Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
Join us in Raleigh for our Second Annual North Carolina Chapters Conference!
Featuring:
Hon. Amul Thapar
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
and
Hon. Phil Berger
North Carolina State Senator
3.75 Hours of North Carolina CLE Credit Available
South Carolina CLE Credit Pending
Registration will close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 2nd.
The deadline to receive a refund is Wednesday, October 4th.
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9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Registration
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St.
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St.
Raleigh, NC 27609
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
Description
Welcome and Greeting
- Hon. Robert T. Numbers, II, United States Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of North Carolina
Tribute to Boyden Gray
- Hon. Lee Liberman Otis, Senior Vice President & Director, Faculty Division, The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
- Hon. Richard L. Voorhees, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
Tribute to Jim Sullivan
- Wade Leach, Associate, Burr Forman LLP
- Hon. Robert J. Conrad, Jr., Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel One: The North Carolina Administrative State
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
Description
Panelists will provide an overview of the Administrative State in North Carolina and how it implicates the separation of powers and individual liberty.
Featuring:
- Jeanette Doran, President, North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law
- Prof. Jennifer Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law & Co-Executive Director, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State, Antonin Scalia Law School
- William C. McKinney, Shareholder, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA
- Dr. Donald van der Vaart, Chief Administrative Law Judge and Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings, North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
- Moderator: Hon. Richard Dietz, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina
Speakers
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Address
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
Description
Featuring:
- Hon. Amul R. Thapar, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- Hon. Susan C. Rodriguez, Co-Moderator, Judge, Western District of North Carolina
- Hon. Thomas D. Schroeder, Co-Moderator, Judge, Middle District of North Carolina
Speakers
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Panel Two: Navigating Turbulent Waters: North Carolina Conservatives in the Legal Community
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
Description
Panelists will discuss navigating the legal community as conservatives drawing on experiences from firms, law schools, and daily practice. Does the current legal climate impact how conservatives conduct themselves in their practice? Should it? Does pressure from clients and young associates affect access to counsel and freedom of thought? Is the free exchange of ideas and expression threatened by this? How would the panelists solve the concerns raised?
Featuring:
- John E. Branch III, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborbough, LLP
- Jennifer Dickey, Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center
- Matthew Nis Leerberg, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
- Craig Schauer, Litigation Attorney,The Dowling Firm
- Moderator: Hon. Trey Allen, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina
Speakers
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Interview with Senator Phil Berger
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St.
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St.
Raleigh, NC 27609
Description
Featuring:
- Hon. Phil Berger, President Pro Tempore, North Carolina State Senate
- Moderator: Ashley Honeycutt Terrazas, Associate, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Speakers
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Panel Three: The Present and Future of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
Description
Panelists will offer their diverse perspectives on the current state of the North Carolina Supreme Court and the issues it is facing, its potential docket, and emerging legal controversies that may affect the court's future work.
Featuring:
- Nick Brod, Assistant Solicitor General, North Carolina Department of Justice
- Troy Shelton, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
- Ray Starling, General Counsel, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce; President, North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute
- D. Martin Warf, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
- Moderator: Hon. Robert T. Numbers, United States Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of North Carolina
Speakers
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cocktail Hour and Book Signing
Renaissance North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609
4100 Main at North Hills St
Raleigh, NC 27609