Implicit Bias in Hawaii’s Legal System—Are We Different From the Mainland?
(Live Webcast)
This is the registration for the LIVE WEBCAST EVENT VIA ZOOM
Date and Time: Friday, November 6, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Online Webinar Only. This live-stream webinar will only be available through Zoom NOT your HSBA CLE classroom. You will receive a link to the event content via email before the event starts.
Credit: This seminar qualifies for 1 CLE Ethics Credit.
Price:
$40 HSBA Member (LIVE WEBCAST)
$50 Non HSBA Member (LIVE WEBCAST)
Cost includes the LIVE webcast ONLY which will run from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm HST.
Same day registrants are welcome, but please register at least one hour before the webcast.
Cancellation/Refunds: Cancellation requests must be received by Friday, October 30, 2020 for a full refund. There will be no refunds if you miss the live webcast.
Summary:
In this CLE, presenters will provide an overview of the field of Implicit Bias- what it is and how it differs from other types of biases, and then examine the different ways Implicit Bias affects the legal system. The presentation will focus specifically on Hawaii’s legal system (criminal, civil, legislative, and administrative) and presenters will challenge participants to consider what steps can be taken—individually and collectively—to overcome the ways our implicit biases limit liberty and justice for all.
Speakers:
Tawnee E. Sakima, Ashford & Wriston
Tawnee Sakima, an associate with Ashford & Wriston, was admitted to the Hawaii bar in 2014 and joined the firm in 2018.
Tawnee is an associate in the firm’s Family Law department. She is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of Hawaii and the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Tawnee is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Family Law Section.
Prior to joining the firm, Tawnee served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Randal K.O. Lee of the First Circuit Court, from August 2014 to April 2015.
Tawnee was also a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu for over two years. As a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, she specialized in prosecuting domestic violence felonies and representing victims of domestic violence.
During law school, Tawnee worked at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and represented clients at the Child Support Enforcement Agency administrative hearings. Tawnee also externed at the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Division.
Scott S. Schmidtke, The Law Offices of John W. Schmidtke, Jr.
Scott S. Schmidtke is a practicing attorney in Honolulu and was admitted to the Hawaii bar in 2014. Schmidtke practices primarily in Family Law with his father at The Law Offices of John W. Schmidtke, Jr.
Schmidtke is the current vice-chairperson of the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Child Law Section (CLS), and has served as a CLS officer since 2017; he is also a member of the HSBA Family Law Section.
Schmidtke is a graduate of Punahou School, The University of Colorado, Boulder, and The University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law.
Schmidtke is also a graduate of the School for International Training's (SIT) Multiculturalism and Social Change program in Cape Town, South Africa, administered jointly with The University of Cape Town and University of Stellenbosch.
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