Nat'l CLE Conference - Labor & Employment
National CLE Conference® (LEI) in Vail
At the National CLE Conference®, our location in a world-class ski resort is just a bonus – education really does come first! Join us as we continue the tradition of CLE excellence in providing:
- Live programs with top-notch speakers – leading lawyers and other professionals from all over the country
- Programs with cutting edge topics in the areas of Civil Litigation, Family Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Real Estate/Land Use/Environmental Law, and Tax Law
- 18-23 CLE credits, plus ethics credits
- Networking opportunities with fellow attorneys
- Early morning and late afternoon CLE format to allow time to enjoy the incredible mountain setting!
Labor & Employment Law Program Agenda:
MODERATORS:
TIMOTHY J. DARBY
BNA Books
Washington, D.C.
ALLEN J. GROSS
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Los Angeles, CA
STEWART S. MANELA
Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn
Washington, D.C.
ARNOLD H. PEDOWITZ
Pedowitz & Meister LLP
New York, NY
JULES L. SMITH
Blitman & King LLP
Rochester, NY
JONATHAN T. SWAIN
Lindner & Marsack SC
Milwaukee, WI
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010
3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Arrival, Registration and Materials Pick Up
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Employment Discrimination Law Update
KELLY M. DERMODY (Moderator)
Lieff Cabraser Heiman & Bernstein LLP
San Francisco, CA
MORRIS J. (“MIKE”) BALLER
Goldstein Demchak Baller Borgen & Dardarian
Oakland, CA
C. GEOFFREY WEIRICH
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
Atlanta, GA
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Labor Law for the Employment Lawyer
W.V. BERNIE SIEBERT
Sherman & Howard LLC
Denver, CO
JULES L. SMITH
Blitman & King LLP
Rochester, NY
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
FMLA and USERRA Update
GAIL GOLMAN HOLTZMAN
Kass Shuler Solomon Spector Foyle & Singer PA
Tampa Bay, FL
CARA GREENE
Outten & Golden LLP
New York, NY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010
7:00 - 7:30 a.m.
Employment Arbitration
JACQUELIN F. DRUCKER
Arbitrator/Mediator
New York, NY
ALLEN J. GROSS
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Los Angeles, CA
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Wage and Hour Law Overview and Update
DAVID BORGEN
Goldstein Demchak Baller Borgen & Dardarian
Oakland, CA
ELLEN C. KEARNS
Constangy Brooks & Smith LLP
Boston, MA
TIMOTHY J. LONG
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Sacramento, CA
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
ERISA for the Employment Lawyer
RONALD DEAN
Ronald Dean ALC
Pacific Palisades, CA
BERNARD T. KING
Blitman & King LLP
Syracuse, NY
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Legal Ethics Can Be Fun: Lawyers on TV and in the Movies
LARRY J. COHEN
The Cohen Law Firm
Phoenix, AZ
6:30 p.m.
Wine Reception
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010
7:00 - 7:30 a.m.
ADA UPDATE
GLENN A. DUHL
Siegel O'Connor O'Donnell & Beck PC
Hartford, CT
PATRICK J. SOLOMON
Dolin Thomas & Solomon LLP
Rochester, NY
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
We Don't Do Things That Way Here, Stranger: International Practice Gotcha's
WAYNE N. OUTTEN
Outten & Golden LLP
New York, NY
DR. GERLIND WISSKIRCHEN
CMS Hasche Sigle
Köln, Germany
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Class and Collective Actions Update
JOHN M. HUSBAND
Holland & Hart LLP
Denver, CO
ADAM T. KLEIN
Outten & Golden LLP
New York, NY
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Mock Trial: Sharon Donaldson v. Empire Car Rental Company
Presiding Judge
HONORABLE WILEY YOUNG DANIEL
U.S. District Court for Colorado
Denver, CO
Opening
P: Barry D. Roseman
McNamara Roseman Martínez & Kazmierski LLP
Denver, CO
D: Laura Franze
Hunton & Williams LLP
Los Angeles, CA
P Witnesses
P Examiner: Ty Hyderally
Ty Hyderally Associates
New Jersey
D Cross: Oyvind Winstrom
Lindner & Marsack, S.C.
Milwaukee, WI
Witness: The Plaintiff
Lauren Schwartzreich
Outten & Golden LLP
New York, NY
Witness: Dana Ripley, car rental customer
J. Nelson Thomas
Dolin Thomas & Solomon LLP
Rochester, NY
Unavailable Witness: Sandy Hoffman, placement counselor, Career Placements, Inc
D Witnesses
D Examiner: John Husband
Holland & Hart LLP
Denver, CO
P Cross: Laura Schnell
Eisenberg & Schnell
New York, NY
Witness: Richard Jackson, City Manager
Steven W. Suflas
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Vorhees, NJ
Witness: Chris Steele, assistant manager, airport office
Glenn A. Duhl
Siegel O'Connor O'Donnell & Beck PC
Hartford, CT
Unavailable Witness: John Kinney, manager, downtown office
Closing
P: Dan Klein
Buckley & Klein LLP
Atlanta, GA
D: Eric Iskra
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Charleston, WV
Comments by Participants
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2010
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Business Immigration Law Update
CHRISTINE BRIGAGLIANO
Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP
San Francisco, CA
JEFFREY C. BRODIN
APS
Phoenix, AZ
CHRISTOPHER L. THOMAS
Holland & Hart LLP
Denver, CO
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Electronic Discovery Issues
DOUGLAS E. DEXTER
Farella Braun & Martell LLP
San Francisco, CA
J. NELSON THOMAS
Dolin Thomas & Solomon LLP
Rochester, NY
CATHERINE B. THOMPSON
Raytheon Company
Missile Systems
Tucson, AZ
HONORABLE MICHAEL J. WATANABE
Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for Colorado
Denver, CO
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Whistleblowing, Retaliation, and Sarbanes-Oxley Update
CATHERINE B. THOMPSON
Raytheon Company
Missile Systems
Tucson, AZ
DANIEL M. KLEIN
Buckley & Klein LLP
Atlanta, GA
HENRY MORRIS
Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn
Washington, D.C.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
State Law Developments
STEVEN HYMOWITZ
Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather PLC
Memphis, TN
STEVEN W. SUFLAS
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP
Voorhees, NJ
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
RIFs Overview and Update
STACEY CAMPBELL
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Denver, CO
NANTIYA RUAN
Of Counsel
Outten & Golden LLP
New York, NY
Assistant Professor of Legal Writing
Sturm College of Law
University of Denver
Denver, CO
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2010
7:00 - 7:30 a.m.
Proprietary Information and Employee Restrictions: Overview and Update
SCOTT MCDONALD
Littler Mendelson
Dallas, TX
ARNOLD H. PEDOWITZ
Pedowitz & Meister LLP
New York, NY
7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
Telling the Story
JOESEPH D. GARRISON
Garrison Levin-Epstein Chimes & Richardson, P.C.
New Haven, CT
JEFFREY PATTON
Spilman Thomas and Battle PLLC
Winston Salem, NC
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Firing an Employee
JEFFREY PATTON
Spilman Thomas and Battle PLLC
Winston Salem, NC
SANDER N. KARP
Leavenworth & Karp PC
Glenwood Springs, CO
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Retaliation
CATHI HUNT
Snohomish County Public Utility District
Everett, WA
ROBERT A. MEISTER
Pedowitz & Meister LLP
New York, NY
9:00 a.m.
ADJOURN
Registration Fees
| $645.00 |
- General Credits: 20.00
- Ethics Credits:
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