Alameda County Bar Association
ACBA Annual Labor & Employment Symposium
Please join the ACBA Labor and Employment Section for a full day of MCLE programs designed specifically for labor and employment attorneys. Panelists include judges from Alameda County, experienced employment law attorneys, mediators, and jury consultants.
Thank you to our Sponsor Media Smack!
SCHEDULE
Registration and Networking Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Session 1: Practical and Ethical Issues When Your Case Goes Sideways (Ethics Credit)
Time Slot: 9:00 to 10:30 (1.5 hours)
Description: What do you do when your client, or the opposing party, or the opposing attorney goes sideways in the middle of your mediation? Experienced mediators from the DFEH, EEOC, and the bench will discuss ethical issues and strategies for avoiding or overcoming mediation obstacles.
Speakers Confirmed: Hon. Judge George Hernandez (ADR Services), Claudia Hagadus Long (DFEH & ADR Services), Juan Vaca (EEOC). Moderated by Robert Nuddleman
Break 10:30 to 10:40
Session 2: The Four Corners: Settlement Terms That Can Make or Break a Deal
Time Slot: 10:40 – 12:10 (1.5 hours)
Description: Are certain settlement terms deal breakers? Should they be? Knowledgeable and practiced litigators discuss terms to avoid or require in your next settlement agreement as well as the tax implications of settlement agreements.
Speakers: Robert Wood (tax attorney), David Sarnoff (plaintiff’s attorney), defense counsel TBD
Break 12:10 to 12:20
Session 3: Settlement and ADR: A View from the Bench
Time Slot: 12:20 to 1:20
Description: Courts place great emphasis on alternative dispute resolution. Learn what judicial options are available to litigants in the Bay Area, and how to use the court’s resources to your clients’ advantage.
Moderated by Sarah Robertson
Break 1:20 to 1:30
Session 4: What is This Case Worth?
Time Slot: 1:30 – 2:30 (1 hour)
Description: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what about the value of my case. No two attorneys (or clients) value cases in the same way. See what makes a case more or less valuable from a plaintiff’s and a defense perspective.
Speakers: Steve Pearl (neutral), Teresa Mack (defense), Brian Schwartz (plaintiff)
After-Symposium Social
2:30 – 4:00 No Host Bar at Liege Spirits and Lounge
Annual ACBA Labor & Employment Symposium
