Event Calendar

60 Years of Excellence: Live and In Person!
Annual Convention CLE Schedule – 9.25 CLE Credits Pending
Join us to catch up with old friends, make some new ones, and hear from our exceptional presenters.

Thursday, July 21
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Arbitration Skills CLE
Jessie L. Harris, Williams Kastner
Kimberly A. Reppart,  Forsberg & Umlauf

Friday, July 22
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks
Jon R. Morrone, Convention Chair
Allison Krashan, WDTL President

8:15 - 9:45 Preservation of Error
Sidney C. Tribe, Carney Badley Spellman
Judge Lori Smith, WA State Court of Appeals Div 1
Noah Jaffee, Nicoll Black & Feig

10:00 - 11:00 Ethics: Ethics of Mining Social Media and Jurors
David J. Elkanich, Buchalter

11:00 - 12:15 Malpractice: Avoiding and Defending Claims
Chris Howard, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
Jeffrey T. Kestle, Forsberg & Umlauf

Saturday, July 23
8:15 - 8:30 a.m. Welcome Remarks
Jon R. Morrone, Convention Chair
Allison Krashan, WDTL President

8:30 - 9:30 Corporate Counsel Panel Discussion
Elaine Pascua, Director and Assistant General Counsel, TrueBlue
Gena Bomotti, Corporate Counsel, Costco
Jon Morrone, Assistant General Counsel, Holland America Group
Jenna Goltermann, Corporate Counsel, Glowforge

9:30 - 10:30 DRI National Speaker on Crisis Management
Montè L. Williams, Steptoe & Johnson, The Woodlands, Texas

10:45 - 12:15 Gender Equity from a Judicial Perspective
Judge Laura C. Inveen, Hilyer Dispute Resolution
Judge Paris K. Kallas, Judicial Dispute Resolution
Judge Beth Andrus, WA State Court of Appeals Div 1
Judge Rebecca Glasgow, WA State Court of Appeals Div 2

WDTL invites our Law Firm partners to join us in sponsoring the Convention.  If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Maggie Sweeney at maggie@wdtl.org.