Events

Jenny Gassman-Pines and Davida Williams to Present at Minnesota CLE's 2023 Employment Law Institute

Davida will present the opening plenary session “U.S. Supreme Court Case Update,” an indispensable review of the U.S. Supreme Court cases since May 2022 that every employment practitioner needs to know. Jenny will co-present “Dealing with Bad Behavior in Depositions – Opposing Counsel’s, the Other Party’s, or Your Client’s.”

Sybil Dunlop and Amran Farah to Present for Twin Cities Diversity in Practice

Participants will leave the program with the tools and best practices to overcome bias and return to their offices as change agents and leaders in interrupting bias.

Faris Rashid and X. Kevin Zhao to Present at Minnesota CLE's 2023 Business Law Institute

Faris and Kevin will co-present the “Business Law Case Update,” a lightning round review of 12 recent cases and legal developments in Minnesota law that business attorneys should know about.

Amran Farah to Present Keynote at the 2022 Somali Diaspora Conference

The Somali Diaspora Conference (SDC)—presented by the Somali North American Business and Professionals Inc (SNAPBI)—is the Leading Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conference within the Somali Diaspora.

Surya Saxena to Present at Minnesota CLE's 2022 Health Law Institute

On June 16, Surya will co-present "Handling Investigations of Alleged Healthcare-Related Fraud – Perspectives from Government and Private Practice," with Kristen Rau, Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Minnesota.

Event (7/1/2021): Kate Swenson to Present on Minnesota State Court Practice Essentials for Minnesota CLE

The program will provide critical information about what to expect when proving or defending a Minnesota state court case as well as strategies and tips for successfully navigating state court practice.

Event (6/24/2021 - 6/25/2021): Sybil Dunlop and Amran Farah to Present at the 2021 MSBA Convention

Event (6/23/2021): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Industry

Event (3/4/2021): Intro to Litigation Funding CLE

What is litigation funding? What are the legal, policy and ethical issues, and how does it really work? Get an overview from a panel that includes a lawyer with experience in litigation funding and an asset manager from the funding side. Ethics topics will include: Whether and in what circumstances litigation funding arrangements may violate Minnesota Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4(a) prohibition on fee-splitting with non-lawyers (including New York City Bar Association opinion on t

Event (11/17/2020): Faris Rashid Emerging Voices Speaker Training, Minnesota CLE (November 17, 2020)

Greene Espel attorney Faris Rashid will present Emerging Voices Speaker Training.

Event (10/23/2020): Sybil Dunlop to Present at UST Law Journal Fall Symposium on Protests & Reform

Greene Espel attorney Sybil Dunlop will join a group of legislators, academics, and other legal practitioners during a University of St. Thomas symposium to examine how lawmakers and the legal profession have responded to change demands in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

(Event 10/2/2020): Holley Horrell to Present during 2020 Midwest IP Institute

Greene Espel attorney Holley Horrell will join a panel of attorneys to provide litigation, counseling, and in-house perspectives on legal ethics and professional responsibility.

Event (9/25/2020): Sybil Dunlop and Jeya Paul to Present at Minnesota CLE Seminar on “A Checklist Approach to Successful Motion Practice.”

Greene Espel attorneys Sybil Dunlop and Jeya Paul will present during a Minnesota CLE hosted seminar on A Checklist Approach to Successful Motion Practice.

Event (8/21/2020): Why the Legal Profession is the Nation’s Least Diverse and How We Can Do Better

Greene Espel attorney Sybil Dunlop will provide a free, virtual CLE on the topic of Why the Legal Profession is the Nation’s Least Diverse and How We Can Do Better for the Collaborative Community Law Initiative (CCLI).

Event (7/28/2020): Bias and Hate Crimes: Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Injustice

Greene Espel attorney Sybil Dunlop will present on Bias and Its Impact on our Legal System during the 33rd Annual All-Day CLE Seminar, sponsored by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, in partnership with the United States Attorney’s Office.

Event (6/9/2020): Hollywood Lens on Lawyering (an Ethics CLE)

For over 30 years, Mixed Blood Theatre has been offering Continuing Legal Education - as entertaining as they are informative – for law firms, corporate legal departments, judges, law schools, county attorneys, bar associations, public defenders, and more.

Event (5/15/2020): Greene Espel Attorneys Present on “Ethics in the Time of COVID-19”

Join Greene Espel attorneys Sybil Dunlop, Jenny Gassman-Pines, Aaron Knoll, Faris Rashid, and Anna Tobin for a Minnesota CLE webcast on “Ethics in the Time of COVID-19.”

Event (4/13/2020): Supporting Children During the COVID-19 PANDEMIC with Dr. Dan Shapiro

Children find it especially difficult to make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have concerns and anxiety about health, missing friends and family, remote schooling, and the future.

Event (3/11/2020): Federal Bar Association Minnesota Chapter Monthly Luncheon

On March 11, 2020, Greene Espel PLLP member Holley Horrell interviewed the Hon. Joan N. Ericksen during a fireside chat at the monthly luncheon of the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Event (9/23/2019): Minnesota CLE Seminar on Privilege Includes Greene Espel Attorneys

The Minnesota CLE will host an all-day seminar titled Pressure on the Privilege. Seminar speakers will provide insights on practical elements of attorney-client privilege, including exceptions to privilege, privilege in the press, document privilege, and international considerations.

Event (7/30/2019): What the Supreme Court's Knick Decision Did and Did Not Change

Greene Espel attorney John Baker will co-present in a webinar titled What the Supreme Court's Knick Decision Did and Did Not Change. In June a divided Supreme Court overturned part of a longstanding precedent that generally required plaintiffs alleging unconstitutional takings to first try and fail to obtain compensation under state law before pursuing a federal takings claim.

Event (6/4/2019): Implicit Bias: How It Affects the Legal Profession and How to Fix It

Please join for a presentation and discussion on “Implicit Bias: How It Affects the Legal Profession and How to Fix It.” Greene Espel attorney Sybil Dunlop will present and facilitate a discussion on Implicit Bias based on race, gender, disability, age, and sexual orientation as well as its impact on the legal industry.

Event (5/6/2019): 2019 Business Law Institute

For the third year in a row, Faris Rashid and X. Kevin Zhao have been invited to present at the annual Minnesota Business Law Institute, which is co-sponsored by Minnesota CLE and the MSBA Business Law Section.

Kate Swenson to Present on Minnesota State Court Practice Essentials

Greene Espel attorney Kate Swenson will co-present a Minnesota CLE webinar on Civil Litigation A to Z: Getting Started – Minnesota State Court Practice Essentials.

Upcoming "Minnesota CLE" Seminar Features Attorneys Cliff Greene, Aaron Knoll, Faris Rashid and Anna Tobin

Greene Espel attorneys Cliff Greene and Faris Rashid will chair an upcoming Minnesota CLE Seminar titled “Quick-Draw Litigation—Strategies for Winning Injunctions and Other Threshold Motions.”