Seminar and Schedule

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012

CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS AND MOCK TRIALS SKILLS SEMINAR
Focus groups can be an indispensable tool in determining how to select a better jury for your client's case and to develop themes that will resonate with jurors.  This seminar will cover how to run effective focus groups from both a high budget and lower budget perspective.  The seminar will include examples of real-life focus groups (including deliberations of mock jurors) to illustrate how focus groups were used in actual cases to better present the cases at trial.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2012

SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE "KICK" OFF SOCCER GAME
Meet in hotel lobby.

8:00am-9:00am

MENTOR BREAKFAST
This is a special gathering to welcome CELA members participating as mentors or mentees in CELA’s Mentor Program. Hosted by CELA’s Mentor Committee.

8:00am-9:00am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00am-9:30am

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Toni J. Jaramilla, CELA Chair
Christina Krasomil, CELA Administrative Director

9:30am-10:20am

A TRIBUTE TO OUR CLIENTS

10:20am-11:00am

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE (PART 1)

11:00am-11:15am

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS

WHISTLEBLOWING 101: Qui Tam, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Dodd-Frank Claims

Presented by CELA's Wage and Hour Committee

WAGE AND HOUR 101:
Identifying and navigating key differences between Federal and California wage and hour laws.

DISCOVERY IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE
Social media, websites, metadata, etc. - how to protect your client's, get it from the other side, and get it admitted at trial.

CELA DIVERSITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE LUNCHEON
Everyone's invited! Keep the growth and passion going in 2012.

Keynote Speaker: Kate Kendell

Kate Kendell is the Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, an organization advocating for the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and families nationwide. Since joining the NCLR in 1994, she has been instrumental in the organization's growth and has helped raise public awareness and consciousness regarding issues facing the LGBT community. Under her leadership, the NCLR works to create and enforce discriminatory laws through litigation, education and advocacy.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Presented by CELA's Wage and Hour Committee

THE FUTURE OF WAGE AND HOUR CLASS ACTIONS
Class Action Waivers, Representative Actions, and Unfair Labor Practices

GETTING A LIFE: ACHIEVING BALANCE IN WORK AND LIFE
[1.25 hours Detection/Prevention of Substance Abuse or Mental Illness Credit]

Presented by CELA's Public Employment Committee

EMPLOYEE PRIVACY RIGHTS
How to defend your clients' rights while keeping others' rights from wrecking your case.

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CELA MEMBER VICTORIES

ANNUAL CONFERENCE RECEPTION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012

8:00am-9:00am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

CELA WIKI UPDATE
Presented by CELA’s Technology Committee

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE (PART 2)

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE LUNCHEON, KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND JOE POSNER AWARD

Keynote Speaker: Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky is an ardent supporter of employee rights and a renowned expert in Constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties. He is the founding dean and a professor of law at UC Irvine School of Law. A prolific author, Dean Chemerinsky has most recently published, The Conservative Assault on the Constitution (Simon & Schuster, 2010) in addition to numerous law review articles. He frequently argues cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal, and serves as a legal commentator in the national and local media.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Presented by CELA's Immigrant Employment Rights Committee

BEYOND WRONGFUL TERMINATION:
How to prevent and remedy retaliation against all California workers

Presented by CELA's Law Practice Management and Mentor Committees

PRACTICE TIPS FOR NEW LAWYERS
How to use CELA resources, issue spotting and deadlines, opposing your first summary judgment,
dealing with opposing counsel, and more.

COMPLICATIONS IN SETTLEMENTS
Medicare/Medicaid Liens, Offsets, and Structured Settlements

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PROVING UP DAMAGES
Making sure the record will support maximum damages.