2019 Fall Conference & Celebration of Fellows
 	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019	

Low Country Boil Welcome Dinner (Conference Attendees and Guests) Hosted by Elliott Davis and Ehrenstein|Sager
Sunrise Lawn
(Resort Casual)

6:00 – 9:00 PM

Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) Dessert Reception (IPI Members and Guests) RSVP Required
Wine Cellar

8:00 PM

 	THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019	

Breakfast (Conference Attendees Only) Somerset Chapel

7:00 AM

Registration
Vanderbilt Pre-Function

7:00 AM – 1:30 PM

8:00 AM

Welcome and Introduction Vanderbilt
(Business Casual)
G. Steven Henry
LCA Executive Director and General Counsel Seaside, Florida
New York, New York
Kenneth J. DeMoura, 2019 LCA President DeMoura|Smith LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

8:20 AM

So Say We All, or, Then Again, Maybe Not: The “Same Juror Rule” vs. the “Any Majority Rule”

Henry M. Quillian III Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta, Georgia

Natalie N. Mark
Taylor English Duma LLP Atlanta, Georgia

9:10 AM

Ethical Public Relations for Litigators
Ross Fishman
Fishman Marketing, Inc. Highland Park, Illinois

Refreshment Break Vanderbilt Pre-Function
Sponsored by Welter Law Firm, P.C.

10:00 AM

Your In-House Lawyers and Your Experts: What We Wish You Knew

10:20 AM

Lea Carol Owen TeamHealth Brentwood, Tennessee

Missy Johnson Elliott Davis
Charleston, South Carolina

 	THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019	

Trial Performance Techniques
Benjamin K. Riley
Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller, A Professional Law Corporation San Francisco, California

11:10 AM

Diversity: Why Does It Matter?
Larry D. Smith
Southern Trial Counsel, PLC Orlando, Florida

12:00 PM

Closing Remarks
Kenneth J. DeMoura

1:00 PM

Lunch and Networking (Conference Attendees Only) Somerset Chapel

1:15 PM

Meeting of Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) Riley Boardroom

2:30 PM

Meeting of Complex Commercial Litigation Institute (CCLI) Thornton

2:30 PM

6:00 PM

New Inductee Group Photo (New Inductees Only)
Location: Backyard of The Inn Steps
(Black Tie)

Immediately Following New Inductee Group Photo

New Inductee Cocktail Reception (New Inductees and Guests)
Wilson Pre-Function
(Black Tie)

Group and Individual Photos of Peter Perlman Service Award Recipients Wilson Pre-Function
(Black Tie)

6:50 PM

Celebration of Fellows Gala (Conference Attendees and Guests)
Wilson Ballroom
(Black Tie)

7:00 – 10:00 PM

 	FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019	

Breakfast (Conference Attendees Only) Somerset Chapel

7:00 AM

Registration
Vanderbilt Pre-Function

7:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Announcements Vanderbilt (Business Casual)
G. Steven Henry Kenneth J. DeMoura

8:00 AM

High Anxiety: Ethical and Practical Implications of a Cannabis Practice
Erin K. Higgins
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP Boston, Massachusetts

8:15 AM

 	FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019	

Africa’s Investor State Disputes: Gleaning Order from the Chaos
Michael D. Ehrenstein Ehrenstein|Sager Coral Gables, Florida

9:05 AM

Refreshment Break Vanderbilt Pre-Function

9:55 AM

So, Now What? A Candid Look at the Progress of Women in the Practice of Law

10:15 AM

Marguerite S. Willis Nexsen Pruet
Columbia, South Carolina

Denise Smith Cline
Law Offices of Denise Smith Cline, PLLC Raleigh, North Carolina

11:05 AM

Winning Appellate Arguments: How to Prepare for Any Contingency
Frances Floriano Goins Ulmer & Berne LLP Cleveland, Ohio

11:55 AM

Jurors No Longer Decide Facts — They Decide Philosophies
Thomas V. Girardi Girardi | Keese
Los Angeles, California

Closing Remarks
G. Steven Henry Kenneth J. DeMoura
 	END OF PROGRAM	

12:45 PM

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