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Optional Pre-Conference Spa Day at the Bench Bar Conference

NOBA’s Special Grand Hotel Policies for Thursday, March 19h

There are a limited number of rooms reserved for Thursday, March 19th, so please don’t delay

registration.

Hotel Cancellation Policy: There is a one night non-refundable cancellation fee plus taxes, if your

room is cancelled within 5 days of stay.

Hotel Early Departure Fee: There is a one night early departure fee (plus taxes) if checking out

before scheduled departure, unless Hotel is notified by 12 midnight of the first day guest is

checked in the hotel.

While NOBA does not charge for Spa Day, we do need to know if you are coming. There is

limited availability for this special offer. Please contact Briana Nelms at (504) 525-7453 or

[email protected], so we know you will be relaxing with us on Spa Day!

Leave the suit behind. Dress is casual.

No Pushing. No Billing. No Time Pressure. Just Relaxation. NOBA reminds everyone you can rediscover yourself outside the office at the Grand Hotel’s spa, one of the most gracious spas in the South. We’ve made special arrangements for a 10% discount on Grand Hotel spa services for NOBA Bench Bar Conference attendees. To make reservations for spa services, call 251-990-6385. For hotel reservations:

1. Bay View Room

Marriott’s Grand Hotel offers a special group rate for $239.00 per night (not including tax & fees).

To make your reservation, call (800) 544-9933.

2. Resort View Room



3. Spa Building Resort View



4. Spa Building Bay View



Thursday, March 19, 2020

With special thanks to our Weekend WIFI Sponsor

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It's Margarita night! Join NOBA and View with a Salted Rim Chair Cayce Peterson for an evening margarita tasting that will knock your socks off! The cocktail hour begins at 6:15 pm. We hope to see you there!


3:25 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Welcoming Remarks

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. View on the Campaign

Moderator: Judge Lance Africk, USDC - EDLA Speakers: Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, USDC - EDLA Jordan Ginsberg, Assitant US Attorney

William M. Ross, Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC

Sharonda R. Williams, Fishman Haygood LLP

Participants will learn about ethics rules and laws dictating campaign finance

Participants will learn about Judicial Canons, Rules of Government Ethics, and Criminal Laws that could be implicated by campaign finance issues

Participants will learn about the reporting requirements and restrictions on fundraising by lawyers and judges

Participants will hear about examples of cases – both criminal and disciplinary matters – that involve campaign finance rules

Participants will learn how the state disciplinary system reviews and makes recommendations regarding alleged violations of campaign finance rules

Participants will learn about how the criminal system becomes involved in and prosecutes campaign finance violations

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration

James C. Gulotta, Jr., President, New Orleans Bar Association

4:40 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. View from the Bench

6:15 p.m. View with a Salted Rim

Chair/Moderator: Judge Jay C. Zainey, USDC - EDLA What do judges expect in their courtrooms? What won’t judges tolerate? Are there special rules that exist particular to each judge’s court? Do you want to know special practice pointers?Get the answers and more at “Meet the Judges.” “Meet the Judges” is a rapid-fire, round-robin session where lawyers will be given the opportunity to meet and interact with members of the judiciary.

Friday, March 20, 2020

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10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. View on the Proof

Moderator: Chief Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby, USDC - EDLA Brittany L. Reed, Assistant US Attorney Speakers: Judge Carl Barbier, USDC - EDLA Roy Cheatwood, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Wanda Davis, Leefe Gibbs Duane Evans, Assistant US Attorney Course attendees will learn about the current hot topics which can make or break litiga-tion strategy. Presenters will address issues related to the use of motion in limine and trial motions, the admissibility of late evidence and its effect at trial, implications of Crawford, Bruton and the Confrontation Clause, dealing with questionable digital evidence, and issues concerning the testimony of expert and lay witnesses.

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Kimberly L. Silas, Entergy Services, Inc.

Moderator: Judge Wendy Vitter, USDC - EDLA Speakers: Judge Michael North, USDC - EDLA Lisa M. Africk, Crescent Drilling and Production, Inc. Endya Delpit, Entergy Services, Inc. Cory Vidal, Hancock Whitney Bank

Get a view on settlement from the inside. What is the proper timing and approach to settlement discussions? When should you pursue traditional ADR processes, including mediation? What are the greatest impediments to meaningful settlement discussions? This is your opportunity to interact with and get answers to your questions concerning settlement from inside counsel and the federal bench.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. View from the Inside

Saturday, March 21, 2020

11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. View from State Court - Hot Button Topics

Moderator: Rico Alvendia, Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest, LLC Speakers: Judge Rachael Johnson, Orleans Civil District Court Judge Paula Brown, Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Scott Schlegel, 24th Judicial District Court Sheryl M. Howard, Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeois, Pfister, Weinstock & Bogart APLC This panel will provide clarity/insight on hotly debated and commonly encountered points of contention in state court litigation, including Art 1464 medical examinations, Stipulations to Liability, Requests for Admission, Surveillance, Protective Orders and more. The panel provides diverse and comprehensive perspectives from several local district and appeals courts and from both the plaintiff and defense sides.


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Saturday, March 21, 2020

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. View through the Bubbles A Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting

After 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own


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Sunday, March 22, 2020

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. View on Financing Litigation - Ethics

Moderator: Eva Dossier, Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC Speakers: Judge Dana Douglas, USDC - EDLA Judge Kern Reese, Orleans Civil District Court Steven Herman, Herman Herman & Katz, LLC Zia Oatley, Legalist Inc.

Peter Sperling, Frilot, LLC

Explore litigation finance from the perspectives of federal and state court judges Consider the viewpoints of practitioners Hear from an industry professional Learn about potential ethical pitfalls Leave with an understanding of the pragmatic and theoretical ramifications of

litigation finance

10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. #MeToo View - Professionalism

Moderator: Michelle Craig, Transcendent Legal Group Speakers: Judge Omar Mason, Orleans Civil District Court Colleen Jarrott, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Christopher Ralston, Phelps Dunbar LLP Kathy Rito, Jones Walker LLP During this presentation lawyers will Be able to interact with the panel and walk through hypos that play out in

the workplace on a daily basis in the legal profession Learn wrong from right in the context of sexual harassment in the

workplace Receive up-to-date information on LA’s sexual harassment laws as they

relate to the law office context Learn how to tackle the issue of sexual harassment head on in a law firm

environment Learn that sexual harassment does not discriminate - it happens to men

and women Learn about the standards for potential liability as it relates to sexual

harassment in the workplace Learn about recent LA legislative initiatives relating to sexual harassment

laws following #MeToo Learn about situations that they may think are innocuous but that may

actually create potential liability

8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

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2020 Bench Bar Conference Committee

Judge Lance M. Africk, USDC - EDLA, Section “I”, Co-Chair Judge Rachael Johnson, Orleans Civil District Court, Co-Chair Angie Christina, Akerman LLP, Vice-Chair

Eva Dossier, Stanley Reuter

Thomas Flanagan, Flanagan Partners

William Gaudet, Adams & Reese

Colleen Jarrott, Baker Donelson

Cayce Peterson, The Lambert Firm

Brittany Reed, US Attorney’s Office

Judge Karen Wells Roby, USDC-EDLA

Peter Sperling, Frilot

Katherine Swartout, McCranie Sistrunk

Judge Jay C. Zainey, USDC - EDLA, Section “A”


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Special Thanks to The Bench Bar Conference Exhibitors (as of 1/21/20)

Platinum Gold Silver Bronze

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Adams and Reese, LLP

Akerman LLP

Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest, LLC

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP

Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP

Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP

Flanagan Partners, LLP

Frilot LLC

Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, LLC

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC

The Law Offices of Gregory P. DiLeo, APLC

Herman Herman & Katz LLP

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC

Jones Walker LLP

Kuchler Polk Weiner, LLC

The Lambert Firm, PLC

Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson, LLC

Liskow & Lewis, APLC

Martzell, Bickford & Centola

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC

Melchiode Marks King LLC

Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions Phelps Dunbar, LLP

Plauché Maselli Parkerson LLP

Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, LLP

Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, LLC

Ron Austin & Associates

Sangisetty Law Firm, LLC

Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

Special Thanks to the Bench Bar Conference Law Firm Patrons (as of 1/21/20)

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Reservations for the Grand Hotel for Friday, March 20 - Sunday, March 22, 2019

Marriott’s Grand Hotel Room Options

1. Bay View Room



2. Resort View Room



3. Spa Building Resort View



4. Spa Building Bay View



Reservations for Judges

NOBA is pleased to underwrite the cost of the 2-night stay at the hotel for our honorary

members. Judges attending the conference should contact Briana Nelms at 525-7453 or

[email protected] for both the hotel registration instructions and NOBA’s discounted

conference registration for judges.

Hotel Reservation Policies

Limited availability: there are a limited number of rooms reserved so please don’t delay

registration. The Room Block expires on February 29, 2020.

Upgrades: based on availability, you may be able to upgrade your room for an additional fee at

your expense. For upgrades, please call Central Reservations at (800) 544-9933.

Cancellation Policy: there is a one night nonrefundable cancellation fee plus taxes, if your room

is cancelled within 5 days of stay.

Early Departure Fee: there is a one night early departure fee (plus taxes) if checking out before

scheduled departure, unless the Hotel is notified by 12 midnight of the first day guest is checked

in the hotel.

Spa Day on March 19th or Extended Hotel Stay

To reserve hotel rooms for Spa Day on March 19th only, call (800) 544-9933

If you know that you’re going to have a wonderful time at the Grand Hotel and wish to extend

your stay after the conference ends, please call (800) 544-9933.

Visit the NOBA website for registration instructions or call (800) 544-9933 for your accommodations in the NOBA Room Block at the Grand Hotel. The Room Block expires on February 29, 2020.

Grand Hotel Reservations

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Name ________________________________________________________________________________

Firm _________________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________ State ______ Zip ________ Phone ________________________________

Email Address _________________________________________________________________________

Payment Information

□ Check Made Payable to the New Orleans Bar Association

□ Visa □ MasterCard □ Discover (please note there is a 3% fee for all credit card transactions)

Credit Card # _____________________________ Exp. Date ______ 3 Digit Code _______________

Name as it appears on the Credit Card __________________________________________________

Billing Street Address ________________________________________________________________

City, State and Zip Code _____________________________________________________________

NOBA Conference Registration Fees (March 20-22, 2019) Bench Bar CLE Priority Early Registration (By February 29, 2020) □ $350 Bench Bar CLE Registration (After February 29, 2020) □ $400

7.5 Hours of CLE including Ethics and Professionalism

Friday Evening Margarita Tasting

Saturday and Sunday Breakfasts

Saturday Evening Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting Bench Bar Young Lawyer CLE Priority Registration (By February 29, 2020) □ $185 Bench Bar Young Lawyer CLE Registration (After February 29, 2020) □ $235 Plus Options

Guest Registration for ________________________________ □ $150

Friday Evening Margarita Tasting

Saturday Evening Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting

Saturday and Sunday Breakfasts Total $_________

Please mail completed form to New Orleans Bar Association, 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1505, New Orleans, LA 70130 or email [email protected]. Please contact NOBA at (504) 525-7453 if you have any questions or if you have a disability which may require a special accommodation at this conference. NOBA is committed to providing full accessibility for all registrants. Conference Refund Policy Written cancellation must be received by March 16, 2020 for a full refund of registration fees only, less a $30 administrative fee.

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Call the Grand Hotel NOW

at (800) 544-9933 to make your hotel reservations!

Code: NBCR

The hotel must be told you are with NOBA to receive the discounted

rate.

Room Block expires at 5:00 pm on

February 29, 2020.

650 Poydras St., Suite 1505 New Orleans, LA 70130

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