2024 CLS National Conference Workshop Materials | CLS

2024 CLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.

OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 3, 2024

2024 CLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE WORKSHOP MATERIALS

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31

CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID SUMMIT
- A CLA Clinic’s Guide to Religious Freedom
  - Steve McFarland
    - Outline
- Empathy in Action: Trauma-Informed Lawyering
  - Lena Hughes
    - Outline
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
    - Handout 1
    - Handout 2
    - Handout 3
MAIN CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION 2
- Workshop 4
  - Religious Freedom Update
    - Lori Kepner
      - Outline
- Workshop 5
  - Business Transactions and Charitable Trusts
    - Eric Ratliff
      - Outline
- Workshop 6
  - Legal Aid for the Non-Specialist
    - Jim Helfrich and Lori Young
      - Outline
- Workshop 7
  - Trauma-Informed Lawyering and Attorney Wellbeing
    - Lina Hughes and John Westmoreland
      - 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 Deifying the State
    - Jeffrey Ventrella
      - Outline
      - Handout
- 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
  - Peacemaking: Nice Guys Don’t Have to Finish Last
    - Laurie Stewart
      - Outline
- Workshop 19
  - Manifest Destiny for Life
    - Steve Aden
      - Outline
      - Handout 1
      - Handout 2
      - Handout 3
- 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

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
      - Handout 6
      - Handout 7
      - Handout 8
      - Handout 9
      - Handout 10
      - Handout 11
      - Handout 12
      - Handout 13
      - Handout 14
      - Handout 15
      - Handout 16
      - Handout 17
- 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
  - Attorney and Law Student Wellness
    - Michelle Williams and Codie Chevalier
- 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

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