Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar

Thursday, July 21, 2022

9:00 – 10:45 am (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits

The legal industry is undergoing seismic change. Millennials are moving into law firm, corporate in-house, and public-sector leadership positions against the backdrop of a landscape that has been fundamentally redefined by COVID, a shifting regulatory framework, and intense new competitive pressures. Fueled by one of the tightest labor markets in decades, the “Great Resignation” of the last two years has tested the historically slow-moving legal industry’s ability to adapt and make the changes needed to attract and retain talent. What motivates the next generation of lawyers? What are the best firms and legal employers doing right and wrong? How can you position your firm, practice, or organization for success?

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Thursday, July 21, 2022

11:00 – 12:00 pm (MT)

1.0 CLE Credits

As awareness and rights of transgender employees increase, employees and employers alike need to stay informed about this rapidly changing area of the law. Attorneys should be working with employer clients to begin thinking proactively about the needs of their transgender workforce and be knowlegable of the rights of transgender employees and their entitlements under the law. In this CLE program, current practitioners will discuss legal protections for transgender employees under Idaho and federal, current litigation around bathroom use and other transgender issues, and best practices for employers with transgender employees.

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Litigation Section

Thursday, July 21, 2022

11:00 – 12:00 pm (MT)

1.0 CLE Credits – NAC Approved

A civil practitioner’s detailed guide to withstanding a motion to exclude experts in state court. The presentation will specifically address the issues that might preclude expert testimony based on the court’s scheduling order, timing of the disclosure, the qualifications of the expert and the specific requirements of I.R.C.P. 26(b)(4)(A), as well as the role of supplementation. The presentation will also address when the opportune times are to file a motion to exclude opposing counsel’s experts.

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Idaho Legal History Section

Thursday, July 21, 2022

1:30 – 3:00 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits

This presentation will provide an overview of developments in the law surrounding the governance in college sports, specifically as it relates to the current standing of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)’s amateurism requirements following the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in NCAA v. Alston. Along these lines, this presentation will cover the Alston case and its aftereffects, including the NCAA’s rule changes allowing athletes to profit off of their names, images, and likenesses and pushes for courts and/or the National Labor Relations Board to find college athletes to be employees of their schools and/or the NCAA under federal wage, hour, and labor law.

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Professionalism & Ethics Section

Thursday, July 21, 2022

1:30 – 3:00 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits – NAC Approved

In light of the ISB membership’s vote to adopt proposed IRPC 8.4(g), this session will include a discussion on common challenges to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment in the legal profession, and best practices to overcoming those challenges in individual workplaces, the courtroom, and beyond. The session will include an interactive workshop component in which presenters will have participants work through common hypotheticals of challenging workplace and courtroom scenarios.

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Thursday, July 21, 2022

3:15 – 4:45 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits of which .5 is Ethics – NAC Approved

Join this unique panel of Idaho judges and lawyers who have sworn an oath to upon becoming a member of the bar and upon taking the bench and have also made a vow to their lawyer/judge spouse. This distinguished panel will share insight, tips, and memorable stories of their exalted legal careers, their commitment to the legal profession and their journey of being “married to the law.”

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Friday, July 22, 2022

8:45 – 10:15 am (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits

You’ve seen a meteorologist predict the weather on TV…but did you know a meteorologist could potentially help your legal case too? AccuWeather Forensics specializes in reconstructing the weather at particular time and place…see how their team uses the latest science to reveal weather-related truths to legal cases.

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Friday, July 22, 2022

10:30 – 12:00 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits – NAC Approved

Retired bar counsel Brad Andrews will join our new bar counsel Joe Pirtle for a discussion of practical ethical issues important to your practice. The program will provide you with an engaging discussion involving ethical issues and common questions to Bar Counsel’s Office.

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Appellate Practice Section

Friday, July 22, 2022

10:30 – 12:00 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits – NAC Approved

The presentation will cover mediations on appeal to the Ninth Circuit, including the new pro se litigant pilot program, along with options for mediating appeals in the state court.

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section

Friday, July 22, 2022

1:00 – 2:00 pm (MT)

1.0 CLE Credits

Bankruptcy is a highly-specialized field of law, but one which nearly every client may face at some time of the lives, either as a debtor or creditor. This session will provide some basics of a bankruptcy case, from both a debtor’s and creditor’s perspective. We will also discuss some common cross-overs, such as family law, criminal law, and personal injury law, etc. This session is a great introduction for those who don’t know anything about bankruptcy, and a refresher for those who know just enough to stay out of it!

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Indian Law Section

Friday, July 22, 2022

1:00 – 2:00 pm (MT)

1.0 CLE Credits

This introduction, or refresher course, will explain what every attorney should know about federal and tribal laws when contracting or dealing with Idaho’s five sovereign tribes.