| Thursday, November 8th (Grand Ballroom) |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Reception (light refreshments served.) |
6:30pm - 7:30pm
1 Hr. Ethics |
Ethics 20/20 Commission Ellyn S. Rosen – Counsel, Ethics 20/20 Commission
 ELLYN S. ROSEN, is Counsel to the ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, whose mission is to assist the judiciary and the bar in the development, coordination, and strengthening of disciplinary enforcement throughout the United States, including the assessment of the regulatory ramifications of global legal practice developments. In this capacity she liaises with the Conference of Chief Justices, National Organization of Bar Counsel, National Council of Lawyer Disciplinary Boards and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Ms. Rosen also is Counsel to the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, charged with reviewing the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the U.S. system of lawyer regulation in response to the challenges that globalization and advances in technology present to clients, lawyers, law firms, and the public. She advises the ABA Task Force on International Trade in Legal Services, which monitors the General Agreement on Trade in Services and other free trade agreement negotiations affecting the legal services market, and provides input to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. She is a member of the International Bar Association’s Professional Ethics Committee, and speaks frequently at international, state and local bar programs regarding issues relating to the regulation of the legal profession. |
| Friday, November 9 (Grand Ballroom) |
| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Welcome and Awards
Lori W. Nelson – President, Utah State Bar; Co-Chair, Susan B. Peterson – Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough; and Co-Chair, Richard M. Hartvigsen – NuSkin |
8:30am - 9:30am
1 hr Prof/Civ |
Predictable Misjudgment: How Intuition Misleads Judges
Professor Jeffrey J. Rachlinski – Cornell Law School
 PROFESSOR JEFFREY J. RACHLINSKI holds a B.A. and an M.A. in psychology from the Johns Hopkins University, a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford. In 1994, Rachlinski joined the faculty at Cornell Law School. He has also served as visiting professor at the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, and Harvard. Rachlinski’s research interests primarily involve the application of cognitive and social psychology to law with special attention to judicial decision making. |
| 9:30am - 9:45am BREAK |
| Session 1 -
9:45am - 10:45am |
A
Litigation
Ballroom C |
B
General
Arizona |
C Transactional
Wyoming |
D
Hot Topics
Olympus |
E PractMgmt
Idaho |
Trial Academy 1:
The Basics of Jury Selection
Francis J. Carney, FJC-ADR, LLC
Hon. Andrew H. Stone –
Third District Court
L. Rich Humpherys –
Christensen & Jensen
Colin P. King – Dewsnup,
King & Olsen |
Ethics Survey – Recent Developments
John A. Snow – Van Cott,
Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy
Diane K. Akiyama – Office of
Professional Conduct, Utah
State Bar
1 hr. Ethics |
Developments in Privacy: Why Attorneys Must Be Concerned
Charles L. Mudd, Jr. – Mudd Law Offices |
Implicit Biases, Decision Making, and Law
Professor Jeffrey J. Rachlinski – Cornell Law School
1 hr. Prof/Civ |
60 Tips in 60 Minutes
Lincoln Mead – IT Director, Utah State Bar |
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| 10:45am-11:00am BREAK |
| Session 2 -
11:00am - 12:00pm |
F
Litigation
Ballroom C |
G
General
Arizona |
H
Transactional
Wyoming |
I
Hot Topics
Olympus |
J
PractMgmt
Idaho |
Trial Academy 2: Exhibits Made Easy
Francis J. Carney, FJC-ADR, LLC
Hon. Andrew H. Stone – Third District Court
Roger J. Dodd – Dodd & Burnham, PC |
Multi-Party Dispute Resolution
Michele Straube – Director,
Environmental Dispute Resolution Program,
Wallace Stegner Center, University of Utah
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Capturing a Share of Utah’s International Business Explosion
Richard M. Hartvigsen – NuSkin
Lew Cramer – President & CEO,World Trade Center Utah
Brian D. Knox – Global Law,LLC |
Expanding Police Powers:
Three Clear & Present Threats
to Civil Liberties in Utah
John M. Mejia – ACLU
Marina B. Lowe – ACLU
Legislative and Policy
Counsel
David C. Reymann – Parr
Brown Gee & Loveless |
Tax & Finance Issues for Solos
and Small Firms
Randy Huizenga – Huizenga &
Co., PC |
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| 12:00pm - 12:30pm |
Lunch & Awards Lori W. Nelson - President, Utah State Bar
(Grand Ballroom) |
12:30pm 1:30pm
1 Hr. Prof/Civility |
Civilitity Matters: Civility is Respect for Everyone "No Exceptions"
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Hon. Gregory K Orme –
Utah Court of Appeals |
Billy Walker –
Senior Counsel,
Office of Professional Conduct,
Utah State Bar |
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Robert S. Clark –
Parr Brown Gee and Loveless |
Donald J. Winder –
Winder & Counsel, P.C. |
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| 1:30pm - 1:45pm BREAK |
| Session 3 - 1:45pm - 2:45pm |
K
Litigation
Ballroom C |
L
General
Arizona |
M
Transactional
Wyoming |
N
Hot Topics
Olympus |
O
PractMgmt
Idaho |
Trial Academy 3:
Making the Record
Francis J. Carney, FJC-ADR, LLC
Hon. Kate A. Toomey – Third
District Court
Richard D. Burbidge –
Burbidge, Mitchell & Gross
Mark T. Flickinger –
Flickinger & Sutterfield |
Client Relations
John A. Snow – Van Cott,
Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy
1 hr. Ethics
|
The Working Relationship
Between In-House and
Outside Counsel
Richard M. Hartvigsen –
NuSkin
Paul M. Harman – Jones
Waldo Holbrook &
McDonough
Rena Miller – Zions Bank
Felicia B. Canfield – Action
Law LLC |
eFiling: The Vendors Speak
George Knecht – Green Filing
Dallas Powell – Tybera |
The Less Paper Office
Ernie Svenson – “Ernie the
Attorney” |
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| 2:45pm - 3:00pm BREAK |
| Session 4 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
P
Litigation
Ballroom C |
Q
General
Arizona |
R
Transactional
Wyoming |
S
Hot Topics
Olympus |
T
PractMgmt
Idaho |
Trial Academy 4:
Motions in Trial & After
Francis J. Carney
Hon. Kate A. Toomey – Third
District Court
Richard D. Burbidge –
Burbidge, Mitchell & Gross
Peter W. Summerill –
Hasenyager & Summerill |
Alternative Fee
Approaches for Clients of
Modest Means
John R. Lund – Snow
Christensen & Martineau
1 hr. Ethics
|
Reappraising the New
Appraisal Rules – the
Relationship Between
Lenders & Appraisers
Brad Lindley, SRA |
Mediation- Based Custody Consultation
Valerie Hale, Ph.D. –
Sugarhouse Family
Counseling
William W. Downes –
Attorney, Mediator |
Working with .pdf
Documents
Ernie Svenson – “Ernie the
Attorney” |
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| 4:00pm - 4:15pm BREAK |
| Session 5 - 4:15pm - 5:15pm |
U
Litigation
Ballroom C |
V
General
Arizona |
W
Transactional
Wyoming |
X
Hot Topics
Olympus |
Z PractMgmt
Idaho |
The New Rules – Lessons
Learned so Far (With
Members of the Rules
Committee)
Hon. James T. Blanch – Third District Court
Francis J. Carney, FJC-ADR, LLC
Hon Todd M. Shaughnessy –
Third District Court
W. Cullen Battle - Fabian Law
Jonathan O. Hafen – Parr,
Brown, Gee & Loveless |
Justice George Sutherland
(1862-1942) – The Life,
The Work, The Legacy –
How His Jurisprudence
Affects Economic
Regulation Today.
Andrew M. Morse – Snow
Christensen & Martineau
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Counseling Small
Businesses and Start-ups
Victor A. Pollak – Fabian Law
James C. Waddoups – Fabian Law
Charles Coons – Cooper/Coons
Brad R. Jacobsen – Vantus
Law Group
John B. Wirthlin – AlloCure |
Stream Access Issues and
Legal Update
Martin B. Bushman – Energy
and Natural Resources
Division, Attorney General’s
Office |
Disaster Proofing Your
Practice
Ernie Svenson – “Ernie the
Attorney” |
| 5:15 PM: MEETING ADJOURNED |
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