Federal Bar Association Tackles Issue of Judicial Vacancies

The Federal Bar Association tackled the issue of judicial vacancies in a February 28 program at the Brookings Institute.   Video, audio and transcribed materials covering the proceedings here and here.   When there are not enough judges, cases take longer and become more expensive.

Join the Federal Bar Association if you are an attorney who works in the federal government or practices before the federal courts.

 Sample video from the FBA/Brookings program:

 http://www.dunnington.com/rdowd_bio.html

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How To Testify Before Congress: It's a Whole New World - January 13

Samuel L. Clemens -  Mark Twain - Congressional Gadfly

Image Courtesy Wikipedia

Please join us this Thursday to get Bill LaForge's great new book:  How To Testify Before Congress.

The book features Samuel Clemens (p/k/a Mark Twain)'s testimony before Congress on copyright, which is a big hoot.

Thursday, January 13, 2011, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
3 MCLE Credits: 1.5 Skills; 1.5 Professional Practice
New York County Lawyers' Association http://www.nycla.org/
Testifying before Congress is different from giving testimony in any other forum – including courts of law – because the rules are different and the deck is stacked. This CLE will cover preparation and delivery of
congressional testimony from A to Z: the

• context and climate of the committee hearings process;
• how hearings are organized and staged;
• who should testify and how to get invited;
• the types of hearings and committee hearing players;
• preparation of a stellar written statement;
• rehearsal of the witness;
• key ingredients to superbly delivered oral testimony;
• how to respond to committee questions, including handling hostile inquiries and interrogators;
• how to excel as a witness with adequate preparation; and,
• strategies to maximize (or minimize) testimony impact and how to mitigate potential communication crisis.

This program provides a must have tutorial on preparing and delivering testimony before Congress and in Congressional hearings for use by lawyers, agencies, associations, corporations, military personnel, NGO’s
and state and local officials.

Attendees at the program will receive a copy of Testifying Before Congress, by William N. LaForge, The Capital.Net, Inc. ©2010.
 
Program Co-Sponsor: Southern District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association

Program Chair and Moderator: Raymond Dowd, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP

Faculty: William N. LaForge, Winstead PC, author of Testifying Before Congress
Luke McGrath, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP
Jeff Richardson, Starkman Associates

Link to flyer with full information here:
http://www.scribd.com/full/46680881?access_key=key-1ckb9vquh4vg3kxalu24

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Oct 19 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board CLE -Federal Bar Association and Locke Lord

The Intellectual Property Committee of the FBA (SDNY Chapter) presents

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Recent Developments in TTAB Practice

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
10:00 a.m. ET
Breakfast will be served.

Location
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
Three World Financial Center
20th Floor Conference Center
New York, New York

Cost
$25 Federal Bar Association Members
$45 Non-Members
RSVP NOW
Program
Join our discussion to learn about current developments in decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. This session will go over a variety of TTAB decisions covering commonly encountered issues such as: likelihood of confusion, identification of goods, descriptiveness, genericness and functionality. Our speaker, Ted Davis, is a sought-after authority on trademark law and has extensive experience in trademark and unfair competition law and was recognized as a 2010 Georgia “Super Lawyer” for Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine. He is a regular lecturer at the International Trademark Association’s annual meeting, which he has represented in several amicus filings before the United States Supreme Court.

FBA SDNY Chapter: Intellectual Property Committee Chairs
Jason Nardiello, Esq.
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
jnardiello@lockelord.com
Olivera Medenica, Esq.
Wahab & Medenica LLC
omedenica@wrlawfirm.com
Who Should Attend: The program is open to all and membership in the Federal Bar Association is not a requirement. The program is especially suited to: in-house and outside counsel, CEO's, brand owners, business owners and their representatives who are concerned about IP protection and counterfeit goods and trademark portfolio managers.

CLE - Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of CLE in the state of New York from 2009 to 2012. Attendees will receive a maximum of one (1) credit hour, of which 0 credit hours can be applied toward the "Areas of Professional Practice" requirement.

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP New York CLE Financial Hardship Policy
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP (LLBL) is dedicated to providing high-quality continuing legal education to attorneys interested in its course offerings. Towards that end, LLBL has a financial hardship policy for attorneys who are unable to afford the course tuition but are interested in continuing legal education courses offered by or in conjunction with LLBL.

Attorneys that are unemployed are eligible for a full scholarship. Attorneys with an annual income up to $35,000 are eligible for a tuition discount of 75%, attorneys with an annual income of $35,000 to $50,000 are eligible for a tuition discount of 50%. Attorneys with an annual income above $50,000 are not entitled to a discount.

To be considered for a financial hardship tuition reduction, please send a letter requesting a reduction and a copy of your latest federal income tax filing to:

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
ATTN: Laura Miller
Three World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281-2101

RSVP by October 15, 2010
Laura Miller
T: 646-217-7957
lmiller@lockelord.com

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