Claiming Our Power Over the Criminal Justice System (1.00 CLE approved)
Moderator: Ashley Oliker, Attorney, Frost Brown Todd
Panelists: Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt, 10th District Court of Appeals; Janica Pierce Tucker, Partner-In-Charge, Taft Law and Kate McGarvey, Executive Director, Ohio State Legal Services Association

Our esteemed panel will discuss access to the justice system including criminal justice, landlord tenant issues, and defense.

Claiming Our Power Over the Legal Field: Reflecting on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Impact on the Legal Field (1.00 CLE approved)
Moderator: Parag Shah, VP and Chief Ethics Officer, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Panelists: Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart; Prof. Deborah Jones Merritt, Ohio State Moritz College of Law and Kelley Griesmer, President & CEO, Women's Fund of Central Ohio

Parag Shah will lead a panel of an Ohio Supreme Court Justice and attorneys in discussion regarding the impact that Justice Ginsburg made through her service on the U.S. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and her work as an appellate litigator prior to serving on the bench, as well as her many "firsts" in the field of law that opened the doors for future generations of attorneys. The panel of attorneys will explore how women in the law can use Justice Ginsburg’s example to strengthen their legal skills and become more effective in their practice.

Claiming Our Power Over Intersectionality to Achieve Racial and Gender Equality (1.00 CLE Approved)
Moderator: Lavell O. Payne Brown, Managing Counsel, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Panelists: Stephanie Adams, Senior Corporate Counsel, Sherwin Williams; Carol N. Tran, Magistrate and Judicial Attorney, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division; Ivy K. Banks, Vice President Institutional Diversity & Inclusion/ Chief Diversity Officer, Xavier University and Moriah K. Cheatham Williams, Associate, Roetzel & Andress

The Ohio Supreme Court’s 2019 Profile of the Legal Profession in Ohio indicates that 59% of Ohio’s 38,189 attorneys identify as men, versus 38% of Ohio attorneys who identify as women. 81.1% of those 38,189 Ohio attorneys identity as White.

The practice of law is centered in large part around technical skills and relationship management. However, women experience the practice differently than their male counterparts. Those differences in practice are further exacerbated for minority women. This panel will explore the intersection of race and gender in the practice of law and provide thoughts and techniques around empowerment and leveraging authenticity, mentorship, and sponsorship to achieve racial and gender equity.

Claiming Our Power Over Misinterpretations – What is Critical Race Theory? (1.00 CLE Approved)
Moderator: Jennifer Battle, Partner, Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP
Panelists: Jennifer Anne Adair, Member, Columbus City Schools Board of Education; Catherine Strauss, Office Managing Partner, IceMiller; Kayah Woodford, Founding Board Member at Bexley Anti-Racism Project and Political Science Student at The Ohio State University; and Kyle Strickland , Senior Legal Analyst, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity

Critical race theory is receiving significant attention in the media.  Our panelists will explain what critical race theory is and what it is not from a legal standpoint and the implications when it is misunderstood.

Claiming Our Power Over Changing Technology and Working Environments (1.00 CLE Approved)
Moderator: Kami Brauer, Owner, The Law Firm of Kami D. Brauer, LLC.
Panelists: Kim Riley, Chief Operating Officer - Northeast Region, Hylant

We will have a coffee chat with Kim Riley who will discuss how attorneys can survive and thrive in the virtual environment. We will cover how to use lighting, body language, and effective communication strategies as we prepare to embrace all aspects of the virtual practice of law including interacting with clients and the court. How does a technologically enabled law practice look beyond the traditional brick-and-mortar law firm?  We will also consider effective virtual team engagement and management for lawyers who are also people leaders.

Claiming Our Power Over Our Legal Careers (1.00 CLE Approved)
Moderator: Molly Lang, AVP, Associate General Counsel, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Panelists: Mary Jo Hudson, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs; Janice Innis-Thompson, SVP, Corporate Operations and Litigation Legal, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Amber Lee Williams, SVP and Deputy General Counsel, Bath and Body Works

Claiming Our Power Over Ourselves (1.00 CLE Approved)
Moderator: Lucy Higgins, Associate Director, Array
Panelists:  Rebecca Cervenak, Disability Rights Attorney, Liner Legal and Stephanie Hanna, Founder + Owner, The Other 85

Annual Meeting Luncheon with Keynote Speaker April Miller Boise, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Eaton