Program Details
2026-09-03 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-03 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines how to construct a winning § 1983 excessive force claim against state and local officers in the wake of Barnes v. Felix, 605 U.S. 73 (2025), which unanimously rejected the Fifth Circuit’s moment-of-threat doctrine and mandated a totality-of-the-circumstances analysis in every circuit. Attorneys will learn how to build the factual record under the expanded temporal framework, navigate the unresolved officer-created jeopardy question, and overcome qualified immunity at the summary judgment stage. Participants will leave with concrete strategies for discovery, expert retention, and pleading choices that reflect the current post-Barnes litigation landscape.
Adam Wilson Fomby 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session examines the Federal Tort Claims Act as the primary—often the only—viable damages remedy when federal agents, including ICE and CBP officers, commit excessive force. Attorneys will learn how the Supreme Court’s June 2025 decisions in Martin v. United States and Goldey v. Fields have simultaneously expanded FTCA access and foreclosed Bivens, and how to navigate the procedural and substantive requirements that determine whether a claim survives. Attendees will leave with a working command of the SF-95 exhaustion process, the discretionary-function exception’s current scope, the law enforcement proviso’s pleading implications, and the tactical choices governing any parallel Bivens filing.
Christian ContrerasAdam Wilson Fomby is a founding partner of Borunda & Fomby PLLC, a Texas plaintiff-side firm, and focuses his practice on personal injury and complex civil litigation. His client base has ranged from large corporations to individuals who were wrongfully injured, and he has handled trials, hearings, depositions, appellate briefs, oral arguments, and a wide variety of other contested matters. He works across every stage of the litigation process, from the initial consultation through trial and appeal, in both Texas state and federal courts.
Christian Contreras is a Los Angeles trial attorney, civil rights activist, and community advocate, and the principal and managing attorney of a multi-attorney plaintiff-side firm. His practice centers on civil rights cases involving constitutional rights and on wrongful death litigation, alongside personal injury work and a limited criminal defense docket. He carries an unusually heavy trial load — an average of at least seven jury trials each year — and maintains an active appellate practice.
Adam Wilson Fomby is a founding partner of Borunda & Fomby PLLC, a Texas plaintiff-side firm, and focuses his practice on personal injury and complex civil litigation. His client base has ranged from large corporations to individuals who were wrongfully injured, and he has handled trials, hearings, depositions, appellate briefs, oral arguments, and a wide variety of other contested matters. He works across every stage of the litigation process, from the initial consultation through trial and appeal, in both Texas state and federal courts.
Christian Contreras is a Los Angeles trial attorney, civil rights activist, and community advocate, and the principal and managing attorney of a multi-attorney plaintiff-side firm. His practice centers on civil rights cases involving constitutional rights and on wrongful death litigation, alongside personal injury work and a limited criminal defense docket. He carries an unusually heavy trial load — an average of at least seven jury trials each year — and maintains an active appellate practice.
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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