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Fall 2024 | Shipowners' Limitation of Liability

View from the Chair: TIPS, Your Business Generation and Professional Development Home, Part 2

Christopher Nolan

Summary

  • TIPS will be celebrating its 10th anniversary of Section Conferences and more than 90 years as a Section in May 2025, with special guests Justice Sotomayor and Judge Childs.
  • The TIPS Section Conference will feature programs on ethically leveraging AI, remote depositions and ADR, litigation funding, and more.
  • TIPS has a full calendar of in-person meetings and stand-alone programs planned for the bar year.
View from the Chair: TIPS, Your Business Generation and Professional Development Home, Part 2
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In this second message in The Brief, I want to focus on the TIPS Section Conference May 7–10, 2025, where we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary (2015–2025) of Section Conferences and more than 90 years as a Section.

Our very special guests will be U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Judge Michelle Childs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Both have agreed to a panel discussion at our gala, in what will be a truly unforgettable evening at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Mark your calendars now as we will have a packed conference space with TIPS partnering with the GPSolo Division and the Judicial Division. Our Section Conference Co-Chairs—Jordan Howlette, Michelle Worrall, Victoria Alvarez, and Chris Ward—have been working tirelessly on the programming surrounding the gala, and we are ready to share a sneak peek with you a month before the Section Conference brochure will actually be released. You will see in these 13 panels, two of which will provide 2.5 hours of ethics credit, that the focus on business development is critical:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  • 2:15 PM–3:45 PM | Ethically Leveraging AI to Boost Productivity
  • 3:45 PM–4:45 PM | Money Matters: Financial Savvy for Your Firm
  • 4:45 PM–5:45 PM | Reputation Matters: First Impressions and Building a Strong Professional Image

Thursday, May 8, 2025

  • 8:30 AM–9:30 AM | The Business of Law: Strategies for Future-Focused Practitioners
  • 9:40 AM–11:00 AM | Justice Sotomayor: Her First 15 Years and the SCOTUS Road Ahead
  • 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Remote Depositions & ADR: Tips for Success
  • 1:30 PM–2:30 PM | Trial Masters: Trial Preparation with TIPS Chairs Emeritus
  • 2:30 PM–3:30 PM | Construction Projects in Distress
  • 3:45 PM–5:15 PM | Judges Panel: Balancing Free Speech and Courtroom Integrity

Friday, May 9, 2025

  • 8:30 AM–9:30 AM | Other People’s Money: A Tax on Litigation Funding and Ethical Consequences for Lawyers
  • 9:30 AM–10:30 AM | Cybersecurity & Commercial Crime
  • 10:30 AM–11:30 AM | Navigating Class Actions and Products Liability: Strategies and Trends
  • 11:30 AM–12:30 PM | Expectations for Outside Counsel by In-House Counsel

These panels—these experiences—will ensure a memorable Section Conference and bolster your support for TIPS as a member.

Finally, below is a reminder of the full calendar of in-person meetings and stand-alone programs we cannot wait to see you at:

  • Fidelity & Surety Law Midwinter Conference, January 15–17, 2025, Austin, TX
  • ABA Midyear Meeting, January 29–February 5, 2025, Phoenix, AZ
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation Conference, February 20–22, 2025, La Jolla, CA
  • Life, Health & Disability Insurance, Employee Benefits, ERISA, and Insurance Regulation Conference, February 21–22, 2025, La Jolla, CA
  • Transportation Megaconference, March 13–14, 2025, New Orleans, LA
  • Admiralty & Maritime Law Conference, March 14–15, 2025, New Orleans, LA
  • Motor Vehicle Product Liability Conference, April 23–25, 2025, Scottsdale, AZ
  • TIPS Section Conference, May 7–10, 2025, Washington, DC
  • Fidelity & Surety Law Spring Conference, May 22–24, 2025, Isle of Palms, SC
  • TIPS/ABOTA National Trial Academy, June 2025, Reno, NV
  • ABA Annual Meeting, August 6–12, 2025, Toronto, ON

I remain honored to serve TIPS and its members and look forward to seeing you this year! In the interim, send me a note anytime at my Holland & Knight LLP email address ([email protected]), and we can discuss how to enhance your TIPS experience with leadership opportunities, programming, and appointments.

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