02/13/2025 - Avoiding Legal Malpractice and Ethical Violations for Trust and Estate Attorneys
This webinar presentation will discuss recent cases involving careless and negligent attorney actions that have resulted in malpractice claims. This panel will also cover when attorneys owe duties to non-clients and when heirs and beneficiaries can sue for malpractice.
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02/24/2025 - 2024: The Year in Trust and Estate Litigation
Join Jeff Loew, Ciaran O’Sullivan, and Matt Owens to hear about the 2024 updates in the areas of Trust and Estate Litigation. The panel will cover new case law from the past year, as well as new, amended, or deleted laws that may impact trust and estate litigators, and more.
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Failure to Disclose Claims in Residential Real Estate Sales: Claims, Defenses, Damages and How to Resolve the Cases Effectively
In this webinar, the speaker, Deb Graceffa will provide a unique perspective to failure to disclose cases.
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04/15/2025 - Liars and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! The world of truthful statements is a zoo!
Half truths, misleading statements, internet sleuthing…can lawyers slither through the practice like a feline? We pop up with a lie, or sneak up on our prey to learn as much as we can about witnesses, jurors, and others. But what are the limits? When are misrepresentations actionable? Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, as he explores it all.
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02/18/2025 - Take my Law School Ethics Exam, Episode #2
Do you still have it? Do you think you’ll be able to see the issues in a typical law school exam? Stuart Teicher (the CLE Performer) teaches professional responsibility in law school and he’s going to walk you through one of the exams he recently gave his students (don’t worry — you don’t really have to take the exam if you don’t want to…you can just listen to him talk about it).
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03/26/2025 - How to Effectively Take a Deposition – The fun Part of Law
This seminar will go through the nuts and bolts of preparing for and taking an effective deposition. We will also do a deep dive into how to use the deposition to most effectively posture the case with the other side, opposing counsel, insurance adjusters and other decision makers. This seminar is appropriate for both newer and seasoned litigators.
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02/19/2025 - Beyond the Billable Hour: Harnessing AI to Build an Online Legal Practice?
90% of legal services will be delivered online by 2030. Don’t get left behind as the industry goes through rapid shifts. Client expectations have changed, and legal consumers have become accustomed to having virtual meetings, paying bills online, and interacting with service providers via client portals on their smartphones.
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03/20/2025 - eDiscovery Case Law Update
Join the Litigation and Law Practice Management & Technology Sections for an eDiscovery Case Law CLE session that will feature the latest instructive discovery orders from the past year, legal technology trends, and practice point takeaways for litigators to incorporate into their discovery practice.
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02/13/2025 - GenAI Case Law: A Survey of 37 Judicial Opinions Addressing Use (and Misuse) of GenAI in Court Documents
This program reviews a year of judicial opinions referencing Generative AI, highlighting how judges, lawyers, and others use these tools—both creatively and problematically. We'll explore ethical, responsible deployment and discuss cases of misuse, sanctions, and evolving AI roles in law.
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03/12/2025 - 2024: The Year in Estate Planning, Trust Administration, and Probate
Top 2024 legal updates in estate planning, trust administration, and probate laws will be discussed by Mara Mahana, Jennifer Scharre, and Kristin Yokomoto. Topics will include changes to: the small estate probate procedures for real property and related Judicial Council form, a trustee’s discretionary power to terminate a trust, the rules concerning private fiduciaries, and the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. The speakers will also discuss the impact of 2024 case law on trust modifications and estate planning malpractice, and more.
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03/12/2025 - Better Sleep – Better You!
Sleep is the foundation of our health, yet it's often the first thing we sacrifice in our fast-paced legal careers. This webinar will explore why quality sleep is critical to your mental, emotional, and physical well-being—and how failing to prioritize it can hinder both your productivity and overall health.
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02/27/2025 - Navigating Appellate E-Filing: From Errors to Excellence
Join us for the MCLE program, Navigating Appellate E-Filing: From Errors to Excellence, where we tackle the most common e-filing errors that can derail your case. Whether you’re new to appellate practice or need a refresher, this session is essential for mastering the complexities of electronic filing. Don’t let avoidable mistakes hold you back—register today!
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04/10/2025 - Winning Strategies for California Evidence Code Section 402 Hearings at Trial
Purpose of this webinar is for trial attorneys to develop useful tools to limit and/or outright knock out an expert’s opinions even when the Trial Judge is inclined to allow the expert to testify.
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03/13/2025 - A Hearsay Primer: Learning the Hearsay Rules and Their Applications
Experienced criminal defense attorney Jeff Aaron returns with another California evidence seminar in his popular series. This lecture will cover hearsay in the California Evidence Code and case law, including the rules admitting or excluding hearsay, and the application of those rules to various trial scenarios and kinds of evidence.
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02/28/2025 - Uruguay as a Member of the PCT
This program will give the audience an overview and general information about Uruguay being a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
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02/28/2025 - How to Handle Delaware, New York/New Jersey & Texas Bankruptcy Filings that Affect California Lawyers & Clients
This webinar is cover, (1) Pro Hac Vice steps to take when Bankruptcy is filed in Delaware, New York/New Jersey & Texas, (2) Comparisons-Differences in Circuit splits on major issues including (a) UCC standing to bring derivative claims in LLC debtor cases; (b) post-Purdue rulings; and (c) recent avoidance action opinions that will impact California defendants. (3) Compare/contrast 9th Cir/California precedent on major Circuit difference areas. (4) The importance of Local Rules and Chambers procedures, which combine to govern almost every aspect of practicing in Delaware, New York/New Jersey & Texas. (5) Details on handling Preference Defenses, Claim Filings, California Agricultural Lien practice pointers & Sections 363 (sale motions) and 365 (executory contract issues) would also be covered.
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03/11/2025 - What Tom Cruise Teaches about Attorney Ethics
Join Stuart Teicher, the CLE Performer, as he shows us how communicating with clients doesn't have to be an impossible mission (Rule 1.4); how being a thought-leading Maverick is really all about competence (Rule 1.1); and more. All we need are a few good men and women who want to smile their way through learning some ethics.
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02/20/2025 - The Invisible Burden: Understanding and Overcoming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Vicarious Trauma in Attorneys
This program will discuss PTSD and vicarious trauma and its impact on an attorney’s competence; Explore the areas of practice attorneys most prone to these issues; Explain what trauma-informed lawyering is; Review a self-assessment; and Promote resources and strategies.
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03/04/2025 - Disaster Recovery from Wildfires:5 Steps from Chaos to Control for Attorneys
This presentation, outlines a 5-step proven method to rapidly recovering your firm during a major disaster interruption from beginning to end.
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