Schedule

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Track 1: Family Law

Horner Hall

Track 2

Rooms 207-209

8:30a - 9:30a

Q.D.R.O. Q-dro, Quad-ro, I dunno…

CLE: 1.0

  • Richmond Giles, APERS Staff Attorney
  • Laura Gilson, APERS Chief Legal Counsel (moderator)
  • Jennifer Liwo, ATRS General Counsel
  • Brian Smith, Partner with Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP
  • Megan Wells, Partner with Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

8:30a - 9:00a Identifying Appealable Issues at the Appeals Council and Federal Court Levels

CLE: 1.0

  • Nick Coleman, Coleman Law Firm

9:30a - 10:30a

Case Law Updates

CLE: 1.0

  • Angela Mann, Mann & Kemp

9:00a - 10:30a  How to Win More Cases and Set Up Appeals

CLE: 1.0

  • David F. Chermol, Esq. Chermol & Fishman, LLC

10:30a - 11:00a

Break - Mocktails and Mimosas

Horner Hall Lobby

11:00a - 12:00p

PLENARY Speaker Dicky Grigg

Guantanamo: It Is Not About Them - It Is About Us

CLE: 1.0

12:00p - 1:00p

Lunch - Grab and Go!

1:00p - 2:30p

The Intersection of High-Tech Stalking and Domestic Violence Cases

CLE: 1.0

Utilizing Special Needs and Miller Trusts for SSI Recipients

CLE: 1.0

  • Collier Moore, RMP LLP
  • Thomas Smith, Attorney at Law

2:30p - 3:00p

Break

3:00p - 4:30p

Scientifically Crafted Child Custody Evaluations: How Do We Order Them and What Do They Look like and a Look at the Issue of Alienation

CLE: 1.0

  • Dr. Sol R. Rappaport, Ph.D., ABPP Board Certified in Clinical Psychology & Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Licensed Clinical Psychologist

3:00 - 4:00 SECUREing the Benefits of Retirement Accounts in an Estate Plan

CLE: 1.0

  • Adam H. Crow, JD, LLM Managing Director Director of Wealth Planning & Strategy & Stephens
  • Will Clements, JD, LLM, Senior Vice President of Wealth Planning and Strategy, Stephens

6:00p - 7:00p

125th Anniversary Celebration Reception and Silent Auction Oaklawn Casino & Resort

7:00p - 9:00p

125th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Arkansas Bar Foundation and Arkansas Bar Association Joint Awards at Oaklawn Casino & Resort

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Track 1

Horner Hall

Track 2

Rooms 207-209

8:30a - 9:30a

TBD

CLE: 1.0

  • LaQuetta S. Henry

Help Me Help You - The Making of an All Star Record

CLE: 1.0

  • Cris M. Brasuell, CCR, Brasuell Reporting, LLC
  • Valarie Flora, FCRR, AR-CCR, TX-CSR, United States District Courts,  Eastern District of Arkansas

9:30a - 10:30a

Determining the Severity Level of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): From Foster Care to Inmates on Death Row

CLE: 1.0

  • William J. Edwards, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender
  • Dr. Larry Burd,  Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health

Negotiating a Sale and Purchase Agreement, Key Terms and Provisions

CLE: 1.0

  • Mark W. Hodge, Barber Law Firm

10:30a - 11:00a

Break - Mimosas and Mocktails

Horner Hall Lobby

11:00a - 12:00a

PLENARY  Speaker Kimberly Wehle

How to Think Like a Lawyer–and Why:

A Common-Sense Guide to Everyday Dilemmas

CLE: 1.0

12:00p - 1:00p

Grab and Go Lunch! Box Lunch

1:00p - 2:00p

Legislative Panel

CLE: 1.0

  • Members of the General Assembly

Your Client’s Protected Data: What to Know, What to Do When Things Go Very, Very Wrong, and What Controls to Draft Before that Happens 

CLE: 1.0

  • Anton Leo Janik, Jr., Mitchell Williams Law Firm
  • Lizzi Esparza, Mitchell Williams Law Firm

2:00p - 3:00p

The UCC Amendments

CLE: 1.0

  • William H. Henning, Professor of Law, Texas A&M University
  • Juliet Moringiello, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
  • J. Cliff McKinney, II, Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC

TBD

  • Julie DeWoody Greathouse, PPGMR Law, PLLC

CLE: 0.5

3:00p - 3:30p

Break - Tea with the Judges

Horner Hall Lobby

3:30p - 4:30p

Raising the Bar – The Role of Diversity and Inclusion In Building a Sustainable Future

CLE: 1.0

  • David L. Jones, Wright Lindsey Jennings

The Pros and Cons of Mediation-Judges Panel

CLE: 1.0

  • Judge David Goodson, Judicial Perspective Dispute Resolution
  • Judge Carlton D. Jones, Eighth Judicial District South, Division 1
  • Judge Mike Reif, 6th Judicial Circuit, 13th Division Circuit Court
  • Judge Bentley Story, 1st Judicial Circuit
  • Judge Charles A. Yeargan, 9th West Judicial District, Division 2

4:30p - 6:00p

Friday Firm Reception

Grand Lobby

7:00p - 10:00p

Bridge St. Live

Bridge St. Live Entertainment District

8:00p - 10:00p

8:00p - 10:00p

YLS Social at Pop's Lounge - Oaklawn Casino Resort

Pops Lounge, Oaklawn Casino Resort

Hospitality Suite at Oaklawn Casino Resort

Oaklawn Casino Resort

Friday, June 16, 2023

Track 1

Rooms 207-209

Track 2

Rooms 203-204

8:30a - 9:30a

A Conversation with Judges of the Arkansas Court of Appeals

CLE: 1.0

  • Chief Judge Brandon J. Harrison, Arkansas Court of Appeals District 4
  • Judge Cindy Thyer, Arkansas Court of Appeals District 1
  • Judge Wendy S. Wood, Arkansas Court of Appeals District 6
  • Moderator - Brett D. Watson, Attorney at Law, PLLC

Legal Research with Fastcase & ArkBar

CLE: 1.0

  • Tim Shadoan, Fastcase
  • Cathy Underwood, Arkansas Bar Association

9:30a - 10:30a

A Conversation with Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court

CLE: 1.0

  • Chief Justice John D. Kemp, Arkansas Supreme Court
  • Justice Rhonda Wood, Arkansas Supreme Court
  • Justice Shawn Womack, Arkansas Supreme Court
  • Moderator - Brett D. Watson, Attorney at Law, PLLC

TBD

10:30a - 10:40a

Break

10:40a - 11:40a

Overwhelmed? Productivity Strategies to Control the 'Busy' of Life

CLE: 1.0 

TBD

11:40a - 11:45a

Transition to Horner Hall for Lunch, State of the Judiciary and Swearing-In Ceremony  

11:45a - 12:45p

Lunch - State of the Judiciary by Chief Justice Dan Kemp and Swearing-In Ceremony of Margaret Dobson

1:00p - 1:30p

TBD