www.loubar.org 12 Louisville Bar Briefs CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CONTINUED) LBA One-Hour CLE LBA One-Hour CLE 2026 Annual Kentucky Legislative Update Tuesday, June 9 The Kentucky legislature has been busy, and what happened this session will affect your clients, your practice and your bottom line. Jason Reynolds, AOC Government Affairs Liai- son, is back to break it all down in this annual must-attend briefing for Kentucky attorneys. • Get up to speed on the bills that passed and what they mean for your day-to-day practice • Understand what failed to advance this session and what may be back on the table next year • Learn how new legislation could shift the landscape for your clients across practice areas • Bring your questions and get straight answers on the legislation that matters most to your practice This is the one CLE that keeps you from being the last person in the room to know what changed. Walk away with the context and clarity you need to advise clients with confidence. Speaker: Jason C. Reynolds, Governmental Affairs Liaison, Administrative Office of the Courts Time: Noon - 1 p.m. — Program Place: Zoom Price: $45 LBA Member | $40.50 Sustaining Member | $15 Paralegal Members and Young Lawyers Section Members | $25 Solo/Small Practice Section Members and Government/Non-Profit Sector Members | $125 Non-member Credits: 1.0 CLE Hour — Pending DeBriefing the Law CLE Series DeBriefing the Law CLE Series presented by Joel Oster presented by Joel Oster Implicit Bias in the Law Tuesday, June 9 You can’t fix what you can’t see. That’s the premise and the challenge at the heart of this one- hour ethics CLE from Joel Oster. Every attorney carries assumptions. Some are useful shortcuts. Others are something more dangerous: unconscious biases rooted in race, sex, economic status, ethnicity and body weight that shape decisions without ever announcing themselves. Implicit bias doesn’t look like prejudice. It doesn’t feel like discrimination. That’s precisely what makes it so consequential for attorneys and for the clients who trust them. This class starts with history. Thurgood Marshall’s defense of Joseph Spell and the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision reveal how both explicit and implicit bias have shaped legal outcomes at the highest levels. From there, Oster moves into the science, drawing on the Perception Institute and the Harvard Implicit Association Test to expose our own blind spots, then closes with 10 practical strategies for interrupting bias before it affects client representation. ABA Model Rule 8.4 ties the ethical obligation directly to the work attorneys do every day. This isn’t a lecture about other people’s biases. It’s an honest look at your own. Speaker: Joel Oster, Esq., Comedian of Law Time: 1 – 2 p.m. — Program Place: Zoom Price: $45 LBA Member | $90 Non-member Credits: 1.0 Ethics CLE Hour — Pending MESA One-Hour CLE MESA One-Hour CLE The Ethics Snowball: How Little Lapses Turn into Big Trouble Tuesday, June 9 Lawyers often assume that minor ethical lapses are just that, minor. But in practice, small acts of misconduct rarely stay small. A minor legal infraction, a missed financial obligation or a seemingly harmless ethics rule violation can trigger a chain reaction of consequences that grow far beyond the original act. This program explores how everyday decisions to cut corners can completely cut short a lawyer’s career. Through real-world examples of lawyers who faced serious sanctions for seemingly trivial conduct, participants will examine how the “ethics snowball” forms, why it accelerates and most importantly, how to stop it before it rolls right over them. Speaker: Sean Carter, MESA CLE Time: 1 – 2 p.m. — Program Place: Zoom Price: $55 LBA Member | $50 Sustaining Member | $25 Paralegal | $125 Non-member Credits: 1.0 Ethics CLE Hour — Pending Co-hosted by the LBA Probate & Estate Law Co-hosted by the LBA Probate & Estate Law Section and the Kentucky Society of CPAs Section and the Kentucky Society of CPAs 2026 Annual Estate Planning Conference Wednesday, June 10 Estate planning is never static, and 2026 is proving that more than ever. The Annual Estate Planning Conference brings together attorneys and CPAs for a full day built around what practitioners actually need: timely updates, emerging trends and practical strategies you can put to work with clients right away. This year’s program covers eight sessions across tax, ethics, accounting and specialized knowledge: • Audits of High Net Worth Individuals • Retirement Plan Selection for Small Businesses • Avoiding Tax Traps in Estate and Gift Planning • Special Needs Trusts and Planning • Tax Update: KITR (BBB/Mid-Terms) • Estate Planning Case Law Updates • Trust Company Operations Panel • Fiduciary Roles and Ethics Thank you to The Forge Companies for their sponsorship of this conference! Speakers include: Terra D. Barley, FBT Gibbons; Turney P. Berry, Bricker Graydon Wyatt; Helen V. Cooper, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, Dani Fowles, Baird Trust; Nick Porter, DMLO; Lane M. Thompson, Bricker Graydon Wyatt; and Peter H. Wayne, IV, Forge Consulting. Time: 8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. — Program Place: Hybrid (online or KY Society of CPAs Office) Price: $374 Credits: Pending LBA Young Lawyers Section One-Hour CLE LBA Young Lawyers Section One-Hour CLE Becoming a Partner: The Path from Associate to Partnership Wednesday, June 10 What does it take to make partner? The path from associate to partner is one of the most significant professional journeys in a legal career and one of the least talked about openly. This panel pulls back the curtain, with managing partners from across Louisville’s legal com- munity speaking candidly about the decisions behind promotions, the responsibilities that come with the title and the alternative tracks that may suit your goals. The program features moderated questions followed by an open audience Q&A. Stay after for networking at Drake’s. Thank you to Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company of Kentucky (LMICK) for sponsoring this program. Panelists: Alissa M. Domine, Eddins Domine Law Group; Scott Higdon, Gray Ice Higdon; and Aaron W. Marcus, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. — Program Place: Gray Ice Higdon, 3939 Shelbyville Rd., Ste. 201, 40207 Price: $45 LBA Member | $40.50 Sustaining Member | $15 Paralegal Members and Young Lawyers Section Members | $25 Solo/Small Practice Section Members and Government/Non-Profit Sector Members | $125 Non-member Credits: 1.0 CLE Hour — Pending Cancellations: Must be received by LBA at least 24 hours in advance for a refund (minus $10 processing fee). Substi- tutes allowed (except special events). Technology issues: User error does not qualify for a refund for LIVE webinars. Recordings are NOT included with registration. Separate fees apply for accessing past recordings through the LBA On-Demand Catalog. Please note: Live and on-demand CLE programs have different KBA accreditation requirements. CLE Series with Joel Oster MESA CLE with Sean Carter LBA Section CLE Program Guide
