Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Third Annual Colloquium on Current Scholarship in Labor and Employment Law Oct. 23-Oct. 25th

This looks like a wonderful conference for labor and employment law scholars:

The Third Annual Colloquium on Current Scholarship in Labor & Employment Law will take place in San Diego from October 23 to October 25, 2008. This year's colloquium will be co-hosted by California Western School of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and the University of San Diego School of Law. The annual colloquium, which was first held in 2006 at Marquette University Law School, has become an eagerly anticipated forum for American labor and employment law scholars to present and obtain feedback on works-in-progress. The timing of the colloquium, close to the beginning of the academic year, allows professors to float or try out new ideas in the presence of supportive colleagues.
We are honored to welcome Professor Harry Arthurs as our keynote speaker. Arthurs is University Professor at Osgoode Hall, York University in Toronto Canada. Profesor Arthurs is the former dean of Osgoode Hall. He has served as the Commissioner reviewing Canada's labour standards legislation (2004-2006) and as Commissioner reviewing Ontario's pension legislation (2006-2008). Arthurs’ publications range widely over the areas of legal education and the legal profession, legal history and legal theory, labour and administrative law, globalization and - in recent years - constitutionalism. His academic contributions have been recognized by his election as an Associate of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. In 2002, he was awarded the Canada Council’s Killam Prize for his lifetime contributions to the social sciences as well as the Bora Laskin Prize for his contributions to labour law.
This year’s event, which promises two days of exciting panels, begins on the evening of Thursday, October 23, 2008, with the keynote address and welcoming reception at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Panels will be held on the following two days at University of San Diego and California Western Schools of Law.

Schedule Overview:
Thursday evening 10/23: Welcome Reception and keynote speaker Professor Harry Arthurs at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Friday 10/24: Full day program at the University of San Diego School of Law
Saturday 10/25: Full day program at California Western School of Law

A web site to accept registration and abstracts is here In the meantime, if you have any questions, you can send an e-mail to lec@cwsl.edu
The conference is being organized by: Susan Bisom-Rapp at Thomas Jefferson, Ruben Garcia at Caiifornia Western, and Orly Lobel at USD Law.

Professor Ruben J. Garcia
California Western School of Law
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
rjg@cwsl.edu
rgarcia@cwsl.edu
Tel: (619) 525-1449
Fax: (619) 615-1449
www.cwsl.edu/rgarcia

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Iowa Law Review: Federal Procedural Justice Symposium

The Iowa Law Review will present a symposium titled "Procedural Justice:  Perspectives on Summary Judgment, Peremptory Challenges and the Exclusionary Rule" on February 29, 2008 at the University of Iowa School of Law in Iowa City.  Here is the information on the symposium.

The symposium includes three panels:  Summary Judgment and Seventh Amendment Concerns, Batson v. Kentucky and the Use of Peremptory Challenges, and Exclusionary Rule Post-Hudson v. Michigan.  The lunch presentation includes four federal judges addressing issues presently confronting the federal judiciary.

This is a particularly timely symposium.  Last term, the United States Supreme Court decided Bell Atlantic v. Twombly (05-1126), an important Rule 12(b)(6) decision affecting pleading standards in federal courts.  The case has generated significant interest in the academy and among federal practitioners.  Professor Edward Brunet (Lewis & Clark), Professor Suja A. Thomas (Cincinnati) and Professor William E. Nelson (NYU) will participate on this panel.

Batson continues to generate heavy commentary and interest -- the Supreme Court heard argument in another Batson case, Snyder v. Louisiana (06-10119), in December (see commentary by SCOTUS Blog's Lyle Denniston here), and that case is very likely to further develop constitutional restrictions on peremptory strikes.  Professor David Baldus (Iowa), Professor Camille A. Nelson (St. Louis) and Dr. V. Hale Starr (Starr Litigation Services) will present this panel.

Finally, the Court's decision in Hudson v. Michigan (04-1360) leads some to believe that the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule has a limited life-span; others are not so sure.  Professor Albert Alschuler (Northwestern), Professor David Moran (Wayne State) and Professor James Tomkovicz (Iowa) will debate these questions in the afternoon panel session.

Craig Estlinbaum

Columbia Law School Speech on Elections and The NLRB

On Wednesday Feb. 20, 2008 between Noon and 1:10 pm I will be speaking at Columbia Law School about the effect of the National Elections on the NLRB. Peter Moss, a partner at Jackson Lewis will be debating me. Prof. Mark Barenberg will be the moderator. This event is sponsored by Columbia Law School's constitutional law society. A light lunch will be served. This event should be interesting. If your interested in attending, please let me know.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein   

The Global Workplace: Expanding Intellectual Borders International and Comparative Workplace Law." Feb. 15th and 16th Confereence

Thomas Jefferson Law School Professor Sue Bisom-Rapp also writes to inform us of a 2-day conference she is hosting at Thomas Jefferson Law School on Feb. 15th and Feb. 16th. The title of the conference is "The Global Workplace: Expanding Intellectual Borders International and Comparative Workplace Law."

Some of the most important scholars in labor law and comparative law will be speaking. Professor Bisom-Rapp is the author of the leading text book on international labor and employment law and this conference promises to be very interesting. 

The conference program and the speaker/moderator bios can be downloaded by clicking the appropriate link. Download gwc_materials__bio_and_pic_final1.pdf   

Download gwc_materials_extended_agenda_final1.pdf

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Conference This Thurs., 2/7/08, On Defending Unions At NYU Law School

On Feb. 7, 2008 between 6:30 and 8:30 pm, I will be chairing and speaking at a panel presentation on defending unions at NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, Room 216. The speakers and program is as follows:

1. J. Bruce Maffeo, Partner at Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein, P.C.
Bruce Maffeo will be discussing defending unions in criminal investigations and litigation. Bruce serves as Ethical Practices Compliance Officer for DC 37 and represents the International  Brotherhood of Teamsters in connection with the Consent Decree.
 
2. Ronald Shechtman, Managing Partner at Pryor Cashman and Adjunct Professor of Law at New
York University School of Law
Ronald Schectman also represents a number of unions and will be discussing recent developments in duty of fair representation litigation.

3. Richard A. Brook, Partner at Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein, P.C.
Richard Brook will discuss representing unions acting as employers, including issues arising under the LMRDA.

4. Eugene S. Friedman, Partner at Friedman Wolf
Gene Friedman will speak on defending unions in civil Rico actions.

5. Mitchell H. Rubinstein, Senior Counsel at New York State United Teachers and Adjunct
Professor of Law at St. John's Law School and New York Law School
Mitchell Rubinstein will discuss union immunity from virtually all forms of common law causes of action in New York simply because they are organized as unincorporated associations. He represents unions and individuals in the private and public sectors.

Sponsored by the NYU Center for Labor and Employment Law.Please RSVP to Ben Eisenman at ben.eisenman@nyu.edu or 212 998-6242

There is no charge for this event and refreshments will be served. The event is open to law students, attorneys and to the general public. Feel free to stop buy and introduce yourself.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Feb. 7th (6:30 pm-8:30 pm) Conference on Defending Unions at NYU Law School

On Feb. 7, 2008 between 6:30 and 8:30 pm, I will be chairing and speaking at a panel presentation on defending unions at NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, Room 216. The speakers and program is as follows:

1. J. Bruce Maffeo, Partner at Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein, P.C.
Bruce Maffeo will be discussing defending unions in criminal investigations and litigation. Bruce serves as Ethical Practices Compliance Officer for DC 37 and represents the International  Brotherhood of Teamsters in connection with the Consent Decree.
 
2. Ronald Shechtman, Managing Partner at Pryor Cashman and Adjunct Professor of Law at New
York University School of Law
Ronald Schectman also represents a number of unions and will be discussing recent developments in duty of fair representation litigation.

3. Richard A. Brook, Partner at Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein, P.C.
Richard Brook will discuss representing unions acting as employers, including issues arising under the LMRDA.

4. Eugene S. Friedman, Partner at Friedman Wolf
Gene Friedman will speak on defending unions in civil Rico actions.

5. Mitchell H. Rubinstein, Senior Counsel at New York State United Teachers and Adjunct
Professor of Law at St. John's Law School and New York Law School
Mitchell Rubinstein will discuss union immunity from virtually all forms of common law causes of action in New York simply because they are organized as unincorporated associations. He represents unions and individuals in the private and public sectors.

Sponsored by the NYU Center for Labor and Employment Law.Please RSVP to Ben Eisenman at ben.eisenman@nyu.edu or 212 998-6242

There is no charge for this event and refreshments will be served. The event is open to law students, attorneys and to the general public.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Feb. 7th (6:30 pm-8:30 pm) Conference on Defending Unions at NYU Law School

On Feb. 7, 2008 between 6:30 and 8:30 pm, I will be chairing and speaking at a panel presentation on defending unions at NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, Room 216. The speakers and program is as follows:

1. J. Bruce Maffeo, Partner at Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein, P.C.
Bruce Maffeo will be discussing defending unions in criminal investigations and litigation. Bruce serves as Ethical Practices Compliance Officer for DC 37 and represents the International  Brotherhood of Teamsters in connection with the Consent Decree.
 
2. Ronald Shechtman, Managing Partner at Pryor Cashman and Adjunct Professor of Law at New
York University School of Law
Ronald Schectman also represents a number of unions and will be discussing recent developments in duty of fair representation litigation.

3. Richard A. Brook, Partner at Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein, P.C.
Richard Brook will discuss representing unions acting as employers, including issues arising under the LMRDA.

4. Eugene S. Friedman, Partner at Friedman Wolf
Gene Friedman will speak on defending unions in civil Rico actions.

5. Mitchell H. Rubinstein, Senior Counsel at New York State United Teachers and Adjunct
Professor of Law at St. John's Law School and New York Law School
Mitchell Rubinstein will discuss union immunity from virtually all forms of common law causes of action in New York simply because they are organized as unincorporated associations. He represents unions and individuals in the private and public sectors.

Sponsored by the NYU Center for Labor and Employment Law.Please RSVP to Ben Eisenman at ben.eisenman@nyu.edu or 212 998-6242

There is no charge for this event and refreshments will be served. The event is open to law students, attorneys and to the general public.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Blogging From the AALS Conference

I just attended my first AALS conference. To my knowlege, I was the only Adjunct in attendance. The conference was wonderful. I got to meet many of the authors I have cited and got to meet a number of bloggers. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of bloggers which attended the plenary conference on E Learning (which focused on blogs) and the large numbers who showed up for the Prawfs Blawg happy hour.
I had the opportunity to man the CALI/Berkman-Harvard Law table at the conference and met many interesting people. If your interested in law school teaching, you should consider this conference. Next year, it will be in San Diego.
Mitchell Rubinstein

Law and Society Call For Papers

Professor Dannin writes to inform us of a call for papers for a conference May 29, 2008-June 1, 2008 in Montreal. Professor Dannin explains the details of this conference as follows:

Panel or Paper Proposals or volunteering to chair or be a discussant -
are due to me by Friday, Nov. 16.

*This is a long and detailed email. The details and length are
unavoidable, so please read through to the end if you are interested in
participating in the 2008 Law and Society meeting.

The Call for Participation for the 2008 Law and Society Annual (LASA)
Meeting is now available at the LSA Website, so on behalf of the LASA
Labor collaborative research network, I am once again soliciting paper
proposals and interest in being a panel chair or discussant.

*First, Where and When*
The 2008 Annual Meetings of Law and Society Association (LSA) and the
Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA/ACDS) will be held jointly
Thursday, May 29 through Sunday, June 1, at the Hilton Bonaventure and
Marriott Chateau Champlain hotels in the historic and vibrant city of
Montreal. Here is the link to the Call for Participation for the 2008
joint meetings of LSA and CLSA, which will be held in Montreal, Canada
from May 29 through June 1st, 2008.
http://www.lawandsociety.org/ann_mtg/am08/call.htm

*Second, Process*

As in the past, I will try to assemble coherent panels from the paper
proposals you submit.

*HERE ARE THE DETAILS FOR CRN 8 PAPERS AND PANELS.*

*First, here is what I do*.

I solicit your ideas of papers you would like to present and volunteers
to chair a panel or to be a discussant. I then assemble panels and
include all proposals sent to me.

I do not – and cannot – submit your proposals to the LASA. You have to
do this through the LASA website. Details for the procedure are there.
But that is down the road.

I send the information on panels I have assembled out to you a couple
weeks before they are due, so you have time to register your papers and
panels with Law and Society before the due date.

Note: I do the best I can, but some of panels may have gaps that need to
be filled by you. Or if you cannot fill them, LASA will add papers from
they have received that need a panel.

* What you need to do now

*Panel or Paper Proposals or volunteering to chair or be a discussant -
are due to me by Friday, Nov. 16.*

*Papers*
If you are submitting a paper submit to me ONLY a title and /or a
description of 25 words or less - just enough so I can understand the
topic. *Do not send me an abstract. You will submit your abstract later
only when you submit your paper as part of a panel.* You can change your
title later.

*Panels*
If you have created a panel, please send me the names and email contact
information for the participants. and the titles of their papers. This
will help me have an overall sense of the panels we will be creating.
Let me know if you have room for additional panelists.

* E-mail your papers topics or panels only to me - not the list -
ejd13@psu.edu

That’s it.

** What I then do*
In early December, when I have assembled the panels, I will send out an
email with a list of all panelists and panels to the panelists and to
the CRN 8 e-mail list. This will give you time to take the necessary
steps to submit the panel. In some cases, this may mean finding
additional panel members.

*To be added to the Law and Society Labor List, email Marley Weiss at
mweis[at]law.umaryland.edu *

Here is the theme for this year’s conference:

Theme: Les Territories du Droit: Placing Law

The theme for this meeting signals that law is rooted in places — from
families and villages to the global economy — and that law has the power
to place and displace people in space, time, and relationships. We
invite papers and encourage multi-disciplinary scholarship that reflect
on the many dimensions of law, place, and power.

*The actual submission to the LASA is due December 12, 2007*

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

At Legal Ethics Conference, Disbarred Attorney Stewart Bemoans Erosion of Attorney Privilege

As previously blogged about here, disbarred attorney Lynn Stewart spoke at a Hofstra Law School legal ethic conference. An Oct. 24, 2007 New York Law Journal article about that conference is available here. 

At this conference, Stewart defended her actions an maintained her innocence. As the article states:

An unapologetic Lynne Stewart, disbarred and convicted for providing material support to a terrorist client, urged an audience at a Hofstra School of Law ethics conference last week to "stand up" against government infringement of attorney-client privilege.

Stewart, 68, is appealing her conviction for helping the blind Sheik Omar Ahmad Ali Abdel Rahman communicate with his supporters in violation of governmental regulations she had pledged to follow. She has been sentenced to 28 months in prison.

Her appearance at Hofstra generated considerable controversy, with critics arguing she was not an appropriate choice to give lessons about legal ethics.

As a graduate of Hofstra Law School myself, I remain dissappointed that Hofstra held this conference.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

St. John's Law School To Host 15th Annual Society of Catholic Social Scientists Meeting

  On Friday October 26, 20007 and Saturday October 27, 2007, St. John's Law School is hosting  the 15th Annual Society of Catholic Social Scientists Meeting

A summary of this important conference from the law school's web site states as follows:

Headlining this year’s conference are Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M., Cap., Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, and Dr. William A. Donohue, President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. Chaput will deliver a speech titled: “Church and State Today: What Belongs to Caesar and What Does Not” and Donohue’s Keynote Address is titled: “Uncommon Alliance: Religious Conservatives Unite.”

Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, Editor of First Things and author of The Naked Public Square, will deliver the Saturday dinner address, entitled “The Role of the Catholic Public Intellectual.”

There are over two hundred speakers and 70 panels, addressing a wide range of topics pertinent to the Catholic Church’s social teaching. Bishop William Murphy of the Rockville Centre Diocese will be among the attending bishops and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will be the main celebrant at the opening Mass on Friday, October 26.

For additional information contact Prof. David Gregory.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Convicted and Disbarred Atty Invited To Ethics Conference At Hofstra Law School

On Oct. 14-16, 2007, Hofstra will be holding a conference entitled "Lawyering at the Edge: Unpopular Clients, Difficult Cases, Zealous Advocates" and has invited Lynne Stewart to attend. Stewart was convicted of helping a terrorist client, the blind Egyptian Sheik Omar Ahmad Ali Abdel Raman, pass messages to his supporters. She was sentenced to 28 months in prison but is free pending appeal. She has also been disbarred. What a role model!! A New York Law Journal article about this conference provides in part:

"She's a case study on what happens when a lawyer oversteps their bounds," Hofstra Interim Dean Nora V. Demleitner said of Ms. Stewart in an interview. "The whole point of the entire panel is to get the students [and attendees] to ask tough questions like, would she do it the same way again, what if anything she would have done differently."

Overall, Ms. Demleitner said the speakers lined up by Roy D. Simon, the conference director and director of the school's Institute for Legal Ethics, will give attendees insight into most pressing ethical challenges facing advocates, including what happens when a lawyer goes astray.

"It really focuses on lawyers who have represented clients that are generally unpopular with zealous advocacy," said Mr. Simon. "The reason the legal system works . . . is because [lawyers] lend their talents to people with whom they often disagree."

As a graduate of Hofstra Law School myself, I must say that I am disappointed that Hofstra would give Ms. Stewart a forum to speak. Stewart was not acting as lawyer on the edge when she passed a note to a terrorist. Students do not need to see to see or hear a convicted criminal speak to learn that what she was wrong. Indeed, you do not even have to go to law school to know that! Stewart's attendance does nothing to further the legal profession or legal scholarship. I hope Hofstra's new interim Dean reconsiders.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Assignment of Labor Arbitration

Later today, on September 11, 2007 at 12:30 pm, I will be speaking at the Nassau County Bar Association in Mineola New York about my law review article, Assignment of Labor Arbitration, 81 St. Johns L. Rev. 41 (2007). If your interested in attending, please e-mail me. 

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Important Advocacy Conference For FT and Adjunct Faculty

Stetson College of Law Professor Charles Rose III writes to inform us about an exciting conference on November 16, 2007 at Stetson College of Law in Tampa, Florida about the art of teaching trial advocacy.

Professor Rose writes:

Stetson University College of Law has assembled some of the best known national talent in the area of trial advocacy instruction for its inaugural conference on educating advocates, the art, science and skill of advocacy instruction this November in Tampa, Florida.  Attendees include noted advocacy authors, the former director of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, a current member of NITA's board of directors, NITA instructors recognized nationally for their excellence in teaching and Directors of the most successful advocacy law school centers in the nation.  The goal of the conference is to examine critically the issues currently facing advocacy professors in the legal community and to share some techniques and methodology that the presenters have found to be effective during their careers.  This is an annual event designed to create a home where advocacy professors, both adjunct and full time, can meet to share ideas and develop expertise.  It will be followed by a skills training program specifically designed for advocacy professors that will take place in St. Petersburg, Florida in late May of 2008.  The conference will honor Terry MacCarthy, the Federal Public Defender from Chicago and noted cross examination expert, with the first lifetime achievement award in Advocacy.  This is an annual award gifted by Stetson College of Law recognizing commitment and excellence in teaching and practicing the art of advocacy.  Mr. MacCarthy will speak at the dinner Thursday night and anyone who has every heard him knows what a treat that will be.  If you are interested in attending the conference please contact the Director of Stetson's Center for Excellence in Advocacy, professor Charlie Rose.  He can be reached at crose@law.stetson.edu and by phone at 727-562-7310.

I have spoken to Charlie and he is more than willing to answer any questions you might have. A PDF file with additional details is available here Download EABRO.pdf . Check it out.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Law Professors and On-Line E-Etiquette

Erin C. Perkins in her May 24, 2007 article in the Winston-Salem Journal entitled "E-Etiquette: Workshop Fouses On Student E-Mails, Web Profiles" reports on two law professors from Drake Law School, Melissa Weresh and Lisa Penland who created a workshop to teach students the principles of professionalism in virtual communications. It appears that there is surely a need for some type of E-Etiquette Code, but how do you go about enforcing it?? Anyone have any ideas??

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Academic/CLE Conference at NYU Law School

Samuel Estreicher (photo at left)and the good folk at NYU Law School are putting together their 60th Annual Conference on May 31, 2007-June 1, 2007 on retaliation and whistleblowers. This is one of the few conferences designed to bring together leading practioners, governmental officials and law professors. The conference is sponsored by the ABA Section on Labor and Employment Law and the NYU Center For Labor and Employment Law. A description of this conference from NYU Law Schools web site is as follows:

Retaliation -- the fastest growing cause of action in U.S. employment law -- is the theme of New York University’s 60th Annual Conference on Labor, May 31-June 1, 2007, the nation’s premier forum for the consideration of workplace issues.

Bringing together leading practitioners, government officials and academics, the NYU Conference offers a rare opportunity for sustained and balanced dialogue with the experts on the cutting-edge developments in this field. Virtually every important dimension of this topic will be explored in papers and commentary, including

• What are the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Burlington Northern v. White? Will retaliation claims be easier or harder to bring? Are there workable limits on the scope of the cause of action or, as a practical matter, is every employer action motivated by the employee’s protected activity actionable?
• Title VII protects employee opposition to unlawful employer conduct as well as participation in the formal processes of the statute such as filing charges and giving testimony. To what extent do other statutes like ADEA and the FLSA, which lack an express opposition clause, impliedly protect such employee activity?
• What lies on the horizon for whistleblower claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other whistleblower laws administered by the U.S. Department of Labor? Special attention will be paid to issues of procedure, proof and remedy unique to the DOL setting, including interim reinstatement orders.
• What special considerations should inform corporate investigation of whistleblower claims? Should separate investigation counsel be retained? How should issues of privilege be handled if the report of the investigators will be used to inform corporate decision-making?
• A growing number of states have enacted whistleblower laws. In what ways do these laws expand the protections employees enjoyed under the common law? Do these laws preempt common law developments under the tort of wrongful discharge for public policy?
• Collective bargaining agreements remain a strong source of employee protection, despite the diminishing role of labor unions in the private sector. Many employers may not be aware that collective protests by non-union workers may be NLRA-protected even if they are not seeking to be represented by a labor union. Is individual employee protest or refusal to perform assigned work ever protected? How should dual motive claims be handled?
• Government workers also have several grounds for resisting retaliation – under the collective bargaining agreement, civil service law, government whistleblower law, and the first amendment. The Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in Garcetti v. Ceballlos suggests that government employee whistleblowers have no first amendment claim if the speech they engage in is made pursuant to their official job duties. Will government employers be expanding the formal definition of jobs to foreclose the first amendment avenue? What are other general implications of this ruling for retaliation law?
• Our penultimate session is led by Cornell Dean Stewart Schwab, Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Employment Law. He will discuss his work on the Restatement project, setting out the parameters of the widely-followed state tort cause of action for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy.
• The final session features a return appearance by Dennis Duffy discussing the ethical issues in-house employment lawyers face.

Our distinguished luncheon speakers are:

• Thursday, May 31 – Hon. Jonathan L. Snare, Acting Solicitor, U.S. Dept. of Labor
• Friday, June 1 – Hon. Wilma Liebman, National Labor Relations Board, also member of the Labor Center Advisory Board

CLE Credit
CLE credit (14 hours of CLE credit including 2 hours of ethics/professionalism)
under New York State is available; for those interested in pursuing CLE for states other than New York we will provide certificates of completion for submission to your respective state boards. This program is eligible for transitional CLE credit. Full or partial scholarships are available on a limited basis for cases of demonstrated financial hardship.

Hopefully, I will see some of you at this conference.

Mitch Rubinstein