5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Registration
5:30 pm–7:00 pm
Opening Reception
7:30 pm
Dine Around (Optional)
Join other AAAL fellows and guests for dinner at excellent restaurants in Scottsdale. Sign up for a dine around.
7:30 am–3:15 pm
Registration
7:30 am–9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
7:45 am–8:45 am
New Fellows Orientation
9:00 am–9:05 am
Welcome Remarks
The Hon. Diane B. Bratvold, AAAL President
Minnesota Court of Appeals
St. Paul, Minnesota
9:05 am–10:00 am
Fellows Forum on the Future Focus of the Academy
The Academy officers and board of directors will share their thoughts on AAAL’s five-year strategic plan, which made great strides in New Orleans. We hope to foster a lively discussion and benefit from your ideas on four key topics: the Academy’s ongoing work, membership and leadership development, visibility and reputation, and communication among our fellows.
Members of the Strategic Planning Committee:
Hon. Diane Bratvold, Matthew Lembke, Howard Goodfriend,
Kevin Dubose, Susan Freeman, Margaret Grignon, Randall
Hodgkinson, Richard Neumeier, Hon. Leah Ward Sears,
Beverly Pohl, Warren Harris, Robert Stumpf, and Beth Palys, FASAE, CAE.
10:00 am–10:15 am
Break
10:15 am–11:30 am
Flexibility vs. Finality: Policy and Practicality in Interlocutory Appeals
Professor Bryan Lammon, 2015 recipient of the Howard B. Eisenberg Prize, will share his current research on patterns in appellate courts decisions to grant or deny interlocutory relief. We will then turn to a discussion of specific practices that courts have adopted to assess finality or authorize interlocutory appeals in frequently recurring contexts, including unique practices that have arisen in our host state of Arizona.
Panelists
The Hon. Stanley G. Feldman (retired)
Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Tucson, Arizona
The Hon. Scott H. Gan, AAAL Fellow
Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
The Hon. Diane M. Johnsen
Judge, Arizona Courts of Appeals, Division One
Phoenix, Arizona
Bryan Lammon
Associate Professor of Law, The University of Toledo
College of Law
Toledo, Ohio
The Hon. Peter B. Swann
Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One
Phoenix, Arizona
Moderator
Kimberly Demarchi, AAAL Fellow
Osborn Maledon P.A.
Phoenix, Arizona
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Lunch—In re Gault
In June 1964, 15-year-old Gerald Gault was sent to
a prison for kids after a brief off-the-record session
in a Globe, Arizona, judge’s chambers. How did his
parents end up finding their intrepid lawyer in Sun
City who would then take the case from Globe
to Phoenix and then Washington, D.C.? Was this
the way juvenile justice was dispensed before the
seminal In re Gault decision by Justice Fortas in
1967? What lessons do events in the summer of
1964 tell us about access to justice, fundamental
fairness, and who would have made a difference that
fateful day, June 15, 1964, when a routine hearing
in Gila County, Arizona, set the stage for the U.S.
Supreme Court ruling that changed juvenile justice
in America forevermore.
Speaker
Lisa Queen
Maricopa County Office of the Public Advocate
Phoenix, Arizona
1:00 pm–3:00 pm
Splitting Circuits: Past Results and Present Prospects
This panel will discuss the issues that arise from splitting a federal circuit. The panel will discuss the experience of the Fifth Circuit in splitting into the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. It will then consider the history of efforts to split the Ninth Circuit and the arguments for and against such a split. It will also seek the input from the fellows on the benefits or detriments of a split.
Panelists
Paul Charlton
Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
The Hon. Andrew D. Hurwitz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Phoenix, Arizona
The Hon. Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jacksonville, Florida
Moderator
Tim Berg, AAAL Fellow
Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Phoenix, Arizona
3:00 pm–3:15 pm
Academy Annual Meeting
3:15 pm
Adjourn
5:30 pm
Induction Ceremony
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Reception
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Dinner
8:00 am–Noon
Registration
8:00 am–9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am–10:30 am
#USTOO? How Federal Appellate Courts Are Addressing Harassment Concerns
The panelists will discuss the impact of the Me Too movement within the appellate courts and what actions the courts have been taking or plan to take to address harassment claims.
Panelists
The Hon. M. Margaret McKeown
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
San Diego, California
Jaime A. Santos
Goodwin Procter LLP
Washington, D.C.
Moderator
Susan M. Freeman, AAAL Fellow
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 am–10:45 am
Break
10:45 am–Noon
The Appealing Online Dialogue: Social Media and Law Practice—Social Media for Appellate Lawyers
The panelists will discuss and demonstrate the use of social media platforms for research; how appellate attorneys can use social media to follow and analyze legal discourse; how to use social media to create and sustain an effective personal brand; and how the legal community uses social media for entertainment.
Panelists
Tim Eigo
Editor, Arizona Attorney Magazine
Phoenix, Arizona
Kelly Flood
Senior Bar Counsel, State Bar of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Jessica Pucci
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona
Moderator
Charles Wirken, AAAL Fellow
Gust Rosenfeld, PLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Noon
Adjourn