Last week, Kathryn Starnella participated in three presentations. The topics included Title VII, religious rights, qualified immunity, and trending claims and litigation strategies.
On September 24, Kathryn served as a panelist for Faculty for Federal Advocate’s presentation, “Qualified Immunity in a Post-George Floyd Era.” Her co-panelists for the presentation were Honorable Juan Villaseñor, District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District; and Erica Tick Grossman, Partner at Holland Holland Edwards & Grossman. Lisi Owen of Franklin D. Azar & Associates; and LeeAnn Morrill, First Assistant Attorney General for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, moderated the discussion.
On September 25, Kathryn served as a moderator for the panel presentation, “Trending Claims and Litigation Strategies to Keep Adversaries at Bay”. The panelists were Elizabeth Wylie, Partner at Snell & Wilmer; Tom Werge, Partner at Werge Law; Kelley Duke, Partner at Ireland Stapleton; and Charlene Yaneza, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Litigation at Western Union. The presentation was part of the CBA-CLE Litigation Virtual Summit.
In addition to serving as a moderator during the Litigation Virtual Summit, Kathryn also recorded a presentation on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bostock decision and religious rights cases from the 2019-2020 term. She co-presented with Paula Greisen, Partner at King Greisen LLP. The presentation is available on-demand through CBA-CLE’s website: https://cle.cobar.org/