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Animal
Law Section of the LSBA's
6th
Annual CLE
"Lawyers, Tigers & Dogs, Oh My!"
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 12, 2014
7
CLE Credit Hours
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ST.
CHRISTOPHER HOTEL
114
Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Coffee & Tea provided throughout the day.
Pastries and Muffins provided by:
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BREADS ON OAK
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Lunch provided by:
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Valet: The
valet is $20 overnight, $15 for 4 to 8 hours and $10 0-4 hours. Please
remind the valet you are with the conference when dropping off/picking
up.
Due to weather conditions affecting our speakers the schedule has been revised as follows:
AGENDA:
8:00 to 8:30 am: Registration
HOUR 1
8:30-9:30
Delcianna Winders & Rachel Matthews
Protecting Animals, Protecting Workers: Making Occupational Health and Safety Work for Animals (30
minutes); Carney Anne Small “Welcome to the Jungle: Navigating the Changing Legal Landscape For Tigers & Big Cats” (30 minutes)
5 minute break
HOUR 2
9:35 - 10:35
Fredrick Kray An overview of dangerous dog trials and breed discrimination laws (1 Hour)
5 minute break
HOUR 3
10:40 - 11:40
Panel: Daina Bray, Diane Balkin, Marcy LaHart, Moderated by: Yolanda Eisenstein Careers in Animal Law (1 Hour)
11:40 -12:40
LUNCH - Provided in the Hotel Lobby
HOUR 4
12:40 - 1:40
Chris Green
- Factory Farm litigation; Current “Ag-Gag” cases and issues therein.
5 minute break
HOUR 5
1:45 - 2:45
Pet Custody Issues: Susan Laporte What to do when someone else claims your pet is theirs? Tortoise Case (30 minutes); Marcy LaHart Sample custody cases and practice tips. (30 minutes)
5 minute break
HOUR 6
2:50 - 3:50
Marcy LaHart
An animal lawyer in practice …Representative cases: war stories in the courtroom and beyond… (1 Hour)
HOUR 7
3:55- 4:55
Carney Anne Small, General Overview of current legislation and cases (30 minutes); Julia Breaux: Recent animal law legislation (30 minutes)
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES:
Fred M. Kray,
is an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Florida since 1977.
He is AV rated in Martindale Hubbell and is an Adjunct Professor of
Animal Law, has lectured the Florida Bar on veterinary malpractice and
the practice of animal law. He has tried over 75 civil jury
trials to verdict throughout Florida. Co-counsel in Criscuolo v.
Grant County, he has successfully litigated against Breed Specific
Legislation. Formerly Board Certified in Civil Law, he has
recently co-authored "Defending Dangerous Dogs" for American
Jurisprudence Proof of Facts;
Marcy LaHart is
a solo practitioner in Gainesville, Florida and graduated from the
University of Florida in 1989. She received her J.D. from the
University Of Oregon School of Law in May of 1992. Ms. LaHart handles a
variety of animal related litigation, including pet custody matters,
veterinary malpractice, dangerous dog cases and issues related to
assistance animals in no-pets housing. Ms. LaHart obtained the state's
largest verdict for wrongful death of a companion animal and taught
animal law for three years at the University of Miami before moving to
Gainesville in 2009;
Daina Bray
is Manager of Corporate & Legal Affairs at the International Fund
for Animal Welfare ("IFAW"), an international non-profit organization
with offices in 13 countries and projects in more than 40
countries. As IFAW's in-house lawyer, Daina works on a variety of
legal issues relating to IFAW's efforts to rescue and protect animals
around the world. Prior to joining IFAW, Daina practiced
litigation and international arbitration with private law firms in New
York, North Carolina and Louisiana. Daina received her JD from
Stanford Law School, with pro bono distinction, and her BA from
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead
Scholar. Daina is a Vice Chair of the Animal Law Committee of the
American Bar Association and a member of the Louisiana State Bar
Association Animal Law Section;
Diane Balkin is
a contract attorney for ALDF’s Criminal Justice Program. She began her
career as a prosecutor in the Denver District Attorney’s Office in
1979, where she has worked for the last 32 years. When she retired from
the DA’s office on July 15, 2011, Diane was the Chief Deputy District
Attorney (trial attorney) where she prosecuted all types of felonies
(including homicides) and supervised a team of junior lawyers and
support staff. Diane also served as the “animal crimes” prosecutor in
her office where she demonstrated time and time again her commitment to
ensuring both an effective investigation and an aggressive prosecution
of every animal cruelty case within her jurisdiction. Prior to becoming
Chief Deputy, Diane served as the director of the Complex Prosecution
Division where she was the legal advisor to the Denver County Statutory
Grand Jury and she supervised the investigation and prosecution of
crimes committed against the elderly. She has also served as the
director of the Juvenile Division and the Domestic Violence Unit. Diane
was appointed to the Colorado State Board of Veterinary Medicine in
June 2001 and served on the Board for 8 years. She received her J.D. in
1977 from the University of Denver and is a nationally ranked lecturer
on animal cruelty investigations and prosecutions with a strong
emphasis on training veterinarians;
Yolanda Eisenstein is
the principal attorney at Eisenstein Law Office a firm dedicated to the
practice of animal law. She is also an adjunct professor in Animal Law
at SMU Dedman School of Law and a former legal director of Human Rights
Initiative, a non-profit organization that provides pro bono legal
services to victims of international human rights abuses. Ms.
Eisenstein is licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico. She is
a member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance
Practice Animal Law Section, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Dallas
Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section. She
volunteers for the Texas Humane Legislation Network. Ms. Eisenstein
earned her J.D. at SMU Dedman School of Law, cum laude and her B.A. in
Arts and Humanities, magna cum laude from the University of Texas at
Dallas. She has written numerous animal law related articles including,
The International Black Market in Puppies, Winter 2009 ABA TIPS Animal
Law Committee Newsletter; Your Furry Friends and the Law, Texas Bar
Journal, July 2008; Starting an Animal Law Practice, State Bar of Texas
Animal Law Section 2008, Animal Law Institute, The Link between Animal
Abuse and Family Violence,Continuing Legal Education to Dallas lawyers;
Human Violence and Animal Abuse, presentation to Dallas Law Enforcement
and Texas Legislative Update, Texas Animal Control Association, 2007;
Delcianna Winders As
deputy general counsel for the PETA Foundation, attorney Delcianna
Winders oversees a division that works with law-enforcement agencies to
ensure that they are doing everything in their power to afford captive
wild animals—particularly those confined to roadside zoos and used by
circuses, such as elephants, big cats, and bears—the legal protections
that they're entitled to by law. She also deals with administrative law
at the state and federal levels to establish animal-protection
regulations and files lawsuits in behalf of abused animals. In addition
to her position at the PETA Foundation, Winders has taught animal law
at Tulane University Law School and Loyola University New Orleans
College of Law. She has also written several articles about animal law
for various legal publications and given presentations at many
conferences and top law schools. Winders has been interviewed by
numerous major news outlets, including the Associated Press, the Los
Angeles Times, Agence France-Presse, U.S.A. Today, and The Wall Street
Journal, and was featured in O, The Oprah Magazine as one of "Six Women
Who Dare.";
Rachel Mathews is counsel with the PETA Foundation’s Captive
Animal Law Enforcement department, where her practice focuses on
elephants and other exotic animals used for entertainment. Prior to
joining PETA, Rachel worked on farmed animal policy at the Animal
Welfare Institute, and completed clerkships with the Animal Legal
Defense Fund, Farm Sanctuary, and Earthjustice. She received a B.A.
magna cum laude from the College of William and Mary, and received her
J.D. cum laude and a certificate in environmental law from Tulane
University Law School. At Tulane, Rachel worked in the Civil Litigation
Clinic, was President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund as well
as Notes and Comments editor of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal,
and volunteered with the Public Interest Law Foundation. Rachel is a
member of the Virginia State Bar;
Carney Anne Small is legislative counsel for the Animal Legal Defense fund where she
provides support for ALDF’s Legislative Affairs program by
helping to develop legislative strategy and tactical responses to
local, state, and federal laws that impact animals. She is also
responsible for mobilizing Student ALDF (SALDF) chapters to support
ALDF’s legislative efforts in North America. She draws on her
professional expertise to provide in-house counsel on regulatory
matters, legislative policy, and trends in animal law. This expertise
includes ten years of litigation work in private practice, government,
and the nonprofit sector. Most recently, she served four years as
litigation counsel for the PETA Foundation’s Captive Animal Law
Enforcement department. In this capacity, Carney Anne played a key role
in the rescue of Ben the bear—a joint legal initiative of ALDF
and PETA–from a North Carolina roadside zoo and in his transfer
to the PAWS animal sanctuary, where he now lives out his remaining
years. Prior to joining to ALDF, Carney Anne graduated from U.C. San
Diego with a B.A. in political science and holds a J.D. from Tulane
University, where she served as editor of The Sports Lawyer’s
Journal. She also holds a graduate degree in community advocacy from
the George Washington University Graduate School of Political
Management. In addition to her work at ALDF, Carney Anne is an adjunct
lecturer at Tulane, where she teaches a seminar in animal law. She has
served on the board of directors for the Humane Society of Louisiana
and is a member of the ABA TIPS Animal Law Committee, the Texas Animal
Law Committee, and previously served as the co-chair of the Animal
Welfare Committee for the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Carney
Anne is a recognized speaker on the national circuit and has served as
national and international media spokesperson on a wide range of animal
protection issues. She has been interviewed and recognized on outlets
including CNN, ABC, CBS, Fox, the Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times,
the Associated Press, NPR, and has been quoted in numerous
international media outlets;
Chris Green
serves as the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s (ALDF) director of
Legislative Affairs. Chris graduated from Harvard Law School and the
University of Illinois. In 2004, he published a groundbreaking article
titled The Future of Veterinary Malpractice Liability in the Care of
Companion Animals, in the Animal Law Review. The article was the first
to calculate the economics of veterinary malpractice insurance,
strongly supporting the argument of awarding damages beyond a companion
animal’s replacement cost or “fair market value. A founding
Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Animal Law
Committee, Chris has served on the Board of the National Center for
Animal Law, acted as an advisor to the National Canine Research
Council, and is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Law
Association and Illinois Farm Bureau. Chris’s research also
led to him being an invited member of the California Veterinary Medical
Association’s Non-Economic Recovery Task Force, and an advisor to
members of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Task
Force on the Legal Status of Animals.
Chris has consulted on animal legal issues for CBS News, Dateline NBC,
Science Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Chicago Tribune, and Washington
Post. He contributed a section on liability issues for the book Vet
Confidential: An Insider’s Guide to Protecting Your Pet’s
Health, and frequently lectures on animal valuation and exotic animal
ownership at law schools and veterinary colleges around the country.
Next year, Chris will serve as Chair of the American Bar
Association’s Animal Law Committee during its 10th Anniversary
term; and
Susan Laporte
is a partner at the New Orleans location of Curry & Friend, PLC.
Her practice areas include environmental litigation, toxic tort
defense, environmental regulation, naturally occurring radioactive
material, oil and gas law and asbestos. Ms. Laporte obtained her J.D.
from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (cum laude) in 1989.
She is also fluent in French.
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