2022 CLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORINIA
OCTOBER 6-9, 2022
Seeking His Kingdom
NATIONAL LAW STUDENT CONVENTION
State-by-state CLE information is available here. Please email Laura@clsnet.org with any questions.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
- CLA SUMMIT WORKSHOPS
- Opening Address
- Vocation as a Ministry
- Andrew Brashier
- Vocation as a Ministry
- Workshop Session 1
- So … You Feel Called to Start a Christian Legal Aid Clinic
- Ron Foster
- Legal First Responders
- Nate Knapper
- So … You Feel Called to Start a Christian Legal Aid Clinic
- Workshop Session 2
- Landlords Gone Wild
- Al Johnson
- Landlords Gone Wild
- Workshop Session 3
- Limited Scope Representation: Considerations for the Christian Legal Aid Clinic
- Nicole Steward and Wally Laron, Jr.
- Limited Scope Representation: Considerations for the Christian Legal Aid Clinic
- Opening Address
- GENERAL COUNSEL FORUM WORKSHOPS
- MAIN CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION 1
- Workshop 1
- Workshop 2
- Workshop 3
- The Meaning and Significance of Professional Identity Formation for Lawyers (repeats as Workshop 6)
- Natt Gantt
- The Meaning and Significance of Professional Identity Formation for Lawyers (repeats as Workshop 6)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
- Plenary Panel
- Religious Freedom in America
- Moderated by Adele Keim
- Religious Freedom in America
- WORKSHOP SESSION 2
- Workshop 4
- Lawyer Well-being: You’re not Alone
- John Westmoreland, David Westmoreland, and Lina Hughes
- Lawyer Well-being: You’re not Alone
- Workshop 5
- Sex Trafficking: The Problem, the Law, and Proposed Solutions
- Ben Bull
- Sex Trafficking: The Problem, the Law, and Proposed Solutions
- Workshop 6
- The Meaning and Significance of Professional Identity Formation for Lawyers (repeat of Workshop 3)
- Natt Gantt
- The Meaning and Significance of Professional Identity Formation for Lawyers (repeat of Workshop 3)
- Workshop 8
- Crafting Your Client’s Family Law Story
- Bryan Reed
- Crafting Your Client’s Family Law Story
- Workshop 9
- Workshop 4
- WORKSHOP SESSION 3
- Workshop 10
- Attorneys as Relationally Wise Peacemakers and Conciliators
- Ken Sande
- Attorneys as Relationally Wise Peacemakers and Conciliators
- Workshop 11
- ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) Update
- Laura Nammo and Mike Schutt
- ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) Update
- Workshop 12
- How to Prepare for and Take Effective Depositions
- Jim Davids
- How to Prepare for and Take Effective Depositions
- Workshop 13
- Legalizing Suicide: Illness, Despair, and the Pro-life Response
- Catherine Glenn Foster
- Legalizing Suicide: Illness, Despair, and the Pro-life Response
- Workshop 14
- Key Issues Facing Nonprofits and Churches in Employment Law and Employee Benefits
- Wes Covert
- Key Issues Facing Nonprofits and Churches in Employment Law and Employee Benefits
- Workshop 10
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
- WORKSHOP SESSION 4
- Workshop 15
- Battle Plan for Life: How to Defend Human Life in the Post-Dobbs World
- Steve Aden
- Battle Plan for Life: How to Defend Human Life in the Post-Dobbs World
- Workshop 16
- Leveling the Playing Field: Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession
- Wendy Patrick
- Leveling the Playing Field: Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession
- Workshop 17
- The Perils and Pitfalls of Lawyers as Board Members of a Church or Religious Organization
- Mark Lassiter, Sally Wagenmaker, and Theresa Lynn Sidebotham
- The Perils and Pitfalls of Lawyers as Board Members of a Church or Religious Organization
- Workshop 18
- Why Litigate? Conciliate!
- Matt Argue and Harold Coleman, Jr.
- Why Litigate? Conciliate!
- Workshop 19
- Troubleshooting Common Employment Issues
- Sarah Bushnell
- Troubleshooting Common Employment Issues
- Workshop 15
- WORKSHOP SESSION 5
- Workshop 20
- Resolving Church Property Disputes: Past, Present, and Future
- Noel Sterett and Mike Hernandez
- Resolving Church Property Disputes: Past, Present, and Future
- Workshop 21
- Hot Topics in Immigration Law
- Lance Conklin and Lina Hughes
- Hot Topics in Immigration Law
- Workshop 22
- Protecting the Ministry of Restorative Shelter Care for Trafficking Victims
- Jeff Shaw
- Protecting the Ministry of Restorative Shelter Care for Trafficking Victims
- Workshop 23
- Women’s Panel
- Workshop 24
- Sperm and Eggs in Consideration of Money
- Adeline Allen
- Sperm and Eggs in Consideration of Money
- Workshop 25
- Workshop 20
- WORKSHOP SESSION 6
- Workshop 26
- Spiritual Wellness in Your Law Practice
- David Williams
- Spiritual Wellness in Your Law Practice
- Workshop 27
- Global and U.S. Data Privacy Legal Update
- Paul Winters
- Global and U.S. Data Privacy Legal Update
- Workshop 28
- Religious Freedom Update
- Reed Smith
- Religious Freedom Update
- Workshop 29
- Legal Hotspots
- Justin Coleman
- Legal Hotspots
- Workshop 30
- Workshop 26
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