8:00-8:40

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:40

Welcome by Robert Enger

8:45-9:45

Minnesota Appellate Court Case Update
Professor Peter Knapp from William Mitchell College of Law provides a timely, informative and entertaining  update on the most relevant Minnesota Supreme Court opinions from the past year (1.0 standard) 2012 Minnesota Supreme Court Decisions; 2013 Minnesota Supreme Court Decisions

9:45-10:15

Remarks by Chief Justice Lorie Gildea (.50 standard)

10:15-10:30

Break

10:30-12:30

Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go from Well-Meaning to Well-Doing
As a high-profile diversity consultant, author Vernā Myers knows first-hand that diversity in law firms, corporations and other organizations can be a difficult thing to reform. Leaders of these institutions are deeply perplexed by an increasing number of people of color coming into their work environments hopeful, then exiting quickly thereafter, disillusioned and disengaged. For this session, Vernā Myers will share from her recent book Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go from Well Meaning to Well-Doing practical examples, including big and small actions to ensure that power and opportunity are shared, and where diverse individuals are expected to be full participants on every level and in all facets. (2.0 EOB)

12:30-1:45

Lunch
Passing of the Gavel – Robert Enger to Phil Duran

1:45-2:45

U.S. Supreme Court Review
Professor Adam Samaha from the New York University School of Law provides an informative and entertaining review of the United States Supreme Court’s current term.  You can expect to hear about potentially groundbreaking decisions regarding affirmative action, same-sex marriage, voting rights, DNA collection, gene patenting, corporate liability under international law, and more.  Professor Samaha also will offer general commentary on the Court’s role today and in the future.  (1.0 standard)

2:45-3:15

Staying Current: What you need to know about amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure and General Rules of Practice
This panel presentation with Justice Christopher Dietzen, Judge Louise Bjorkman and David Herr will cover new rules effective July 1, including information on the Expedited Litigation Track pilot project.  (.50 standard)

3:15-3:30

Break

3:30-5:00

The Ethical Impact of Digital Evidence
Computers have dramatically changed the way companies and their clients do business and how cases are investigated and litigated. In this session, Mark Lanterman discusses what the pervasive use of computers means to corporations and their clients. Mark covers such topics as an overview of the benefits of and the burdens imposed by electronic evidence, how information can be recovered from computers even though it has been "deleted", and he will discuss options for presenting electronic information. He will also cover non-traditional evidence sources, such as the iPhone, iPad and social media and the ethical considerations for their use.  (1.5 ethics) 

5:00

Law School Reception

6:00

Presidents’ Reception