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For a complete schedule or to register for a program online, see the CBA’s CLE Calendar under CLE at www.cincybar.org.
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Alphonso Taft
Attorney, Judge, Community Leader and Founder of a Family Tradition of Public Service
May 18
4 – 4:45 p.m.
.75 General Credit Hours pending
Former Ohio Governor Bob Taft will tell the story of Alphonso Taft, the first president of the Cincinnati Bar Association and a leading citizen of Cincinnati in the early 19th century. He will describe his career as a respected attorney and judge, his famous judicial opinion, his work in founding important Cincinnati institutions and his state and national role as an early leader in the Republican Party. He established a tradition of public service that has continued through five generations of the Taft family.
Building Blocks of Crypto
June 8 | 12 – 1 p.m.
1.0 General Credit Hour pending
This presentation will provide a brief overview of cryptocurrencies, including the underlying blockchain technology. Bo Howell, FinTech Law, will discuss the pros and cons of cryptocurrency and briefly explain how these products are different from other blockchain products like non-fungible tokes and digital autonomous organizations. He will also discuss some of the laws and regulations being applied to cryptocurrencies, and how the SEC is winning its regulatory turf war against the CFTC.
Baseball and the Law Seminar
Bob Taft
ATTEND In-Person or Online
The Umpire Strikes Back –
the Joe West v. Paul Lo Duca Defamation Suit
June 10 | 12 – 1 p.m.
1.0 Hour CLE Credit (pending)
ATTEND In-Person or Online
Graydon Head & Richey 312 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202
Join us for a discussion of Umpire Joe West’s successful defamation suit against former MLB player Paul Lo Duca. Joe West and Kevin Murphy, West’s lawyer, will join Jim Crowley and Jack Greiner for a discussion of the law, facts and strategy that led to the judgment.
Zoom
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