Professionalism CLE
Friday, December 15, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
7th Floor Auditorium
Preregistration is closed for this seminar.
You may still attend this seminar by paying at the door with a check made payable to Federal Bar Assocaiton.
Member door rate - $25.00
Non-Member door rate - $145.00
Course description: #MeToo: Is Sexual Harassment Still a Problem in the Legal Profession?
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.: Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.: Sharona Hoffman- The definition of harassment and related topics.
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: Christopher Thorman- Different types of sexual harassment cases filed, trends in liability and the "new frontier" with Weinstein, Spacey, Louis CK and related celebrity cases.
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Laura Hauser- Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession - A real world discussion of specific examples of sexual harassment in law firms, how firms have responded, the effectiveness of response and training programs, and the conflicts that women face in trying to promote (or just survive) their careers.
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Q and A and Program Concludes
Speaker Bios:
Professor Sharona Hoffman, CWRU Law School, click here for bio.
Christopher Thorman, Thorman Petrov Group click here for bio.
Laura Hauser, Hauser Law LLC, click here for bio.
Please click here for a brochure.
(This program satisfies the Ohio Supreme Court’s requirement for 2.5 hours of professionalism education -accreditation approval pending)
Written cancellations received by 5:00 p.m. three business days prior to the seminar will receive a full refund; less than three business days prior to the seminar will be refunded less a $25 administrative fee; no shows will not receive a refund.