Program Details
2026-08-06 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-08-06 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session provides a practitioner-level analysis of the active Fifth/Ninth Circuit split between Hignell-Stark I & II and Rosenblatt v. City of Santa Monica on whether primary-residence and owner-occupancy requirements violate the Dormant Commerce Clause.
Graham Williams
Matthew R. Slaughter
Chance Weldon 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session addresses the companion constitutional and state-law theories STR litigators must deploy or defend alongside Dormant Commerce Clause challenges, covering Nekrilov takings analysis, Zaatari retroactivity, Idaho Code § 67-6539 preemption, and the municipal-defense evidentiary record.
Graham WilliamsMatthew R. SlaughterChance WeldonGraham Williams is a partner at Sternberg, Naccari & White in New Orleans, where he leads a general business and litigation practice focused on complex commercial conflicts, real estate disputes, partnership disputes, and director and officer issues. A significant portion of Graham’s practice involves handling enforcement actions and compliance issues for owners and operators of short-term rentals in New Orleans, where STR owners and operators face a complex regulatory landscape. Graham joined the firm in 2020 and was named partner in 2023 after five years at a large New Orleans firm.
Matthew Slaughter is a commercial litigator and trusted outside counsel at Flanagan Partners LLP in New Orleans, where he embeds himself in his clients’ operations to spot risk, tighten contracts, and resolve problems before they escalate—and tries them when they do. Licensed in both Louisiana and Alabama, Matt represents a growing portfolio of regional and national companies, startups, and high-net-worth individuals, serving as the first call for legal issues ranging from contract interpretation and employment matters to intellectual property, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
Chance Weldon is a Senior Attorney and the Director of Litigation for the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Chance was one of the first attorneys hired by former litigation director Rob Henneke in 2015, and since joining the Foundation he has worked on some of its most important cases—from protecting the rights of property owners along the Red River in North Texas in Aderholt v. BLM, to striking down the City of Austin’s onerous short-term rental regulations in Zaatari v. City of Austin, to reinvigorating the Commerce Clause in TPPF’s litigation against the federal government’s Eviction Moratorium and Vaccine Mandate.
Graham Williams is a partner at Sternberg, Naccari & White in New Orleans, where he leads a general business and litigation practice focused on complex commercial conflicts, real estate disputes, partnership disputes, and director and officer issues. A significant portion of Graham’s practice involves handling enforcement actions and compliance issues for owners and operators of short-term rentals in New Orleans, where STR owners and operators face a complex regulatory landscape. Graham joined the firm in 2020 and was named partner in 2023 after five years at a large New Orleans firm.
Matthew Slaughter is a commercial litigator and trusted outside counsel at Flanagan Partners LLP in New Orleans, where he embeds himself in his clients’ operations to spot risk, tighten contracts, and resolve problems before they escalate—and tries them when they do. Licensed in both Louisiana and Alabama, Matt represents a growing portfolio of regional and national companies, startups, and high-net-worth individuals, serving as the first call for legal issues ranging from contract interpretation and employment matters to intellectual property, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
Chance Weldon is a Senior Attorney and the Director of Litigation for the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Chance was one of the first attorneys hired by former litigation director Rob Henneke in 2015, and since joining the Foundation he has worked on some of its most important cases—from protecting the rights of property owners along the Red River in North Texas in Aderholt v. BLM, to striking down the City of Austin’s onerous short-term rental regulations in Zaatari v. City of Austin, to reinvigorating the Commerce Clause in TPPF’s litigation against the federal government’s Eviction Moratorium and Vaccine Mandate.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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