General Session

03 Apr 2020
9:00 am-12:15 pm
Salon I,II

General Session

8:30—8:45 a.m. Update from the ABA
Speakers:
Patricia Lee Refo, 2019-2020 ABA President-Elect
Alex Vakula, 2020 WSBC President

8:45—9:00 a.m. Transition Break

9:00—10:15 a.m. Deepfakes, Democracy and the Courts
Speakers:
Suzanne Spaulding, Washington, DC, Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Standing Committee Member, ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security

Elizabeth Rindskopf-Parker, Napa, CA, Consultant, Defending Democratic Institutions Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

10:15—10:30 a.m. Transition Break

10:30—11:45 a.m. Regulatory Changes Afoot in the West
Speakers:
Donna Hershkowitz, Interim Executive Director, California State Bar
Dave Byers, Director of the Admin Office of the Court, Arizona
Heather Farnsworth, President-Elect, Utah State Bar
Moderator: Patrick Palace, Palace Law

11:45 a.m.—12:15 p.m. Roll Call of States
Oregon, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico