Richard Linn Inn of Court
2026-2027 Program Schedule
All Program Meetings are 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Check-in/CLE sign-in begins a half hour before the scheduled Program Meeting
Post Program Reception begins immediately after the Program Meeting.
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Date
Program
Pupilage Group Chairs
Location
Thursday
September 17IP Jeopardy
Michelle Chin
Professor Cynthia Ho
Latham & Watkins
Thursday
October 15AI Considerations: Utilities, Pitfalls, and Ethics
Ryan Phelan
Professor David Schwartz
Marshall Gerstein
Monday
November 16Dupe, There It Is! Social Media, Influencers & Enforcement
Laryssa Bedley
Adam Baechler
Amy Ziegler
Barnes & Thornburg
*co-hosted by Greer Burns & Crain
December
Date TBD
Holiday Party (No CLE program)
Wednesday
January 13Prompt, Create, Litigate: Copyright in the Age of AI
Elizabeth Winkowski
Christine Filarski
Taft
Wednesday
February 17
IP Due Diligence… DO DILIGENCE!
David Bennett
Sara Horton Tonnies
Wilkie Farr
Wednesday
March 10Data Minding: Privacy Basics for IP Attorneys
Tara Kurtis
Mary Hyde
Ashurst Perkins Coie
April
Date TBD
Advocacy Challenge
Bob Surrette
Tom DaMario
Jared Lund
Program @ Dirksen Bldg.
Reception @ Berghoff
Thursday
May 20
Beyond the Scoreboard: The Legal Landscape of Modern Sports
Sophia Gunzberg
Robert Kappers
Venable