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• ABOTA National Board Meeting

  • Start
    Thursday, October 02, 2025
  • End
    Saturday, October 04, 2025
  • Location
    Austin, Texas

  ABOTA National Meetings are open to all ABOTA members. 

  Registration is through the National website www.abota.org.

  Once registration is open (likely in July) you must register for the meeting first, and then you will be sent information on booking the hotel.

  If you have questions, please contact Nicole at nicole@or-abota.org.

  
  

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• Masters In Trial CLE

  • When
    Friday, October 10, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Lewis & Clark Law School
  • Spaces left
    65

  SAVE THE DATE

  Join us for ABOTA's flagship trials skills course. This course will dive deep on trial prep and voir dire and is aimed and newer trial attorneys with limited trial experience. Learn from some of the best in the business!

  The program will be followed by a reception.

  Venue:
  Lewis & Clark Law School
  10101 S Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97219-7762

  Agenda:
  Registration Opens at 8:30am
  9:00am - 12:00pm  |  Trial Prep
  12:30pm - 1:30pm  |  Lunch Speaker
  1:30pm - 2:30pm  |  Voir Dire Theory
  2:30pm - 3:30pm  |  Live Voir Dire
  3:30pm - 4:00pm  |  Review / Q&A
  4pm-5:30pm  | Reception for all attendees and speakers

  Speakers:
  Tom D’Amore, D'Amore Law Group
  Judge Tim Gerking, Jackson County Circuit Court
  Drake Hood, Vames Wang Sosa Hood
  Judge Judith Matarazzo, Multnomah County Circuit Court
  David Sugerman, Sugerman Dahab

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• Judge's Roundtable

  • When
    Friday, November 07, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Multnomah County Courthouse

  
  

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• ABOTA+Bench Reception

  • When
    Thursday, November 13, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Miller Nash, Portland

  More information will be available soon.

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• ABOTA Holiday Party

  • When
    Thursday, December 04, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arlington Club

  
  

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• ABOTA National Meeting & Leadership Conference

  • Start
    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • End
    Saturday, January 17, 2026
  • Location
    Newport Beach, CA

  ABOTA National Meetings are open to all ABOTA members. The January meeting includes a Leadership Conference with additional programming and speakers.

  Registration is through the National website www.abota.org.

  Once registration is open (likely in October) you must register for the meeting first, and then you will be sent information on booking the hotel.

  If you have questions, please contact Nicole at nicole@or-abota.org.

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• "Best in the West" Voir Dire Competition

  • When
    Saturday, February 21, 2026
  • Location
    Seattle University

  "Best in the West" is a voir dire competition between the law schools in Washington and Oregon. This year's competition will be hosted at Seattle University. 

  We need the following volunteers:

  • ABOTA Coaches - we need 1 ABOTA member to team up with each Oregon law school to help coach the team. Time commitments will be determined by the ABOTA member and the law school faculty.
    
    
  • Judges - we need 4 judges to attend the competition and evaluate the teams using the provided rubrik.
    
    
  • General Staffing - we need 4-5 people to help the day of the event, including check-in, jury management, timer, and other jobs that help make the day run smoothly.

  Please reach out to Nicole at nicole@or-abota.org if you are interested in helping. Travel to Seattle is required for the roles listed above.

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• ABOTA National Board Meeting

  • Start
    Thursday, July 09, 2026
  • End
    Saturday, July 11, 2026
  • Location
    Detroit, MI

  ABOTA National Meetings are open to all ABOTA members. The January meeting includes a Leadership Conference with additional programming and speakers.

  Registration is through the National website www.abota.org.

  Once registration is open (likely in January 2026) you must register for the meeting first, and then you will be sent information on booking the hotel.

  If you have questions, please contact Nicole at nicole@or-abota.org.

  
  

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• ABOTA National Board Meeting

  • Start
    Thursday, October 15, 2026
  • End
    Saturday, October 17, 2026
  • Location
    Philadelphia, PA

  ABOTA National Meetings are open to all ABOTA members. The January meeting includes a Leadership Conference with additional programming and speakers.

  Registration is through the National website www.abota.org.

  Once registration is open (likely in July 2026) you must register for the meeting first, and then you will be sent information on booking the hotel.

  If you have questions, please contact Nicole at nicole@or-abota.org.

  
  

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