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- 3D Forensic Imaging: Using Lidar and Photogrammetry in Your Legal Cases
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3D Forensic Imaging: Using Lidar and Photogrammetry in Your Legal Cases
There is a large remote fire loss in Alaska that takes 1-2 days of travel once you're off the plane. Just as you arrive with your team, you get a text message that one of the parties will not be able to attend and wants to reschedule. What do you do?
This is where 3D scanning such as LiDAR and photogrammetry could save weeks of time and $1,000's for all parties involved. This is an actual case example pulled from the files of Andrew Bennet, a fire & explosion investigator. In this CLE, Andrew Bennet will show you how 3D scanning can be deployed in your cases, detail the difference between LiDAR & photogrammetry, present 2 case examples & 2 actual 3D models, address the limitations and illustrate how 3D scanning can be used in litigation to virtually walk juries through crime scenes, accident reconstructions and fire investigations. Additional topics: scene documentation, virtual inspections, spoliation, crime scene work, "stitching," joint scene exams vs. solitary exams, discovery & alteration, admissibility and receiving the 3D model.
Andrew Bennett is Fire & Explosion investigator at Envista Forensics. He has more than 20 years of experience, conducting over 1600 fire and explosion investigations globally in both the public and private sectors.Specialty Areas: Technology
Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Technology
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 03/27/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Technology
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Original Production Date: 03/27/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Attorney Licensure and the Impaired Professional
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Attorney Licensure and the Impaired Professional
From darkness and the depths of despair – to recovery and redemption. Unfortunately, Laurie's struggles with drugs, alcohol and substances are not unique. What is unique is her phoenix-like rise from impairment to the Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.
Laurie shares her personal story, and accompanied by Tracy Kepler, she will detail how impaired attorneys risk destroying their careers and lives. Laurie and Tracy will discuss recent studies & statistics, detail the resources provided by state LAPs, instruct attorneys on how to recognize signs of impairment, identify the possible disciplinary implications of an impaired attorneys' conduct and show you what law firms & attorneys can do about the problem. Additional topics: Lawyer Assistance Programs (LAPs), the Prevalence of Substance Use Among American Attorneys, Bloomberg Law's Attorney Workload & Hours study, the "Stress, Drink, Leave" study, tips for helping, Model Rule 5.1, Model Rule 1.1, Model Rule 1.16(a)(2), ABA & State Ethics Opinions, programs & policies, assessments, mentoring, counseling, well-being training and making YOURSELF a priority.
Laurie Besden is the Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc. (LCL). Tracy L. Kepler is a Risk Control Director for CNA's Lawyers Insurance Program.Specialty Areas: Competence Issues
Practice Areas: Competence Issues
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 02/08/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Competence Issues
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Original Production Date: 02/08/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Depositions: What Am I Saying?
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Depositions: What Am I Saying?
What is a 30(b)(6) witness? How do you secure a deposition? Why should you not object - and what should you say when you object. Any questions? Of course there are questions, it's a course about depositions!
Presented by Michael Needleman, this CLE is designed to introduce key concepts of conducting a deposition and then provide deeper practical insights into FRCP Rule 30. The key subjects addressed include limitations, the attorney-client privilege, instructions, deponent's criminal history, asserting objections, defending depositions, why you should not object, what to say when objecting, video - or not to video, expert depositions, ethics, exhibits, tips, tricks and potential traps. This course will also discuss the privileges that can be asserted in such a deposition, and how they differ slightly from those that can be asserted in other depositions. Finally, this course will cover some of the unique issues that arise at such a deposition, such as the functional equivalent doctrine.
Michael J. Needleman is a Partner in the firm's litigation department. He has extensive trial experience, having tried cases across Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as in the District of Columbia.Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 11/21/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.75 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 11/21/2022
Run Time: 1:45:00 - Evidence, Damages, Settlements and Impacting the Jury in Dog Bite Cases
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Evidence, Damages, Settlements and Impacting the Jury in Dog Bite Cases
There are almost 100 million dogs in the United States. There are so many dogs in this country that a person is bitten every 40 seconds - that's nearly 5 million dog bites every year.
Presented by animal law expert and attorney Claudine Wilkins, this CLE course will offer tips and strategies for successfully litigating dog bite cases and getting justice for your injured clients - many of which are young children. The main topics addressed: Statistics & Legal Trends in Dog Bite Cases, the Anatomy of a Dog Bite Case, Taking the Dog Bite Case to Trial: Preserve the Evidence, Damages & Settlement: Getting Justice for Your Injured Clients and Telling Your Client's Story: Impacting the Jury. Claudine will also cover: dog bite resources, types of bites, the anatomy of a dog bite case, negligence, finding insurance, documents to seek, utilizing open records, photos & video evidence, evidence for the jury, who do you call, common defendants, ownership, joint defendants, statute of limitations, prior bad acts, common defenses, settlement or court, demand settlement, injuries, emotional damages and making it real.
Claudine Wilkins is an Animal Law Expert & Attorney. A former prosecutor, she has trained thousands of professionals in animal-related fields.Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Real Property
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 09/19/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.50 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 09/19/2027
Run Time: 1:30:00 - Help for the Helper: Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and the Lawyer Who Cares
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Help for the Helper: Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and the Lawyer Who Cares
Quick question. Why did you become an attorney? Many of us chose the legal profession as a noble calling to help people. But what happens when you have to deal with other people's problems - 90 hours a week, 51 weeks a year??
Trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue are all too often part of our daily legal practice. In this CLE, Brian Quinn will explore the connection between compassion fatigue that attorneys experience and medial & legal studies that have discovered a dramatic increase in attorney impairment due to alcoholism, addiction, and mental health disorders. Main subjects covered: LAP (Lawyer Assistance Program) Services, Burnout & Secondary Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, Why Lawyers are at Risk and Strategies That Work. Model Rule 1.6 ethical disclosure exception, being a problem collector, physical signs of burnout, the culture of the legal profession, disconnection & distraction, loneliness, lawyers as perfectionists, Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), trauma, countertransference, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, from zealot to zombie, how your work suffers, movement is medicine, gratitude journals and using meditation apps.
Brian S. Quinn, Esquire is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania who currently serves as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for LLC of Pennsylvania, a Lawyers Assistance Program established for the purpose of helping lawyers, judges and law students.Specialty Areas: Competence Issues
Practice Areas: Competence Issues
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 06/15/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Competence Issues
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Original Production Date: 06/16/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - How Unconscious Bias Creates Risks for Law Firms
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How Unconscious Bias Creates Risks for Law Firms
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain
Implicit bias is a hard-wired cognitive shortcut that is the brain's way of simplifying a very complex world. This mental crutch helps us make snap judgements to quickly assess potential dangers in our environment. But this same unconscious bias can lead to bad decisions that violate an attorneys' ethical duties of Competence, Communication & Diligence. It can also lead to bad press for law firms, malpractice lawsuits and possibly disbarment. In this CLE, Danny Howell will mainly cover the ABA & state response to combatting implicit bias, the types of unconscious bias that create ethical risks for attorneys, ABA Ethics Opinion 500, bias against persons with disabilities and the fact that a 1 hour implicit bias CLE is not enough. Further topics of discussion: confirmation bias, cultural bias, affinity bias, sunk cost bias, accent bias, the EEOC & mental health conditions, faulty assumptions, the circle of trust, mentoring, expanding your circle and following the leaders. Ethical Rules discussed: Rule 1.1, Rule 3.1, Rule 5.1 & Rule 8.4(d).
Danny Howell has been representing attorneys in professional liability suits, bar investigations and complaints and disbarment actions before the federal courts and the United States Patent & Trademark Office, for over 25 years.Specialty Areas: Implicit Bias
Practice Areas: Implicit Bias
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 11/28/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Implicit Bias
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Original Production Date: 11/28/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Little Known Secrets About Altered Documents in Legal Cases
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Little Known Secrets About Altered Documents in Legal Cases
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
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Original Production Date: 07/21/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - No, More Tequila: Using Statutory Interpretation To Your Clients Advantage
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No, More Tequila: Using Statutory Interpretation To Your Clients Advantage
No more tequila... Is VERY different than "No, MORE tequila." One little comma can have a big difference in interpretation and meaning.
The rules of statutory interpretation can be powerful tools in crafting creative & persuasive legal arguments if you are skilled enough to know how to properly deploy them. Greg Overstreet will show you how these rules can benefit your client's case, describe the two forks: plain meaning vs. ambiguity and provide the practical application of common canons of statutory interpretation. Additional CLE topics of discussion: the four main tests, mind set + body of law, regulations & ordinances, specific controls the general, "plain meaning", resolving the ambiguity legislative history & record, grammar & language, surrounding language, order of enactment, mistake, shall & may, conditions & limitations, previous interpretations, extrinsic aids to interpretation, case law & common law and practical takeaways.
A lawyer in boots, Greg Overstreet has practiced law for 28 years. He has a general civil practice, provides mediation services and serves as local counsel assisting attorneys from outside Montana.Practice Areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Taxation, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 07/14/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 07/14/2022
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Nutraceuticals: Dietary Supplements for Attorneys
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Nutraceuticals: Dietary Supplements for Attorneys
If it's natural... it"s safe. Dietary supplements don't interact with other drugs. And the labels for dietary supplements will accurately list all ingredients. True or False??
Yes, the myths abound when it comes to Nutraceuticals, also known as dietary supplements. Taught by Toxicologist Dr. Allison Muller, this CLE provides insight into dietary supplements & legal claims based on actual legal cases straight from her case files. Dr. Muller will mainly: describe the role of the FDA in regulating dietary supplements, compare & contrast adulterants vs. contaminants, list 2 dietary supplement-drug interactions, identify 1 dietary supplement that can cause impairment and explain how dietary supplements can give a positive drug screen result. Dr. Muller will also discuss: non-drugs, homeopathic treatments, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), product liability, false advertising (mislabeling), workplace impairment, existing medical conditions and Cannabidiols (CBD).
Dr. Muller is a board-certified toxicologist, fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, and registered pharmacist with over 20 years' experience in the field of clinical toxicology.Practice Areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 02/22/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 02/22/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Overcoming Gender Bias in the Legal Profession
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Overcoming Gender Bias in the Legal Profession
The bad news - most gender diversity initiatives and programs have accomplished very little change and the legal profession remains significantly male dominated, especially amongst managing and equity partners.
The good news - Andie and Al are here to show you what can be done to create a more successful and profitable law firm. Andi and Al will mainly address the gender achievement gap, how diversity & inclusion benefits firms, why greater gender diversity & inclusion has not been achieved and what legal organizations can do to reduce gender bias. Further topics covered in this CLE course: what the ABA has done to address gender bias, the moral & business rationale for diversity & inclusion, affinity & unconscious bias, ABA Model Rule 8.4(G), ABA Resolutions 10A, 108D, 300 & 302, masculine & feminine stereotypes, Chuck Norris, intersectionality, consequences of bias, unconscious bias, what allies can do and the bias assessment.
Andrea S. Kramer is an attorney and a partner in the international law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, LLP. The managing partner in the Chicago office of Nixon Peabody, Al is a frequent writer and lecturer on the financial markets, financial regulation, corporate governance and diversity in the legal profession.Specialty Areas: Elimination of Bias
Practice Areas: Elimination of Bias
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 06/22/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Elimination of Bias
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Original Production Date: 06/22/2022
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Professionalism Lessons From Big Screen Lawyers
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Professionalism Lessons From Big Screen Lawyers
For better - or worse - many people's perceptions of attorneys are based on Elle Woods, Atticus and everybody's favorite cousin, Vinny. From Philadelphia to The Firm, the movies we watch dominate the public's perceptions of what real attorneys do.
But is there something these fictional characters can teach us about professionalism and achieving higher standards of conduct in our everyday conduct? Ron E. Daniels will highlight professional - and unprofessional - conduct displayed by some of our favorite big screen movie characters to teach us how we can practice with greater professionalism. Ron will use the Georgia Lawyer's Creed to show how you can enhance your service to your clients, opposing parties & their counsel, the courts, colleagues in the practice of law, the profession, the public & our systems of justice. Movies & characters discussed include: Joe Miller in Philadelphia, Fletcher Reede in Liar Liar, Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Mitch McDeere in The Firm, Rudy Baylor in The Rainmaker and Vincent Gambino in My Cousin Vinny.
Ron E. Daniels is a trial attorney that represents clients in consumer protection cases. He fiercely and proudly represent Georgians in cases involving credit card, student loan and medical debt.Specialty Areas: Civility
Practice Areas: Civility, Ethics, Professionalism
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 12/16/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Civility
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Original Production Date: 12/16/2022
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Shackled to Our Screens: How Technology Has Imprisoned the Legal Profession
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Shackled to Our Screens: How Technology Has Imprisoned the Legal Profession
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
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Original Production Date: 05/31/2022
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Succession Planning for Law Firms: Ethically Dealing with Death or Incapacity
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Succession Planning for Law Firms: Ethically Dealing with Death or Incapacity
As a solo and small firm attorney, you have a LOT on your plate. Unfortunately, due to our busy schedules and client demands, many attorneys simply fail to think about succession planning in the case of death or incapacity.
This CLE program taught by Ritzel Starleigh Ngo will provide legal practitioners with a practical framework of an attorney's ethical obligations to the law firm and clients in the case of the unforeseen. Using the ABA Model Rules as the foundation for the course, Ritzel speaker will discuss pertinent topics such as determining incapacity, primary components of an ethical law firm succession plan, rules regarding selling or shutting down a law practice, attorney-client privilege & confidentiality, fiduciary duties owed to clients, conflicts of interest, and dealing with client trust accounts. Ritzel will conclude with hypotheticals meant to instruct attorneys how to satisfy their ethical duties when confronted with common situations involving capacity.
A solo practitioner, Ritzel Starleigh Ngo is based in Camarillo, California. She is highly experienced in contentious dissolutions, parentage matters, child custody & visitation and spousal & child support.Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Ethics
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 08/19/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
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Original Production Date: 08/19/2022
Run Time: 1:00:00 - The Ethics of Referral Fees
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The Ethics of Referral Fees
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
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Original Production Date: 05/31/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - To Draft - or Not to Draft: Effective Demand Letters
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To Draft - or Not to Draft: Effective Demand Letters
You get that lovely client call at 3:45 on a Friday afternoon. One of your newer business clients wants a demand letter drafted - because a newly departed employee took her company cell phone. Good idea?
Yes, many clients just want you to reach into your files and fire off that demand letter before it's happy hour on Friday - but is that the best approach? Like Ted Lasso said, "be curious" and know the right questions to ask your client before initiating that first blow of litigation - maybe a simple phone call can resolve the issue? Presented by Shannon Bell, this extremely thoughtful & poignant CLE will provide real-world points on when & how to carefully craft demand letters to advance client goals. Main topics: the client call, the info you need to gather, what goes into the letter, the Decision Tree and ethical considerations. Additional subjects: choice of law, notice provisions, cure periods, trade secrets cases, departing employees, cease & desist, breach of contract, managing client expectations, demand letters go public, slowing things down, the nuclear option, legal obligations, required by law, conventional obligation (contract), tone, kinds of demands, avoiding coercion & threats and substance & style.
Shannon M. Bell has years of trial experience in state and federal courts and litigates a wide variety of complex business disputes, construction disputes, fiduciary claims, employment issues, and landlord/tenant issues, with a specialization in construction.Practice Areas: Business Law, Employment Law, Law Practice Management, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 06/08/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 06/08/2023
Run Time: 0:59:59 - Trust Accounting
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Trust Accounting
What should go into an IOLTA Account... what should NOT go into an IOLTA Account? What is good recordkeeping? And why do I always have a negative balance?
Jessica Zoraida will answer all your key trust accounting questions and show you the best practices to remain compliant in your legal practice. Jessica will mainly cover: why good trust accounting is so critical, the risks of falling out of compliance, the benefits of adhering to best practices, Financial Statements basics, trust accounting requirements and what good trust accounting actually looks like. Additional subjects discussed in this CLE: the Model Trust Account Rules (MTAR), ethical & reputational risks of bad trust accounting, cash flow management, the Profit & Loss (P&L) or Income Statement, income & expenses, COGs (Cost of Goods Sold), assets & liabilities, shareholder equity, IOLTA Accounts, retainer vs. advanced deposits, client A/R software, Clio, Earned vs. Unearned Income, monthly reconciliations, FAQs, key takeaways and citations & references.
As a seasoned entrepreneur & CEO of Big Picture Results, Jessica focuses on helping profitable, growing companies make more money & do more in less time. Jessica has spent 25+ years navigating corporate, nonprofit & small business organizations.Practice Areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Law Practice Management, Personal Injury, Real Property, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 10/31/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 10/31/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Understanding Cell Phone Location Evidence
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Understanding Cell Phone Location Evidence
Your client is accused of kidnap, murder and arson. Of course, your client swears he was nowhere near the incident scene because he spent the night at his girlfriend's house that night. How can you prove this to the jury?
Just ask special agent turned digital forensic examiner Eric Grabski! Using the girlfriend's Facebook IP address, network subscriber info and WiFi data, Eric was able to prove definitively that the suspect was nowhere near the murder scene on the night in question. From tracking murder suspects with Facebook Live data - to pointing out mistakes in the state's location evidence due to bad vector analysis - Eric will show you how to analyze cell phone location evidence in your legal cases. Eric will mainly discuss: Sources of Evidence: Cellular Providers & Network, Understanding Call Detail Records - CDRs and the Reliability of Location Information: Bolstering the Evidence. Additional topics: burner phones, cellular design network, legal process & discovery, using subpoenas, Cell Site Location Information (CSLI), phone extractions, location data from multiple sources, social media records and Google Takeout.
Eric Grabski is an expert witness specializing in historical cell site analysis, call detail record analysis, and mobile device forensics. Eric is currently a Senior Digital Forensic Examiner with Envista Forensics where he provides consultation to attorneys regarding criminal and civil litigation.Specialty Areas: Technology
Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, Technology
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 11/07/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.50 credit hours | 1.50 Technology
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Original Production Date: 11/07/2022
Run Time: 1:30:00 - Weaponizing Rule 1.7: Ethics Empowers Policyholders When Insurers Reserve Rights
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Weaponizing Rule 1.7: Ethics Empowers Policyholders When Insurers Reserve Rights
This CLE will offer in-depth legal analysis and practical suggestions on how ethical duties can empower policy holders when a liability insurer agree to defend under a reservation of rights but then appoints defense counsel and directs the defense.
In this CLE, Stephen L. Thomas examines the language of the ethical rules, liability insurance law, and provides non-litigation solutions for panel counsel to comply with ethical obligations, for reserving insurers to fulfill contractual & regulatory obligations, for policyholders to enforce their rights and for counsel for injured victims to facilitate prompt settlements. The main issues discussed: how a reservation of rights triggers counsel's duty of undivided loyalty and creates a possible conflict of interest, well established (disparate) case law and practice pointers for how policy holders can win. Also covered: the 3 Types of Jurisdictions, the California Restatement Rule, Per Se Rule states, the Enhanced Duties Rule, Rule 1.7: Undivided Loyalty, Rule 1.4: Communication, Rule 1.6: Confidentiality, Rule 1.8: Compensation (Cal. 1.8.6), the 6 Prongs to success, developing admissible evidence, Insurance Industry Defenses, case law. Model emails & letters, questionnaires and a detailed memorandum of law are also provided in the written materials.
An attorney with over 40 years of experience in Insurance Law, Stephen L. Thomas focuses on defending policyholders in a wide variety of liability suits.Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Business Law, Ethics, Personal Injury, Real Property
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 03/20/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
2.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
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Original Production Date: 03/20/2023
Run Time: 2:00:00 - When Your Case Goes Public
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When Your Case Goes Public
In today's outrage culture, things can go sideways very quickly for your clients in the court of public opinion. And "Bad Press" now includes blogs, social media, influencers and every Joey Bag O'Donuts with an iPhone.
This negative publicity - and sometimes downright outrage - can detrimentally affect your client's case and the results you can achieve for your client. A Crisis PR Expert, Dave Oates knows the risks of public interest firsthand and will show you how to handle media interest in your case when it hits the blogs, YouTube, Twitter and the nightly news. Main topics in this CLE: The Risks of Public Interest on Your Client's Legal Case, Preparing for Trial Publicity, Social Media & Influencer Interest, Litigation: Expanding Your Client's PR Presence, How to Handle Adjudication & Settlement and Preparing for Questions: How to Proceed Post Event. Further points of discussion: resetting the narrative, the public's view is perception, government entities, the wrongful termination case of Dr. Hasan Gokal, protecting the client, preparing for potential outcomes, creating a decision tree to proactively communicate and preparing for Q&As.
Starting as a U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer and later as a Corporate CMO & Non-Profit President, Dave Oates has 30 years of experience dealing with Crisis PR. His experiences include employee & executive misconduct, cybersecurity attacks, product recalls, mass layoffs, large-scale accidents, criminal investigations, and civil litigation matters.Practice Areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 06/22/2028Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 06/22/2023
Run Time: 0:59:59 - Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: The Power of Story to Influence and Persuade
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Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: The Power of Story to Influence and Persuade
"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
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Original Production Date: 10/30/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00 - Working Up and Trying the Invisible Injury Case
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Working Up and Trying the Invisible Injury Case
People develop chronic pain and sustain concussion from a wide array of trauma, from car crashes to crane accidents. Unfortunately, while concussions, chronic pain and CRPS can be debilitating - the hidden nature of these injuries can make it difficult to prove to skeptical jurors. .
In this CLE brimming with practical information & insight, trial attorney Brett Schreiber will walk you through working up and trying these invisible injury cases - from client intake to the fine points of communicating your client's story to the jury. Brett will mainly cover client intake, discovery, voir dire and trial prep. He will conclude by analyzing a recent case example where a woman was injured when her foot fell through a second story walkway at an office building. Additional CLE topics: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), mTBI, lien MDs, insurance, disabilities, stalking social media, show & tell, spoon feeding the jury, KenHub.com, Presentation Zen, the TBI Survival Guide, CDC, VA, NIH, Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors, Budapest Diagnostic Criteria 2003, the Glasgow Coma Score, declarations of witnesses, establishing the medical timeline of treatment and treating vs. expert doctors.
Brett Schreiber's practice includes mass torts, personal injury, medical malpractice and condemnation law. Whether lecturing student groups or handling pro bono claims for wrongfully convicted, he is guided by the Hebrew principle of tikkun olam meaning "heal the world."Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Offered In: California (CA)
Course Expiration: 07/08/2027Media Type: Streaming Video, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.25 credit hours
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Original Production Date: 07/08/2022
Run Time: 1:15:00 - You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent
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You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent
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
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Original Production Date: 09/18/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00