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Objectives: Social networking such as instant messaging, blogs, Twitter and Facebook has changed the face of workplace communication forever. For human resource professionals, this means the creation, adoption andenforcement of policies regulating employee behavior both in and out of the workplace. Attorney Rupe will discuss the need to manage risk, considerations in policy making, the possible disclosure of confidentialand/or intellectual property to non-employees, and the enforcement of company policies.

About the presenter:

Alan Rupe is a board-certified trial specialist, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA). Recognized for his distinctive courtroom style, skilled advocacy, and personal involvement in his clients’ cases, Alan has been tagged as “the best and most effective labor and employment trial lawyer in the state.” Alan’s experience in class and collective action wage and hour litigation is of note to employers across the nation. He brings to the table more than 30 years experience in advising clients and in litigation, and has been selected by his peers as a “Super Lawyer” for three consecutive years. He has served as lead counsel in more than 120 civil jury trials. He is “AV” peer review rated – the highest rating given. Alan is admitted to practice law in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, and appears regularly before courts and administrative agencies.

Education:J .D., Washburn University (1975) Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Barristers; National Moot Court; Comments Editor, Washburn Law Journal; B.A., with honors, University of Kansas (1972)

Admissions: Kansas, 1975; Texas, 2000; Missouri, 2004; Oklahoma, 2005; Arkansas 2008; U.S.Supreme Court, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 8th, 8th circuits

Associations: American Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association (former Board of Governors; past-President, Employment Law Section; past-Chair Continuing Legal Education Committee); Missouri Texas Bar Association; Wichita Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocacy; International Association of Defense Counsel; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (former Board of Directors); National Board of Trial Advocates; Society for Human Resource Management; DRI Commercial Class Action Committee

Publications: Co-Author: “To Talk, or Not To Talk . . . That is the Question: Communications with Potential Class Members,” DRI  Workforce Management magazine Special Certification: Alan has received special training and accredited certification as a mediatorfrom the Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution. At Kutak Rock law firm, Alan heads a group of lawyers who practice exclusively in labor and employment matters. He works closely with other Kutak employment lawyers to insure clients receive the promptness, efficiency, and personal touch that too often is lacking in the legal profession.

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