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UC Berkeley School of Law
215 Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
510.642.1741
Law School Website
Berkeley Visitors Website

Law students and attorneys lucky enough to be nestled anywhere between the Rockies and the Pacific are cordially invited to join the ABA Law Student Division for the 2009 Fall Leadership Summit, October 9-11, in Berkeley, California.

The theme of this year's conference is Transactions, Trials and Trends. Attendees will learn valuable insight from some of San Francisco's best attorneys, activists, and judges. Law student leaders will also have the opportunity to attend meetings on ABA initiatives, learn how to implement programs, how to maximize your law school's access to the ABA grant funds, and be challenged to think critically about your legal education.

If you have any questions about the Fall Leadership Summit, please feel free to contact us.

• Ruby Banipal, 9th Circuit Governor
  Chapman University School of Law
• Andrew Howell, 12th Circuit Governor
  University of Montana School of Law
• Richard Manhattan, 14th Circuit Governor
  Boyd School of Law - UNLV
• Eldon Beck, 15th Circuit Governor
  University of Utah-Quinney College of Law
  

The ABA Law Student Division gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their support of the Law Student Division:

• Barbri Bar Review
• Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
• WestLaw

The meeting will be held at UC Berkeley School of Law.

Hotel Accommodations
All attendees are welcome to take advantage of the negotiated group rate at the following hotel.

Hotel Shattuck Plaza
Rate: $120/night + tax
$15 extra for triple occupancy (max)
     (covers the cost of 1 roll away)
Credit card or $100 cash deposit at check-in
Book hotel online

The Law School's Visitors website also provides other suggestions for accommodations near the University law school.

Finding a Roommate
Law Student Division members seeking a roommate to share expenses during the Fall Leadership Summit may complete and submit the Roommate Request Form. Contacting potential roommates and agreeing upon arrangements will be your own responsibility. The ABA Law Student Division does not assume any responsibility for making such arrangements. Below is a list of individuals currently seeking roommates.

Female
AnnMichelle Hart
University of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law

Stephanie McCoy
Arizona State University

Kristina Rhoades
Boyd School of Law-UNLV

Arrian Wissel
Phoenix School of Law

Male
David Beckstrom
University of Colorado School of Law

Advance Registration
Registration for this meeting has closed. If you are unable to register by October 2, you may register on site at the meeting. If you decide to register at the meeting, please print out the onsite registration form and be sure to have it completed before you arrive in order to expedite the check-in procedure.

On-Site Registration
Meeting registration will open at 8:00am on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Alumni House. Attendees should stop at the registration table to sign-in and pickup their badge. If you are registering for the meeting onsite, please print out the onsite registration form and be sure to have it completed before you arrive in order to expedite the check-in procedure.

Registration Cancellation
If for some reason your plans change and you cannot attend the Summit, please complete the Registration Cancellation Form to cancel your registration or contact our Circuit Governor so the Planning Committee can make adjustments to their guarantees for food and program materials.

Making Airline Reservations
As a member benefit, you can fly to ABA meetings with unbeatable savings on airfares when you purchase your tickets through Orbitz Business. For information on the ABA Discounted Meeting Airfares Program, visit the ABA website. For additional savings, be sure to select the "ABA Calendar Meeting" option.

If you intend to arrive in the San Francisco Bay Area by air, consider flying into Oakland rather than San Francisco. The Oakland International Airport (OAK) is smaller and easier to manage than San Francisco International (SFO)—and it is closer to Berkeley. Both airports have information desks and extensive websites:

• Oakland International: http://www.flyoakland.com/
• San Francisco International: http://www.flysfo.com/

Ground Transportation and Driving Instructions
Visit the UC Berkeley School of Law visitors website for driving instructions, parking information and maps. You an park in the Underhill parking structure at 2650 Haste Street. The garage charges an hourly parking fee. The law school is also offering a $30 per person valet service for their alumni weekend. You are welcome to use this service at your own expense. For directions, use the Boalt Hall address, 2778 Bancroft Way. In addition, since there is no football game scheduled for this weekend, street parking in front of the law school may be a little bit easier to find but not guaranteed.

Other Information About the Meeting
For information about the American Bar Association Law Student Division, visit our website at www.abanet.org/lsd. Updates about this meeting will be posted on the 9th, 12th, 14th and 15th Circuit webpages as they becomes available.

Additional information on speakers and topics will be posted as arrangements are finalized. All meetings will be held in Boalt Hall, 2778 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704, unless otherwise indicated.

Friday, October 9, 2009

3:30pm - 4:45pm (Room 105)
Wine Law Masters Class

• Richard Mendelson, Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, Napa, CA

4:45pm - 5:30pm
BART Ride to San Francisco
Stations: Downtown Berkeley to Embarcadero
Take the BART (subway) to San Francisco for the Professional Mixer with a group of your fellow law students. The cost of transportation is at your own expense.

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Welcome Reception
Americano Restaurant
8 Mission Street (between Embarcadero and Steuart)
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.278.3777
(Sponsored in part by Barbri)
Business casual attire
Join your fellow law students and local attorneys for mingling and casual conversation. Attendance is limited.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

8:45am - 9:45am
Check-In, Late Registration and Light Breakfast
Location: Alumni House
1 Alumni House
Berkeley, CA 94720-7520

9:00am - 9:45am
Introductions and Welcome Address
Location: Alumni House
1 Alumni House
Berkeley, CA 94720-7520

• Master of Ceremonies: Meredith Edwards, 14th Circuit Executive Lt. Governor, Santa Clara School of Law
• Dean Christopher Edley, Jr., UC Berkeley School of Law (invited)
• James Borkman, ABA Law Student Division Chair, John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
• Alexis Sohrakoff and Peter Halpern, SBA co-Presidents, UC Berkeley School of Law
• Ruby Banipal, 9th Circuit Governor, Chapman University School of Law
• Eldon Beck, 15th Circuit Governor, University of Utah-Quinney College of Law
• Andrew Howell, 12th Circuit Governor, University of Montana School of Law

10:00am - 11:00am
Panel Discussions I
Many law students are anxious about the uncertainty in the legal community.  We have invited some of the Bay Area's most prominent attorneys to lead sessions designed to help put the economic impact on legal education and practice into perspective.

• Trial Advocacy
  • John W. Edwards, Jones Day, Palo Alto, CA
  • Martin L. Fineman, Davis Wright Tremaine, San Francisco, CA
  • Theodore A. Kolb, Hanson Bridgett, San Francisco, CA
  • Daniel S. Mount, Mount & Stoelker, San Jose, CA
  • Wesley E. Overson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA
• Legal Writing
  • Paul W. Cane, Jr., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, San Francisco, CA
• Transaction Work
  • William Manierre, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA
  • GJ Stillson MacDonnell, Littler Mendelson, San Francisco, CA
  • Michael G. O'Bryan, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA
• CleanTech
  • Warren T. Lazarow, O'Melveny & Myers, Silicon Valley, CA
  • Brian Orion, Environmental Advocates, San Francisco, CA
  • Braden Penhoet, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA
  • Heather Rosmarin, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Palo Alto, CA

11:00am - 11:15am
Break

11:15am - 12:00 Noon
ABA Training Track I
Meet law students from other ABA-approved law schools in the 9th, 12th, 14th and 15th Circuits who have similar leadership roles to share ideas and strategies for enhancing your legal education. Topics include:

• SBA Presidents and ABA Representatives
  Moderators:
  • Taylor Hartline, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of SBA Presidents, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
  • Stephanie McCoy, 15th Circuit Lt. Governor of Membership and ABA Reps, Arizona State University School of Law
  • Sarah Robinson-McElroy, 9th Circuit Lt. Gov of ABA Reps, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
  • Blaire Sederoff, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of ABA Reps, University of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law
• Lt. Governors and ABA Entity Liaisons
  Moderators:
  • Christina Gupana, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Circuit Relations, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
  • Janelle Salamon, 9th Circuit Executive Lt. Gov, Chapman University School of Law
  • Jake Soberal, 9th Circuit Lt. Governor of Programming, Western State University College of Law
  • Kris Zeppenfeld, 14th Circuit Executive Lt. Governor, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
• ABA Members
  Moderators:
  • Eldon Beck, 15th Circuit Governor, University of Utah-Quinney College of Law
  • Andrew Howell, ABA Law Student Division 12th Circuit Governor, University of Montana School of Law
• ABA Prospective Members
  Moderators:
  • Ruby Banipal, ABA Law Student Division 9th Circuit Governor, Chapman University School of Law
  • James Borkman, ABA Law Student Division Chair, John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
  • Richard Manhattan, ABA Law Student Division 14th Circuit Governor, Boyd School of Law-UNLV

12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Experience
Discuss your legal career with local law professionals who will share insights about adjusting and thriving in the profession. Learn what is really relevant from the law school experience and how to refine your career expectations while you're still in law school. Remember to bring your business cards, just in case an opportunity arises during these informal discussions.

• Jean L. Batman, Legal Venture Counsel, Inc. (Corporate; Finance; Business Transactions)
• Mario Choi, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP (Class Action Litigation)
• Gregg Delman, Legacy Locker, Inc. (Entrepreneurial Start-up)
• David Herzog, Pinnacle Law Group LLP (Business; Tax; Real Estate)
• D. Ward Kallstrom, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP (Labor and Employment; ERISA Litigation
• Michael Love, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Banking; Real Estate; Consumer; Commercial Transactions)
• GJ Stillson MacDonnell, Littler Mendelson (Employment Tax; Employment/Employee Benefits -Transaction and Litigation)
• Unmani Sarasvati, Mediation Offices of Unmani Sarasvati, PC (Family Law Mediation; Collaborative Practice)
• Yaacov Silberman, Rimon Law Group (Law Firm Management/Co-Founder of Virtual Law Firm)
• Wendy Stewart, Jewell & Associates, PC (Business Immigration)
  

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Panel Discussions II
Give yourself a competitive edge by enhancing your legal knowledge on areas of the law not often taught at law school.  Attorneys, activists, and judges will share insight on trends that are adding new dimensions to legal practice.

• Drug Policy Trends
  • Leland Berger, Attorney at Law, Portland, OR
  • Warren Edson, Attorney at Law, Denver, CO
  • Omar Figueroa, Pier 5 Law, San Francisco, CA
  • Zenia Gilg, The Jackson Square Law Group, San Francisco, CA
  • Allen Hopper, ACLU, Santa Cruz, CA
• Mediation Trends
  • Bruce A. Ericson, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA
  • Lisa Evans, Mediator, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • D. Ward Kallstrom, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, San Francisco, CA
  • Matthew Vafidis, Holland & Knight, San Francisco, CA
• Judicial Trends
  • Hon. Jamie Jacobs-May, Chief Judge of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County
  • Hon. Randall J. Newsome, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
  • Peter Shaw, Appellate Commissioner, 9th Circuit
  • Hon. Trina Thompson, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
• The Art of Effective Oral Arguments
  • Hon. Susan M. Breall, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

2:00pm - 2:15pm
Break

2:15pm - 3:00pm
ABA Training Track II: Membership
Moderators:

• James Borkman, ABA Law Student Division Chair, John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
• Stephanie McCoy, 15th Circuit Lt. Governor of Membership and ABA Reps, Arizona State University School of Law
• Nakul Patel, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Membership, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
• Sarah Robinson-McElroy, 9th Circuit Lt. Gov of ABA Reps, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
• Etan Zaitsu, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of PT/Non-Traditional Students, University of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law

3:00pm - 3:15pm
Break

3:15pm - 4:00pm
ABA Programs Track I
Learn what it takes to organize  a successful ABA event at your law school. Topics include:

• Diversity
  Moderators:
  • Bahareh Habibi, 9th Circuit Lt. Governor of Diversity, Whittier Law School
  • John Tan, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Diversity Programs, UC Davis School of Law
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
  Moderators:
  • Matt Dalton, 9th Circuit Lt. Governor of VITA, University of California - Los Angeles - School of Law
  • Quinn Nichols, 14th Circuit ABA Rep, Santa Clara University School of Law
• Veterans Affairs
  Moderators:
  • Derek Armstrong, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Veterans Affairs
  • Andrew Howell, ABA Law Student Division 12th Circuit Governor, University of Montana School of Law
  • Melissa Pratt, 9th Circuit Lt. Governor of Veterans Affairs, University of La Verne College of Law
    

4:00pm - 4:15pm
Break

4:15pm - 5:00pm
ABA Programs Track II
Learn what it takes to organize  a successful ABA event at your law school. Topics include:

• Mental Health
  Moderators:
  • Renee Kadlubek, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Mental Health, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
  • Allison Stouch, 9th Circuit Lt. Governor of Mental Health, Chapman University School of Law
• Public Interest
  Moderators:
  • Seth Floyd, 14th Circuit Executive Lt. Governor, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
  • Thelonius McCann, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Public Interest, University of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law
  • Brian Ramsey, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Finance, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
• Professionalism
• Moderators:
  • Cassandra Fava, 15th Circuit Lt. Governor of Regional Affairs for Colorado, University of Denver-Sturm College of Law
  • Stephanie McCoy, 15th Circuit Lt. Governor of Membership and ABA Reps, Arizona State University School of Law
  • Kristopher Milicevic, 14th Circuit Lt. Governor of Professional Development, Boyd School of Law - UNLV
  • Ron Miranda, 9th Circuit Lt. Governor of Internal Communications and Professionalism, Southwestern Law School

5:00pm - 5:15pm
Closing Remarks

5:15pm
Adjournment