The 2016 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference will take place May 3 - 5 in Rogers, Arkansas. Rogers is in the northwest corner of Arkansas, near Bentonville and Fayetteville. It is approximately a six-hour drive from Omaha.

The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, will speak at the conference on Wednesday, May 4. Robert Manfred, the Commission of Major League Baseball, and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will also speak. For additional information about other speakers and registration, go to http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/internetDocs/publicNotices/2016/8thCirConfRe....

In order to encourage attendance at this year's conference, the Federal Practice Committee is offering a $200 per-person rebate on the conference registration fee of $350 for the first twenty-five lawyers who register for the conference and submit proof of their attendance. Attorneys who are interested in the rebate should register for the conference and forward a copy of their registration to Susie_Cordero@ned.uscourts.gov. Following the conference, those attorneys should send proof of their attendance to Ms. Cordero.

Thank you.

Andre Barry, Chair
Federal Practice Committee
District of Nebraska