11015_2018_Great Falls

MTLA Spring Seminar

As The Court Sees It: Practice Tips From The Judicial Perspective

April 13, 2018

Hilton Garden Inn
2520 14th Street SW
Great Falls, Montana

Seminar Co-chairs:
Caitlin Boland Aarab & Michele Levine, Great Falls

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Live Interactive OPTION - Problems with driving winter roads, hotel costs, time away from office? MTLA and Fisher Video Conferencing have a solution.

If you plan to attend by live remote from a Fisher location in Billings, Bozeman, Helena, Kalispell or Missoula - you must register on line.

We are not accepting registration for the Fisher Video location in Butte.

During online registration use the COMMENTS box to enter the remote location site nearest to you.

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SCHEDULE – 6 CLE Credits, including 1 ethics credit

7:00		Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:20		Introduction & Welcome
		Michele Levine & Caitlin Boland Aarab, Great Falls

8:30		An Update from the Clerks of Court
		Shirley Faust, Clerk of District Court , Missoula
		Faye McWilliams, Clerk of District Court, Great Falls

9:30		It’s Your Record: Tips from 40 Years in a Front Row Seat
		JoAnn Bacheller, Court Reporter, U.S. District Court, Missoula

10:30		BREAK

10:45		IMEs: Overview and Issues from the Workers’ Compensation Court’s Perspective
		Hon. David Sandler, Workers’ Compensation Court, Helena

11:45		On the Road Again: Campaign
		John Heenan, Billings

12:00		LUNCH (on your own)

1:15		Clients in Crisis: Preventing Suicide and Substance Abuse Tragedies (ethics)
		Judy Griffith, Great Falls

2:15		Courtroom Effectiveness
		• Hon Elizabeth A. Best, Eighth Judicial District
		• Hon John W. Parker, Eighth Judicial District
		• Hon Gregory M. Pinski, Eighth Judicial District

3:15		BREAK

3:30		A Peek Behind the Curtain: Practice Tips from Those Who Read Your Briefs
		Caitlin Boland Aarab, Great Falls
		Samir Aarab, Great Falls

4:30		SEMINAR ADJOURNS