May 2009

 

Employment Law Conference 2009

 

 

Program Highlights

 

What You Will Learn:

 

*Case Law Update

*Discovery:  Disputes, Technology, and Settlement

*Effective Appellate Advocacy

*ADA Amendments

*The Face of Today's Jury

*Ethics for the Employment Lawyer

*When Businesses Downsize

*How State Law Claims Impact Liability and Damages

*Employment Law and the Aging Workforce

*FMLA Developments and Issues Involving Pregnancy

*Often Overlooked Federal Statutes Every Employment Lawyer Should Know

*Evaluating an Employment Law Case for Settlement

*How Juries Decide Employment Law Cases:  Trial Tactics and Strategies That Resonate With Juries

*Witness Considerations in Depositions, Arbitrations, and Trials

*Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Litigation:  Protecting Company Information or Unlawfully Intimidating Former Employees?

*National Origin and Religious Discrimination Claims

 

 

Program Description

 

Welcome to the 2009 Employment Law Conference, sponsored by the CBA's Labor and Employment Law Section!

 

Every year, attendees return to the employment law conference for practical information taught by an expert faculty that includes prominent judges, distinguished employment law practitioners from both the plaintiff and defense bars, and experienced industry professionals.  Our faculty is balanced in its outlook and gives the conference's attendees truly valuable knowledge that they can put to use in their practices right away.

 

Our agenda includes the always useful case law update and ethics segments.  In addition, you will learn about new developments in the ADA and FMLA arenas, what's new in national origin and religious discrimination claims, useful Federal statutes that employment lawyers often overlook, and more. There is something in the conference for everyone!

 

Day one provides great general sessions that will benefit all of the attendees. Day two of the program provides you with two tracks of breakout sessions to choose from, allowing you to choose just the issues that interest you most!

 

 

Topics

 

Discovery:  Disputes, Technology, and Settlement

Presented by The Honorable Kristen L. Mix, United States Magistrate Judge, and The Honorable Craig B. Shaffer, United States Magistrate Judge

 

Case Law Update

Presented by Joan M. Bechtold, Esq. and Bill C. Berger, Esq.

 

Effective Appellate Advocacy

Presented by The Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit

 

How the ADA Amendments Act Affects You

Presented by Charlotte N. Sweeney, Esq. and Susan S. Sperber, Esq.

 

The Face of Today's Jury:  What You Need to Know

Presented by Carol Bauss, J.D., National Jury Project, Oakland, CA

 

Ethics for the Employment Lawyer

Presented by Nancy L. Cohen, Esq.

 

When Businesses Downsize – What Employment Lawyers Need to Know

Presented by Brett C. Painter, Esq. and Amy Hartman, Esq.

 

How State Law Claims Can Impact Liability and Damages

Presented by John A. Culver, Esq. and Sven C. Collins, Esq.

 

Employment Law and the Aging Workforce:  Screening, Evaluation Methods, and More!

Presented by Gregory B. Cairns, Esq.

 

FMLA New Developments and Issues Involving Pregnancy

Presented by Carey R. Gagnon, Esq. and William J. Martinez, Esq.

 

Often Overlooked Federal Statutes Every Employment Lawyer Should Know

Presented by Barry D. Roseman, Esq. and Barbara A. Grandjean, Esq.

 

To Settle or Not to Settle:  Evaluating an Employment Law Case

Presented by Lynn D. Feiger, Esq. and Brian T. Moore, Esq.

 

How Juries Decide Employment Law Cases:  Trial Tactics and Strategies that Resonate with Juries

Presented by K. Preston Oade, Jr., Esq. and David Lane, Esq.

 

Witness Considerations in Depositions, Arbitrations and Trials

Presented by David H. Stacy, Esq. and Paula Greisen, Esq.

 

Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Litigation:  Are You Protecting Valuable Company Information or Unlawfully Intimidating Former Employees?

Presented by Theresa L. Corrada, Esq. and Judith A. (Jude) Biggs, Esq.

 

National Origin and Religious Discrimination Claims

Presented by Diane S. King, Esq. and Daniel R. Satriana, Jr., Esq.