Events > Past Events
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September 27, 2011 |
| Presentation |
“Religious Free Speech and Somebody Else's Civil Rights: Reviewing an Old Conflict in Light of California's Proposition 8” |
| Speakers |
Robert D. Crockett, Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Place |
Latham & Watkins LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA, 90071
(map available here) |
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June 22, 2011 |
| Presentation |
“Entertainment Deals” (PDF announcement here) |
| Speakers |
Greg Shamo, Relativity Media, LLC
Lon Sorensen, Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern, LLP
Ian Puente, Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC
Moderator: David Wardle, Millennium Entertainment, LLC |
| Place |
Millennium Entertainment, LLC
5900 Wilshire Blvd., 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (map here) |
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June 11, 2011 |
| Event |
A Day of Service: Bishop's Storehouse |
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We will stock shelves, assist in filling orders, and help with light cleaning. You may also help across the street at Deseret Industries, processing donations and stocking shelves. Please wear comfortable clothes (jeans) and closed-toe shoes. Families welcome. (Flyer here.) |
| Place |
Bishop's Storehouse, 2730 East 11th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90023 (map here)
Following the service event, please join us for lunch at King Taco, 4300 E. Olympic Blvd. (on the SE corner of Downey) (map here). |
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April 15, 2011 |
| Presentation |
"Civility as a Tool for Effective Advocacy" (PDF announcement here) |
| Speakers |
Justice Thomas R. Lee, Utah Supreme Court |
| Place |
Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP
One Wilshire Blvd. (at 624 S. Grand), 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(map available here) |
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February 16, 2011 |
| Presentation |
Luncheon: Reshowing of Elder D. Todd Christofferson's talk from the Annual Fireside |
| Place |
Jenner & Block LLP
633 W. 5th Street, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071 (map here)
Public parking is available for a fee at Five Star Parking and Joe's Auto Park on Flower St. between 5th and 6th, and at Standard Parking on 6th between Flower and Grand. |
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February 4, 2011 |
| Presentation |
Annual Fireside of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society |
| Speakers |
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Place |
broadcast from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City |
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February 4, 2011 |
| Presentation |
Seventh Annual Orange County Religion and the Law Symposium, "Preserving Religious Freedom" (flyer here) |
| Speakers |
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Place |
Chapman University School of Law, Memorial Hall (Chapman Auditorium)
(map available here) |
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November 17, 2010 |
| Presentation |
"Beyond Citizens United: Campaign Finance Law and the Roberts Court" (PDF invitation here) |
| Speakers |
Professor Richard L. Hasen, William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, and author of the popular Election Law Blog |
| Place |
Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP
One Wilshire Blvd. (at 624 S. Grand), 20th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(map available here) |
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November 6, 2010 |
| Presentation |
J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Dinner |
| Speakers |
Judge Thomas B. Griffith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, former Senate Legal Counsel of the United States, and former General Counsel of Brigham Young University, was the keynote speaker.
The Law Society also honored Rick Richmond, the Managing Partner of Jenner & Block’s Los Angeles office, as our 2010 Outstanding Lawyer Award, and Jennifer Terry, a litigation associate at Arent Fox, as our 2010 Outstanding Young Lawyer |
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Glendale Hilton |
| Sponsors |
We are grateful for the generous support of our many sponsors, listed here. |
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October 21, 2010 |
| Presentation |
"Your Legal Degree: A Passport to the World" (PDF invitation here, Facebook event here)
1 hour CLE credit offered
sponsored by the Women in the Law Committee |
| Speakers |
- Lisa Cannon, CEO of StarBuzz
- Marilyn Muir Jager, Partner, Morris Polich & Purdy LLP
- Susan H. Kamei, Associate Dean for Advanced and Professional Programs, USC
- Ladell H. Muhlestein, Senior Counsel, Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez LLP
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| Place |
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
355 S. Grand Ave., 35th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
(map available here) |
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September 29, 2010 |
| Presentation |
"The Boggs Shooting and Attempted Extradition: Joseph Smith's Most Famous Trial" (PDF announcement here) |
| Speakers |
Morris Thurston, Editor of the Joseph Smith Papers Project |
| Place |
Latham & Watkins LLP,
355 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA, 90071
(map available here) |
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August 26, 2010 |
| Presentation |
"Athlete Deals" (PDF announcement here) |
| Speakers |
- Diana Day, The Landmark Sports Agency
- Carter Chow, Yee & Dubin Sports, LLC
- Brian Yates, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP
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| Place |
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP,
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
(map available here) |
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May 27, 2010 |
| Presentation |
"Personal Values in Decision Making and Communications" |
| Speaker |
Dee Alsop, CEO of Heart and Mind Strategies |
| Place |
Latham & Watkins LLP, 355 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA, 90071 |
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April 14, 2010 |
| Presentation |
"Ethics & Leadership: A Jewish Perspective" |
| Speaker |
Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Rector, Sol & Anne Dorff Distinguished Service Professor in Philosophy
(Joint JRCLS-LA and BYU Management Society Luncheon) |
| Place |
American Jewish University, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel-Air. California 90077 |
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February 24, 2010 |
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"When Congress Acts: Challenges facing United States Attorneys Offices in the areas of Drug Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Violence Against Women and Children, and National Security." |
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Hon. Brett Tolman, former U.S. Attorney, District of Utah |
| Place |
Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP, One Wilshire Blvd. (at 624 S. Grand), 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
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February 12, 2010 |
| Presentation |
2010 J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Fireside Satellite Broadcast from Temple Square: "Becoming Peacemakers" |
| Speaker |
Dr. Stephen R. Covey |
| Place |
Broadcast Locations:
1) South Pasadena Ward Meetinghouse, 1919 Huntington Drive, Pasadena, CA.
2) Valencia Stake Center, 24443 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA. |
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December 3, 2009 |
| Presentation |
"A New Justice, A Potential Retirement, And Rethinking Old Rules - Two Law School Deans' Perspectives on the Roberts Court" |
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Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the UC Irvine School of Law; Kenneth Starr, Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law; and Hon. Milan D. Smith, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Place |
Latham & Watkins LLP, 355 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
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November 7, 2009 |
| Presentation |
JRCLS Annual Dinner |
| Speaker |
Hugh Hewitt |
| Place |
The Hilton Hotel 100 West Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91202 |
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November 4, 2009 |
| Presentation |
"The Sermon on the Mount in the Light of the Temple" |
| Speaker |
BYU Law Professor John Welch |
| Place |
Drescher Auditorium on the graduate campus at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA |
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October 15, 2009 |
| Presentation |
"Parallells in the Presidential Campaigns of 1800 and 2008" |
| Speaker |
Edward J. Larson, Pepperdine Law Professor and History Professor, and Pulitzer Prize Winning Author |
| Place |
Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP One Wilshire Blvd. (at 624 S. Grand), 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
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September 22, 2009 |
| Presentation |
"Balancing the Demands of Work, Callings, and Family: A Panel Discussion from Several Perspectives" |
| Speaker |
Steve Adams, Brian Rothschild, and Deborah Gubernick |
| Place |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP; 2029 Century Park East, Ste. 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
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June 24, 2009 |
| Presentation |
"Article VI of the Constitution and Religion in the 2008 Campaign and Beyond" |
| Speaker |
Lowell Brown, LA Lawyer and Blogger and Sonja Brown, Campaign Communications Director |
| Place |
Arent Fox LLP Gas Company Tower 555 West Fifth Street, 48th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90013 |
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| Presentation |
Historical and current legal issues involving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| Speaker |
Boyd Black, Associate General Counsel of the Church |
| Place |
Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP
One Wilshire Blvd. (at 624 S. Grand), 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
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March 12, 2009 |
| Presentation |
"How Americans View Mormonism: Seven Steps To Improve Our Image." |
| Speaker |
Dr. Gary C. Lawrence |
| Place |
Latham & Watkins, LLP 355 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90071-1560 |
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January 22, 2009 |
| Presentation |
Overview of the J. Reuben Clark Society pro bono program |
| Speaker |
Jonathan Johnson, Michael Fehmel, Brent Riggs and Randy Muhlestein |
| Moderator |
David Wardle, Chair of the JRCLS-LA Legal Services Committee |
| Place |
Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP One Wilshire Blvd. (at 624 S. Grand), 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
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