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2018 Justice Donald L. Corbin Appellate Symposium PULASKI COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION PRESENTS First Annual 2018 Justice Donald L. Corbin Appellate Symposium Thursday, March 29th – Friday, March 30th, 2018 UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law 1201 McMath Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas Planning Committee: Dorcy Kyle Corbin, Jennifer Corbin & Judge Herbert T. Wright, Jr. This program has been approved for 12 CLE hours, including 3.0 Ethics hours. Justice Donald L. Corbin Appellate Symposium Agenda Thursday, March 29th, 2018 8:00 AM Registration & Refreshments 8:30 – 9:30 AM Justice Paul Danielson, Arkansas Supreme Court, Retired 2018What JusticeAppellate Lawyers Can LearnDonald from the Fox: L. Corbin Personal and Fond Reections of Justice Donald L. Corbin - ETHICS 9:30 –10:30 AM RobertaAppellate Kaplan, Kaplan & Company, Symposium LLP Why there is no conict between religion and equal dignity: the First and Fourteenth Amendments in contemporary jurisprudence 10:30 –10:45 AM Break 10:45 –11:45 AM Chief Judge Lavenski Smith, United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit Judge Morris S. “Buzz” Arnold, United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit Judge Bobby E. Shepherd, United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit What Appellate Judges Do: the Tasks of Deciding Appeals 11:45 – 1:00 PM Lunch (By Invitation Only) Sponsored by the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers 1:00 – 2:00 PM Judges Panel (Continued) What Appellate Judges Do: the Tasks of Deciding Appeals 2:00 – 3:00 PM Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley School of Law Supreme Court Update 3:00 – 3:15 PM Break 3:15 – 4:15 PM Judge Beverly Martin, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and Judge Mary Murguia, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Appellate Practice Conversation with Judge Murguia and Judge Martin Moderated by Dean Terrence Cain, UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law 5:30 – 7:00 PM Reception Honoring the Speakers, Main Ballroom, Clinton Center Sponsored by the 8th Circuit Bar Association Friday, March 30th, 2018 8:00 AM Registration & Refreshments 8:30 – 9:30 AM Christina Swarns, Attorney in Charge, Oce of Appellate Defender New York Lessons from Buck v. Davis 9:30 –10:30 AM Tina Bowers Lee, Arkansas Public Defender Commission Lori Chumbler, Senior Associate Counsel, Walmart Law Clerks’ Point of View Moderated by Judge Robert Gladwin, Arkansas Court of Appeals 10:30 –10:45 AM Break 10:45 –11:45 AM Tessa Dysart, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law Top 10 Tips from Appellate Judges 11:45 – 1:00 PM Lunch on your own 1:00 – 2:00 PM Chief Justice Howard Brill, Arkansas Supreme Court, Retired Ethical Issues in Appellate Practice - ETHICS 2:00 – 3:00 PM Justice James Kitchens, Mississippi Supreme Court Taking Your Profession Seriously, But Not Yourself A Commentary on Ethics, Etiquette, and Life on Earth - ETHICS 3:00 – 3:15 PM Break 3:15 – 4:15 PM Judge Bernice B. 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