2017 Conference
News
2/23/2017 - Click here to view the updated agenda conference program.
2/23/2017 - The court has scheduled wonderful speakers for the Conference
9/8/2016 - The court has electronically distributed the save the date announcement. If you did not receive your copy, please click here.
9/7/2016 - A tentative conference program is now available.
8/11/16 - The court and Bar Association have chosen the Turf Valley Resort to host the 2017 Judicial Conference.
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TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
2017 Anniversary Celebration Judicial Conference
May 4-5, 2017, Turf Valley Resort
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Thursday, May 4, 2017 |
10:00a-12:00p |
Plenary Ethics Panel – Perspectives on Recent and Traditional Issues in Legal Ethics Presenter: Kenneth Allen
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12:30-1:30p |
Q&A Brown Bag Session w/ Academic Paper Authors
- The Top Ten Decisions of the Court of Federal Claims in Its First 35 Years: Lessons Taught and Lessons Learned
Presenter: Professor Gregory Sisk, University of St. Thomas School of Law
- The Court of Federal Claims: Mediating the Tension Between the People and Their Government
Presenter: Professor Evan Zoldan, University of Toledo College of Law
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2:00-5:15p |
Historical Plenary Session
- Development of the Court and Its Role in the Federal Judiciary
Presenter: Judge Eric Bruggink
- Historical Model of Case Management in the Court
Moderator: Judge Loren Smith
-Winstar Presenters: Jerry Stouck, Greenberg, Traurig, LLP
Jeanne Davidson, U.S. Department of Justice
-Vaccine Injury Act Presenters: Gary Golkiewicz, Private Mediator and Former Chief Special Master
Kevin Conway, Conway Homer, PC
- Emerging Law Case Studies
-Flooding/Taking Claims Presenter: Robert Meltz, Congressional Research Service
-Affordable Care Act Moderator: Judge Charles Lettow Presenters: Kirk Manhardt, Department of Justice
TBA
-§ 1603 of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Moderator: Judge Thomas Wheeler Presenters: Steven Gillingham, Department of Justice
TBA
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6:30-8:30p |
Gala 35th Anniversary Dinner Keynote Speaker: Thomas J. Perelli, Jenner & Block
Former United States Associate Attorney General |
Friday, May 5, 2017 |
7:30a |
Bench & Bar Fun Run/Walk Race |
8:30a-12:15p |
Jurisdictional Breakout Sessions
- Tax
Moderator: Judge Charles Lettow
-Judicial & Legislative Developments (9:15-10:30a) Presenters: Judge Wolski
Jason Bergmann, U.S. Department of Justice
Jean Pawlow, McDermott, Will & Emery
Professor Dana L. Trier, University of Miami School of Law
-Discovery Disputes in Tax Litigation (11:00-12:00p) Presenters: G. Robson Stewart, U.S. Department of Justice
- Vaccine
-Overview of OSM for 2016 (8:30-9a) Presenter: Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey
-Presentation of DOJ/Vaccine Litigation (9:00-9:30a) Presenter: Catherine Reeves, U.S. Department of Justice
-The ABCs of Immunology (9:30-11:30a) Presenter: Dr. Princy Kumar, MedStar, Georgetown University Hospital
-SIRVA as a Table Claim (11:30a-12:30p) Presenter: Dr. Terry Dalle-Tezze, U. S. Department of Health and Human Service
- Intellectual Property, Contracts & Bid Protests
-IP Issues (9:15-10:45a) Moderator: Judge Edward Damich Presenters: Vince Colatriano, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
Gary Hausken, Department of Justice
Professor Elizabeth Winston, Columbus School of Law
-Contracts & Bid Protest Issues (10:45a-12:15p) Moderator: Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams Presenters: Thomas Brugato, Covington & Burling, LLP
Sharon Larkin, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP
Marcia Madsen, Mayer Brown, LLP
Douglas Mickle, Department of Justice
Darrell Valdez, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia
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12:30-2:00p |
Lunch Buffet for General Attendance or
Closed Session: Advisory Council Working Lunch Meeting
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3:00p |
Optional: Bench & Bar Golf Outing (not included in registration fee) |
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