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2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

September 13, 2024
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REGISTRATION OPEN

Please join the Tennessee Lawyers Chapter for the 2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference!

Friday, September 13, 2024

  

CONFERENCE PRICING

CONFERENCE ONLY

Non-Member: $100 | Member: $50 | Student: $25

This ticket includes three afternoon panels. The reception and dinner is not included with this ticket.

 

DINNER ONLY

Non-Member: $200 | Member: $150 | Student: $75

This ticket includes the cocktail reception, dinner featuring a keynote address, and the dessert reception. The afternoon panels are not included with this ticket.

 

ALL INCLUSIVE

Non-Member: $300 | Member: $200 | Student: $150

This ticket includes all events. 

Dietary restrictions or allergies? Please notify [email protected]

 

CLE

CLE credit is expected.

 

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

The Federalist Society has a small room block available at the AC Hotel Nashville Downtown, which is across the street from The Joseph. Rooms are available for $299/night on first come, first serve basis. Reservations can be made HERE.

 

SPONSORSHIPS

If you are interested in sponsoring the Federalist Society's activity in Tennessee, please reach out to Abbie Kepto at [email protected].

 

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

The deadline to receive a refund is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2024. No refunds will be given after the deadline has passed.

 

 

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12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Registration

2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

The Joseph
401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

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1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Welcome Remarks

2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

The Joseph
401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

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1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel I: Defending Against Strategic Litigation

2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

The Joseph
401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

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Description

This panel will explore the tactics and strategies used to defend against strategic litigation aimed at influencing policy. Our expert speakers, with backgrounds in federal and state litigation, will discuss the challenges and approaches to safeguarding the constitutional order and the interests of institutions, especially public agencies, when faced with lawsuits that seek more than just legal resolution.

 

Featuring:

  • David Ayliffe, Director, Litigation, Tennessee Valley Authority
  • James Danly, Partner, Skadden; former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Clark Hildabrand, Of Counsel, Cooper & Kirk
  • Moderator: Hon. Mary Wagner, Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court

Speakers

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Panel II: Strategic Litigation for Liberty

2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

The Joseph
401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

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Description

This panel will delve into the use of strategic litigation as a tool to advance liberty-focused agendas. Featuring  legal professionals from government, academia, nonprofits, and the commercial sphere, the discussion will cover the methodologies and outcomes of litigating high-impact cases that shape public policy in favor of free markets and free people.

Featuring:

  • Whitney Hermandorfer, Director of Strategic Litigation Unit, Office of the Tennessee Attorney General
  • Wen Fa, Director of Legal Affairs, Beacon Center of Tennessee
  • Prof. Brian Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Vanderbilt University Law School
  • George Scoville III, Sims Funk PLC
  • Moderator: Hon. Dwight Tarwater, Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court

Speakers

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Panel III: Strategic Litigation for Civil Rights

2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

The Joseph
401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

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Description

This panel will focus on the utilization of strategic litigation as a means to uphold and clarify constitutional principles concerning civil rights. Featuring legal experts involved in pivotal Supreme Court decisions and significant litigation efforts, the discussion will center on how the Constitution is an ongoing protector of our most precious rights.

Featuring: 

  • Samuel Adkisson, Associate, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
  • Braden Boucek, Vice President of Litigation, Southeastern Legal
  • Bill Harbison, Member, Sherrard Roe Vougt & Harbison PLC
  • Cameron Norris, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
  • Moderator: Hon. Sarah Keeton Campbell, Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court

Speakers

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception & Dinner Registration

2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

The Joseph
401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

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6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dinner & Keynote Address

2024 Tennessee Chapters Conference

The Joseph
401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

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