NAWJ 37th Annual Conference
With Liberty and Justice For All

October 7–11, 2015 • Salt Lake City, UT

Grand America Hotel

PLANNING COMMITTEES

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Hon. Michele Christiansen, Utah Court of Appeals
Hon. Sharon McCully (Ret.), 3rd District Juvenile Court

Education Committee

Hon. Judith Atherton, Third District Court
Peggy Hunt, Esq. , Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Elizabeth Hruby-Mills, Third District Court
Tom Langhorne, Esq., Utah Administrative Office of the Courts
Hon. Sandra Peuler, Third District Court, Utah
Noella A. Sudbury, Esq. , President, Women Lawyers of Utah
Hon. Kate Toomey, Utah Court of Appeals
Juliette Palmer White, Esq. , Parsons Behle & Latimer

Federal Judge/Court Liason

Hon. Brooke Wells, U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Friends Committee

Sammi Anderson, Esq., Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar
Dianna Cannon, Esq., Cannon Disability Law
Patricia Christensen, Esq., Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
Kate Conyers, Esq., Salt Lake Legal Defenders
Tammy Georgelas, Esq. , Parsons Behle and Latimer
Tara Isaacson, Esq., Bugden & Isaacson, LLC
Katherine Judd, Esq., Clyde Snow & Sessions
Julia Kyte, Esq., Stirba, P.C.
Skye Lazaro, Esq., Salt Lake Legal Defenders Office
Hon. Sharon McCully, (Retired), Third District Juvenile Court
Margaret N. McGann, Esq. , Parsons Behle & Latimer
Amber Mettler, Esq., Snell & Wilmer
Lauren Shurman, Esq., Stoel Rives LLP
Amy Sorenson, Esq., Snell & Wilmer
Cara Tangaro, Esq., Tangaro Law Firm

Hospitality Committee

Hon. Kara Pettit, Third District Court
Hon. Laura Scott, Third District Court

International Judges Committee

Judge Julie Lund, Third District Juvenile Court

New Judges/First Time Attendee Committee

Hon. Janice L. Frost, Second District Juvenile Court

Security Committee

Carol Price, Utah Administrative Office of the Courts

Volunteers Committee

Judge Kim Hornak, Third District Juvenile Court
Judge Julie Lund, Third District Juvenile Court
Nancy Nelson, Third District Court
Hon. Marcia Thomas, Third District Justice Court

Women Lawyers of Utah

Tanner Lenart, Esq., Christensen & Jensen, P.C.
Scarlet Smith, Esq., Utah Court of Appeals

REGISTRATION

The registration fee includes access to all educational sessions, receptions, meals and transportation from Wednesday, October 7 through Sunday, October 11, 2015.

Cancellation and Refunds: If notice of cancellation is received after September 7, 2015, the registration fee, less a $25 processing fee, is refundable. Notices of cancellations received within 3 days of the conference are refundable less a $50 processing fee.

Register online or by downloading the Conference Registration Form and fax or mail to: Craig Evans, National Association of Women Judges, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 1138, Washington, DC 20036, Fax: (202) 393-0125.

2015 Annual Conference Registration Fees:

$525 for Members who are First-Time Attendees
$595 for NAWJ Members ($550 Earlybird rate until May 25.)
$695 for Non-Member Attendees
$575 Guest Rate (spouse and children of attendees)($550 Earlybird rate until May 25.)

HOTEL

The five-star Grand America Hotel is our host hotel. It is located at 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. NAWJ has reserved a block of rooms at the Grand America at $189 a night for attendees. You may call (800) 304-8696 and say you are booking with NAWJ. The room block will be held until September 14, 2015, or until it is full, whichever comes first. Room blocks can sell out, so early booking is recommended.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tentative schedule, subject to change
Education sessions at this conference are seeking approval by The State Bar of Utah.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
9:00 AM-5:30 PM	Registration Information Desk
9:00 AM-12:00 PM	OPTIONAL WILDERNESS HIKE: Dog Lake Trail, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Twenty (20) attendees may attend this beautiful hike. Dog Lake Trail is a 6 mile out and back trail located near Salt Lake City, Utah that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Please email lcousin@nawj.org if you want to attend. Possible $15 shuttle fee.
1:00 PM-4:00 PM	NAWJ 2014-2015 Board of Directors Meeting
1:00 PM-2:00 PM	Film Screening: Women Trailblazers in the Law: Utah's First 100 Women Lawyers Watch a short clip here. Download the First 100 Booklet here.
4:00 PM-5:30 PM	New Judge/First-Time Attendee/Mentor Reception
4:00 PM-5:30 PM	International Judges Reception
6:00 PM-8:00 PM	WELCOME RECEPTION at the GRAND AMERICA HOTEL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
7:30 AM-5:00 PM	Registration Information Desk
7:30 AM-8:30 AM	Breakfast and Committee Meetings
8:30 AM-9:15 AM	OPENING CEREMONY Presentation of the Flags Welcome by Conference Co-Chairs Honorable Michele Christiansen and the Honorable Sharon McCully Welcome by NAWJ President Honorable Julie Frantz, Multnomah County Circuit Court Remarks by Utah Governor Gary Richard Herbert
9:30 AM-10:30 AM	PLENARY - GENDER BIAS: HOW FAR WE HAVE COME IN 25 YEARS Speakers: • Justice Christine M. Durham, Supreme Court of Utah, NAWJ Past President • Senior Judge Gladys Kessler, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, NAWJ Past President • Administrative Presiding Justice Judith McConnell, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, NAWJ Past President • Lynn Hecht Schafran, Director, National Judicial Education Program,
10:45 AM-12:00 PM	AFTER MARRIAGE: A DIALOGUE ON LGBT RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES Moderator: Jennifer Napier-Pearce, The Salt Lake Tribune Professor Frederick Gedicks, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University Professor Clifford J. Rosky, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
12:15 PM-1:45 PM	KEYNOTE LUNCHEON Sujata Warrier, Ph.D., Training and Technical Assistance Director, Battered Women's Justice Project
2:15 PM-3:30 PM	IMPACT OF MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA ON CRIMINAL, CAPITAL AND HIGH PROFILE CASES Speakers: Professor Randy Dryer, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah Nancy Volmer, Administrative Office of the Courts, State of Utah or DISRUPTING THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE: HOW COURTS CAN ADDRESS THIS NATIONAL PHENOMENON Professor Emily Chiang, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington State
3:45 PM-5:00 PM	PLENARY - THE UNEASY INTERSECTION OF LAW AND MEDICINE Moderator: Judge Judith S.H. Atherton (Retired), Utah District Court Speakers: • Professor Margaret (Peggy) P. Battin, Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics, University of Utah • Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones, Vice-Chair, Education, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Utah
5:30 PM-8:00 PM	RECEPTION at the NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH Performance by Nino Reyos, Flute Player
8:30 PM-11:30 PM	Hospitality Suite Sponsored by The Women Lawyers of Utah, Tangaro Law, Bugden & Isaacson LLC and Adams Davis PC
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
6:30 AM-7:30 AM	Yoga with Sarah Brown
6:30 AM-7:30 AM	Walking Tour
7:00 AM-8:00 AM	NAWJ DISTRICT MEETINGS
7:30 AM-5:00 PM	Registration Information Desk
8:00 AM-9:15 AM	KEYNOTE BREAKFAST PLENARY Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the School of Law, University of California, Irvine
9:30 AM-10:45 AM	PLENARY - IMMIGRATION ISSUES FACING STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL COURTS Raha Jorjani, Immigration Defense Attorney, Office of the Alameda County Public Defender
11:00 AM-12:00 PM	Domestic Sex Trafficking: Overcoming the Barriers to Successful Prosecutions Carol Owen, Esq., Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC or AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Mary Jane Ciccarello, Director, Self-Help Center, Utah State Courts Anne Milne, Executive Director, Utah Legal Services Stewart Ralphs, Executive Director, Legal Aid Services of Salt Lake
12:00 PM-1:45 PM	FRIENDS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, State of Utah
2:15 PM-3:30 PM	EVIDENTIARY ISSUES INVOLVING MAGNETIC IMAGES OF THE BRAIN Professor Teneille Ruth Brown, College Of Law, Internal Medicine, University of Utah or DECISION-MAKING IN CUSTODY CASES INVOLVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FAMILY COURT ENHANCEMENT PROJECT Hon. Susan Carbon, New Hampshire Circuit Court Loretta M. Frederick, JD, Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, Battered Women's Justice Project or PREDICTABLE MISJUDGMENT: HOW INTUITION MISLEADS JUDGES Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
3:45 PM-5:00 PM	THE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE: A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE • Zoë Towns, Manager, Public Safety Performance Project, Pew Charitable Trusts or A Conversation with Associate Justice Nan Duffly, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court or IN THE MATTER OF GERALD GAULT - 51 YEARS LATER Presiding Judge Peter Cahill, Juvenile Division I, Gila County Superior Court, Arizona Lisa Pferdeort, Dependency Attorney, Maricopa County Office of the Public Advocate, Arizona
5:15 PM-7:00 PM	The Utah Women Lawyers Judicial Reception at the United States District Court, District of Utah Courthouse Remarks from Judge Carolyn B. McHugh, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
8:30 PM-11:30 PM	Hospitality Suite Hosted by the Seattle 2016 NAWJ Annual Conference Planning Committee
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
6:30 AM-7:30 AM	Walking Tour
7:30 AM	Yoga with Sarah Schwartz
7:30 AM-5:00 PM	Registration Information Desk
7:45 AM-8:45 AM	NAWJ ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
9:00 AM-10:30 AM	Mindfulness and Meditation Presentation by Diane Musho Hamilton, author of Everything is Workable: A Zen Approach to Conflict Resolution
10:45 AM-12:00 PM	Deborah Jiang-Stein, author of Prison Baby and the founder of The unPrison Project
12:30 PM-3:00 PM	NAWJ Board of Directors 2015-2016
3:00 PM-4:00 PM	NAWJ Resource Board Meeting
5:30 PM-6:30 PM	Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM-10:00 PM	NAWJ ANNUAL GALA BANQUET
10:00 PM-12:00 AM	Hospitality Suite Sponsored by The Women Lawyers of Utah, Tangaro Law, Bugden & Isaacson LLC and Adams Davis PC
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
7:45 AM-8:45 AM	BREAKFAST
9:00 AM-10:15 AM	OPTIONAL EXCURSION: "Music and the Spoken Word" performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choice Forty (40) attendees may attend the live performance of 'Music and the Spoken Word' featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The performance starts at 9:30 a.m. Guests must be seated by 9:15 a.m., when the doors are closed. The broadcast is 30 minutes long and ends at 10:00 a.m. Please email lcousin@nawj.org if you want to attend.

SPONSORSHIP

The Annual Conference Friends Committee Chairs invite your participation in NAWJ's 37th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City from October 7 to 11, 2015.

We look to our Conference sponsors to provide financial support for the event, and encourage others in the legal and business communities to attend and support the Conference. Sponsoring the Conference allows members of your organization to participate in educational activities, network with attendees, and demonstrate your support for the legal profession and the mission of NAWJ.

Below you will find detailed information about sponsorship levels and benefits. We hope that your organization will give generously as conferences such as this are not possible without the support of the legal and business communities. We look forward to seeing you at this important NAWJ conference in Salt Lake City.

PLEASE CONTACT THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS TO SUPPORT THE NAWJ 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Tammy G. Georgelas, Esq.
Shareholder
Snow Christensen & Martineau
Email: tgeorgelas@scmlaw.com
Tel: (801) 322-9121

Margaret N. McGann, Esq.
Shareholder
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Email: mmcgann@parsonsbehle.com
Tel: (801) 536-6761

	Speaking Opportunity at Conference (5 min or less)	Recognition at Saturday Gala Dinner	Hospitality Suite Access	Full Conference Registrations (includes Friday Keynote Luncheon and Saturday Gala Dinner)	Recognition at Friday Keynote Lunch*	Ad in Conference Program	Company listed in Promotional Materials	Projection of Company Logo on Main Screens
Premier $20,000	X	1 Reserved Table of 10 and Special Recognition	X	10	2 Reserved Tables of 10* and Special Recognition	Full page	X	X
Gold $10,000	X	Special Recognition	X	5	1 reserved Table of 10* and Special Recognition	Full page	X	X
Silver $5,000			X	2	3 Tickets	Half page	X	X
Bronze $2,500					3 Tickets	Quarter page	X	X
Supporter Under $2,500								X

All sponsors will receive acknowledgement of your firm/company in NAWJ’s semi-annual newsletter; and on the NAWJ website. These materials are seen by NAWJ’s membership of more than 1,200 as well as numerous corporate General Counsel, bar leaders, attorneys and law school deans.

National Association of Women Judges, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 1138, Washington, D.C. 20036
www.nawj.org
Executive Director: Marie Komisar; Email: mkomisar@nawj.org
Phone: (202) 393-0222; Fax: (202) 393-0125

2015 Annual Conference

NAWJ 37th Annual Conference With Liberty and Justice For All