The Association of Business Trial Lawyers

2023 Programs

February 8, 2023 – Dinner Program: Depp v. Heard — Lessons for Business Litigators (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)
April 11, 2023 – YLD Brown Bag Lunch with LASC Judge Dalila Corral Lyons
April 13, 2023 – Dinner Program: When It’s Worth Taking Cases to Trial: Lessons Learned by Alex Spiro (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)
April 20, 2023 – YLD Kickoff Happy Hour
April 28-30, 2023 – Board of Governors’ Joint Board Retreat (Allegretto Vineyard Resort, Paso Robles)
May 3, 2023 – YLD Brown Bag Lunch with LASC Judge David S. Cunningham
May 20, 2023 – Board of Governors’ Annual President’s Dinner (Shutters on the Beach)
May 31, 2023 – YLD Dodger Game
June 29, 2023 – Annual Judicial Reception (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)
June 29, 2023 – Young Lawyers Division (YLD) 2023 Community Outreach Project
September 14, 2023 – Young Lawyers Division (YLD) MCLE Event with U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada
September 20, 2023 – Dinner Program: The Ethos of Trial (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)
October 11-15, 2023 – 49th Annual Seminar – The Finer Points: Practical Skills in Impractical Situations (Fairmont Orchid, Big Island, Hawaii)
November 16, 2023 – Dinner Program (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)

2022 Programs

January 25, 2022 – Truth, Lies and Consequences: Trial Lessons Learned from the Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes Cases (Webinar) [Jury Instructions and Verdict Form]
February 2, 2022 – New Board Mini-Retreat (Virtual)
February 15, 2022 – The State of Cybersecurity in 2022 (Webinar) [FBI Presentation Summary]
April 6, 2022 – C Suite to the Streets: Understanding and Solving the Los Angeles Homeless Crisis (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)
April 29 – May 1, 2022 – Joint Board Retreat (Pasea Hotel, Huntington Beach)
April 30, 2022 – Young Lawyers Division (YLD) 2022 Community Outreach Project with the NoHo Home Alliance
May 21, 2022 – Board of Governors’ Annual Presidents Dinner (Hotel Casa del Mar)
June 28, 2022 –Members Only Annual Judicial Reception (Outdoors – Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza)
August 31, 2022 – Voting Rights and Wrongs (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)
September 22 – 25, 2022 – 48th Annual Seminar – Back to Basics: Fundamentals of Trial Practice in a New Era (Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego)
October 18, 2022 – Lunch Program: The Art of Persuasion: How to Persuade Like a Human Being, Not a Lawyer (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)
October 25, 2022 – Brown Bag Lunch with USDC Judge Virginia A. Phillips
November 17, 2022 – An Evening with the Newest Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, Justice Patricia Guerrero (Omni Los Angeles Hotel)

2021 Programs

January 15, 2021 – Conducting Virtual Bench Trials (Webinar) [Presentation Materials]
January 23, 2021 — ABTL Board Virtual Mini-Retreat
January 26, 2021 – A New Era in Jury Selection in California: Preparing for and Complying with AB3707 (Webinar) [Template-for-Virtual-Bench-Trial-Pretrial-Order]
March 23, 2021 – The Road Ahead: A Judicial Update on Current and Post-Covid Practice (Webinar)
April 15, 2021 – A Conversation with Senator Doug Jones: From the Courtroom to the Capitol (Young Lawyers Division Webinar)
April 29, 2021 – Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with LASC Judges Eric Taylor and Lawrence Riff on Justice Restored: What to Expect When We Get Back to Court (Young Lawyers Division Event)
May 12, 2021 – An Evening with the Honorable Martin J. Jenkins, California’s Newest Supreme Court Justice (Statewide Webinar)
May 20, 2021 – Current Developments in LA Superior Court, Civil Departments (Webinar)
May 27, 2021 – Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with California Court of Appeal Justices John Segal and Brian Hoffstadt (Young Lawyers Division Event)
July 14, 2021 – College Athletics in the Supreme Court Spotlight: Alston v. NCAA (Outdoor In-Person Program and Mixer – Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza)
July 23, 2021 – Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with LASC Judge David Cowan and California Court of Appeal Justice John Shepard Wiley on Dos and Don’ts for New Lawyers (Young Lawyers Division Event)
September 11, 2021 – Board of Governors’ Annual President’s Dinner (Shutters on the Beach)
September 22, 2021 – Members Only Annual Judicial Reception (Outdoors – Omni Los Angeles hotel at California Plaza)
September 29, 2021 – Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with USDC Judges Philip Gutierrez and Andre Birotte, Jr. (Young Lawyers Division Event)
October 6, 2021 – Lunch Program: A View from the Inside: Outside Counsel Do’s and Don’ts (Outdoors – Omni Los Angeles hotel at California Plaza)
October 20-24, 2021 – 47th Annual Seminar – Mauna Lani, Big Island, Hawaii

2020 Programs

January 14, 2020 – Lunch Program – Tips On Arguing to a Judge [Presentation Materials and Summary Sheet]
February 5, 2020 – Westside Dinner Program – Constitutional Impact Litigation [Panel Outline]
February 26, 2020 – Young Lawyers Division Brown Bag Lunch with Justice Brian Currey and Justice John Wiley
April 10, 2020 – COVID-19 Q&A Webinar with LASC Leadership
April 23, 2020 – ABTL GC Insight Roundtable – The Covid-19 Crisis: Weathering the Storm (Webinar)
April 23, 2020 – State of the Central District and Court Operations During COVID-19 (Webinar)
May 14, 2020 – We’re Open for Business — What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Webinar)
June 5, 2020 – COVID-19 Q&A Webinar with LASC Leadership: What to Expect as Courts Prepare to Reopen on June 22 (Webinar)
June 9, 2020 – Reopening the Central District Courthouses: A Conversation with the New Chief Judge (Webinar)
June 22, 2020 – The A-Z of What You Need to Know to Connect with the LASC Beginning July 6 (Webinar)
November 18, 2020 – Winning Remotely — Trial and Appellate Arguments (Webinar) [Presentation Materials: AAAL Remote Argument Task Force – Recommendations for Counsel; AAAL Remote Argument Task Force – Recommendations for Courts; Best Practices for Video Oral Argument Div 7; Text for Email to Counsel-Parties re BlueJeans Oral Argument; GMSR Studio Setups]

2019 Past Programs

January 22, 2019 – Lunch Program – Behind the Scenes at the ALI: The Restatement of the Law Liability Insurance
February 19, 2019 – Dinner Program – Juries and the Growing Mistrust of Science
April 9, 2019 – Lunch Program – Class Action Settlements: Tips and Pitfalls for Obtaining Judicial Approval
April 26-28, 2019 – Joint Board Retreat – Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
May 14, 2019 – Dinner Program – The Butler Did It! The Legal Battle Over the Estate of Doris Duke
June 11, 2019 – Judicial Reception
September 17, 2019 – Dinner Program – 100 Years After Women’s Right to Vote: Where Are We Now?
October 3-6, 2019 – 46th Annual Seminar – La Quinta Resort, Palm Springs
November 12, 2019 – Dinner Program – An Evening with U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna in Conversation with The Honorable André Birotte Jr.
December 12, 2019 – YLD Program – How to Handle High Profile Cases in the Courtroom and with the Press