34th Annual National CLE Conference®
Environmental Law, Land Use, Energy and Litigation Program Agenda
Program Co-Chairs:
Timothy R. Henderson, Rich & Henderson, P.C., Annapolis, MD
Gregor I. McGregor, McGregor & Legere, PC, Boston, MA
- Gain insights from Experts on Important Environmental, Land Use and Energy Issues in a
- Fun Learning Format
- Network with Program Faculty Comprised of National Experts from Across the Country
- Take Advantage of This Unique Opportunity to Get Up to Speed on Current Environmental, Land Use and Energy Issues, Including Climate Change, Solar Generation, Net Zero Energy Buildings, Contamination-Related Rights, Duties and Liabilities in Common Interest Developments, Brownfields Redevelopment and Financing, Tax Tips for 2017, Including Conservation Easements, Zoning and the First Amendment, Cannabis/Hemp Law, Chemical Releases to the Environment and the Implications for Redevelopment, Land Use, and Liability, and Regulatory Taking
AGENDA
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
3:00-7:00 p.m.
Registration
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Climate Change – The 2015 Paris Accord, President Obama’s Clean Power Plan and Adaptation/ Resiliency Tools Being Built into Land Use Laws
Timothy R. Henderson, Rich & Henderson, P.C., Annapolis, MD
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Crafting Development Agreements That are Win Wins for
Municipalities and Developers
Sarah Rockwell, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, Denver, CO
Thursday, January 5, 2017
7:00-9:00 a.m.
Distributed Solar Generation … Facilities and Generation … : Key to an Environmental Revolution or an Expensive Science Project?
Jonathan D. Schneider, Stinson Leonard Street LLP, Washington, DC
Net Zero Energy Buildings: What are They and When Are They Coming: Government
Mandates, Legal Barriers, and Financial Incentives for an Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Aladdine Joroff, Staff Attorney, and Instructor, Harvard Law School, Emmett
Environmental Law & Policy Clinic, Cambridge, MA
Legal Issues Arising out of Contamination (from mold, asbestos, meth lab, sewage, cigarettes, lead and PCBs) in Multi-family Common Interest Developments (Condos)
Mary Goodhue Deutsch, Deutsch & Associates, Escondido, CA
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
Cyberliability: Understanding and Preparing for the Risk
A Panel Presentation By:
Erica Gann Kitaev, JD, CIPP/US, Managing Editor, Privacy & Data Security, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters
Paul Karlsgodt, Baker Hostetler, Denver, CO
Samantha Levine, Assistant Vice President, Aon Risk Services, Denver, CO
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Plenary Session – 1 Ethics Credit
An Ethical Hour at the Movies
Larry J. Cohen, Ph.D., J.D., Cohen’s Counsel, Bethel, VT
6:30 p.m.
Wine Reception
Friday, January 6, 2017
7:00-8:00 a.m.
Show Me The Money! Traditional and Nontraditional Financing Sources (Including Crowdfunding) for Acquisition and Redevelopment of Brownfields
Kim Lisa Taylor, Real Estate Securities Attorney and CA Professional Geologist, Founder of Syndication Attorneys, PLLC, Saint Augustine, FL
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Conservation Easements and Other Tax Tips for 2017
John (Jack) C. Sawyer, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Update on Zoning and First Amendment Cases Since the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Sign Regulation in Reed v. Town of Gilbert
Brian J. Connolly, Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Top Ten Land Use Decisions/Developments in the Past Year
Dwight Merriam, Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford, CT
Saturday, January 7, 2017
7:00-8:00 a.m.
Using New Markets Tax Credits to Enhance Your Brownfield
Redevelopment Project
Fred L. Schubkegel, Varnum LLP, Kalamazoo, MI
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Cannabis/Hemp Law 101: What Practitioners Need to Know
Robert Hoban, Hoban & Feola, Attorneys at Law, LLC, Denver, CO
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Assessing Chemical Releases to the Environment and the Implications for Redevelopment, Land Use, and Liability
Michael R. Garry, Ph.D., Managing Toxicologist, Exponent, Bellevue, WA
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Update on Regulatory Taking Law
Gregor I. McGregor, McGregor & Legere, PC, Boston, MA
Sunday, January 8, 2017
7:00-8:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
Evidence, Judicial Holds, and Social Media: How to Advise Your Clients About Their Social Media Use
Jabez LeBret, CMO, Get Noticed Get Found (GNGF), Cincinnati, OH
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
Data Security and Your Ethical Responsibilities: Client Data, Discovery Requests, and Wifi … What Are You Responsible for With Your Data?
Jabez LeBret, CMO, Get Noticed Get Found (GNGF), Cincinnati, OH
