Illumination of Bias
Date: Dec 27, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $160.00
Non-Member Price: $200.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Diversity
Earn up to 3.3 credits, including 3.3 in Diversity! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Michael Kahn, Esq., LPC
- ReelTime CLE, Vancouvera former attorney-turned counselor, is a co-presenter and co-founder of ReelTime CLE in Charlotte, North Carolina, which provides engaging and practical workshops, CLE seminars, law firm retreats and other training programs for attorneys on ethics and professionalism. The company presents training seminars and workshops on ethics, grief, self-care, diversity and inclusion, and other topics for attorneys and mental health professionals throughout the United States and abroad, including the United States Army.
A documentary filmmaker, Mr. Kahn has also worked with Cristina Cassidy Productions, which offers filmmaking as a team-building program and facilitates a discussion after the making of a film to help the staff transfer their observations from the experience to their day-to-day work life. After serving as Assistant Director of Career Services with the Tulane University School of Law, he became a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of North Carolina. Mr. Kahn’s areas of focus in his psychotherapy practice have included anxiety, depression, grief/loss, career satisfaction and men's issues, and he has worked with adolescents and adults in individual and group therapy settings. In addition to continuing his speaking career, he served as an Adjunct Professor at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling and also practiced law with the Attorney General’s Office for the State of New Jersey for six years.
Mr. Kahn received his B.A. from Emory University and his J.D. from Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University. He received his M. Ed. in Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
(8/23) - Chris Osborn, JD
- ReelTime CLE, Charlotteis a co-founder of ReelTime CLE in Charlotte, North Carolina. In addition to his ongoing work with ReelTime CLE, he is the founding Principal of Osborn Conflict Resolution, which provides Superior Court mediation, pre-litigation conflict coaching and dispute resolution, and Christian conflict conciliation services throughout North Carolina. He has been certified as a Superior Court mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission since 2009, and has assisted the majority of his legal clients over the years to reach amicable resolutions in a wide variety of litigation matters, including business breakups, construction and employment law disputes, and Will caveat disputes.
Mr. Osborn joined Horack Talley Pharr & Loundes, PA, in 2001 and during his 11 years as an associate and Shareholder with the firm, handled construction and real estate litigation, business litigation and employment disputes. As the former Chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar “Professionalism, LawyerLife, and Culture” Committee, he helped lead the Bar’s efforts to support its members in times of personal or professional crisis, and its proactive promotion of good mental health practices and substance abuse awareness.
Mr. Osborn served as an Assistant Professor at the Charlotte School of Law, where he taught “Interviewing, Client Counseling, and Negotiations,” Civil Procedure,” “Contracts,” “Problems in Practice: Commercial Transactions,” and “Intro to the Study of Law.” While on the faculty, his scholarly research focused on ethics and professional responsibility, and particularly the interrelationship of both with mental health and substance abuse issues. He has been a frequent speaker at CLE seminars on construction disputes and mechanics’ lien law, and on several topics in employment law, in addition to the seminars on professionalism and legal ethics that he has helped develop and present through ReelTime CLE.
Mr. Osborn received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He served as a law clerk to former United States Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III.
(8/23)
Presenters
- Yvette Donaldson-Brown, Esq.
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Lawrenceville
- Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn, Esq.
- Founding Member, Law Office of Victoria A. Flynn, LLC
- Kevin Friedman
- Asylum Officer, United States Citizenship and Immigration
Department of Homeland Security - Christopher L. Jackson, Esq.
- Goldberg Segalla, Princeton
One of the most significant, perhaps neglected aspects of practicing law is the relations between people of a different race, socioeconomic status, religion and sexual orientation. The simplest encounters with the best intentions can often leave lawyers, paralegals or clients feeling confused, frustrated, offended or seriously hurt.
This program tackles the tricky subject of implicit bias (or unconscious bias) in the practice of law. Poignant film vignettes will serve as the catalyst for an interactive discussion that will shine a light on the harm of implicit bias, both for individuals and the organizations in which they serve. The program will equip participants with practical strategies to identify and mitigate the effects of implicit biases, allowing them to create a more inclusive, effective and profitable enterprise.
Learning Objectives -
Participants in this workshop will learn how to:
- Identify implicit biases and understand how they operate, as well as the settings and circumstances in which they are more likely to show up.
- Understand the potential risks and harms of unchecked implicit biases, both to individuals and the organization.
- Employ practical tools and strategies for confronting instances of implicit bias and systemic injustices or inequities in the organization, along with how to handle the awkward situations when one is being confronted.
- Take practical steps towards creating a more genuinely inclusive work environment that respects the dignity and value of all persons, no matter their diverse viewpoints, beliefs, backgrounds, practices or immutable characteristics.
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