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Thank you to our 2022 Bench + Bar Committee Members!

Judge Lucinda Masterton – Chair, Judge Lucy VanMeter – Co-Chair, Judge Denotra Gunther, Vince Riggs, Anita Britton, Christine Stanley, Dana Carter, and Dana Arnold.

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Bench & Bar CLE Survey

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022            Day 1—Total Credit Hours: 6 (1 Ethics)

8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION BEGINS

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.  Lawyer Wellbeing:  Enhancing Resilience While Maintaining An Ethical Practice – Yvette Hourigan and Laura Day Delcotto

10:00-10:10 a.m. Break

10:10 – 11:10 p.m.   Assessing and Addressing the Hidden Crime of Stalking – TK Logan, Ph.D

11:10 – 12:10 p.m.  Court of Appeals Update – Judge Glenn Acree

12:10-1:15 p.m.      LUNCH (on your own)

1:15 – 2:45 p.m.  Local Rules of Court – Chief Circuit Judge Kimberly Bunnell, Judge Libby Messer, Judge Lucy VanMeter

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.   e-Filing – Vince Riggs

3:15-3:25 p.m. Break

3:25 – 4:25 p.m.  What Happened During the Pandemic – Ethics Update – Larry Deener

4:30 p.m. HAPPY HOUR @ Oscar Diggs, Free for members and attendees of the Bench and Bar CLE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022         Day 2—Total Credit Hours: 6 (1 Ethics)

8:30 a.m.  REGISTRATION BEGINS

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.  Legislative Update – Senator Reginald Thomas

10:00-10:10 a.m. Break

10:10 – 11:10 p.m.  Intro to Fayette Mental Health Court – Judge John Tackett, Heather Matics, Connie Milligan, Kelly Gunning, Lateisha Atkinson, Jennifer Van Ort-Hazzard

11:10 – 12:10 p.m.  Supreme Court Update – Justice Laurance VanMeter

12:10-1:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.  Felony Mediation – Judge Lucy VanMeter, Judge George, Judge Julia Adams, Kim Baird, and Chris Tracy

2:15-3:15 p.m.  Murder Police Podcast – Wendy Lyons

3:15-3:25 Break

3:25 – 4:25 p.m.  The Ethics of Representing Eric Conn (Ethics) – Scott White