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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
7:50 AM – 8:40 AM Substantive Section
Programming
Socrates Defends the “Professional Parables”
From Crackdowns to Cutbacks: Navigating the New
Rules under the New Administration (Trump 2.0)
in the Employment, Civil Rights, Cyber Risk, and
Privacy Enforcement Arena
Employment, Civil Rights, Cyber Security, and Data Privacy
Ethics Credit
Moderator/Socrates
Richard K. Traub – Retired
Panelists
Attie Carville – Laborde Siegel LLC
Edward J. “Ned” Currie, Jr. – Retired
H. Mills Gallivan – Gallivan, White & Boyd P.A.
Sean C. Griffin – Longman & Van Grack, LLC
In 399 BC, Socrates was charged with impiety
and corrupting youth. At his trial, he famously
said, “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
Join Editors Mills Gallivan and Ned Currie for an
in-depth Socratic examination of their new book,
“Professional Parables: Lessons in Civility”.
This is not your typical ethics hour; participants
will be asked to engage in critical thinking, self-
reflection, and Socratic dialogue about the current
civility crisis. The program will feature a deep dive
into a few of the great parables from the book, the
state of civility in the profession, human nature,
and the importance of doing the right thing. This
stunning compilation of stories written by leading
lawyers and judges will inspire you to greatness as
a lawyer and to become an even better person.
A jury of 501 members found Socrates guilty by a
vote of 280 to 221 and condemned him to death.
This is your opportunity to engage in dialogue with
several FDCC parable authors and examine your
own experiences. Just like Socrates’ jury, you can
vote on the success of this fundraising project
by buying multiple copies of the book for your
friends, family, and firm. All profits from book sales
will benefit the FDCC Foundation Barb Currie
Diversity Scholarship Fund and the National
Foundation for Judicial Excellence.
Moderator
Helen Holden – Spencer Fane LLP
Panelists
Eric Kinder – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Megan Coluccio – Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Stephen Embry – EmbryLaw LLC
Bring your burning questions, hypotheticals, and
compliance horror stories for an outstanding
panel of employment, civil rights, and data privacy
experts, who will cover the following topics:
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EEOC, OSHA, and other agencies—what’s
hot, what’s not, and what’s just plain
confusing?
The NLRB’s latest—are you keeping up?
ICE enforcement under the new
administration—crackdown or cooldown?
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Why disparate impact claims are out, and
intentional discrimination is in.
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The shrinking scope of Section 1983
litigation—what’s left of civil rights
protections?
What’s changing in federal cybersecurity
disclosure requirements—less red tape or
more confusion?
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How are federal agencies policing (or not)
cybersecurity and data privacy compliance?
Is federal privacy enforcement taking a back
seat, or changing lanes?
State AGs and private lawsuits: “If the Feds
won’t, who will?”
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