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6:30AM - 6:00PM PT
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Speaker Ready RoomGeneralRoom: Praga (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas AAJ CLE speakers can meet with AV staff for help with editing, testing, and troubleshooting their PowerPoint presentations. All speakers are strongly urged to test and upload their presentation 2 hours in advance of their speech. The Speaker Ready Room is available during the following hours:
Sunday, July 11 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Monday, July 12 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday, July 13 6:30 am to 6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 14 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday, July 15 7:30 am to 10:00 am |
60 Minutes
7:00AM - 8:30AM PT
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Early Morning CLE Program Sponsored by Advocacy Digital MediaCLE ProgramRoom: Brera 6 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | Becoming a Better Advocate by Recognizing and Overcoming Stressors with Mindfulness and Meditation , The Spence Law Firm, LLC |
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7:30AM - 6:00PM PT
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Leaders Forum and President's Club Hospitality Suite Sponsored by Forge Consulting & Robson ForensicHospitality SuiteRoom: Mont-Royal (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas This suite is an exclusive benefit for Leaders Forum and President’s Club members and their guests only. Sponsored by Forge Consulting and Robson Forensic. During suite hours members enjoy complimentary breakfast and lunch, and a comfortable lounge area to relax and network with other Leaders Forum and President’s Club members. |
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7:30AM - 6:00PM PT
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RegistrationGeneralVenue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas You can pick-up your badge and submit your CLE credits during the following hours:
Sunday, July 11 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Monday, July 12 - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday, July 13 - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 14 - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday, July 15 - 7:30 am to 11:00 am
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7:30AM - 6:00PM PT
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Registration Help DeskGeneralRoom: Belmont Registration Counter (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Someone will be available to assist you with your registration question during the following hours:
Sunday, July 11 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Monday, July 12 - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday, July 13 - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 14 - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday, July 15 - 7:30 am to 11:00 am |
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8:00AM - 8:30AM PT
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Balance of the World ElectionsBusiness MeetingRoom: N/A Balance of the World Elections meeting will be conducted via Zoom. |
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8:00AM - 9:00AM PT
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AM Break in the Exhibit HallExhibitsRoom: Belmont 1, 2, 5, 6 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Please stop by and grab a cup of coffee and a quick bite to eat. Breakfast will be available from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. |
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8:00AM - 12:00PM PT
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Birth Trauma Litigation Group MeetingLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Brera 3 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas This meeting is in person only for current litigation group members. Contact litgroups@justice.org for more information. |
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8:00AM - 3:00PM PT
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AAJ Resource BoothAAJ BoothRoom: Belmont Common (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Visit AAJ's first time ever Virtual Bookstore, where you can learn more about AAJ's products and services, as well as, shop for the most recent book releases by Lisa Blue, Jon Lomurro, and Katherine James.
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8:00AM - 3:00PM PT
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Exhibit HallGeneralRoom: Belmont 1, 2, 5, 6 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Stop by the Exhibit Hall to meet with some of the top legal representatives as they showcase the latest in practice-related technology and services.
Exhibit hours are:
Monday, July 12 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Tuesday, July 13 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Wednesday, July 14 8:00 am to 3:00 pm |
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8:30AM - 10:00AM PT
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Signature Brunch, hosted by the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Sponsored by Archer & RebuttalPRBrunchRoom: The Chelsea (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas All registrants are invited to attend the WTLC Brunch, a great networking event with a keynote speaker and awards ceremony. |
Full day
8:30AM - 4:10PM PT
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Civil Rights Section/Minority Caucus/Police Misconduct Litigation Group/Criminal Law Section CLE Program Sponsored by KenectCLE ProgramRoom: Brera 5 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | Litigating Using Section 1983 , Law Office of Christopher H. Fitzgerald | | Immigration Barriers to Litigation , Justinian & Associates | | Litigating for Civil Rights in Prison Alan Mills, Uptown People's Law Center | | Racial Battle Fatigue and Law Enforcement: Racial Microaggressions and Anti-Black Misandry , University of Utah | | Litigating for Right to Protest Shelia Bedi, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law | | Primer on Voting Rights and Protection , Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC | | Predatory Financing and Predatory Loans Gary Bledsoe, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Austin Tighe, Nix, Patterson & Roach, LLP | | Panel: Ethical and Moral Responsibility When Advocating for Communities of Color , GDH Law Bhavani Raveendran, Romanucci & Blandin , Romanucci & Blandin Larry Francis Taylor Jr., The Cochran Firm , Beasley Allen Law Firm , Iredale & Yoo, APC |
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Full day
8:30AM - 4:45PM PT
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Advocacy Track: Preparing and Trying a Case in a COVID and Tribal Environment presented by the Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee and the Jury Bias Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by medQuestCLE ProgramRoom: Belmont 3, 4, 7, 8 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | Non-legal Books That Will Help You Understand and Speak to Jurors , Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers | | How Has Polarization and Covid Impacted Jury Trials: The Earthquake Effect Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano Roberts Mills & Knowlton, LLC David A Wenner, Snyder & Wenner Tucker Willsie, Jury Mapping | | How to Make Your Best Appearance on Zoom , Cowen | Rodriguez | Peacock | | How to Best Present and Be Effective in a Virtual Deposition , Ramey & Hailey | | Managing Documents in the 30(b)(6) Zoom Deposition Anthony Tarricone, Kreindler & Kreindler LLP | | Cross-Examination of a Witness Not Present in the Courtroom Larry A. Tawwater, The Tawwater Law Firm | | Techniques for an Effective Virtual Mediation: Suggestions and Caveats , Miller Weisbrod, LLP | | How Has Tribal Polarization and Covid Affected Jury Bias: Juror Shifts of Attitude Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano Roberts Mills & Knowlton, LLC David A Wenner, Snyder & Wenner Tucker Willsie, Jury Mapping | | Connecting with Conservative Jurors Post-COVID (and Post-Election) , Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC | | Questions You Must Answer for Jurors: The "Big 4" and "Why" , DiCello Levitt Gutzler, LLC |
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Full day
8:30AM - 5:00PM PT
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Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section CLE Program Sponsored by Arthur FundingCLE ProgramRoom: Gracia 2 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | Ethical Landmines in Online Marketing , AttorneySync | | What to Do with a Bad Online Review , Buzin Law, P.C. | | Outsourcing Your Marketing Seth Price, BluShark Digital | | Outsourcing Your Back Office , GDH Law | | The New Office: Reconfiguring Your Lease and Workspace Ervin Nevitt | | Funding Your Big Case as a Small Firm: Non-Recourse vs. Non Fee-Sharing Jay A. Urban, Urban & Taylor, SC | | What You Can/Can’t Require: Policies and Procedures , CLN | | Panel Discussion |
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Full day
8:30AM - 5:15PM PT
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Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Digital Law MarketingCLE ProgramRoom: Gracia 4 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas , Rozek Law Offices, SC | Fear, Judgment, and Juries: Finding Our Way Through the Dark in Brain Injury Cases. , The Spence Law Firm, LLC | | TBI Cases: Essential Steps to Find, Prove, and Recover , Truck Wreck Justice, PLLC | | Storytelling with Lay Witnesses , Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore | | Proving Brain Damage with Advanced Neuroimaging Scott Blair, Brain Injury Law of Seattle | | Establishing Substantial Damages for the Invisible Injury , California Truck Law PC | | Getting In and Keeping Out the Science , Keches Law Group | | Hypoxic Brain Injury and Stroke Prevention Adam Malone, Malone Law Office | | Ethical Considerations for TBI Cases , Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC |
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9:00AM - 10:00AM PT
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Pressure Cooker Litigation Group MeetingLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Yaletown 3 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation group for the meeting at Annual Convention. |
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9:00AM - 10:30AM PT
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Inadequate Security Litigation Group MeetingLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Yaletown 2 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation groups at the annual meeting. |
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9:30AM - 10:30AM PT
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NCA Board of Trustees MeetingBusiness MeetingRoom: Brera 1 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas The National College of Advocacy (NCA) Board of Trustees will meet to discuss new and old business. |
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10:00AM - 11:00AM PT
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Diversity & Inclusion CommitteeCommittee MeetingRoom: Brera 4 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Please join us for the Diversity & Inclusion Committee |
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10:00AM - 11:00AM PT
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Trucking Litigation Group Meeting and ElectionsLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Gracia 1 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation group at the annual meeting. |
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10:30AM - 11:00AM PT
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Quebec ElectionsBusiness MeetingRoom: N/A Quebec Elections will be conducted via Zoom. |
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10:30AM - 11:30AM PT
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Proposed Environmental Racism Litigation Group MeetingLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Yaletown 1 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the proposed litigation group at the first meeting. |
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10:30AM - 12:00PM PT
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Products Liability Section Meeting and Elections with 3M Combat Earplugs and Elevator & Escalator Litigation Groups Sponsored by LaFleur MarketingSection MeetingRoom: Yaletown 3 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the Section at their annual meeting. Thank you to our sponsor, LaFLeur Marketing! |
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11:00AM - 12:00PM PT
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Compliance Committee MeetingBusiness MeetingRoom: Brera 4 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Meeting of the Compliance Committee |
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11:00AM - 12:00PM PT
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Republican Trial Lawyers CaucusCommittee MeetingRoom: Jardins (2nd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Welcome members who identify as Republican, conservative, Libertarian, or small-government-minded trial lawyers |
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11:00AM - 12:30PM PT
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Securities and Financial Fraud Litigation Group sponsored by Huntington Bank and Business Torts Section Joint Meeting and ElectionSection MeetingRoom: Yaletown 4 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the Litigation Group and Section at the joint annual meeting to hear from new SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw on investor protection. |
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12:00PM - 1:00PM PT
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PM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit HallExhibitsRoom: Belmont 1, 2, 5, 6 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Stop by and visit the exhibitors during the PM Refreshment Break from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM PT
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Leadership Luncheon Sponsored by Assured Partners JamisonLuncheonRoom: The Chelsea Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Only open to Leaders Forum, President's Club, Evergreen Donors, PAC M Club, Platinum M Club, Falcon, and Eagles. |
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1:30PM - 2:30PM PT
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Hernia Mesh Litigation Group MeetingLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Brera 4 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation group at their annual meeting. |
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1:30PM - 3:00PM PT
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Vaccine Injury and Zostavax Litigation Groups Joint MeetingLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Yaletown 2 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation groups at their joint annual meeting. |
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1:45PM - 2:30PM PT
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Committee on the Judiciary MeetingBusiness MeetingRoom: Yaletown 1 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Meeting for members of AAJ's Presidentially appointed Committee on the Judiciary |
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2:00PM - 4:30PM PT
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New Lawyers Division (NLD) Membership Meeting & Awards Ceremony Sponsored by Assembly LegalBusiness MeetingRoom: Nolita 1 & 2 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas All registrants barred less than 10 years are invited to the quarterly meeting of the NLD! The awards ceremony will take place after business concludes. |
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2:00PM - 5:00PM PT
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Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group (MNIEG) MeetingLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Brera 3 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas This meeting is in person only for current litigation group members. Contact litgroups@justice.org for more information. |
Half-day
2:00PM - 5:10PM PT
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Asbestos Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Senior Attorney MatchCLE ProgramRoom: Brera 6 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Kathleen Farinas, Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP | Pandemic Trial Logistics/Approach: Live and Virtual Trials , Dean Omar Branham + Shirley LLC Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. , Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC | | Trial Themes in Changing Times , Frost Law Firm, PC Samuel Meirowitz, Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP , Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC | | Protecting Our Experts , Motley Rice, LLC , Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP , Shrader & Associates | | Bankruptcy Update Marcus Raichle Jr., Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC |
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2:30PM - 3:30PM PT
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AAJ Press Advisory Board MeetingBusiness MeetingRoom: Jardins (2nd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas The AAJ Press Advisory Board will meet to discuss new and old business |
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2:30PM - 3:30PM PT
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Opioids Litigation Group Meeting and ElectionsLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Yaletown 3 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation group at the annual meeting. |
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2:30PM - 4:00PM PT
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Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section Meeting with Bus and Ride Share Litigation Groups sponsored by Covered Bridge Capital and Physician's Life Care PlanningSection MeetingRoom: Gracia 1 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the Section and litigation groups at a joint annual meeting. |
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3:00PM - 4:00PM PT
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Ethylene Oxide Litigation Group sponsored by ExigentLitigation Group MeetingJoin the litigation group for an update. Thank you to our sponsor, Exigent! |
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3:30PM - 4:30PM PT
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Class Action Litigation Group Meeting and Election Sponsored by Huntington Bank and Top Class ActionsLitigation Group MeetingRoom: Brera 2 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation group at the annual meeting. |
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4:00PM - 5:00PM PT
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AAJ Evergreen Fund Reception Sponsored by Assured Partners Jamison, Forge Consulting & VelawcityReceptionRoom: Gracia 6 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 5th annual reception to honor the generous support of AAJ Evergreen Fund contributors. |
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4:00PM - 5:00PM PT
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Section Leaders Council (SLC) Meeting sponsored by LaFleur MarketingCommittee MeetingRoom: Yaletown 2 (4th Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Open to Committee members only. |
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4:30PM - 5:30PM PT
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Class Action Litigation Group Reception Sponsored by Huntington Bank and Top Class ActionsReceptionRoom: Brera 1 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Join the litigation group following the meeting for drinks and light appetizers. Thank you to our sponsors, Huntington Bank and Top Class Actions. |
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5:15PM - 6:00PM PT
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Membership Business Meeting and ElectionsBusiness MeetingRoom: Castellana 2 (3rd Level) Venue: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas The AAJ Annual Membership Business and Elections Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 13 at 5:00 p.m. pacific time in Castellana 2, located on the 3rd Level of the hotel. The meeting will include elections for AAJ National Officers and proposed amendments to the AAJ Bylaws. AAJ National Officer candidates will be elected during the meeting. |
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10:00PM - 11:59PM PT
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New Lawyers Division (NLD) PartySocial EventRoom: The Jewel Venue: The ARIA Resort & Casino - 3730 S Las Vegas Blvd. One of the highlights of convention, all registrants and their guests are invited to join the NLD for a night of dancing and fun! |