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MONTANA FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION AND FEDERAL PRACTICE SECTION

Annual CLE Seminar

September 10, 2025

Bozeman, Montana

Please join the Montana Federal Bar Association and Federal Practice Section for their annual CLE seminar held in conjunction with the District of Montana Annual Conference

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

9:00 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. - Registration / Check-In

9:25 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Opening Comments

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Federal Criminal Process from Investigation to Sentencing

Hon. Chief Judge Brian Morris, Hon. Dana L. Christensen, JR Waller (Chief U.S. Probation Officer), Rachel Julagay (Federal Defender for Montana), Peter Lacny (McFarland Molloy Lacny & Duerk and CJA Panel Member), Adam Duerk (McFarland Molloy Lacny & Duerk)

Moderated by Dylan McFarland (McFarland Molloy Lacny & Duerk)

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Judge's Panel

Hon. Chief Judge Brian Morris, Hon. Dana L. Christensen, Hon. Susan P. Watters, Hon. Donald Molloy, Hon. John T. Johnston, Hon. Timothy J. Cavan; and Hon. Kathleen L. DeSoto

Moderated by Ben Snipes (Kovacich Snipes Johnson, PC)

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Break

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch and FBA Annual Meeting (lunch provided)

12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Section 1983 Litigation Practice in Montana Federal Courts

Tim Bechtold (Bechtold Law Firm PLLC), Marcel Quinn (Hammer, Quinn & Shaw PLLC) and Tracey Neighbor Johnson (Boone Karlberg PC)

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Navigating the Shifting Boundaries of Federal Employment Law

Amy Christensen (Christensen & Prezeau, PLLP) and Lilia Tyrrell (Kasting, Kauffman and Mersen, P.C.)

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Break

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Screening of the Documentary "Donald W. Molloy: A Judicial Portrait"

4:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - District Reception hosted by the U.S. District Court (hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar)

Join the Judges and court staff in the opening of the Annual District Conference

Location Information

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Best Western Plus GranTree Inn
Address
1325 N 7th Ave, Bozeman, MT, 59715 US
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