Past CLE Programs

The Art of Argumentation

Date: Jul, 19 8:30am - Jul, 20 8:30am
Cost: $475 for CLE credit; $950 for academic credit
Contact: Deb Lange: 651 523-2122
Location: Hamline University School of Law

MN CLE credits have been approved (Event Code 119056)
11.75 Standard

Saturday, July 19 8:30AM - Noon and 12:30PM to 3:30PM
Sunday July 20, 2008 8:30AM - Noon 12:30PM - 4:30PM

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The Cinema and the Law: Are Lawyers Still Our Heroes?

Date: Jul, 12 8:00am - Jul, 13 3:15pm
Cost: $475 for CLE credit; $950 for academic credit
Contact: Deb Lange 651 523-2122
Location: Hamline University School of Law

MN CLE Credits have been approved (Event Code 118674)
10.25 Standard
1.00 Ethics

Saturday Session July 12: 8:00AM to 11:45PM and 12:30PM to 3:15PM
Sunday Session: July 13: 8:00AM to 11:45PM and 12:30PM to 3:15PM

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CLE Luncheon - April 18

Date: Apr, 18 11:00am - Apr, 18 1:00pm
Cost: $10 with lunch, program and reception free with no lunch
Contact: Anne Markus: 651-523-2943
Location: Hamline University School of Law, Room 101

Marriage in California and Litigating GLBT Equality

Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), will speak on the California marriage case and other NCLR projects, on litigating GLBT equality generally and opportunities for attorneys and law students to engage with these issues in their future careers. This program is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association and the HUSL Stonewall Alliance.

1 Elimination of Bias CLE credit will be applied for.

Date: Friday, April 18, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon; a free reception in Faculty Study follows the program
Cost: $10 for Hamline Law Alumni, including lunch; CLE and reception free with no lunch
Contact: Anne Markus: 651-523-2943
Location: Hamline University School of Law, Room 101

Feel free to register by calling Anne Markus at 651-523-2943 or by online sign-up, below.

Alumni CLE Luncheon - March 18

Date: Mar, 18 12:00pm - Mar, 18 1:30pm
Cost: Hamline law alumni: $10; non-alumni $15 (includes lunch)
Contact: Anne Markus: 651-523-2943
Location: Sorin A/B, Hamline's University

Hot Topics in Family Law

Susan Rhode `85, will present an insider's perspective on today's key family law issues. Ms. Rhode is a shareholder and board member at Moss & Barnett. Renowned for her extensive experience and high ethical standards as a family law attorney, she has been listed among The Best Lawyers in America and repeatedly named a Super Lawyer due to her exemplary work in representing families who have marital, divorce and other family issues. She also is a former President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter, and actively works to shape the practice of family law in this capacity.

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Time: 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Sorin Hall A/B, Hamline University
Cost including lunch: Hamline law alumni: $10; non-alumni $15

Please feel free to register for any of our CLE luncheons by e-mail to lawalum@hamline.edu or by calling 651-523-2943. You can pay the $10 registration fee by check or credit card at the event, by credit card over the phone, or by sending a check to the following address:

Law Alumni Relations Office
1536 Hewitt Ave
MS-D2005
Saint Paul, MN 55104

Spring CLE - Current Workplace Issues in Labor & Employment Law

Date: Mar, 07 8:30am - Mar, 07 4:30pm
Cost: $75 for Hamline University School of Law alumni
Contact: Anne M. Markus, 651-523-2943
Location: Klas Center, Hamline's Campus

Current Workplace Issues in Labor and Employment Law 6.0 CLE Credits Requested

Please join us as we examine key legal issues in the labor and employment arena through our annual Spring Alumni CLE Symposium. Topics will include an overview of the Labor and Employment Landscape in 2008, Key Employment Practice Issues, Key Labor Practice Issues, an Immigration Law Primer for Labor and Employment Lawyers and Ethical Implications of Employee Screening.

Registration (includes lunch):

$75 Hamline University School of Law alumna/us
$185 Non-alumni pre-registration
$200 Non-alumni on-site registration

To register, please click on the sign-up link below.

Symposium Schedule
Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m. on the 3rd floor of Klas Center

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Welcome and Overview
Professor David A. Larson, Hamline University School of Law 


8:45 – 10:00 a.m.

The Labor and Employment Landscape in 2008: Ten Cutting-Edge Issues in Labor and Employment Law

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

 

A panel comprised of leading labor and employment law authorities from the local academic and legal community provide an overview of today’s top workplace issues for labor and employment attorneys, including insights into recent Supreme Court decisions in the employment arena as well as First Amendment protection for public employees, the scope of Title VII Retaliation Claims, and other issues in state and federal labor and employment law.

 

Panelists:
Professor Stephen F. Befort, University of Minnesota School of Law

Gregg Corwin, Esq,. Gregg M. Corwin & Associates Law Office, P.C.
Pamela R. Galanter, Esq., Frank Madden & Associates


10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Key Employment Practice Issues: Communications in the Workplace: Immigration and Other Hot Topics in Employment Law

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

 

Local attorneys review common employment law issues including non-competes, privacy in the workplace, personnel evaluations, workplace communications and an introduction to an intersection with immigration law.

Presenters:

Salima Khakoo, Esq., Aronson & Associates, P.A

Phillip J. Trobaugh, Esq., Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A.

Moderator:
Kristen Ludgate, Esq., General Counsel, Hamline University School of Law 


LUNCH:
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

Key Labor Practice Issues: The Workers' Compensation Debate and the New Law on Independent Contractor Status

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

 

Scott Brener, Former Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry and current Vice President and General Counsel for the state’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, will provide insights into the status of today's debate within the legal community and the community at large regarding Minnesota’s workers' compensation laws.   He will be joined by Nancy Leppink, the chief legal officer at the Department of Labor and Industry, who will discuss the state’s new independent contractor statute.


Presenters:
Scott Brener, Vice President and General Counsel, SFM Companies and former Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Labor & Industry 

Nancy Leppink, Esq., Legal and Legislative Affairs Division, Labor and Industry Department, State of Minnesota

 

2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

An Immigration Law Primer for Labor and Employment Lawyers

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

Attorneys with a focus on immigration law discuss the fundamental immigration issues for the employment lawyer, with a focus on corporate immigration compliance and enforcement defense.

 

Panel:
Mark A. Cangemi, Igbanugo Partners, PLLC

Katie A. DeGrio, Igbanugo Partners, PLLC

Herbert Igbanugo, Igbanugo Partners, PLLC

Kevin M. Mosher, Esq., Wessels & Pautsch, P.C.


3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Should You or May You? Ethical Implications of Pre-Employment Screening

1 Ethics CLE Credit Requested

 

Through multi-media examples of hiring issues faced by employer/clients, a member of the employment screening industry will lead a discussion regarding practical pre-employment screening issues and the associated legal and ethical rules attorneys face in counseling employers in this arena.  The focus of the discussion will be on the language of Minnesota Rule of Professional Conduct 2.1 and an attorney’s role as “advisor.”

 

Presenter:

Mary Poquette, Verifications, Inc.

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