Each Inn year the Inn’s members are divided in six “pupillage teams”, with each team consisting of a few members from each membership category: Associates, Barristers and Masters. Each pupillage team conducts one program for the Inn during the Inn Year. Pupillage team members gather informally outside of monthly meetings in groups of two or more. This allows the less-experienced attorneys to become more effective advocates and counselors by learning from the more-experienced attorneys and judges.
Following is a listing of the Team Presentations for the Inn year 2022-2024.
Prior Inn years Team Presentations can be found at the bottom of this page.
Inn year 2023-2024
OCTOBER
2023
NOVEMBER
2023
JANUARY
2024
February
2024
mARCH
2024
April
2024
Secondary Trauma, Inside and Outside the Courtroom
Team Leaders: Ross Hylsop and Chryseis Starros
Date: October 19, 2023
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio
525 B Street, Lobby Floor Procopio Conference Center
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
Change Through Time: Discussing Lawyering Skills Across Generations
Team Leaders: James Iagmin and Thomas Egler
Date: November 16, 2023
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio
525 B Street, Lobby Floor Procopio Conference Center
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
Joint Inns Dinner - January 2024
Marbury v. Madison - What Happens When the Chief Justice Violates Every Ethics Canon in the Book?
Think you know what Marbury v. Madison is about? Wait until you hear the rest of the story. Presented by Hon. Tim Fall, Yolo County Superior Court. Judge Fall has been on the bench since 1995. He has taught judicial ethics and other topics for over 20 years, as well as having served on the California Judges Association Executive Board, and on other committees for CJA and the Judicial Council.
Date: January 29, 2024
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:30 P.M.
Location: Westin Gaslamp
525 B Street, Lobby Floor Procopio Conference Center
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)\
Federal v. State: The Battle of West Broadway
Team Leaders: Frank Tobin and Sean Sullivan
Date: February 22, 2024
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio
525 B Street, Lobby Floor Procopio Conference Center
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
A New Era of Reporting to the State Bar
Team Leaders: Cheryl Tannenberg and Jason Kirby
Date: March 21, 2024
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio
525 B Street, Lobby Floor Procopio Conference Center
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
Artificial Intelligence & The Law
Team Leaders:
Date: April 18, 2024
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio
525 B Street, Lobby Floor Procopio Conference Center
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
Future Team Presentations
Prior Inn Years
Inn Year 2022-2023
September
2022
Inn year 2022-2023 Kick-off Party
Our Past-President Craig McClellan has graciously agreed to host us at his beautiful La Jolla home for an evening of food and camaraderie.
Date: September 21, 2022
Time: 5:30 P.M.
Location: La Jolla, California
Best Negotiations Practice: From Interactions with Clients to Opposing Counsel to Mediators to Crisis Management
Team Leaders: David Schneider and Mark Conover
Date: October 20, 2022
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: One America Plaza
600 West Broadway, 2nd Floor
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
OCTober
2022
Rule of Law and Democracy
Team Leaders: Hon. Pennie McLaughlin and Ed Chapin
Date: November 17, 2022
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio 18th Floor Conference Room
525 B Street, Floor 18
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
NOVEMber
2022
Joint Inns Dinner - The Shadow Docket
Featuring Keynote Speaker Stephen I. Vladek
Date: January 30, 2023
Cocktail Reception: 5:00 P.M
Dinner and Program: 6:00 P.M.
Location: Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine
January
2023
Effective Legal Writing: Practical Tips for Practitioners: “The difficult task, after one learns how to think like a lawyer, is relearning how to write like a human being.”
Join us for an interactive evening as we discuss best practices in writing effective briefs, motions, letters, and other documents. Don’t worry, the program will not be a law school lecture. Rather, the program will focus on practical tips and techniques that you can use in your practice regardless of your experience level. We’ll also engage in a fun discussion on “controversial” legal writing issues. (Yes, controversy in legal writing! In fact, if you look closely, “controversial” elements appear within this summary.)
Team Leaders:
Date: February 16, 2023
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Carter/Keep Federal Courthouse
333 W. Broadway, Jury Assembly Room
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
February
2023
How to Obtain, Present, and Preserve Digital Evidence
Electronic information surrounds us. Cars, watches, and cellphones record and store all types of data. Video surveillance is increasingly ubiquitous. This program addresses how to obtain, present, and preserve digital for use at hearings, trial, and on appeal.
Team Leaders: Craig McClellan and Jim Iagmin
Date: March 16, 2023
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio 18th Floor Conference Room
525 B Street, Floor 18
San Diego, California 92101
MARCH
2023
April
2023
Arts and Entertainment for a Zillion Dollars.
“I’ll take music for a million.” This will be a fun, entertaining, informative, and maybe even hilarious exploration of legal issues in the world of music, film, literature, and popular culture. Presented in a game show format, the program will conclude with a behind the scenes discussion of legal issues by a noted jurist involved in several such cases.
Team Leaders: Keith Rutman and Steve Vosseller
Date: April 20, 2023
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio 18th Floor Conference Room
525 B Street, Floor 18
San Diego, California 92101
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
MAY
2023
Topic: Avoiding Malpractice in a Post-Pandemic World
For the final presentation of the Inn education year, we’ll hear from a group of experienced practitioners on how to spot and manage personal and professional issues after COVID-19. You will hear timely information about mental health resources, trends in malpractice insurance claims, “virtual office” security, the new IOLTA rules, and more.
Team Leaders: Dick Semerdjian and Thomas Egler
Date: May 16, 2023
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Procopio 18th Floor Conference Room
525 B Street, Floor 18
San Diego, California 92101
Inn Year 2021-2022
SEPTEMBER
2021
OCTOBER
2021
November
2021
Inn year 2021-2022 Kick-off: Padres vs Giants baseball game
This is our Inn’s first in-person event after meeting only by video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Join other active members of the Inn at this fun event where you will get to meet other members and re-connect with friends. Admission tickets are first come, first serve. All active members will get an email from the Inn’s Executive Director, Laura Vest about this event.
Date: September 21, 2021
Time: 7:10 P.M.
Location: Petco Park
A Tribute to Judge William B. Enright
Team Leaders: Hon. Joan Weber and Greg Post
Date: October 21, 2021
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Carter/Keep Federal Courthouse
333 W. Broadway, Jury Assembly Room
Written Program
Mastering Effective Communication Skills
Team Leaders: Steve Vosseller and Keith Rutman
Date: November 18, 2021
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Carter/Keep Federal Courthouse
333 W. Broadway, Jury Assembly Room
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
FEBRUARY
2022
How to Deal with “Bad Facts” in Your Case
Have you ever had bad facts? Do you want them to magically morph into good ones? Well that won’t happen, but we can offer the next best thing… Join the February zoom presentation to learn how to incorporate “bad facts” into a successful case narrative. The team will demonstrate how a lawyer can flounder with bad facts, versus how one can reframe bad facts to fit a winning narrative, and learn from a panel of seasoned litigators and judges about how we can rethink bad facts in and out of the courtroom.
Team Leaders: David Schneider and Dana Grimes
Date: February 17, 2022
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Carter/Keep Federal Courthouse
333 W. Broadway, Jury Assembly Room
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
March
2022
APRIL
2022
Tipping the Scales – Storytelling to Persuade Judges and Juries.
Perfect your advocacy skills by learning how to incorporate storytelling effectively. Team March presents storytelling expert Holly Amaya—a former attorney and veteran prize-winning journalist—plus two esteemed panels to explain how to connect with your audience by using storytelling in oral and written advocacy.
Team Leaders: Lilys McCoy and Victoria Fuller
Date: March 24, 2022
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Carter/Keep Federal Courthouse
333 W. Broadway, Jury Assembly Room
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
EIOC Talks: Combatting Systemic Racism & Bias in our Legal System.
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking evening of “TED-Talk” style presentations centered around racial and social justice issues in the legal profession. Learn from experts about the California Racial Justice Act (AB 2542), changes to jury selection and peremptory challenges (AB 3070), innovative electronic tools to assist with jury selection, and the use of inclusive language within the legal profession.
Team Leaders: Dick Semerdjian and Jerrilyn Malana
Date: April 21, 2022
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Carter/Keep Federal Courthouse
333 W. Broadway, Jury Assembly Room
Download the presentation materials (password shared with members via email)
MAY
2022
Inclusion and Fairness: Setting the Rules of the Game for Transgender Athletes.
With battles raging over the eligibility of transgender and intersex athletes in women’s competitions, and the prevalence of new and proposed laws on the subject, please join us for a lively virtual discussion with a panel of esteemed experts below who will provide insight on the myriad of issues facing athletes and lawmakers today.
Team Leaders: Hon. Pennie McLaughlin and Angela Mullins
Date: May 23, 2022
Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. (with Padres Games at 6:40 P.M.)
Location: Presentation through Zoom.com followed in the evening by a Padres baseball game at Petco Park
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Inn Year 2020-2021
The Bones of Colonel Hart
Team Leaders: Susan Hack and Ed Chapin
Date: September 17, 2020
Time: 5:00 P.M to 6:30 P.M.
Location: Zoom.com video conferencing
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
September
2020
October
2020
How Millennials are Affecting the Practice of Law
Team Leaders: Steven Vosseller and Victoria Fuller
Date: October 15, 2020
Time: 4:30 P.M to 6:00 P.M. (Note early start and finish time)
Location: Zoom.com video conferencing
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
NOvember
2020
Coping with Covid in the Practice of Law
Team Leaders: John Freni and Antonio Maldonado
Date: November 19, 2020
Time: 5:00 P.M to 6:30 P.M.
Location: Zoom.com video conferencing
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
FEBRUARY
2021
Me Too II
Team Leaders: Jerrilyn Malana and Dana Grimes
Date: February 18, 2021
Time: 5:00 P.M to 6:30 P.M.
Location: Zoom.com video conferencing
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
March
2021
Voir Dire in the Era of Covid-19 and Social Justice Reform
Team Leaders: James Lance and Brian Funk
Date: March 18, 2021
Time: 5:00 P.M to 6:30 P.M.
Location: Zoom.com video conferencing
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
April
2021
The Tragedy of Addiction in the Legal Profession: A Conversation with Eilene Zimmerman
Moderator: Hon. Joan Weber
Date: April 22, 2021
Time: 5:00 P.M to 6:30 P.M.
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
May
2021
Petco Presentation: Whose Face is it Anyways? Will Student Athletes Get Their Cut?: Legal Issues Regarding the Compensation of College Athletes
Team Leaders: Angela Mullins and Frank Tobin
Date: May 11, 2021
Time: 5:00 P.M to 6:30 P.M.
Location: Zoom.com video conferencing (link to be provided to members)
Download the presentation materials (password was shared with members via email)
Inn Year 2019-2020
Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Team Leaders: Monty McIntyre and Brian Funk
Date: September 12, 2019
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP,
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California, 92101
Best Practices for Effective Settlement Negotiations
Team Leaders: Alan Mansfield and James Frantz
Date: October 17, 2019
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP,
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California, 92101
September
2019
October
2019
NOvember
2019
Attracting, Keeping & Controlling Clients
Team Leaders: David Schneider and Michael Perez
Date: November 21, 2019
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP,
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California, 92101
FEBRUARY
2020
ESI in Litigation
Team Leaders: Sabrina Feve and Ben Morris
Date: February 20, 2020
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP,
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California, 92101
March
2020
Mee Too II (Postponed due to Covid-19)
Team Leaders: Jerrilyn Malana and Dana Grimes
Date: March 19, 2020
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP,
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California, 92101
APRIL
2020
How Millennials are Affecting the Practice of Law
(Postponed due to Covid-19)
Team Leaders: Hon. Judy Bae and Steven Vosseller
Date: April 16, 2020
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP,
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California, 92101
APRIL/MAY
2020
Petco Presentation (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
Team Leaders: Angela Mullins and Frank Tobin
Date: April 29, 2020
Time: 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Petco Park Auditorium, followed by the Padres baseball game
(St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres)
Inn Year 2018-2019
September
2018
People v. Sanchez, featuring California Supreme Court Justice Carol Corrigan
Team Leaders: Justice Judith Haller and Judy Bae.
Date: September 20, 2018
Time: 5:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP,
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California, 92101
October
2018
How to Handle Difficult Opposing Counsel
Team Leaders: Frank Tobin and Mark Conover.
Date: October 18, 2018
Learning to effectively navigate the challenges of dealing with difficult opposing counsel can be one of the most important skills needed in the practice of law. Our presentation will discuss what civility and integrity mean in the context of the legal community both in principal and practice. We will then provide real life examples of dealing with difficult opposing counsel and provide a forum to discuss best practices in responding professionally.
The program will include a panel of experts within different legal disciplines (judiciary, criminal, civil, etc.) that will address the various bad experiences that were provided by the Inn members, which discussion will then be opened to the entire Inn. We will address the different dynamics that lawyers may face and provide practical ideas for how to effectively navigate these unique situations.
November
2018
The Use of Storytelling in Advocacy
Team Leaders: Steven Vosseller and Rebecca Kanter
Date: November 15, 2018
february
2019
The "Me Too" Movement's Effect on the Practice of Law and the Judiciary
Team Leaders: Jerrilyn Malana and Dana Grimes
Date: February 21, 2019
Focusing on San Diego’s legal community, a panel featuring Ninth Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown, Judge Joan Weber, and employment law experts, will help us explore how we can become “active bystanders” in the #MeToo movement locally. We’ll share experiences and learn tips that will empower all of us to #DoBetter at ensuring that the San Diego legal community does not ignore or tolerate sexual harassment or sexual assault.
March
2019
Analyzing and Proving Damages
Team Leaders: Nancy Stagg and John Freni
Date: March 21, 2019
April
2019
How to Convince Your Judge
Team Leaders: Stephen Hogan and Robert Knaier
Date: April 18, 2019
May
2019
Institutional Responsibility of Sexual Abuse in Sports at Petco Park with Padres Game
Team Leaders: James Frantz and Antonio Maldonado
Date: May 6, 2019
Universities and other organizations, such as the U.S. Olympic Committee, have at times turned a blind eye towards allegations of sexual abuse. Sometimes some organizations have even covered up the allegations. What is their responsibility, civilly and criminally, in sexual abuse cases? Who else can be held responsible? Would insurance cover this liability? Does insurance ever cover the organization’s directors?
This Team Presentation was followed by admission to a baseball game featuring the San Diego Padres vs. the New York Mets, with private seating in the Pacifico Porch (near Section 122 on Field Level) with buffet style ballpark fare.