2024 CLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE WORKSHOP MATERIALS

State-by-state CLE information is available here. Please email Laura with any questions. 

 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 

• GENERAL COUNSEL FORUM WORKSHOPS 
  • Protecting Those at Risk  
    • Theresa Sidebotham and Jeff Dalyrmple  
      • Outline
  • Church Autonomy  
    • Carl Esbeck  
      • Outline
      • Handout
  • Employment Trends Affecting Nonprofits  
    • Will Thetford and Virginia Cronin  
      • Outline
  • Challenges, Choices, Conflicts, Culture 
    • Steve Kao   
      • Outline
      • Handout
• MAIN CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION 1 
  • Workshop 1 
    • Helping Ministries Keep or Recover Their Faith  
      • Stanley Carlson-Thies, Caleb Acker, and Chelsea Langston Bambino  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 2 
    • Pregnancy Centers and the Law  
      • Anne O’Connor and Tom Glessner  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 3 
    • Carson v. Makin and the Level Playing Field  
      • Brad Jacob  
        • Outline

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1  

• PLENARY PANEL 
  • Ethical Implications of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Lawyering  
    • Rick Campanelli, Natt Gantt, Kevin Lee, and Jason Thacker
      • Outline
• MAIN CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION 2 
  • Workshop 4 
    • Religious Freedom Update 
      • Lori Kepner  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 5 
    • Peacemaking: Nice Guys Don’t Have to Finish Last  
      • Laurie Stewart  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 6 
    • Legal Aid for the Non-Specialist   
      • Jim Helfrich and Lori Young  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 7 
    • Attorney and Law Student Wellness   
      • Michelle Williams and Codie Chevalier  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 8 
    • Public Records Requests in Tort Litigation 
      • Matthew Joens and Timothy Joens  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 9 
    • Sex Trafficking Law and Litigation 
      • Ben Bull 
        • Outline

• CLS MAIN WORKSHOP SESSION 3  
  • Workshop 10 
    • Thinking Biblically About Immigration  
      • Sarah Flagel and Matthew Soerens  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 11 
    • Instituting Dignity: The Duty to Die 
      • Alexandra Snyder   
        • Outline  
  • Workshop 12 
    • Supporting the Rule of Law Without Defying the State  
      • Jeffrey Ventrella 
        • Outline
  • Workshop 13 
    • Telling Client Stories  
      • Ashley Love  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 14 
    • Exercising Faith at Work   
      • Jeff Mateer  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 15 
    • Using Emotional Intelligence and Peacemaking   
      • Ken Sande  
        • Outline

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 

• MAIN CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION 4 
  • Workshop 16 
    •  Hotspots for Churches and Nonprofits  
      • Rob Showers, Will Thetford, and Justin Coleman  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 17 
    • Defending the Innocent  
      • Craig Shultz and Michael Shultz  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 18 
    • Business Transactions and Charitable Trusts  
      • Eric Ratcliff  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 19 
    • Manifest Destiny for Life   
      • Steve Aden   
        • Outline
  • Workshop 20  
    • Moving Mountains by Faith in the Legal Arena   
      • Robert Anderson   
        • Outline
  • Workshop 21 
    • Religious Accommodation in Post-Groff v. DeJoy   
      • Alan Reinach and Dean Broyles   
        • Outline

• MAIN CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION 5 
  • Workshop 22 
    • The Reluctant Attorney: A Path of Faith and Obedience  
      • Nhung Hurst  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 23 
    • The Land Battle Facing Christian Schools  
      • Noel Sterett  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 24 
    • A Byte-Sized Intro to AI and Ethics  
      • Richard Kelley and Emily Mimnaugh  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 25 
    • Hot Topics in Immigration Law  
      • James Lance Conklin  
        • Outline
        • Handout 1
        • Handout 2
        • Handout 3
        • Handout 4
        • Handout 5
  • Workshop 26 
    • Bathrooms and Pronouns: Threat or Spiritual Opportunity  
      • Theresa Sidebotham  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 27 
    • Tort Law in the Digital Age: Leveraging  
      • Shaun Capps  
        • Outline

• MAIN CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION 6 
  • Workshop 28 
    • Combating Religious-Based Violence in Africa  
      • Jeffrey Brauch and Teresa Conradie  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 29 
    • But I’m a Business Lawyer   
      • Deborah Hubbs  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 30 
    • Trauma-Informed Lawyering and Attorney Wellbeing 
      • Lina Hughes and John Westmoreland  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 31 
    • A Proverbs 31 Approach to Seeking the Lord and Persevering  
      • Tracy Tribbett  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 32 
    • The 5th Commandment and Estate Planning  
      • Matthew Degioia  
        • Outline
  • Workshop 33
    • 150 Days to a Solid Protection Policy  
      • Deborah Ausburn and Tom Rawlings  
        • Outline
        • Handout 1
        • Handout 2
        • Handout 3
        • Handout 4
        • Handout 5
        • Handout 6
        • Handout 7