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2021 Federal Practice in South Carolina

November 19, 2021


Please join us on Friday, November 19th, for a live Continuing Legal Education program on Federal Practice in South Carolina. This program is being presented by the South Carolina Bar CLE Division and the South Carolina Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. It is designed for those that are new to the Federal courts in South Carolina as well as for the most experienced practitioner. The speakers will include United States Magistrate Judges and District Court Judges and Judges from the Fourth Circuit. We will also have panels of seasoned attorneys to address topics in the civil and criminal arenas. Please join us for a comprehensive discussion of current issues in the Federal courts of South Carolina.

 

This program qualifies for 6.0 MCLE credit hours. SC Supreme Court Commission on CLE Course #: 910459

 

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The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

CLE Big Ticket
$0.00
Other
$250.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
$125.00
SC Federal Bar Association Member
$195.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

  Charleston
81 Mary Street Rm M102 Charleston SC, 29403
  Columbia
1501 Park Street Columbia, SC 29202
  Greenville
Room 514 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29617

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At
A. Rawl
Gordon & Rees LLP  -
A. Quattlebaum
U.S. Court of Appeals  -
Beattie Ashmore
Beattie B. Ashmore, PA  -
Beth Richardson
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC  -
Brian Duffy
Duffy & Young, LLC  -
Daniel Leonardi
Polales Horton & Leonardi, LLP  -
Deborah Barbier
Deborah B. Barbier, LLC  -
J. Childs
U.S. District Court, District of SC  -
Jacquelyn Austin
U.S. Magistrate Judge  -
Jamie Schoen
U.S. Attorney's Office  -
Joseph Griffith
Joe Griffith Law Firm, LLC  -
Julius Richardson
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals  -
Lindsay Joyner
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA  -
Mary Lewis
U.S. District Court  -
Matthew Ozment
Grove Ozment LLC  -
Molly Cherry
U.S. District Court, District of SC  -
Paige Gossett
  -
Sheila Abron
Fisher & Phillips, LLP  -
Stephanie Satterfield
Jackson Lewis P.C.  -
Thomas Rogers
U.S. District Court, District of SC  -
Thomas Vanderbloemen
Vanderbloemen Law Firm, P.A.  -
Thomas Hydrick
S.C. Attorney General's Office  -
Timothy Cain
U.S. District Court, District of SC  -
Tommie Pearson
U.S. Attorney's Office  -

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

8:30 a.m.        

Registration

 

8:55 a.m.        

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Beattie B. Ashmore, Beattie B. Ashmore, PA, Greenville

                       

9:00 a.m.        

The Future of Civil Litigation Post COVID-19

Sheila M. Willis, Fisher & Phillips, LLP, Columbia

Lindsay A. Joyner, Gallivan White & Boyd, Columbia

Matthew R. Ozment, Grove Ozment LLC, Greenville

Moderator: Stephanie E. Lewis, Jackson Lewis P.C., Greenville

 

10:00 a.m.      

U.S. District Judges – Tips from the Bench

The Honorable J. Michelle Childs

The Honorable Timothy M. Cain

The Honorable Mary G. Lewis

 

11 a.m.           

Break

 

11:15 a.m.      

Practicing Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Beth B. Richardson, Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Columbia

Tom Vanderbloemen, Vanderbloemen Law Firm, P.A., Greenville

Panel Discussion:

The Honorable A. Marvin Quattlebaum

The Honorable Julius Richardson

Moderator: Thomas Hydrick, S.C. Attorney General’s Office, Columbia

 

12:45 p.m.     

Lunch (included – sponsored by the SC Chapter of the Federal Bar Association)

 

1:45 p.m.       

I Never Met a Magistrate Judge I Didn’t Like 

The Honorable Jacquelyn D. Austin

The Honorable Paige J. Gossett

The Honorable Molly H. Cherry

The Honorable Thomas E. Rogers III

 

2:45 p.m.       

Do I Really Want to Serve as Local Counsel?

Beattie B. Ashmore, Beattie B. Ashmore, PA, Greenville

Brian C. Duffy, Duffy & Young, LLC, Charleston

Beth B. Richardson, Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Columbia

 

3:15 p.m.       

Break

 

3:30 p.m.       

The Unmasking of Federal Criminal Law

Daniel C. Leonardi, Federal Public Defender's Office, Columbia

Joseph P. Griffith, Jr., Joe Griffith Law Firm, LLC, Mt. Pleasant

T. DeWayne Pearson, U.S. Attorney's Office, Columbia

Jamie Lea Nabors Schoen, U.S. Attorney's Office, Charleston

Special Agent Luke Davis, FBI

Moderator: Deborah B. Barbier, Deborah B. Barbier, LLC, Columbia

 

4:30 p.m.       

Adjourn

 

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