

Bench & Bar 2022 COME TOGETHER
June 17, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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.
CLE PRICING INFORMATION | Cost: |
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DSBA Members Registering Before June 10 | $225.00 |
DSBA Members Registering After June 10 | $250.00 |
Government Members* Registering Before June 10 | $150.00 |
Government Members Registering After June 10 | $175.00 |
Non-members (get member rate by JOINING) | $350.00 |
Pennsylvania Credit – add: | $12 |
* Government registrants MUST be DSBA members to get this rate. But note- Membership is only $95 for Government Members!
* 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.