06/06/2024 - Legal Engineering and Prototyping
In this session, we will discuss the importance of how attorneys experimenting with technology and prototype solutions could attract more business for their clients.
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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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04/17/2024 - Ethica Ex Machina: AI Ethics for T&E Attorneys and their Clients
This webinar will walk through understanding what ChatGPT and other generative AI tools are and how they work, how managerial and supervisory attorneys owe heightened ethical duties to provide trainings and other ongoing interventions with subordinate lawyers and nonlawyer assistants who may already be using generative AI, in order to ensure their compliance with ethics rules. Additionally, discover the ethical responsibilities of managerial attorneys in guiding subordinates' compliance with these rules amidst the usage of generative AI.
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03/28/2024 - QDRO Basics – A “To Do” Checklist
A QDRO is a special type of court order that divides certain retirement plan benefits in a divorce, and is issued in addition to a marital settlement agreement (MSA) or final judgment granting a divorce. Join attorney Ashley K. Quan as she provides an overview and presents a "To Do" checklist on the QDRO basics. This course does not assume prior experience.
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04/10/2024 - Non-Grantor Versus Grantor Trust Tax Planning in Light of Recent and Upcoming Tax Law Changes: How Do I Choose?
After clients decide to effectuate gifts in trust for their children or others, the next question is whether that trust should be established as a grantor trust or a non-grantor trust. This presentation will review the changing landscape on whether a grantor trust or non-grantor trust is the best fit.
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04/16/2024 - Guardians of Secrecy: Navigating Confidentiality in Arbitration Amidst the AI Revolution
Join us as we unravel the complexities of safeguarding sensitive information in arbitration proceedings amidst the rise of AI technologies, discuss strategies for maintaining confidentiality, and learn how to navigate the evolving landscape confidently!
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04/30/2024 - Afternoon with IRS Program Manager of Estate and Gift Tax Policy: Recent Developments in Estate & Gift Tax
In this webinar, the speaker will be addressing updates related to estate and gift tax matters within the IRS.
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04/09/2024 - Strategies For Responding to Non-Final Trademark Office Actions
The program will help trademark practitioners evaluate and appropriately respond to nonfinal office actions from the Trademark Office.
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05/14/2024 - The Story of the Lawyers who Violated Every Single Ethics Concept Possible
Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he tells the story of this important moment in American history and teaches about lawyer professionalism
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04/16/2024 - Can a Lawyer…? What a google search teaches about professionalism
Join Stuart Teicher as he explores the propriety of lawyer behavior as recommended by the recommendations of the search engine.
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04/04/2024 - Managing DEI During Tumultuous Times
This practical session covers employer initiatives and risk mitigation strategies associated with everything from aspirational goals and the importance of data analytics to diverse slate programs, employee resource groups and internship programs.
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06/12/2024 - Taking and Defending an Expert Deposition
Don’t be intimidated by the expert! In this session, you will learn how to develop pointed questions and techniques to help you excel at taking and defending expert depositions.
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04/23/2024 - First Quarter ADR Legislative and Case-Law Update
The speakers will provide synopses of significant ADR cases decided and legislation introduced during the first quarter of 2024.
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04/04/2024 - Trial Evidence Fundamentals Webinar
Are you a new lawyer? Has it been a while since you’ve been in trial? If so, this webinar is for you!
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04/15/2024 - Navigating CPS in Custody Dispute: Vital Insights for Family Lawyers on Dependency Law
This webinar walks Family Law Lawyers through the the Dependency process from the CPS Investigation through Dependency Custody Orders and how it intersects with the Family Court.
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04/22/2024 - Wage and Hour Essentials | What Every In-House/HR Practitioner Should Know to Ensure Compliance
Understanding and maintaining wage and hour compliance is vital to ensuring your business adheres with legal requirements while ensuring employees are correctly paid.
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06/18/2024 - What My Broken Nose, Spider-Man, and the Russian Invasion Teach About Conflicts
Join Stuart as he explains how: …Rule 1.10 is best explained by the time he broke his nose during a pickup basketball game …a hypothetical case about Spider-Man teaches “direct adversity” …Stuart’s crush on a particular entertainer explains Rule 1.7 …the Russian Invasion of the Ukraine poses explains the rule on withdrawing.
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04/18/2024 - Ethical Considerations in Criminal Law
In this presentation, attorney Stefano Molea will go over some common issues and interesting topics specific to Criminal Law, as well as responsibilities of prosecutors.
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04/03/2024 - Roadblocks on the Road to Probate Trials
The road to speedy probate trials has become more challenging over the last few years due to recent case law that places roadblocks along the way. This presentation identifies those roadblocks, as well as strategies for avoiding them.
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05/08/2024 - Gaps, Traps & Mishaps: Ethics for Non-litigators
This process is chock full of ethical traps, gaps and ultimately for the lawyer, mishaps. During this program, the speakers will discuss a whole host of possible ethical quagmires that the non-litigator may encounter, consider the the rules of professional conduct relevant to each, and best practices and risk management strategies to navigate and avoid these situations in the first place.
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07/18/2024 - From Bonnie and Clyde, to Bernie Madoff — What the Biggest Thieves in History Teach About Attorney Ethics
The ethics rules are all about deterring bad conduct…and who has conducted themselves badder than the worst thieves in history? Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he unearths the stories of some of the worst crooks in history and reveals the ethics lessons that lie beneath.
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05/17/2024 - Employment Arbitration & Mediation: Practical Tips & Latest Updates
Participants will learn about recent trends, case law, and statutes on the FEHA and the Labor Code, as well as an upcoming ballot initiative pertaining to PAGA. Participants will engage with the speakers on hypotheticals and polls.
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05/23/2024 - Key Risks of Using Open Source
This webinar will address key risks of using open source in product development, and will provide practical pointers for mitigating those risks.
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04/17/2024 - Preliminary Hearings in Arbitration: Best Practices & First Impressions
The program provides insight into how arbitrators prepare for and conduct their initial meeting with counsel. Knowing one can never make a second “first impression,” understanding how arbitrators handle Preliminary Hearings is critically important.
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06/03/2024 - Are NFTs Dead? Not so.
This panel seeks to demystify NFTs, examining their utility, potential applications, and the legal implications that accompany their growing popularity.
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