Agenda
37th Wiley A. Branton Issues Symposium | In Conjunction with the Labor & Employment and Real Property, Trust & Estate Conferences
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
| Time | Session / Event |
|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | Welcome Reception (Off Site) Labor & Employment Conference |
Thursday, October 15, 2026
| Time | Session / Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration All Attendees |
| 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM | When Workplace Investigations Go Wrong Labor & Employment Conference |
| 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Election Protection/Voter Registration Community Event All Attendees |
| 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM | Reasonable or Risky? Navigating the Surge in Workplace Accommodations Labor & Employment Conference |
| 11:00 AM – 11:55 AM | The Privacy Tightrope: Balancing Employee Data and Legal Risk Labor & Employment Conference |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break All Attendees |
| 1:05 PM – 2:00 PM | Pay Equity, Transparency, and Litigation Risk Labor & Employment Conference |
| 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM | NBA Board of Governors Meeting All Attendees |
| 2:05 PM – 3:00 PM | Class, Collective, and Representative Actions After Arbitration Disruption Labor & Employment Conference |
| 3:05 PM – 4:00 PM | Assessing Value, Proving Damages: A Dual Perspective on Employment Litigation Labor & Employment Conference |
| 4:05 PM – 5:00 PM | Trying the Case: Modern Trial Strategy in Labor & Employment Litigation Labor & Employment Conference |
| 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Opening Reception All Attendees |
Friday, October 16, 2026
| Time | Session / Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Registration All Attendees |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast All Attendees |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Presidential Showcase: The New Frontier: Revolutionizing our Civil Rights Agenda! All Attendees |
| 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM | The New Discrimination Landscape: DEI, Backlash, Political Speech in the Workplace and Legal Risk Labor & Employment Conference |
| 10:05 AM – 11:15 AM | Voting in the Digital Age: AI, Disinformation, and the Integrity of Elections Wiley A Branton Issues Symposium |
| 10:05 AM – 11:15 AM | Fundamentals of Building an Estate Planning Practice Real Property, Trust and Estate Conference |
| 11:00 AM – 11:55 AM | Blurred Lines: Joint Employment, Independent Contractors, and Liability Labor & Employment Conference |
| 11:15 AM – 12:25 PM | The New Poll Tax: How Modern Restrictions Disproportionately Burden the Vote Wiley A Branton Issues Symposium |
| 11:15 AM – 12:25 PM | Estate Planning 101 Real Property, Trust and Estate Conference |
| 12:30 PM – 2:15 PM | Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon & Keynote All Attendees |
| 2:20 PM – 3:15 PM | Trade Secrets in Flux: Federal and State Developments Shaping Enforcement Labor & Employment Conference |
| 2:35 PM – 3:45 PM | The Ballot and the Badge: How Election Outcomes Can Reduce Police Brutality Wiley A Branton Issues Symposium |
| 2:35 PM – 3:45 PM | Case Study: From Consultation to Signed Estate Plan Real Property, Trust and Estate Conference |
| 3:20 PM – 4:10 PM | Immigration Enforcement in the Workplace: Raids, Audits, and Compliance Risks Labor & Employment Conference |
| 3:50 PM – 5:00 PM | The Trial Playbook: Fighting Police Brutality in Court Wiley A Branton Issues Symposium |
| 3:50 PM – 5:00 PM | Introduction to Advanced Branches of Estate Planning Real Property, Trust and Estate Conference |
| 4:15 PM – 5:05 PM | Union Activity & Labor Law: Organizing, the NLRB, and Employer Risk Labor & Employment Conference |
| 5:10 PM – 6:00 PM | Beyond the Company: Executive and Manager Liability in Employment Litigation Labor & Employment Conference |
| 6:00 PM | Networking Reception All Attendees |
Saturday October 17, 2026
| Time | Session / Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Presidential Showcase: Sabotage: The Fight to Protect Election Results All Attendees |
| 10:30 AM – 11:45 PM | The New Poll Tax: How Modern Restrictions Disproportionately Burden the Vote Wiley A Branton Issues Symposium |
| 10:30 AM – 11:45 PM | Succession Planning for Churches and Business Owners: The New Civil Rights Era Real Property, Trust and Estate Conference |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Who Is in Office Matters! The NBA Non-Partisan Political Institute Wiley A Branton Issues Symposium |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Probate Administration Real Property, Trust and Estate Conference |
