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2023 FBA Annual Convention
 
 
 
 

 


Registration

Agenda 

 Travel

Accommodations

Sponsorship

Things To Do

in Cambridge

   
 

2023 FBA Annual Convention Schedule

The Schedule Below is Tentative and Subject to Change 

 
 
Thursday, September 28, 2023
4:00pm-7:00pm   Registration   King Ababco Room
         
6:00pm-7:30pm

President's Welcome Reception

Grand Fireplace Patio
Friday, September 29, 2023
8:00am-12:00pm   Registration    Schooner/Clipper Foyer
         
8:00am-9:30am Breakfast Schooner AB
         
9:00am-10:30am

When Practice Areas Collide (Intersection between Family Law, Criminal Law and Personal Injury Law with Ethics Credit) CLE


OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

The Honorable David A. Oblon, Fairfax County Circuit Court

The Honorable Todd Petit, Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

The Honorable Mark C. Simmons, Fairfax County General District Court

Patrick M. Blanch, Esq., Blanch & Hart, PLLC

Brad Henson, Esq., Henson Immigration Law, PLLC

James S. Abrenio, Esq., Abrenio Law

Elanna D. Weinstein, Esq., The Myerson Law Group, P.C.

 

MODERATOR:

K. Leigh Taylor, Esq., Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

 

 

 

 

Clipper ABC
         
10:30am-10:45am

Wellness Break

Sponsored by Maddox & Gerock, P.C.

         

10:45am-11:45am

Fighting for Grandkids: Legal Strategies to Overcome Parental Rights to Obtain Custody or Visitation, and Defenses Thereto CLE

 

OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

The Honorable Jonathan D. Frieden, Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

The Honorable Robert J. Smith,Fairfax County Circuit Court

Amy N. Tobias, Esq., Tobias Iszard, P.C.

Ashleigh N. Iszard, Esq., Tobias Iszard, P.C.

 

MODERATOR:

Roberta K. Henault, Esq., Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

Clipper ABC
         
11:45am-12:15pm

Wellness Break

         
12:15pm-2:45pm

Boxed Lunch
Advanced Trial Advocacy - Cross-Examination and Evidence CLE

 

OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

The Honorable Michael F. Devine, Fairfax County Circuit Court

The Honorable Todd Petit, Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

Andrew T. Elders, Esq., Fairfax County Public Defender's Office

Dawn M. Butorac, Esq.,  Fairfax County Public Defender's Office

 

MODERATOR:

K. Leigh Taylor, Esq., Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

Schooner AB

Clipper ABC

         
4:00pm-7:00pm

Friday Night Game Night

Recommended attire of "Yacht Rock Chic"

Regatta Pavilion
         
5:00pm-7:00pm  

Buffet Dinner at the Pavilion

Open Bar sponsored by Geller Law Group, PLLC

  Regatta Pavilion 
         
8:00pm-9:00pm

S'mores by the Campfire

Sponsored by Offit Kurman P.C.

Regatta Pavilion

Saturday, September 30, 2023
8:00am-12:00am

Registration

Schooner/Clipper Foyer
         
8:00am-9:30am

Breakfast

Sponsored by PLRG Inc.

Schooner AB/Clipper ABC
         
9:00am-10:00am

Breakout Session: Personal Injury CLE: To Circuit or Not to Circuit? That is the Question

OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

The Honorable Christie A. Leary, Fairfax County Circuit Court

The Honorable Susan J. Stoney, Fairfax County General District Court

Sarah Marks, Esq., State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Jamie Alvarado-Taylor, Esq., Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC

 

MODERATOR:

Elanna D. Weinstein, Esq., The Myerson Law Group, P.C.

Schooner AB
         
9:00am-10:00am  

Breakout Session: Real Estate Nuts and Bolts for Family Law Practitioners CLE

 

OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

Sarah Petcher, Esq., S&T Law Group

Janna Wolff, Esq., Pesner Altmiller Melnick DeMers & Steele PLC

 

MODERATOR:

Kim K. Huguley, Esq., Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

 

 

Clipper ABC 
         
10:00am-10:15am

Wellness Break

Sponsored by Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP

         
10:15am-11:15am

Breakout Session: Not Room Service, Pro Bono Service (Not for CLE credit)

 

OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

Arlene K. Beckerman, Esq., Fairfax Bar Association

 

MODERATORS:

K. Leigh Taylor, Esq., Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

Lily A. Saffer, Esq., Maddox & Gerock, P.C.

Schooner AB
         
10:15am-11:15am

Breakout Session: Collaborative Law and Mediation: New Ways to Handle Old Problems CLE


OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

Christine P. Hissong, Esq., Positive Pathways to Resolution and Success

Sara L. Schuler, Esq., Law Office of Sara Leiner Schuler, PLC

 

MODERATOR:

Kim K. Huguley, Esq., Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

Clipper ABC
         

11:15am-11:30am

Wellness Break

         
11:30am-12:30pm

Breakout Session: Toxic Advocacy in High Conflict Litigation: Are You Part of the Problem? CLE


OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

The Honorable Tania M.L. Saylor, Fairfax County Circuit Court

Stephanie J. Smith, Esq.Cooper Ginsberg Gray PLLC

Katharine W. Maddox, Esq., Maddox & Gerock, P.C.

 

MODERATOR:

K. Leigh Taylor, Esq., Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

Clipper ABC
         
11:30am-12:30pm

Breakout Session: Terminating the Employment Relationship: Tips for Practitioners CLE

 

OUR DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:

Theodora A. Stringham, Esq., Offit Kurman P.C.

Roya Vasseghi, Esq., Vasseghi Budd Law

 

MODERATOR:

Elanna D. Weinstein, Esq., The Myerson Law Group, P.C.

  Schooner AB 
         
4:00pm-10:00pm  

Continuous Shuttle runs between the Resort and Downtown Cambridge, MD

 

*Please note that the last shuttle from Cambridge, MD to the Hyatt will depart by 9:45pm.

 

   Hyatt Chesapeake Bay to Downtown Cambridge 

         
4:30pm-6:30pm

RAR Brewing

Sponsored by Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC

Recommended attire of "Tacky Tiki"

RAR Brewing

504 Poplar St.

Cambridge, MD 21613

         
6:30pm-8:30pm Blue Ruin Bar

Blue Ruin

400 Race St.

Cambridge, MD 21613

         
8:30pm-9:30pm   Snappers  

Snappers

112 Commerce St.

Cambridge, MD 21613

         
10:00pm   Informal Meet-up at Michener's Library    Michener's Library 
Sunday, October 1, 2023
9:00am-10:30am

Grab and Go Breakfast

Clipper Foyer
         
9:30am-10:30am

Judicial Java: Practice Tips from the Court

Clipper ABC
11:00am

Depart


Questions or inquiries may be directed to Kerri Yates at 703-246-2735 or kyates@fairfaxbar.org
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