Thursday, March 31, 2011
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception—Dolley Madison House
Tickets required. Buses depart in front of Hyatt Regency at 5:40 p.m. and return following reception.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Georgetown University Law Center—McDonough Hall (except Lunch, Reception, and Gala Banquet)
8:00 a.m.–5:45 p.m.
Registration/Information Desk Open
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Hon. Donald W. Lemons, Supreme Court of Virginia
Dean William M. Treanor, Georgetown University Law Center
9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
PROGRAM 1—Professionalism: Beyond Ethics
Panel moderator: Hon. Donald W. Lemons, Supreme Court of Virginia
Panel Members: Hon. Carl E. Stewart, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Maureen E. Mahoney, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP; Robert Seabrook, QC, Middle Temple/One Crown Office Row; and Emmet J. Bondurant, Esq., Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore
This panel will focus upon the difference between ethics and professionalism; explore the current status of ethical issues facing the bar today and problems for the future; explore the current status of professionalism in the bench and bar.
10:30 a.m.
Break—Coffee, Soft Drinks
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
PROGRAM 2—Ethics, Professionalism, and the Government Lawyer
Panel moderator: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Esq., Williams & Connolly LLP
Panel Members: Hon. Michael Chertoff, Covington & Burling LLP; Robert S. Bennett, Esq., Hogan Lovells LLP; Jamie Gorelick, Esq., WilmerHale; and Rt. Hon. Baroness Scotland of Asthal, QC, Middle Temple/Shadow Attorney General of England and Wales
This panel will address issues regarding lawyers in government service such as political uses of public office, conflicts of interest involving private activities of public officials and employees, and the perceived politicization of the role of government lawyers.
12:15 p.m.
Lunch—Sport and Fitness Center
1:30 p.m.
Keynote Address
Hon. Sandra Day O’Connor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Ret.)
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
PROGRAM 3—Professionalism and Civility on the Bench
Panel moderator: Hon. Donald W. Lemons, Supreme Court of Virginia
Panel Members: Rt. Hon. The Lord Clarke of Stone-Cum-Ebony, Middle Temple/Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; Hon. Gilbert S. Merritt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Hon. William C. Koch, Jr., Supreme Court of Tennessee; Hon. Vicki Miles-LaGrange, U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma; and Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
This panel will address the need for collegial relationships among members of the judiciary and the need for judges to treat the public and members of the bar with civility and courtesy. The panel will also address the need for judicial intervention in case management and discovery as a basis for elevating professionalism in litigation.
3:00 p.m.
Break—Coffee, Soft Drinks
3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
PROGRAM 4—Ethical Considerations for Lawyers During the Financial Crisis
Panel moderator: Prof. Jeffrey D. Bauman, Georgetown University Law Center
Panel Members: Prof. Milton C. Regan, Jr., Georgetown University Law Center; Lawrence J. Fox, Esq., Drinker Biddle; Hon. E. Norman Veasey, former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court; and Charles Flint, QC, Middle Temple/Blackstone Chambers
This panel will explore the role of lawyers in the events that led to the current financial crisis and emphasize the activities of those lawyers who were instrumental in responding to the crisis successfully.
4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
PROGRAM 5—Lessons from London—Professionalism and the English Inns of Court
Panel moderator: Hon. Randy J. Holland, Supreme Court of Delaware
Panel Members: Hon. Mrs. Justice Judith Parker, Middle Temple/High Court Family Division; Her Honour Judge Isobel Plumstead, Middle Temple/Secretary of the Council of Her Majesty’s Circuit Judges of England; Heather Rogers, QC, Middle Temple/Doughty Street Chambers; and Dean Emeritus Robert K. Walsh, Wake Forest University School of Law
This panel will illustrate how the Inns of Court in London influenced Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and the American Inns of Court movement. The panel will also compare and contrast the London Inns with the American Inns with particular emphasis on the London Inns’ focus on training before starting a law practice and the American Inns’ focus on training after law practice has commenced.
6:00 p.m.
Reception—The Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel
Tickets required. Business attire recommended.
7:00 p.m.
Gala Banquet—Special Presentation following dinner:
Tickets required. Open seating except for reserved tables.
PROGRAM 6—Topic: British, Irish, and American Perspectives on the State of the Legal Profession
Panel moderator: Hon. Donald W. Lemons, Supreme Court of Virginia
Panel Members: Hon. Stephen G. Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States; Rt. Hon. The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Middle Temple/President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; and Hon. Mr. Justice John L. Murray, Chief Justice of Ireland
The discussion will focus on the status of the legal profession in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Topics will include historical antecedents, legal education, mentoring, ethics, and professionalism.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Georgetown University Law Center—McDonough Hall
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Registration/Information Desk Open
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
PROGRAM 7—Special Challenges to 21st Century Lawyers: The Use and Misuse of Technology
Panel Moderator: Richard K. Herrmann, Esq., Morris James LLP
Panel Members: Prof. Frederic Lederer, William & Mary Law School, Chancellor Professor of Law and Director, Center for Legal Court Technology; Jan Michelsen Esq., Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart; and Andrew Martens, Senior Vice President of New Product Development, Thomson Reuters Legal
This panel will explore challenges facing judges, law firms, and lawyers in the use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. It will also address new cyber-ethics issues arising from social networking and the use of “cloud” computing services, cyber-security issues, inadvertent disclosure of confidential or privileged information through e-mail, and highlight technological advances in the courtrooms and law firms.
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
PROGRAM 8—Legal Education and Training for Today’s New Lawyer: Bridging the Gap from the Classroom to the Courtroom
Panel Moderator: Prof. James E. Moliterno, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Panel Members: Heather E. Bock, PhD, Chief Professional Development Officer, Howrey LLP; Prof. John E. Montgomery, University of South Carolina School of Law, Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough Center on Professionalism; and Derek Wood, CBE, QC, Middle Temple/Falcon Chambers
This panel will address the need to integrate mentoring into the lawyer’s professional development continuum, explore the unique role of the Inns of Court in professional education and training, explore the American Inns of Court as a useful model for firms that are moving toward an apprenticeship model, and the American Inns of Court as a source of guidance for law school programs that incorporate contact with the bar as one of their components.
11:00 a.m.
Break—Coffee, Soft Drinks
11:15 A.M.–12:15 p.m.
PROGRAM 9—The Legal Profession’s Image and the Media
Panel moderator: Hon. William C. Koch, Jr., Supreme Court of Tennessee
Panel Members: Fred D. Thompson, Esq., actor and former U.S. Senator; Craig Turk, “Private Practice” co-head writer; and Mark S. Curriden, Esq., SMU Dedman School of Law
Relatively few persons outside the legal profession consider the honesty and ethical standards of the lawyers to be very high. This panel will discuss the role that the news media, popular entertainment, and the profession itself have played in the public’s perception of the legal profession.
12:15 p.m.
Lunch—Sandwich Buffet
12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
PROGRAM 10—American Inns of Court Roundtable Discussions—Putting Principles of Civility and Professionalism into Practice in Your Inn
Panel moderator: Hon. Douglas S. Lang, Texas Court of Appeals, Fifth District
This informal discussion will enable Inn leaders to collaborate on how to implement the key concepts from the symposium at their Inns. Bring your lunch and join one of the breakout roundtable discussions led by members of the American Inns of Court Board of Trustees and the American Inns of Court Leadership Council. The focus will be in identifying key take-a-ways to bring back to your Inn.