ABTL 51st Annual Seminar
Strategic Litigation: Protecting Clients in a High-Stakes, High-Profile Dispute
October 8 – 12, 2025
Wailea Beach Resort
Maui, Hawaii
Please note that the hotel is currently sold out and we have started a waiting list for those registered.
Preliminary Program Details
Dates
October 8 – 12, 2025
Location
3700 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, Hawaii
Schedule
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- 3:00 – 5:30pm – Registration Check-In (Mai Tais hosted by JAMS)
- 4:15 – 5:00pm – Board of Governors’ Meeting
- 6:00 – 9:00pm – Welcome Dinner Reception
Thursday, October 9, 2025
- 7:00 – 8:30am – Breakfast
- 8:30am – 12:00pm – General Session
- 8:40am – 9:40am: Collecting Evidence: Prefiling Investigations
- 9:50am – 10:50am: Strike Fast: Positioning Your Case for Early Victory or Resolution
- 11:00am – 12:00pm: Venue Considerations
Free Time to Relax and Enjoy Hawaii
- 2:00 – 4:00pm – Pickleball Round-Robin (Four Seasons Resort – Rooftop Courts) REGISTER
- 4:00 – 6:00pm – Signature Resolution Sunset Happy Hour
Friday, October 10, 2025
- 7:30am – 1:00pm – Golf Shotgun (Wailea Emerald Course)
- 1:30 – 4:50pm – General Session
- 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Hearing on TRO Application
- 2:40pm – 3:40pm: From Crisis to Command: Winning in Court and the Media
- 3:50pm – 4:50pm: Requesting, Propounding and Responding to Expedited Discovery
- 6:30 – 7:30pm – Keynote Speaker
- Hawaii Community Foundation – Maui Recovery Efforts
- 7:30 – 9:30pm – Dinner Reception
Saturday, October 11, 2025
- 7:00 – 8:30am – Breakfast
- 8:30 – 11:50am – General Session
- 8:30am – 9:30am: Graphics, Demonstratives and Animations
- 9:40am – 10:40am: Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 10:50am – 11:50am: Managing Bias
- 12:00 – 1:00pm – Breakout Sessions with Judiciary
Free Time to Relax and Enjoy Hawaii
- 6:30 – 9:30pm – Farewell Dinner Reception
Sunday, October 12, 2025
- 8:00 – 9:30am – Buffet Breakfast
Costs
$1,295 — Attorney Registration and Retired Judiciary ($1,395 after September 17th)
$1,095 — Government, In-House and Young Attorney Registration ($1,195 after September 17th)
- Young Lawyer (Admitted to practice 10 years or less)
- In-House Counsel
- Public Entity/Non-Profit/Government Attorney
$695 — Judicial Registration
- Sitting State and Federal Judges
$795 — Guest Registration ($895 after September 17th)
- Includes meals, events, and entertainment
- Does not include seminar program or MCLE credit
Children Registration (Per Child)
- Ages 3 -15 $350 ($450 after September 17th)
- Ages 16 – 18 $500 ($550 after September 17th)
MCLE
11.00 Hours MCLE
General Information
What is Included for Attendees and Registered Guests?
• All Seminar Presentations — 11.00 hours MCLE credit.
(Presentations and MCLE for conference registrants only; Registered guests are permitted at the social events but not the programming portion of the conference itself.)
• Welcome Dinner on Wednesday, October 8th .
• Three (3) Buffet Breakfasts (Thursday, Saturday and Sunday).
• Dinner on Friday, October 10th & Saturday, October 11th.
• Registered children may attend all breakfasts and all dinners.
Ala carte tickets are not available.
Dress Code
All seminar sessions are casual. Shorts, golf and t-shirts are welcome.
Receptions and dinners are Resort Casual (no jackets or ties). Hawaiian shirts are encouraged.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Seminar Registration Fees are refundable prior to Wednesday, September 3, 2025, less a non-refundable processing fee of $175.00. Cancellations must be received in writing (by email to annualseminar@abtl.org), no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. No refunds will be processed after September 3rd, although ABTL Members may transfer their registrations to a replacement attendee.
Hotel Accommodations
All accommodations are at the Wailea Beach Resort in Maui. The ABTL has obtained the following discounted rates with no resort fee and complimentary self-parking.
- Garden View: $359
- Partial Ocean View: $399
- Premium Ocean View: $459
Hotel Reservations (at the ABTL rate) can only be made after registering for the conference. Registrants are limited to one (1) room initially. Subject to availability, this limitation may be lifted after August 15th. Each ABTL member is responsible for booking and/or cancelling his/her own hotel. Hotel information (including a phone number and direct link for reservations) will be provided to you by email after registering for the conference. Please allow twenty-four (24) hours for the information. Space permitting, the hotel will only honor the discounted rates for reservations made before September 6, 2025. Hotel Cancellations within twenty-one (21) days prior to arrival will be charged two night’s room and tax charges. This also includes any pre and post stays. Additional Hotel Charges: Porterage Charge @ $14.00 per person, round trip; and Housekeeping Fee of $6/room/day.
Contact Information
Event Planner: Linda Sampson
8502 E. Chapman Avenue, Suite 443
Orange, CA 92869
annualseminar@abtl.org
Phone: 714.516.8106 or 323.988.3428
Interested in sponsorship, contact us at annualseminar@abtl.org