The Federal Circuit Bar Association® Presents:

2025 U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Summit

Agenda Overview

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM: Introduction: Susan Swafford, Director, Office of Appeals Counsel, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

9:05 AM – 9:30 AM: State of the Board

• Henry J. Kerner, Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
• James J. Woodruff, II, Member, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

9:35 AM – 10:20 AM: Case Law Update

• Matthew Carhart, Senior Trial Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, National Courts Section
• Victoria Harrison, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Appeals Counsel, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
• Krista Cirulli, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Appeals Counsel, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

10:20 AM – 10:35 AM: Break

10:35 AM – 11:20 AM: Fireside Chat with a Federal Circuit Judge

• Elizabeth Hosford, Assistant Director, National Courts Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge

11:25 AM – 12:55 PM: Election of Remedies

• Timothy Cheng, Attorney Advisor, Investigation and Prosecution Division, United States Office of Special Counsel
• The Honorable Dan Monahan, Administrative Judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
• Wendy Doernberg, Assistant Director, Agency Oversight Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Moderator: The Honorable Ronald Weiss, Administrative Judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

12:55 PM – 1:00 PM: Closing

•  In-Person Attendee – $50.00
• Virtual Attendee – $35.00

Government Group Registrations:

•  In-Person Attendee – $50.00 per person
• Virtual Attendee – $35.00 per person

Government Group Registrations are available. Please note that Group Registrations do not come with a discount.

Please contact Orin Skeete at skeete@fedcirbar.org for more information.