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Disctrict of Columbia CLE Bundle

Bundle A: Our Most Popular Bundle

This D.C. bundle will fulfill 10 CLE credit hours, including 3 hours of Legal Ethics. From improving client communications to tax issues for attorneys and firms, this bundle features some of our most popular classes arranged in one easy-to-purchase compliance package. Attorney Credits brings you CLE Your Way! Tired of thinking after a long day? The easiest way to complete CLE credits is with an Attorney Credits pre-selected state bundles - some of our most popular classes together in one simple package.

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6 Steps to Improved Client Relationships and Communications

6 Steps to Improved Client Relationships and Communications

What would be possible if you could read your client to figure out what she really wants? What if your clients really trusted you because they felt understood? How many clients have you lost because of a personality clash?

This MCLE class will introduce you to the concept of personality as it relates to client communications and interactions. We have all had clients who:

– Never seems to be satisfied with your results
– Wants to have their hand held through everything
– Never gets you the information you request on time
– Seems to be afraid of you, or seems to think you’re mad at them
– Cries a lot in your meetings

Differences in personal styles can be a source of either conflict or increased effectiveness in daily interactions. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® is a tool to help individuals increase awareness of their own strengths and preferred styles while enhancing their understanding and appreciation for the styles of others. This workshop introduces the Myers-Briggs and begins an exploration of how it can be used to improve client communication and relationships.

The main topics covered in the course include engaging difficult clients, clients & personality preferences, the action plan and results. Further topics addressed include your brain on stress, the ABCs, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI), personality preferences, the four type pairs and the benefits of understanding personality differences. The course addresses these six common client communication issues:
1. Why won’t this client stop talking talking talking?
2. Why doesn’t that client speak up?
3. Hello? What the heck is going on in there?
4. What does your client really want?
5. Why is this client so emotional (or such a jerk?)
6. Why can’t that client do anything on time?

Christy Cassisa is a coach, teacher and consultant who has found her passion in working with attorneys to build awareness and understanding in themselves and others. Logical Harmony Consulting MBTI® workshops for your team or office provide participants with a more in-depth opportunity to learn about preferred means of communication for problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict management.

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1.00 credit hours

A Guide to IP Protection in the EU for U.S. Attorneys

A Guide to IP Protection in the EU for U.S. Attorneys

In this comprehensive course, intellectual property attorneys Eric Hanscom and Lionel Bochurberg describe the framework and differences of IP protection domestically and in the EU. The main topics discussed include the framework of IP protection, the PCT application, the patent process, design & utility patents, trademarks, the Madrid Protocol, copyrights, trade secrets, litigation and forum shopping. Other subjects addressed include provisional patents, counseling clients not to file a patent, the inventive step, fair use, NDAs, invention promotion companies, leveraging patents and antitrust laws.

Admitted to both the California and Paris bars, Mr. Bochurberg advises clients on Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, intellectual property and commercial transactions matters, in both domestic and international contexts. His practice focuses on copyright, trademarks & patents assignments & licenses, transfer of technology and distribution agreements. ?He was previously appointed as "Avocat Conseil auprès du Consulat Général de France à Los Angeles" (Legal counsel to the French Consulate in Los Angeles").

Before beginning his own practice Eric utilized his science background and law degree to gain experience in multiple facets of patent, trademark and copyright law and the application of those property rights. Prior to going into private practice, Eric held a number of positions with various companies, including Director of Intellectual Property, a position that offered insight not only into the legal aspects of IP but also the practical use and capitalization upon patent and trademark rights. He has been actively involved in overseeing litigation, contract negotiation and customs issues in the US, Asia, Europe, South American and Australia over matters ranging from patent and trademark infringement to breach of contract.

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1.00 credit hours

Elimination of Bias in the Legal System

Elimination of Bias in the Legal System

Myer J. Sankary teaches attorneys about the origins of bias and how attorneys can manage bias to reduce certain types of thinking and judgment that are adverse to clients and the legal system. In addition to being a full time mediator, Mr. Sankary has had the privilege of studying with renowned neuroscientists around the world. This exploration and learning of the neurosciences has given Mr. Sankary new insight into how our brains function and how our decisions are formulated. The main topics covered include how bias is created, how the mind and behavior works, and how bias plays out in making decisions in the courtroom and in the office. Further topics discussed by Mr. Sankary include types of bias, the effects of bias, bias in jury selection, implicit social cognition & bias, how to manage bias, bias prevention training, snap judgments & stereotypes, organizing principle of the brain, warmth vs. competence, the SCARP Model, mindfulness and how to reduce bias.

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1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics

Fee Agreements: Ethics & Reasonableness

Fee Agreements: Ethics & Reasonableness

With fee-shifting statutes and clauses expanding, litigation over attorney fees has reached record levels around the country. Recovering attorney fees often involves issues as complex as the case itself and knowing the standards and ethical rules will help you to maximize your attorney fee award. Join James E. King - an expert in attorney fee disputes – as he uses case law, advisory opinions, and Model Rules to detail both the ethics and reasonableness of attorney fees. Mr. King discusses ‘non-refundable retainers, classic retainers, flat fee agreements with incentivization, hourly agreements, the reasonableness of fees, attorney-client fee disputes, detecting attorney bill padding, block billing, fees descriptions in billing, fee requests, and loadstar statutes. Cases discussed include Fletcher v. Davis, Schatz v. Allen Matkins, Ramirez v. Sturdevant, Banning Ranch Conservancy v Superior Court of Orange County, Adams, et al. v. Colony Park Estates, and Welch v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Mr. King is the founder of the King Law Corporation in San Diego and specializes in attorney fee disputes, legal ethics, and advises corporate counsel and law firms on litigation costs. Mr. King has testified as an expert witness on numerous attorney-client fee disputes and has represented prominent clients such as Heisman Trophy winner Rashan Salaam, Prince Fahd Aziz of Saudi Arabia, and attorney Robert Shapiro. Mr. King serves as a Special Master for the State Bar of California and is Vice-Chair of the Fee Arbitration Committee for the San Diego County Bar Association. Mr. King also lectures and publishes works on the ethics and reasonableness of attorney fee ethics and other legal ethics topics.

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2.00 credit hours | 2.00 Legal Ethics

Foreign Investment In U.S. Real Estate

Foreign Investment In U.S. Real Estate

In this course, noted tax attorney Richard Lehman teaches attorneys about tax planning for the non-resident alien individual and foreign corporate investor that is planning to invest in United States real estate. The principle topics covered by Mr. Lehman include tax planning for the foreign investor, acquiring U.S. real estate investments, tax planning entity advantages & disadvantages, the income tax versus estate tax dilemma, and tax planning opportunities. Mr. Lehman also addresses income taxation, estate tax, gift tax, branch tax, individual ownership, LLCs, partnerships, U.S. & foreign corporations, trusts, tiered income, corporate liquidation, portfolio loans, like kind exchanges and sale of stock in a foreign corporation. Over the past 38 years, Richard S. Lehman has established a sophisticated private practice focusing on tax law. His background, education, and experience has distinguished him in this complex field. A published author and noted speaker, Mr. Lehman has carved a reputation as a powerful client advocate. Mr. Lehman is a graduate of Georgetown Law School with a Master’s of tax law from New York University Law School and four years of government service as a senior attorney with the Chief Counsel’s Office of the Internal Revenue Service and as a law clerk on the U.S. Tax Court.

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1.00 credit hours

Getting Paid and Staying Out of Trouble

Getting Paid and Staying Out of Trouble

Collections attorney Martin Greenbaum teaches attorneys how to avoid problems with collecting fees while staying out of ethical trouble with the state bar. The main subjects addressed include the signs of a bad client, retainer agreements, fees, billing and bad debt danger signs. Other issues discussed include collecting fees, signs of bad clients, questionable client behavior, retainer agreement provisions, the client’s bill, billing strategies, electronic billing, keeping track of client billing and warning signs. Mr. Greenbaum is the senior attorney at Greenbaum Law Group, LLP, focusing exclusively on collection and loss recovery. Mr. Greenbaum has presented a number of California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) programs and has lectured widely to trade and business groups on the topic of credit collection and construction collection.

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1.00 credit hours

Sexting, Texting & Facebook: First Amendment Issues in Schools

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.

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1.00 credit hours

Tax Issues for Attorneys and Law Firms

Tax Issues for Attorneys and Law Firms

Like many businesses law firms face unique tax challenges. In this course tax attorney Kevan P. McLaughlin details numerous tax issues that attorneys must account for when running a law firm.

The main issues discussed by Mr. McLaughlin include the attorney-client privilege, record keeping requirements, income, expenses, worker classification and information reporting requirements. Specific topics and tax sections covered include IRC §7525, IRC §6001, Treas. Reg. §1.6001-1, the implication of record-keeping for tax concerns, IRC §446(b), Cohan v. Commissioner, IRC §274(d), unreported income, deferral of income, constructive receipt, non-cash sources, cash payments, IRC §162, entertainment & promotion expenses, travel expenses, advanced client costs, net & gross fee arrangements, employees & independent contractors, Rev. Rul. 87-41, Section 530, Form 1099 - IRC §6041, Form 8300 - IRC §6050I and the steps to take when you are audited.

As the founder of McLaughlin Legal, Kevan P. McLaughlin focuses his practice on all aspects of Federal and California tax law, with a special emphasis on representing taxpayers in civil and criminal tax litigation and controversy cases. In 2010 Kevan was recognized by the San Diego Daily Transcript’s annual peer nomination program as one of only a handful of top young attorneys throughout San Diego County. The San Diego Metropolitan Magazine listed him as one of San Diego’s 75 leading attorneys in 2011. Since 2010 Kevan has also held a leadership position within the San Diego Chapter of the Young Tax Lawyers of the California State Bar Tax Section.

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1.00 credit hours

Witness Preparation

Witness Preparation

Dr. David Cannon of Trial Innovations provides his incredibly insightful views to shed some scientific light into preparing your witnesses for trial. In this excellent course Dr. Cannon concentrates on three main areas – keeping your audience in mind, juror psychology and preparation tactics. Further topics discussed by Dr. Cannon include the stages & retention of learning, juror misconceptions, inductive & deductive reasoning, beginning before deposition, preparing your witnesses for court, powerful vs. powerless speech, tips for direct and cross examination, and witness behavior.

Dr. Cannon is co-founder of Trial Innovations and is based in the Los Angeles area. He has been the lead trial consultant in cases across the country, ranging from insurance defense and corporate litigation, to capital cases and white-collar crime. His principal activities involve witness workshops, focus groups, mock trials; online juror surveys, jury selection consultation, and post-trial juror interviews. Dr. Cannon regularly gives CLE presentations throughout the country and has recently appeared on KNBC in Los Angeles.

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1.00 credit hours

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