PROGRAMS FOR 2017-2018
AUGUST 15, 2017
ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
EXPUNGEMENT: WHAT IT MEANS AND HOW IT WORKS
(responsible for May Toast) CLE Program 209284 (1.5 general hours)
This program will address the history and purpose of expungement and will discuss the requirements and procedures for expungement under state and federal law. It will provide a step-by-step explanation of an expungement proceeding from client intake to the entry of an expungement order. It will also address the common misconceptions about expungement.
Ed Yarbrough, Co-Captain
Rob McGuire, Co-Captain
Liz Sitgreaves, reporter
Jackie Dixon, liaison
Kathryn Barnett
Sonia Boss
Jacob Clabo
Marcus Floyd
Will Hicky
Alexis Hoag
Alistair Newbern
Andrea Sinclair
Rachel Wright
OCTOBER 17, 2017
SIGNIFICANT UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASES FROM TENNESSEE
(responsible for April Toast) CLE Program 209282 (1.5 general hours)
The main thrust of this program is to introduce the attendees to the most significant civil and criminal cases from Tennessee that have been decided by the United States Supreme Court. In addition to presenting these cases, the program will address (1) the Court’s criteria for deciding to hear a case, (2) how lawyers prepare to argue before the Court, and (3) the pros and cons of the recent trend of using a small group of elite counsel to argue cases before the Court.
Jane Stranch, Co-Captain
Chris Javillonar, Co-Captain
Tyler Yarbro, reporter
Sue Kay, liaison
Tracy Alcock
Evan Baddour
Blake Bernard
Sarah Campbell
John Ray Clemmons
Nicole Keefe
Lauren Kilgore
Tony Orlandi
Donna Roberts
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
EXECUTIVE ACTIONS: THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PEN
(responsible for March Toast) CLE Program 209285 (1.5 general hours)
This program focuses on legal issues relating to “Presidential Actions” such as executive orders, presidential memoranda, presidential proclamations, and presidential directives. It will explain the legal basis for these actions and the differences between them. Using examples, the program will discuss the legal and policy issues triggered by the use of these actions and will also discuss the use of similar actions and statements at the state level.
Winston Evans, Co-Captain
Dwight Tarwater, Co-Captain
Chasity Goodner, reporter
Bernadette Welch, liaison
Laura Baker
Waverly Crenshaw
Beau Creson
Ned Hildebrand
Jennifer Lankford
Karolyn Perry
Scott Pilkinton
Chris Sabis
Mike Tackeff
Joe Watson
DECEMBER 12, 2017
MEMBER/GUEST HOLIDAY RECEPTION
JANUARY 16, 2018
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE . . . ARTIFICIAL LAWYERS
(responsible for February Toast) CLE Program 209287 (1.5 dual hours)
This program focuses on the ethical implications of the legal profession’s incorporation of artificial intelligence legal proceedings and in the practice of law in general. While artificial intelligence holds the promise of greater accuracy and cost savings, it will prompt complicated questions regarding unauthorized practice of law, a lawyer’s duty of supervise both lawyers and non-lawyers, and a lawyer’s duty of competence, including staying up to date on “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” Accordingly, this program will describe the current and potential uses of artificial intelligence in the practice of law and will identify and discuss the ethical implications of these applications.
7 Ways artificial intelligence can benefit your law firm
AI & ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
AI ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS script
AI intro survey questions
AI Roundup
How AI Will Actually Transform the Legal Industry _ Legaltech N
Legal Analytics
Legal Services Innovator Axiom Unveils Its First AI Offering _ Above the Law
Legal tech gurus forecast how AI will impact your practice
Materials of Interest (additional reading)
Paralegal robot reviews patent documents
team_robot-1.pptx
Jimmie Lynn Ramsaur, Co-Captain
Tom Haroldson, Co-Captain
Ashonti Davis, reporter
Bill Ramsey, liaison
John Ballard
Tony Cain
Alix Cross
Elizabeth Foy
Chip Frensley
Ben Harrison
Candi Henry
Amy Mohan
Ashley Wilson
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
PRETRIAL RELEASE AND BAIL: NO “GET OUT OF JAIL FREE” CARD
(responsible for January Toast) CLE Program 209289 (1.5 general hours)
This program will focus on issues relating to pretrial release and bail, particularly the role that commercial bail bonds currently play in the state and federal criminal justice system. The program will identify the current requirements and procedures for making pretrial release decisions in state and federal courts. It will also discuss the difficulties with current pretrial release procedures and suggest solutions to these problems.
2016_Bond_Final & Correct
BAIL AN ANCIENT PRACTICE REEXAMINED
Bond Flow Chart-Final Draft
Harris County 5th Circuit Opinion
HistoryofBail-Pre-TrialRelease-PJI_2010
Inn Of Court-Combined Slides-Bail-Final
Liberty & Justice for All (2017) Excerpt 3-2-2018
Presentation Summary
THE COMING CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN BAIL I
THE COMING CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN BAIL II
Written Materials – Solutions
Bill Koch, Co-Captain
Dawn Deaner, Co-Captain
Alex Dickerson, reporter
Bill Ramsey, liaison
Adam Barber
Christen Blackburn
Wayne Edwards
Alex Fisher
Phyllis Hildreth
Russell Perkins
Andrew Ross
Russell Taber
Paulson Varghese
MARCH 20, 2018
SOVEREIGN CITIZENS: DOES THE POSSE RIDE AGAIN?
(responsible for November Toast) CLE Program 209286 (1.5 general hours)
This program will focus on the impact of the Sovereign Citizen movement, a group of litigants, commentators, and protesters who insist that the courts have no jurisdiction over them and that they have a right to decide which laws to obey and which laws to ignore. They are having an impact on civil and criminal judicial proceedings because they are (1) clogging up the courts with indecipherable filings, (2) ignoring court decorum and rules, (3) attempting to intimidate judges and other officials by filing suits against them or attempting to encumber their property, and (4) threatening violence. The FBI now characterizes the Sovereign Citizens as a growing domestic threat to law enforcement. This program will illustrate the ways Sovereign Citizens operate and will discuss the appropriate responses.
Hank Hildebrand, Co-Captain
Bill Young, Co-Captain
Nicole Paulk, reporter
Andrée Blumstein, liaison
Matt Barry
Raquel Bellamy
Philip Clark
Chris Rubino
Maria Salas
Joycelyn Stevenson
Mary Stoner
Paul Tennison
Stephanie Williams
Luther Wright
APRIL 17, 2018
THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS IN TENNESSEE
(responsible for October Toast) CLE Program 209283 (1.5 general hours)
This program will address the potential collateral consequences of a criminal conviction, including but not limited to (1) the loss of the right to vote, to serve on a jury, or to hold public office, (2) limitations on the ability to pursue certain occupations, and the eligibility to participate in government programs such as public housing, student loans, and food stamps. It will explain the long-standing public policy reasons for these consequences and explore whether these reasons continue to be valid. It will also provide examples of how persons have overcome these consequences.
Skip Gant, Co-Captain
Jason Gichner, Co-Captain
Anne Passino, reporter
Charles Grant, liaison
Hannah Bernard
Jon Dowell
Eileen Forsythe
Rachelle Gallimore-Scruggs
Barbara Holmes
Laurence Pendleton
Emily Warth
John Wilks
Beth Woodard
Adam Jefferson
MAY 15, 2018
LAWYERS WITHOUT RIGHTS: JEWISH LAWYERS IN GERMANY UNDER THE THIRD REICH
(responsible for September Toast) CLE Program 209288 (1.5 dual hours)
This program will describe the treatment of Jewish lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich. It will focus on the actions and inactions of lawyers and judges in the face of the repressive laws that were passed and the actions that were taken that restricted political freedoms, civil rights, and the guarantees of property and security. The program will address the ethical obligations of the bench and bar to act and the appropriate ways action could have been taken. It will also address the ethical reasons for not acting. It will describe the fate of the lawyers and judges who opposed the Third Reich. Finally, the program will address the lessons that American lawyers and judges should learn from the treatment of Jewish lawyers by the Third Reich and will ask whether similar events have occurred in this country and whether it could happen here again.
Charles Grant, Co-Captain
Anne Martin, Co-Captain
Erin Polly, reporter
Samar Ali
Steve Anderson
Richard Dinkins
Jessica Dragonetti
Chandler Farmer
Emily Mack
Erin Merrick
David Oldham
Bart Pickett