Michael K. Ryan, a seasoned real estate expert witness, will discuss in detail the important process of selecting, qualifying, retaining, managing and the deposition and trial preparation of the expert witness to insure an “A+” performance at trial. This seminar is specifically designed to ensure that a proper and through due diligence investigation is adequately conducted on the expert candidate prior to retention. Once designation of the expert is noticed, there is no turning back. Be sure you have the best expert on your litigation team.

Class Type: Participatory

Practice Areas:  Business Law | Employment Law | Intellectual Property | Litigation | Personal Injury | Real Property | Sports and Entertainment

State Accreditations:  Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Illinois (IL) | Nevada (NV)

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Credit damage is a special damage evinced by reduced credit capacity, increased out-of-pocket expenses, or loss of credit expectancy because of third-party actions that cause negative information to appear on a client’s credit report. Since damage to credit is not a theory of liability, but rather a type of injury, no separate cause of action is required and credit damage may be sought in more than 14 causes of action in addition to credit damages that may be sought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This course teaches attorneys how to identify potential credit damage claims at intake and how to maintain the proper documentation in order to have the best evidence at trial.

Class Type: Participatory

Practice Areas:  Trusts and Estates | Bankruptcy | Family Law | Litigation | Personal Injury | Real Property

State Accreditations:  Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Florida (FL) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | Nevada (NV) | New York (NY) | Texas (TX) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA)

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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.

Class Type: Participatory

Practice Areas:  Bankruptcy | Business Law | Criminal Law | Employment Law | Intellectual Property | Personal Injury

State Accreditations:  California (CA) | Florida (FL) | Illinois (IL) | Nevada (NV) | New York (NY)

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Real estate owner, expert and investor Karim Jaude discusses a range of property management issues along with a panel of real estate experts and attorneys, including how a property management company can be utilized at the purchase stage — in order to use due diligence and the property inspection as leverage during negotiations. Other issues discussed include contracts inherited from previous owners and landlords, the risk and benefits of property insurance, and how to properly craft contracts with resident managers in light of labor and employment laws.

Class Type: Participatory

Practice Areas:  Real Property

State Accreditations:  Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Indiana (IN) | Nevada (NV) | New York (NY) | Texas (TX)

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