Whether new to federal practice or an experienced attorney, brush up on the basics and more at the 2020 Federal Practice Seminar. Attendees will hear from Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Devil in the Grove” as well as from members of Iowa’s federal judiciary during the various judges’ panels scheduled.
REGISTER TODAYSCHEDULE
8:10 – 8:15 - Welcome - Speaker: Leslie Behaunek, Federal Practice Chair
8:15 – 9:15 - Article III Judges Panel - Moderator: Prof. Laurie Doré, Drake University Law School
9:15 – 9:20 - Break
9:20 – 10:20 - U.S. Magistrate Judges Panel - Moderator: Prof. Emily Hughes, University of Iowa Law School
10:20 – 10:30 - Break
10:30 – 12:00 - Equal Justice Under Law: Legal Heroes and Judicial Courage at the Dawn of a New America – Speaker: Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Devil in the Grove"
Moderator: Megan Flynn, Coppola, McConville, Carroll, Hockenberg & Flynn, P.C.
12:00 – 1:00 - Break1:00 – 2:00 - Eighth Circuit Judges Panel
2:00 – 2:10 - Break
2:10 – 3:40 - Diversity and Ethics - Moderator: Tim Hill, Bradley & Riley PC; Panel: Hon. Ignacio Torteya III, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Texas; Alfredo Parrish, Parrish Kruidenier; Leslie Behaunek, Nyemaster Goode PC; Andrea Jaeger, Keegan, Tindal & Jaeger; and Kimberly Cullen, University of Iowa Law Student
3:40 – 3:50 - Break
3:50 – 5:00 - COVID-19 in the Courtroom - Moderator: Andrea Jaeger, Keegan, Tindal & Jaeger; Panel: Ed Crowley, Crowley & Prill; Andrew Dunn, Parrish Kruidenier; Jack Dusthimer, Dusthimer Law Office; Diane Helphrey, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Iowa; and Nate Nieman, Nieman Law
CLE CREDIT (pending)
7 state hours which includes 1.5 ethics hours
REGISTRATION FEES
ISBA Members - $140
YLD Members (Years 1-3) - $110
YLD Members (Years 4-5) - $120
Non-ISBA Members - $275
Law Students and Federal Law Clerks - Free
Sponsored by The Iowa State Bar Association Federal Practice Committee
QUESTIONSPlease contact the ISBA CLE Department at
cle@iowabar.org or 515-697-7874.