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The LSBA Young Lawyers Division will host its 2022 Louisiana Young Lawyers Conference: Amplify Your Voice on Friday, April 8. This engaging seminar will be held at Harrah's New Orleans Hotel - Caesars Entertainment, 228 Poydras Street, New Orleans. Attendees can earn 4 hours of CLE credit (including professionalism) while connecting with other young lawyers from around the state. The event will also include lunch and the YLD Awards Ceremony. The conference is open to Young Lawyers ONLY.  Online registration will close on Monday, April 4. 

 
REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The Young Lawyers' Conference is open to Young Lawyers ONLY. 

Eary-Bird: Register by March 15 for a cost of $65.

Regular: Register after March 15 for a cost of $85.

Included in Member Registration:

• Conference attendance
• Electronic course materials provided via link*
• Lunch

*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. Professional attire and masks are required. 

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS (LSBA)

Cancellation of registration must be received in writing by the LSBA no later than Monday, April 4, 2022. Cancellations will receive a full refund. Absolutely no refunds will be made after Monday, April 4.

QUESTIONS?
For more information, contact the LSBA Communications Department at: 
Krystal Bellanger Rodriguez
kbellanger@lsba.org 


8 - 8:30 a.m. Registration

8:30 - 9 a.m. Networking Bingo (for Prizes!) 
Danielle "Dani" L. Borel, LSBA YLD Chair-Elect • Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP • Baton Rouge

9 - 9:05 a.m. Welcome 
Graham H. Ryan, LSBA YLD Chair • Jones Walker LLP  • New Orleans

9:05 - 10:05 a.m. "Purpose Beyond the Practice: Pro Bono, Board Service, and Bar Associations" (1 hour CLE credit)
Hon. Dana Douglas • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana • New Orleans
Hon. Ivan L. R. Lemelle • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana • New Orleans
Hon. Karelia R. Stewart • First Judicial District Court • Shreveport
Jay Christopher Zainey, Jr. •  • New Orleans

10:05 - 10:15 a.m. Email Break

10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Honing Your Tone: Tips for Legal Writing and Presenting Oral Argument (1 hour CLE credit; Professionalism)
Hon. Paula A. Brown • Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals  • New Orleans
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux (Ret.) • Fmr. Chief Judge, Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal  •   • Lake Charles
Hon. Janis van Meerveld, Magistrate Judge • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana • New Orleans 

11:10 - 11:45 a.m. Judicial Networking Break 

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Luncheon, Keynote Address, and Presentation of YLD Awards 


Noon - 12:30 p.m. Keynote Address - (0.5 hour CLE credit)
Hon. Carl E. Stewart • U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • Shreveport

12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Presentation of YLD Awards 
Graham H. Ryan, LSBA YLD Chair • Jones Walker LLP • New Orleans

1:15 - 1:30 p.m. Email Break

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Pump Up Your Practice Power Hour (1.5 hours CLE credit)


•Sprint Session 1 - Navigating Business Development as a Diverse Young Lawyer
Presented by the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc. (Baton Rouge and Greater New Orleans Chapters)
Ebony S. Morris • Garrison, Yount, Forte & Mulcahy, LLC • New Orleans
Michael B. Victorian • Phelps Dunbar, LLP • Baton Rouge

•Sprint Session 2 - A View from Both Sides: Case Evaluation and Handling
Presented by the Baton Rouge Bar Association
Brad Cranmer •  • Baton Rouge
Kellye Grinton • Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, LLP • Baton Rouge
Mitchell L. Meredith • Locke Meredith, Sean Fagan & Associates • Baton Rouge
     
•Sprint Session 3 - Protective Orders
Presented by the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association
Erin N. Abrams • The Johnson Firm • Lake Charles     
Derek G. Hoffman • Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, LLP • Lake Charles

•Sprint Session 4 - Tips and Tricks for Federal Practice
Presented by the Federal Bar Association (Baton Rouge and New Orleans Chapters)
Kristen D. Amond • Mills Amond, LLP • New Orleans
Anthony J. Gambino, Jr. • Phelps Dunbar, LLP • Baton Rouge
Molly C. McDiarmid • Phelps Dunbar, LLP • Baton Rouge

•Sprint Session 5 - Striving to Partnership: Career Development for Young Lawyers
Presented by the New Orleans Bar Association
Kennard Davis • Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC • New Orleans
Jose R. Ruiz • Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP • New Orleans

3:30 - Closing Remarks
Megan S. Peterson • Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP  • New Orleans