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James L. Banks, Jr.
General Counsel
SHRM
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James L. "Jim" Banks serves as SHRM's General Counsel, managing SHRM's legal functions, overseeing the work of outside counsel, and serving as key lawyer and legal advisor on major business transactions.
Previously, Banks served as City Attorney to the City of Alexandria, Va., representing and advising the mayor, city council, city manager and city departments on a variety of legal matters. He was previously a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP and McGuireWoods LLP, where he focused on employment litigation.
Banks began his legal career in Richmond, Va., and he practiced law in the private and public sectors, including serving as both prosecutor and judge. He has a broad background in legal ethics and spent over 10 years in the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary system, ultimately serving as Chair of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board. He was an instructor for the Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course and has taught frequently on topics of ethics and professionalism. He is also an adjunct professor at Virginia Tech in the Master of Public Administration program.
Banks is a veteran of the U.S. Army and Virginia Army National Guard and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia, a master's degree in Public Policy from Walden University and a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College.
This speaker is a member of the SHRM Speakers Bureau.
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Beth De Lima
Principal Consultant and Founder
HRM Consulting, Inc.
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Beth B. De Lima, M.B.A., SHRM-SCP is the principal consultant and founder of HRM Consulting, Inc., where she provides expert testimony, FMLA/ADA training, and consulting in various HR areas. She is also CEO and co-founder of Leave Management Solutions LLC where her Integrated Leave and Accommodation Management SystemTM, coaching and online training for HR pros and non-HR managers and supervisors, help governmental and pseudo-governmental clients easily manage federal FMLA and ADA issues, as well as the critical California specific Medical Leaves and Accommodations in compliance with CFRA and FEHA. Ms. De Lima is nationally certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, with a California specific certification (SPHR-CA) by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and was appointed to sit on the Employee Health, Safety, and Security Special Expertise Panel. She is a certified mediator, U.C. Berkeley, Extension Program and has been appointed to the Amador County Superior Court Mediation Panel.
Ms. De Lima will focus her training presentation at the Western Region IPMA - HR Conference services on how to pro-actively manage FMLA leaves and ADA accommodations in your workplace. Strategies, best practices and little known free and paid resources will be covered to help make managing FMLA, ADA, Pregnancy Disability and Baby Bonding as easy as possible for you, including worker’s compensation compliance requirements, if needed.
Ms. De Lima may be reached at 209-728-8905 or bdelima@hrmconsulting.com, or you may visit her websites at: LeaveManagementSolutions.com and HRMconsulting.com