National CLE Conference® – CLE & SKI!
Labor & Employment Law Agenda
Moderators
Eric W. Iskra
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Charleston, WV
Arnold H. Pedowitz
Pedowitz & Meister LLP
New York, NY
Jules L. Smith
Blitman & King LLP
Rochester, NY
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Registration
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Employment Discrimination Law Update
• Kelly M. Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, San Francisco, CA
• Michael C. Subit, Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP, Seattle, WA
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Sexual Relationships in the Workplace – Avoiding Litigation
• Wendi S. Lazar, Outten & Golden LLP, New York, NY
• Scott McDonald, Littler Mendelson PC, Dallas, TX
• Michael P. (Mike) Royal, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Dallas, TX
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Traditional Labor Law – Its Application to Executives and the Non-Unionized Work Force
• W.V. Bernie Siebert, Sherman & Howard LLC, Denver, CO
• Jules L. Smith, Blitman & King LLP, Rochester, NY
6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Missing the Ethical Boat in the Digital Age
• Gregory M. Sato, Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda LLP, Honolulu , HI
• Marisa Warren, Pedowitz & Meister, LLP, New York, NY
Thursday, January 3, 2013
7:00 – 7:30 a.m.
Deposing a Hostile Witness – Tips For Breaking Through the Facade
• Eric W. Iskra, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Charleston, WV
• J. Nelson Thomas, Thomas & Solomon LLP, Rochester, NY
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Wage and Hour Law: Update
• Ellen C. Kearns, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, Boston, MA
• Timothy J. Long, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Sacramento, CA
• Todd McNamara, McNamara Roseman & Kazmierski LLP, Denver, CO
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
HIPAA: Claims That Are Just Waiting To Bite You
• Bernard T. King, Blitman & King LLP, Syracuse, NY
• Erin M. Sweeney, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, DC
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 4, 2013
7:00 – 7:30 a.m
The ADAA and GINA: Hot Issues
• Glenn A. Duhl, Siegel O’Connor O’Donnell & Beck PC, Hartford, CT
• Patrick Solomon, Thomas & Solomon LLP, Rochester, NY
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Non-Solicitation Agreements: Has Social Media Rendered Them Useless?
• David J. Carr, Ice Miller, LLP, Indianapolis, IN
• Arnold H. Pedowitz, Pedowitz & Meister LLP, New York, NY
• Joerg Rehder, Jones Day, Frankfurt, Germany
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Class and Collective Actions Update: Tips for Making Better Settlements
• John M. Husband, Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, CO
• Adam T. Klein, Outten & Golden LLP, New York, NY
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
In-House Counsel: What Can Outside Counsel Do to Better Protect You?
How Can Plaintiff Counsel Enhance Their Ability to Get from You
What They Want?
• Louis B. Kushner, Rothman Gordon Foreman & Groudine, Pittsburg, PA
• Mimi Rupp, Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, New York, NY
• M. Sean Radcliffe, Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel – Corporate, Chief Compliance Officer, IHS, Englewood, CO
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Intentional Discrimination by Religious Organizations after Hosannah-Tabor
• Daniel M. Klein, Buckley & Klein LLP, Atlanta, GA
• Oyvind Wistrom, Lindner & Marsack, SC, Milwaukee, WI
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Objections During Openings and Closings: When, Why and the
Best Way to Make Them
• Laura Schnell, Eisenberg & Schnell, New York, NY
• Steven W. Suflas, Ballard Spahr LLP, Cherry Hill, NJ
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Advocates Who Are Bullies; Advocates Who Exaggerate; Advocates
Who Make a Big Issue about Everything: When to Stop Being So Civil
• Honorable Wiley Young Daniel, U.S. District Court for Colorado, Denver, CO
• Barry D. Roseman, McNamara Roseman & Kazmierski LLP, Denver, CO
• Mark Mallery, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, New Orleans, LA
Saturday, January 5, 2013
7:00 – 7:30 a.m.
Business Immigration Law: Tips and Theories for Both Sides
• Christopher L. Thomas, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, Denver, CO
• Jonathan A. Grode, Green and Spiegel U.S., Philadelphia, PA
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
The ADAA: Problems with Your Case?
• Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC, Nashville, TN
• David Huang, M.D., J.D., Texas Medical Care Specialist, PLLC., Missouri City, TX
• Robert A. Meister, Pedowitz & Meister LLP, New York, NY
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Pre-employment Screening in the US and in Europe
• Wayne N. Outten, Outten & Golden LLP, New York, NY
• Dr. Gerlind Wisskirchen, CMS Hasche Sigle, Cologne, Germany
• Ariel Weindling, Esq., Mitchell Silberberg & Kupp LLP, Los Angeles, CA
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Preparing Witnesses for Trial: How to Get Them to Be Their Best
• Ty Hyderally, Hyderally & Associates PC, Montclair, NJ
• Henry Morris, Jr., Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, DC
5:15 – 5:45 p.m.
Creative Discovery: Twists on the Ordinary
• Sander N. Karp, Karp Neu Hanlon, PC, Glenwood Springs, CO
• Jeffrey D. Patton, Spilman Thomas and Battle PLLC, Winston Salem, NC
5:45 – 6:30 p.m.
Smart Phones in the Workplace
• Stacey Campbell, Littler Mendelson, PC, Denver, CO
• Nantiya Ruan, Of Counsel, Outten & Golden LLP – New York, NY, Assistant Professor of Legal Writing and Program Director of Workplace Law, Sturm College of Law, University of Denver, Denver, CO
6:30 p.m.
Adjourn
