THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020
2:00 - 4:00 PM ET 

Lawyers for Civil Justice would like you to invite you to our virtual May Membership Meeting. We welcome all our members to a complimentary webinar session where you will hear an update about LCJ's advocacy work from LCJ General Counsel Alex Dahl, followed by a panel discussion.
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Below, please find additional details on registration, the webinar's schedule, and speakers. Check back to this page for any updates. 

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​Please note that only LCJ members who register will be provided access to the webinar link.
SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020
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2:00pm ET - 2:15pm ET
Update from Alex Dahl, LCJ's General Counsel

2:15pm ET - 3:00pm ET
Congressman Trey Gowdy and John Kuppen, Nelson Mullins, will discuss Congress' oversight function and its response to the COVID crisis.

3:00pm ET - 3:45pm ET
Former White House Counsel Don McGahn and Alex Dahl will discuss the status of federal judicial nominations, confirmations, and how President Trump has reshaped the federal judiciary.

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OUr speakers

John Kuppens is a member of Nelson Mullin's Consumer Product Safety, Risk Prevention and Regulatory Practice Group, and its Consumer & Mechanical Products Litigation Group. He has experience in consumer product risk prevention and regulatory counseling, product liability litigation, commercial litigation, and state procurement matters. He currently serves as Immediate Past President of the 22,000-member DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, the leading organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel.

​Trey Gowdy is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989, where he was a member of the scholastic honor society “Order of the Wig and Robe. After law school he clerked for a judge on the South Carolina Court of Appeals and then for a United States District Court trial judge.

From 1994-2000, as a federal prosecutor, Trey prosecuted the full range of federal crimes including narcotics trafficking, bank robbery, car jacking, kidnapping, child pornography cases, and the murder of a federal witness. He was awarded the Postal Inspector’s Award for the successful prosecution of J. Mark Allen, one of “America’s Most Wanted” suspects.  In 2000, he left the U.S. Attorney's office to run for 7th Circuit Solicitor (District Attorney) in Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties. As 7th Circuit Solicitor, Trey led an office of 25 attorneys and 65 total employees.

In 2010, he ran for congress to represent the 4th Congressional District (Greenville and Spartanburg Counties).  While in congress he served on the Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Intelligence Committee, Education and the Workforce Committee and Ethics Committee.  He was also chosen to chair a Select Committee on the events occurring in Libya on September 11-12, 2012.  

While in congress he actively participated in numerous congressional investigations, sponsored bills signed into law, and had deep and meaningful relationships with scores of colleagues on both sides of the aisle. 
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After four terms in congress, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 and would leave public service for good; thus ending his career with a flawless record in the courtroom and undefeated in political races. In January of 2019, he returned to his beloved South Carolina to practice law, teach classes with his close friend Senator Tim Scott, and speak on legal issues he considers important to our country. 
Don McGahn represents clients before government agencies, in enforcement matters, and in court disputes arising from government regulation or action. He handles litigation, crisis management, regulatory compliance, and political issues.

Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2019, Don served as Counsel to the President of the United States, advising Donald J. Trump on all legal issues concerning the President and his administration, including constitutional and statutory authority, executive orders, international agreements, tariffs, trade, administrative law, and national security. Don also managed the judicial selection process for the President. During Don's tenure, a historic number of judges were appointed to the federal bench, including two Supreme Court justices. In addition, he spearheaded President Trump's deregulation efforts, which resulted in deregulation at record rates. Following Don's departure from the White House, the President appointed him to the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States, a nonpartisan, independent agency dedicated to promoting improvement to administrative agency processes.

Don's accomplishments have been recognized at the highest levels of government. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated that Don concluded his tenure "not only as the best White House Counsel I've seen on the job, but more broadly, as one of the most successful and consequential aides to any President in recent memory."

Don was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2008, and confirmed in the Senate by unanimous consent, to serve as a member of the Federal Election Commission. He also served as outside Counsel to the Committee on House Administration during the 113th and 114th Congresses and as general counsel to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Alex Dahl serves as General Counsel to LCJ, providing strategic advice and counsel regarding its civil justice reform initiatives.  Alex recently founded his own firm, and prior to that was a Shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.  He served previously as the Deputy Staff Director and Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he spent five years advising then-Chairman, Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT).
Alex worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia and also practiced general commercial litigation in Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Dee V. Benson, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Utah.
**As a reminder, any filming or recording of this meeting is prohibited.**
 
If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, please send an email to Kristie Jones at kjones@lfcj.com.