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- A Primer on Education Law
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A Primer on Education Law
From the least restrictive environment (LRE) to the 8 Semester Rule, Patricia Lewis provides a comprehensive review of Education Law in California and around the country. Ms. Lewis covers five main areas – special education, high school athletics, private post secondary, bullying, and student privacy. Other topics include IDEA, disabilities, IEPs, due process hearings, C.I.F & other sports governing bodies, transfer eligibility for sports, the regulation of vocational & other private post secondary schools, the student loan promissory note, fraud, the student loan bubble, and the privacy right of children. Case law discussed includes Bingham v. Oregon School Activities Association, J.H. v. L.A. Unified School District, Jennifer C. v. L.A. Unified School District, M.W. v. Panama Buena Vista, and Rim of the World Unified School District v. Superior Court.
Attorney Patty Lewis has practiced in the area of Education Law for over 11 years and she represents high school and college students whose rights have been violated by the educational system.
Specialty Areas: Areas of Professional Practice
Practice Areas: Education Law
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Areas of Professional Practice
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Original Production Date: 11/01/2011 - Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
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Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
Attorney Joel Weissler explains how to protect your client’s assets by using domestic asset trust protection. Mr. Weissler will discuss how Domestic Asset Trusts can serve as part of implementing a structure for your clients to reduce their exposure to predators, the unexpected and the unavoidable. Topics include the fundamentals & history of asset protection trusts, California law & protection, federal issues, fraudulent transfers, and irrevocable trust design fundamentals. Attorney Joel Weissler has practiced in San Diego for over 21 years and is a California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization Certified Tax Law Specialist.
Specialty Areas: Areas of Professional Practice
Practice Areas: Taxation, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Areas of Professional Practice
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Original Production Date: 05/01/2011 - Due Diligence When Selecting a Web Development Firm
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Due Diligence When Selecting a Web Development Firm
Every legal practice needs a website — that stopped being a question years ago. The question of today is how you to properly select a proper web development firm when building and maintaining a website for your law practice. As with any technologically-advanced environment where few people know how it exactly works, the Internet can be a scary and frightening place, and there are people and organizations out there that can intimidate and mislead even the most confident and knowledgeable attorney with jargon, misinformation, and out and out lies. This course will help you determine how to best manage your practice online by arming you with the knowledge of how to separate those that would take your practice into unsavory or illegal areas from those that want to partner with you and build a respectable and upstanding web presence.
Specialty Areas: Law Practice Management
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | Oregon (OR) | South Dakota (SD)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Law Practice Management
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Original Production Date: 11/01/2009 - E-discovery: Investigation and Discovery in The Cloud & Computer Security
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E-discovery: Investigation and Discovery in The Cloud & Computer Security
This is a two-part course for attorneys who would like to learn more about computer security and e-discovery in ‘The Cloud’ .
In the first part of the course, E-Discovery expert Albert Barsocchini provides a discussion of computer security and measures that should be implemented in every law office to ensure the confidentiality of client and law firm files and to fulfill your ethical duties. In order to fulfill their legal and ethical duties, attorneys and firms must understand computer security and adopt best practices to prevent the loss of confidential client information.
In the second part of the course, Mr. Barsocchini teaches attorneys about the risks that arise once a company ventures outside of the security of the firewall, how attorneys can protect their clients from these risks, and how to most effectively and economically manage e-Discovery litigation. As increasingly more companies move to the Cloud to store information and conduct everyday business, attorneys must understand the legal and ethical issues regarding investigation and e-discovery in the Cloud to fully represent their clients.
Mr. Barsocchini has over 25 years of global legal and technology experience in e-discovery, information governance and privacy and digital investigations. He is a California State Bar Special Master in the search and seizure of legally privileged and confidential matters and former Associate General Counsel for Guidance Software. Mr. Barsocchini is also a member of the ALM Law Technology News' editorial board and frequent legal contributor to ALM - EDD Updates and Law Technology News. A thought leader and internationally recognized expert in e-discovery and the technology that drives it, information governance, and digital investigations, Mr. Barsocchini writes and speaks frequently about trends and issues on leveraging technology to increase efficiency and hone legal strategy.
Specialty Areas: Skills
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Real Property, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
2.00 credit hours | 2.00 Skills
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Original Production Date: 10/01/2011 - Entertainment Law 101
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Entertainment Law 101
Beverly Hills entertainment attorney Elsa Ramo provides a comprehensive overview of the legal aspects of Hollywood film and television deals. Ms. Ramo discusses ‘The Team,’ intellectual property basics of Hollywood, bargaining for rights, film deals & contracts, financing agreements, production agreements, and television transactions. Other topics addressed include production legal, the copyright application, dealing with production companies, enforcing rights, packaging and development agreements, the five components of an option contract, production agreements, attachment agreements, and reality shows.
Elsa Ramo is an entertainment attorney, representing many corporate clients as well as individual writers, directors, and producers in the entertainment industry. Her specialties span the spectrum of entertainment legal needs: Corporate/Entity Representation, Contract Negotiation, Review and Drafting, Producer/Writer Representative Services, Trademark and Copyright filing and litigation, and Corporate Formations, Acquisition, and Mergers. The focus of her practice is to be a legal resource to film financiers, producers and other creative individuals in the film, music and television industries.
Specialty Areas: Areas of Professional Practice
Practice Areas: Business Law, Intellectual Property, Sports and Entertainment
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Areas of Professional Practice
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Original Production Date: 07/01/2011 - Entrepreneur Law
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Entrepreneur Law
In today’s economy, properly counseling your clients on the issues they face when starting a business is crucial to success. Avoiding lost time & money, company liability, personal liability, and litigation risk is key to the continued growth and success of your client’s business.
Intellectual Property attorney and business leader Thomas Jurgensen provides an excellent review of the legal issues that entrepreneurs and start-ups face in today’s marketplace. In this discussion of business law for ‘treps,’ Mr. Jurgensen addresses the common issues that entrepreneurs face, mistakes to avoid, corporate formation & issues to consider, protecting & utilizing the intellectual assets of the business, agreements, financing & funding, business models, and litigation risk. Other issues addressed include C Corps vs. S Corps, Delaware vs. Nevada incorporation, type of investors, intellectual property basics, trade secrets, proper corporate documentation for funding, financials, piercing the corporate veil, alter ego liability, oral contracts, boilerplate, key contract clauses, and cash burn.
Mr. Jurgensen has over twenty-one years of legal experience with intellectual property, corporate, securities, executive employment, transactional, licensing, litigation and regulatory law. He specializes in integrating business and legal strategy and execution in multiple areas, including, intellectual property strategy and portfolio development, patents, trademarks, licensing, corporate partnerships, corporate formation and maintenance, mergers, acquisitions, private placements, creative fundraising.
Specialty Areas: Skills
Practice Areas: Business Law, Intellectual Property
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Kentucky (KY) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Skills
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Original Production Date: 10/01/2011 - Finding and Obtaining Electronic & Social Media Evidence at Trial
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Finding and Obtaining Electronic & Social Media Evidence at Trial
Facebook has become a virtual treasure trove of information for attorneys – but there is very little guidance on how to best deploy this electronic evidence at trial. Trial attorney Dan Gilleon provides firsthand experience of how to obtain this electronic evidence and how to use it properly at trial. Mr. Gilleon utilizes case examples from his own practice and addresses ethical issues, the Brian Giles case, finding information on Facebook, prejudicial vs. probative electronic evidence, how to get this evidence in at trial, authenticating pictures and other electronic evidence at trial, and subpoenas. A recipient of the “Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award” given to him by peer attorneys, Mr. Gilleon’s extensive trial experience has led to several significant verdicts.
Specialty Areas: Skills
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | Iowa (IA) | Kentucky (KY) | Louisiana (LA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Mississippi (MS) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Skills
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Original Production Date: 10/01/2011 - Immigration Law 101
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Immigration Law 101
Join New York attorney Lisa Eisenberg for Immigration 101 – the story of how people come to the United States. Ms. Eisenberg discusses most commonly used nonimmigrant (temporary) visas and different ways to obtain permanent residence in the U.S., with a focus on family-based and employment-based preferences. The course starts with a brief discussion of the history of United States immigration laws. Ms. Eisenberg also touches upon the fundamentals of the asylum and refugee law and inadmissibility grounds. Ms. Eisenberg is a member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and a Co-Chair of the New Members Division Committee of AILA's New York Chapter. She practices exclusively in the field of immigration law and specializes in business immigration. Her areas of expertise include H-1B, E, O, and L nonimmigrant visa classifications, as well as EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based permanent residence applications and family-based immigration matters. Ms. Eisenberg is a Senior Associate at the Law Offices of Lynne R. Newkofsky, 17 State Street, Suite 820, New York, NY 10004m (212) 406-2554.
Specialty Areas: Skills
Practice Areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Immigration Law
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX) | Virginia (VA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
3.00 credit hours | 3.00 Skills
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Original Production Date: 06/01/2011 - IT Litigation & the Bad Contracts that Foster Failure: What YOU Can Do About It!
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IT Litigation & the Bad Contracts that Foster Failure: What YOU Can Do About It!
Join attorney Steven Brower and Warren S. Reid, founder and Managing Director of the WSR Consulting Group, LLC., as they discuss a "Systems Approach to IT Contracting" that, based on their own personal experiences and expertise, better serves many IT contract purposes. This approach crystallizes and documents the responsibilities and risks each party is willing (and able) to accept, the deliverables/deliverable quality each party will produce and approve, how to get a project back on track, and the remedies for failure to deliver. Done properly with dedicated IT Contracting Teams, this approach to IT Contracting will generally produce much better contracts, stronger long term working relationships between the parties, and greater understanding and control over planning, developing, and managing IT systems and projects.
Specialty Areas: Areas of Professional Practice
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Litigation
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Georgia (GA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | South Dakota (SD)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
4.00 credit hours | 4.00 Areas of Professional Practice
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Original Production Date: 09/01/2009 - Keepin It Legal in Online Marketing
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Keepin It Legal in Online Marketing
Marketing & Advertising attorney and advisor Anne Moebes teaches attorneys about the legal issues associated with their client’s online marketing. This presentation is broken down into four main parts, with Ms. Moebes addressing sweepstakes & contests, user generated contests, terms of use, and privacy policies.
Specialty Areas: Areas of Professional Practice
Practice Areas: Business Law, Intellectual Property
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
2.00 credit hours | 2.00 Areas of Professional Practice
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Original Production Date: 10/01/2011 - Law, Ethics & Technology: E-Discovery & E-Competence
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Law, Ethics & Technology: E-Discovery & E-Competence
From ESI content mapping to litigation holds, the 2006 Amendments to the FRCP has ushered in an entirely new era to the practice of law. Attorneys now must understand complex, technical issues regarding electronically stored information, including how and where electronic documents, records and e-mails are maintained and how to best locate, review, and produce responsive documents. Attorneys must be proactive in their approach to electronic discovery or face possible malpractice, sanctions, or suspension for their electronic incompetence.
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Ethics
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | Oregon (OR) | South Dakota (SD) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
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Original Production Date: 09/01/2010 - Moving the Judge from Drudgery to Persuasion
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Moving the Judge from Drudgery to Persuasion
Are your cases like stories waiting to be written? Your cases might be more interesting to the judge if they were framed like a story.
Join Randall Christison as he shares how you can effectively use simple story-telling techniques to lively up your legal writing and persuade the judge. The main issues addressed include typical fact statements, the effect of bad writing on the judge, avoiding drudgery and your approach to writing. Other topics include telling a story, persuasive writing, the six rules, three steps to improve your writing, the factors of a story, sources, and questions from the audience.
Randall Christison, the founder of The Christison Group, is a highly experienced litigator, author and instructor. Following twenty-six years as a top-rated trial and appellate litigator, he was chosen in 2000 by the Attorney General of California to create and run the professional development and training program for the Department of Justice. He has personally delivered scores of training programs himself, and has developed curricula for many programs which have been delivered by others.
Specialty Areas: Skills
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Elimination of Bias, Employment Law, Family Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, Law Practice Management, Litigation, Personal Injury, Sports and Entertainment, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | Oregon (OR) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Skills
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Original Production Date: 01/01/2012 - Personal Injury: An Ethically Hazardous Practice Area
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Personal Injury: An Ethically Hazardous Practice Area
Accomplished trial lawyer Gordon Levinson teaches attorneys about some of the most common ethical pitfalls associated with Personal Injury practice. The ethical areas addressed by Mr. Levinson include legal advertising in the Digital Age, attorney’s fees, conflicts of interest, representing minors and the catastrophically injured, retention & control of the client file, attorney liens, and client confidentiality. Mr. Levinson also discusses the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the California Rules of Professional Conduct, Ethics Opinions, and case law. Mr. Levinson has successfully represented over 3,000 clients, appeared in more than thirty county trial courts throughout California, three federal district courts, four courts of appeal and the state Supreme Court. Mr. Levinson is also on the Advisory Board of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and is a recipient of that organization’s 2005 Outstanding Community Leader Award.
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Ethics, Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | Iowa (IA) | Kentucky (KY) | Louisiana (LA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Mississippi (MS) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
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Original Production Date: 09/01/2011 - Sexting, Texting & Facebook: First Amendment Issues in Schools
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Sexting, Texting & Facebook: First Amendment Issues in Schools
Attorney Gretchen Shipley provides a wonderful analysis of the legal issues faced by today’s schools in our new Digital Age. Web 2.0 has made it much easier to share information – but this may not be a good thing for students and teachers. Issues discussed include cyberspeech & the First Amendment, cyberbullying, sexting, smart phones in schools, cell phone search & seizure, the Mousouri Facebook teacher ban, texting, school Facebook pages, and Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs). Ms. Shipley also analyzes case law from around the country to shed light on the ‘substantial disruption’ standard. Case law discussed: J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District, Lavine v. Blaine School District, T.V. v. Smith-Green Community School Corp., J.C. v. Beverly Hills Unified School District, and San Diego Unified School District v. Commission on Professional Competence.
Ms. Shipley is a partner in the San Diego area office of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost and co-chair of the firm's eMatters Practice Group. A respected legal leader in education law and technology, Ms. Shipley advises school districts and delivers workshops to students, employees and district leaders nationwide on the promotion of cyber-citizenship in the school community and the implications of cyber-misconduct in the classroom and workplace. She has also collaborated with the Association of California School Administrators to co-produce the popular "Logged On" seminars, created to offer guidance on employee and student issues that stem from embedding technology into public education.
Specialty Areas: Areas of Professional Practice
Practice Areas: Education Law, Litigation
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | Iowa (IA) | Kentucky (KY) | Louisiana (LA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Mississippi (MS) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Areas of Professional Practice
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Original Production Date: 09/01/2011 - Substance Abuse & Attorneys: Recognition, Understanding, and Intervention
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Substance Abuse & Attorneys: Recognition, Understanding, and Intervention
Join attorney M. David Meagher for an overview of the disease process of addiction and how it affects attorneys, their professional duties and the legal profession. Topics discussed by Mr. Meagher include the development of the warning signs of substance abuse, the impact in the personal and professional life of the substance abuser, who is in the best position to help, how to control process of intervening, treatment options for attorneys, and proper documentation techniques. In addition to working with families, friends and other professionals confronted with issues of substance abuse, Mr. Meagher represents clients in Federal and State courts. His practice consists of matters related to SLAPP Litigation, Business Litigation and Consumer Protection. Prior to entering law Mr. Meagher spent over 17 years in Chemical Dependency Treatment, Intervention training, Treatment facility management and consulting.
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Substance Abuse
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
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Original Production Date: 01/01/2011 - The U. S. Housing Crisis: Counseling Homeowners on Foreclosures & Alternatives
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The U. S. Housing Crisis: Counseling Homeowners on Foreclosures & Alternatives
Counseling your clients about their options when they are ‘underwater’ can be a stressful and difficult time for both attorneys and homeowners alike. Before making these big decisions please join attorney and mediator Gary Laturno for some practical advice on the options and solutions that are available to your client.
The four main topics discussed by Mr. Laturno include the current state of the market, what can be done, homeowner options, and lessons learned from the recent economic downturn. Further issues addressed include counseling borrowers, red flags, foreclosure, HAMP, principal right downs, charged off junior liens, chapter 7 & 13 bankruptcy, refinancing, deeds in lieu, ‘buying and bailing,’ short sales, taxation issues, investor options, and the wisdom of John Dickens. The course also includes written materials and an appendix with a number of helpful resources provided by Mr. Laturno.
Gary Laturno is a mediator & arbitrator and has practiced law for approximately 30 years, including service as the FBI's Chief of Civil Litigation at FBI HQ in Washington, D. C. He has successfully resolved thousands of disputes for a wide range of clients, both public and private. Since 2001, Mr. Laturno has successfully mediated hundreds of cases including multi-party disputes in the areas of real estate, business, employment, wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, landlord tenant, construction defect, financial disputes, partnership dissolutions, attorney client fee disputes, legal malpractice, financial disputes, personal injury and even family law.
Mr. Laturno is a frequent lecturer at Continuing Education of the Bar seminars before attorneys throughout California and he has also published numerous articles. He is also a licensed real estate broker and President & General Counsel of Laturno Kuick Realty based in San Diego, California.
Specialty Areas: Areas of Professional Practice
Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury, Real Property, Taxation, Trusts and Estates
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Areas of Professional Practice
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Original Production Date: 11/01/2011 - Workplace Investigations: Avoiding Ethical Dilemmas
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Workplace Investigations: Avoiding Ethical Dilemmas
Employment law attorney and counselor Mary L. Topliff provides a thorough review of the ethical issues involved in workplace investigations. The four main topics addressed during this ethical discussion include the types of workplace investigations conducted by attorneys, attorney-client issues, the attorney’s ethical obligations, and an attorney-investigator’s conduct during investigation.
Ms. Topliff also analyzes employment harassment suits, the importance of workplace investigations, the Private Investigator Act, the attorney-client relationship, attorneys as investigators, attorney-client contractual issues, investigation considerations, and investigation documentation. Case law discussed includes United States v. Rowe, 96 F.3d 1294 (9th Cir. 1996), Sandra T.E. v. South Berwyn School Dist., 600 F.3d 612, and Ellison v. Brady, 924 F.2d 872 (9th Cir. 1991). ABA Model Rules discussed include Rule 1.1 Competence, Rule 1.4 Communication, Rule 1.6 Confidentiality Of Information, Rule 3.7 Lawyer As Witness, Rule 4.1 Truthfulness In Statements To Others, Rule 4.2 Communication With Person Represented By Counsel, and Rule 4.3 Dealing With Unrepresented Person.
Ms. Topliff serves on the Editorial Review Board for the State Bar of California’s Labor and Employment Law Review. She was elected to the Board of Directors of the Northern California Human Resources Association in 2007 and to its Executive Committee in 2008. Ms. Topliff also serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and is on the Executive Committee of the Youth Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization promoting leadership skills for youth to create social change in their communities. She currently serves as an arbitrator for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Attorney Fee Dispute Panel and has been a mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission since 2007.
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
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Original Production Date: 11/01/2011