Live CLE Events

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Press Committee and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law present:

Thursday, March 14, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Alcoa Room, 2nd Floor
3900 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Open Records and Open Meetings

To celebrate sunshine week, the PBA Press Committee and Pitt Law present, Open Records and Open Meetings. This two hour program will cover basics on Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know, Act 22, and the Sunshine Act.

The Right-to-Know-Law provides a way to access public records held by government agencies accross Pennsylvania. This program will cover what attorneys and the media should know about this law included important deadlines, administrative appeals, and court appeals. Act 22 provides access to police videos. This program will cover important requirements for requesting police videos and the standards for resolving legal challenges when law enforcement object to a request. Finally, the program will cover the Sunshine Act, which provides that agency meetings must be public, important deadlines for posting agendas, advertising requirements, and when agencies can invoke executive session during public meetings.

Presenters:

Zachary N. Gordon (JD '14), Esq. - Attorney, Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd LLC
Joy Ramsingh, Esq. - Principal, Ramsingh Legal PLLC
Sara J. Rose, Esq. - Deputy Legal Director, ACLU of Pennsylvania
Allison L. Burdette, Esq. - Counsel, Saul Ewing LLP

This program has been approved by the PA CLE board for 2 hours of substantive credit. There will be a $60 fee for processing CLE credits for this event. This presentation is free for Pitt faculty, staff, students, and those not seeking CLE credit.

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Thursday, March 21, 2024 | noon - 1:00 p.m.

Zoom Webinar

The Modernization of Healthcare Compliance Program Guidance: Key Takeaways and Practical Insights

This program will highlight key takeaways and learnings from new regulatory guidance issued by HHS OIG. This hour-long webinar will help healthcare lawyers and compliance professionals analyze the impact of the new guidance on their organization as well as provide practical guidance to align compliance strategies with this guidance. A recording of this program will be available on the Pitt Law website for on-demand viewing.

Presenter:

Cheryl Forino Wahl, MA, JD, Former MetroHealth and University Hospitals Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

This program has been approved by the PA CLE board for 1 hour of substantive credit. This presentation is free to Pitt Law alumni, faculty, staff, students, and those not seeking CLE credit. There will be a $30 fee for processing CLE credit for all others.

The Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® has approved this event for up to 1.2 Live CEUs, based on a 50-minute hour, each. Continuing Education Units are awarded based on individual attendance records. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by CCB of this event content or of the event sponsor.

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The Pitt Law Office of Equity & Inclusive Excellence presents:

Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Room 111
3900 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Achieving Excellence Speakers Series: The Honorable Cindy Chung

The Honorable Cindy Chung of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is the speaker for this year's Achieving Excellence speakers' series. The Pitt Law OEIE highlights those in our community who use their platform and expertise to make the world a more equitable and inclusive place.

Please join us for a conversation with our Judge Chung, as she reflects on her career, the challenges of being the first Asian American to serve on the Third Circuit, and offers insights to those interested in clerking. Judge Chung will be joined by Professors Pat Chew, Lu-in Wang, and Alveena Shah. The event will be moderated by APALSA President, Dylan Kim.

This program has been approved by the PA CLE board for 1 hour of ethics credit. There will be a $30 fee for processing CLE credit for this event. This presentation is free for Pitt faculty, staff, and students and those not seeking CLE credit.

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Tuesday, April 2 | 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Teplitz Moot Courtroom
3900 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

2024 Mark A. Nordenberg Lecture in Law, Medicine, and Society: "What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms"

The 2024 Nordenberg Lecture will be given by Dr. Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, Vanderbilt University. His talk will expand on themes from his latest book. Looking closely at the cycle in which mass shootings lead to shock, horror, calls for action, and, ultimately, political gridlock, Metzl explores what happens to the sould of a nation - and the meanings of safety and community - when we normalize violence as an acceptable trade-off for freedom.

This program has been approved by the PA CLE board for 1.5 hours of substantive credit. This presentation is free to Pitt Law faculty, staff, and students and those not seeking CLE credit. There will be a $45 fee for processing CLE credit for all others.

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Friday, April 5 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Teplitz Moot Courtroom
3900 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

A Federal Courts Symposium in Honor of Professor Arthur Hellman

This symposium will draw on Professor Hellman's scholarship to explore four broad topics: the Design of the Supreme Court, the Design of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Jurisdiction, and Judicial Ethics. Leading academics, federal judges, policy analysts, and practitioners will engage in a stimulating and thoughtful exchange of ideas about the federal courts.

This program has been approved by the PA CLE board for 4 hours of substantive and 2 hours of ethics CLE credit. There is a fee of $250 for CLE credits for those who attend in person and a fee of $150 for those who attend virtually. This program is free to those not seeking CLE credit.

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