PAST LUNCHEON SPEAKERS

The Lawyers Club of Cincinnati has had the pleasure of listening to many incredible lectures of the years.
The following is a collection of these speakers, and the topics they discussed.

January 19, 2017 – Jennifer Kinsley – U.S. Supreme Court in Review
– Magistrate Rosalind Florez- Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court

February 16, 2017 – Christopher Finney -Political False Claims in Ohio
– Daniel Drew – Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms

March 16, 2017 – Joseph Suhre – Ohio Versus Kentucky on Probable Cause
– Michael Weber – Workers Compensation 101

January 21, 2016 – Magistrate Michael Bachman – Overview of Hamilton County Magistrate Court
– Lynn Streck – E-Filing in Hamilton County

February 18, 2016 – Greg Jacobs & Brian Hausterman – Persuasive Trial Preparation
– Timothy Spille – Insurance Coverage 101

March 17, 2016 – Michaela Stagnaro – Appellate Practice 101
– Wayne Coates and Dave Pittinger – All About the Recorder’s Office

April 21, 2016 – Judge Steven Martin – The Commercial Docket
– Lauren Morrison – Legislative Research

May 19, 2016 – Rich Goldberg – Voir Dire 101
– Chuck Hollis – Practicing Immigration Law

June 16, 2016 – Magistrate Melissa West and Former Chief Magistrate Ellen Wolf – Small Claims
– Howard Levy – Tax Practice 101

July 21, 2016 – Betsy Agar – The Art of Cross-Examination
– Manuel Hernandez – Family Law and Child Support 101

August 18, 2016 – UC College of Law Professor Chris Bryant and Dean Emeritus Louis Bilionis, Today’s Supreme Court & Constitutional Law
– Judge Heather Russell – Mental Health & the Courts

September 15, 2016 – Judge Patrick Dinkelacker – Ohio Criminal Procedure
– Christine Zimmer – Ohio Pubic Records Law

October 20, 2016 – Sheriff Jim Neil and Ken Noonan – CCW Nuts & Bolts
– Poul Lemasters – Lawyers’ Guide to the Death Care Industry

November 17, 2016 – Justice Sharon Kennedy – Professionalism & Ethics
– Mark Godsey – Ohio Innocence Project

December 15, 2016 – David Prem – Professionalism & Ethics in the Prosecutor’s Office
– Lew Gatch – 2016 Estate Planning Update

January 15, 2015 – Jason T. Forbes – Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool: Collections 101
– Robert W. Dziech II – Everyone Can Be Stopped … Defending Traffic Violations

February 19, 2015 – Scott Knox and Lisa Meeks – The Impact of Same Sex Marriages in Both Probate and Juvenile Courts
– Konrad Kircher – Dealing With The Media In High Profile Cases

March 19, 2015 – Matthew Curran and Matt Curtin – E-Discovery – Computer Forensics: A Case Study and Practical Tips
– Peggy Gruenke – Adhering to Ethics Rules While Building An On-Line Presence: Social Media, On-Line Directories and Reputation Management for Lawyers

April 16, 2015 – Mary Argo – Impact of House Bill 9 as an Alternative to Bankruptcy
– Kevin Frank – Local Government 101: Representing Clients Dealing with Villages, Townships, and Cities

May 21, 2015 – Lorie Krafte – Advertising Do’s and Don’ts
– M.J. Donovan- Litigating Criminal Forfeitures in Civil Court
– Ashley Shannon Burke – Elder Law 101

June 18, 2015 – Jack Greiner- Ethical Issues in Personal Branding for Lawyers

July 16, 2015 – Ben Dusing – Stay Out of Jail! White Collar Crime
– Allison Kropp – Are You at Risk? Fiduciary Duties for Board Members – Non-Profit Law

August 20, 2015 – Magistrates Elizabeth Igoe, Scheherezade Washington, and Dave Kelly – Juvenile Court Update
– Hamilton County Law Library Director Mary Jenkins – Should I Download Apps for Lawyers?

September 17, 2015 – Magistrate Rogena Stargel – Probate Court 101
– Nick Zingarelli – Overcome by Debt? Bankruptcy 101

October 15, 2015 – Judge Josh Berkowitz – Municipal Court
– Joe Suhre – OVI – Ohio vs. Kentucky

November 19, 2015 – Scott Thomas – Strategies for Elevating Your Trial Game
– Robert Cettel – 60 Digital Tips for Lawyers in 60 Minutes

December 17, 2015 – Judge Patrick Fischer – Professionalism and Ethics
– Professor Jennifer Kinsley – Supreme Court Review – 2016

January 16, 2014 – Professor Jennifer Kinsley: Criminal Case Law Update
– Randi Bloch: Upcoming Episodes of Divorce Court: Soap Opera Melodrama That’s Real

February 20, 2014 – Rich Goldberg: Drug War Stories: Tips on Defending Drug Cases
– Bill Gustavson: How Legal Malpractice Can Happen to You

March 20, 2014 – Paul Calico, Bob Kaiser, and Norton Roberts: The Real Art of the Deal: Hardball Haggling or Win-Win Values?
– Bruce Petrie, Jr.: A Brush with the Law: Six Principles of Art and Law (Illustrated!)

April 17, 2014 – Chuck Hollis, Scott Hicks, and George Fee: Immigration Law for “Amateurs:” Help! There’s an Alien in My Office!
– Tom Cuni: Succession and Retirement Planning for Small Firm and Solo Practitioners

May 15, 2014 – Kelly Mulloy Myers and David Croall: Workplace Litigation: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Fence
– David Whaley: ObamaScare or ObamaFair? What You Need to Know About the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

June 19, 2014 – Poul Lemasters: A Consumer’s Guide for Lawyers to the Deathcare Industry, Including “Can Wrongful Cremation Litigants Just Bury the Hatchet?”
– Senator Bill Seitz: Ohio Legislative Update: Sausage-Making in Columbus

July 17, 2014 – Justice Sharon L. Kennedy – Professionalism: Reflecting on the Ideals
– Paul M. Laufman – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Depositions (But Were Afraid to Ask)

August 21, 2014 – Michael K. Allen – The Constitutionality of Speed and Red Light Cameras
– Kelly Farrish – DUI Education in Mayor or Municipal Court: How to Coach a Client on DUI

September 18, 2014 – Tabitha Hochscheid – Alter Your Life to Be Less Stressed
– Dean Suder – Land Use Law: the Collision of Property Rights and the Police Power

October 16, 2014 – Judge Patrick Dinkelacker – Top 10 Mistakes Made By Litigators
– Judge Amy Searcy, Lisa M. Gorrasi, and Gary Crouch – An Overview of Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court and Current Practices

November 20, 2014 – Judge Patrick Fischer – Professionalism
– Gwen Bender and Kathy Ancona – The Tricks of the Trade in Hamilton County Municipal Court

December 18, 2014 – Robert Cettel – 60 Digital Tips for Lawyers in 60 Minutes-2015
-Professor Marianna Brown Bettman – Ohio Supreme Court Update

January 17, 2013 – Professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister: Jurors in the Digital Age
– Professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister: Social Media and Criminal Law

February 21, 2013 – Carol Furnish, Ken Hirsch, and Mary Jenkins: Three Library Captains and Their Treasure Map to Local Research Troves
– Mary Lynn Wagner: Mining Social Media and Public Records for Gold

March 21, 2013 – Howard Levy: Getting to Yes with the IRS: Collection and Enforcement
– Natasha Cavanaugh: Recent and Proposed Tax Legislation: What you Need to Know to Survive a Dinner Party
– Steve Robison: Choosing the Right Section 1031 Exchange: Eliminating Taxes Now and Later

April 18, 2013 – Professor Sandra Sperino: Recent Events in Employment Discrimination Law
– Robert Perez: Protecting Your Client’s Rights to Employee Benefits: Avoid the Top Ten Lawyer Mistakes

May 16, 2013 – Tim Burke, Tim Mara, and Mike Morgan: Historic Preservation Law and Regulation: Bulldozers vs. Heritage
– Jim Butler and Tim Smith: Gun Laws, Regulation, and Policy: A Shotgun Approach

June 20, 2013 – David Kapor, Jim Williams, and Steve Olden: Social Security Disability Appeals Update
– Mike Mooney: Veterans Administration Disability Claims: A Frustrating Gold Mine

July 18, 2013 – Bill Knapp: Courtroom Science for Dummies (Lawyers Who Didn’t Wear Lab Coats in College)
– Jim Hunt: An Insider’s View of the Watergate Break-In and Its Legal Repercussions

August 15, 2013 – Judge Steve Martin: Trial Tactics from A to Z
– Chuck Strain: Professional Persuasion

September 19, 2013 – Judge Lee Hildebrandt: First District Court of Appeals Update
– Professor Roger Billings: Agency, Partnership, and LLCs in 60 Minutes, Flat!

October 17, 2013 – David Singleton: How to Conduct Theory-Driven Voir Dire
– Kieran Hurley: Dealing with Clients and Pro Se Litigants with Substance Abuse or Mental Health Issues

November 21, 2013 – Rob Wall: Reclaiming Lives After Prison: New Collateral Sanctions Law
– Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters, Clermont County Sheriff Tim Rodenberg, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Jon Paul Rion, Ohioans to Stop Executions Executive Director Kevin Werner: Not your Grandma’s Death Panel Debate: Should We Execute Ohio’s Death Penalty?

December 19, 2013 – Professor Marianna Brown Bettman: The Supreme Court of Ohio: A Year in Review
– John Mueller: Legal Ethics in a Nutshell: The Principal Principles You Need to Know

January 19, 2012 – Professor Marianna Brown Bettman: The Supreme Court of Ohio – A Year in Review

February 16, 2012 – Betsy Agar: Cross-Examination and Impeachment: “Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife Yet?” and Other Questions for the Adverse Witness

March 15, 2012 – Jon Hoffheimer and Laura Raines: Et tu, Probate? Taking Stabs at Probate versus Living Trusts

April 19, 2012 – Joy Lawrence: Professionalism, Stress, and Depression: Caring for Yourself and Other Lawyers
– William R. Gallagher and Raymond L. Katz: Warrantless Monitoring of Our Movements: Technology vs. Privacy

May 17, 2012 – Justice Yvette McGee Brown: Highlights of the Last Year on the Ohio Supreme Court Bench
– Bill Purtel: Challenges for Counsel in Litigation: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

June 21, 2012 – Gail Hersh and Don Swartz: Real Property: Will the Real Party in Interest Please Stand Up?
– Representative Lou Blessing: Ohio Legislative Update

July 19, 2012 – W. Kelly Johnson: Everything I Know About Cross-Examination I Learned From the Movies
– Mel Marmer: Baseball and the Presidency

August 16, 2012 – Chuck Strain: Pulled Over: Will It Be a DUI? Part 1 – Critical Advice Before the Arrest
– Chuck Strain: Pulled Over: Will It Be a DUI? Part 2 – Critical Advice After the Arrest

September 20, 2012 – Senate President Stan Aronoff, Bea Larsen, Ed Marks, Judge Bill McClain, Len Meranus, Judge Jack Sherman, and Paul Tobias: Geezer Wisdom for Whippersnappers: Seven Senior Counselors—Ages 71 to 99!—and Their Secrets of Success
– Joy Lawrence: Mental Health for Lawyers

October 18, 2012 – Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis and Chief Deputy Sean Donovan: Salute to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office: Early History, the Last Quarter Century, and What the Future Holds
– Tom Cuni: Ethical and Practical Trust Accounting

November 15, 2012 – Professor Ronna Greff Schneider and Jack Greiner: Who’s on First? Speech, Press, Assembly, and Religion from in the Dugout and on the Diamond
– Doug Wojcieszak: Sorry Works: Better Results When Your Clients (or You?) Own Up to Mistakes
– Chuck Strain: Preventing, Recognizing, and Treating Alcoholism in Lawyers: Saving a Job, a Practice, a License, a Family, and a Life

December 20, 2012 – Hamilton County Chief Assistant Prosecutors Bill Breyer and Mark Piepmeier: Ohio’s Death Penalty: Charging Decisions, Trials, Appeals, and Needed Changes
– Dan Moore, David Stonehill, and Ben Cramer: Law Office Technology: Techie Tips for Non-Geeks

January 20, 2011 – Paul Laufman: Civil Rights Litigation under Section 1983: Prosecuting the Powerful on Behalf of the Powerless

February 17, 2011 – Janet Pecquet: Medicaid Eligibility for Long-Term Care; Brian Nielson: Keeping Charities in Line with Gift Agreements

March 17, 2011 – Senator Bill Seitz: Ohio Legislative Update

April 21, 2011 – John Norwine, Terry Patterson, and Maria Palermo: The Cincinnati Bar Association View on Ethics

May 19, 2011 – Ray Pikna, Nick Zingarelli, and Jon Lieberman: Bankruptcy (Ray on Creditor’s View; Nick on Debtor’s View; and Jon on Real Estate Aspects)

June 16, 2011 – Mike Allen and Mark Krumbein: What Lawyers Can Learn from the Ryan Widmer Murder Trial

July 21, 2011 – Doug Weigle: The Latest in Immigration Law for General Practice Lawyers

August 18, 2011 – Judge J. Howard Sundermann, Jr.: Lawyers and the Law in Film

September 15, 2011 – Bea Larsen: Applying Emotional Intelligence to Your Negotiation Style
– Kathleen M. Brinkman: When Professionalism Demands That You Consult a Criminal Defense Attorney

October 20, 2011 – Sherri Goren Slovin and Ralph Ginocchio: Collaborative Family Law, Epicenter Cincinnati
– Kelly Pitocco: The Latest Research on Substance Abuse

November 17, 2011 – Janet Abaray: Dealing With Your Opponent’s Dirty Tricks

December 15, 2011 – Michael Gehrig, Brett Goodson, and Nicholas Bunch: Personal Injury Trial Tactics That Work

March 18, 2010 -Bob Cettel: 60 Digital Tips for Lawyers in 60 Minutes

April 15, 2010 – Judge Mark Painter: Good Legal Writing

May 20, 2010 – Patrick F. Fischer: Does All of this Professionalism Stuff Really Matter?

June 17, 2010 – Judges Elizabeth Mattingly and Susan Tolbert, with Karen Brinkman: Job Loss Meets Divorce

July 15, 2010 – Brian Redden and Michael Marrero: Sports and Entertainment Law (Brian on NFL Agents and Labor Issues; Michael on Celebrities’ Right of Publicity)

August 19, 2010 – Professor Roger Billings: Ethics Tips for Today from Abe Lincoln’s Practice
– Scott Mote: Substance Abuse

September 16, 2010 – Judges Steven Martin, Beth Myers, Nadine Allen, Russell Mock, and Richard Bernat: Issues in Hamilton County Common Pleas and Municipal Courts (Judges Martin and Myers on the Commercial Docket; Judge Allen on Victims’ Rights; Judge Mock on Housing Court; and Judge Bernat on Unclassified Misdemeanor Driving Under Suspension Cases)

October 21, 2010 – Judges Patrick Dinkelacker and Sylvia Hendon, along with Administrator Mark Combs: Local Rules Changes and Practice in the First District Court of Appeals

November 18, 2010 – Judge Arthur Spiegel: Trial on Its Merits: The Life of a Federal Judge

December 16, 2010 – Steve Simon and David Skidmore: Challenges in Bringing and Defending Labor and Employment Claims