REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The Young Lawyers' Conference is open to Young Lawyers ONLY for a cost of $50.
Included in Member Registration:
- Conference attendance
- Electronic course materials provided via link*
- Lunch
- Networking Event
*Important Note: A link to the conference materials will be emailed to your email on record with the LSBA prior to the conference. You may decide to print the materials in advance and bring with you, or download to your electronic device to view in the seminar. If you choose to review the materials from your laptop or other electronic device, we strongly suggest you charge the battery, as electrical outlets may be limited. Internet access will not be available onsite.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS (LSBA)
Cancellation of registration must be received in writing by the LSBA no later than
Monday, May 10, 2021. Cancellations will receive a full refund. Absolutely no refunds will be made after Monday, May 10.
QUESTIONS?
For more information, contact the LSBA Communications Department at:
Krystal Bellanger Rodriguez
kbellanger@lsba.org
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:30 - 9 a.m. Registration
9 - 9:30 a.m. Networking Bingo (for Prizes!)
Danielle “Dani” L. Borel • Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson • Baton Rouge
9:30 - 9:40 a.m. Welcome
Carrie LeBlanc Jones, LSBA YLD Chair • Louisiana Board of Nursing • Baton Rouge
9:40 - 10:40 a.m. "Professionalism in the Digital Age" (1 hour CLE credit; Professionalism)
Judge Shayna Beevers Morvant • 24th Judicial District Court • Gretna
Judge Scott U. Schlegel • 24th Judicial District Court • Gretna
10:40 - 10:50 a.m. Email Break
10:50 - 11:50 a.m. A Call to Serve: Public Office (1 hour CLE credit)
Moderator:
Graham H. Ryan • Jones Walker LLP • New Orleans
Panelists:
Judge Nandi F. Campbell • Orleans Criminal District Court • New Orleans
State Representative Royce Duplessis • Louisiana House of Representatives • New Orleans
Magistrate Judge Tony C. Fazzio • 14th Judicial District Court • Lake Charles
11:50 - 12:00 p.m. Email Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. Luncheon and Presentation of YLD Awards
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Keynote Address - (0.5 hour CLE credit)
Justice Piper D. Griffin • Louisiana Supreme Court • New Orleans
12:30 - 1:05 p.m. Presentation of YLD Awards
Carrie LeBlanc Jones, LSBA YLD Chair • Louisiana Board of Nursing • Baton Rouge
Senae D. Hall, YLD Awards Committee Co-Chair • Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office • Shreveport
Thomas "T.C." Wicker IV, YLD Awards Committee Co-Chair • Jones Walker, LLP • New Orleans
1:05 - 1:10 p.m. Email Break
1:10 - 2:10 p.m. Implicit Bias: What Every Young Lawyer Should Know (1 hour CLE credit; Ethics)
Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana • New Orleans
William C. Snowden • The Vera Institute of Justice • New Orleans
2:10 - 2:20 p.m. Email Break
2:20 - 3:50 p.m. SPRINT SESSIONS (1.5 hours CLE credit, three 30 minute sessions)
•Sprint Session 1- Being a Good Manager
Presented by the New Orleans Bar Association
Ashley J. Becnel • City of New Orleans • New Orleans
Eric W. Sella • Plauche Maselli Parkerson, LLP • New Orleans
•Sprint Session 2 - Preparing for Rule Day or Oral Argument
Loren Shanklin Fleshman • Smith Shanklin & Sosa, LLC • Baton Rouge
Scott L. Sternberg • Sternberg, Naccari & White, L.L.C. • New Orleans
•Sprint Session 3 - Marketing Workshop
Landon T. Hester • Baton Rouge Bar Association • Baton Rouge
3:50 - 4:50 p.m. From the Ground Up: Building Your Practice (1 hour CLE credit; LPM)
Kristen D. Amond • Mills & Amond LLP • New Orleans
Jeffrey “Jeff” D. Hufft • Hufft Law Firm • New Orleans
4:50 - 5 p.m. Closing Remarks
Carrie LeBlanc Jones, LSBA YLD Chair • Louisiana Board of Nursing • Baton Rouge
5 - 6 p.m. Networking Event