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Protected: Plenary 1: When States Litigate, And How To Encourage (Or Discourage) State Involvement In Your Case
Protected: Plenary 2: How Adversary Nations Can Erode Public Trust in America’s Legal System
Protected: Plenary 3: Beyond the Gavel: Ethics and Wellness for the Legal Community
Protected: Plenary 4:Â The Collective-Action Constitution
Protected: Break-out 1: Ten Years After Ferguson – What’s Changed?
Protected: Break-out 2: Playing Chess: How Appellate Lawyers Can Shape the Record Long Before Appeal
Protected: Plenary 5: Fireside Chat with Former Solicitor General Neal Katyal
Protected: Plenary 6: Sound off the alarm! DEI is not officially dead—at least not in the legal profession!
Protected: Plenary 7: Sua sponte decision making and supplemental briefing: balancing appellate judges’ decisional discretion and parties’ interests
Protected: Break-out 3: Questions You Should Ask Before, and Must Be Able To Answer During, Appellate Oral Argument
Protected: Breakout 4: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You: Transparency, Ethics, and the Judiciary
Protected: Plenary 8 – SCOTUS Update
Protected: Break-out 5: SCOTUS Criminal Law Update
Protected: Break-out 6: It’s Past Time for Real e-briefing
Protected: Plenary 9: The Ethical Tightrope: Navigating Media Influence and Judicial Integrity
Protected: Plenary 10:Â John Adams and Thurgood Marshall: Running Against the Wind to Gain Liberty and Justice for All
Protected: Break-out 7: When Justice Fails – Threats to an Independent Judiciary
Protected: Break-out 8: Legal Writing – A Workshop in Practical Linguistics
Protected: Plenary 11:Â Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Reflection on Its Legacy
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Protected: Managing Stress and Strengthening Resiliency: Practical Strategies for Judges and Lawyers
Protected: Page-turners: How Judges Read in an E-filing Era
Protected: The Ethics of Building and Growing an Appellate Practice
Protected: The Great Digital Accelerator
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Protected: Clients in the Courtroom: How In-House Counsel View Appeals & Appellate Courts
Protected: Hidden Cause, Visible Effect: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket
Protected: Writing from the Reader’s Perspective: How the English Language Really Works
Protected: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, How Do We Dismantle Our Bias After All?Â
Protected: United States Supreme Court Civil Update
Protected: Curse or Blessing: How to Thrive Online Using Social Media in Today’s Legal World
Protected: United States Supreme Court Criminal Update
Protected: Storytelling for Advocates and Judges: How and Why We Should Incorporate Storytelling Techniques and Themes into our Work
Protected: War Crimes – From the Battlefield to the Courtroom
Protected: Preventing Wrongful Convictions by Ensuring the Reliability of Forensic Evidence
Protected: What Do Courts Do When Works of Faith Cross Works of Government
Protected: Top Tips for Top-Notch Oral Argument Answers
Protected: Courage: The Seminal Virtue in Advocacy and Judging
Protected: Canons of Construction: What is Their Role, if Any, in Modern Jurisprudence?
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Plenary 1: When States Litigate, And How To Encourage (Or Discourage) State Involvement In Your Case
Plenary 2: How Adversary Nations Can Erode Public Trust in America’s Legal System
Plenary 3: Beyond the Gavel: Ethics and Wellness for the Legal Community
Plenary 4:Â The Collective-Action Constitution
Break-out 1: Ten Years After Ferguson – What’s Changed?
Break-out 2: Playing Chess: How Appellate Lawyers Can Shape the Record Long Before Appeal
Plenary 5: Fireside Chat with Former Solicitor General Neal Katyal
Plenary 6: Sound off the alarm! DEI is not officially dead---at least not in the legal profession!
Plenary 7: Sua sponte decision making and supplemental briefing: balancing appellate judges’ decisional discretion and parties’ interests
Break-out 3: Questions You Should Ask Before, and Must Be Able To Answer During, Appellate Oral Argument
Breakout 4: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You: Transparency, Ethics, and the Judiciary
Plenary 8 – SCOTUS Update
Break-out 5: SCOTUS Criminal Law Update
Break-out 6: It’s Past Time for Real e-briefing
Plenary 9: The Ethical Tightrope: Navigating Media Influence and Judicial Integrity
Plenary 10:Â John Adams and Thurgood Marshall: Running Against the Wind to Gain Liberty and Justice for All
Break-out 7: When Justice Fails - Threats to an Independent Judiciary
Break-out 8: Legal Writing – A Workshop in Practical Linguistics
Plenary 11:Â Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Reflection on Its Legacy
Speaker Bios
Federal Appellate Judges
Sponsorship Information
Around Town - Boston
Optional Tours and Activities
CLE/CJE Information
AJEI Conduct Policy
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The following states do not require CLE: DC, MD, MA, MI and SD.
Registrants must self-file unless otherwise noted. AJEI will be applying for CLE accreditation only and will not be filing credits for those who attend. AJEI will provide a CLE self-report attendance sheet at the Summit in the summit folders. Within a few weeks after the Summit, an email will be sent to those who signed it providing a Certificate of Attendance for everyone. ALL attendees will be responsible for filing their CLE certification and any other required documents directly with the applicable state bar or accreditation entity. Unless otherwise noted.
CLE INFORMATION FOR THE AJEI 2024 SUMMIT
NOTE: THE NJC HAS ONLY FILED FOR COURSE APPROVAL IN GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MO, NC, NM, NV, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WA. HOWEVER, ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO INITIAL FOR EACH SESSION THEY ATTEND AND TURN IN THE CLE ATTENDANCE CONFIRMATION FORM AFTER THEIR FINAL SESSION.
AK: Attorneys may file for credit with the bar. You may need a certificate of attendance.
AL: CLE was not pursued in Alabama. You may need a certificate of attendance.
AR: CLE was not pursued in Arkansas. You may need a certificate of attendance.
AZ: Arizona attorneys who take CLE courses through providers other than the state bar must provide documentation of their CLE courses to support the hours and events claimed on their annual affidavit.
CA: NV is on the list of approved jurisdictions in CA. Approved credits in NV: total 14 / 3 Ethics. Attorneys report their attendance.
CO: CLE was not pursued in Colorado. You may need a certificate of attendance.
CT: Connecticut does not administer a formal approval process for MCLE courses. If an organization’s MCLE course has been authorized in another jurisdiction, then the course is automatically approved in Connecticut.
DC: DC does not require CLE. You may be listed with another state for CLE.
FL: CLE was not pursued in Florida. You may need a certificate of attendance.
GA: approved credits: total 14 / 4 Ethics. NJC will report your attendance.
HI: CLE was not pursued in Hawaii. Attorneys may keep credits on file by informing the Hawaii State Bar Association the course is approved in Nevada. You may need a certificate of attendance.
IA: CLE was not pursued in Iowa. You may need a certificate of attendance.
ID: CLE was not pursued in Idaho. You may need a certificate of attendance.
IL: approved credits: General 14 (no Ethics or Bias Elimination credits have been approved). NJC will report your attendance.
IN: approved credits: total 14/ Ethics 3. NJC will report your attendance.
KS: approved credits: max CLE hours 19.50 / 3.50 Ethics & Professionalism. A copy of the Notice of Accreditation form will be available at the registration table Participants must also complete and return the CLE Attendance Confirmation Form and return it to an NJC staff member at the end of the conference.
KY: CLE was not pursued in Kentucky. You may need a certificate of attendance.
LA: approved credits: total 15.25/ Ethics 1 / professionalism 1.25. NJC will report your attendance.
MA: Massachusetts attorneys do not have CLE requirements.
MD: Maryland attorneys do not have CLE requirements.
ME: CLE was not pursued in Maine. Attorneys must self-report. You may need a certificate of attendance.
MI: Michigan attorneys do not have CLE requirements.
MN: CLE was not pursued in Minnesota. You may need a certificate of attendance.
MO: approved credits: total 16.8 / 5.1 Ethics / 1.2 Elimination of Bias. Course number will be emailed to attendees who complete and return the CLE Attendance Confirmation Form to an NJC staff member at the end of the conference (form will be available for pick up at the registration table). Attorneys must self-report and may need a certificate of attendance.
MS: CLE was not pursued in Mississippi. You may need a certificate of attendance.
MT: CLE was not pursued in Montana. Attorneys must self-report. You may need a certificate of attendance.
NE: CLE was not pursued in Iowa. You may need a certificate of attendance.
NC: approved credits: total 14 / Professional Responsibility / Ethics 4.25. NJC will report your attendance.
ND: CLE was not pursued in North Dakota. You may need a certificate of attendance.
NJ: CLE was not pursued in New Jersey. Attorneys must self-report. You may need a certificate of attendance.
NM: approved credits: general 9.7 / Ethics 4.2. NJC will report your attendance.
NV: approved credits: total 14 / 3 Ethics. Attorneys report their attendance.
NY: Attorneys must self-report. You may need a certificate of attendance.
OH: approved credits: total 14.25 / Attorney Professional Conduct 4.25 / General 11.00. NJC will report your attendance.
OK: CLE was not pursued in Oklahoma. You may need a certificate of attendance.
OR: approved credits: General 10 / Ethics 2.00 / Mental Health / Substance Use 1.25 / Access to Justice 1.00. NJC will report your attendance.
PA: approved credits: Maximum: 16 /4 Ethics / 16 S. NJC will report your attendance. Participants must complete and return the CLE Attendance Confirmation Form + the PA Credit Request Form to an NJC staff member at the end of the conference (forms will be available for pick up at the registration table).
RI: CLE was not pursued in Rhode Island. You may need a certificate of attendance.
SC: approved credits: total 14 / Ethics 4.25. NJC will report your attendance.
SD: South Dakota attorneys do not have CLE requirements.
TN: approved credits: total 15 / 5.25 dual / 10.75 general. NJC will report your attendance.
TX: approved credits: total 14 / Ethics 4.25. Attorneys must self-report. NJC will email QR after the conference.
UT: approved credits: total 14 / Ethics 4. NJC will report our attendance.
VA: approved credits: total 10.50 / 1.50 Ethics / 1.50 well-being. Attorneys must self-report. NJC will send out approval forms (#2 for attendees and #3 for presenters) after the conference.
VT: CLE was not pursued in Vermont. You may need a certificate of attendance.
WA: approved credits: total 16 / Law & Legal 11.75 / Ethics 3.25 / Ethics & Equity 2. NJC will report your attendance.
WI: CLE was not pursued in Oklahoma. Attorneys must self-report. You may need a certificate of attendance.
WV: CLE was not pursued in West Virginia. You may need a certificate of attendance.