ACS San Diego: A Celebration of the Life of Howard Wayne

Recently, our long-term Executive Board member and founder of the ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter, Howard Wayne, passed away. We hope you will be able to join us on Friday as we gather to celebrate his life, share stories, and remember how wonderful a man Howard was and all he did to advance ACS’s mission in San Diego for so many years! Whether you knew Howard or not, we hope you will join us!

ACS Florida: The Florida Supreme Court: A Review of 2023 and a Look Ahead to 2024

Please join the ACS Tampa, South Florida, North Florida, and Central Florida Lawyer Chapters for a one-hour seminar on the Florida Supreme Court's significant cases and rule amendments in 2023 and what to expect from the Court in 2024. We are honored to have former justice of the Court, Hon. Peggy Quince, join us in this conversation.

Featuring,

Lance Curry, Paul Knopf Bigger

Rachel Furst, Maderal Byrne & Furst, PLLC

Ben Kuehne, Kuehne Davis Law, P.A.  

Hon. Peggy Quince, Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

Moderator,

Bryan Gowdy, Creed & Gowdy, P.A.

This event has been approved for 1 hours of FL CLE credit. Click here for the CLE Documentation, updated Criminal Law materials, updated Civil Law materials, FL CLE Cert. of Attendance, Evaluation Form, and Record of Attendance. 

Purdue Pharma Goes to (Bankruptcy) Court: The Future of Mass Tort Litigation from Asbestos to the Opioid Crisis

Please join the American Constitution Society for a lunchtime discussion focused on the past, present, and future of mass tort multidistrict litigation in bankruptcy court, with a focus on the Purdue Pharma case before the Supreme Court this term. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Andrew Bradt and will feature The Honorable William Lafferty, Bankruptcy Judge in the Northern District of California and Professor Kenneth Ayotte. Students will have the opportunity to ask the panelists questions. Lunch will be provided!

Labor Law and Organizing

Temple Law ACS, Temple Law Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Temple Democrats, and the Political and Civil Rights Society present a panel on current events in labor law, labor organizing, and how students can get involved. Panelists include Steve Leshinski of SAG-AFTRA, Jesús Fernandez of TUGSA (Temple University Graduate Students' Union), Professor Ken Jacobsen, and Alex Suarez of the Temple Social Justice Lawyering Clinic. Professor Jennifer Lee will moderate the discussion.