Deadline to Register: December 8th at 3:00 pm. (If you wish
to register after this time, please email Kara at kharo@mnbars.org
.)
Join the Civil Litigation Section for its Annual meeting,
CLE and Advocate Award celebration. The event is open to all (Civil Litigation
Section members attend free) and provides an opportunity to
hear from your colleagues, celebrate the Advocate Award recipient and hear from
Judge Pamela Alexander (ret.), the first female Black judge in Minnesota.
2020 Advocate
Award Recipient:
Kim Allen
Pennington
Founding partner of Pennington, Cherne, Gaarder & Geiger
Hagen, PLLC
Keynote
Speaker:
Judge Pamela Alexander
(ret.) | "Is the Justice System Just?"
The Honorable Pamela Alexander grew up in South
Minneapolis and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School. She began
her legal career as a criminal defense attorney with the
Legal Rights Center and then moved to the Hennepin County Attorney’s office as a
prosecutor in the Criminal Division. In 1983, she became a Hennepin County District Court
Judge where she presided over the Juvenile Division and served as
Assistant Chief Judge for the Fourth Judicial District Court. She served as the
President of the Council on Crime and Justice and she has served on
many community boards and committees including The Minneapolis Foundation Board of Trustees, the Children's
Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, the Children’s Defense Fund, and the
Juvenile Judges Leadership Council, and has been awarded numerous community
service awards ranging from the University of St. Thomas School of Law Dean’s
Award for Outstanding Teaching to the NAACP Profiles in Courage Award.
Schedule of
Events
3:30 p.m. - Welcome from Past Chair Judge
Wahl
3:40 p.m. - Presentation of Advocate Award to Kim Allen Pennington (by
MSBA President Dyan Ebert)
3:45 p.m. - Keynote Speaker Judge Pamela Alexander (ret.) | "Is the Justice System
Just?"
This CLE presentation is entirely focused on educating
lawyers about the barriers, including attorney bias and specific laws, that
people of color face when they are a part of the legal system. This presentation
will also cover the Minnesota Supreme Court Race Bias Task Force Report,
spending time on why it was necessary and how it has been implemented to date.
In discussing the specific laws that have heavily impacted race over time in
addition to the Race Bias Task Force report, the presentation will be
able to provide strategies that help attorneys overcome their own bias as well
as the bias that plays out in the legal system.
CLE Credits:
1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits Approved | Event Code: 336240
Cost:
Civil Litigation Section Members: Free*
MSBA Member not in the Civil
Litigation Section: $15
Non-MSBA Member: $25
Law
Student: FREE
Join the Civil Litigation Section: Join the
Civil Litigation Section and attend this Section CLE as well as other Section
CLE free! Email Kara Haro kharo@mnbars.org to take advantage of this
offer.
Remote Participation:
This program is by webinar only.
Want more information about the Civil
Litigation Section ?
To register with a check, please mail in
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registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions? Contact Kara Haro|
612-278-6329
The MSBA is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all
members can participate fully. If you need reasonable accommodations to
participate in this event, please notify Kara Haro via phone or
email: kharo@mnbar.org. Please
provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient
time to make arrangements for accommodations.