Elizabeth Holmes: Sentencing Post Mortem
Set for Sentencing With Doug Passon - Episode #26
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Listening to Understand: What Lawyers & Clients Can Learn From Improv
Set for Sentencing With Doug Passon - Episode #24
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Presumed Punishable: Antiracism at Sentencing
Set for Sentencing With Doug Passon - Episode #15
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12/20/2023 - Tech Tips for Small Law Firms
Join our seminar for lawyers on leveraging technology in small estate planning law firms. Learn practical strategies to build systems that streamline processes, enhance client communication, and boost efficiency.
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12/12/2023 - Fundamentals of LLC and Corporation Formations with Multiple Business Partners
LLC and corporate formation start the lifecycle of an enterprise. This webinar will touch on the basics of transactional practice, as well as some of the potential conflicts that are inherent in any enterprise involving multiple business partners and stakeholders.
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12/06/2023 - Ethics for Busy Lawyers
We have to make important decisions about how to delegate administrative tasks, handle client intake, accept new cases, and communicate with clients - all while upholding our obligations under the California Rules of Professional Conduct. However, with time being a limited resource, it's easy to overlook some of these rules. This program will specifically concentrate on the rules that tend to be ignored by busy lawyers.
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01/31/2024 - How to Navigate the Ethical Landmines for Estate Planning Attorneys
The speakers will cover highlights from the Sixth Edition of the ACTEC Commentaries on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct released in March 2023 and how they related to the Rules, as well as the Fourth Edition of the Guide to the California Rules of Professional Conduct for Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Counsel issued by TEXCOM. Join this webinar to better spot ethical considerations and best practices to avoid them.
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01/11/2024 - U.S. Economic Sanctions 101
Learn to “think” like a sanctions lawyer. This webinar provides a comprehensive introduction to the U.S. economic sanctions laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), for practicing attorneys.
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A Primer on the California Penal Code Committee’s Recommendations for the 2024 Criminal Law Changes & Current State Crime Rates
This presentation will give an overview of the Penal Code Committee’s work, including its most recent recommendations and the latest data on crime rates, incarceration levels, and more.
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12/12/2023 - 2023 Annual Case Law Year in Review
A comprehensive review of the most significant employment law cases from 2023 every employment law practitioner should know.
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12/13/2023 - Strategies for Responding to a Final Office Action Rejection for Trademarks
This webinar aims to equip trademark professionals and applicants with actionable insights and strategies for effectively responding to Final Office Action rejections, a critical juncture in the trademark registration process.
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12/06/2023 - Corporate Transparency Act: Pulling Back the Curtain and Shining a Spotlight on Client Assets
This session will identify the broad implications of the Corporate Transparency Act for trusts & estates practice, with practical suggestions and ideas.
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12/07/2023 - Avoiding Unnecessary Dis-Tess. The Uspto’s New Trademark Searching Platform Is Upon Us!
The USPTO is adopting a new trademark search platform. The search platform we have all worked with– TESS – will be phased out near the end of this year. Learn the basics and tips for using the new system from Jason Lott, Managing Attorney for Trademark Customers Outreach, USPTO, and Peter Bromaghim, Partner at Womble, Bond Dickinson.
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1/16/24 - Impaired Colleague? How Neutrals Address Attorney Competence, the Warning Signs, and Avoiding a Disciplinary Complaint
This program will identify substance use and mental health issues among attorneys, discuss an attorney’s ethical obligations regarding an impaired colleague, explain how to avoid a disciplinary complaint and discuss resources available to attorneys.
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02/29/2024 -Tax Policy Flaws & Fixes: Examining Tax Penalty Traps
This webinar will address penalties for failure to report foreign gifts which can apply even though the gift is not taxable to the recipient, foreign account reporting, responsible officer penalty and a few others.
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01/18/2024 - AI and Legal Ethics: A Discussion About the California Rules of Professional Conduct for the Trademark Practitioner
This webinar will discuss the California Rules of Professional Conduct and how trademark practitioners can use AI competently and in compliance with the professional responsibility obligations of lawyers.
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12/06/2023 - Rights of Publicity Valuation and Licensing for Celebrities, Dead or Alive
Celebrity endorsements and partnerships are ubiquitous in today’s marketplace. Join our panel for an overview of the rights of publicity of celebrities, dead or alive, and the issues involved in valuing and licensing those rights.
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12/13/2023 - Top Five Critical Lessons from Mediators of Trust and Estate Disputes
Join a panel of five esteemed mediators of trust and estate disputes including Honorable James P. Gray (Ret.), Honorable Jamoa A. Moberly (Ret.), Honorable Glen M. Reiser (Ret.), Bette Epstein, Esq. and Bruce S. Ross, Esq., together with moderator Kristin Yokomoto, Esq. as we explore the intricacies of successful mediations.
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