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SUMMARY:New York Fellows Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:This event is free to registerees.  \nFeatured Keynote: “Rights on Trial: How Employment Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality” with: \n\nRobert L. Nelson – ABF Director Emeritus and MacCrate Research Chair in the Legal Profession\nLaura Beth Nielsen – ABF Research Professor; Professor of Sociology and Law\, Director of Legal Studies\, Northwestern University\n\nOn the surface\, America’s commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace has never been clearer. Virtually every company has anti-discrimination policies in place\, and there are laws designed to protect these rights across a range of marginalized groups. This progressive vision of the law falls far short in practice. When aggrieved individuals turn to the law\, the adversarial character of litigation imposes considerable personal and financial costs that make plaintiffs feel like they’ve lost regardless of the outcome of their case. Employer defendants also are dissatisfied with the system\, often feeling “held up” by what they see as frivolous cases. And even when a case is resolved in the plaintiff’s favor\, the conditions that gave rise to the lawsuit rarely change. As a result\, the contemporary approach to workplace discrimination law perversely reinforces the very hierarchies that anti-discrimination laws were created to redress. \nLunch Available at 12:00 p.m.\nPresentation to commence at 12:30 p.m. \nThe Fellows gratefully recognize:
URL:https://www.americanbarfoundation.org/event/new-york-fellows-luncheon-9/
LOCATION:Offices of Wachtell\, Lipton\, Rosen & Katz\, New York City\, NY\, 51 West 52nd Street\, 28th Floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fellows
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SUMMARY:Fellows Events at the 2019 ABA Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas
DESCRIPTION:Registration prices can be found at the link above. \nA $30 registration fee is required and helps cover administrative costs associated with the Midyear Meeting. \nABF Fellows Registration Hours: \nCaesars Palace Hotel\, 3750 S. Las Vegas Blvd \n\nWednesday\, January 23\, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm\nThursday\, January 24\, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFriday\, January 25\, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm\nSaturday\, January 26\, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm\n\nFriday\, January 25\nFellows Opening Reception (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)\nThe Mob Museum\, 300 Stewart Ave. (Round-trip shuttle service provided from Caesars Palace Hotel) \nJoin us as we kick off the Midyear events with music\, food and friends! Fellows will have access to the full Museum exhibits offering a view of the continuing battle between organized crime and the law–from vintage Las Vegas to the back alleys of American cities. Following the reception\, Fellows can keep the fun going at the Museum’s underground speakeasy and distillery. \nThe Fellows gratefully recognize Gold Sponsor: \n \n  \nSaturday\, January 26\nFellows Tour: The Neon Museum (9:30 am – 12:00 pm)\nJoin us for a guided tour of some of the most iconic Las Vegas art–the neon sign! The Neon Musem’s 2.25-acre campus includes the outdoor exhibition space known as the “Neon Boneyard” featuring more than 200 historic signs. Learn the history and inspiration behind these uniquely Vegas works of art and the role they played in the city’s distinctive history. Round-trip transportation provided from Caesars Palace Hotel. \nFellows CLE Research Seminar (CLE Requested):\n“Maybe There’s an App for That: New Legal Technologies\, Access to Justice\, and the Changing Practice of Law” (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm)\nDigital technologies develop at a rapid pace\, automating activities that once required intense human involvement. New tools automate aspects of legal practice and legal services delivery\, as well. Panelists will describe contemporary developments and explore their implications for how law is practiced\, for legal empowerment of non-lawyers\, and for the definition of the practice of law itself. \nModerated by: \n\nHon. Elizabeth S. Strong – U.S. Bankruptcy Court\, Eastern District of New York\n\nPanelists: \n\nRebecca L. Sandefur –  ABF Faculty Fellow; Associate Professor of Sociology\, University of Illinois\nKatherine Alteneder – Director\, Self-Represented Litigation Network\nBarbara Buckley – Executive Director\, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada\nGeorges Clement –  Co-Founder\, JustFix.nyc\nDaniel B. Rodriguez – Harold Washington Professor\, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law\n\n63rd Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet (6:00 pm – 10:00 pm)\nDivine Cafe at Springs Preserve \n2019 Awardees: \n\nOutstanding Service Award: Hon. Dennis W. Archer\nOutstanding Scholar Award: Professor Richard L. Abel\nOutstanding State Chair Award: Robyn S. Shapiro and John S. Skilton\, Wisconsin Co-Chairs\n\nKeynote remarks: Justice Michael Douglas (Ret.)\, Chief Justice\, Supreme Court of Nevada \nThe Fellows gratefully recognize: \n \n   \n  \nSunday\, January 27\nFellows State Chair Workshop and Luncheon (11:00 am – 1:00 pm)\nThis working lunch is a great opportunity for State Chairs (new and experienced) to interact with the Fellows staff and officers and learn more about the role of a State Chair. \nFellows Sing-along (9:00 pm-??)\nWhat better way to top off a long day meetings than with a relaxed evening of sing-along favorites?  Bring a friend and enjoy this lively Fellows tradition.  Not much of a singer? No problem! Join us for a nightcap and enjoy the entertainment.
URL:https://www.americanbarfoundation.org/event/4812/
LOCATION:ABA Annual Meeting\, Las Vegas\, NV
CATEGORIES:Fellows
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190114T120000
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SUMMARY:New York Fellows Luncheon & CLE Presentation
DESCRIPTION:This event is free to registrees. \nFeatured CLE: “Practicing ‘God’s Law’ in a Secular World: The Lawyers of the Westboro Baptist Church\, 1964-2011” with Victoria Saker Woeste (ABF Research Professor) \nThe Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka\, Kansas\, founded in 1964 by the Rev. Fred W. Phelps Sr.\, has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Clinic for its sustained campaign against LGBT people and\, in particular\, its opposition to the extension of civil rights to members of that group.  Yet between 1970 and 1989\, the church’s founder\, Fred Sr.\, established himself and his family law firm as the go-to plaintiffs’ attorneys for civil rights litigation in eastern Kansas.  Their reputation for advocacy in this area earned them public admiration but also the irritation of the federal district court bench. This research delves into the combative social context of post-Brown Topeka\, where racial separations and segregation were driven underground but flourished nevertheless in public education and private employment.  It explains why Phelps and his children believed that representing civil rights clients was an essential part of their scripturally-directed work \, and it lays the groundwork for understanding Phelps’s turn from pro-civil rights activism for African Americans to opposing civil rights for gay people after 1998. \nLunch Available at 12:00 p.m.\nCLE Presentation* to commence at 12:30 p.m. \n*This program will provide 1.0 hour of Areas of Professional Practice New York CLE credit for both experienced and newly-admitted attorneys. \nThe Fellows gratefully recognize:
URL:https://www.americanbarfoundation.org/event/new-york-fellows-luncheon-cle-presentation/
LOCATION:Offices of Wachtell\, Lipton\, Rosen & Katz\, New York City\, NY\, 51 West 52nd Street\, 28th Floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fellows
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190105T173000
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SUMMARY:ABF Fellows Reception at the 2019 AALS Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Featuring brief remarks: \nJudy Perry Martinez\n2018-19 President Elect of the American Bar Association\nPatron Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
URL:https://www.americanbarfoundation.org/event/abf-fellows-reception-at-the-2019-aals-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Hilton New Orleans Riverside\, Quarterdeck C\, Riverside Building\, 2 Poydras Street\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70130\, United States
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