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• 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.

Specialty Areas: Professionalism

Practice Areas: Access to Justice, Elimination of Bias

State Accreditations: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Louisiana (LA) | 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) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)

Course Expiration: 12/31/2013

Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB

1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Professionalism

• 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.

Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Trusts and Estates

State Accreditations: 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) | Washington (WA)

Course Expiration: 12/31/2013

Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB

1.00 credit hours

• Inebriation, Intervention and Insight: A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul

Inebriation, Intervention and Insight: A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul

Join trial attorney Gary Gwilliam as he details the unflinching truth about his journey from the bottom of alcoholic despair to sober, soulful leadership in his professional and personal life. The main topics addressed include losing the big case, the stresses of the profession, the legal profession & alcohol, stress drinking, the courage to change, substance abuse & discipline, dealing with stress, social drinking, the Other Bar and further resources for attorneys. In this course Mr. Gwilliam explores the issue of substance abuse through the experiences chronicled in his book “Getting a Winning Verdict in My Personal Life: A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul” and you would be hard pressed to find a more compelling course on substance abuse in the legal profession.

Gary Gwilliam is considered one of the best consumer trial attorneys in California. He has tried 150 jury cases, of which more than 100 were personal injury cases. He is a former president of the Consumer Attorneys of California and was nominated Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1995 and 1996 by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Mr. Gwilliam is also a recipient 2001 of the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award for employment law. A noted lecturer and motivational speaker, he has conducted seminars and workshops around California and the United States for many years. His ethics seminar, "How to Get a Winning Verdict in Your Personal Life," won him a Consumer Attorneys of California Presidential Award in 1994. A recipient of the Public Justice Foundation’s Champion of Justice Award 2009, Mr. Gwilliam mentors attorneys on such challenges as alcoholism, stress, work/life balance, and dealing with losses.

Specialty Areas: Substance Abuse

Practice Areas: Substance Abuse

State Accreditations: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Iowa (IA) | Louisiana (LA) | 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)

Course Expiration: 12/31/2013

Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB

1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Substance Abuse

• Personal Injury: An Ethically Hazardous Practice Area

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

State Accreditations: 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)

Course Expiration: 12/31/2013

Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB

1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics

• 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.

Practice Areas: Business Law, Taxation

State Accreditations: 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)

Course Expiration: 12/31/2013

Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB

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.

Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Trusts and Estates

State Accreditations: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | 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) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)

Course Expiration: 12/31/2013

Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, MP3, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB

1.00 credit hours