Tuesday, January 28, 2025
8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:55 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m.
U.S. Supreme Court Review and Update
Paul E. Smith, Patterson Harkavy LLP, Chapel Hill, NC
10:00 a.m.
Fourth Circuit Update
Sean F. Herrmann, Herrmann & Murphy, PLLC, Charlotte, NC
Florence C. Thompson, Jackson Lewis P.C., Charlotte, NC
11:00 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m.
EEOC Developments and Discrimination Litigation: Practical Tips for the Use of Comparator and "Me-Too" Evidence in Discrimination Cases
Thomas Barlow, Halligan Mahoney & Williams, Columbia, SC
Elizabeth "Betsy" Rader, EEOC, Charlotte, NC
12:15 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m.
The State of DEI
S. Luke Largess, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, Charlotte, NC
Wood W. Lay, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, NC
2:30 p.m.
I'll Be Watching You! Employee Privacy and Workplace Surveillance
Avery R. Miller, K&L Gates LLP, Raleigh, NC
Leann M. Walsh, K&L Gates LLP, Raleigh, NC
3:15 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m.
The Latest U.S. DOL Developments: The Overtime Rule and More
Bruce E. Miller, Bruce E. Miller PA, Charleston SC
Jacob "Jake" Modla, Cromer Babb & Porter LLC, Columbia, SC
J. Hagood Tighe, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Columbia, SC
4:15 p.m.
Restrictive Covenants
Kenneth P. Carlson Jr., Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP, Winston Salem, NC
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:55 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m.
AI Use in Law Firms
David Levine, Elon University School of Law, Greensboro, NC
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Lawyers With Borders: Ethical Considerations for Remote Attorneys and the Multi-Jurisdictional Practice of Law
Samantha E. Albrecht, The lovely Law Firm Injury Lawyers, Goose Creek, SC
Nicole K. Haynes, Gardner Skelton PLLC, Charlotte, NC
11:30 a.m.
South Carolina State Update
George A. Reeves III, Fisher & Phillips, LLP, Columbia, SC
12:45 p.m.
Adjourn