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2017 PELA Retreat

Start
24 Aug 2017
8:00 AM
End
25 Aug 2017
5:00 PM
Location
The Pines at Genesee

Registration

Non-PELA NELA and CTLA Members and ADR Neutrals – $200.00
Limited to current NELA or CTLA members who are not PELA members and do not regularly represent corporations or government entities in employment law cases, but remember, PELA membership for a first time member is only $75 so becoming a member if you're eligible will save you money.
Paralegals and Staff Registration – $100.00
Limited to paralegals and staff of current PELA members
PELA Member - First Time Retreat Attendee – $100.00
PELA Member (Materials Only) – $75.00
If you cannot attend the Retreat, you can still purchase the materials.
PELA Member Registration – $150.00
PELA Student Member Registration – $25.00
Must be a PELA Student Member
Sponsor Attendee Registration (separately invoiced as sponsor)

Registration is closed

The PELA Retreat is on August 24 and 25 at the Pines at Genesee. Registration is open!

16 Credits, 3.8 Ethics

Registration Fees:

$25 - Students

$100 - Paralegals and staff (of current PELA members)

$100 - PELA members (First Time Attendee Rate)

$150 - PELA members (Normal Rate)

$200 - PELA members (after 8/21)

$200 - Non-PELA NELA and CTLA members who do not regularly defend employers in employment cases

$75 - Materials only (must be a member)

REGISTER BY FRIDAY 8/18/17

Location: Pines at Genesee, 633 Park Point Dr, Golden, CO 80401

Annual PELA Retreat
Program 2017

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

8:00-8:30 – Registration and Breakfast Buffet

8:30-8:35 – Welcome and Introduction

Clay Wire

8:35-9:05 – Overview of New Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act.

Cynthia Wellbrock

9:05-9:45 – Deposing Adverse Witnesses

Faisal Salahuddin and Darold Killmer

9:45-10:20 - Religion in the Workplace

Arash Jahanian & Laura Wolf

10:20-10:35 - Break

10:35-11:35 –Valuing Emotional Distress

Rachel Ellis & Charlotte Sweeney

11:35-12:10 – Workplace Privacy

John Culver

12:10-1:20 – Networking Lunch

1:20-2:20 – 30(b)(6) – Know It, Use It, Save It

Walt Auvil

2:20-3:20 – Trial Strategies for Employment Lawyers

David Ball

3:20-3:40 – Break

3:40-4:30 - Techniques for Opening Statements

Paula Greisen

4:30-5:30 - LGBT Rights Under the New Administration

Mari Newman

5:30-8:00 – Reception/Case of the Year Announcement

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017

8:00-8:20 – Breakfast Buffet

Separate Tracks

Back to Basics Track (8:20-10:00)

Downstairs

8:20-8:45 – Calculating Economic Damages

Susan Hahn

8:45-9:10 – CGIA Overview

Ian Kalmanowitz

9:10-10:00 – Building Your Tribe to Maintain Competence and Keep Your Cool: Competently and Ethically Representing Employees By Using PELA’s Resources (Applied for 1 Ethics Credit)

Kelli Riley

Ethics Track (8:20-10:00)

Upstairs

8:20-9:10 – Oops, I'm going to want that back! An overview of the rules, procedures, and ethical considerations of inadvertent disclosures (Applied for 1 Ethics Credit)

Tayo Okunade

9:10-10:00 – Honesty in the Law…and New Concerns About Online Marketing (Applied for 1 Ethics Credit)

Brooke Meyer

10:00-10:30 - Break (10 minutes of auction/website announcements)

10:30-11:30 – Learning from the Defense (Applied for 1 Ethics Credit)

Danielle Urban, Christine Samsel, and Ryan Lessman

Moderator: Mary Jo Lowrey

11:30-12:20 – Drafting Powerful Demand Letters

Booka Smith, David Miller,

Moderator: Michael Fairhurst

12:20 - 1:20 – Lunch Tables

A. Federal Employment Group