Douglas Lind: Judicial/Legal Educational Seminars

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Educational Seminars

 

Douglas Lind regularly teaches seminars on logic and legal reasoning, decision-making, and legal writing for judges and lawyers. The seminars, which are designed to cover the basic forms of reasoning and argumentation used in law and judicial decision-making, are offered through The National Judicial College, where Lind has served on the faculty since 1994, The Professional Education Group, Inc. (since 2000), and independently.

Sponsoring organizations for Lind's seminars include the following:

 

Federal Bar Associations and Administrative Agencies

American Bar Association Central and Eastern European Law Initiative (CEELI)

American Bar Association, Section of Litigation

National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate Boards (NAUIAB)

National Indian Court Justice Association

United States Board of Immigration Appeals

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Idaho

United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Review Commission

 

State Courts, Bar Associations and Administrative Agencies

Arizona State Bar                                                                   

Colorado Supreme Court                                                       

Georgia Institute for Continuing Legal Education                      

Idaho Magistrate Judges' Institute

Iowa Association of Administrative Law Judges

Kansas Association of Defense Counsel

Missouri Public Service Commission

Nevada State Bar

Nevada Supreme Court

New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education

New Mexico State Bar

New York State Judicial Institute

New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board

North Carolina Bar Association Foundation

Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution

Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute

Oklahoma State Bar

Oregon State Bar

Pennsylvania Bar Institute

South Carolina Bar - CLE Division

Texas Center for the Judiciary

Wisconsin State Public Defender Association
 

Upcoming Seminars:


Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, April 24-25, 2006.

Sponsor: The National Judicial College

Logic and Decision Making in Appellate Courts, 8-Hour Seminar on Logic and Decisionmaking, offered as part of week-long course, 'Essential Skills for Appellate Judges', sponsored by The National Judicial College, Boston, Massachusetts, July 5, 2006.

Sponsor: The National Judicial College

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 7-8, 2006.

Sponsor: The National Judicial College

 

 

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2005

 

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 16-Hour Seminar on Logic and Legal Reasoning offered as part of one-week training course for Department of Health and Human Services administrative law judges and staff attorneys, Washington, D.C., October 27-28, 2005.

 

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar for the Nevada Supreme Court justices and law clerks, Carson City, Nevada, October 25, 2005.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 3-Hour Seminar for the Law Firm of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 14, 2005.

 

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 15-16, 2005.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 22, 2005.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, July 21, 2005.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 20, 2005.

 

Fair Hearing Procedures and Practice: Logic, 4-Hour Seminar on Logic and Decisionmaking, offered as part of a two-week training course for Medicare administrative law judges, at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 18, 2005.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar, New Brunswick, New Jersey, July 15, 2005.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by CLE West, Phoenix, Arizona, June 28, 2005.

 

Logic in Decision Writing, 3-Hour Seminar presented at the New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ALJ Training Conference, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York, June 3, 2005.

 

Logic in Decision Writing, 3-Hour Seminar presented at the New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ALJ Training Conference, Albany Law School, Albany, New York, May 24, 2005.

 

Logic for Appellate Judges, 6-Hour Seminar at the Texas Appellate Judges Conference, sponsored by the Texas Center for the Judiciary, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, April 21, 2005.

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, April 4-5, 2005.

2004

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Oregon State Bar, Portland, Oregon, December 10, 2004.

Logic, 2-Hour Seminar at the Texas College for New Judges, sponsored by the Texas Center for the Judiciary, Austin, Texas, December 8, 2004.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 2-Hour Seminar on Logic for defense attorneys, sponsored by the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel, Kansas City, Missouri, December 3, 2004.

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, November 30, 2004.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute, Columbus,

Ohio, November 29, 2004.

 

The Art of Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, November 12, 2004.

Logic and Decision Making in Appellate Courts, 8-Hour Seminar on Logic and Decisionmaking, offered as part of week-long course, 'Logic, Opinion Writing and Group Decision Making in Appellate Courts', sponsored by The National Judicial College, San Francisco, California, September 1, 2004.

Logic and Decision Making for Unemployment Insurance Appellate Judges, Two 2-Hour Workshops sponsored by National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate Boards, Boise, Idaho, June 22, 2004.

 

Reasoned Decision Making in the Unemployment Insurance Appellate Process, 1-Hour Plenary Address at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate Boards, Boise, Idaho, June 22, 2004.

Logic and Decision Making for Tribal Appellate Judges, 8-Hour Seminar as part of a week-long course 'Essential Skills for the Tribal Appellate Judge', co-sponsored by the National Indian Court Justice Association, The National Tribal Judicial Center, and The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, June 9, 2004.

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, March 8-9, 2004.

2003

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Georgia Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, Georgia, December 18, 2003.

Legal Writing, 4-Hour Seminar sponsored by the New York State Judicial Institute, White Plains, New York, December 10, 2003.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 7, 2003.

Legal Writing I – Logic and Reasoning, 3-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Idaho Magistrate Judges’ Institute, Boise, Idaho, November 6, 2003.

Legal Writing I – Logic and Reasoning 3-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Idaho Magistrate Judges’ Institute, Boise, Idaho, November 5, 2003.

Legal Writing I – Logic and Reasoning, 3-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Idaho Magistrate Judges’ Institute, Boise, Idaho, November 4, 2003.

Logic for Judges, 18-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 10-12, 2003.

Logic and Decision Making for Tribal Appellate Court Judges, 8-Hour Seminar co-sponsored by the National Indian Court Justice Association and The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 23, 2003.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 8-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Oklahoma State Bar, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 24, 2003.

Logic for Judges, 18-Hour Seminar on Logic and Legal Reasoning offered as part of one-week training course on logic and opinion writing for judges, Seattle, Washington, March 23-25, 2003.

 2002

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 10-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of one-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, September 11-12, 2002.

Logic for Tribal Court Judges, 16-Hour Seminar co-sponsored by the National Indian Court Justice Association and The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, September 9-10, 2002.

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, June 24-25, 2002.

Aristotle on the Bench: Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 5-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Iowa Association of Administrative Law Judges and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Administrative Hearings Division, Des Moines, Iowa, April 24, 2002.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 18-Hour Seminar on Logic and Legal Reasoning offered as part of one-week training course for administrative law judges, Washington, D.C., February 17-19, 2002.

 2001

Logic for Tribal Court Judges, 16-Hour Seminar co-sponsored by the National Indian Court Justice Association and The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, December 3-4, 2001.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 23-24, 2001.

Logic and Decision Making for Tribal Appellate Court Judges, 8-Hour Seminar co-sponsored by the National Indian Court Justice Association and The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 18, 2001.

The Use of Case Law and Precedent at the European Court of Human Rights, 2-Day Seminar for Armenian judges, procurators, and advocates (co-presenter: Judge Willi Fuhrmann, European Court of Human Rights), Lake Sevan, Armenia, July 1-2, 2001.

The Use of Case Law and Precedent at the European Court of Human Rights, Two-Day Seminar for Armenian judges, procurators, and advocates (co-presenter: Judge Willi Fuhrmann, European Court of Human Rights), Lake Sevan, Armenia, June 29-30, 2001.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 16-Hour Seminar sponsored by Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution, Moscow, Idaho, May 21-22, 2001.

The Role of Logic in Legal Reasoning, Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 12, 2001.

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, March 5-6, 2001.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 8-Hour Seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, February 23, 2001.

Essential Skills for Administrative Law Judges, 8-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of one-week training course for administrative law judges, Washington, D.C., February 21, 2001.

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Logic and Legal Reasoning, 8-Hour Seminar sponsored by the New Mexico State Bar, Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 14, 2000.

Logic for Tribal Court Judges, 16-Hour Seminar co-sponsored by the National Indian Court Justice Association and The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, December 4-5, 2000.

Logic and Decision Making for Tribal Appellate Court Judges, 8-Hour Seminar co-sponsored by the National Indian Court Justice Association and The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, September 21, 2000.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 14-15, 2000.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 8-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Nevada State Bar, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 11, 2000.

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 10-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of two-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 1-2, 2000.

Logic and Appellate Reasoning, 8-Hour Seminar on Logic offered for staff attorneys of the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals, Alexandria, Virginia, June 21, 2000.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 6-Hour Seminar at the Law Firm of Foley & Lardner, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2000.

Logic for Appellate Judges, 6-Hour Seminar on Logic offered for members of the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals, as part of a one-week seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice – Executive Office for Immigration Review, held at the National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, April 13, 2000.

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, April 10-11, 2000.

 1999

Logic for Lawyers, 6-Hour Seminar sponsored by the South Carolina Bar – CLE Division, University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 5, 1999.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 20-22, 1999.

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 9-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of two-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 10-11, 1999.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 2-Hour Seminar for the Federal Practice Program, Sponsored by United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Idaho, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, July 14, 1999.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, June 21-22, 1999.

Logic and Appellate Reasoning, 16-Hour Seminar for the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Denver, Colorado, May 21-22, 1999.

Logic and Legal Reasoning, 18-Hour Seminar sponsored by the Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution, Moscow, Idaho, May 17-18, 1999.

Logic for Judges, 16-Hour Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, April 19-20, 1999.

 1998

Logic for Legal Practitioners, 8-Hour Seminar for the Wisconsin State Public Defender Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nov. 12, 1998.

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 8-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of two-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, Aug. 11-12, 1998.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, June 21-23, 1998.

Logic for Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, May 4-6, 1998.

 1997                                                                 Back to Top

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 7-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of two-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, Aug. 13-14, 1997.

Logic in Agency Decisionmaking, 8-Hour Seminar for U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Review Commission, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1997.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, June 8-10, 1997.

Logic for Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, May 18-20, 1997.

 1996

Ethical Considerations in Mediation, Conference on Mediation Advocacy, Sponsored by the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 18, 1996.

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 21-23, 1996.

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 7-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of two-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, June 19-20, 1996.

Logic for Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, May 19-21, 1996.

 1995

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 16-Hour Seminar for Missouri Public Service Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri, Oct. 2-3, 1995.

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 6-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of two-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 26-27, 1995.

Logic for Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, May 5-7, 1995.

 1994

Logic for Administrative Law Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, August 14-16, 1994.

Essential Skills for the Appellate Judge, 6-Hour Seminar on Logic offered as part of two-week appellate training course at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, July 25, 1994.

Logic for Judges, 2.5-Day Seminar at The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, May 4-6, 1994.

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Last update: 22-Nov-2005


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