App
eals
for t
he T
enth
Circ
uit.
�A
pril
1, 2
010
– Le
gal S
ecre
tary
/Par
aleg
al S
emin
ar.
The
chap
ter s
pons
ored
a h
alf-
day
sem
inar
for l
egal
se
cret
arie
s and
par
aleg
als i
nvol
ved
with
fede
ral c
ourt
prac
tice.
The
sem
inar
exp
oses
atte
ndee
s to
Cou
rthou
se p
erso
nnel
and
loca
l Cou
rt pr
oced
ures
. �
Apr
il 15
, 201
0 –
Third
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on w
ith Ju
dge
Step
hen
Frio
t of t
he W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f Okl
ahom
a.
�A
pril
27, 2
010
– Ju
dici
al R
ecep
tion
Hon
orin
g th
e Fe
dera
l Jud
ges o
f the
Wes
tern
Dis
trict
of O
klah
oma
and
the
Tent
h C
ircui
t, an
nual
Judi
cial
Rec
eptio
n to
hon
or th
e lo
cal f
eder
al ju
dici
ary.
The
rece
ptio
n in
clud
ed a
“S
tate
of t
he C
ourt”
add
ress
from
Chi
ef Ju
dge
Vic
ki M
iles-
LaG
rang
e, a
nd a
“Fi
resi
de C
hat”
with
out
goin
g C
hief
Judg
e R
ober
t H. H
enry
of t
he U
.S. C
ourt
of A
ppea
ls fo
r the
Ten
th C
ircui
t. �
May
20,
201
0 –
Third
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on w
ith Ju
dge
Rob
in C
auth
ron
of th
e W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f O
klah
oma.
�
May
26,
201
0 –
Ban
krup
tcy
“Sm
ackd
own”
III –
a lu
ncht
ime
CLE
pro
gram
to d
iscu
ss c
urre
nt b
ankr
uptc
y is
sues
. �
May
27,
201
0 –
New
Adm
ittee
Pro
gram
for t
he U
.S. D
istri
ct C
ourt
for t
he W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f Oka
laho
ma.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
29
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
The
You
ng L
awye
rs C
hairs
and
cha
pter
mem
bers
coo
rdin
ated
the
afte
rnoo
n pr
ogra
m a
nd re
cept
ion
for n
ew
adm
ittee
s. �
June
17,
201
0 –
Third
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on –
with
Judg
e Jo
e H
eato
n of
the
Wes
tern
Dis
trict
of O
klah
oma.
�
June
29,
201
0 –
Sum
mer
Cou
rthou
se T
our –
of t
he fe
dera
l cou
rthou
se fo
r sum
mer
law
cle
rks.
Stud
ents
met
w
ith ju
dges
and
cou
rthou
se st
aff t
o le
arn
mor
e ab
out f
eder
al p
ract
ice.
�
June
29,
201
0 –
“The
Life
and
Wor
k of
Just
ice
John
Pau
l Ste
vens
.” –
Pro
fess
or Jo
e Th
ai, a
form
er la
w
cler
k of
Just
ice
Stev
ens,
pres
ente
d a
one-
hour
CLE
revi
ewin
g th
e lif
e an
d ju
rispr
uden
ce o
f the
retir
ing
Just
ice.
�
July
17,
201
0 –
Third
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on w
ith Ju
dge
Tim
DeG
iust
i of t
he W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f Okl
ahom
a.
�Ju
ly 2
6, 2
010
– FB
A S
umm
er Y
outh
Pro
gram
– th
e ch
apte
r arr
ange
d fo
r thi
rty fi
fth-g
rade
stud
ents
(fro
m
loca
l non
-pro
fit re
adin
g en
richm
ent p
rogr
am) t
o co
me
to th
e C
ourth
ouse
. Ins
ide
a co
urtro
om, t
he st
uden
ts
read
out
a m
ock
pers
onal
-inju
ry tr
ial i
nvol
ving
Hum
pty
Dum
pty;
oth
er st
uden
ts w
ere
juro
rs.
The
stud
ents
al
so h
eard
from
Chi
ef Ju
dge
Vic
ki M
iles-
LaG
rang
e, o
ur U
.S. M
arsh
al’s
Off
ice,
and
U.S
. Pro
batio
n O
ffic
e.
�A
ugus
t 19,
201
0 –
Third
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on w
ith Ju
dge
Rob
ert B
acha
rach
of t
he W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f O
klah
oma.
�
Sept
embe
r 16,
201
0 –
Third
Thu
rsda
y Lu
nche
on w
ith Ju
dge
Jero
me
Hol
mes
of t
he U
.S. C
ourt
of A
ppea
ls
for t
he T
enth
Circ
uit.
�Se
ptem
ber 2
3-25
, 201
0 –
Ann
ual F
BA
Con
vent
ion
in N
ew O
rlean
s �
Sept
embe
r 27,
201
0 –
The
Fifth
Ann
ual W
illia
m J.
Hol
low
ay, J
r. Le
ctur
e. A
nnua
l lec
ture
serie
s in
hon
or
of Ju
dge
Will
iam
J,. H
ollo
way
, Jr.
of th
e Te
nth
Circ
uit.
This
yea
r’s l
ectu
re w
as d
eliv
ered
by
Judg
e D
iane
W
ood
of th
e U
.S. C
ourt
of A
ppea
ls fo
r the
7th
Circ
uit.
�O
ctob
er 2
1, 2
010
– Th
ird T
hurs
day
Lunc
heon
with
Judg
e B
ana
Rob
erts
of t
he W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f O
klah
oma.
�
Nov
embe
r 4, 2
010
– N
ew A
dmitt
ee P
rogr
am fo
r 6th
e U
.S. D
istri
ct C
ourt
for t
he W
este
rn D
istri
ct o
f O
klah
oma.
The
You
nger
Law
yers
Cha
ir an
d ch
apte
r mem
bers
coo
rdin
ated
the
mor
ning
pro
gram
and
lu
ncht
ime
rece
ptio
n fo
r new
adm
ittee
s to
the
dist
rict c
ourt.
�
Nov
embe
r 29,
201
0 –
“The
Spe
edy
Tria
l Act
and
Eth
ics i
n C
rimin
al L
aw P
ract
ice.
” A
two-
hour
CLE
in
conj
unct
ion
with
the
Loca
l Crim
inal
Rul
es C
omm
ittee
, pre
sent
ers i
nclu
de tw
o A
ssis
tant
U.S
. Atto
rney
s an
d tw
o A
ssis
tant
Fed
eral
Pub
lic D
efen
ders
. �
Dec
embe
r 28,
201
0 –
Tent
h C
ircui
t Yea
r in
Rev
iew
. Th
e ch
apte
r is o
ffer
ing
a fiv
e-ho
ur C
LE p
rogr
am I
whi
ch sp
eake
rs d
iscu
ss 2
010
publ
ishe
d de
cisi
ons f
rom
the
Tent
h C
ircui
t. J
udge
Jero
me
Hol
mes
from
the
U.S
. Cou
rt of
App
eals
for t
he T
enth
Circ
uit w
ill a
lso
disc
uss a
ppel
late
adv
ocac
y.
Vic
e Pr
esid
ents
for t
he C
ircui
ts 2
010
Cha
pter
Eve
nts R
epor
t Ja
nuar
y 14
, 201
1
30
CIR
CU
ITC
HA
PTE
RE
VE
NT
S
11th
Circ
uit
Atla
nta,
Geo
rgia
C
hapt
er�
Atla
nta
Lunc
heon
Ser
ies:
A C
onve
rsat
ion
with
The
Hon
orab
le P
hylli
s A. K
ravi
tch,
Judg
e, E
leve
nth
Circ
uit C
ourt
of A
ppea
ls; A
Con
vers
atio
n w
ith T
he H
onor
able
Hor
ace
T. W
ard.
�Th
e R
ober
t S. V
ance
For
um o
n th
e B
ill o
f Rig
hts,
this
yea
r ent
itled
Hill
ary
the
Mov
ie: t
he F
inal
Act
for
Cam
paig
n Fi
nanc
e R
efor
m; T
echn
olog
y in
the
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct C
ourtr
oom
(pre
sent
ed in
con
junc
tion
with
th
e U
S D
istri
ct C
ourt,
Nor
ther
n D
istri
ct o
f Geo
rgia
).
Nor
th A
laba
ma
Cha
pter
�8t
h A
nnua
l Lab
or &
Em
ploy
men
t Law
Sym
posi
um, 3
8th
Ann
ual S
ympo
sium
on
Gov
ernm
ent A
cqui
sitio
n.
Bot
h of
thes
e Sy
mpo
sium
s foc
us o
n is
sues
impa
ctin
g at
torn
ey's
who
wor
k fo
r the
fede
ral g
over
nmen
t or
thos
e th
at re
pres
ent c
lient
s bef
ore
an a
dmin
istra
tive
foru
m (M
SPB
, EEO
C, e
tc) o
r in
fede
ral c
ourt.
The
Sy
mpo
sium
s are
ope
n to
non
atto
rney
labo
r spe
cial
ists
, and
con
tract
ing
offic
ers.
M
ontg
omer
y,
Ala
bam
a C
hapt
er
�M
ontg
omer
y: F
eder
al P
ract
ice
Sem
inar
, Rec
eptio
n fo
r the
Fed
eral
Judi
ciar
y ho
norin
g: S
enio
r Jud
ge
Trum
an M
. Hob
bs a
nd Ju
dge
Myr
on H
. Tho
mps
on.
Ta
mpa
Bay
, Flo
rida
Cha
pter
�Ta
mpa
Cha
pter
--Fe
dera
l Sen
tenc
ing
Gui
delin
es S
emin
ar (M
ay, 2
011)
Orla
ndo
Cha
pter
--Su
prem
e C
ourt
War
Sto
ries (
from
thos
e w
ho h
ave
argu
ed o
r cle
rked
, lik
ely
mod
erat
ed b
y Ju
stic
e B
lack
man
's da
ught
er
Sally
) So
uth
Flor
ida
Cha
pter
--B
row
n B
ag L
unch
eons
with
loca
l Jud
ges
11th
Circ
uit J
udic
ial C
onfe
renc
e w
ill b
e he
ld in
Orla
ndo
in A
pril
2011
Orla
ndo-
-Eve
nt p
lann
ed to
trai
n hi
gh sc
hool
teac
hers
in M
ay, 2
011
mod
eled
on
an e
vent
star
ted
in T
ampa
last
yea
r.
