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Wednesday, September 13 |
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| 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | WSBA Board of Governors Meeting | DoubleTree |
| 8:30 a.m.- noon | Board for Judicial Administration Meeting | DoubleTree |
| 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | WSBA Board of Governors Executive session | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom A |
| 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Minority & Justice Commission Meeting (open to the public) Co-chairs: Justice Charles Z. Smith and Justice Charles W. Johnson |
DoubleTree |
| 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | WSBA Board of Governors Meetings (open to all) |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom A |
| 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. | Registration | Spokane Center Lobby |
| 10:00 a.m.-noon | Elder Law Section Membership Meeting and Lunch | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom D |
| noon | Lunch on Your Own | |
| noon - 1:00 p.m. | WSBA Board of Governors Lunch with Legal Foundation of Washington, Spokane County Bar Association, and BOG Liaisons | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom B (invitation only) |
| noon-5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Fair | Spokane Center |
| 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Access Issues in Administrative Agency Programs (immediately followed by Q & A "Ask the Experts" and refreshments at 5:00 (ticketed CLE) | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom C |
| 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Bankruptcy: 21st Century Style (ticketed CLE) | AG Trade Center, Bay 4 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Elder Law Update 2000 (ticketed CLE) | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Skyline Ballroom |
| 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Electronic Commerce and the Business Lawyer (ticketed CLE) | AG Trade Center, Bay 2 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | The Endangered Species Act - A Statewide Challenge (ticketed CLE) | AG Trade Center, Bay 3 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | The Law and Hate Crimes (Criminal Law) (ticketed CLE) | AG Trade Center, Bay 1 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. | Partnering with Your Clients Across Borders (International Practice) (ticketed CLE) | Spokane Center, Conference Theater |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Ethical Issues in Law Practice Management (ticketed CLE) (followed by refreshments) | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom B |
| Dinner on Your Own | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Washington Women Lawyers Celebration Dinner (ticketed event open to all; social hour at 5:30; dinner at 6:30) | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Skyline Ballroom |
| 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | Administrative Law Section Annual Business Meeting | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom C |
| 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | "Friends of Bill W. Meeting" (12-step meeting) |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Audubon/Manito |
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Thursday, September 14 | ||
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Registration | Spokane Center Lobby |
| 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | All-Conference Buffet Breakfast | AG Trade Center Bays 1-3 |
| 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. | Diversity Town Meeting | AG Trade Center Bay 4 |
| 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Fair | Spokane Center |
| 9:00 a.m.-10:a.m. | All Conference Opening Ceremony Sponsored by Hurley, Atkins & Stewart |
Spokane Opera House |
| 9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:a.m. - noon | All-Conference Opening Plenary - "Back to the Future" seminar featuring Clay Jenkinson, Rudyard L. Istvan and Dr. Sylvia Spengler | Spokane Opera House |
| 12:00 | Lunch On Your Own Box lunches for sale in Exhibit Fair |
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| noon - 1:15 p.m. | 50-Year Members Luncheon with WSBA Board of Governors, past WSBA presidents and governors, and judicial leadership delegation (invitation only) | AG Trade Center Bay 1 |
| noon - 1:15 p.m. | Judges Luncheon (judges only) Address by Honorable Robert Benham, Chief Justice of Georgia. Sponsored by the Washington State Minority and Justice Commission's Subcommittee on Workforce Diversity |
DoubleTree |
| noon-2:00 p.m. | Access To Justice Board Meeting | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Corbin |
| noon-3:00 p.m. | LAW Fund Board Meeting | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom A |
| noon-5:00 p.m. | Northwest Justice Project Board Meeting | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Manito |
| noon-5:00 p.m. | Legal Foundation of Washington Meeting | Gonzaga School of Law, Workland Conference Room in Dean's Suite |
| noon-5:00 p.m. | Courthouse Facilitators Meeting | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Finch |
| noon-5:00 p.m. | Volunteer Legal Service Programs Specialized Legal Services | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom D |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | ADR for ATJ: Ways that Appropriate Dispute Resolution Can Enhance Access to Justice (immediately followed by business meeting & refreshments) (ticketed CLE) | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Skyline Ballrooms |
| 1:00 p.m.- 4:15 p.m. | Counseling Challenges for the Corporate Lawyer (ticketed CLE) | WestCoast Ridpath Hotel, Terrace Room |
| 1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. | Federal Civil Litigation: An Appropriate Tool for Social Reform? (ticketed CLE) | Gonzaga School of Law, Barbieri Courtroom |
| 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Nuts & Bolts of Construction Law (ticketed CLE) | WestCost Ridpath Hotel, Empire Ballroom A |
| 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Nuts & Bolts of Litigation: Basic Trial Skills and Practice Tips (ticketed CLE) | WestCoast Ridpath Hotel at the Park, Ballroom B |
| 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Bar Leaders Conference Workshop: "Ethics, Professionalism and Civility: The Hard Questions" | AG Trade Center, Bay 2 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | WSBA Long-Range Plan and 2001 Action Plan Discussion | AG Trade Center, Bay 3 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Perspectives on the Exercise of Police Power by State and Local Governments | WestCoast Ridpath Hotel, Gallery |
| 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Washington State Paralegal Association 25th Celebration Convention & Board Meeting | WestCoast Ridpath Hotel, Legend A & University |
| 1:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Taxation in the New Millenium: A Look Back and to the Future (ticketed CLE) | Spokane Center, Conference Theater |
| 1:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Ethics and Family Law: The Perfect Marriage (ticketed CLE) | WestCoast Ridpath Hotel, Empire Ballroom C |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Judicial Choice Session: Cyberspace and the Quill Pen: How Much the Law Adapt? [Part 1] |
DoubleTree |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Judicial Choice Session: Increasing the Public's Knowledge of the Law: Using Teen Courts as a Case Study |
DoubleTree |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:15 – 5:00 p.m. | Judicial Choice Session: Cyberspace and the Quill Pen: How Must the Law Adapt? [Part II] |
DoubleTree |
| 3:15 – 5:00 p.m. | Judicial Choice Session: Making the Courtroom Accessible to All: The Judges' Responsibility, Known Barriers and Some Practical Solutions |
DoubleTree |
| 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. | Bar Leaders Conference Workshop Getting to Know You |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom C |
| 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. | WSBA Professional Committee Meeting | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Cannon Hill Room |
| 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. | Bar Leaders Conference Workshop Future of the Law and Legal Profession |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom C |
| 6:00 p.m.-midnight | All-Conference Welcoming Reception
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AG Trade Center - Bays 1-4 |
| 9:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. | "Friends of Bill W." Meeting (12-step meeting) |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Audubon/Manito |
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Friday, September 15 | ||
| 6:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m. | "Friends of Bill W." Meeting (12-step meeting) |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Audubon/Manito |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration | Spokane Center Lobby |
| 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. | Fun Run - Fundraiser (Ticketed event) Continental Breakfast "On the Run" (no bikes or roller blades, please) |
Centennial Trail, starting and ending at Gonzaga main parking lot |
| 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. | Judges Breakfast
Breakfast on Your Own |
DoubleTree |
| 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Fair (last day) | Spokane Center |
| 8:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Judicial Conference Plenary "When Bias Compounds: Women of Color in the Courts" |
DoubleTree Ballroom |
| 8:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m. | ATJ - Making the Courthouse Work for Pro Ses | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms A & B |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | ATJ – Legislative Advocacy 101 | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom C |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | ATJ – Technology Training: Introduction to Microsoft Access 97 | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Maple Room |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Multi-Disciplinary Practice Seminar | AG Trade Center, Bay 1 |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Five by Five: 5 Lawyer Trust Account Myths & Your Top 5 Law Office Management Queries | AG Trade Center, Bay 2 |
| 8:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Bar Leaders Conference Workshop Leadership Tool Kit: Strategies for Committees | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Skyline Ballroom |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Mandatory CLE Board Meeting | closed meeting |
| 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Sitting of the Court with Actual Appellate Arguments in Two Cases, followed by Q&A Session and Discussions with Judges |
Gonzaga Law School, Barbieri Courtroom |
| 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Washington State Paralegals Association 25th Anniversary Celebration & Convention Meetings & Seminars |
WestCoast Ridpath Legend A & University |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Federal Bankruptcy Judges of the East and West District Annual Retreat | DoubleTree |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m | ATJ - Will Access to Justice in the 21st Century Resuscitate, Shun to Re-took Its Historic Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms A & B |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | ATJ - Working for the Public Good No Matter Where You Work | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms C |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | ATJ - Technology Training - Introduction to Microsoft Access 97 (repeat) | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Maple Room |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Zero Tolerance versus Due Process in Schools Produced by WSBA Civil Rights Committee |
Spokane Center, Conference Theater |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | WSBA Legal Services to the Armed Forces Committee Discussion Group | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park Ballroom D |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | WSBA Editorial Advisory Board Meeting | Cavanaugh's Inn at the Park Cannon Hill Room |
| 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. | All Conference WSBA Awards Lunch Sponsored by Seabury & Smith Keynote: Catherine Crier, Broadcast Journalist, Fox News |
AG Trade Center - Bays 1-4 |
| 2:00– 5:00 p.m. | "The Jury Trial" - Part I and II Produced by WSTLA |
Spokane Opera House |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | ATJ – Some Contemporary Issues of Children and the Law | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms A & B |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | ATJ – Beyond Political Correctness: Understanding Difference & Tackling Bias, Session A | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms C |
| 2:00– 5:00 p.m. | American Judicature Society meeting | DoubleTree |
| 2:00– 5:00 p.m. | "The Jury Trial" Part One | Spokane Center Spokane Opera House |
| 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. | ATJ – Beyond Political Correctness: Understanding Difference & Tackling Bias Session, B | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms D |
| 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. | ATJ – Paralegal Utilization in Access to Justice | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms A & B |
| 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. | ATJ – The Digital Divide and Digital Justice: Do Clients Need a Technology Bill of Rights? | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom C |
| 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. | Bar Leaders Conference Workshop Current Issues Affecting the Bar |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Skyline Ballroom |
| 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Gonzaga Law School Opening Ceremony and Reception Co-sponsored by Martindale-Hubbell and Lexis-Nexis Note: Parking at Gonzaga is limited; please use the free shuttle bus or walk, if possible |
Gonzaga University School of Law, Washington Trust Student Lounge and Patio |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Young Lawyers Division/Gonzaga Student Bar Reception | Gonzaga University School of Law, Washington Trust Student Lounge and Patio |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Seattle University School of Law Alumni and Friends Reception | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Finch |
| 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. | LAW Fund Reception Music by Func Pro Tunc Raffle - Hawaiian vacation! |
Riverfront Park, Forestry Gazebo |
| 7:00 – midnight | Other Receptions | |
| 8:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. | "Friends of Bill W." Meeting (12-step meeting) |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Audubon/Manito |
| 9:00 p.m.-midnight | Reception with Live Band and Dancing Sponsored by WSTLA |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Skyline Ballroom |
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Saturday, September 16 | ||
| 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. | "Friends of Bill W." Meeting (12-step meeting) |
WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Audubon/Manito |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration | Spokane Center Lobby |
| 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. | All-Conference Breakfast Buffet | AG Trade Center, Bays 1-4 |
| 8:45 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | "The Jury Trial" - Parts III and IV Produced by WSTLA |
Spokane Opera House |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Bankruptcy Judges of the East and West District Annual Retreat | DoubleTree |
| 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | ATJ - Disabilities: A Barrier to Access | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballrooms A & B |
| 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | ATJ – Barriers Facing Battered Women from Hard-to-reach Communities | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Ballroom C |
| 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Bar Leaders Conference Workshop: Members & Management | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Skyline Ballrooms |
| 11:50 a.m. - 12:30 | All-Conference Closing Ceremony Keynote: David Hall, Provost, Northeastern University; Passing of the WSBA gavel from President Eymann to President Peterson |
Spokane Opera House |
| 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m. | Columbia Legal Services Board Meeting | WestCoast Grand Hotel at the Park, Corbin |
| 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | Family Barbecue (Ticketed event) | Riverfront Park |
| 1:15 p.m. | Golf Tournament (Ticketed event) Sponsored by Legal Plus Software | Indian Canyon Golf Course. Busses leave from Spokane Opera House parking lot |
| 4:00-6:00 p.m. | Cruise on Lake Coeur d'Alene (Ticketed event) | Busses leave from Spokane Opera House parking lot |
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