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  • Tuesday, February 11, 2025
  • 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM PST
    Morning Run
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Grab and Go CLE Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Meet and Greet Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST
    Registration Desk
  • 7:15 AM – 8:45 AM PST
    Foundation Board Meeting and Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PST
    Federal Preemption of Claims for Negligent Brokering of Truck Loads
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PST
    IP Lessons from Taylor Swift
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PST
    Morning Walk
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PST
    To Litigate or To Arbitrate--That is the Question: Recent Arbitration Developments That Question the Pros and Cons of Arbitration
  • 8:30 AM – 11:15 AM PST
    Networking Coffee Break
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PST
    Bullying in Litigation and Arbitration: Handling Rambo Tactics of Counsel, Clients, and Witnesses
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PST
    ESG . . . Easy as 1, 2, 3: How Sustainability Can Create (Not Kill) Business
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    Defending Against Attempts to Politicize the Judiciary: Ethical Dilemmas and Global Solutions
  • 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    Book Review: The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    Hey Judge! Whatcha Gon' Do with All That Junk, All That Junk Inside…Your…Case? How Have the Revisions to FRE 702 Affected the Admissibility of Expert Testimony and Junk Science Since the Changes Took Effect in December 2023?
  • 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Wellness Luncheon
  • 12:45 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Sailing on a Vintage Schooner ($)
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Pickleball Mixer
  • 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM PST
    iCivics Training Session
  • 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM PST
    iCivics Reception
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST
    First/Second Timers, Current/Past Board Members, Sponsors, and Committee Chairs Reception
  • 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM PST
    California Dreamin' Theme Party