9th Annual Business Court Seminar
Hybrid Event
Fri, October 22, 2021
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM ET
Program Overview
- 8:30 – 8:35 a.m. – An Introduction to the Business Court
- The Honorable Louis A. Bledsoe, III, Chief Business Court Judge (Charlotte)
- 8:35 – 9:35 a.m. – Litigating Personal Jurisdiction in the North Carolina Business Court
- Evan M. Sauda, Nelson Mullins Rile & Scarborough LLP
- Fred M. Wood, Jr., Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- 9:40 - 10:40 a.m. – Understanding Implicit Bias on Attorney Competence – A Discussion of the Importance of Diversity and Inclusion under Proposed Amendment to Rule 1.1 of the Rules or Professional Conduct
- Tiffany M. Graves, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
- Adam K. Doerr, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
- Shalanna L. Pirtle, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
- 10:40-10:50 a.m. – Break
- 10:50 – 11:50 a.m. – Case Law Update: A Review of Recent Business Court Decisions
- Bradley R. Kutrow, McGuireWoods LLP
- Brian A. Kahn, McGuire Woods LLP
- 11:50 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Lunch Break
- 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. – The Business Court: A View from Raleigh
- Eric F. Fletcher
- 1:20 – 2:20 p.m. – Expert Witnesses in the North Carolina Business Court
- Jonathan P. Heyl, Fox Rothschild, LLP
- Clark Walton, Reliance Forensics, LLC
- 2:20 – 2:30 p.m. – Break
- 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. – Judges’ Panel: Business Court Update
- The Honorable Louis A. Bledsoe, III, Chief Business Court Judge (Charlotte)
- The Honorable Michael L. Robinson, Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases (Winston-Salem)
- The Honorable Adam M. Conrad, Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases (Charlotte)
- The Honorable Julianna Theall Earp, Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases (Greensboro)
- The Honorable Mark A. Davis, Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases (Raleigh)
The views and opinions of MCB CLEs are not necessarily those of the 26th Judicial Bar.
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North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education
Credit has been approved with the North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.00 Ethics credit and 4.75 General credits.
Cosmetic Changes Approved by Executive Committee April 23, 2015
Approved by Board of Directors January 24, 2013
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