Presentations
Medical Marijuana & Employment Issues 2025
WebinarEmployment and Labor Attorney John McCreary will serve as a co-presenter for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's (PBI) webinar, "Medical Marijuana & Employment Issues 2025," on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The Medical Marijuana Act leaves much to be interpreted as it overlaps with employer responsibility and patient rights. This CLE will reveal the nuances of the Act, reflect on caselaw as it applies to employment law, and reach-out for pro bono...
Shale Insight 2025
Bayfront Conference Center 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie, PABabst Calland joins the Marcellus Shale Coalition for Shale Insight 2025, September 16-18, 2025. Shale Insight offers participants an insider’s view from the nation’s foremost energy leaders and experts on shale development, environmental protection, pipeline investment, energy driven manufacturing and jobs in demand. Attorneys Gina Buchman and Gary Steinbauer will serve as panelists for "Just Venting: Navigating the EPA’s Evolving Air Quality Standards for the Oil and Gas Industry." In...
2025 PAAZO Fall Seminar
Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Cranberry 2000 Garden View Lane, Cranberry Township, PA, United StatesMunicipal Attorney Max Junker will present "Zoning Enforcement Best Practices" at the 2025 PAAZO Fall Seminar on Thursday, September 18, 2025. This session will make sure that your municipality is conducting its zoning enforcement matters in the most efficient, but legally proper, ways. Attendees will be given the tools that they can implement – or enhance – to make their lives easier. For more information, click here.
EMLF Special Institute: Bridging Traditional and Renewable Energy Practice
VirtualBabst Calland joins the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) for its Special Institute on Bridging Traditional and Renewable Energy Practice on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Attorney Jim Curry will present an “Update on Hydrogen and Carbon Capture.” This presentation will provide an update on federal hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) policies and how they may affect initiatives in Appalachia. Key challenges and opportunities in scaling CCS and hydrogen...
2025 EMLF Fall Symposium
Central Bank Center 430 W. Vine Street, Lexington, KY, United StatesBabst Calland joins the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) for its Annual Fall Symposium, October 7-9, 2025. Employment and Labor Attorney John McCreary will present "The End of Prohibition: Marijuana Comes to the Workplace." At least 33 states have authorized the use of medical cannabis. At least 18 states have “legalized” the recreational use of cannabis. To date, federal law continues to classify cannabis as a Schedule 1 substance...