{"id":9978,"date":"2018-08-27T13:04:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/?page_id=9978"},"modified":"2019-09-18T13:23:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T17:23:33","slug":"2018-complete-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/2018-complete-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Complete Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;complete_program&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lavender Law\u00ae features concurrent workshops, general attendance sessions and specialty programming designed for family law practitioners, transgender advocates, corporate counsel and those interested in pursuing a career as a member of the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>Below is 2018&#8217;s Lavender Law\u00ae Schedule. Please stay tuned for 2019&#8217;s schedule, which will be made available in the Spring of 2019.[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"advanced-tabs-desc-wrap-4511\" class=\"ult_tabs \" style=\" \" data-tabsstyle=\"style1\"\n data-titlebg=\"#428dc4\" data-titlecolor=\"#ffffff\" data-fullheight=\"off\"\n data-titlehoverbg=\"#2381c4\" data-titlehovercolor=\"#f9f9f9\"\n data-rotatetabs=\"0\" data-responsivemode=\"Both\" data-animation=\"Slide-Horizontal\"\ndata-activetitle=\"#ffffff\" data-activeicon=\"\" data-activebg=\"#f07f3a\"  data-respmode=\"Accordion\" data-respwidth=\"400\" data-scroll = \"on\" data-activeindex=\"1\"><ul id=advanced-tabs-wrap-8890 class=\"ult_tabmenu style1 Style_4\" style=\"color:transparent;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><li class=\"ult_tab_li ult_tab_style_4 \" data-iconcolor=\"#74777b\" data-iconhover=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background-color:#428dc4;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-top-left-radius:2px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#16b5e8b7-77d2-2\"  id=\"16b5e8b7-77d2-2\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;;   \" class=\"ult_a ult_tab_style_4 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t     <span class=\"ult_tab_main Both \">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t <span class=\"ult_tab_section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-8890 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text no_icon ult_tab_display_text ult-responsive\" style=\"font-weight:bold;;\">8\/8 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"ult_tab_li ult_tab_style_4 \" data-iconcolor=\"#74777b\" data-iconhover=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background-color:#428dc4;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#1483590260490-2-10\"  id=\"1483590260490-2-10\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;;   \" class=\"ult_a ult_tab_style_4 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t     <span class=\"ult_tab_main Both \">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t <span class=\"ult_tab_section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-8890 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text no_icon ult_tab_display_text ult-responsive\" style=\"font-weight:bold;;\">8\/9 THURSDAY, AUGUST 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"ult_tab_li ult_tab_style_4 \" data-iconcolor=\"#74777b\" data-iconhover=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background-color:#428dc4;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-top-right-radius:2px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#1483590299160-3-1\"  id=\"1483590299160-3-1\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;;   \" class=\"ult_a ult_tab_style_4 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t     <span class=\"ult_tab_main Both \">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t <span class=\"ult_tab_section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-8890 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text no_icon ult_tab_display_text ult-responsive\" style=\"font-weight:bold;;\">8\/10 FRIDAY, AUGUST 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-desc-wrap-4511 .ult_tabcontent .ult_tab_min_contain  p'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:16px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:18px;\"}' class=\"ult_tabcontent ult-responsive style1\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#42474d;\"><div class=\"ult_tab_min_contain \" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"ult_tabitemname\"  >\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"feature font-orange\">WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018<\/h1>\n<h5 class=\"feature font-orange\"><strong><em>Please Note: Programming is subject to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>7:30am &#8211; 5:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sponsor and Attendee Check-In<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:45am &#8211; 9:00am\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Community Building Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Improv \u2026 Yes, And! Using Improv Techniques to Facilitate Negotiations, Improve Public Speaking, and Manage Stress<\/h5><p><em>Royale, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Led by in-house attorneys who have studied and performed with Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, Bovine Metropolis Theatre, Impro Theatre, the Denver Performing Arts Center, Studio ACT, and LA Theatresports, this interactive (and fun!) workshop will explore how improvisation techniques can make you a fearless public speaker, a better negotiator, a stronger team player, an expert networker, a nimble problem solver, and a happier person. Through a variety of on-your-feet games and exercises, you will learn the core improv philosophy of \u201cyes, and\u201d, and see how it can help transform your personal and professional lives for the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Paul Marchegiani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jason Prussman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ADP, LLC<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>LGBT Bar Affiliates' Problem Solving Worksession: Programs, Events and Fundraising<\/h5><p><em>Uris, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will discuss programming, law student engagement, event planning and execution, and fundraising techniques and strategies for affiliates of the LGBT Bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Generational Divides - The Legal and Ethical Issues of Managing Across 4 Generations<\/h5><p><em>Majestic\/Music Box, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At your next team meeting, look to your left and then look to your right. It may surprise you to learn that your colleagues represent four generations of corporate culture: Builders, Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials. Speakers will outline strategies for bridging the generational divide to maximize efficiency in the workplace and will guide attendees through an interactive, multimedia-fueled presentation illustrating characteristics of the four generations and how generational bias impacts working relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Laura Maechtlen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ariel Ruiz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uber Technologies, Inc<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span> <b>Joseph Vardner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wells Fargo\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>CLE Materials: <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Part-one-1.zip\">(Part 1)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/part-2-2.zip\">(Part 2)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/part-2.zip\">(Part 3)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>12 Step\/Recovery Meeting<\/h5><p><em>O&#8217;Neill, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>9:00am \u2013 10:30am\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 General Attendance Session One\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>It Was Never About The Cake: Public Accommodations and Religious Refusals in the Aftermath of Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/h5><p><em>Broadway N&amp;S &amp; Stage, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a narrow ruling, tailored at core to remedy the wrong the majority found in the Colorado Civil Rights Commission&#8217;s evaluation of whether baker Jack Phillips&#8217; religious objections to making a wedding cake for Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins&#8217; wedding should trump their protections under Colorado&#8217;s civil rights statute. While the Court made clear that its decision hinged on the Constitutional mandate that a State may not exhibit &#8220;hostility&#8221; in its laws, regulations, or enforcement thereof, it nonetheless opened the door to the potential for a flood of litigation seeking to resolve the tension between those who wish to have the freedom to discriminate in the name of religion, and those, such as the LGBT community, who wish to fully and freely access places of public accommodation under the protection of state and local laws. This plenary session will address a number of issues that remain after the decision, including what the decision means for governmental agencies such as the Colorado Commission assessing such claims in future; how the new claims being advanced by anti-equality forces differ doctrinally from classic religious conscience claims; how to address and advocate in partnership with other communities potentially harmed by the growing push to use private religious beliefs to discriminate in public and quasi-public spaces; what cases are in the pipeline that may shed more light and potentially reach the Court in the near future; and what the LGBT community can do to protect itself and the full promise of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obergefell<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Louise Melling,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<\/span><b>Jenny Pizer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sirine Shebaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muslim Advocates<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ria Tabacco Mar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderator: <b>Doug NeJaime<\/b>, <i>Yale Law School<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><b>10:45am &#8211; 12:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0VIP Top Sponsor and Corporate Counsel Brunch Program (<\/b><em>By Invitation\u00a0Only<\/em><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by White &amp; Case LLP<u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Making the Legal Profession More Diverse: The Role of Corporate Legal Departments in Spearheading Diversity Initiatives<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers have long talked about improving the diversity of the profession, but despite claims of encouraging diversity and establishing committees, the demographics reported by law firms and companies have shown very little change. This workshop will focus on the efforts of corporate legal departments to increase diversity within the profession, particularly as it relates to encouraging outside law firms to hire and retain diverse attorneys that work on company matters. Panelists will discuss their own companies\u2019 efforts, including a case study of HP\u2019s Outside Counsel Diversity initiative that aims to work with firms to recruit and assign diverse attorneys at all levels from single matters to the relationship partner. Panelists will discuss such efforts, such as tracking diversity demographics of all lawyers working on company matters to setting minimum billing requirements that must be met by diverse attorneys lest the outside counsel firms be subject to a financial holdback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Joann Mazur Kielblock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, The\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prudential Insurance Company of\u00a0America<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <b>Blake Sorensen<\/b>, <i>Hewlett Packard, Inc.;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Travis Torrence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jiffy Lube International, Inc. and Shell Oil Company<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <i><strong>Praju Tuladhar<\/strong>, Amazon.com, Inc.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Materials-4.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>10:45am \u2013 12:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Concurrent Workshops \u2013 Session A<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Supreme Court Review: 2017-2018 Term<\/h5><p><em>Ziegfeld, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel will discuss and evaluate the decisions of the Supreme Court during the 2017-2018 Term. Issues involved in the decisions of and denials of certiorari by the Supreme Court include restrictions on medical abortion, political-based redistricting, voting roll purges, the fate of the travel ban, employee waivers of arbitration class actions, public employee union fees, cellphones and privacy, long-term jailing of immigrants fighting deportation, separation-of-powers concerns with the existing patent system, jurisdiction stripping, online merchants and sales taxes, sports betting, and the constitutionality of administrative law judges. Panel members will also discuss the implications of Justice Neil Gorsuch\u2019s first full Term on the Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>David B. Cruz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Southern California Gould School of Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span> <b>Jon Davidson,<\/b> <em>Freedom for All Americans<\/em>; <b>Ilana Eisenstein<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DLA Piper<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Moderator: <strong>Hon. Alexander Fern\u00e1ndez<i>,\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><i><\/i><em>United States Department of Housing and Urban Development\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-35.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Supreme-Court-Review-2017-2018-Panel-Precis.pdf\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Legal Empowerment Strategies for Challenging Immigration Enforcement at the Federal, State and Local Levels<\/h5><p><em>Majestic\/Music Box, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now is a time of monumental struggle for marginalized communities (LGBTQ and others) across the country. Some of the communities at greatest risk are diverse, multi-identity communities targeted by the Federal Government\u2019s draconian immigration policies. This panel will explore multi-level strategies for building power and protecting communities in the immigration context. We will explore current sites of intense conflict, such as the battles over sanctuary cities, ICE enforcement at courthouses, and local collusion with federal enforcement efforts. The panel will also address legal and extra-legal challenges to federal immigration enforcement and will discuss legal interventions and strategies aimed at tackling both substantive immigration issues as well as issues of fear and community empowerment. The workshop will address the multiple levels of work needed to engage effectively with these issues and will discuss recent legal cases and real world examples of how this work can be effectively managed across legal, media, policy, and organizing spheres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyer\u2019s Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Inez Friedman-Boyce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goodwin Proctor LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Eden Jequinto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Oren Nimni<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kevin O\u2019Keefe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choate, Hall &amp; Stewart LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Keren Zwick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Immigrant Justice Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180302_100338_24330-2.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Religion and Reproductive Rights<\/h5><p><em>Odets, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The religious right has waged a decades-long effort to limit and roll back legal gains for people seeking access to reproductive healthcare, particularly focused on those in marginalized communities, including LGBTQ people and people of color. While marriage equality and reproductive freedom are the law of the land, these legal protections are at risk from those who claim a right to special carve-outs from anti-discrimination laws and health regulations by asserting that they cannot be complicit in activities that violate their beliefs. Their claims have gained new strength since the 2016 elections, as political and judicial appointments at the federal and state levels have emboldened these forces and given them a new and dangerous platform to enact sweeping change. Hear from leading legal advocates about how recent national developments in religious-based discrimination impact reproductive rights and how the erosion of those rights threatens LGBTQ equality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Taylor Brown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sunu Chandy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Women\u2019s Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <b>Julie Gonen<\/b>, <i>National Center for Lesbian Rights; <\/i><strong>Scott Ruskay-Kidd<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <i>Center for Reproductive Rights\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-39.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Repro-Panel-Materials.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Overcriminalization of the LGBTQ+ Communities: A Public Defense Perspective<\/h5><p><em>Wintergarden, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The statistical realities facing LGBTQ+ communities in the criminal justice system are dire: 20% to 40% of the LGBTQ+ community is verbally harassed during interactions with police, with higher rates reported by LGBTQ+ people of color, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and LGBTQ+ youth; 19% percent of LGBTQ+ individuals have heard a judge, attorney, or other court employee make negative comments about a person\u2019s sexual orientation and\/or gender identity and expression; LGBT individuals are over six times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general prison population; and 85% of the incarcerated LGBTQ+ individuals have requested or were required to enter solitary confinement for safety reasons. This panel, made of public defenders representing regions across the country, will discuss the experience of low-income LGBTQ+ individuals, the majority of whom are people of color, in criminal courts across the United States. The panel will also discuss the challenges facing LGBTQ+ individuals, strategies for representation, and public policy reforms intended to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people from the time of their arrest, to possible incarceration, and post incarceration and reentry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jess Braverman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hennepin County Public Defender\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kimberly Forte<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Michael Gibbons<\/strong>, <em>Legal Aid Society<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Adrien Leavitt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King County Department of Public Defense<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <b>Richard Saenz<\/b>,<i> Lambda Legal;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Jared\u00a0Trujillo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-15.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Changes in Transgender Legal Protections Since Trump Took Office<\/h5><p><em>Wilder, 4th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From 2009 to 2017, Americans had a President who could actually say \u201ctransgender\u201d in a polite and favorable way. During that time, numerous regulations were also enacted by various agencies and cabinet level departments creating rules and regulations that were favorable to transgender people. But, beginning with the inauguration of Donald Trump and the appointment of some in his Administration, many of these gains have been removed or are under attack. This panel will address these changes and discuss steps forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <b>Diana Flynn<\/b>, <i>Lambda Legal;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Hon. Phyllis Frye<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frye, Benavidez, and O&#8217;Neal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Shannon Minter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights; <\/span><\/i><strong>Harper Jean Tobin<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, National Center for Transgender Equality\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/7J-Draft-Frye-20180613.pptx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Changing Face of Parentage: Navigating Waters with LGBT Families<\/h5><p><em>Plymouth, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout history, states have expanded the scope of parentage, reforming domestic policies to meet cultural changes, advances in technology, and directives from the U.S. Supreme Court. Though <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obergefell <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Windsor <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ostensibly granted thousands of marital benefits to same-sex couples, LGBT individuals continue to face barriers to establishing stable, legally-recognized parent-child relationships. Legal controversies surround birth certificates, application of the presumption that a child born during marriage is the child of both spouses, and whether a state will recognize parental rights of more than two intended parents. Moreover, in many states, there remains no meaningful avenue for unmarried LGBT individuals to establish parentage to children born or adopted under the shadow of unconstitutional bans on same-sex marriage. Advocates must be prepared to skillfully apply the law when helping LGBT parents navigate these issues. This panel will provide an overview of LGBT parentage and discuss guidance from SCOTUS, current trends in expansion of the presumption doctrine, nuances of adoption, non-traditional parenting doctrines, and particular vulnerabilities of low-income families, including those in child welfare proceedings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Angie Martell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iglesia Martell Law Firm, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jennifer Weisberg Millner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fox Rothschild LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kerene Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan Advocacy Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Nancy Polikoff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American University Washington College of Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Virginia Tent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Latham &amp; Watkins<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-Changing-Face-of-Parentage.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>How to Succeed as a Lawyer without Really Trying! The Future of the LGBTQ Attorney<\/h5><p><em>O&#8217;Neill, 4th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you want to take the big law path, work in government, serve in public interest, or go in-house, your career path isn\u2019t going to be a straight line. You\u2019ll need mentoring and guidance along every part of your journey. Our panel will focus on various tips, strategies, and priorities any attorney should be thinking about as they chart their course. Be prepared for an interactive and engaging presentation where we strive to use real life examples of career coaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Elizabeth Hecht<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GlaxoSmithKline<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sherman Helenese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buchalter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ken Sanchez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reed Smith LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><strong>Keith Watts<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak &amp; Stewart, P.C.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/How-to-Succeed-in-a-Big-Law-Firm.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back: Advancing the Welfare of LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care<\/h5><p><em>Palace, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LGBTQ youth are significantly overrepresented in out-of-home care and often experience worse outcomes than their straight and cisgender peers. The panelists will provide an overview of recent research, current reform efforts, and emerging legal issues regarding LGBTQ youth in out-of-home care. Based on their own practices, panelists will describe successful legal strategies, as well as obstacles, in the movement to prioritize and protect the interests of LGBTQ youth in child welfare and juvenile justice settings. The panel will also discuss direct representation of LGBTQ youth in family court, impact litigation in federal court challenging systemic practices and conditions, and state and federal policy advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Currey Cook<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Danielle King<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Christina Remlin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Rights<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-16.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>You Can't Take It With You: Evolving Issues in Enforcing Trade Secret Protections When Employees Leave<\/h5><p>Uris, 6th Floor<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will explore the challenges faced by mature and start-up companies in protecting their trade secrets and proprietary information that is increasingly digitized. Through an interactive discussion of hypothetical scenarios drawn from recent cutting-edge cases, workshop panelists will highlight their perspectives \u201cas in-house and outside counsel, an IT security expert and a damages expert\u201d to explore strategies to prevent employees from walking out the door with trade secrets; to protect against claims that could arise that a new employee has brought her prior employer\u2019s trade secrets to the new company; to balance the need for heightened security against the need for access to information; and to determine the value of misappropriated information and other damages. The discussion will elicit perspectives on the cost-benefit of security measures and pursuing claims, the different remedies available under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and state variants of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the sensitive question of how to protect customer relationships when customers may be a source of evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<b>Jeffrey Bajorek<\/b>, <i>KPMG US LLP<\/i>; <\/span><b>Michael Barba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BDO USA LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Lauren Mutti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine and Spirits<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>William Weinberger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parker Milliken Clark O\u2019Hara &amp; Samuelian, A P. C.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-21.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lav-Law-Trade-Secrets-Misappropriation-Workshop-Slides-2018-08-08.pdf\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Administrative Law: The Lawyer's Little-Known Sword and Shield<\/h5><p><em>Royale, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Administrative Law: The Lawyer&#8217;s Little-Known Sword and Shield<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When a client comes looking for help in fighting an unfair government action, achieving a critical business goal, or moving national policy in the right direction, you might not immediately think, \u201cI wonder how administrative law can help?\u201d But the law around how the government can create regulations, and what those regulations can do and say, offers lawyers a set of tools that can be critical in achieving the client\u2019s goals. The last year has shown that these tools are only becoming more important in fighting off bad policy or advancing good policy. When dealing with the Federal Government, when a client or colleague asks in outrage, \u201cCan they do that?\u201d, the answer is often no \u2014 and it is often because of administrative law. Our workshop aims to give attendees the power to use administrative law arguments not only to defend against improper or unjust government actions, but also to challenge existing policies and bring about positive change. We will use examples drawn from two key policy areas (health care and energy\/natural resources) and from work on behalf of pro bono clients and LGBT organizations to show how a deep knowledge of administrative law can make the difference between winning and losing. The workshop will begin with a brief tally of the administrative law tools at the lawyer\u2019s disposal, then move on to case studies in which attendees will be asked to use those tools to find creative ways to win their case or achieve their client\u2019s goal. The workshop will focus on federal administrative law but also will touch on ways to use similar weapons in fighting or changing state and local policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Andrew Furlow<\/b>,<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Hogan Lovells US LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Barbara Jones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AARP Foundation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Zachary Launer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hogan Lovells US LLP, <\/span><\/i><b>Hon. Kristin Rosi<\/b>,\u00a0<em>California Department of Insurance<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Administrative-Law-The-Lawyers-Little-Known-Sword-and-Shield.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>12:30pm &#8211; 1:45pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dan Bradley and Frank Kameny Awards Lunch<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &amp; Jacobson LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00pm &#8211; 3:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Concurrent Workshops &#8211; Session B<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Teaching Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop is intended for individuals who teach, have taught, or will teach Sexual Orientation\/Gender Identity courses in law school or undergraduate settings. The workshop will be structured as a facilitated roundtable discussion, in which participants are invited to share syllabi and course materials on a voluntary basis and will discuss the challenges of building a syllabus for a course in a highly fluid area of law. All faculty are welcome regardless of tenurial status, and we especially invite adjuncts to join the discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaker: <\/span><b>Leonore Carpenter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Temple University Beasley School of Law<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>On the Battlefront: Advocating for Trans-Inclusive Healthcare Coverage<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As Affordable Care Act regulations remain under attack, transgender community members continue to face obstacles to obtaining coverage of medically-necessary healthcare under private and public health insurance policies. This panel will provide a review of common coverage issues under marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-based plans, and discuss advocacy techniques. Issues will include explicit exclusion of all transition-related healthcare, implicit exclusion through prohibitions on cosmetic services, and meeting diagnostic criteria for medical necessity. Practitioners will discuss preservation of rights in the administrative hearing context, strategic litigation, as well as the impact of pending federal court decisions on ongoing litigation. Finally, the panel will share the nuts and bolts of outreach initiatives aimed at supporting clients through the claims process. Audience members will also be invited to join an interactive discussion on other successful outreach efforts across the country. Come prepared to discuss what efforts have worked in your state, and learn what measures have been successful in others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jay Kaplan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Noah E. Lewis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transcend Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kerene Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan Advocacy Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Amy Nelson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Liza Thantranon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Services of Northern California<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-8.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Stonewall Generation's Lasting Legacy: A Strategy for Planned Giving<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today\u2019s LGBTQ elders \u2013 those in their 50s and older \u2013 comprise the single best estate-giving demographic in history. This \u201cStonewall Generation\u201d has the potential to gift billions of dollars to the LGBTQ movement and community organizations. These elders\u2019 legacy gifts can provide for those LGBTQ nonprofits that advocate for and meet the needs of LGBTQ people \u2013 both now and for generations to come. Indeed, these legacy gifts have the potential to transform our community and its organizations from a largely hand to mouth existence to one with resources sufficient not only to meet challenges that may arise from changing political environments, but actually abundant enough to discourage the development of those challenges in the first place. Building on this premise, a group of LGBTQ-focused funders and leaders of LGBTQ organizations came together in 2015 to form the National Task Force on LGBTQ Planned Giving. After more than a year\u2019s work, the group drafted a blueprint for a national campaign to foster awareness, knowledge, and action within the community. Three of the task force\u2019s fifteen members &#8211; Roger Doughty, Jerry Chasen, and Thai Pham\u2013 are part of this panel. The fourth member of the panel, Deb Kinney, is a well-known San Francisco estate planning attorney. The panel will be moderated by Judi O\u2019Kelley, Chief Program Officer of the LGBT Bar Association. For nearly everyone making a planned or legacy gift, attorneys will be a vital part of the process. Attorneys have a critical role to play \u2013 both for their LGBTQ clients and, simultaneously, in helping to realize our community\u2019s tremendous opportunity. We will discuss the context for this effort, including the various reasons why the potential for the LGBTQ community is so vast; one organization\u2019s experience in working with attorneys and the lessons taught by the experience; the ethical and practical aspects of engaging with clients in discussions of planning (including a discussion of messages that resonate in conversations about legacy giving); and end with an open discussion about this campaign\u2019s ambitions and implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jerry Chasen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SAGE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Roger Doughty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Horizons Foundation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Deb Kinney<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johnston, Kinney &amp; Zulaica LL<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">P; <\/span><b>Judi O\u2019Kelley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <em>The National\u00a0<\/em><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LGBT Bar\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i>Association<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180301_121214_28508-2.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Developing a Career in ADR<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major ADR organizations, including AAA and CPR, have been working to increase diversity, including among LGBT-identified people, in the ranks of ADR. This panel discussion will include ADR practitioners as well as representatives of AAA and CPR to address how to build an ADR practice, the role of the ADR organizations, and the efforts to increase diversity in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Olivier Andre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <em>International\u00a0<\/em><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institute for Conflict Prevention &amp; Resolution<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>William Crosby<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interpublic Group<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Linda Kagan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kagan Law Group;<\/span><\/i> <b>Jeffrey T. Zaino<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Arbitration Association<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Developing-a-careerin-ADR.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Federal Benefits for LGBT Spouses\/Partners and Children<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel address how recognition of marriage, non-marital legal relationships, and non-biological parentage by Social Security and Medicare can be integrated with your estate and life planning consultations. Both the Social Security Administration and Medicare have responded to transgender citizens in relationship recognition and treatment. The federal Office of Personnel Management has also produced online materials helpful to LGBT clients who are employed or retired. Panelists will highlight the Office of Personnel Management\u2019s \u201cBenefits for LGBT Federal Employees and Annuitants: Questions and Answers.\u201d If you practice in areas of law other than estate and life planning, this presentation can help you help yourself, your friends, and your family members who will need federal safety net support and provide material for your public presentations on LGBT marriage developments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Cynthia Barrett,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cynthia L. Barrett P.C.;<\/span><\/i> <b>Joan Burda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attorney at Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Carrington &#8220;Rusty&#8221; Mead<\/strong>, <em>Carrington Madison Mead, Esquire<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Krisztina Szabo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-37.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Transition and Transvisibility in Law Firms: Handling the Transition and Practicing After Transition.<\/h5><p><em>Ziegfeld, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panelists will discuss the pressures, responsibility, and pride that goes with being one of the few transgender lawyers in traditional law firm settings as well as what they believe they did that worked, what did not work, and what they would have done differently. This panel\u2019s goals are to 1) Increase awareness of transition in commercial law practice and the ability of people and firms to accept transitioning attorneys. 2) Provide role models and examples to other closeted or emerging transgender law students and lawyers and to their firms in order to promote acceptance and integration of transgender people in commercial law practice. 3) Highlight the strategies for dealing with the challenges of being transvisible in law firms, the Bar, and the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<\/span><b>Robyn Gigl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GluckWalrath LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Danielle Joy Healey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fish &amp; Richardson, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kelly Largey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fish &amp; Richardson, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Blake Liggio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goodwin Procter LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Maryellen Madden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buchanan Ingersoll &amp; Rooney PC; <\/span><\/i><b>Sara Schnorr,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Locke Lord LLP<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-34.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Ending the Fraud: Utilizing Consumer Protection Laws to Combat Conversion Therapy<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Few practices hurt LGBTQ people more than attempts to \u201cchange\u201d their sexual orientation or gender identity. However, licensed professionals continue to subject LGBTQ people to this dangerous practice, defrauding LGBTQ people through the misrepresentation that sexual orientation and gender identity can be changed at will. This panel of experts in the movement to end conversion therapy, including a survivor of conversion therapy, will provide an overview of existing laws expressly curtailing conversion therapy, and will discuss how general consumer protection laws in any state can be utilized to protect LGBTQ people from this quackery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Paul Burke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ray Quinney &amp; Nebeker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Xavier Persad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human Rights Campaign<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Carolyn Reyes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Mathew Shurka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#BornPerfect Campaign<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180222_165448_18221-2.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Improving Laws and Policies to Protect LGBTQ Sex Workers<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will provide a general overview of how criminal laws and the criminal justice system harm LGBTQ people \u2013 with particular harm to transgender women, LGBTQ people of color, and LGBTQ homeless youth. A major focus of the workshop will be a presentation and discussion of the findings of a research project <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sex workers in DC and how the criminal justice system affects their health and well-being. The research was conducted by Georgetown Law Center\u2019s O\u2019Neill Institute; Whitman-Walker Health; and HIPS, a DC-based organization that promotes the health, rights, and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by sexual exchange and\/or drug use due to choice, coercion, or circumstance. The research included three focus groups with a total of 27 individuals and in-depth interviews with 12 advocates, law enforcement personnel, public health officials, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">legislators, and legislative staff<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. We will share policy recommendations based on our research to safeguard the rights of LGBT people trading sex and to address challenges that sex workers face when seeking legal and social services. In addition, we will discuss activities of DC\u2019s Sex Worker Advocates Coalition (SWAC), and the introduction of a ground-breaking bill in DC that would decriminalize consensual sexual commercial transactions between adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Sean Bland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O&#8217;Neill\u00a0Institute\u00a0for National\u00a0and Global Health Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Daniel Bruner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kara Ingelhart<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Johanna Margeson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HIPS<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-2.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Cross Border Equality: LGBT+ and Intersectionality in the US and UK Legal Sector<\/h5><p>An overview and roundup of hot topics for LGBT+ and intersectionality\/multiple identities,\u00a0including research\/thought leadership, regulation, and best practice, discussed by our panel\u00a0of legal practitioners and D&amp;I experts. Topics covered will include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Overview of the InterLaw Diversity Forum\u2019s 2012 report Career Progression in the Legal\u00a0Sector, which surveyed over 2000 UK lawyers from all strands of diversity and social\u00a0mobility, and will preview some of the findings of the report\u2019s 2018 update.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Discussion of the ABA Model Diversity Survey, its content and signatories, as well as its\u00a0impact on LGBT+ and intersectionality\/multiple identities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Exploration of intersectionality in order to support and advance LGBT lawyers, being\u00a0mindful of the additional facets to their individual senses of identity such as gender, race,\u00a0ethnicity, ability status, religion, etc. that contribute to their sense of wholeness and\u00a0uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Inquiry into what makes a successful LGBT attorney. Whether students just beginning to\u00a0contemplate a legal career or established professionals with decades of experience, LGBT\u00a0attorneys will find the greatest success if they balance work on diversity and inclusion\u00a0issues with achieving and maintaining excellence in their chosen practice area.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Gretchen Bellamy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bellamy Management Consulting LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<\/span><strong>Brian Winterfeldt<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Winterfeldt IP Group<\/em>;\u00a0<b>Daniel Winterfeldt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reed Smith LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sandra Yamate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-3.zip\">CLE Materials (1)<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-40.zip\">CLE Materials (2)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Trauma-Informed Legal Practice<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In many practice areas, our job as attorneys is to support traumatized clients in rendering their painful experiences legible, credible, and able to neatly fit into legal frameworks of relief. When we work with incarcerated clients, detained clients, clients who are the targets of institutional and state violence and oppression, and clients who are otherwise at intersections of identity and experience that coexist with significant trauma, it is our responsibility as ethical practitioners to best serve them by ensuring that we are culturally competent to work with that trauma. In many cases, we find ourselves grappling with the physiological, psychological, and somatic effects of our client\u2019s trauma without having any tools to understand or support those effects, or the secondary effects on ourselves. In this workshop, a panel of attorneys and advocates who provide direct services to a wide range of populations will discuss the concrete effects of trauma on the brain and body; how to build trust in attorney-client relationships; work towards your client\u2019s physical and emotional safety; and support clients through interviews, triggers, testimony, and more. Working with traumatized clients, particularly as a member of an affected population, requires a constant practice to prevent secondary and vicarious trauma as well, and this panel will discuss strategies to ensure that our work to support clients in crisis is as sustainable as possible. We live, and have learned how to practice law, in a world infused both by trauma and by ignorance about trauma. It is valuable to share space openly about it and to gain skills to take better care of our clients and ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Virginia Goggin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NYC Anti-Violence Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andy Izenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diana Adams Law &amp; Mediation, PLLC;<\/span><\/i><b> <\/b><b>Jack Saul, <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Trauma Studies Program<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-19.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Concurrent Workshops &#8211; Session C\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Prosecutor Caucus<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This caucus meeting represents the launch of a new National LGBT Bar Prosecutors&#8217; group, and is designed to provide prosecutors in all areas of government with an opportunity to network with colleagues and discuss emerging issues, particularly those impacting the LGBT community. All prosecutors are invited to participate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Facilitators:\u00a0<strong>Matthew Jannusch<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office\u00a0<\/em>and <strong>Michael Pattarozzi<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Law Professor Caucus<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interactive caucus, an informal continuation of the prior session \u201cTeaching Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,\u201d provides current professors an opportunity to network with other professors and discuss emerging issues impacting the LGBT community. All law professors are invited to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The First Amendment's Promise for LGBTQ Communities<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the midst of apprehension regarding the First Amendment\u2019s threat to LGBTQ rights, this panel will explore the First Amendment\u2019s historical role in protecting LGBTQ communities and its untapped potential to further advance LGBTQ rights. While attempts to undermine LGBTQ rights with the First Amendment, such as the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> litigation, must be stopped, the LGBTQ and ally community must be careful not to erode a right which has been, and should continue to be, a great friend to the LGBTQ community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Carlos Ball,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rutgers Law School<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>William Eskridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yale Law School<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Nan Hunter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgetown University Law Center;<\/span><\/i> <b>Scott Skinner-Thompson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Colorado Law School<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-26.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Be the Change You Want to See: Starting an LGBTQ Advocacy Organization<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The LGBTQ community has been under unprecedented attack since the 2016 presidential election. The community has scored a number of major litigation victories since that time, but lobbying, public education, and electoral work are key parts of a winning strategy. Statewide LGBTQ groups play an essential role in this process as divided government at the federal level continues to impede progress on our community\u2019s legislative priorities nationally. This panel will bring together the co-founders of Equality New York and its outside pro bono counsel to discuss incorporating your entity, obtaining non-profit or tax-exempt status, forming a board of directors, fundraising, and establishing legislative and advocacy priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Megan Bell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patterson Belknap\u00a0Webb &amp; Tyler LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Gabriel Blau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Independent\u00a0Consultant<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Brian Esser<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Brian Esser PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Matthew McMorrow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City\u2019s Mayor\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180306_092520_10209-2.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Undermining LGBTQ Equality and Inclusion in Education, Family Formation, and Public Accommodations: The Rise of State Religious Refusal Laws<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many public colleges and universities have long had all-comers policies that require student organizations receiving financial and other support from the institution not to discriminate against students based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Supreme Court upheld these all-comers policies as constitutional in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christian Legal Society v. Martinez<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decision in 2010. However, the last several years have seen a rise in states introducing and passing legislation undermining inclusive all-comers policies at public colleges and universities, allowing student organizations to discriminate against students under the guise of religious beliefs. Panelists will discuss the rise in various religious refusal bills across the country including anti-all-comers bills, limited public forum bills, and religious exemptions for service providers. Panelists will also discuss current litigation and what is likely to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Currey Cook<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Breanna Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human Rights Campaign<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Alison Gill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Atheists, Inc.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Rose Saxe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-31.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Sabotage: Protecting and Enforcing LGBTQ Health Rights Under Trump<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought significant advances in health care coverage and protections for LGBTQ communities. These protections particularly benefited some of the most vulnerable populations in our community, like immigrants, transgender people, and people living with HIV\/AIDS, where stigma, discrimination, and lack of access to quality care has exacerbated health care disparities. However, these advances are under threat as the Trump Administration attempts to roll back key non-discrimination and privacy protections for LGBTQ individuals and families; eliminate requirements to cover services like HIV treatment in several major health coverage programs; cut eligibility for the Medicaid program, where 42% of people living with HIV\/AIDS receive their care; and end expanded coverage options which have allowed an estimated one million LGBTQ individuals to gain health coverage over the last four years. This panel will discuss recent legislative and administrative attempts to repeal or undermine ACA protections and standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Abbi Coursolle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Health Law Program; <\/span><\/i><b>Sally Friedman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Action Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Krisztina Szabo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Wayne Turner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Health Law Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jackie Vimo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Immigration Law Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Proposed_CLE-Materials-for-Sabotage-LGBTQ-Healthcare-Panel.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Breaking ID Barriers: Progress and Possibilities in ID Policy Work and Litigation<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identity document policies have continued to improve over the last year, making it possible for transgender people to obtain accurate gender markers in additional states without undergoing unnecessary and unwanted medical treatment. However, efforts to improve policies in some states have dragged on for years with no progress in sight, and so, in a few states, transgender people have resorted to the courts to challenge outdated ID laws. Hear from lawyers working on these cases about the considerations that led to filing those cases, arguments the courts are finding persuasive, and the challenges they are facing, as well as their assessment of where and when we are likely to see progress in the courts. In other states, we continue to see progress in legislative and policy work to ease the barriers transgender people face in access to ID documents. States have removed outdated surgical requirements, and some have removed entirely the requirement for medical providers to confirm a gender change, replacing that with a self-attestation standard. ID policies are also finally embracing the needs of non-binary people by making it possible for a person to choose a non-binary option for their ID documents. Join us in discussing the goals and priorities of this work moving forward, the strategies that have worked in states where we\u2019ve seen recent progress, and some of the considerations and concerns we may need to work through as we move to include non-binary options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:<strong>Gabriel Arkles,<\/strong><i> American Civil Liberties Union<\/i><strong>;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><b>Arli Christian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Transgender Equality<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Corinne Greene<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender Law Center;\u00a0<strong>Kara Ingelhart<\/strong>, Lambda Legal; <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-13.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Legal Services Caucus<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interactive caucus provides attorneys an opportunity to network with other legal services advocates and to discuss emerging issues that impact low-income LGBT clients. We will discuss challenges to outreach, successful community partnerships, best intake practices, special needs of the transgender community, increasing cultural competency, and strategies for navigating within the changing socio-political climate. All advocates that provide services to low-income clients are invited to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Lisa Cisneros<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kimberly Forte<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kerene Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan Advocacy Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ming Wong<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lav-Law-2018-Legal-Services-Caucus-Materials.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Building a Rewarding Legal Practice - Networking and Client Development Strategies for LGBTQ+ Attorneys<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will focus on strategies and considerations in building a successful and rewarding legal practice. Panelists include partners and counsel from large law firms, in-house lawyers and solo \/ smaller firm lawyers. Topics of discussion will include: Finding the right home and platform to build the type of practice that you want to pursue as an openly LGBTQ+ lawyer; LGBTQ+ and other community-driven marketing and networking; Responding to client-driven LGBTQ+ and other diversity requests; Networking opportunities through employer LGBTQ+ and other affinity groups; Networking in the era of social media; and Client retention and cross-marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <strong>Ailyn Abin<\/strong>, <em>Celgene Corporation<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>John Hendricks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hendricks Law, P.C<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.; <\/span><b>Noah Kressler,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baker Donelson<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Erin Law<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morgan Stanley<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>John Owen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jones Day<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-25.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Collaborative Practice: A More Peaceful Way to Restructure Families<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collaborative Practice, sometimes known as Collaborative Divorce, is a voluntary process in which couples and families settle disputes without resorting to litigation. Collaborative Practice provides each party with the support and guidance of their own lawyer, along with the benefit of mental health professionals, child specialists, and financial professionals, all working together as a team to help the family craft a solution that fits their unique needs. Because Collaborative Practice is designed around the unique needs of each family, and the process is controlled by the family, it is especially suited for the LGBT community. In Collaborative Practice, each person, including professionals, commits to: negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution without having courts decide issues; maintain open communication and information sharing; and create shared solutions acknowledging the highest priorities of all. Many couples find Collaborative Practice to be a welcome alternative to the often destructive, and sometimes very expensive aspects of court proceedings. Thousands of Collaborative attorneys around the world have also found it to be a healthier path for them than adversarial litigation. Some forward-thinking Collaborative professionals are now using it to help prevent family conflict, in the context of prenuptial agreements and family creation agreements. This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of Collaborative Practice, with ample opportunity for discussion, debate, questions, and information about how to connect to a Collaborative community near you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Carol L. Buell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carol L. Buell Law &amp; Mediation, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Teresa Calabrese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mediation &amp; Law Office of Teresa D. Calabrese<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ellen Fischer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fenningham, Dempster &amp; Coval, LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Shireen B. Meistrich<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Academy of Collaborative Professionals<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Anne Tamar-Mattis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Academy of Collaborative Professionals<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Breaking Down LGBTQ Bias in the Legal Profession: Lessons from the National ABA\/BBI Project<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Too often, the LGBTQ community and those with disabilities are not included in efforts to expand career and professional diversity, especially in the legal profession. To address this issue, the American Bar Association (\u201cABA\u201d) recently launched a first-of-its-kind nationwide study, conducted by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (\u201cBBI\u201d). The study identifies the biases and other barriers encountered by LGBTQ and disabled lawyers and will help develop and implement strategies to ameliorate such biases. This project examines the unique challenges that people of differing sexual orientations and gender identities and people with disabilities face in the legal profession, and the intersectionality associated with these groups. Join this panel to learn about initial findings from this groundbreaking study, which is part of the ABA Pathway to the Profession Project, and to gain insight into what benchmarks and strategies for inclusiveness may be developed as a result of this research. Attendees will get an inside look at this study from the lead researchers and have an opportunity to explore and experience the topic in-depth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Ynesse Abdul-Malak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syracuse University<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Wesley Bizzell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Altria Client Services LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Peter Blanck<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syracuse University<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Malcolm \u2018Skip\u2019 Harsch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Bar Association<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Breaking-Down-LGBTQ-Bias-in-the-Legal-Profession-CLE-Materials-1.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>5:15pm &#8211; 7:15pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome Reception<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00pm &#8211; 8:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Justice Council Reception (<\/strong><em>By Invitation Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"ult_tabitemname\"  >\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"feature font-orange\">THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018<\/h1>\n<h5><strong><em>Please Note:\u00a0Programming is subject to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>7:30am &#8211; 5:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sponsor and Attendee Check-In<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:45am &#8211; 9:00am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Community Building Workshops &#8211; Session Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>The LGBTQ Experience Inside the Dependency System<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The challenges of the LGBTQ community are varied and wide, but they can be particularly exacerbated by the dependency system. With high rates of LGBTQ youth in the dependency system, it is increasingly important for participants in the dependency system to eliminate their own personal biases in order to better serve this population in need. Hearing from individuals that live and work within the dependency system, from foster youth that are struggling to come out of the closet or are questioning as well as from self-identified LGBTQ foster parents and lawyers who are working to eliminate barriers for all of those involved, will help shed light on the biases that still exist even in the most liberal of settings. In this workshop, you will learn recent sociological information about the foster care system and LGBTQ foster youth. Panelists will encourage participants to self-reflect on their own biases and invite the audience to participate in an open discussion using several hypothetical situations to help participants become aware of how bias manifests and how to better connect with clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>David Bell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center of California<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sharra Greer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Justin Guzman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center of California<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Yvette Letelier<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Families Uniting Families<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-14.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>LGBT Bar Affiliates' Problem Solving Worksession: Compliance, Administration and Communications<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will discuss compliance, administration, and communications techniques and strategies for affiliates of the LGBT Bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>How Polyamory is Important and Why It Should Be Protected<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While many people have misconceptions about polyamory, it is in fact simply a structure of family that differs from marriage between two people. American marriage laws are embedded with racism, sexism, ableism, and class discrimination; as a result, some people hesitate to enter into marriage, and polyamory offers an alternative. Moreover, polyamorous relationships can provide benefits that monogamous relationships cannot, including stability for families in the absence of a parent. Join our panel for a robust discussion of the ways in which polyamorous relationships provide different benefits than marriage and how several of our panelists are working to obtain legal protections for poly families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<b>Bex Caputo<\/b>, <i>BexTalksSex<\/i>; <\/span><b>Ruby Bouie Johnson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inamorata LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ben Schenker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Benjamin Schenker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Christopher N. Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Howard University\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-32.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Economic Justice for LGBTQ Communities: National Poverty Report &amp; Organizing Network<\/h5><p><em>Belasco, 5th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the LGBTQ community has experienced a wide-range of legal and policy gains, sectors of this population continue to experience high rates of poverty and social instability. In 2014, several national groups convened to strategize about LGBTQ economic justice advocacy-forming the LGBTQ Poverty Collaborative. Members of this collaborative include the Williams institute, SAGE, The Valid Group, the National LGBTQ Task Force, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Whitman-Walker Health. Since 2015, the Collaborative has convened over 200 advocates and service providers in cities across the country to identify community needs and develop replicable policy solutions, resulting in a dynamic report of key local and federal policy recommendations. The legal and policy issues covered in the report highlighted the intersection of poverty in the LGBTQ community with race, criminal justice, immigration, health, work, housing, and other experiences in our communities. Come hear from some of the individuals who worked on this report and discuss innovative policy recommendations that resulted from our eight city-based consultations. This workshop will also explore strategies to build, maintain, and direct collective momentum in a productive and effective manner.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal<\/strong>,<em>\u00a0Lawyers&#8217; Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Priya Lane,\u00a0<\/strong><em>Lawyers&#8217; Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice;<\/em> <strong>Amira Hasenbush, <\/strong><em>The Law Office of Amira Hasenbush<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Impact of the Legalization of Marijuana on American Jurisprudence<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This presentation will discuss the legal history of marijuana to date and how it is impacting the law. There are currently 29 states that have some form of marijuana legalization. These recreational and medical marijuana laws have impacted almost every facet of the law and the courts. It has impacted driving laws, workplace laws, landlord\/tenant laws, and banking\/bankruptcy laws, to name a few. It has also impacted drug and alcohol testing at the roadside, in the courts, in probation, in the workplace, etc. The legal history of marijuana in the U.S. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from its inception to prohibition to the Marijuana Tax Act to the pertinent U.S. Supreme Court cases<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of Raich and Leary are of growing interest, especially due to the Trump Administration\u2019s federal policy regarding state marijuana laws. Constitutional issues are implicated as localities argue with states and states argue with the Federal Government. This presentation will also explore the 10th Amendment, due process, and equal protection arguments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Hon. Mary Celeste<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retired<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/IALGBT.Materials.2018.1.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>12 Step\/Recovery Meeting<\/h5><\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>9:00am &#8211; 10:30am \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General Attendance Session Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Crisis In The Courts: The Future of LGBT Equality and the Federal Judiciary<\/h5><p>Federal judicial appointments are lifetime appointments and are thus long-lasting legacies of presidential administrations, with the potential to dramatically shift the direction of the nation in a number of key areas. Both recent appointments and ongoing federal judicial appointee hearings have been causes of concern for the legal and LGBT communities this year as well as for other marginalized communities. Some experts believe that these recent appointments are a true legal crisis and are the most present danger to the LGBT community&#8217;s fight for equality. What will the hostile government appointments mean for the LGBT community, both in the short and long terms? Our speakers will discuss the impacts of recent judicial appointments and upcoming nominees, their importance and potential consequences, and the role of federal courts in our country.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers: <strong>Sasha Buchert<\/strong>, Lambda Legal; <strong>Praveen Fernandes<\/strong>, Constitutional Accountability Center;\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Elie Mystal<\/strong>, Above the Law<\/p>\n<p>Moderator and Panelist: <strong>Eric Lesh<\/strong>, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York<\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>10:45am &#8211; 12:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 Law Student Congress Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45am &#8211; 12:15pm\u00a0 Concurrent Workshops &#8211; Session D<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Advocating Zealously for Your LGBTQ clients: An Intersectional Approach<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is an interactive workshop where participants will review and discuss the professional responsibilities of attorneys and how we as members and allies of the LGBTQ community can support, counsel, and advocate for our diverse LGBTQ clients inside and outside of the courtroom. In this workshop, we will talk about what it means to show up in an intersectional way for your clients and will discuss ways that implicit bias impacts our level of advocacy, particularly when working with LGBTQ people of color (POC) and other minority clients. We will discuss personal issues and concerns that keep us from exploring personal biases and challenge our individual perspectives to recognize triggers for implicit bias and develop techniques and methods to deal with them. \u00a0The purpose of this workshop is to challenge the way we think, feel, and act towards our diverse minority clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <strong>Jean Philips<\/strong>, <em>New Mexico Legal Aid<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Crystal Monique Richardson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Crystal M. Richardson PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Connie J. Vetter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connie J. Vetter, Attorney at Law<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-30.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/2018_Implicit-Bias-I-2.pdf.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Aftermath of Masterpiece Cakeshop: Continuing the Conversation<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop brings together some of our movement\u2019s great minds to continue the conversation begun at the Wednesday plenary on the aftermath of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decision. Our panelists will expand upon the plenary topic, focusing particularly upon how the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling and the growing deference in state legislatures to religious refusals is likely to impact the trajectory of the LGBTQ equality movement, as well as how they may impact other marginalized identity groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Rose Saxe, <\/b><em>American Civil Liberties Union<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<b>Diana Flynn,<\/b>\u00a0<i>Lambda Legal;<\/i> <\/span><b>Sharita Gruberg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for American Progress<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Elizabeth Reiner Platt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Law School<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Reva Siegel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yale Law School<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-10.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Establishing Family Equality: New Developments in Laws Protecting Intended Parents<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will cover how different states have treated intended parents using assisted reproduction to conceive and developing law in this area. Panelists will address issues arising in states with no law on point, states with case law, states with statutes on point, and the new Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. They will offer current strategies for developing this area of law through litigation and legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jodi Argentino<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentino Family Law &amp; Child Advocacy, LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Alana Chazan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chazan Family Law, P.C<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.; <\/span><b>Brett Figlewski<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York; <\/span><\/i><b>Rebecca Levin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jerner &amp; Palmer, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Emily Haan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Establishign-Family-Equality.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Non-binary and Intersex Rights: Explosion of Growth; Vacuum of Understanding<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The past two years have seen the beginning of an explosion in visibility and rights for people whose sex or gender is outside of the binary male and female system, with over a dozen jurisdictions having addressed the issue in some way. There has been litigation and legislation regarding the rights of people who are intersex to bodily autonomy and of people who are non-binary to accurate gender markers. There are other important legal issues related to restrooms, marriage, medicine, and the rights of minors involved. If we are to someday live in a world that recognizes that sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation have endless variations, with all possibilities valued and respected, we all need to understand these issues. Join this panel discussion addressing recent developments and what comes next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Toby Adams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intersex &amp; Genderqueer Recognition Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Charlie Arrowood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transcend Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Celeste Fiore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentino Family Law &amp; Child Advocacy, LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>J. Remy Green<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &amp; Jacobson LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Alesdair H. Ittelson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interACT<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andy Izenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diana Adams Law &amp; Mediation, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Shawn Thomas Meerkamper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender Law Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-20.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>News, Fake News, and the State of the Free Press in 2018<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For journalists and the lawyers who defend them, these can be challenging, energizing, and frustrating times. While derided by some powerful voices as an \u201cenemy of the people,\u201d the importance of a free, robust, and uninhibited Fourth Estate has seldom been clearer. This panel will discuss the state of the free press in 2018 and the challenges faced by journalists in the trenches and the lawyers working with them who together protect the public\u2019s right to remain informed. Our guest journalists and attorneys will discuss, among other things, how the legal imperatives have evolved since the 2016 election, including: responses to frequent critiques from the highest levels of our government, threats to revise defamation law, the use of anonymous sources, and media litigation strategies. We will consider the rise of \u201cfake news,\u201d both as a pejorative hurled at mainstream media and as a legitimate threat, particularly to marginalized communities. The panel will also share their thoughts on the importance of a free press to minority populations and the tools at our disposal to maintain the integrity of our storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<b>Aaron Katersky<\/b>, <i>ABC News;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Marian Porges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Linda Steinman<\/strong><i>,\u00a0<\/i><i>Davis Wright Tremaine LLP<\/i>; <\/span><b>Bryan Tallevi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBCUniversal Media, LLC; <\/span><\/i><strong>Lam Phuy\u00a0Vo<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Fake-News.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Workshop Sponsor Shell Oil Company presents: Hitting the Restart Button on Law Firm Diversity<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law firms have had diversity committees for decades now. Firms have been sponsoring activities that promote diversity, recruiting at diversity job fairs, and responding to client demands for diverse teams. Despite this decades-long investment, law firm partnerships and executive committees remain overwhelmingly white and overwhelming male. Research from the National Association of Law Placement (\u201cNALP\u201d) reveals that, despite decades of this so-called commitment to diversity, as of 2017, only 8.42% of law firm partners were minorities and only 22.7% were women. When we dig into these statistics, the findings are even more concerning. Only 1.83% of law firm partners in 2017 were black, and only 2.4% were Hispanic. In any industry, this return on investment would be unacceptable. Yet, law firms continue to have diversity committees, continue to sponsor activities that promote diversity, continue to recruit at diversity job fairs, and continue to do their best to build diverse teams for client matters. In other words, law firms continue to engage in the same activities that have resulted in poor results. Join a panel of law firm partners, in-house counsel, and experienced diversity professionals who will discuss what has worked and what has not. Panelists will offer new strategies to create an inclusive environment, retain diverse talent for partnership opportunities, and open new markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Marla Butler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Robins Kaplan LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Vincent A. Castiglione<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Attorney At Law<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Elizabeth Davis<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Burr &amp; Forman, LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Richard Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Benton+Bradford Consulting<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michelle Waites,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xerox Corporation<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Matierals.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Brave New World: What is on the Horizon for LGBT Elders<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re a lawyer who works with LGBT older adults, you are likely wondering what the legal and policy horizons look like for them. In this session, we will discuss the current rights transgender older adults have in housing (including long-term care settings), health care (yes, the Affordable Care Act is still law), and federal safety net programs (such as Social Security, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid). We will also address challenges LGBT older adults face in accessing aging services and supports and opportunities for overcoming those challenges through advocacy and policy change. In addition, we will review our victories over the past year, how the current Administration and Congress are still attempting to roll back hard-won rights, and what you and your clients can do to fight back. Panelists will also ask the audience: What other questions do you have about the intersection of LGBT-specific rights and aging?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Karen Loewy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Murray Scheel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Aaron Tax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SAGE<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Brave-New-World.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>LGBTQ Employment Law in Practice<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panelists will present and discuss materials from panelist Don Davis\u2019 LexisNexis LGBTQ Employment Law Practice Guide, focusing on practical guidance for representing LGBTQ plaintiffs in employment discrimination actions and counseling employers on achieving best practices and compliance with the evolving legal landscape in this area. Panelist Don Davis is co-author of the Lexis Nexis\/Matthew Bender LGBTQ Employment Law Practice Guide and practices exclusively in the area of employment law, having represented both plaintiffs and employers in LGBTQ-specific employment matters. Panelist Omar Gonzalez-Pagan is part of the Lambda Legal litigation team representing impact plaintiffs and appellants such as Jameka Evans in key cases seeking a common-sense interpretation of Title VII\u2019s prohibition on sex discrimination to include sexual orientation discrimination. Panelist Michael Stevens has been involved in organizing and presenting at the Lavender Law Employment Law Institute in the past. A senior associate with Seyfarth Shaw, Michael practices primarily in the area of employee benefits law. Panelist Denise Visconti handles a broad variety of employment litigation matters at Littler Mendelson P.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Don Davis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mintz, Levin,\u00a0Cohn, Ferris, Glousky and\u00a0Popeo, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Omar Gonzalez-Pagan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michael Stevens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Denise Visconti,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Littler Mendelson P.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-33.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>HIV Criminalization: Best Practices for Productive National-Local Collaborations<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 30 states have laws in place that criminalize HIV exposure, non-disclosure, or transmission, or that apply harsher penalties for sex work or injection drug use on the basis of HIV status. These laws perpetuate stigma; undercut public health; and disproportionately affect women, sex workers, people of color, and LGBTQ communities. Efforts to reform these laws are underway across the country by coalitions that represent diverse advocacy communities, including individuals and organizations focused on LGBTQ rights, harm reduction, the health and rights of people with disabilities and living with HIV (PLHIV), and racial justice. National organizations can provide a critical role in supporting the work of state and local HIV criminal reform advocacy. This workshop will describe best practices based on the experiences of the Equality Federation, its affiliates in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Georgia, and the Center for HIV Law and Policy. Attendees of this workshop will be able to: 1) describe the current legal landscape of HIV criminal laws; 2) identify the intersections between advocacy for LGBTQ rights and HIV criminal law reform; 3) understand the different contexts of HIV criminalization in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Georgia, as well as how a national-local collaboration has been an effective response; and 4) draw lessons from these case studies to inform future advocacy that is intersectional, inclusive, and productive. The discussion will also highlight themes of transparency, the importance of centralizing and amplifying the leadership of PLHIV, and effective communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Kate Boulton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for HIV Law and Policy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Chris Hartman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fairness Campaign<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ana Hern\u00e1ndez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Equality Federation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Erik Paulk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia Equality<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kim Welter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KLW Consulting, LLC<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-38.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lavender-Law-SlidesKateBoulton.pptx_.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>12:30pm &#8211; 1:45pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40, Leading Practitioners, and Student Awards Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00pm &#8211; 3:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 Corporate Counsel Speed Networking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00pm &#8211; 3:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Concurrent Session E<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Bi-Sections: The Intersections of Bisexuality, Gender, Advocacy, and How its Explicit Inclusion Strengthens Sex Discrimination Arguments<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel will consist of two parts. The first half of the panel will begin with a discussion of the intersections of bisexuality and gender, with a particular emphasis on intersex, transgender, and non-binary people. Stereotypes of bisexual people, bisexual erasure, and discrimination in social situations and the legal world varies in presentation and effect based upon gender. This is especially true for members of the intersex, transgender, and non-binary communities. However, these communities are often either not thought of, or are conflated as one and the same. Panelists will highlight the similarities and differences to explain why each of these communities must be seen as unique when considering the ways in which bisexual issues affect them. In the second half, panelists will discuss the frequently overlooked place of bisexuals in LGBTQ litigation and other legal activism. Bisexual members of our community are directly affected by rulings and legislation targeted at gays and lesbians without being addressed or having their welfare considered in many of the relevant briefs, amici, or opinions. In other areas, such as in the contexts of Title VII and marriage litigation, bisexuality (like transgender and nonconforming gender identities) sheds light on the absurdities of rigidly dichotomous sex-based legal standards. Bisexuality also helps illustrate how sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination. Panelists will bring their perspectives as attorneys, professors, and bisexual advocates to discuss the actual and potential contributions of bisexuals and bisexuality to legal strategy and activism and the harm suffered by members of a community that frequently renders their contributions, needs, and existence invisible and irrelevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Toby Adams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intersex &amp; Genderqueer Recognition Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Aisha Davis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loevy &amp; Loevy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Heron Greenesmith,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City Anti-Violence Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andy Izenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diana Adams Law &amp; mediation, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kathleen Perrin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Equality Case Files, Inc. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Bi-Sections-2.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Revenge Porn in the LGBTQ Community<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Four percent of United States internet users (nearly 10.4 million people) have been threatened with or are victims of the distribution of their explicit images without their consent. The problem is worse among LGBTQ communities. According to the Data &amp; Society Research Institute, 15% of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) internet users report that someone has threatened to share their explicit images; 7% say someone has actually done it. Evidence on the ground points to a growing problem, particularly among gay and bisexual men who use geosocial dating apps, where much image sharing occurs. And yet, there has been little to no discussion about how this phenomenon is affecting LGBTQ social life, safety online, and our ongoing conversation on equality. This panel will discuss new research and data on revenge porn in the LGBTQ community, the reasons why such nonconsensual image sharing occurs, and how we can work together to stop it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <strong>Carrie Goldberg<\/strong>, C. A Goldberg,<em> PLLC<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Krista Peterson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andrew Santa Ana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Day One;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><b>Ari Ezra Waldman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Law School<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Safe_Social_Spaces_Submission_Feb_2017.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Tips for Succeeding as a Lesbian Attorney in a Big Law Firm or a Big Company<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will address what it is like to be an out lesbian at a large law firm or at a large company and provide tips for succeeding in those environments. Panelists include two Big Law associates and a partner, plus an in-house attorney at a multi-billion dollar company. They will discuss barriers to entry and obstacles facing them in their practices, the importance of finding mentors and like-minded colleagues, and strategies for success even in the most challenging practice groups and corporate environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Sharon Armstrong<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3M<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Lyzzette Bullock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Theodora Lee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Littler Mendelson<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Gloria Melunis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PNC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kelly Padgett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paul Hastings LLP\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-17.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Marriage Minefields, Tax Torture &amp; Planning Pitfalls<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we (hopefully continue to) enjoy the nationwide freedom to marry, let\u2019s also think about whether marrying depending on individual circumstances makes sense for our clients and ourselves, and the ethics of advising couples together. Some married intact couples are even finding it advantageous to divorce. A tax lawyer will help sort out the new tax \u201creform\u201d laws and the ways our practices change as our clients age and the law changes. A family\/estate planning lawyer (and the author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay &amp; Otherwise<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) will explore the impact marriage has on income taxes and government benefits based on household income at death and divorce. We\u2019ll also talk about creative uses of nuptial agreements and discuss specific concerns for our families in the Trumpocalypse. Moderated by a Williams Institute fellow and family formation lawyer, you get a little of everything in this workshop with an ethics credit too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Wendy E. Hartmann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Offices of Wendy E. Hartmann<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Amira Hasenbush<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Law Office of Amira Hasenbush<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Elizabeth Schwartz,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabeth F. Schwartz, P.A.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/LavLaw2018-1.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Future Of Enterprise - How the 4th Industrial Revolution Impacts Business<\/h5><p>A multi-disciplinary discussion of how technology is impacting business and hot topics for legal practitioners \u2014 a look at the impact of blockchain developments, wearable technology, big data analytics, robotics, the sharing economy, targeted advertising and sales, the demand for individualized and bespoke experiences, mobile device payment, socially conscious consumers, and other trends impacting business in the short term.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Cameron Cloar-Zavaleta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Airlines<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Romulo Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PECO Energy Company<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Lynn Kappelman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Katherine Perrelli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michael Woods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sol Systems LLC<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-28.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Making Legal Services Accessible to LGBT Survivors of Interpersonal Violence<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will address the efforts and unique challenges facing attorneys in developing a holistic advocacy model tailored toward the needs of LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic and dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault. We will discuss how legal services programs can ensure that LGBTQ+ survivors, who have been too often made to feel unwelcome by service providers, can have equal access to legal services, particularly those who are also part of other historically disregarded communities such as sex workers, homeless and homeless youth populations, immigrants, people of color, those with mental health disabilities, and those struggling with drug addiction and substance abuse. \u00a0The workshop will discuss challenges, setbacks, and successes in creating an advocacy model in an urban center, as well as the ongoing challenges of replicating and adapting the model for LGBTQ+ people living rural areas and tribal communities which lack resources generally found in cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:<\/span><b> Hon. Christopher Bowen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Derek Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico Legal Aid<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<b>Debra Murphy<\/b>, <i>U.S. Department of Justice<\/i>; <\/span><b>Jean Philips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico Legal Aid<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Terra Slavin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles LGBT Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-5.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Pathways to the Judiciary<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each year, members of the judiciary come together to discuss their career trajectory and provide advice to young professionals interested in ascending the bench. Representing a diverse array of judges, panelists will discuss both the appointed and elected processes for judges in different jurisdictions as well as ethical guidelines or standards associated with panelists\u2019 paths to becoming judges or retaining their positions. Additionally, challenges of being an openly LGBT judge, arising especially out of judicial ethics codes, will be a focus as well. Members of the International Association of LGBT Judges will be available during and after the session to talk further with attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Pathways-to-the-Judiciary-1-1.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Practical Ways for the LGBT Legal Community to Create LGBT Fairness in the Legal System<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will give LGBT lawyer attendees tangible ways to make the legal system more fair for LGBT people. Topics will include how to conduct LGBT inclusive voir dire, how to add a \u201cdiversity CLE\u201d requirement in your state, how to eliminate LGBT \u2018panic\u2019 legal defenses, how to update court rules to make them more inclusive, and how to start a judicial screening commission in your state or city through a bar association. Other topics will include how attorneys can train judges and court staff to be LGBT competent and how to train prosecutors and defense attorneys on LGBT intimate partner violence. The workshop will include an ethics component.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Lousene Hoppe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fredrikson &amp; Byron<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Eric Lesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LGBT Bar Association and Foundation of Greater New York<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jaclyn Quiles,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kings County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Mariano Reyna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ethan Rice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><strong>Hon. D. Zeke Zeidler<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Los Angeles County Superior Court<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180302_104012_10768-2.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Workshop Sponsor Thomson Reuters presents: Next Generation LGBTQ+ Global Diversity &amp; Inclusion: What does it mean? Why does it matter?<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you are in law school, a law firm, or a corporation, our work and school environments are expected to be diverse in their make-up and inclusive in their culture. The emphasis on diversity and inclusion has changed from just a nice sentiment to a strategy to retain and attract diverse talent and a tool for business development. The panelists represent a diverse group of leaders from Thomson Reuters who will share their D&amp;I insights and experiences specifically around the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalexecutiveinstitute.com\/transforming-womens-leadership-in-law\/\">Transforming Women\u2019s Leadership in the Law<\/a> initiative which addresses structural barriers and creating cultural change needed at the organizational level for women to succeed and advance in the legal industry. The panel will also discuss the strategic importance of academic\/employee\/business affinity resource groups and how grassroots efforts can make real and lasting change locally and globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Helene Haapala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomson Reuters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Kelly Miller<\/strong>, <em>Thomson Reuters<\/em>; and\u00a0<\/span><b>Natalie D. Runyon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomson Reuters<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-7.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Affiliate Congress Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finance Institute Opening Session (<em>By<\/em>\u00a0<em>Invitation Only)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Concurrent Session F<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>The 5 Most Expensive Marketing Blunders Attorneys Make Online (and how to avoid them!)<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creating the right digital presence can be a crucial part of your firm\u2019s marketing strategy. \u00a0It can also be expensive in both time and cost and if done wrong and can even harm, not elevate, the image of your firm. \u00a0Learn how to avoid the most common traps and create an online presence that both enhances your firm\u2019s image <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">supports its growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Deb L. Kinney<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johnston, Kinney &amp; Zulaica LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span> <b>Mike Wells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atticus, Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not for CLE credit. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>BiLaw Caucus<\/h5><p>BiLaw is an informal group of bisexual-identified and bi-allied attorneys, academics, and law students. The BiLaw Caucus is an opportunity to network with other bi-identified lawyers and discuss areas of the law relevant to bisexual people. All bi-identified and bi-allied attorneys, academics, and law students are encouraged to attend. Following a brief\u00a0meet-and-greet, the organizers will provide a structured discussion based on attendees priorities.<\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Transgender People in the Military: A Legal Update<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender people have long served with honor and distinction in the military, while being forced to remain closeted as to their true selves. On June 30, 2016, that history of honorable service was finally recognized fully by the United States government, as the ban on transgender servicemembers serving openly was lifted. However, 2017 witnessed a complete reversal in policy implemented by the Trump Administration, followed by a slew of lawsuits filed by our movement\u2019s advocacy organizations successfully enjoining implementation of the newly reinstated ban, followed by a restated ban policy, followed by additional \u2013 and currently successful \u2013 legal action. Our panelists will review the status of the lawsuits addressing transgender servicemembers; explore the reasons why transgender people are disproportionately likely to have served in the military; and open a dialogue about the challenges facing transgender people who wish to serve in the current climate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Shannon Minter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Peter Perkowski,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OutServe-SLDN<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Donna Price<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JAG Defense;\u00a0<b>Tobias Barrington Wolff<\/b>, University of Pennsylvania Law School; <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-24.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Priorities, Productivity, and Peace: Diverse Perspectives on Mindfulness and Well-Being for Lawyers<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The word mindfulness is everywhere these days. What does it mean? How is it relevant for lawyers? In this panel, four diverse professionals will explain why mindfulness and well-being are crucial competence skills for lawyers, how law students and the legal education system can benefit from training in mindfulness, how mindfulness can help us to mitigate implicit bias, and the ways that mindfulness supports productivity and priority-setting. Participants will take away practical tools for mitigating stress and enhancing well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Emily Doskow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Emily Doskow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Cecilia Loving<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City Fire Department<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Stephanie Phillips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">State University of New York; <\/span><\/i><b>Bjorn Sorenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King Spoke Advisors<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-12.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Intersectionality: Challenges of being a Double Minority in Predominately White &amp; Hetero Spaces<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop is an opportunity for LGBTQ attorneys who also identify as racial minorities to present and discuss their experiences navigating the legal profession to a diverse audience of attorneys. The workshop will allow for discourse on the challenges LGBTQ attorneys of color face in dealing with clients, working in law firms, feelings of isolation, and dealing with other attorneys, as well as how they have navigated those challenges. This is also an opportunity for attorneys who may not be racial minorities to understand the struggles of their peers who face these unique challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jason Burch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <em>Uber Technologies, Inc<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Steve Hanton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nixon Peabody LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Bendita Cynthia Malakia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hogan Lovells US LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michelle Peak,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Airlines<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Seth Pearson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Foley &amp; Lardner LLP<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-11.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Moving On Up in the Judiciary: Lessons Learned<\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the last two years, openly gay judges were appointed to three of the top positions in the New York State judiciary, including the first openly gay judge nominated and confirmed to the state\u2019s highest court. At a time when openly LGBT judicial nominations have totally stalled for the federal bench, opportunities for progress remain in some state court systems. This panel will address the question of how to have successful openly LGBT judicial candidates been able to stand out and get promoted to appellate courts and leadership posts. The panel will also consider the real challenges to continued progress in the current hyperpartisan political environment that is even now trickling down to state legislatures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<strong>Hon. Paul Feinman<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>New York Court of Appeals<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Hon. Elizabeth Garry<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Appellate Division, Third Department<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Hon. Andrew McDonald<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Connecticut Supreme Court<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Hon. George Silver<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>New York City Courts<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Matthew Skinner<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York Courts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180228_182843_31911-2.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Parents' Perspectives: Lawyers Provide Firsthand Insights on LGBTQ Family Building<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The path to parenthood for LGBTQ families can be winding and unpredictable. Just choosing among the most common options of adoption, surrogacy, foster care, and donor insemination can be daunting in and of itself. Many lawyers approach the process both as a legal problem and as a prospective parent. This panel assembles lawyers who regularly work with LGBTQ families, and who are parents themselves, to untangle sticky legal issues and provide a firsthand account. This panel is geared toward non-family law attorneys considering becoming parents, lawyers considering a family building practice, and seasoned practitioners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Denise Brogan-Kator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Family Equality Council<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Teresa Calabrese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mediation &amp; Law Office of Teresa D. Calabrese<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Brian Esser<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Brian Esser PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sharra Greer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Bruce Hale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Modern Family Law<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-9.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>HIV Treatment as Prevention - Risks and Benefits of U=U Messaging<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is now well-established that persons living with HIV who attain and maintain viral suppression have virtually no possibility of transmitting HIV to their sexual partners, even if condoms are not used and the sexual partner is not on PrEP. The Treatment as Prevention message, which has been endorsed by the CDC and by NIH officials, has recently been re-cast by advocates as \u201cUndetectable = Untransmittable\u201d or \u201cU=U.\u201d The good news that patients whose viral load is fully suppressed are noninfectious to their sexual partners has had a profound, positive effect on the self-esteem and well-being of many patients. However, the U=U campaign also has generated controversy. Much of the concern centers on the fact that many persons living with HIV in the U.S. are unable to access healthcare or sustain adherence to the medications necessary to remain consistently virally suppressed. Others are unable to maintain viral suppression for reasons that remain unclear. Moreover, there are disturbing inequities in health outcomes across a spectrum of HIV-related care metrics: Blacks and other People of Color are less likely to be virally suppressed than Whites; and there are significant deficits for women \u2013 especially transgender women \u2013 and persons living with HIV in the South. This workshop will explore several legal and ethical issues raised by the U=U campaign, including: implications for the provider-patient relationship; reform of laws criminalizing HIV exposure; the employment of HIV-positive health care workers; and the relevance (if any) of an HIV-positive patient\u2019s viral load to a surgeon\u2019s, dentist\u2019s, or other health care provider\u2019s willingness to treat them. Current case law and litigation strategies will also be explored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Sean Bland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Georgetown University Law Center; <\/span><b>Dan Bruner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Whitman-Walker Health; <\/span><b>Allison Nichol,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for HIV Law and Policy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Scott Schoettes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Materials-HIV-Treatment-as-Prevention-Risks-and-Benefits-of-UU-Messaging.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>5:15pm &#8211; 6:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finance Institute Reception (<em>By Invitation Only)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>5:30pm &#8211; 7:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Conference Reception\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm &#8211; 9:00pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 International Association of LGBT Judges Reception (<em>By<\/em> I<em>nvitation Only)<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"ult_tabitemname\"  >\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"feature font-orange\">FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018<\/h1>\n<h5><strong><em>Please Note:\u00a0Programming is subject to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>7:00am &#8211; 8:00am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recovery\/12 Step Meeting<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30am &#8211; 2:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sponsor and Attendee Check-In<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00am &#8211; 9:00am<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>International Association of LGBT Judges Board Meeting<\/strong> <strong>(<\/strong><em>Bring Your Own Breakfast<strong>)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Carnegie, 5th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00am &#8211; 8:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Light Continental Breakfast for Law Students and Career Services Professionals\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(<em>Law Students and\u00a0Career Services Professionals Only<\/em>)<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Sponsored by Walmart Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/intellectual-property-institute\/\">Intellectual Property Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/finance-institute\/\">Finance Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/employment-law-institute\/\">Employment Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/trust-estates-institute\/\">Trust &amp; Estates Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/program\/institutes\/family-law-institute\/\">Family Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/program\/institutes\/transgender-law-institute\/\">Transgender Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 10:00am\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Law Student Career Counseling (NALP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Career Services and Job Search Strategies for Law Students<\/h5><p>A panel of legal practitioners with experience working in government, non-profit, and different sized law firms, moderated by a legal career services professional, will discuss the tools, considerations and critical aspects to find, research and evaluate entry level employment in today\u2019s legal market.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Gary Greener<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of California &#8211; LA School of Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Matthew Jannusch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Rage Kidvai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Robert A. Major,<\/b> <i>Major, Lindsey &amp; Africa<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Concepcion Montoya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hinshaw &amp; Culbertson LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Fred Thrasher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Association of Law Placement<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>9:00am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 International Association of LGBT Judges Institute (<\/strong><em>Judges Only<\/em><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15am &#8211; 11:45am\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>How to Go In-House: Career Advice for Law Students and Laterals from Seasoned In-House Counsel<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Lia Brooks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Citi Bank<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Christian Dowell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WhatsApp, Facebook<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Nadir Joshua<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ads, Facebook<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ariel Ruiz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uber; <\/span><\/i>Andrew Sachs<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Getty Images\u00a0<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30am &#8211; 2:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>One on One Law Student and Lateral Career Counseling &amp; Resume Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00pm &#8211; 1:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Recruiter and Student Lunch, <\/strong><em>Salon 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:30pm &#8211; 1:30pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Lunch (<\/strong><em>Institute Attendees<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Family Law Institute Lunch<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Transgender Law Institute Law Lunch<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Trust &amp; Estates Institute Lunch<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>International Association of LGBT Judges Lunch<\/h5><p><strong><em>Julliard\/Imperial, 5th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Mission Critical Cybersecurity: Ethical Considerations, Tips, and Tools for Navigating Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Threats from the In-House Perspective<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attorneys have ethical duties of competence in technology and confidentiality that inform the active role that in-house counsel must play in cybersecurity\/data privacy strategy and management. \u00a0This panel of ACC In-House Counsel All-Stars will discuss key insights and trends from the ACC\u2018s 2018 State of Cybersecurity Report and will provide tips and tools regarding cybersecurity preparation, data breach response, and recovery. \u00a0This panel will also discuss law firm cybersecurity, and how both in-house and outside counsel can fulfill their ethical obligations under ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 1.6 to minimize and mitigate data breaches and cyber-attacks, two of the most critical threats facing most corporations today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Mary Blatch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Association of Corporate Counsel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Luis Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visione<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Edward Willey III,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Academy Sports + Outdoors; <strong>Benjamin Williams<\/strong><em>, Bloomberg L.P.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel is open to attendees of the Finance Law Institute, Corporate Counsel Institute, Employment Law Institute, and Intellectual Property Institute only.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lavender-Law-2018-Cybersecurity-Session.pptx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/2018-Cybersecurity-session-slides-LGBT-LavLaw.pptx_.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00pm &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/\"><strong>Career Fair<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30pm &#8211; 5:00pm<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/judicial-nuts-bolts-a-fast-paced-academy-for-judicial-candidates-application\/\">Judicial Nuts &amp; Bolts: A Fast-Paced Academy For Judicial Candidates<\/a> (<em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Broadhurst\/Belasco, 5th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30pm &#8211; 3:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0Lawyering En Espanol<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Led by Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and Eduardo Juarez, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latinos\/as have become the largest minority community in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by the year 2050, nearly one-quarter of the U.S. population will be of Latino\/a origin. Already, Spanish is the second most widely spoken language across the United States. How is the legal profession responding to this significant demographic shift?\u00a0<span class=\"m_-396356966172176261gmail-m_1851078801474892957gmail-m_-8468029533966979519gmail-il\">Lawyering\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_-396356966172176261gmail-m_1851078801474892957gmail-m_-8468029533966979519gmail-il\">en<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"m_-396356966172176261gmail-m_1851078801474892957gmail-m_-8468029533966979519gmail-il\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span>\u00a0will provide an informal space for community building, dialogue and networking\u00a0conducted in both English and Spanish. Participants will explore how legal, cultural, and language skills intersect in the\u00a0effective representation of Latino\/a and Spanish-speaking clients.\u00a0We will also discuss best practices for serving the legal and policy needs of Spanish-speaking clients.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>Abogac\u00eda\u00a0en Espa\u00f1ol: Hablando Espa\u00f1ol Para Ayudar a Construir Puentes a Trav\u00e9s de Diversas Comunidades<\/b><\/p>\n<div>Latinos\/as se han convertido en la m\u00e1s grande comunidad de minor\u00edas en los Estados Unidos. La Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos estima que para el a\u00f1o 2050 casi un cuarto de la poblaci\u00f3n del\u00a0pa\u00eds ser\u00e1\u00a0de origen Latino\/a.\u00a0 El espa\u00f1ol ya es el segundo idioma\u00a0m\u00e1s\u00a0hablado en los Estados Unidos.\u00a0\u00bfComo responde la profesi\u00f3n legal a este cambio demogr\u00e1fico?\u00a0 Abogac\u00eda\u00a0en Espa\u00f1ol\u00a0propocionar\u00e1\u00a0un espacio informal para crear dialogo\u00a0en ingles y espa\u00f1ol\u00a0y para establecer contactos comunitarios y profesionales. Los\/las participantes explorar\u00e1n como las habilidades legales, culturales y ling\u00fc\u00edsticas se cruzan en la representaci\u00f3n efectiva de clientes Latinos\/as y de habla hispana. Tambi\u00e9n discutiremos las mejores maneras para solucionar y resolver las necesidades legales de los\/las clientes de\u00a0habla hispana.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2:15pm &#8211; 3:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 Pro Bono Clinics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30pm &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/program\/institutes\/2018-corporate-counsel-institute\/\">Corporate Counsel Institute<\/a>\u00a0(<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00pm &#8211; 6:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Raise a Glass&#8221; to 2019!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by Reed Smith LLP[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult_acord advanced-tabs-desc-wrap-4511\">\n   <div class=\"ult-tabto-accordion \" style=\"width:;\"\n    data-titlecolor=\"#ffffff\"  data-titlebg=\"#428dc4\"\n     data-titlehoverbg=\"#2381c4\" data-titlehovercolor=\"#f9f9f9\" data-animation=\"Slide-Horizontal\"\n     data-activetitle=\"#ffffff\" data-activeicon=\"\" data-activebg=\"#f07f3a\" data-scroll = \"on\" data-activeindex=\"1\" >\n     <dl><dt class=\"\">\n\t        \t<a class=\"ult-tabto-actitle withBorder ult_a \" id=\"16b5e8b7-77d2-2\" style=\"color:#ffffff;;background-color:#428dc4;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;\" href=\"#16b5e8b7-77d2-2\">\n\t        \t\t<i class=\"accordion-icon\"><\/i>\n\t        \t\t\t<span class=\"ult_tab_main ult_ac_main ult_noacordicnBoth\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-8890 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text no_icon ult_acordian-text ult-responsive\" style=\"font-weight:bold;;color:inherit \" >8\/8 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a><\/dt>\n\t            \t\t<dd class=\"ult-tabto-accordionItem ult-tabto-accolapsed\">\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"ult-tabto-acontent\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#42474d;\">\n\t\t\t\t               [vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"feature font-orange\">WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018<\/h1>\n<h5 class=\"feature font-orange\"><strong><em>Please Note: Programming is subject to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>7:30am &#8211; 5:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sponsor and Attendee Check-In<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:45am &#8211; 9:00am\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Community Building Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Improv \u2026 Yes, And! Using Improv Techniques to Facilitate Negotiations, Improve Public Speaking, and Manage Stress<\/h5><p><em>Royale, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Led by in-house attorneys who have studied and performed with Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, Bovine Metropolis Theatre, Impro Theatre, the Denver Performing Arts Center, Studio ACT, and LA Theatresports, this interactive (and fun!) workshop will explore how improvisation techniques can make you a fearless public speaker, a better negotiator, a stronger team player, an expert networker, a nimble problem solver, and a happier person. Through a variety of on-your-feet games and exercises, you will learn the core improv philosophy of \u201cyes, and\u201d, and see how it can help transform your personal and professional lives for the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Paul Marchegiani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jason Prussman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ADP, LLC<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>LGBT Bar Affiliates' Problem Solving Worksession: Programs, Events and Fundraising<\/h5><p><em>Uris, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will discuss programming, law student engagement, event planning and execution, and fundraising techniques and strategies for affiliates of the LGBT Bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Generational Divides - The Legal and Ethical Issues of Managing Across 4 Generations<\/h5><p><em>Majestic\/Music Box, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At your next team meeting, look to your left and then look to your right. It may surprise you to learn that your colleagues represent four generations of corporate culture: Builders, Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials. Speakers will outline strategies for bridging the generational divide to maximize efficiency in the workplace and will guide attendees through an interactive, multimedia-fueled presentation illustrating characteristics of the four generations and how generational bias impacts working relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Laura Maechtlen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ariel Ruiz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uber Technologies, Inc<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span> <b>Joseph Vardner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wells Fargo\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>CLE Materials: <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Part-one-1.zip\">(Part 1)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/part-2-2.zip\">(Part 2)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/part-2.zip\">(Part 3)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>12 Step\/Recovery Meeting<\/h5><p><em>O&#8217;Neill, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>9:00am \u2013 10:30am\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 General Attendance Session One\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>It Was Never About The Cake: Public Accommodations and Religious Refusals in the Aftermath of Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/h5><p><em>Broadway N&amp;S &amp; Stage, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a narrow ruling, tailored at core to remedy the wrong the majority found in the Colorado Civil Rights Commission&#8217;s evaluation of whether baker Jack Phillips&#8217; religious objections to making a wedding cake for Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins&#8217; wedding should trump their protections under Colorado&#8217;s civil rights statute. While the Court made clear that its decision hinged on the Constitutional mandate that a State may not exhibit &#8220;hostility&#8221; in its laws, regulations, or enforcement thereof, it nonetheless opened the door to the potential for a flood of litigation seeking to resolve the tension between those who wish to have the freedom to discriminate in the name of religion, and those, such as the LGBT community, who wish to fully and freely access places of public accommodation under the protection of state and local laws. This plenary session will address a number of issues that remain after the decision, including what the decision means for governmental agencies such as the Colorado Commission assessing such claims in future; how the new claims being advanced by anti-equality forces differ doctrinally from classic religious conscience claims; how to address and advocate in partnership with other communities potentially harmed by the growing push to use private religious beliefs to discriminate in public and quasi-public spaces; what cases are in the pipeline that may shed more light and potentially reach the Court in the near future; and what the LGBT community can do to protect itself and the full promise of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obergefell<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Louise Melling,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<\/span><b>Jenny Pizer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sirine Shebaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muslim Advocates<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ria Tabacco Mar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderator: <b>Doug NeJaime<\/b>, <i>Yale Law School<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><b>10:45am &#8211; 12:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0VIP Top Sponsor and Corporate Counsel Brunch Program (<\/b><em>By Invitation\u00a0Only<\/em><strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by White &amp; Case LLP<u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Making the Legal Profession More Diverse: The Role of Corporate Legal Departments in Spearheading Diversity Initiatives<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers have long talked about improving the diversity of the profession, but despite claims of encouraging diversity and establishing committees, the demographics reported by law firms and companies have shown very little change. This workshop will focus on the efforts of corporate legal departments to increase diversity within the profession, particularly as it relates to encouraging outside law firms to hire and retain diverse attorneys that work on company matters. Panelists will discuss their own companies\u2019 efforts, including a case study of HP\u2019s Outside Counsel Diversity initiative that aims to work with firms to recruit and assign diverse attorneys at all levels from single matters to the relationship partner. Panelists will discuss such efforts, such as tracking diversity demographics of all lawyers working on company matters to setting minimum billing requirements that must be met by diverse attorneys lest the outside counsel firms be subject to a financial holdback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Joann Mazur Kielblock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, The\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prudential Insurance Company of\u00a0America<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <b>Blake Sorensen<\/b>, <i>Hewlett Packard, Inc.;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Travis Torrence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jiffy Lube International, Inc. and Shell Oil Company<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <i><strong>Praju Tuladhar<\/strong>, Amazon.com, Inc.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Materials-4.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>10:45am \u2013 12:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Concurrent Workshops \u2013 Session A<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Supreme Court Review: 2017-2018 Term<\/h5><p><em>Ziegfeld, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel will discuss and evaluate the decisions of the Supreme Court during the 2017-2018 Term. Issues involved in the decisions of and denials of certiorari by the Supreme Court include restrictions on medical abortion, political-based redistricting, voting roll purges, the fate of the travel ban, employee waivers of arbitration class actions, public employee union fees, cellphones and privacy, long-term jailing of immigrants fighting deportation, separation-of-powers concerns with the existing patent system, jurisdiction stripping, online merchants and sales taxes, sports betting, and the constitutionality of administrative law judges. Panel members will also discuss the implications of Justice Neil Gorsuch\u2019s first full Term on the Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>David B. Cruz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Southern California Gould School of Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span> <b>Jon Davidson,<\/b> <em>Freedom for All Americans<\/em>; <b>Ilana Eisenstein<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DLA Piper<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Moderator: <strong>Hon. Alexander Fern\u00e1ndez<i>,\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><i><\/i><em>United States Department of Housing and Urban Development\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-35.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Supreme-Court-Review-2017-2018-Panel-Precis.pdf\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Legal Empowerment Strategies for Challenging Immigration Enforcement at the Federal, State and Local Levels<\/h5><p><em>Majestic\/Music Box, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now is a time of monumental struggle for marginalized communities (LGBTQ and others) across the country. Some of the communities at greatest risk are diverse, multi-identity communities targeted by the Federal Government\u2019s draconian immigration policies. This panel will explore multi-level strategies for building power and protecting communities in the immigration context. We will explore current sites of intense conflict, such as the battles over sanctuary cities, ICE enforcement at courthouses, and local collusion with federal enforcement efforts. The panel will also address legal and extra-legal challenges to federal immigration enforcement and will discuss legal interventions and strategies aimed at tackling both substantive immigration issues as well as issues of fear and community empowerment. The workshop will address the multiple levels of work needed to engage effectively with these issues and will discuss recent legal cases and real world examples of how this work can be effectively managed across legal, media, policy, and organizing spheres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyer\u2019s Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Inez Friedman-Boyce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goodwin Proctor LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Eden Jequinto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Oren Nimni<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kevin O\u2019Keefe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choate, Hall &amp; Stewart LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Keren Zwick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Immigrant Justice Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180302_100338_24330-2.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Religion and Reproductive Rights<\/h5><p><em>Odets, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The religious right has waged a decades-long effort to limit and roll back legal gains for people seeking access to reproductive healthcare, particularly focused on those in marginalized communities, including LGBTQ people and people of color. While marriage equality and reproductive freedom are the law of the land, these legal protections are at risk from those who claim a right to special carve-outs from anti-discrimination laws and health regulations by asserting that they cannot be complicit in activities that violate their beliefs. Their claims have gained new strength since the 2016 elections, as political and judicial appointments at the federal and state levels have emboldened these forces and given them a new and dangerous platform to enact sweeping change. Hear from leading legal advocates about how recent national developments in religious-based discrimination impact reproductive rights and how the erosion of those rights threatens LGBTQ equality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Taylor Brown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sunu Chandy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Women\u2019s Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <b>Julie Gonen<\/b>, <i>National Center for Lesbian Rights; <\/i><strong>Scott Ruskay-Kidd<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <i>Center for Reproductive Rights\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-39.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Repro-Panel-Materials.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Overcriminalization of the LGBTQ+ Communities: A Public Defense Perspective<\/h5><p><em>Wintergarden, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The statistical realities facing LGBTQ+ communities in the criminal justice system are dire: 20% to 40% of the LGBTQ+ community is verbally harassed during interactions with police, with higher rates reported by LGBTQ+ people of color, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and LGBTQ+ youth; 19% percent of LGBTQ+ individuals have heard a judge, attorney, or other court employee make negative comments about a person\u2019s sexual orientation and\/or gender identity and expression; LGBT individuals are over six times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general prison population; and 85% of the incarcerated LGBTQ+ individuals have requested or were required to enter solitary confinement for safety reasons. This panel, made of public defenders representing regions across the country, will discuss the experience of low-income LGBTQ+ individuals, the majority of whom are people of color, in criminal courts across the United States. The panel will also discuss the challenges facing LGBTQ+ individuals, strategies for representation, and public policy reforms intended to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people from the time of their arrest, to possible incarceration, and post incarceration and reentry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jess Braverman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hennepin County Public Defender\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kimberly Forte<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Michael Gibbons<\/strong>, <em>Legal Aid Society<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Adrien Leavitt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King County Department of Public Defense<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <b>Richard Saenz<\/b>,<i> Lambda Legal;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Jared\u00a0Trujillo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-15.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Changes in Transgender Legal Protections Since Trump Took Office<\/h5><p><em>Wilder, 4th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From 2009 to 2017, Americans had a President who could actually say \u201ctransgender\u201d in a polite and favorable way. During that time, numerous regulations were also enacted by various agencies and cabinet level departments creating rules and regulations that were favorable to transgender people. But, beginning with the inauguration of Donald Trump and the appointment of some in his Administration, many of these gains have been removed or are under attack. This panel will address these changes and discuss steps forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <b>Diana Flynn<\/b>, <i>Lambda Legal;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Hon. Phyllis Frye<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frye, Benavidez, and O&#8217;Neal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Shannon Minter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights; <\/span><\/i><strong>Harper Jean Tobin<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, National Center for Transgender Equality\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/7J-Draft-Frye-20180613.pptx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Changing Face of Parentage: Navigating Waters with LGBT Families<\/h5><p><em>Plymouth, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout history, states have expanded the scope of parentage, reforming domestic policies to meet cultural changes, advances in technology, and directives from the U.S. Supreme Court. Though <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obergefell <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Windsor <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ostensibly granted thousands of marital benefits to same-sex couples, LGBT individuals continue to face barriers to establishing stable, legally-recognized parent-child relationships. Legal controversies surround birth certificates, application of the presumption that a child born during marriage is the child of both spouses, and whether a state will recognize parental rights of more than two intended parents. Moreover, in many states, there remains no meaningful avenue for unmarried LGBT individuals to establish parentage to children born or adopted under the shadow of unconstitutional bans on same-sex marriage. Advocates must be prepared to skillfully apply the law when helping LGBT parents navigate these issues. This panel will provide an overview of LGBT parentage and discuss guidance from SCOTUS, current trends in expansion of the presumption doctrine, nuances of adoption, non-traditional parenting doctrines, and particular vulnerabilities of low-income families, including those in child welfare proceedings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Angie Martell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iglesia Martell Law Firm, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jennifer Weisberg Millner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fox Rothschild LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kerene Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan Advocacy Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Nancy Polikoff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American University Washington College of Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Virginia Tent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Latham &amp; Watkins<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-Changing-Face-of-Parentage.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>How to Succeed as a Lawyer without Really Trying! The Future of the LGBTQ Attorney<\/h5><p><em>O&#8217;Neill, 4th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you want to take the big law path, work in government, serve in public interest, or go in-house, your career path isn\u2019t going to be a straight line. You\u2019ll need mentoring and guidance along every part of your journey. Our panel will focus on various tips, strategies, and priorities any attorney should be thinking about as they chart their course. Be prepared for an interactive and engaging presentation where we strive to use real life examples of career coaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Elizabeth Hecht<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GlaxoSmithKline<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sherman Helenese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buchalter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ken Sanchez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reed Smith LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><strong>Keith Watts<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak &amp; Stewart, P.C.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/How-to-Succeed-in-a-Big-Law-Firm.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back: Advancing the Welfare of LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care<\/h5><p><em>Palace, 6th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LGBTQ youth are significantly overrepresented in out-of-home care and often experience worse outcomes than their straight and cisgender peers. The panelists will provide an overview of recent research, current reform efforts, and emerging legal issues regarding LGBTQ youth in out-of-home care. Based on their own practices, panelists will describe successful legal strategies, as well as obstacles, in the movement to prioritize and protect the interests of LGBTQ youth in child welfare and juvenile justice settings. The panel will also discuss direct representation of LGBTQ youth in family court, impact litigation in federal court challenging systemic practices and conditions, and state and federal policy advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Currey Cook<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Danielle King<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Christina Remlin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Rights<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-16.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>You Can't Take It With You: Evolving Issues in Enforcing Trade Secret Protections When Employees Leave<\/h5><p>Uris, 6th Floor<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will explore the challenges faced by mature and start-up companies in protecting their trade secrets and proprietary information that is increasingly digitized. Through an interactive discussion of hypothetical scenarios drawn from recent cutting-edge cases, workshop panelists will highlight their perspectives \u201cas in-house and outside counsel, an IT security expert and a damages expert\u201d to explore strategies to prevent employees from walking out the door with trade secrets; to protect against claims that could arise that a new employee has brought her prior employer\u2019s trade secrets to the new company; to balance the need for heightened security against the need for access to information; and to determine the value of misappropriated information and other damages. The discussion will elicit perspectives on the cost-benefit of security measures and pursuing claims, the different remedies available under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and state variants of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the sensitive question of how to protect customer relationships when customers may be a source of evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<b>Jeffrey Bajorek<\/b>, <i>KPMG US LLP<\/i>; <\/span><b>Michael Barba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BDO USA LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Lauren Mutti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine and Spirits<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>William Weinberger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parker Milliken Clark O\u2019Hara &amp; Samuelian, A P. C.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-21.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lav-Law-Trade-Secrets-Misappropriation-Workshop-Slides-2018-08-08.pdf\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Administrative Law: The Lawyer's Little-Known Sword and Shield<\/h5><p><em>Royale, 6th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Administrative Law: The Lawyer&#8217;s Little-Known Sword and Shield<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When a client comes looking for help in fighting an unfair government action, achieving a critical business goal, or moving national policy in the right direction, you might not immediately think, \u201cI wonder how administrative law can help?\u201d But the law around how the government can create regulations, and what those regulations can do and say, offers lawyers a set of tools that can be critical in achieving the client\u2019s goals. The last year has shown that these tools are only becoming more important in fighting off bad policy or advancing good policy. When dealing with the Federal Government, when a client or colleague asks in outrage, \u201cCan they do that?\u201d, the answer is often no \u2014 and it is often because of administrative law. Our workshop aims to give attendees the power to use administrative law arguments not only to defend against improper or unjust government actions, but also to challenge existing policies and bring about positive change. We will use examples drawn from two key policy areas (health care and energy\/natural resources) and from work on behalf of pro bono clients and LGBT organizations to show how a deep knowledge of administrative law can make the difference between winning and losing. The workshop will begin with a brief tally of the administrative law tools at the lawyer\u2019s disposal, then move on to case studies in which attendees will be asked to use those tools to find creative ways to win their case or achieve their client\u2019s goal. The workshop will focus on federal administrative law but also will touch on ways to use similar weapons in fighting or changing state and local policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Andrew Furlow<\/b>,<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Hogan Lovells US LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Barbara Jones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AARP Foundation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Zachary Launer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hogan Lovells US LLP, <\/span><\/i><b>Hon. Kristin Rosi<\/b>,\u00a0<em>California Department of Insurance<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Administrative-Law-The-Lawyers-Little-Known-Sword-and-Shield.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>12:30pm &#8211; 1:45pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dan Bradley and Frank Kameny Awards Lunch<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &amp; Jacobson LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00pm &#8211; 3:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Concurrent Workshops &#8211; Session B<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Teaching Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop is intended for individuals who teach, have taught, or will teach Sexual Orientation\/Gender Identity courses in law school or undergraduate settings. The workshop will be structured as a facilitated roundtable discussion, in which participants are invited to share syllabi and course materials on a voluntary basis and will discuss the challenges of building a syllabus for a course in a highly fluid area of law. All faculty are welcome regardless of tenurial status, and we especially invite adjuncts to join the discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaker: <\/span><b>Leonore Carpenter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Temple University Beasley School of Law<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>On the Battlefront: Advocating for Trans-Inclusive Healthcare Coverage<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As Affordable Care Act regulations remain under attack, transgender community members continue to face obstacles to obtaining coverage of medically-necessary healthcare under private and public health insurance policies. This panel will provide a review of common coverage issues under marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-based plans, and discuss advocacy techniques. Issues will include explicit exclusion of all transition-related healthcare, implicit exclusion through prohibitions on cosmetic services, and meeting diagnostic criteria for medical necessity. Practitioners will discuss preservation of rights in the administrative hearing context, strategic litigation, as well as the impact of pending federal court decisions on ongoing litigation. Finally, the panel will share the nuts and bolts of outreach initiatives aimed at supporting clients through the claims process. Audience members will also be invited to join an interactive discussion on other successful outreach efforts across the country. Come prepared to discuss what efforts have worked in your state, and learn what measures have been successful in others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jay Kaplan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Noah E. Lewis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transcend Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kerene Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan Advocacy Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Amy Nelson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Liza Thantranon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Services of Northern California<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-8.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Stonewall Generation's Lasting Legacy: A Strategy for Planned Giving<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today\u2019s LGBTQ elders \u2013 those in their 50s and older \u2013 comprise the single best estate-giving demographic in history. This \u201cStonewall Generation\u201d has the potential to gift billions of dollars to the LGBTQ movement and community organizations. These elders\u2019 legacy gifts can provide for those LGBTQ nonprofits that advocate for and meet the needs of LGBTQ people \u2013 both now and for generations to come. Indeed, these legacy gifts have the potential to transform our community and its organizations from a largely hand to mouth existence to one with resources sufficient not only to meet challenges that may arise from changing political environments, but actually abundant enough to discourage the development of those challenges in the first place. Building on this premise, a group of LGBTQ-focused funders and leaders of LGBTQ organizations came together in 2015 to form the National Task Force on LGBTQ Planned Giving. After more than a year\u2019s work, the group drafted a blueprint for a national campaign to foster awareness, knowledge, and action within the community. Three of the task force\u2019s fifteen members &#8211; Roger Doughty, Jerry Chasen, and Thai Pham\u2013 are part of this panel. The fourth member of the panel, Deb Kinney, is a well-known San Francisco estate planning attorney. The panel will be moderated by Judi O\u2019Kelley, Chief Program Officer of the LGBT Bar Association. For nearly everyone making a planned or legacy gift, attorneys will be a vital part of the process. Attorneys have a critical role to play \u2013 both for their LGBTQ clients and, simultaneously, in helping to realize our community\u2019s tremendous opportunity. We will discuss the context for this effort, including the various reasons why the potential for the LGBTQ community is so vast; one organization\u2019s experience in working with attorneys and the lessons taught by the experience; the ethical and practical aspects of engaging with clients in discussions of planning (including a discussion of messages that resonate in conversations about legacy giving); and end with an open discussion about this campaign\u2019s ambitions and implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jerry Chasen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SAGE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Roger Doughty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Horizons Foundation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Deb Kinney<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johnston, Kinney &amp; Zulaica LL<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">P; <\/span><b>Judi O\u2019Kelley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <em>The National\u00a0<\/em><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LGBT Bar\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i>Association<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180301_121214_28508-2.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Developing a Career in ADR<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major ADR organizations, including AAA and CPR, have been working to increase diversity, including among LGBT-identified people, in the ranks of ADR. This panel discussion will include ADR practitioners as well as representatives of AAA and CPR to address how to build an ADR practice, the role of the ADR organizations, and the efforts to increase diversity in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Olivier Andre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <em>International\u00a0<\/em><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institute for Conflict Prevention &amp; Resolution<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>William Crosby<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interpublic Group<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Linda Kagan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kagan Law Group;<\/span><\/i> <b>Jeffrey T. Zaino<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Arbitration Association<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Developing-a-careerin-ADR.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Federal Benefits for LGBT Spouses\/Partners and Children<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel address how recognition of marriage, non-marital legal relationships, and non-biological parentage by Social Security and Medicare can be integrated with your estate and life planning consultations. Both the Social Security Administration and Medicare have responded to transgender citizens in relationship recognition and treatment. The federal Office of Personnel Management has also produced online materials helpful to LGBT clients who are employed or retired. Panelists will highlight the Office of Personnel Management\u2019s \u201cBenefits for LGBT Federal Employees and Annuitants: Questions and Answers.\u201d If you practice in areas of law other than estate and life planning, this presentation can help you help yourself, your friends, and your family members who will need federal safety net support and provide material for your public presentations on LGBT marriage developments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Cynthia Barrett,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cynthia L. Barrett P.C.;<\/span><\/i> <b>Joan Burda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attorney at Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Carrington &#8220;Rusty&#8221; Mead<\/strong>, <em>Carrington Madison Mead, Esquire<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Krisztina Szabo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-37.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Transition and Transvisibility in Law Firms: Handling the Transition and Practicing After Transition.<\/h5><p><em>Ziegfeld, 4th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panelists will discuss the pressures, responsibility, and pride that goes with being one of the few transgender lawyers in traditional law firm settings as well as what they believe they did that worked, what did not work, and what they would have done differently. This panel\u2019s goals are to 1) Increase awareness of transition in commercial law practice and the ability of people and firms to accept transitioning attorneys. 2) Provide role models and examples to other closeted or emerging transgender law students and lawyers and to their firms in order to promote acceptance and integration of transgender people in commercial law practice. 3) Highlight the strategies for dealing with the challenges of being transvisible in law firms, the Bar, and the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<\/span><b>Robyn Gigl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GluckWalrath LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Danielle Joy Healey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fish &amp; Richardson, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kelly Largey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fish &amp; Richardson, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Blake Liggio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goodwin Procter LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Maryellen Madden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buchanan Ingersoll &amp; Rooney PC; <\/span><\/i><b>Sara Schnorr,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Locke Lord LLP<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-34.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Ending the Fraud: Utilizing Consumer Protection Laws to Combat Conversion Therapy<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Few practices hurt LGBTQ people more than attempts to \u201cchange\u201d their sexual orientation or gender identity. However, licensed professionals continue to subject LGBTQ people to this dangerous practice, defrauding LGBTQ people through the misrepresentation that sexual orientation and gender identity can be changed at will. This panel of experts in the movement to end conversion therapy, including a survivor of conversion therapy, will provide an overview of existing laws expressly curtailing conversion therapy, and will discuss how general consumer protection laws in any state can be utilized to protect LGBTQ people from this quackery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Paul Burke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ray Quinney &amp; Nebeker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Xavier Persad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human Rights Campaign<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Carolyn Reyes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Mathew Shurka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#BornPerfect Campaign<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180222_165448_18221-2.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Improving Laws and Policies to Protect LGBTQ Sex Workers<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will provide a general overview of how criminal laws and the criminal justice system harm LGBTQ people \u2013 with particular harm to transgender women, LGBTQ people of color, and LGBTQ homeless youth. A major focus of the workshop will be a presentation and discussion of the findings of a research project <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sex workers in DC and how the criminal justice system affects their health and well-being. The research was conducted by Georgetown Law Center\u2019s O\u2019Neill Institute; Whitman-Walker Health; and HIPS, a DC-based organization that promotes the health, rights, and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by sexual exchange and\/or drug use due to choice, coercion, or circumstance. The research included three focus groups with a total of 27 individuals and in-depth interviews with 12 advocates, law enforcement personnel, public health officials, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">legislators, and legislative staff<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. We will share policy recommendations based on our research to safeguard the rights of LGBT people trading sex and to address challenges that sex workers face when seeking legal and social services. In addition, we will discuss activities of DC\u2019s Sex Worker Advocates Coalition (SWAC), and the introduction of a ground-breaking bill in DC that would decriminalize consensual sexual commercial transactions between adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Sean Bland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O&#8217;Neill\u00a0Institute\u00a0for National\u00a0and Global Health Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Daniel Bruner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kara Ingelhart<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Johanna Margeson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HIPS<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-2.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Cross Border Equality: LGBT+ and Intersectionality in the US and UK Legal Sector<\/h5><p>An overview and roundup of hot topics for LGBT+ and intersectionality\/multiple identities,\u00a0including research\/thought leadership, regulation, and best practice, discussed by our panel\u00a0of legal practitioners and D&amp;I experts. Topics covered will include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Overview of the InterLaw Diversity Forum\u2019s 2012 report Career Progression in the Legal\u00a0Sector, which surveyed over 2000 UK lawyers from all strands of diversity and social\u00a0mobility, and will preview some of the findings of the report\u2019s 2018 update.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Discussion of the ABA Model Diversity Survey, its content and signatories, as well as its\u00a0impact on LGBT+ and intersectionality\/multiple identities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Exploration of intersectionality in order to support and advance LGBT lawyers, being\u00a0mindful of the additional facets to their individual senses of identity such as gender, race,\u00a0ethnicity, ability status, religion, etc. that contribute to their sense of wholeness and\u00a0uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Inquiry into what makes a successful LGBT attorney. Whether students just beginning to\u00a0contemplate a legal career or established professionals with decades of experience, LGBT\u00a0attorneys will find the greatest success if they balance work on diversity and inclusion\u00a0issues with achieving and maintaining excellence in their chosen practice area.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Gretchen Bellamy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bellamy Management Consulting LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<\/span><strong>Brian Winterfeldt<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Winterfeldt IP Group<\/em>;\u00a0<b>Daniel Winterfeldt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reed Smith LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sandra Yamate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-3.zip\">CLE Materials (1)<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-40.zip\">CLE Materials (2)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Trauma-Informed Legal Practice<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In many practice areas, our job as attorneys is to support traumatized clients in rendering their painful experiences legible, credible, and able to neatly fit into legal frameworks of relief. When we work with incarcerated clients, detained clients, clients who are the targets of institutional and state violence and oppression, and clients who are otherwise at intersections of identity and experience that coexist with significant trauma, it is our responsibility as ethical practitioners to best serve them by ensuring that we are culturally competent to work with that trauma. In many cases, we find ourselves grappling with the physiological, psychological, and somatic effects of our client\u2019s trauma without having any tools to understand or support those effects, or the secondary effects on ourselves. In this workshop, a panel of attorneys and advocates who provide direct services to a wide range of populations will discuss the concrete effects of trauma on the brain and body; how to build trust in attorney-client relationships; work towards your client\u2019s physical and emotional safety; and support clients through interviews, triggers, testimony, and more. Working with traumatized clients, particularly as a member of an affected population, requires a constant practice to prevent secondary and vicarious trauma as well, and this panel will discuss strategies to ensure that our work to support clients in crisis is as sustainable as possible. We live, and have learned how to practice law, in a world infused both by trauma and by ignorance about trauma. It is valuable to share space openly about it and to gain skills to take better care of our clients and ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Virginia Goggin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NYC Anti-Violence Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andy Izenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diana Adams Law &amp; Mediation, PLLC;<\/span><\/i><b> <\/b><b>Jack Saul, <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Trauma Studies Program<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-19.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Concurrent Workshops &#8211; Session C\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Prosecutor Caucus<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This caucus meeting represents the launch of a new National LGBT Bar Prosecutors&#8217; group, and is designed to provide prosecutors in all areas of government with an opportunity to network with colleagues and discuss emerging issues, particularly those impacting the LGBT community. All prosecutors are invited to participate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Facilitators:\u00a0<strong>Matthew Jannusch<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office\u00a0<\/em>and <strong>Michael Pattarozzi<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Law Professor Caucus<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interactive caucus, an informal continuation of the prior session \u201cTeaching Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,\u201d provides current professors an opportunity to network with other professors and discuss emerging issues impacting the LGBT community. All law professors are invited to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The First Amendment's Promise for LGBTQ Communities<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the midst of apprehension regarding the First Amendment\u2019s threat to LGBTQ rights, this panel will explore the First Amendment\u2019s historical role in protecting LGBTQ communities and its untapped potential to further advance LGBTQ rights. While attempts to undermine LGBTQ rights with the First Amendment, such as the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> litigation, must be stopped, the LGBTQ and ally community must be careful not to erode a right which has been, and should continue to be, a great friend to the LGBTQ community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Carlos Ball,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rutgers Law School<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>William Eskridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yale Law School<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Nan Hunter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgetown University Law Center;<\/span><\/i> <b>Scott Skinner-Thompson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Colorado Law School<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-26.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Be the Change You Want to See: Starting an LGBTQ Advocacy Organization<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The LGBTQ community has been under unprecedented attack since the 2016 presidential election. The community has scored a number of major litigation victories since that time, but lobbying, public education, and electoral work are key parts of a winning strategy. Statewide LGBTQ groups play an essential role in this process as divided government at the federal level continues to impede progress on our community\u2019s legislative priorities nationally. This panel will bring together the co-founders of Equality New York and its outside pro bono counsel to discuss incorporating your entity, obtaining non-profit or tax-exempt status, forming a board of directors, fundraising, and establishing legislative and advocacy priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Megan Bell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patterson Belknap\u00a0Webb &amp; Tyler LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Gabriel Blau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Independent\u00a0Consultant<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Brian Esser<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Brian Esser PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Matthew McMorrow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City\u2019s Mayor\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180306_092520_10209-2.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Undermining LGBTQ Equality and Inclusion in Education, Family Formation, and Public Accommodations: The Rise of State Religious Refusal Laws<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many public colleges and universities have long had all-comers policies that require student organizations receiving financial and other support from the institution not to discriminate against students based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Supreme Court upheld these all-comers policies as constitutional in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christian Legal Society v. Martinez<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decision in 2010. However, the last several years have seen a rise in states introducing and passing legislation undermining inclusive all-comers policies at public colleges and universities, allowing student organizations to discriminate against students under the guise of religious beliefs. Panelists will discuss the rise in various religious refusal bills across the country including anti-all-comers bills, limited public forum bills, and religious exemptions for service providers. Panelists will also discuss current litigation and what is likely to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Currey Cook<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Breanna Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human Rights Campaign<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Alison Gill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Atheists, Inc.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Rose Saxe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-31.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Sabotage: Protecting and Enforcing LGBTQ Health Rights Under Trump<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought significant advances in health care coverage and protections for LGBTQ communities. These protections particularly benefited some of the most vulnerable populations in our community, like immigrants, transgender people, and people living with HIV\/AIDS, where stigma, discrimination, and lack of access to quality care has exacerbated health care disparities. However, these advances are under threat as the Trump Administration attempts to roll back key non-discrimination and privacy protections for LGBTQ individuals and families; eliminate requirements to cover services like HIV treatment in several major health coverage programs; cut eligibility for the Medicaid program, where 42% of people living with HIV\/AIDS receive their care; and end expanded coverage options which have allowed an estimated one million LGBTQ individuals to gain health coverage over the last four years. This panel will discuss recent legislative and administrative attempts to repeal or undermine ACA protections and standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Abbi Coursolle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Health Law Program; <\/span><\/i><b>Sally Friedman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Action Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Krisztina Szabo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Wayne Turner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Health Law Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jackie Vimo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Immigration Law Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Proposed_CLE-Materials-for-Sabotage-LGBTQ-Healthcare-Panel.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Breaking ID Barriers: Progress and Possibilities in ID Policy Work and Litigation<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identity document policies have continued to improve over the last year, making it possible for transgender people to obtain accurate gender markers in additional states without undergoing unnecessary and unwanted medical treatment. However, efforts to improve policies in some states have dragged on for years with no progress in sight, and so, in a few states, transgender people have resorted to the courts to challenge outdated ID laws. Hear from lawyers working on these cases about the considerations that led to filing those cases, arguments the courts are finding persuasive, and the challenges they are facing, as well as their assessment of where and when we are likely to see progress in the courts. In other states, we continue to see progress in legislative and policy work to ease the barriers transgender people face in access to ID documents. States have removed outdated surgical requirements, and some have removed entirely the requirement for medical providers to confirm a gender change, replacing that with a self-attestation standard. ID policies are also finally embracing the needs of non-binary people by making it possible for a person to choose a non-binary option for their ID documents. Join us in discussing the goals and priorities of this work moving forward, the strategies that have worked in states where we\u2019ve seen recent progress, and some of the considerations and concerns we may need to work through as we move to include non-binary options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:<strong>Gabriel Arkles,<\/strong><i> American Civil Liberties Union<\/i><strong>;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><b>Arli Christian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Transgender Equality<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Corinne Greene<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender Law Center;\u00a0<strong>Kara Ingelhart<\/strong>, Lambda Legal; <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-13.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Legal Services Caucus<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interactive caucus provides attorneys an opportunity to network with other legal services advocates and to discuss emerging issues that impact low-income LGBT clients. We will discuss challenges to outreach, successful community partnerships, best intake practices, special needs of the transgender community, increasing cultural competency, and strategies for navigating within the changing socio-political climate. All advocates that provide services to low-income clients are invited to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Lisa Cisneros<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kimberly Forte<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kerene Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan Advocacy Program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ming Wong<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lav-Law-2018-Legal-Services-Caucus-Materials.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Building a Rewarding Legal Practice - Networking and Client Development Strategies for LGBTQ+ Attorneys<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will focus on strategies and considerations in building a successful and rewarding legal practice. Panelists include partners and counsel from large law firms, in-house lawyers and solo \/ smaller firm lawyers. Topics of discussion will include: Finding the right home and platform to build the type of practice that you want to pursue as an openly LGBTQ+ lawyer; LGBTQ+ and other community-driven marketing and networking; Responding to client-driven LGBTQ+ and other diversity requests; Networking opportunities through employer LGBTQ+ and other affinity groups; Networking in the era of social media; and Client retention and cross-marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <strong>Ailyn Abin<\/strong>, <em>Celgene Corporation<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>John Hendricks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hendricks Law, P.C<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.; <\/span><b>Noah Kressler,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baker Donelson<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Erin Law<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morgan Stanley<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>John Owen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jones Day<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-25.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Collaborative Practice: A More Peaceful Way to Restructure Families<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collaborative Practice, sometimes known as Collaborative Divorce, is a voluntary process in which couples and families settle disputes without resorting to litigation. Collaborative Practice provides each party with the support and guidance of their own lawyer, along with the benefit of mental health professionals, child specialists, and financial professionals, all working together as a team to help the family craft a solution that fits their unique needs. Because Collaborative Practice is designed around the unique needs of each family, and the process is controlled by the family, it is especially suited for the LGBT community. In Collaborative Practice, each person, including professionals, commits to: negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution without having courts decide issues; maintain open communication and information sharing; and create shared solutions acknowledging the highest priorities of all. Many couples find Collaborative Practice to be a welcome alternative to the often destructive, and sometimes very expensive aspects of court proceedings. Thousands of Collaborative attorneys around the world have also found it to be a healthier path for them than adversarial litigation. Some forward-thinking Collaborative professionals are now using it to help prevent family conflict, in the context of prenuptial agreements and family creation agreements. This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of Collaborative Practice, with ample opportunity for discussion, debate, questions, and information about how to connect to a Collaborative community near you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Carol L. Buell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carol L. Buell Law &amp; Mediation, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Teresa Calabrese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mediation &amp; Law Office of Teresa D. Calabrese<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ellen Fischer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fenningham, Dempster &amp; Coval, LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Shireen B. Meistrich<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Academy of Collaborative Professionals<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Anne Tamar-Mattis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Academy of Collaborative Professionals<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Breaking Down LGBTQ Bias in the Legal Profession: Lessons from the National ABA\/BBI Project<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Too often, the LGBTQ community and those with disabilities are not included in efforts to expand career and professional diversity, especially in the legal profession. To address this issue, the American Bar Association (\u201cABA\u201d) recently launched a first-of-its-kind nationwide study, conducted by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (\u201cBBI\u201d). The study identifies the biases and other barriers encountered by LGBTQ and disabled lawyers and will help develop and implement strategies to ameliorate such biases. This project examines the unique challenges that people of differing sexual orientations and gender identities and people with disabilities face in the legal profession, and the intersectionality associated with these groups. Join this panel to learn about initial findings from this groundbreaking study, which is part of the ABA Pathway to the Profession Project, and to gain insight into what benchmarks and strategies for inclusiveness may be developed as a result of this research. Attendees will get an inside look at this study from the lead researchers and have an opportunity to explore and experience the topic in-depth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Ynesse Abdul-Malak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syracuse University<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Wesley Bizzell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Altria Client Services LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Peter Blanck<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syracuse University<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Malcolm \u2018Skip\u2019 Harsch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Bar Association<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Breaking-Down-LGBTQ-Bias-in-the-Legal-Profession-CLE-Materials-1.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>5:15pm &#8211; 7:15pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome Reception<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00pm &#8211; 8:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Justice Council Reception (<\/strong><em>By Invitation Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t        \t\t\t<\/dd><dt class=\"\">\n\t        \t<a class=\"ult-tabto-actitle withBorder ult_a \" id=\"1483590260490-2-10\" style=\"color:#ffffff;;background-color:#428dc4;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;\" href=\"#1483590260490-2-10\">\n\t        \t\t<i class=\"accordion-icon\"><\/i>\n\t        \t\t\t<span class=\"ult_tab_main ult_ac_main ult_noacordicnBoth\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-8890 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text no_icon ult_acordian-text ult-responsive\" style=\"font-weight:bold;;color:inherit \" >8\/9 THURSDAY, AUGUST 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a><\/dt>\n\t            \t\t<dd class=\"ult-tabto-accordionItem ult-tabto-accolapsed\">\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"ult-tabto-acontent\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#42474d;\">\n\t\t\t\t               [vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"feature font-orange\">THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018<\/h1>\n<h5><strong><em>Please Note:\u00a0Programming is subject to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>7:30am &#8211; 5:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sponsor and Attendee Check-In<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:45am &#8211; 9:00am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Community Building Workshops &#8211; Session Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>The LGBTQ Experience Inside the Dependency System<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The challenges of the LGBTQ community are varied and wide, but they can be particularly exacerbated by the dependency system. With high rates of LGBTQ youth in the dependency system, it is increasingly important for participants in the dependency system to eliminate their own personal biases in order to better serve this population in need. Hearing from individuals that live and work within the dependency system, from foster youth that are struggling to come out of the closet or are questioning as well as from self-identified LGBTQ foster parents and lawyers who are working to eliminate barriers for all of those involved, will help shed light on the biases that still exist even in the most liberal of settings. In this workshop, you will learn recent sociological information about the foster care system and LGBTQ foster youth. Panelists will encourage participants to self-reflect on their own biases and invite the audience to participate in an open discussion using several hypothetical situations to help participants become aware of how bias manifests and how to better connect with clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>David Bell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center of California<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sharra Greer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Justin Guzman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center of California<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Yvette Letelier<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Families Uniting Families<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-14.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>LGBT Bar Affiliates' Problem Solving Worksession: Compliance, Administration and Communications<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will discuss compliance, administration, and communications techniques and strategies for affiliates of the LGBT Bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>How Polyamory is Important and Why It Should Be Protected<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While many people have misconceptions about polyamory, it is in fact simply a structure of family that differs from marriage between two people. American marriage laws are embedded with racism, sexism, ableism, and class discrimination; as a result, some people hesitate to enter into marriage, and polyamory offers an alternative. Moreover, polyamorous relationships can provide benefits that monogamous relationships cannot, including stability for families in the absence of a parent. Join our panel for a robust discussion of the ways in which polyamorous relationships provide different benefits than marriage and how several of our panelists are working to obtain legal protections for poly families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<b>Bex Caputo<\/b>, <i>BexTalksSex<\/i>; <\/span><b>Ruby Bouie Johnson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inamorata LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ben Schenker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Benjamin Schenker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Christopher N. Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Howard University\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-32.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Economic Justice for LGBTQ Communities: National Poverty Report &amp; Organizing Network<\/h5><p><em>Belasco, 5th Floor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the LGBTQ community has experienced a wide-range of legal and policy gains, sectors of this population continue to experience high rates of poverty and social instability. In 2014, several national groups convened to strategize about LGBTQ economic justice advocacy-forming the LGBTQ Poverty Collaborative. Members of this collaborative include the Williams institute, SAGE, The Valid Group, the National LGBTQ Task Force, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Whitman-Walker Health. Since 2015, the Collaborative has convened over 200 advocates and service providers in cities across the country to identify community needs and develop replicable policy solutions, resulting in a dynamic report of key local and federal policy recommendations. The legal and policy issues covered in the report highlighted the intersection of poverty in the LGBTQ community with race, criminal justice, immigration, health, work, housing, and other experiences in our communities. Come hear from some of the individuals who worked on this report and discuss innovative policy recommendations that resulted from our eight city-based consultations. This workshop will also explore strategies to build, maintain, and direct collective momentum in a productive and effective manner.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal<\/strong>,<em>\u00a0Lawyers&#8217; Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Priya Lane,\u00a0<\/strong><em>Lawyers&#8217; Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice;<\/em> <strong>Amira Hasenbush, <\/strong><em>The Law Office of Amira Hasenbush<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Impact of the Legalization of Marijuana on American Jurisprudence<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This presentation will discuss the legal history of marijuana to date and how it is impacting the law. There are currently 29 states that have some form of marijuana legalization. These recreational and medical marijuana laws have impacted almost every facet of the law and the courts. It has impacted driving laws, workplace laws, landlord\/tenant laws, and banking\/bankruptcy laws, to name a few. It has also impacted drug and alcohol testing at the roadside, in the courts, in probation, in the workplace, etc. The legal history of marijuana in the U.S. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from its inception to prohibition to the Marijuana Tax Act to the pertinent U.S. Supreme Court cases<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of Raich and Leary are of growing interest, especially due to the Trump Administration\u2019s federal policy regarding state marijuana laws. Constitutional issues are implicated as localities argue with states and states argue with the Federal Government. This presentation will also explore the 10th Amendment, due process, and equal protection arguments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Hon. Mary Celeste<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retired<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/IALGBT.Materials.2018.1.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>12 Step\/Recovery Meeting<\/h5><\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>9:00am &#8211; 10:30am \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General Attendance Session Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Crisis In The Courts: The Future of LGBT Equality and the Federal Judiciary<\/h5><p>Federal judicial appointments are lifetime appointments and are thus long-lasting legacies of presidential administrations, with the potential to dramatically shift the direction of the nation in a number of key areas. Both recent appointments and ongoing federal judicial appointee hearings have been causes of concern for the legal and LGBT communities this year as well as for other marginalized communities. Some experts believe that these recent appointments are a true legal crisis and are the most present danger to the LGBT community&#8217;s fight for equality. What will the hostile government appointments mean for the LGBT community, both in the short and long terms? Our speakers will discuss the impacts of recent judicial appointments and upcoming nominees, their importance and potential consequences, and the role of federal courts in our country.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers: <strong>Sasha Buchert<\/strong>, Lambda Legal; <strong>Praveen Fernandes<\/strong>, Constitutional Accountability Center;\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Elie Mystal<\/strong>, Above the Law<\/p>\n<p>Moderator and Panelist: <strong>Eric Lesh<\/strong>, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York<\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>10:45am &#8211; 12:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 Law Student Congress Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45am &#8211; 12:15pm\u00a0 Concurrent Workshops &#8211; Session D<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Advocating Zealously for Your LGBTQ clients: An Intersectional Approach<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is an interactive workshop where participants will review and discuss the professional responsibilities of attorneys and how we as members and allies of the LGBTQ community can support, counsel, and advocate for our diverse LGBTQ clients inside and outside of the courtroom. In this workshop, we will talk about what it means to show up in an intersectional way for your clients and will discuss ways that implicit bias impacts our level of advocacy, particularly when working with LGBTQ people of color (POC) and other minority clients. We will discuss personal issues and concerns that keep us from exploring personal biases and challenge our individual perspectives to recognize triggers for implicit bias and develop techniques and methods to deal with them. \u00a0The purpose of this workshop is to challenge the way we think, feel, and act towards our diverse minority clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <strong>Jean Philips<\/strong>, <em>New Mexico Legal Aid<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Crystal Monique Richardson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Crystal M. Richardson PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Connie J. Vetter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connie J. Vetter, Attorney at Law<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-30.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/2018_Implicit-Bias-I-2.pdf.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Aftermath of Masterpiece Cakeshop: Continuing the Conversation<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop brings together some of our movement\u2019s great minds to continue the conversation begun at the Wednesday plenary on the aftermath of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decision. Our panelists will expand upon the plenary topic, focusing particularly upon how the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling and the growing deference in state legislatures to religious refusals is likely to impact the trajectory of the LGBTQ equality movement, as well as how they may impact other marginalized identity groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Rose Saxe, <\/b><em>American Civil Liberties Union<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<b>Diana Flynn,<\/b>\u00a0<i>Lambda Legal;<\/i> <\/span><b>Sharita Gruberg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for American Progress<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Elizabeth Reiner Platt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Law School<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Reva Siegel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yale Law School<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-10.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Establishing Family Equality: New Developments in Laws Protecting Intended Parents<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will cover how different states have treated intended parents using assisted reproduction to conceive and developing law in this area. Panelists will address issues arising in states with no law on point, states with case law, states with statutes on point, and the new Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. They will offer current strategies for developing this area of law through litigation and legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jodi Argentino<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentino Family Law &amp; Child Advocacy, LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Alana Chazan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chazan Family Law, P.C<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.; <\/span><b>Brett Figlewski<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York; <\/span><\/i><b>Rebecca Levin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jerner &amp; Palmer, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Emily Haan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Establishign-Family-Equality.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Non-binary and Intersex Rights: Explosion of Growth; Vacuum of Understanding<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The past two years have seen the beginning of an explosion in visibility and rights for people whose sex or gender is outside of the binary male and female system, with over a dozen jurisdictions having addressed the issue in some way. There has been litigation and legislation regarding the rights of people who are intersex to bodily autonomy and of people who are non-binary to accurate gender markers. There are other important legal issues related to restrooms, marriage, medicine, and the rights of minors involved. If we are to someday live in a world that recognizes that sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation have endless variations, with all possibilities valued and respected, we all need to understand these issues. Join this panel discussion addressing recent developments and what comes next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Toby Adams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intersex &amp; Genderqueer Recognition Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Charlie Arrowood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transcend Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Celeste Fiore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentino Family Law &amp; Child Advocacy, LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>J. Remy Green<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &amp; Jacobson LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Alesdair H. Ittelson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interACT<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andy Izenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diana Adams Law &amp; Mediation, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Shawn Thomas Meerkamper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender Law Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-20.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>News, Fake News, and the State of the Free Press in 2018<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For journalists and the lawyers who defend them, these can be challenging, energizing, and frustrating times. While derided by some powerful voices as an \u201cenemy of the people,\u201d the importance of a free, robust, and uninhibited Fourth Estate has seldom been clearer. This panel will discuss the state of the free press in 2018 and the challenges faced by journalists in the trenches and the lawyers working with them who together protect the public\u2019s right to remain informed. Our guest journalists and attorneys will discuss, among other things, how the legal imperatives have evolved since the 2016 election, including: responses to frequent critiques from the highest levels of our government, threats to revise defamation law, the use of anonymous sources, and media litigation strategies. We will consider the rise of \u201cfake news,\u201d both as a pejorative hurled at mainstream media and as a legitimate threat, particularly to marginalized communities. The panel will also share their thoughts on the importance of a free press to minority populations and the tools at our disposal to maintain the integrity of our storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<b>Aaron Katersky<\/b>, <i>ABC News;\u00a0<\/i><\/span><b>Marian Porges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Linda Steinman<\/strong><i>,\u00a0<\/i><i>Davis Wright Tremaine LLP<\/i>; <\/span><b>Bryan Tallevi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBCUniversal Media, LLC; <\/span><\/i><strong>Lam Phuy\u00a0Vo<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Fake-News.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Workshop Sponsor Shell Oil Company presents: Hitting the Restart Button on Law Firm Diversity<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law firms have had diversity committees for decades now. Firms have been sponsoring activities that promote diversity, recruiting at diversity job fairs, and responding to client demands for diverse teams. Despite this decades-long investment, law firm partnerships and executive committees remain overwhelmingly white and overwhelming male. Research from the National Association of Law Placement (\u201cNALP\u201d) reveals that, despite decades of this so-called commitment to diversity, as of 2017, only 8.42% of law firm partners were minorities and only 22.7% were women. When we dig into these statistics, the findings are even more concerning. Only 1.83% of law firm partners in 2017 were black, and only 2.4% were Hispanic. In any industry, this return on investment would be unacceptable. Yet, law firms continue to have diversity committees, continue to sponsor activities that promote diversity, continue to recruit at diversity job fairs, and continue to do their best to build diverse teams for client matters. In other words, law firms continue to engage in the same activities that have resulted in poor results. Join a panel of law firm partners, in-house counsel, and experienced diversity professionals who will discuss what has worked and what has not. Panelists will offer new strategies to create an inclusive environment, retain diverse talent for partnership opportunities, and open new markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Marla Butler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Robins Kaplan LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Vincent A. Castiglione<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Attorney At Law<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Elizabeth Davis<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Burr &amp; Forman, LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Richard Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Benton+Bradford Consulting<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michelle Waites,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xerox Corporation<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Matierals.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Brave New World: What is on the Horizon for LGBT Elders<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re a lawyer who works with LGBT older adults, you are likely wondering what the legal and policy horizons look like for them. In this session, we will discuss the current rights transgender older adults have in housing (including long-term care settings), health care (yes, the Affordable Care Act is still law), and federal safety net programs (such as Social Security, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid). We will also address challenges LGBT older adults face in accessing aging services and supports and opportunities for overcoming those challenges through advocacy and policy change. In addition, we will review our victories over the past year, how the current Administration and Congress are still attempting to roll back hard-won rights, and what you and your clients can do to fight back. Panelists will also ask the audience: What other questions do you have about the intersection of LGBT-specific rights and aging?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Karen Loewy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Murray Scheel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whitman-Walker Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Aaron Tax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SAGE<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Brave-New-World.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>LGBTQ Employment Law in Practice<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panelists will present and discuss materials from panelist Don Davis\u2019 LexisNexis LGBTQ Employment Law Practice Guide, focusing on practical guidance for representing LGBTQ plaintiffs in employment discrimination actions and counseling employers on achieving best practices and compliance with the evolving legal landscape in this area. Panelist Don Davis is co-author of the Lexis Nexis\/Matthew Bender LGBTQ Employment Law Practice Guide and practices exclusively in the area of employment law, having represented both plaintiffs and employers in LGBTQ-specific employment matters. Panelist Omar Gonzalez-Pagan is part of the Lambda Legal litigation team representing impact plaintiffs and appellants such as Jameka Evans in key cases seeking a common-sense interpretation of Title VII\u2019s prohibition on sex discrimination to include sexual orientation discrimination. Panelist Michael Stevens has been involved in organizing and presenting at the Lavender Law Employment Law Institute in the past. A senior associate with Seyfarth Shaw, Michael practices primarily in the area of employee benefits law. Panelist Denise Visconti handles a broad variety of employment litigation matters at Littler Mendelson P.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Don Davis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mintz, Levin,\u00a0Cohn, Ferris, Glousky and\u00a0Popeo, P.C.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Omar Gonzalez-Pagan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michael Stevens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Denise Visconti,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Littler Mendelson P.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-33.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>HIV Criminalization: Best Practices for Productive National-Local Collaborations<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 30 states have laws in place that criminalize HIV exposure, non-disclosure, or transmission, or that apply harsher penalties for sex work or injection drug use on the basis of HIV status. These laws perpetuate stigma; undercut public health; and disproportionately affect women, sex workers, people of color, and LGBTQ communities. Efforts to reform these laws are underway across the country by coalitions that represent diverse advocacy communities, including individuals and organizations focused on LGBTQ rights, harm reduction, the health and rights of people with disabilities and living with HIV (PLHIV), and racial justice. National organizations can provide a critical role in supporting the work of state and local HIV criminal reform advocacy. This workshop will describe best practices based on the experiences of the Equality Federation, its affiliates in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Georgia, and the Center for HIV Law and Policy. Attendees of this workshop will be able to: 1) describe the current legal landscape of HIV criminal laws; 2) identify the intersections between advocacy for LGBTQ rights and HIV criminal law reform; 3) understand the different contexts of HIV criminalization in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Georgia, as well as how a national-local collaboration has been an effective response; and 4) draw lessons from these case studies to inform future advocacy that is intersectional, inclusive, and productive. The discussion will also highlight themes of transparency, the importance of centralizing and amplifying the leadership of PLHIV, and effective communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Kate Boulton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for HIV Law and Policy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Chris Hartman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fairness Campaign<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ana Hern\u00e1ndez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Equality Federation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Erik Paulk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia Equality<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kim Welter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KLW Consulting, LLC<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-38.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lavender-Law-SlidesKateBoulton.pptx_.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>12:30pm &#8211; 1:45pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40, Leading Practitioners, and Student Awards Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00pm &#8211; 3:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 Corporate Counsel Speed Networking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00pm &#8211; 3:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Concurrent Session E<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Bi-Sections: The Intersections of Bisexuality, Gender, Advocacy, and How its Explicit Inclusion Strengthens Sex Discrimination Arguments<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel will consist of two parts. The first half of the panel will begin with a discussion of the intersections of bisexuality and gender, with a particular emphasis on intersex, transgender, and non-binary people. Stereotypes of bisexual people, bisexual erasure, and discrimination in social situations and the legal world varies in presentation and effect based upon gender. This is especially true for members of the intersex, transgender, and non-binary communities. However, these communities are often either not thought of, or are conflated as one and the same. Panelists will highlight the similarities and differences to explain why each of these communities must be seen as unique when considering the ways in which bisexual issues affect them. In the second half, panelists will discuss the frequently overlooked place of bisexuals in LGBTQ litigation and other legal activism. Bisexual members of our community are directly affected by rulings and legislation targeted at gays and lesbians without being addressed or having their welfare considered in many of the relevant briefs, amici, or opinions. In other areas, such as in the contexts of Title VII and marriage litigation, bisexuality (like transgender and nonconforming gender identities) sheds light on the absurdities of rigidly dichotomous sex-based legal standards. Bisexuality also helps illustrate how sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination. Panelists will bring their perspectives as attorneys, professors, and bisexual advocates to discuss the actual and potential contributions of bisexuals and bisexuality to legal strategy and activism and the harm suffered by members of a community that frequently renders their contributions, needs, and existence invisible and irrelevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Toby Adams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intersex &amp; Genderqueer Recognition Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Aisha Davis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loevy &amp; Loevy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Heron Greenesmith,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City Anti-Violence Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andy Izenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diana Adams Law &amp; mediation, PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kathleen Perrin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Equality Case Files, Inc. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Bi-Sections-2.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Revenge Porn in the LGBTQ Community<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Four percent of United States internet users (nearly 10.4 million people) have been threatened with or are victims of the distribution of their explicit images without their consent. The problem is worse among LGBTQ communities. According to the Data &amp; Society Research Institute, 15% of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) internet users report that someone has threatened to share their explicit images; 7% say someone has actually done it. Evidence on the ground points to a growing problem, particularly among gay and bisexual men who use geosocial dating apps, where much image sharing occurs. And yet, there has been little to no discussion about how this phenomenon is affecting LGBTQ social life, safety online, and our ongoing conversation on equality. This panel will discuss new research and data on revenge porn in the LGBTQ community, the reasons why such nonconsensual image sharing occurs, and how we can work together to stop it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <strong>Carrie Goldberg<\/strong>, C. A Goldberg,<em> PLLC<\/em>;\u00a0<\/span><b>Krista Peterson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Andrew Santa Ana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Day One;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><b>Ari Ezra Waldman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Law School<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Safe_Social_Spaces_Submission_Feb_2017.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Tips for Succeeding as a Lesbian Attorney in a Big Law Firm or a Big Company<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will address what it is like to be an out lesbian at a large law firm or at a large company and provide tips for succeeding in those environments. Panelists include two Big Law associates and a partner, plus an in-house attorney at a multi-billion dollar company. They will discuss barriers to entry and obstacles facing them in their practices, the importance of finding mentors and like-minded colleagues, and strategies for success even in the most challenging practice groups and corporate environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Sharon Armstrong<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3M<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Lyzzette Bullock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Theodora Lee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Littler Mendelson<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Gloria Melunis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PNC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Kelly Padgett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paul Hastings LLP\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-17.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Marriage Minefields, Tax Torture &amp; Planning Pitfalls<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we (hopefully continue to) enjoy the nationwide freedom to marry, let\u2019s also think about whether marrying depending on individual circumstances makes sense for our clients and ourselves, and the ethics of advising couples together. Some married intact couples are even finding it advantageous to divorce. A tax lawyer will help sort out the new tax \u201creform\u201d laws and the ways our practices change as our clients age and the law changes. A family\/estate planning lawyer (and the author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay &amp; Otherwise<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) will explore the impact marriage has on income taxes and government benefits based on household income at death and divorce. We\u2019ll also talk about creative uses of nuptial agreements and discuss specific concerns for our families in the Trumpocalypse. Moderated by a Williams Institute fellow and family formation lawyer, you get a little of everything in this workshop with an ethics credit too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Wendy E. Hartmann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Offices of Wendy E. Hartmann<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Amira Hasenbush<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Law Office of Amira Hasenbush<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Elizabeth Schwartz,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabeth F. Schwartz, P.A.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/LavLaw2018-1.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>The Future Of Enterprise - How the 4th Industrial Revolution Impacts Business<\/h5><p>A multi-disciplinary discussion of how technology is impacting business and hot topics for legal practitioners \u2014 a look at the impact of blockchain developments, wearable technology, big data analytics, robotics, the sharing economy, targeted advertising and sales, the demand for individualized and bespoke experiences, mobile device payment, socially conscious consumers, and other trends impacting business in the short term.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Cameron Cloar-Zavaleta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Airlines<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Romulo Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PECO Energy Company<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Lynn Kappelman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Katherine Perrelli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seyfarth Shaw LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michael Woods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sol Systems LLC<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-28.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Making Legal Services Accessible to LGBT Survivors of Interpersonal Violence<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will address the efforts and unique challenges facing attorneys in developing a holistic advocacy model tailored toward the needs of LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic and dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault. We will discuss how legal services programs can ensure that LGBTQ+ survivors, who have been too often made to feel unwelcome by service providers, can have equal access to legal services, particularly those who are also part of other historically disregarded communities such as sex workers, homeless and homeless youth populations, immigrants, people of color, those with mental health disabilities, and those struggling with drug addiction and substance abuse. \u00a0The workshop will discuss challenges, setbacks, and successes in creating an advocacy model in an urban center, as well as the ongoing challenges of replicating and adapting the model for LGBTQ+ people living rural areas and tribal communities which lack resources generally found in cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:<\/span><b> Hon. Christopher Bowen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Derek Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico Legal Aid<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;\u00a0<b>Debra Murphy<\/b>, <i>U.S. Department of Justice<\/i>; <\/span><b>Jean Philips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico Legal Aid<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Terra Slavin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles LGBT Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-5.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Pathways to the Judiciary<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each year, members of the judiciary come together to discuss their career trajectory and provide advice to young professionals interested in ascending the bench. Representing a diverse array of judges, panelists will discuss both the appointed and elected processes for judges in different jurisdictions as well as ethical guidelines or standards associated with panelists\u2019 paths to becoming judges or retaining their positions. Additionally, challenges of being an openly LGBT judge, arising especially out of judicial ethics codes, will be a focus as well. Members of the International Association of LGBT Judges will be available during and after the session to talk further with attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Pathways-to-the-Judiciary-1-1.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Practical Ways for the LGBT Legal Community to Create LGBT Fairness in the Legal System<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will give LGBT lawyer attendees tangible ways to make the legal system more fair for LGBT people. Topics will include how to conduct LGBT inclusive voir dire, how to add a \u201cdiversity CLE\u201d requirement in your state, how to eliminate LGBT \u2018panic\u2019 legal defenses, how to update court rules to make them more inclusive, and how to start a judicial screening commission in your state or city through a bar association. Other topics will include how attorneys can train judges and court staff to be LGBT competent and how to train prosecutors and defense attorneys on LGBT intimate partner violence. The workshop will include an ethics component.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Lousene Hoppe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fredrikson &amp; Byron<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Eric Lesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LGBT Bar Association and Foundation of Greater New York<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Jaclyn Quiles,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kings County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Mariano Reyna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ethan Rice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><strong>Hon. D. Zeke Zeidler<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Los Angeles County Superior Court<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180302_104012_10768-2.pdf.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Workshop Sponsor Thomson Reuters presents: Next Generation LGBTQ+ Global Diversity &amp; Inclusion: What does it mean? Why does it matter?<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you are in law school, a law firm, or a corporation, our work and school environments are expected to be diverse in their make-up and inclusive in their culture. The emphasis on diversity and inclusion has changed from just a nice sentiment to a strategy to retain and attract diverse talent and a tool for business development. The panelists represent a diverse group of leaders from Thomson Reuters who will share their D&amp;I insights and experiences specifically around the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalexecutiveinstitute.com\/transforming-womens-leadership-in-law\/\">Transforming Women\u2019s Leadership in the Law<\/a> initiative which addresses structural barriers and creating cultural change needed at the organizational level for women to succeed and advance in the legal industry. The panel will also discuss the strategic importance of academic\/employee\/business affinity resource groups and how grassroots efforts can make real and lasting change locally and globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Helene Haapala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomson Reuters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <strong>Kelly Miller<\/strong>, <em>Thomson Reuters<\/em>; and\u00a0<\/span><b>Natalie D. Runyon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomson Reuters<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-7.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Affiliate Congress Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finance Institute Opening Session (<em>By<\/em>\u00a0<em>Invitation Only)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:45pm &#8211; 5:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Concurrent Session F<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>The 5 Most Expensive Marketing Blunders Attorneys Make Online (and how to avoid them!)<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creating the right digital presence can be a crucial part of your firm\u2019s marketing strategy. \u00a0It can also be expensive in both time and cost and if done wrong and can even harm, not elevate, the image of your firm. \u00a0Learn how to avoid the most common traps and create an online presence that both enhances your firm\u2019s image <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">supports its growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Deb L. Kinney<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johnston, Kinney &amp; Zulaica LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span> <b>Mike Wells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atticus, Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not for CLE credit. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>BiLaw Caucus<\/h5><p>BiLaw is an informal group of bisexual-identified and bi-allied attorneys, academics, and law students. The BiLaw Caucus is an opportunity to network with other bi-identified lawyers and discuss areas of the law relevant to bisexual people. All bi-identified and bi-allied attorneys, academics, and law students are encouraged to attend. Following a brief\u00a0meet-and-greet, the organizers will provide a structured discussion based on attendees priorities.<\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Transgender People in the Military: A Legal Update<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transgender people have long served with honor and distinction in the military, while being forced to remain closeted as to their true selves. On June 30, 2016, that history of honorable service was finally recognized fully by the United States government, as the ban on transgender servicemembers serving openly was lifted. However, 2017 witnessed a complete reversal in policy implemented by the Trump Administration, followed by a slew of lawsuits filed by our movement\u2019s advocacy organizations successfully enjoining implementation of the newly reinstated ban, followed by a restated ban policy, followed by additional \u2013 and currently successful \u2013 legal action. Our panelists will review the status of the lawsuits addressing transgender servicemembers; explore the reasons why transgender people are disproportionately likely to have served in the military; and open a dialogue about the challenges facing transgender people who wish to serve in the current climate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Shannon Minter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Peter Perkowski,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OutServe-SLDN<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Donna Price<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JAG Defense;\u00a0<b>Tobias Barrington Wolff<\/b>, University of Pennsylvania Law School; <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-24.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Priorities, Productivity, and Peace: Diverse Perspectives on Mindfulness and Well-Being for Lawyers<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The word mindfulness is everywhere these days. What does it mean? How is it relevant for lawyers? In this panel, four diverse professionals will explain why mindfulness and well-being are crucial competence skills for lawyers, how law students and the legal education system can benefit from training in mindfulness, how mindfulness can help us to mitigate implicit bias, and the ways that mindfulness supports productivity and priority-setting. Participants will take away practical tools for mitigating stress and enhancing well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Emily Doskow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Emily Doskow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Cecilia Loving<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City Fire Department<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Stephanie Phillips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">State University of New York; <\/span><\/i><b>Bjorn Sorenson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King Spoke Advisors<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-12.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Intersectionality: Challenges of being a Double Minority in Predominately White &amp; Hetero Spaces<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop is an opportunity for LGBTQ attorneys who also identify as racial minorities to present and discuss their experiences navigating the legal profession to a diverse audience of attorneys. The workshop will allow for discourse on the challenges LGBTQ attorneys of color face in dealing with clients, working in law firms, feelings of isolation, and dealing with other attorneys, as well as how they have navigated those challenges. This is also an opportunity for attorneys who may not be racial minorities to understand the struggles of their peers who face these unique challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Jason Burch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <em>Uber Technologies, Inc<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Steve Hanton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nixon Peabody LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Bendita Cynthia Malakia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hogan Lovells US LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Michelle Peak,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Airlines<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Seth Pearson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Foley &amp; Lardner LLP<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-11.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Moving On Up in the Judiciary: Lessons Learned<\/h5><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the last two years, openly gay judges were appointed to three of the top positions in the New York State judiciary, including the first openly gay judge nominated and confirmed to the state\u2019s highest court. At a time when openly LGBT judicial nominations have totally stalled for the federal bench, opportunities for progress remain in some state court systems. This panel will address the question of how to have successful openly LGBT judicial candidates been able to stand out and get promoted to appellate courts and leadership posts. The panel will also consider the real challenges to continued progress in the current hyperpartisan political environment that is even now trickling down to state legislatures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers:\u00a0<strong>Hon. Paul Feinman<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>New York Court of Appeals<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Hon. Elizabeth Garry<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Appellate Division, Third Department<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Hon. Andrew McDonald<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Connecticut Supreme Court<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Hon. George Silver<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>New York City Courts<\/em>;\u00a0<strong>Matthew Skinner<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York Courts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/20180228_182843_31911-2.pdf\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Parents' Perspectives: Lawyers Provide Firsthand Insights on LGBTQ Family Building<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The path to parenthood for LGBTQ families can be winding and unpredictable. Just choosing among the most common options of adoption, surrogacy, foster care, and donor insemination can be daunting in and of itself. Many lawyers approach the process both as a legal problem and as a prospective parent. This panel assembles lawyers who regularly work with LGBTQ families, and who are parents themselves, to untangle sticky legal issues and provide a firsthand account. This panel is geared toward non-family law attorneys considering becoming parents, lawyers considering a family building practice, and seasoned practitioners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Denise Brogan-Kator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Family Equality Council<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Teresa Calabrese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mediation &amp; Law Office of Teresa D. Calabrese<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Brian Esser<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Office of Brian Esser PLLC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Sharra Greer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children\u2019s Law Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Bruce Hale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Modern Family Law<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Materials-9.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>HIV Treatment as Prevention - Risks and Benefits of U=U Messaging<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is now well-established that persons living with HIV who attain and maintain viral suppression have virtually no possibility of transmitting HIV to their sexual partners, even if condoms are not used and the sexual partner is not on PrEP. The Treatment as Prevention message, which has been endorsed by the CDC and by NIH officials, has recently been re-cast by advocates as \u201cUndetectable = Untransmittable\u201d or \u201cU=U.\u201d The good news that patients whose viral load is fully suppressed are noninfectious to their sexual partners has had a profound, positive effect on the self-esteem and well-being of many patients. However, the U=U campaign also has generated controversy. Much of the concern centers on the fact that many persons living with HIV in the U.S. are unable to access healthcare or sustain adherence to the medications necessary to remain consistently virally suppressed. Others are unable to maintain viral suppression for reasons that remain unclear. Moreover, there are disturbing inequities in health outcomes across a spectrum of HIV-related care metrics: Blacks and other People of Color are less likely to be virally suppressed than Whites; and there are significant deficits for women \u2013 especially transgender women \u2013 and persons living with HIV in the South. This workshop will explore several legal and ethical issues raised by the U=U campaign, including: implications for the provider-patient relationship; reform of laws criminalizing HIV exposure; the employment of HIV-positive health care workers; and the relevance (if any) of an HIV-positive patient\u2019s viral load to a surgeon\u2019s, dentist\u2019s, or other health care provider\u2019s willingness to treat them. Current case law and litigation strategies will also be explored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Sean Bland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Georgetown University Law Center; <\/span><b>Dan Bruner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Whitman-Walker Health; <\/span><b>Allison Nichol,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for HIV Law and Policy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Scott Schoettes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambda Legal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/CLE-Materials-HIV-Treatment-as-Prevention-Risks-and-Benefits-of-UU-Messaging.docx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>5:15pm &#8211; 6:15pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finance Institute Reception (<em>By Invitation Only)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>5:30pm &#8211; 7:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Conference Reception\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm &#8211; 9:00pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 International Association of LGBT Judges Reception (<em>By<\/em> I<em>nvitation Only)<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t        \t\t\t<\/dd><dt class=\"\">\n\t        \t<a class=\"ult-tabto-actitle withBorder ult_a \" id=\"1483590299160-3-1\" style=\"color:#ffffff;;background-color:#428dc4;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;\" href=\"#1483590299160-3-1\">\n\t        \t\t<i class=\"accordion-icon\"><\/i>\n\t        \t\t\t<span class=\"ult_tab_main ult_ac_main ult_noacordicnBoth\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-8890 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text no_icon ult_acordian-text ult-responsive\" style=\"font-weight:bold;;color:inherit \" >8\/10 FRIDAY, AUGUST 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a><\/dt>\n\t            \t\t<dd class=\"ult-tabto-accordionItem ult-tabto-accolapsed\">\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"ult-tabto-acontent\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#42474d;\">\n\t\t\t\t               [vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"feature font-orange\">FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018<\/h1>\n<h5><strong><em>Please Note:\u00a0Programming is subject to change.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>7:00am &#8211; 8:00am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recovery\/12 Step Meeting<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30am &#8211; 2:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sponsor and Attendee Check-In<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00am &#8211; 9:00am<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>International Association of LGBT Judges Board Meeting<\/strong> <strong>(<\/strong><em>Bring Your Own Breakfast<strong>)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Carnegie, 5th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00am &#8211; 8:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Light Continental Breakfast for Law Students and Career Services Professionals\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(<em>Law Students and\u00a0Career Services Professionals Only<\/em>)<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Sponsored by Walmart Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/intellectual-property-institute\/\">Intellectual Property Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/finance-institute\/\">Finance Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/employment-law-institute\/\">Employment Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/trust-estates-institute\/\">Trust &amp; Estates Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/program\/institutes\/family-law-institute\/\">Family Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/program\/institutes\/transgender-law-institute\/\">Transgender Law Institute<\/a> (<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am &#8211; 10:00am\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Law Student Career Counseling (NALP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Career Services and Job Search Strategies for Law Students<\/h5><p>A panel of legal practitioners with experience working in government, non-profit, and different sized law firms, moderated by a legal career services professional, will discuss the tools, considerations and critical aspects to find, research and evaluate entry level employment in today\u2019s legal market.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Gary Greener<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of California &#8211; LA School of Law<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Matthew Jannusch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Rage Kidvai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal Aid Society<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Robert A. Major,<\/b> <i>Major, Lindsey &amp; Africa<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Concepcion Montoya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hinshaw &amp; Culbertson LLP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Fred Thrasher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Association of Law Placement<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong>9:00am &#8211; 12:30pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 International Association of LGBT Judges Institute (<\/strong><em>Judges Only<\/em><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15am &#8211; 11:45am\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>How to Go In-House: Career Advice for Law Students and Laterals from Seasoned In-House Counsel<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Lia Brooks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Citi Bank<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Christian Dowell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WhatsApp, Facebook<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Nadir Joshua<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ads, Facebook<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Ariel Ruiz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uber; <\/span><\/i>Andrew Sachs<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Getty Images\u00a0<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30am &#8211; 2:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>One on One Law Student and Lateral Career Counseling &amp; Resume Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00pm &#8211; 1:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Recruiter and Student Lunch, <\/strong><em>Salon 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:30pm &#8211; 1:30pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Lunch (<\/strong><em>Institute Attendees<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><ul class=\"concurrent-sessions-full no-bullet\"><li><h5>Family Law Institute Lunch<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Transgender Law Institute Law Lunch<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Trust &amp; Estates Institute Lunch<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>International Association of LGBT Judges Lunch<\/h5><p><strong><em>Julliard\/Imperial, 5th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li><li><h5>Mission Critical Cybersecurity: Ethical Considerations, Tips, and Tools for Navigating Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Threats from the In-House Perspective<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attorneys have ethical duties of competence in technology and confidentiality that inform the active role that in-house counsel must play in cybersecurity\/data privacy strategy and management. \u00a0This panel of ACC In-House Counsel All-Stars will discuss key insights and trends from the ACC\u2018s 2018 State of Cybersecurity Report and will provide tips and tools regarding cybersecurity preparation, data breach response, and recovery. \u00a0This panel will also discuss law firm cybersecurity, and how both in-house and outside counsel can fulfill their ethical obligations under ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 1.6 to minimize and mitigate data breaches and cyber-attacks, two of the most critical threats facing most corporations today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: <\/span><b>Mary Blatch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Association of Corporate Counsel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Luis Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visione<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Edward Willey III,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Academy Sports + Outdoors; <strong>Benjamin Williams<\/strong><em>, Bloomberg L.P.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This panel is open to attendees of the Finance Law Institute, Corporate Counsel Institute, Employment Law Institute, and Intellectual Property Institute only.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Lavender-Law-2018-Cybersecurity-Session.pptx_.zip\">CLE Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/2018-Cybersecurity-session-slides-LGBT-LavLaw.pptx_.zip\">Presentation Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00pm &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/\"><strong>Career Fair<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30pm &#8211; 5:00pm<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/judicial-nuts-bolts-a-fast-paced-academy-for-judicial-candidates-application\/\">Judicial Nuts &amp; Bolts: A Fast-Paced Academy For Judicial Candidates<\/a> (<em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Broadhurst\/Belasco, 5th Floor\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30pm &#8211; 3:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0Lawyering En Espanol<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Led by Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and Eduardo Juarez, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latinos\/as have become the largest minority community in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by the year 2050, nearly one-quarter of the U.S. population will be of Latino\/a origin. Already, Spanish is the second most widely spoken language across the United States. How is the legal profession responding to this significant demographic shift?\u00a0<span class=\"m_-396356966172176261gmail-m_1851078801474892957gmail-m_-8468029533966979519gmail-il\">Lawyering\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_-396356966172176261gmail-m_1851078801474892957gmail-m_-8468029533966979519gmail-il\">en<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"m_-396356966172176261gmail-m_1851078801474892957gmail-m_-8468029533966979519gmail-il\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span>\u00a0will provide an informal space for community building, dialogue and networking\u00a0conducted in both English and Spanish. Participants will explore how legal, cultural, and language skills intersect in the\u00a0effective representation of Latino\/a and Spanish-speaking clients.\u00a0We will also discuss best practices for serving the legal and policy needs of Spanish-speaking clients.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>Abogac\u00eda\u00a0en Espa\u00f1ol: Hablando Espa\u00f1ol Para Ayudar a Construir Puentes a Trav\u00e9s de Diversas Comunidades<\/b><\/p>\n<div>Latinos\/as se han convertido en la m\u00e1s grande comunidad de minor\u00edas en los Estados Unidos. La Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos estima que para el a\u00f1o 2050 casi un cuarto de la poblaci\u00f3n del\u00a0pa\u00eds ser\u00e1\u00a0de origen Latino\/a.\u00a0 El espa\u00f1ol ya es el segundo idioma\u00a0m\u00e1s\u00a0hablado en los Estados Unidos.\u00a0\u00bfComo responde la profesi\u00f3n legal a este cambio demogr\u00e1fico?\u00a0 Abogac\u00eda\u00a0en Espa\u00f1ol\u00a0propocionar\u00e1\u00a0un espacio informal para crear dialogo\u00a0en ingles y espa\u00f1ol\u00a0y para establecer contactos comunitarios y profesionales. Los\/las participantes explorar\u00e1n como las habilidades legales, culturales y ling\u00fc\u00edsticas se cruzan en la representaci\u00f3n efectiva de clientes Latinos\/as y de habla hispana. Tambi\u00e9n discutiremos las mejores maneras para solucionar y resolver las necesidades legales de los\/las clientes de\u00a0habla hispana.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2:15pm &#8211; 3:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 Pro Bono Clinics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30pm &#8211; 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/program\/institutes\/2018-corporate-counsel-institute\/\">Corporate Counsel Institute<\/a>\u00a0(<\/strong><em>Accepted Applicants Only<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00pm &#8211; 6:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Raise a Glass&#8221; to 2019!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sponsored by Reed Smith LLP[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t        \t\t\t<\/dd>\n    \t<\/dl>\n    <!--<div class=\"extraborder\" style=\"background-color:#2381c4\"><\/div>-->\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;complete_program&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lavender Law\u00ae features concurrent workshops, general attendance sessions and specialty programming designed for family law practitioners, transgender advocates, corporate counsel and those interested in pursuing a career as a member of the judiciary. 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