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The 4th Annual Hope for the Profession and the Practitioner on December 8, 2006: Presented by Seattle University School of Law. A continuation of this provocative and engaging program informing lawyers who seek greater meaning in their work by incorporating ideas from therapeutic jurisprudence, collaborative and preventive law, and reflective practice. The purpose of this “out of the box” program is to promote a legal system that is more responsive to client and lawyer needs. Interactive sessions will identify factors within the profession that pose the greatest challenges, explore strategies to meet those challenges by investigating jurisprudential movements, organizations, and lawyers who are transforming the profession, and develop personal resilience and coping skills to meet the challenges of practicing in the profession.
Planning for Special Needs Adults: Transition through Employment on December 2, 2006: Presented by the Dussault Law Group and Seattle University School of Law. This program was offered last spring in a modified form and was quickly over-subscribed. It is intended primarily for parents of children and young adults with disabilities who will shortly require support in the post-secondary school and working environments. The program has been modified to begin at the planning required for transition from the secondary school environment. Following a brief overview of transition planning, it focuses on employment, housing, guardianships, public benefits and estate planning. Time has been added to allow an extensive question and answer session. Parents of young adults with disabilities will receive preference in registration; a limited number of scholorships are available.
Equal Access to Courts for Persons with Disabilities on December 1, 2006: Presented by Seattle University School of Law and the Washington Protection and Advocacy System. The United States Supreme Court found that “Congress required the States to take reasonable measures to remove architectural and other barriers to accessibility ...” for persons with disabilities. Tennessee v. Lane, 124 S.Ct. 1978 (2004). To further compliance with these requirements, the Washington State Access to Justice Board for Judicial Administration and the Washington State Bar Association in April, 2006, endorsed Ensuring Equal Access for People with Disabilities: A Guide for Washington Courts. This full-day CLE program will review overall requirements, explain basic accommodations for persons with differing types of disabilities and discuss how accommodation plans may be developed. Suggestions will be made judicial and administrative courts and personnel, attorneys and support staff.
Is The President Always Right? An Examination of Presidential Authority on November 3, 2006: “The President is always right,” asserted Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 14, 2006. That conclusion will be discussed in a forum of distinguished jurists, attorneys and scholars encompassing the current Administration’s assertion of presidential authority in the “war on terror,” including the NSA domestic surveillance program and the holding of detainees at Guantánamo Bay, as well as President Bush’s controversial use of signing statements. Lt. Cmdr. Charles D. Swift, plaintiff’s counsel in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, and a participant in the CLE program, will receive a Distinguished Alumnus award on the evening preceding the forum; registration and fees for this event are separate from the CLE program...(Presidential Powers Video*, Presidential Powers Materials)
Who “Owns” Nature? BioProspecting, BioTechnology and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights on October 27, 2006: Presented by Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University and The Center on Corporations, Law & Society. This day-long conference examines the impact of biotechnology on the world’s indigenous peoples. The conference is a response to the life sciences industry’s stated objective of seeking input and involvement from key stakeholders as it makes important decisions regarding research, product development and accountability to stakeholders and the environment. This event is a unique opportunity for Seattle’s life sciences leaders and attorneys to engage with indigenous leaders in a constructive dialogue with the goal of truly understanding the perspective of this critical stakeholder group. The desired outcome is responsible and ethical leadership in the life sciences industry.
Corporations & the First Amendment: Examining the Health of Democracy on October 20, 2006: Presented by The Center on Corporations, Law & Society. The role corporations play in American democracy requires broad education and rigorous debate now more than ever. Understanding how corporate law and structure intersects with First Amendment jurisprudence that governs fundamental aspects of democracy—including access to information and a functioning political process—is critical to assessing the health of our civil society and developing strategies to protect it. This conference brings together nationally-recognized legal scholars, attorneys, policymakers, and activists who represent the depth of knowledge and breadth of viewpoints necessary to explore the controversial, and complicated, issues that involve the intersection of corporate law and First Amendment jurisprudence.
Basics and Beyond: Improving Your Writing on October 13, 2006: Presented by Professor Laurel Oates, Director of Legal Writing. Not happy with your writing? This four-hour CLE will review both the basics of writing clearly, concisely, and correctly, and will introduce techniques that you can use to write more persuasively. Participants will get tips on improving style, grammar and punctutation, when to use legal language or plain English, and planning, drafting, revising, editing and proofreading.
Advocating for Immigrant Victims on October 6, 2006: Presented by the Access to Justice Institute. This CLE is intended to prepare volunteer attorneys, law students and advocates with little or no immigration experience to assist domestic violence victims going through removal proceedings or making affirmative applications under the provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The topics are centered on issues related to immigration and domestic violence, but expects that learning how to work with violence victims and interpreters, understanding the ethics of pro bono cases, and examining strategies for overcoming cultural barriers will be valuable to participants in all practice areas.
Pride and Prejudice: The Journey Through A Woman’s Legal Career on September 29, 2006: Presented by Women of WSTLA and Seattle University School of Law. Women lawyers balancing legal career and personal life undertake an intricate dance. Women of WSTLA is partnering with Seattle University School of Law to present this seminar examining the many stages of a woman lawyer’s career. Topics will range from graduating law school to heading up your own firm and all stops in between.
Anti-Oppression Training on September 22, 2006: Presented by the Access to Justice Institute. Our value to society will increasingly depend on how well we learn to bridge between differences of all types. It is an imposing challenge to generate a vision of any cultural change. This training is designed to facilitate communication and empowerment. The focus will be on clarifying the complexities of working across significant differences and on understanding the dynamics of oppression. The training has a “training the trainers” impact and results in staff taking on action plans to bring about positive change.
Khmer Rouge Tribunal for War Crimes in Cambodia on August 29, 2006: Presented by the World Peace Through Law Section of the WSBA, this program features Katrina Anderson, who served as a legal advisor to the Documentation Center of Cambodia, where she coordinated training in international criminal law to prepare members of the Cambodian legal community for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, and Professor Ron Slye, who was legal consultant to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and is an Associate Professor and Director of International and Comparative Law Programs at the Seattle University School of Law...(Cambodia War Crimes)
Community Lawyering and Affirmative Advocacy on July 10-12, 2006: The training focuses on advocacy and problem-solving skills related to community engagement to strengthen our ability to work shoulder to shoulder with client communities to identify systemic community problems and to formulate creative and long lasting legal strategies to address them. While the civil equal justice community is strongly committed to community engagement, skills training in this area is rare. Participation in this course will also help us build community among advocates engaged in this area of client legal representation, and expand our ability to build lasting partnerships with client communities.
Business Ethics in the Corporate Governance Era: Domestic & International Trends in Transparency, Regulation and Corporate Governance on July 6 & 7, 2006: This conference will present a broad examination of intitiatives to improve business ethics and corporate governance in both developed and developing countries. Viewpoints will be provided from Europe, China, Japan, Korea, South Korea and the U.S. Co-sponsored by the Albers School of Business and Economics and the Center on Corporations, Law & Society...(Corporate Governance)
Patient Choice at the End of Life on June 23, 2006: This program will examine and discuss the legal, practical and ethical implications of physician-assisted suicide in conjunction with the U.S. Supreme Court’s expected decision in Gonzalez v. Oregon. Following a review of the legal history of actions concerning the right to refuse treatment, speakers will consider the constitutional basis for asserting a right to control the time and circumstances of death, and then present a detailed analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision and assessment of its implications for healthcare providers and patients. The concluding session discuss the ethical and moral implications of the decision and physician-assisted suicide in general.
The 5th National Academy for IDEA Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers on June 13-16, 2006: The National Academy serves as a resource and focus for interaction among ALJs and HOs from around the country by offering annual training sessions, maintaining a Web site and operating an e-mail listserv exclusively for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act decision-makers. This year’s program offers a one-day “Overview of Basics” for decision-makers with previous experience but new to special education, as well as the usual three-day “Regular Academy” program. Attendance is limited to persons currently serving as special education ALJs or hearing officers, or state-level support personnel who do not have policy-making authority. The Academy has become the most respected and widely attended program of its kind, having provided training to more than 200 IDEA decision-makers from 20 states.
The Fourth Annual Directors Training Academy - The Board’s Role in Developing Best Practices for Itself and the Company on June 9, 2006: The annual Directors Training Academy, hosted by the Center on Corporations, Law & Society at Seattle University School of Law and the Albers School of Business and Economics, provides corporate board members, senior executives and their counsel with the finest academic and real world advice about important issues in corporate governance. This year’s Academy examines what are the most effective ways to build a Board that works as a team, with a clear mission, a set of goals, and defined expectations for its performance as a group as well as for each of the individual members? It will examine the techniques used by successful boards to evaluate, structure and improve themselves, to establish clear expectations from and communication with management, and to govern for the long-term best interests of the company’s shareholders and stakeholders.
Green Lights & Red Flags - FTC Rules of the Road for Advertisers on May 19, 2006: Federal and state government officials, private practitioners and business executives will identify, describe and analyze the intersection of current policy and practices of the Federal Trade Commission as they affect advertisers and various media. Among the issues to be addressed: substantiating claims, endorsements and testimonials; special concerns of online advertisers; promotional concerns; state and federal law enforcement; and the impact of competitors’ practices.
Updating Your Skills - The Process of Researching Washington Law on May 12, 2006: Learn how to use a combination of print, fee-based services and free Internet sources to research issues governed by Washington common law, Washington statutes and regulations and local ordinances. Participants will also learn how to use the Internet to locate experts, to find information about people and products and to find litigation documents. This program will benefit both newer attorneys seeking an organized approach to research and more experienced attorneys wanting a better understanding of electronic research. The presentation also will also note differences between online and print research, and the use of Casemaker. Participants should bring laptop computers.
Lawyering and Leadership - The Continuation of the Hope for the Profession and the Practitioner Seminar Series on April 28, 2006: To promote a legal system that is more responsive to client and lawyer needs, hope for the profession can be found in the fact that many lawyers are natural leaders. This seminar will focus on how we as lawyers can make effective use of our leadership potential.
Special Needs Children and Adults: From Education through Employment on April 22, 2006: This program, intended primarily for parents of children and young adults with disabilities, will provide an overview of early education through post-secondary school, employment, housing, guardianships, public benefits and estate planning. Parents of children with disabilities will receive preference in registration; a limited number of scholorships are available.
Office of the Public Defender - Opportunities and Challenges on April 14, 2006: The Office of the Public Defender, one of four divisions of the King County Department of Community and Human Services, provides legal services to persons accused of a crime or involved in civil proceedings who cannot afford an attorney. OPD ensures that each person receives a fair, knowledgeable and effective legal defense and also has service contracts with four local, nonprofit law firms that employ more than 200 attorneys and an assigned counsel panel of more than 60 attorneys. This program is for attorneys who may be interested in becoming an assigned counsel.
Effective Oral Advocacy for Lawyers: Tips for Speaking on Your Feet on April 7, 2006: Whether before a jury or a judge, oral presentation of a case can be the key to winning or losing. Unfortunately, most attorneys have few opportunities to develop or polish their oral advocacy skills. And learning “on the job” is not simply a nerve-wracking experience; it’s a disservice to the client. The stakes are high, the environment can be intimidating, and the rules are constraining. Here’s your chance to get some solid tips on improving your skills; attendance limited to 25 persons.
At the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law - Looking Both Ways to Avoid a Collision on April 7, 2006: Co-sponsored by the Seattle University Law Review, this program focuses on various issues arising from the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law. It features leading experts in academia, government (including the Federal Trade Commission), the judiciary, private practice and public interest law, who will identify, analyze and debate the perspectives of patent holders, private practitioners and governmental agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Is Ethically Right Morally Correct? The Trials of Trial Practice on March 31, 2006: The capstone of a week-long enhanced focus on law and ethics at Seattle University School of Law sponsored by the Law Office of James L. Holman, this program will examine the ethical tensions arising in various aspects of the practice of law and the role of legal education in preparing attorneys to deal with those tensions. In addition to Fr. Robert Drinan, S.J., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Dean Kellye Testy, several of the region’s leading trial lawyers will participate. The Keynote Speaker will be the Honorable Charles W. Johnson, Associate Chief Justice, Washington Supreme Court.
Understanding the American Indian Probate Reform Act on March 14-15, 2006: This two-day CLE is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the American Indian Probate Reform Act (AIPRA), and the application of its provisions. enacted in October, 2004, and effective in June, 2006. AIPRA removes the application of state intestacy laws and, for the first time, creates a federal probate code governing descent and distribution of federal Indian Trust holdings. The Act contains specific provisions that further a tribal government’s authority to draft tribal probate codes that will supersede portions of AIPRA. Testamentary and intestate provisions of AIPRA make estate planning and will drafting important for individual Indians. Under AIPRA, estate planning in Indian Country will be a complex blend of federal and tribal laws.
Unemployment Insurance for Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims on March 10, 2006: This program will prepare attorneys to assist domestic violence and stalking victims who are seeking unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, with particular attention on UI benefits to victims who need to leave their jobs due to domestic violence or stalking. Registrants will receive in-depth information on the cultural, social and legal ramifications of domestic violence and stalking within the context of unemployment law, and a judicial perspective on effective representation of clients in administrative hearings regarding unemployment insurance benefits. Speakers include national leaders on domestic violence and stalking issues.
Remedies and Intellectual Property Law on February 24, 2006: The Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) of Seattle University School of Law annual half-day CLE will address “Remedies in Intellectual Property Law.” Distinguished practitioners with focus on current issues in remedies within the areas of licensing, trademark law, and patent law. Proceeds from this CLE provide funding for various IPLS educational events including monthly talks by IP attorneys and panels.
Anti-Oppression Training on January 27, 2006: Our value to society will increasingly depend on how well we learn to bridge between differences of all types. It is an imposing challenge to generate a vision of any cultural change. This training is designed to facilitate communication and empowerment. The focus will be on clarifying the complexities of working across significant differences and on understanding the dynamics of oppression. The training has a “training the trainers” impact and results in staff taking on action plans to bring about positive change.