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Quadrennial Federal Practice Seminar

U.S. District Court/Federal Practice Memorial Trust Seminar - Quadrennial Seminar
The Future of Access - November 10, 2021 - 8:20 am - 5:15 pm

This event is jointly sponsored by the United States District Court, Federal Practice Memorial Trust, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the St. Louis Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and is offered every four years to benefit the Federal Practice Memorial Trust.

Approved for 9.6 MCLE / 3.2 Ethics / 1 Elimination of Bias (registration and attendance maintained by the Court) (Certifate of Attendance included in materials at the bottom of this page)
Missouri Bar Program ID 685720

Agenda Snapshot
8:20-8:30        Welcome
8:30-9:20        Courtroom Access – Media Perspective
9:20-10:10      8th Circuit Term in Review
10:10 -10:20   BREAK
10:20-11:10    Appellate Court Best Practices/Ethics of Access; Present and Future
11:10-12:00    Diversity & Inclusion / Views from the Bench & Firm Cultures
12:00-12:15    BREAK
12:15-1:15      Honorary Lunch Speaker
1:15-1:25        BREAK
1:25-2:15        Supreme Court Term in Review
2:15-3:05        Access & Leadership in a Challenging World
3:05-3:15        BREAK
3:15-4:15        Mining “Federal Golden Nuggets” - Hot, New Must-Know Cases
4:15-5:15        Roundtable Discussion - Judges of the Eastern District
                        Ethical Challenges in a Remote World

Federal Practice Memorial Trust
J. Bennett Clark, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP - Chair
Bridget Hoy, Lewis Rice - Trustee
Gonzalo Fernandez, Fernandez Law - Trustee
Steve Holtshouser, Husch Blackwell - Trustee
Sonette Magnus, Thompson Coburn - Trustee
Amanda Hettinger, Thompon Coburn - Trustee