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2019Vol. V Issue 4

The Court of Appeals

How to Increase Your Bottom Line with Online Marketing

Finance for Lawyers

2019 Federal Bar Conference – Emerging Legal Issues

Understanding the Brain: It’s Something to Think About

Malingering: All Sides

Psychological Testing: A User’s Manual for Lawyers

The Staircase Post-Mortem: Lessons Learned from a Hard-Fought Case

Deposition Do’s and Don’ts and Cross Examination Tips from Vinny Gambini

How to Litigate a Constitutional Case and Oral Argument Tips from the Top

The Hands-on Legal Writing Workshop

What Drug Dealers and Celebrities Teach Lawyers About

Professional Responsibility

Everything I Need to Know About Legal Ethics I Learned from the Kardashians

Register for programs at alaskabar.org

The Staircase Post-Mortem: Lessons Learned from a Hard-Fought CaseFriday, October 11 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

3.75 General & 1.0 Ethics CLE Credits CLE #2019-007

Registration fee: $185 After October 4: $210

Lunch Included Dena’ina Convention Center Third Floor

Featuring: David S. Rudolf, Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Attorney

Attendees are encouraged to watch the Netflix docu-series The Staircase prior to attending the program.

Join us for an informative and entertaining video CLE program (including one hour of ethics) that takes you behind the scenes of one of the most acclaimed true-crime documentary series ever made: The Staircase.

In 2003, North Carolina author Michael Peterson stood trial for the murder of his wife. He said she fell down the stairs. The state had quite a different theory. Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade chronicled the sensational trial with full access to Peterson’s lawyers, his family, and the prosecution as they investigated and tried the case.

Charlotte attorney David Rudolf was lead counsel in the Peterson case. Using clips from the film, including never-before-seen footage, Rudolf appears on the video with an all-star panel to dissect the highs and lows of the litigation, and illuminate lessons every practitioner can learn from this experience.

Rudolf will also be present in person at the seminar to answer questions about each one-hour segment of the program, and to answer questions about The Staircase.

How to Increase Your Bottom Line with Online MarketingFriday, April 26, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 6.0 General CLE Credits – CLE #2019-026

Registration fee: $130 After April 19: $155 Legal Staff Registration fee: $80 After April 19: $105

Alaska Bar Association | 840 K Street, Suite 100, Anchorage

LIMITED to 30 in-person attendees! Advance registration is required. Webcast participants encouraged.

Come prepared with your laptop and access to your accounts in Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, and Google AdWords. Pre-program information will be sent to all registrants to help you arrive prepared to get to work!

Biography:

After leading marketing efforts for Avvo, Conrad Saam left and founded Mockingbird, an online marketing agency focused exclusively on the legal market. Called the “Gary V of Legal”, Conrad is the author of The FindLaw Jailbreak Guide, a Google Small Business Advisor and has held positions for various ABA’s Practice Management marketing committees. In his spare time, he enjoys publishing Cease and Desist letters from unscrupulous vendors called out for misleading the legal industry. Conrad is the proud owner of Zippy, the first and only chicken to be awarded the Lawyers of Distinction Top 10% Award, which recognizes lawyers willing to pay a $700 annual subscription to a plaque.

Featuring:Conrad Saam

Mockingbird MarketingProgram Description:

» This workshop is designed to empower attorneys to evaluate the effectiveness of their online marketing efforts

» Grade your own online marketing efforts

» Learn to utilize the tools and techniques used by professional marketers

» Research your competitor’s keywords for paid and natural search

» Track your phone call conversions in Google Analytics

» Identify key technical failings of your site in Google Webmaster Tools

» Evaluate your own web page with expert level tools, like Screaming Frog

» Address your questions

» Haven’t connected yet with Google? No problem! Conrad will give you a closer look at what powerful tools you could have at your disposal

The Court of AppealsWednesday, April 17, 2019 | 9:30-11:30 a.m.

2.0 General CLE Credits - CLE# 2019-008

Elevators will be open beginning at 9:00 a.m.

FREE

Nesbett Courthouse | 303 K Street, 5th Floor Supreme Courtroom

Moderated by: Susan Orlansky, Reeves Amodio LLC

Judges: » Chief Judge Marjorie Allard

» Judge Tracey Wollenberg

» Judge Bethany Harbison

Program will be recorded for future viewing.

No food and drink provided. Only bottled water is permitted.

Chief Judge Marjorie Allard

Judge Tracey Wollenberg

Judge Bethany Harbison

Moderator Susan Orlansky

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Staying off the Slippery Slope3.0 Ethics CLE Credits

Registration fee: $95 Late fee: $120

Program will be cancelled one week out if pre-registration is low. Register early!

Venues are subject to change based on registration.

Featuring:Nelson Page, Bar Counsel Alaska Bar Association

CLE TourAlaska

Kenai - June 26CLE# 2019-015Paradisos Restaurant 811 Main Street 12:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Palmer - July 24CLE# 2019-019Palmer Trial Court 435 S. Denali St. 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Nome - August 14CLE# 2019-016Nome Courthouse 113 Front Street 1:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Fairbanks - August 15CLE# 2019-013Rabinowitz Courthouse 101 Lacey St. 12:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Juneau - August 21CLE# 2019-014Dimond Courthouse 123 4th Street 1:00 – 4:15 p.m.

Anchorage - September 13CLE# 2019-012ACS Business Technology Center 600 E. 36th 1:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Finance for LawyersThursday, July 18, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

5.5 General CLE Credits – CLE #2019-023

Registration fee: $155 After July 11: $180

ACS Business Technology Center | 600 E. 36th Avenue, Anchorage

Foundations of Modern Accounting and the Basic Equation of Finance

Financial Statements » Balance sheets

» Income and cash flow statements

» Notes to financial statements

» Statement of equity and other comprehensive income

» Management discussion and analysis

» Auditor’s report

» SOX certifications

Accounting Methodologies and Principles » Accrual vs. cash basis

» Other principles

Private Company Accounting » Big company vs. small company GAAP

» Role of finance in a company and related legal support

» Private companies and the CPA

» Alternative services – reviews and compilations

Key Numbers and Ratios » Earnings per share (EPS)

» Price/earnings (PE) ratio

» Revenue and earnings growth

» Financial ratios – liquidity, solvency, profitability

Present Value Concepts and Business Valuations » Simple present value

» Why do you need to value a business?

» Business valuation methodologies Resources geared toward lawyers

The Lawyer’s Role in Financial Audits » ABA and AICPA joint process

Basic Concepts of Financial Investment » Risk vs. return

» Modern portfolio theory and diversification

Financial Fraud Schemes

Featuring: Joe Novello, CPA, MBA, The Financial Training Organization

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2019 Federal Bar Conference – Emerging Legal IssuesTuesday, August 6, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

5.0 General & 1.0 Ethics CLE Credits – CLE #2019-021

$100 Alaska Bar & Federal Bar Member | $125 for Non-Alaska Bar Member

$75 Alaska Bar Member Government Attorney | $50 Law Clerk

Hotel Captain Cook | 939 W. 5th Ave., Anchorage

8:30 a.m. Check-in begins

9:00 a.m. Free Speech, Free Press and Current Legal Topics

Professor Jonathan Turley, Law Professor and Legal Scholar

10:10 a.m. Break

10:25 a.m. Ninth Circuit Update and Celebrating the Centennial: the 19th Amendment Turns 100

Judge Morgan Christen, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

11:25 a.m. The POWER Act

Senator Dan Sullivan

12:15 p.m. Lunch presentations

Senator Lisa Murkowski (Invited)

Maria Vathis, President, Federal Bar Association

Chief Judge Tim Burgess, United States District · District of Alaska

Judge Gary Spraker, US Bankruptcy Court · District of Alaska

1:00 p.m. Attorney Wellness

Nelson Page, Bar Counsel, Alaska Bar Association

2:00 p.m. Break

2:15 p.m. Common Psychological Problems Today and Issues Facing Alaska

David Sperbeck, Director of Psychological Services at North Star Behavioral Health Hospital

3:15 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Visiting Ninth Circuit Judges

4:30 p.m. Concludes

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Understanding the Brain: It’s Something to Think AboutFriday, September 20 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3.0 Ethics & 3.0 General CLE Credits – CLE #2019-006

Registration fee: $165 After September 13: $190


8:00 a.m. Check-in Begins

8:30 a.m. Understanding the Brain So You Can Understand Your Clients

Did you ever wonder why some people are more empathetic than others? Did you ever ponder how some people are easy to get along with while others become riled very easily? We will delve into the mysteries of the brain. Understand how addictions can sneak up on us and control our behavior, discover how memories are stored and retrieved more easily when you are emotionally interested in a subject. Understand how some people have to have things go exactly their way or they become frustrated. Discover the mysteries of the traumatized brain. You will even explore what happens to our brains when we are sleeping.

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Discover the Inner Workings of the Brain in Someone Who Commits Fraud and How to Detect When They are Lying

Were you ever curious to know what goes on inside the head of someone who commits fraud? Just like everything else in life, it is much easier to fix a problem if you know what is causing that problem. We will explore the inner reaches of the brain as we discover why normally honest, hardworking people slide into the world of illegal activity. We will also learn how to read the signs of someone who is lying.

12:15 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:15 p.m. Getting Along with Difficult People

There are two types of difficult people we periodically encounter. There is the perpetually difficult person and the situationally difficult person. The perpetually difficult person seems to have adjusted to a life of misery and is not shy about sharing their portion of gloom with the rest of the world. The situationally difficult person cannot wait to get back to a life of contentment. Understanding what both your perpetually and situationally difficult nemesis are thinking with the emotional section of the brain called the amygdala will help you win them over, so that no matter what the cause of angst and belligerence, victory and understanding will be shared by all. This portion of the seminar will not only explain the physiological makeup of difficult people, but will also describe specific steps to actually change the biochemistry of your object of frustration.

2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Learn How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep

Develop powerful time management techniques and sharpen your memory. Discover how our sometimes irrational brains work and learn how to modify behavior at work and at home. Discover these leadership skills and more while picking up techniques to organize your own thoughts and those of your family, friends and co-workers.

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

Featuring: Joel Weintraub, M.Ed., B.S.

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Featuring: Larry J. Cohen, Ph.D., J.D., Cohen’s Counsel, Bethel, VT

Malingering: All SidesThursday, September 26 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.



ACS Business Technology Center 600 E. 36th Avenue, Anchorage

Psychological Testing: A User’s Manual for LawyersThursday, September 26 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.




Featuring: Larry J. Cohen, Ph.D., J.D., Cohen’s Counsel, Bethel, VT

This program, directed especially to family law attorneys but likely of interest to any attorneys who deal with psychologists as treating providers or forensic experts. It will unveil the purpose and methodology of the most commonly used psychological testing.

Those considering this program should note that it is being presented by an attorney focused on the advocacy process.

Lawyers can go beyond just knowing what the tests are and how they work and actually use what they learn in this program in advocacy practice.

This program is intended to help lawyers look into and then deal with the content of the “black box” that typically is simply accepted as a given in cases involving psychological issues.

The goal is to make lawyers informed consumers of the foundational bases for the opinions psychologists express in clinical and forensic settings. Once so informed lawyers can better understand, inquire about, critically evaluate and then much more effectively examine and cross-examine psychologists about their opinions.

SAVE THE DATEFriday, October 4Wilderness Recreation, Trip Leading, and Tourism in Alaska: Managing Operations and Legal Risks

Late OctoberHistorians’ Luncheon

Wednesday, November 13Alaska Native Law

Friday, November 222019 Workers’ Comp Update

Fake or Real? Attend this program for practical advice on assessing and exposing or defeating a malingering defense.

In the same room, at the same time, and at the same program, gain insights on the psychology and medicine underlying the malingering concept as well as the plaintiff and defense sides of malingering.

At the end of the day, you will know how to better pursue and defend against the malingering defense.

PLUS, you will learn from one of our most popular presenters and nationally recognized lecturers!

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: » A unique opportunity to brush up on how to pursue and defend against the malingering defense

» National lecturer Larry J. Cohen, Ph.D., J.D., one of our most engaging, energetic and effective CLE presenters

» Boosting your skills and knowledge with a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation who has over 33 years of experience with serious medical injury and emotional damages cases

8:30 a.m. Check-in begins

9:00 a.m. Discussion Includes:

» Foundational Concepts for Understanding Malingering

» The Psychology and Medicine Underlying Malingering

» How to Pursue and Defend Against the Malingering Defense

» If it is not Malingering, then what is it?

12:15 p.m. Concludes

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Deposition Do’s and Don’ts and Cross Examination Tips from Vinny GambiniWednesday, October 23 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

1.0 Ethics & 2.0 General CLE Credits – CLE #2019-017



Deposition Do’s and Don’ts

Every litigator has witnessed it: attorneys who insists on abusing every ethical rule in depositions. Overly aggressive paper shuffling and foot-nudges? Check. Coaching a witness with objections such as “my client can answer … if … he … knows”? Check. But believe it or not, being a class-A jerk is not only bad for your health, it is also unethical! Joel Oster, the Comedian of Law, has accumulated the best, and worst, deposition practices from around the nation and will present them using comedy. After this class, you will know not only how to spot unethical attorney conduct during a deposition, you will get an easy to use guide on the best, and worst, deposition practices from around the country.

The Art of Cross Examination by Vinny Gambini

It’s nearly unanimous: everyone’s favorite legal movie of all time is My Cousin Vinny. So who better to learn the dynamics of a killer cross examination than Vinny Gambini himself! This class is for the experienced attorney looking to brush up on cross examination techniques and the “yutes” of the legal profession just starting out. You will be given, and shown, 5 essential cross examination techniques as exemplified in Vinny’s cross of Mr. Tipton and others from the movie. And who knows, maybe Mona Lisa Vito will make an appearance!

How to Litigate a Constitutional Case and Oral Argument Tips from the TopWednesday, October 23 1:30 – 4:45 p.m.

1.0 Ethics & 2.0 General CLE Credits CLE #2019-018



Featuring: Joel Oster, The Comedian of Law

How to Litigate a Constitutional Case

Constitutional litigation is a rewarding practice. Constitutional rights are some of the most cherished and valued rights people possess. And when those rights have been denied, people often feel like the system is crashing around them. This class will walk you through the steps of successfully bringing a constitutional claim. This includes what kind of case you can bring, where you can file the case, the mechanics of standing, the complaint, summary judgment, appellate issues, and most importantly, getting fees paid.

Oral Argument – Tips from the Top

The notecard shuffle. Litigation for Dummies. Mooting for meaning. These, and many more, are oral argument tips from the top. This class looks at the oral argument styles of the best advocators in the business, including such Supreme Court stalwarts as Paul Clement, Walter Dellinger and the Chief Justice himself. We will see what makes these top talkers so effective. Learn how they prepare and listen as they put their tips to practice before the Supreme Court. In addition, this class will include the ever popular, and equally cringe-worthy, segment on Bench Slaps. You don’t want to experience one personally. But when it happens to someone else, well, we just can’t look away! We will see how these oral argument tips would have helped attorneys avoid the dreaded bench-slap. This session includes 1 hour of ethics as we cover the professional, and the not-so-professional, approaches to oral argument.

Featuring: Joel Oster, The Comedian of Law

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The Hands-on Legal Writing WorkshopWednesday, December 18, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

3.0 General CLE Credits – CLE #2019-031 | Registration fee: $135 | After December 11: $150


MUST register early! A written assignment will be given prior to the program.

LIMITED TO 20 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES

Learn by doing. That’s Stuart Teicher’s motto. If lawyers want to get better at writing, the way to do it is…by writing. And that’s what this course is all about. Spend a session working on writing exercises created by legal writing professor Stuart Teicher. You’ll learn how to improve your skills by actually using those skills.

Featuring: Stuart Teicher, Esq., The CLE Performer

What Drug Dealers and Celebrities Teach Lawyers About Professional Responsibility

Thursday, December 19, 2019

9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

3.0 Ethics CLE Credits CLE #2019-032

Registration fee: $115 After December 12: $140

Believe it or not, but the legal problems faced by some of the most notorious drug dealers actually allow us to understand the requirement to eliminate the barriers to justice for all. Plus, the issue that celebrities face give us a chance to talk about conflicts, inclusion, and substance abuse. Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he examines the intersection of several aspects of professional responsibility — access to justice, ethics, substance abuse, and diversity…all in a way that will keep you engaged!

Everything I Need to Know About Legal Ethics I Learned from the Kardashians

Thursday, December 19, 2019

1:30 – 4:45 p.m.

3.0 Ethics CLE Credits CLE #2019-033

Registration fee: $115 After December 12: $140

You thought the Kardashians were all about bling and nonsense, didn’t you? Well they are. But only Stuart Teicher (the “CLE Performer”) can teach how they also allow lawyers to learn important lessons about legal ethics. Join Stuart as he explains the importance of confidentiality when dealing with new technologies (Rule 1.6), trial publicity issues (Rule 3.6), the duty to self-report mistakes (Rule 8.3 and 1.4) and much more.

2020 CLE AT SEA

F E B R U A R Y 8 - 1 5 , 2 0 2 0

Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta

THE FIRST BRAND NEW SHIP IN 20 YEARS !

For more information and to book your cruise, https://www.rocktheboatcruiseandtravel.com/rw/view/81061

OR

Contact Rusty Pettit with Cruise Planners at 412-770-6511, or

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PanoramaC A R N I V A L

Prices per person based on double occupancy, including taxes

$845 Ocean view $1,031 Balcony

$500R E S E R V E S Y O U R C A B I N

Subject to change based on availability and promotion.

Airfare may be made on your own, or through Rusty, to either LAX or LBG

CLE Info Coming Soon!

2020 CLE AT SEA

F E B R U A R Y 8 - 1 5 , 2 0 2 0

Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta

THE FIRST BRAND NEW SHIP IN 20 YEARS !

For more information and to book your cruise, https://www.rocktheboatcruiseandtravel.com/rw/view/81061

OR

Contact Rusty Pettit with Cruise Planners at 412-770-6511, or

[email protected]

PanoramaC A R N I V A L

Prices per person based on double occupancy, including taxes

$845 Ocean view $1,031 Balcony

$500R E S E R V E S Y O U R C A B I N

Subject to change based on availability and promotion.

Airfare may be made on your own, or through Rusty, to either LAX or LBG

CLE Info Coming Soon!

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May 8-10, 2019Westmark Fairbanks Hotel

ANNUAL CONVENTION

P.O. Box 100279 Anchorage, AK 99510-0279

Nonprofit Org.US Postage

PAIDAnchorage, AK

Permit #401

TUESDAY, MAY 7PRE-CONVENTION EVENT

4:00 p.m. Hoodoo Brewery Tour and Outing

Board buses at hotel and enjoy an entertaining, educational brewery tour that offers two beers along with round-trip transportation. Be a part of the fun while networking with convention attendees.

6:30 p.m.

Return to hotel

WEDNESDAY, MAY 87:30 a.m. Registration and Exhibits Open – Breakfast 8:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks by Brent Bennett, President 8:30 a.m.

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions Update3.0 General CLE Credits Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Laurie Levenson Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky became the 13th Dean of Berkeley Law on July 1, 2017, when he joined the faculty as the Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law.

Laurie L. Levenson Levenson is Professor of Law and David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy. She joined the Loyola faculty in 1989 and served as Loyola’s associate dean for academic affairs from 1996-99. She has been a visiting professor at UCLA School of Law and a D&L Straus distin-guished visiting professor at Pepperdine University School of Law.

10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m.

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions Update, continued

12:00 p.m. Law Day Luncheon: Free Speech,

Free Press, Free Society Professor Brian Patrick O’Donoghue

1:30 p.m. Alaska Appellate Law Update

1.5 General CLE Credits Dean Erwin Chemerinsky

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m.Illumination of Bias: Practical Strategies for Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias in the Practice of Law 1.5 Ethics CLE Credits Michael Kahn, Real Time CLE One of the most significant aspects of doing business is the challenge of sustained interaction between people who are different from us in various ways. Even the simplest of encounters can often leave all parties, including clients and customers, feeling confused, frustrated, offended, or (worst of all) seriously hurt—even when everyone involved began with the best of intentions. Specifically in the legal realm, the adoption and promotion of rules which address harassment and discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, etc., make it imperative that lawyers and paralegals learn to identify their blind spots in this tricky area.

Michael Kahn holds a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law, and practiced law with the Attorney General’s Office for the State of New Jersey for 6 years. Although he left the practice of law in 1991, his work thereafter has kept him involved in the lives of lawyers in various capacities. Following a stint as Assistant Director of Career Services with the Tu-lane University School of Law, Michael obtained his M. Ed. in Counseling from the University of North Caroli-na-Greensboro in 1994, and shortly thereafter became a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of North Carolina. Michael’s areas of focus in his psycho-therapy practice have included anxiety, depression, grief/loss, career satisfaction, and men’s issues.

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

5:30 p.m. Board buses at hotel entrance for Welcome Reception 6:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception Join us at the newly-built Aurora Pointe Activity Center where you’ll find views of rolling hills and an ever-changing forest. Heavy Hors d’oeuvres will be served.

O’Donoghue

Chemerinsky

Levenson

Kahn

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8:30 p.m. Return to hotel from reception. Hospitality Suite, Westmark Hotel

THURSDAY, MAY 9 7:30 a.m. Registration and Exhibits Open – Breakfast Local Bar Presidents’ Breakfast (invitation only) 8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks by Brent Bennett, President 8:30 a.m.

Working with High-Conflict Clients 1.5 Ethics CLE Credits Megan Hunter, MBA, High-Conflict Institute High-conflict people appear to be increasing in society and in legal disputes. Yet their conflicts can generally be managed by understanding high-conflict behavior and using skills to manage them that are often different from ordinary conflict resolution methods. We will focus on understanding and managing clients who exhibit high conflict behaviors, including advanced professional skills that are not obvious and natural.

10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m.

Dealing with High-Conflict Opposing Counsel1.5 Ethics CLE Credits Megan Hunter, MBA, High-Conflict Institute Attorneys need to understand the brain research on how emotions are contagious; how we get emotionally hooked by high-conflict professionals. Understanding these dynamics can help us avoid getting emotionally hooked. Emotions often run high in many legal cases, usually with one or more high-conflict clients, but the challenge increases with an attorney who feeds the fire and carries the torch for a high-conflict client. These litigation-prone attorneys focus on finding and eliminating their adversaries, often by any means necessary. It’s more than zealous representation – it’s incivility in its highest form.

Megan L. Hunter, MBA Megan Hunter, MBA, is an expert on high-conflict disputes, an author and speaker. She is CEO and co-founder of the High Conflict Institute with Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. who developed the high conflict personality theory. She is also the founder and publisher at Unhooked Media, a media company focused on complicated relationships.

Megan trains legal, mental health, business, leadership groups, universities and other professionals across the United States, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Australia in the area of “complicated relationships” and “high-conflict” legal and business disputes. She has strong policy and judicial training experience during her tenure at the Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, and five years’ service to the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners. She is author of Bait & Switch: Saving Your Relationship When Incredible Romance Turns Into Exhausting Chaos (2015) and co-author of the 2017 title Dating Radar: Why Your Brain Says Yes to “The One” Who Will Make Your Life Hell.

12:00 p.m. Luncheon, Keynote: Willy Hensley, Distinguished Visiting Professor, UAA

1:30 p.m. Lawyer Strong: Your Blueprint for Resilience in Law3.0 Ethics CLE CreditsPaula Davis Laack, Stress and Resilience Institute Change, complexity, and uncertainty are ever-present factors in today’s global legal profession. Busy lawyers are maxed out and law firms and organizations are looking for new strategies to attract and retain top talent. Resilience (aka the science of adaptability) has been shown to be an effective strategy to help law firms and lawyers successfully adapt to this change and the resulting stress. In addition, resilience has become an integral set of skills for leaders to possess and plays a main role in the development of collaborative teams and relationships. In this program, you will learn 3-4 skills that will enhance your resilience and well-being, along with 3-4 shorter STRONG (STress Resilience ON the Go) strategies, all of which you’ll be able to start using immediately.

Paula Davis LaackPaula Davis-Laack, JD, MAPP, is a for-mer practicing lawyer, speaker, consul-tant, media contributor, and a stress and resilience expert who has designed and taught resilience workshops to thou-sands of professionals around the world.

Paula left her law practice after seven years and earned a master’s degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. As part of her post-graduate training, Paula was selected to be part of the University of Pennsylvania faculty teaching and training resilience skills to soldiers as part of the Army’s Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness program. The Penn team trained resilience skills to more than 30,000 soldiers and their family members.

Hunter

Laack

Hensley


3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m.Lawyer Strong, continued

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

6:00 p.m.Reception and Dinner – Keynote: Mark Godsey,The Innocence Revolution and the Psychology of Wrongful Convictions

Mark Godsey Mark Godsey is a leading attorney and activist in the Innocence Movement. He co-founded the Ohio Innocence Project, which has freed 27 wrongfully convicted Ohioans who collectively served more than 500 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. Since 2017 he has served on the board of the European Innocence Network. Mark frequently appears in national media as an expert on wrongful convictions, and in 2017 his career was profi led in Time. He is the author of Blind Injustice: A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychol-ogy and Politics of Wrongful Convictions. A musical based on the book will premiere in July 2019, and the a television docuseries based on the book is currently in production.

9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite opens

FRIDAY, MAY 107:30 a.m.Registration and Exhibits Open

8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks by Brent Bennett, President

8:30 a.m.A 360 View of Wrongful Convictions3.0 General CLE Credits Professor Mark Godsey, along with two wrongfully convicted clients, Laurese Glover and Chris Miller, will explore the problem of wrongful convictions from a 360 degree view of the problem. Godsey will discuss the causes of wrongful conviction, and both the

Godsey

COVER ARTCaribou Spring by Iris Sutton I am inspired by vibrant color and Alaska’s landscape and wildlife. Over the past 9 years I have been combining them to create colorful art. “Caribou Spring” is one of the most popular pieces I have done. It depicts caribou foraging on the blooming summer tundra and was painted in the winter of 2015.

psychology and politics behind the cases. Chris Miller and Laurese Glover will provide personal testimony of being wrongfully convicted and how they maintained their humanity after being sent to prison for crimes they didn’t commit. Bill Oberby, director of the Alaska Innocence Project, will provide a view of the issue in Alaska.

Bill OberlyBill Oberly is the Executive Director of the Alaska Innocence Project. As the only full-time person at AKIP, Bill handles all aspects of the innocence work done by the Project including case work, education and legal reform. Bill also serves on a number of national committees dealing with innocence work. Prior to AKIP, Bill was a solo practitioner for eighteen years, with a general civil and criminal defense practice, handling cases at all levels of the Alaska Court System and all over the State of Alaska. Prior to that Bill was a founding member of the law fi rm of Gorton & Oberly. He is a former President of the Alaska Trial Lawyers Association and has been involved in numerous civil and criminal trials where forensic science issues have played a part. Bill is a graduate of Hastings College of the Law and the University of California, Irvine.

Chris Miller - exoneree, spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit, released June 2018

Laurese Glover - exoneree, spent 20 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, arrested at age 16

10:00 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m.Panel, continued

12:00 p.m.Annual Meeting Luncheon Outgoing Board Members and Passing of the Gavel

1:00 p.m. Concludes

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Oberly

Registration includes free course material download.

WE’RE GOING GREEN!


TICKETED EVENTSTUESDAY, MAY 7

4:00 p.m. Hoodoo Brewery Tour and Outing $25Board buses at hotel and enjoy an entertaining, edu-cational brewery tour that off ers two beers along with round-trip transportation. Be a part of the fun while networking with convention attendees.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 812:00 p.m.

Law Day Luncheon: Free Speech, $29Free Press, Free SocietyRobert Hickerson Partners in Justice CampaignRabinowitz Public Service Award

5:30 p.m. Board buses at hotel entrance for Welcome Reception

6:00 p.m.Welcome Reception $39 Join us at the newly-built Aurora Pointe Activity Center where you’ll fi nd views of rolling hills and an ever-changing forest.

THURSDAY, MAY 912:00 p.m.

Luncheon, Keynote: Willy Hensley, $29Distinguished Visiting Professor, UAAJustice Not Politics Alaska 7th Annual Human Rights Award2019 Benjamin Walters Distinguished Service Award25, 50, 60 year Membership Recognition

6:00 p.m.Reception and Dinner – $69Keynote: Mark GodseyCourt Community Outreach AwardPro Bono Awards Distinguished Service Award

FRIDAY, MAY 1012:00 p.m.

Annual Meeting Luncheon $29 Meeting is open to all members with optional lunch purchase. Outgoing Board Members; passing the gavel; Awards

Alaska Bar Professionalism AwardJudge Nora Guinn AwardRobert Hickerson Public Service AwardLayperson Public Service Award

2019 Alaska Bar Annual Convention SponsorsEXHIBITORS

• Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Alaska Bar Association CLE• Alaska Chapter of the Federal

Bar Association• Alaska Legal Services Corp• Alaska State Court Law Library• Alaska Trial Lawyers • American Civil Liberties Union of

Alaska• Allworx• ALPS• Casemaker• Justice Not Politics Alaska• LawPay• LexisNexis• Med Discovery+ LLC• Thomson Reuters

SPONSORS

Grizzly• Landye Bennett

Blumstein LLP• LawPay

Eagle• American Civil

Liberties Union of Alaska

• ALPS• Jermain Dunnagan &

Owens, P.C. • Thomson Reuters

Wolf• Allworx• Casemaker• Doyon, Limited• Foley, Foley &

Pearson• LexisNexis• Stoel Rives LLP

Fireweed• Alaska Association

of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Alaska Chapter of the Federal Bar Association

• Alaska Trial Lawyers• Med Discovery+ LLC

Forget-Me-Not• Law Offi ce of Bruce B. Weyhrauch, LLC


HOTEL INFORMATIONA block of rooms has been reserved at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel, 813 Noble Street Fairbanks, AK 99701. Make your reservations by calling 1-800-544-0970 or online at www.westmarkhotels.com using group code: AKBAR2019. Rates are $99 per night for a standard room. Make reservations by April 7, 2019 for discounted rate.

MEETING SITEConvention registration, CLE programs, luncheons and Thursday night’s dinner will be held at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel.

Wednesday’s Opening Reception will be held at the Aurora Pointe Activity Center at 639 Funk Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99412.

AIR TRAVELAlaska Airlines has provided a 7% discount on all travel to Fairbanks. Make your reservation online at www.alaskaair.com and provide discount code ECMC171.

CAR RENTALAvis provides the Alaska Bar Association a discount rate. Contact Chris King at [email protected] or call 907-249-8271.

CANCELLATION POLICYThere is a $50 cancellation fee on your registration. No refund of registration fees can be made for cancellations after Friday, April 19. No exceptions.

MCLE ALASKAThe 2019 Alaska Bar Convention provides a total of 15 CLE Credits including 7.5 Ethics CLE Credits. Attend all three days of the convention and fulfi ll ALL of your MCLE Rule mandatory ethics and voluntary hours of approved CLE for the 2019 reporting period.

FREE CLE CERTIFICATESFree CLE Certi� cates do not apply to the convention.

General Information

Alaska Bar Association Annual ConventionFairbanks, Alaska • May 8-10, 2019

COMPANION FARENew lawyers (admitted to the Alaska Bar � ve years or less) can pair with another new lawyer OR a more experienced lawyer to attend convention CLEs by paying a $25 Companion Fare, when registering together with a lawyer paying the full registration fee. Both members must register together under one login and payment must be made with one credit card.

REGISTRATION FEES*$350................. 3 Day access to all CLEs$250................. 1 Day access (Wed. or Thurs.)$50................... Hard copy of course materials*Ticketed events are not included in registration fees. Add $50 to registration fees after April 12.

REGISTER ONLINE IN 3 EASY STEPS1. Go to www.AlaskaBar.com/2019Convention2. Click on REGISTER

Log in to your account. IF YOU HAVEN’T LOGGED IN BEFORE:

Username: Bar# and last name, e.g. 9202545smithPassword: fi rst three letters of last name & DOBe.g. smi03171965

DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT

QUESTIONS?Call the Alaska Bar offi ce at

907-272-7469/fax 907-272-2932Or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

Check the Bar website at www.AlaskaBar.org/2019Convention

CHARGING STATIONRecharge your mobile device at the CLE Exhibitor table.

BADGESPlease wear your name badge to all events.

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Westmark Fairbanks Hotel & Conference Center

813 Noble St, FairbanksPhone: (907) 456-7722

Convention registration, CLE programs,

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at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel.

A block of rooms has been reserved. Reserve your

room by calling 1-800-544-0970. Make

reservations by April 7 for discounted rate.


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