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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.

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

State Accreditations: 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) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD)



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1.00 credit hours

• Conducting an Effective Deposition

Conducting an Effective Deposition

Join Pennsylvania attorney Janet Catina for a comprehensive review of considerations before conducting your next deposition.

The main topics addressed by Mrs. Catina include planning, scheduling, preparation, defending and the mechanics of the deposition. Further areas discussed include witnesses, goals, preserving testimony, videotaping depositions, the order of the deposition, location, document requests & requests for production, the corporation as a deponent, the court reporter, notice, stipulations, and the deposition checklist. Ms. Catina refers to Pennsylvania law during the course, but there are a number of practice points and techniques that attorneys around the country can adopt into their practice.

"Where people matter" is the philosophy of Mrs. Catina's legal practice. In her 24 years as a lawyer, Mrs. Catina has developed a wide range of skills, depth of experience and genuine care and concern for people, enabling her to provide quality legal services.

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, 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) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)



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1.00 credit hours

• 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.

Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics

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

State Accreditations: 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)



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2.00 credit hours | 2.00 Legal Ethics

• 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)



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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) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Washington (WA)



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1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Substance Abuse

• Principle Considerations When Handling a Divorce Case

Principle Considerations When Handling a Divorce Case

Divorce is a complex area of practice that can take a serious financial and emotional toll on all parties that are involved in the process. Join Pennsylvania Family Law attorney Janet Catina as she reviews the major considerations when handling a divorce case. The main topics addressed include the first meeting, steps to take after the initial consultation, the master’s hearing and child custody issues. Mrs. Catina also discusses listening to your clients, billing, the engagement letter, the divorce complaint, equitable distribution of marriage property, interrogatories & document requests, the settlement agreement, availability for special relief, protection from abuse, the custody conference, stipulations, organization, stressful situations and relocation. This course will teach you some of the important strategies involved in successfully representing your client in divorce matters to provide them with the best possible service and outcome. In her 24 years as a lawyer, Mrs. Catina has developed a wide range of skills, depth of experience and genuine care and concern for people, enabling her to provide quality legal services. Mrs. Catina enjoys the ability to build lasting relationships with people while at the same time helping them address issues that concern them and their family. Her practice consists of, but is not limited to, divorce, separation, child custody, visitation/parenting time, child support, guardianship, adoptions, paternity, spousal support/maintenance, property and debt distribution, and other related family law matters.

Practice Areas: Family Law

State Accreditations: 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)



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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.

Practice Areas: Education Law, Litigation

State Accreditations: 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)



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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.

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)



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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.

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)



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1.00 credit hours