Committee Calendar

APRIL 2010

ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, April 7–10, San Francisco, CA

Join the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution in San Francisco for the largest ADR Conference in the world! There will be more than 100 sessions offered by some of the most prestigious professionals in the field. In addition to the conference, there will be a Symposium on ADR in the Courts, a Collaborative Law Symposium, and a Legal Educators Colloquium. For more information, visit the conference website or download the conference brochure and registration form.

We especially encourage you to attend the following panels that touch on LGBT issues: Mediating Same-Sex Dissolutions in an Era of Legal Uncertainty, a panel occurring Friday, April 9, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.; and Values and Identity Based Conflicts, a presentation by Professor Lawrence E. Susskind that will touch on same-sex marriage, which will occur Thursday, April 8, from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference, April 21–23, 2010, New York City

The ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference is the Section’s largest event of the year. The Conference features an extensive lineup of CLE and networking events. Note that the advance registration deadline is April 5, 2010.

The LGBT Litigator Committee, in coordination with the Woman Advocate Committee and the Minority Trial Lawyer Committee, will be hosting a special event at the Conference—the Opening Doors Program—on Wednesday, April 21, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton New York. The event is intended to provide a unique networking opportunity and will permit in-house counsel the opportunity to meet with up to four diverse outside litigators in 15-minute interviews, specifically matched to areas of practice or needs. If you are interested in participating in this program, please email Teresa Bult or Paula Hinton.

The LGBT Litigator Committee will also be participating at the conference’s Committee Expo & Reception, which will be held Thursday, April 22, from 5:30  to 6:30 p.m. This year, the Expo’s theme will be “Travel and Discover—A Journey Through Our Committees.” The LGBT Litigator Committee’s table will be representing fabulous Rio De Janeiro. Come visit us!

Free CLE Offering, New York City, April 21, 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Cardozo School of Law is hosting a free panel titled “What Lawyers Need to Know About Representing LGBTQ Youth.” The panel has been approved for CLE credit in New York State. It is scheduled for April 21, 2010, 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., in the Moot Court Room of Cardozo School of Law at 55 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Advance registration is preferred but not required. To register, please email your name and organization to Cathy Krebs.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth face numerous challenges. This program will focus on providing lawyers with advocacy tools to successfully represent these youth. Specifically, our panelists will discuss the representation of youth in child welfare and juvenile justice cases and around pervasive issues faced by this population such as homelessness. We will also discuss accessing appropriate services and ensuring social service and court personnel are culturally sensitive when dealing with this population.

This program is presented by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation in conjunction with its Section Annual Conference. The program is cosponsored by the following committees of the Section of Litigation: Children’s Rights Litigation Committee, Legal Services Delivery, and the LGBT Litigator Committee.