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2017 Mid-Year Seminar

April 21- April 24, 2017
Omni Shoreham Hotel

11:45am EDT

§1983: General Principles – Understanding the basics – including municipal / supervisory liability Blue Room

1:00pm EDT

Qualified Immunity: What's New and What is Happening? Blue Room

2:05pm EDT

Understanding Taser Use of Force post Armstrong v. Pinehurst Blue Room

3:20pm EDT

Supreme Court Update & Amicus Awards Blue Room

4:50pm EDT

AMICUS SERVICE AWARDS Blue Room

9:00am EDT

§1983 – Trials Part 1– Voir Dire and Juror Bias Blue Room

10:05am EDT

§1983 - Trials Part 2 – Excluding Experts, Finding dirt on Experts Blue Room

11:20am EDT

Wrongful Convictions Part 1 - Overview of the law Blue Room

12:25pm EDT

Section 1983 – Wrongful Convictions Part 2: Practice Pointers in Defending Against Claims Blue Room

3:00pm EDT

Section 1983 – Constitutional Implications of Crowd Control in the Aftermath of an Officer Involved Shooting Blue Room

4:05pm EDT

§1983 – Fourth Amendment Update Blue Room

9:00am EDT

§1983: Trial Weapons: Tips and stories for opening statements, direct examination and cross-examination Blue Room

10:45am EDT

§1983- Advanced Topics in Use of Force Trials Blue Room

11:50am EDT

§1983 - Defending Section 1983 and other Attorney’s Fees Claims Blue Room

2:45pm EDT

§1983- Prayer, Prisons, and Public Fora: Flashpoints at the Intersection of Religion and Municipal Practice Blue Room

4:00pm EDT

§1983-Specific Focus: First Amendment and social media issues for government employers Blue Room

8:10am EDT

Expect the Unexpected: Dealing with the Press and Legal Issues in the Aftermath of the Pulse Shooting Blue Room

9:15am EDT

Case law update by circuit Blue Room

10:30am EDT

Ethics and Government Practice: Navigating the Dangerous Waters of Defending A Governmental Entity Blue Room