Conference Workshop Schedule

CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

For information on CLE credit by state click here.

(scroll down for schedule by time)


BY TOPIC

CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID

The Calling of Christian Legal Aid
Ken Liu, Christian Legal Society

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Religious Liberty Update
Kim Colby, Director, Center for Law & Religious Freedom

Litigating Faith in the Workplace: Religious Accommodation Law and Practice
Alan Reinach, Church State Council

The Current U.S. Legal Landscape: LGBT and Religious Liberty Issues
Carl Esbeck, University of Missouri Law School

ETHICS

Update on Rule 8.4 (g)
L.O. Natt Gantt, II, Regent University School of Law

Ethics and Billing
Forrest A. Norman, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.

Cybersleuthing, Predatory Friending, and the New “Face” of Legal Practice: Ethical Implications for Lawyers In Cyberspace and Social Media (ethics credit in some jurisdictions)
Wendy Patrick, National Law Center for Children and Families

SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Living an Unhurried Life: The Key
to Finding Joy in the Midst of the Practice of Law
Bob Trierweiler and Terry Morgan, Cru

Relational Wisdom for Christian Attorneys
Ken Sande, RW360

MORAL LEADERSHIP

Moral Leadership
Sarah Sumner, Right On Mission

PRO LIFE

Disruptive Technologies, Moral Hazards, and Legal Uncertainty: Are Legal Frameworks Keeping Pace with the Profound Moral and Policy Implications of Accelerating Technologies?
Rick Campanelli, University of Virginia, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

SCHOLARS’ SYMPOSIUM

Joyful Jurisprudence: God’s Presence in Law and Man’s Praise of God
Dean Eric Enlow, Handong International Law School

CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS

Proclaiming Truth in an Age of LGBTQ, Racism, and Fake News
John Stonestreet, Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview

FAMILY LAW

Challenges Facing the Family Law Practitioner
Rena Lindevaldson, Liberty University School of Law

PEACEMAKING / MEDIATION

Offering Clients a Biblical Mediation Paradigm
Matthew Argue, Institute For Christian Conciliation

JURISPRUDENCE

What’s Your Playlist: Telos, Technos, and Advocacy’s Soundtrack
Jeffrey Ventrella, Alliance Defending Freedom

CHURCH / NONPROFIT

Legal Hotspots, Risk Management, and Emerging Issues for Churches and Nonprofits
Rob Showers and Elyse Smith, Simms Showers LLP

Avoiding the 13 4/5ths Deadly Sins of Church Boards
Bob Brown, Church & Ministry
Law, Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A

Top Financial, Tax, and Policy Issues for Churches and Charities
John Van Drunen, Evangelical Counsel for Financial Accountability, and F. Philip Manns, Jr., Liberty University School of Law

HUMAN TRAFFICKING / DOMESTIC & CHILD ABUSE

Intervening in Domestic or Child Abuse: Representation in the Legal System and Advising Churches for Care and Counseling
Anthony Bushnell, The Bushnell Law Firm, LLC

Fighting Human Trafficking Through the Local Church
Raleigh Sadler, Let My People Go

ESTATE PLANNING

Basic Estate Planning for the General Practitioner
Prof. Richard Bowser, Campbell Law School, LegacyWise Presenter

Advanced Estate Planning
Prof. Richard Bowser, Campbell Law School, LegacyWise Presenter

Ethics in Estate Planning
Prof. Richard Bowser, Campbell Law School, LegacyWise Presenter

A Layperson’s Perspective on Spiritually-Informed Estate Planning
Dr. Kimberly Alexander, LegacyWise

WORK LIFE BALANCE

Time Poor, Soul Rich: Practical Solutions for Busy Professional Women
Anne Winckel, Author, Lawyer, Consultant, Melbourne, Australia

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Legal Project Management
Mark Lassiter, The Lassiter Law Firm

Life Together in the Law: The Reality of a Christian Law Firm
George R. “Chip” Grange, II, Gammon & Grange, PC; Chris Charles, Provident Law; Richard Baker, Mauck & Baker; Sally Wagenmaker, Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC

PRACTICE SPECIFIC

Cybersleuthing, Predatory Friending, and the New “Face” of Legal Practice: Implications for Lawyers In Cyberspace and Social Media
Wendy Patrick, National Law Center for Children and Families

Employment Law 101: What Non- Employment Lawyers Need to Know
Jeffrey Miller, Carr Allison

“Classic” Direct Examinations
Phil Sechler, Robbins Russell Englert Orseck Untereiner & Sauber LLP

*Workshops subject to change

 

 

 

 


 

 

BY TIME

Session I: Thursday, October 27, 4:00 – 5:30 PM

Workshop 1: Relational Wisdom for Christian Attorneys – Ken Sande

Workshop 2: The Current U.S. Legal Landscape: LGBT and Religious Liberty Issues – Carl Esbeck

Workshop 3: Ethics and Billing – Forrest Norman

 

Session II: Friday, October 28, 1:30 – 3:00 PM

Workshop 4: Legal Project Management – Mark Lassiter

Workshop 5: Religious Liberty Workshop: Litigating Faith in the Workplace: Religious Accommodation Raw and Practice – Alan Reinach

Workshop 6: Basic Estate Planning for the General Practitioner – Professor Richard Bowser

Workshop 7: Session II – Relational Wisdom for Attorneys (Repeat) – Ken Sande

Workshop 8: Session II – Moral Leadership – Sarah Sumner

Workshop 9: Session II – “Classic” Direct Examinations – Phil Sechler

 

Session III: Friday, October 28, 3:30 – 5:00 PM

Workshop 10: Session III – Joyful Jurisprudence: God’s Presence in Law and Man’s Praise of God – Eric Enlow

Workshop 11: Session III – Proclaiming Truth in an Age of LGBTQ, Racism and Fake News – John Stonestreet

Workshop 12: Session III – Avoiding the 13 4/5ths Deadly Sins of Church Boards – Bob Brown

Workshop 13: Session III – Challenges Facing the Family Law Practitioner – Prof. Rena Lindevaldson

Workshop 14: Session III – A layperson’s perspective on spiritually-informed estate planning – Dr. Kimberly Alexander (Non CLE)

Workshop 15: Session III – Ethics and Billing (Repeat) – Forrest Norman

 

Session IV: Saturday, October 29, 10:15 – 11:45 AM

Workshop 16: Session IV – Offering Clients a Biblical Mediation Paradigm – Matthew W. Argue, Esq.

Workshop 17: Session IV – Advanced Estate Planning – Prof. Richard Bowser

Workshop 18: Session IV – Cybersleuthing, Predatory Friending, and the new “Face” of Legal Practice – Ethical Implications for Lawyers In Cyberspace and Social Media – Wendy Patrick

Workshop 19: Session IV – 2017 Religious Liberty Update – Kim Colby

Workshop 20: Session IV – Living an Unhurried Life – the Key to Finding Joy in the Midst of the Practice of Law – Bob Trierweiler and Terry Morgan, Cru

Workshop 21: Session IV – Legal hotspots, risk management, and emerging issues for churches and nonprofits. – Elyse Smith & Rob Showers

 

Session IV: Saturday, October 29, 1:45 – 3:15 PM

Workshop 22: Session V – Employment Law 101: What Non-Employment Lawyers Need to Know – Jeffrey Miller

Workshop 23: Session V – Time Poor, Soul Rich – Practical Solutions for Busy Professional Women – Anne Winckel

Workshop 24: Session V – ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) – Prof. Natt Gantt

Workshop 25: Session V – Legal Project Management (repeat) – Mark Lassiter

Workshop 26: Session V – Life Together in the Law: The Reality of a Christian Law Firm – Christian Lawyer Panel

Workshop 27: Session V – Top Financial, Tax, and Policy Issues for Churches and Charities – John Van Drunen and Prof. F. Philip Manns Jr.

 

Session IV: Saturday, October 29, 3:45 – 5:15 PM

Workshop 28: Session VI – The Calling of Christian Legal Aid – Ken Liu

Workshop 29: Session VI – What’s Your Playlist: Telos, Technos, and Advocacy’s Soundtrack – Jeff Ventrella

Workshop 30: Session VI – Intervening in Domestic or Child Abuse: Representation in the Legal System and Advising Churches for Care and Counseling – Anthony Bushnell

Workshop 31: Session VI – Ethics in Estate Planning – Professor Richard Bowser

Workshop 32: Session VI – Disruptive Technologies, Moral Hazards and Legal Uncertainty: Are legal frameworks keeping pace with profound moral and policy implications of accelerating technologies? – Rick Campanelli

Workshop 33: Session VI – Fighting Human Trafficking Through the Local Church – Raleigh Sadler

 

CLE credits will be provided for workshops that qualify, which is dependent on the rules of each accrediting state.

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