3.0 Hour CLE credit in Enhanced Ethics for Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys 

This is a live event and not able to registered via Zoom.

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, WE WILL BE UNABLE TO REFUND ANY REGISTRATION PAYMENTS FOR THIS EVENT DUE TO THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VENUE. WE HOPE YOU CAN ATTEND.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

BENCH & BAR 2022: COME TOGETHER

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks – Good Morning Good Morning
Kathleen M. Miller, Esquire,
President, Delaware State Bar Association
Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP

9:05 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Address from the Combined Campaign for Justice – With a Little Help From My Friends
Daniel G. Atkins, Esquire
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.

William M. Lafferty, Esquire
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP

9:10 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.
The State of the Judiciary – Come Together
The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware

9:25 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
First Keynote Address – All Together Now (CLE)
Deborah Enix-Ross, Esquire,
President-elect, American Bar Association
Debevoise & Plimpton (NYC)
INTRODUCTION BY: William D. Johnston, Esquire,
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

9:40 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
We Can Work it Out (CLE)
Panel Discussion on Bench & Bar Diversity Committee Report and Recommendations to the Supreme Court Panelists:
The Honorable Collins J. Seitz,
The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware
Doneene Keemer Damon, Esquire
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Jennifer C. Wasson, Esquire
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Kathleen M. Miller, Esquire
Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP

10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break/Meeting with Vendors

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
DSBA Annual Meeting – There’s Nothing You Can Do That Can’t Be Done

Presidents’ Remarks & Passing of the Gavel

Kathleen M. Miller, Esquire
Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP
Charles J. Durante, Esquire
Connolly Gallagher LLP

Announcement of the Committee on Nominations
Ian Connor Bifferato, Esquire
DSBA Secretary
The Bifferato Firm P.A.

Presentation of Awards for 50 Years in Practice
Charles J. Durante, Esquire
Connolly Gallagher LLP

Honorees:
Alan W. Behringer, Esquire
James D. Griffin, Esquire
Joseph A. Hurley, Esquire
Richard D. Levin, Esquire
Myron T. Steele, Esquire
Allen M. Terrell, Esquire
Bernard A. Van Ogtrop, Esquire
Kent Walker, Esquire
Paul Welsh, Esquire

In Memoriam – The Faces We Remember
Video Presentation

Presentation of the First State Distinguished Service Award
to
The Honorable Michael N. Castle
Former Governor, Lt. Governor & U.S. Representative

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Break

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Second Keynote Address (CLE)
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy
David E. Sanger,
Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Reception – All You Need is Lunch

REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND RATES

This CLE will be conducted live ONLY. To register, click the link below.

* advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the Agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.

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