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- Ethics of Contract Review
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Your long-time business client emails you and wants you to review some documents & contracts for his new business selling cryptocurrency to teenagers - and he also wants you to be the new CEO and general counsel. Good idea??
R. Shawn McBride works with business owners all over the country and he knows that things can get a little dicey with your business clients. From fake real estate transactions to drafting executive compensation packages, there are many intersections between reviewing contracts for client’s and the ethical standards of the legal profession. Shawn will present numerous common everyday scenarios where attorneys run into ethical dilemmas by discussing: Rule 1.2 - Scope of Representation, Rule 1.7-1.10 - Conflicts of Interest & Business Transactions with Clients, Rule 1.18 - Duties to Prospective Clients, Rule 1.13 - Organization as Client, Rule 2.4 - Lawyer as 3rd Party Neutral, Rule 4.3 - Unrepresented Persons, Rule 5.1 - Supervisors & Subordinates, Rule 7.3 - Info About Legal Services, Rule 1.5 - Fees, Rule 1.15 - Safekeeping Property, Rule 1.3 - Diligence, Rule 8.3 - Reporting Professional Misconduct and Rule 2.1 - Advisor.
Based in Dallas, R. Shawn McBride works with business owners all over the country. He frequently speaks on business and legal topics and he is currently licensed to practice law in 13 states and the District of Columbia.Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Business Law, Ethics
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 08/12/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
Original Production Date: 08/12/2022
Run Time: 1:00:01 - Leveraging Legal Data and Analytics to Win in State Trial Court
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Moneyball. A book written about the Oakland A's because their organization was the first to utilize research and analytics in baseball to achieve tremendous success on a limited budget. "Moneyball" has since crossed over into numerous industries = and now it’s available for trial lawyers.
How often does opposing counsel take cases to trial? What is your judge's summary judgement record? How can analytics help you write more persuasive motions? How can legal information make you a better lawyer? Attorney Nicole Clark will show you how legal research, data & analytics can help you win your cases in state trial court. Main topics: Judge Analytics & Ruling History, Case Valuation & Verdict Data, Strategic State Trial Court Research & Alerts and Law Firm Intelligence. Additional subjects: potential risks of re-assignment, litigation & motion strategy, discussing case strategy with your client & setting expectations, the 4 Buckets of Data (1) Rulings (2) Dockets (3) Documents (4) Verdicts, rulings as outlines for motions, searching filed documents via legal issue, motion type & outcome, expert testimony, jury instructions, motions to disqualify and good faith settlements.
Nicole A. Clark is an attorney and the co-founder and CEO of Trellis. She previously worked as a litigator, where she quickly realized that leveraging legal research, data and analytics could transform the practice of law.Specialty Areas: Technology
Practice Areas: Business Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Personal Injury, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 09/22/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Technology
Original Production Date: 09/22/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Little Known Secrets About Altered Documents in Legal Cases
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Nowadays "documents" means much more than it did 30 years ago when all your valuable "papers" were behind lock & key in your trusty file cabinet. Emails, PDFs, word docs, JPGs & more have now expanded the world of documents - as well as forgeries, fakes and cut & paste signatures.
How do you know if a PDF is legit? How can you tell if the signature on a holographic will has been "lift cropped"? Dr. Edmond Locard said that "any action ...constituting a crime, cannot occur without leaving a trace." Mike Wakshull will show you how he finds these traces & clues using the tools & techniques of his Forensic Document Examination practice. Case examples discussed: is a JPEG embedded in PDF part of the original document, Divorce Case - Zoom stock split email, altered deed filed with the county recorder, alteration of a mortgage document, PDF authenticity, faked signature on a holographic will, intersection of ink & toner and intersecting lines. Further topics: "Repeatability, Reproducibility & Replicability," Photoshop tools, using camera metadata, GPS data, the Video Spectral Comparator (VSC), the digital microscope, using blue light & filters and ESDA Imaging.
Michael N. Wakshull is a court-qualified civil & criminal forensic document examiner and has been qualified as an expert witness in California Superior Courts and Federal District Court. His clients are in 27 states and five countries and partners with legal clients to dissect evidence presented in handwritten and computer-generated questioned documents.Practice Areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 07/11/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 07/21/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Practical Tips to Remain Ethical in Your Daily Practice
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It's no secret that COVID has exacerbated impairment due to alcoholism, addiction and mental health disorders among members of the legal profession. The stories and statistics are compelling and many state bars are discovering that the stress of the profession leads to depression, self-medication and ethical violations.
Brain Quinn knows these struggles all too well because he lived them. The anxiety, stress and perfectionism of the profession led him to abuse drugs and alcohol - and ended in a one year stint in prison. Brian shares his story and firsthand insights from his work at Lawyer's Concerned for Lawyers by mainly discussing: the ethical Duty of Diligence & Competence, the link between ethical legal practice & mental health, the early warning signs of alcoholism and depression, how Lawyer Assistance Programs (LAPs) help attorneys, barriers to help, action steps to combat stress and cultivate well-being and why lawyers face stiff barriers to everyday ethical practice. Additional topics discussed: Model Rule 1.1, Model Rule 1.3, the 2016 ABA Commission & Hazelden Betty Ford (Krill) Report, worry, burnout, WOOP it up, priorities, stress busters, disconnecting, gratitude, stigma, high expectations & accountability and lack of work-life balance.
Prior to working for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, he was a sole practitioner for nearly 40 years and has also worked in the field of Alcohol and Drug Counseling at Mirmont Treatment Center and Malvern Institute in suburban Philadelphia.Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Ethics, Professionalism
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 07/19/2026Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
Original Production Date: 07/19/2021
Run Time: 1:00:04 - Shackled to Our Screens: How Technology Has Imprisoned the Legal Profession
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How many times a day to you unlock your smartphone?? 100... 200... 300 times a day? Do you sleep with your iPhone next to your bed, answer Facebook posts when you're stopped at red lights and take your phone to the bathroom?
Emails, texts and social media now dominate our daily lives - we are truly shackled to our screens. But at what cost? Laurie Besden explains how our dependence on screens is negatively impacting attorney's mental health, competence to practice law and the legal profession itself. She will mainly discuss the impact of increased screen time on our ability to uphold our ethical duties, review the alarming statistics regarding our dependence on our devices, explain nomophobia, detail the symptoms of digital device dependence and provide wellness tips & positive strategies that can be implemented into our lives & legal practices. Laurie will conclude by listing easy stress busters - from keeping a daily gratitude journal to re-connecting with nature & family.
Laurie J. Besden, Esq., is the Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc. ("LCL"). Since 2011, she has served as Deputy Executive Director overseeing many of LCL's operations, expanding LCL's law school outreach and increasing LCL's presence within the organized Bench and Bar.Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Ethics
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 05/31/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
Original Production Date: 05/31/2022
Run Time: 1:00:00 - The Ethics of Referral Fees
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Curt Brown surveys the regulatory frameworks of the ABA and all 50 states so you know the ethical landscape when referring or accepting cases from fellow attorneys in your state and around the country. Curt will primarily discuss common misconceptions, ABA Rule 1.5 and the ethical approach states have taken to promote referrals amongst attorneys. Curt will also talk about best practices, 4 common myths, joint responsibility, disclosures, "reasonable fees," ongoing responsibilities after referring a matter, pure referral states, crossing state lines, international issues and dealing with nonlawyer companies and law firms based abroad. What Curt will NOT cover in this CLE: Referrals to & from Non-lawyers, Runners & Cappers and Lawyer Referral Services. Mr. Brown is Co-Founder and Chief of Legal Innovation at Overture and also serves as Overture's General Counsel. In 2023, he was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Ethics
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 05/31/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
Original Production Date: 05/31/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: The Power of Story to Influence and Persuade
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"Those who tell the stories rule society." - Plato. And those lawyers who tell the best legal story win their cases.
In this CLE, Jennifer Gardner shows you how lawyers can tell powerful legal stories and how to be a powerful legal storyteller. The main topics presented include: whoever tells the best story wins the trial or case, telling your client's persuasive legal story, what makes a good legal story great and what makes a good legal storyteller great. Additional topics: key concepts of engaging stories, humans learn through story, telling persuasive stories in your legal case, the neuroscience of storytelling, the right brain & emotions, the left brain as gatekeeper, triggering the right brain, universal story themes, struggle & conflict, Joseph Campbell & The Hero's Journey, archetypes, superheroes + antiheros, outlaws + tricksters, the emotional reality of your clients, credibility & authority, building trust & rapport, being human, how to listen actively and repetition & mirroring.
Jennifer B. Gardner has served clients in criminal and civil legal disputes since 1987 as a trial lawyer in Los Angeles since 1992. A proud graduate of the Trial Lawyers College, Jennifer is also a writer, a speaker and magnetic courtroom presence.Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 10/30/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 10/30/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent
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From bad IDs to people telling lies, Justin Brooks provides the main reasons that people are wrongfully convicted and he offers detailed accounts of the cases he has worked on. Main topics: bad lawyering, differences in police work in the city vs. the country, you come home & find your partner dead, false confessions, junk science, the jury is blinded by junk science, bad information from informants, and you are poor and/or a person of color. Additional topics: bite mark evidence, bad crime scene preservation, Relative Opinion Process, Cross-Racial Identifications, DNA testing & database, the Reid Technique, the CSI Effect, the McMartin Pre-School case and the Brian Banks case. Professor Justin Brooks directs the LLM Program in Comparative Law in Spanish at the USD School of Law. e administers a national moot court program in Mexico and coordinates the work of 35 innocence organizations in Latin America.
Practice Areas: Criminal Law
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 09/18/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 09/18/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00