35th Annual Program in Law and Technology Seminar

The 35th annual Program In Law and Technology (PILT) Seminar will be held on Friday, November 13 at the University of Dayton School of Law. This year's seminar is titled, "AI Demystified: Law, Practice, and the Technology Behind It."

CLE of 5.0 hours (4.0 hours General; 1.0 hour Attorney Professional Conduct) is approved in Ohio.

The fee for the 2026 seminar is $295.

Scholarship registrations are available for full-time judges, government employees, and professors (non-UD) for $150. All military personnel, full-time students (including non-UD), and UD faculty and staff may register for free.

CLE Financial Hardship: The University of Dayton School of Law is dedicated to offering high-quality Continuing Legal Education opportunities at a reasonable cost to attendees, but will grant full or partial fee-waivers based upon a demonstration of financial hardship.

If you have any questions, please email lawandtechnology@udayton.edu.

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Agenda

8:00-8:45 a.m.: Registration, Atrium

Continental breakfast available during registration

8:45-9:00 a.m.: Welcome, Courtroom

Welcome
Professor Daniel Schoeni, PILT Director
Introduction
Christopher Roederer, Dean, University of Dayton School of Law

9:00-10:00 a.m.: Session #1, Courtroom

Behind the Curtain: How AI Really Works
Presented by Jason Mars, Associate Professor, Michigan Institute for Data & AI in Society, University of Michigan

10:00-11:00 a.m.: Session #2, Courtroom

AI Copyright Infringement and the Protection of AI Outputs
Presented by William S. Morriss, FBT Gibbons LLP

11:00-11:50 a.m.: 15 Minute Break

Coffee available in the Atrium

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Session #3, Courtroom

Privacy: AI Regulation in the EU/UK
Presented by Robert Carolina, General Counsel, Internet Systems Consortium Senior Fellow, Royal Holloway University of London

12:15-1:15 p.m.: Lunch, Atrium

Lunch provided

1:15-2:15 p.m.: Breakout Sessions

Track #1: Courtroom

AI Utilization Patent Practitioner Demonstration
Presented by Theodore (Ted) Wood, Managing Partner, Wood IP

Track #2: Room 111

Artificial Intelligence, Real Liability
In conjunction with the Dayton Bar Association
Co-Presented by Matthew Coatney, CIO, Thompson Hine and Glen McMurry, Partner, Taft

2:15-2:30 p.m.: 15 Minute Break

Coffee available in the Atrium

2:30-3:30 p.m.: Session #4, Courtroom

AI and Professional Ethics
Presented by Sean Elameto, Ethics Counsel, Air Force Materiel Command

3:30 p.m.: Adjournment

Parking Information

Parking for the Program In Law and Technology Seminar is free. Attendees are required to go to to the Visitor Center at University Circle/L Street to obtain a parking pass.