Friday, September 15
7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Annual Business Meeting (Ballroom)
(Breakfast included with Annual Meeting registration)
Breakfast sponsored by:
8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Paralegal Section CLE (Babcock Room) (Separate agenda) (registration required)
8:45 to 9:00 a.m. Law School Update (Ballroom)
Elaine Gagliardi, Dean & Professor of Law, UM Blewett School of Law, Missoula, MT
9:00 to 10:45 a.m. Plenary CLE Session: Supreme Court Oral Argument with Introduction (1.5) (Ballroom)(Open to Public)
MICHAEL L. GOGUEN, Plaintiff, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant, v. NYP HOLDINGS, INC., ISABEL VINCENT, and DOES 1 through 100, Defendants and Appellants, and WILLIAM DIAL, Defendant and Cross-Appellee
10:45 to 11:30 a.m. SPONSOR BREAK
Presented by: 
11:30 a.m. Lunch (Ballroom)
(Lunch included with Annual Meeting registration)
Lunch sponsored by:
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Plenary CLE and Keynote Panel (1.0) (Ballroom) Judicial and Practice Perspectives on Pro Bono: The Thirteenth Judicial District Family Law Project
Confirmed Speakers: Hon. Ashley Harada, Billings, MT; Hon. Brett Linneweber, Billings, MT; Morgan E. Dake, Crowley Fleck, PLLP, Billings, MT
1:15 to 4:30 p.m. Breakout CLE Programming
Breakout Track 1 (South Ballroom)
1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: Held v. State of Montana (1.0) - Confirmed panelists include: Ross Keogh, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Missoula, MT; Matthew Dolphay, Holland & Hart, Billings, MT; Heather McDowell, VP, Legal, Environmental and Govt. Affairs - US PGM Operations, Sibanye-Stillwater, Columbus, MT
2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Significant Changes to Preliminary Injunctions, TROs and Punitive Damages in the 2023 Legislative Session (1.0) - Prof. Anna Conley, UM Blewett School of Law, Missoula, MT
3:15 to 3:30 p.m. Transfer Break
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. 2023 Legislative Wrap-up (1.0) - Bruce Spencer, Law Offices of Bruce Spencer, PLLC, Helena, MT; Sean Slanger, Jackson, Murdo & Grant, P.C., Helena, MT
Breakout Track 2 (Hart Albin Room)
1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Mediating Family Law Cases in Montana (1.0) - Dispute Resolution Section - Patrick Quinn, State of MT, Missoula, MT; John C. Julian, State of MT, Billings, MT
2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Hacking your practice with AI: The path to well-being? (1.0) - Meri Althauser, Director of Admissions & Katy Stack, Asst. Dean of Students, UM Blewett School of Law, Missoula, MT
3:15 to 3:30 p.m. Transfer Break
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Navigating the Wilds of Legal Information: Research Tips from the State Law Librarian (1.0) - Franklin L. Runge, State Law Librarian for Montana, Helena, MT
Breakout Track 3 (Babcock Room)
1:15 to 4:30 p.m. Paralegal Section CLE Programming (See Paralegal CLE Schedule for more information)
- END OF DAY'S CLE PROGRAMMING -
**4:30 to 7:00 p.m.** Paralegal Section Cocktail Bar & Reception (with hors d'oeuvres) - (North Ballroom)
(Open to all Annual Meeting attendees)
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