Schedule
Welcome and Introductions
Thursday, 8:15 AM
Juli Pierce
President, State Bar of Montana
Zoom in the Courtroom: It's here. Here's how to use it.
8:30 AM
Joseph Sullivan
Davis, Haffeman, Hatley, & Tighe P.C.
Hon. Shane Vannatta
4th Judicial District
Myshell Lyday
Montana Office of the State Public Defender
Sam Alpert
Director of IT and Digital Strategy, State Bar of Montana
Stephanie Morrow
Court Reporter, Hon. Robert Deschamps, III
Everything you thought you knew about HIPAA: Before and After COVID-19
10:00 AM
Erin F. MacLean
Freeman and MacLean P.C.
Jackie Boyle Jones
Freeman and MacLean P.C.
The Meet and Confer Discovery Conference
11:00 AM
Hon. Elizabeth Best
8th Judicial District of Montana
Hon. Amy Eddy
11th Judicial District of Montana
Awards Ceremony - Bring Your Own Lunch
12:00 PM
We will announce awards winners as well as pass the gavel to the State Bar's President-Elect Kate McGrath Ellis.
Ethics and Technology in the Time of COVID
1:30 PM
Pam Bucy
Chief Disciplinary Counsel
Todd Sexton
Identillect
Practicing law in 2020: Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities
2:30 PM
Panel 1: Perspectives on Diversity in a Rural State
Juli Pierce (moderator)
President, State Bar of MontanaTim Fox
Attorney General, State of MontanaDanna Jackson
Montana Department of Natural Resources and ConservationJacob Elder
Blewett School of Law at the University of Montana
Panel 2: COVID19 and the Business of Law
David Steele (moderator)
Geiszler Steele, PCDana Hupp
Worden Thane, PCTom Singer
Axilon Law Group, PLLC
Virtual President's Reception and 50-Year Pin Ceremony & Social
4:45 PM
Join us to honor those celebrating 50 years in the profession.
2020 Annual Business Meeting
Friday, 8:00 AM
Join us for an update on the operations of the State Bar of Montana.
State of the the Law School
8:40 AM
Paul Kirgis
Dean and Professor of Law
Blewett School of Law at the University of Montana
Introduction of the Montana Supreme Court Oral Argument
9:00 AM
Shelby Towe
Blewett School of Law at the University of Montana
Montana Supreme Court Oral Argument
9:30 AM
Keefe v. Kirkegard
Annual Meeting Concludes
11:00 AM
Join us in 2021! September 9-11 in Missoula.