You might be a winner! No purchase necessary! Just send a self-addressed stamped envelope! Many will enter…. few will win. We all know the catch phrases because we’ve heard the sweepstakes and promotions commercials countless times.

In this CLE course Rob Laplaca will show you the basics of running a legally-compliant sales campaign from development through execution. You will learn: how to spot the differences among sweepstakes, contests, games & charitable sales promotions; how to negotiate gambling laws, and key points when running social media & mobile marketing campaigns. In addition, Rob will also discuss prize, chance & consideration, chance vs. skill games, post consideration, non-monetary consideration, skill contests, User Generated Content (UGC), mobile marketing, product review & endorsements and social websites. Companies love to blanket the airwaves with sweepstakes, games and promotions as part of their marketing campaigns – make sure the companies you represent do it legally.

Rob Laplaca represents promotional marketing agencies & major brands – including food and beverage, retail, entertainment, personal care, and professional and consumer products in a variety of nationwide marketing activities from traditional promotions and offers to social media, in-app and other on-line programs.

Many of us have achieved the one of the pinnacles of the American dream, owning our own home. However, even though it’s the most expensive purchase many of us will make, quite a few attorneys and clients fail to understand the basics of the document that protects their investment - the homeowners insurance policy.

In this CLE course, attorney Evan Walker will walk you through the basics of understanding homeowners insurance policies and coverage. He will mainly cover the following topics: the declarations page & definitions, coverages, exclusions, endorsements and first & third party claims disputes. Evan will also discuss coverage & coverage limits, Coverages A - D, how to read the policy, the definitions of the insured & insured property, being underinsured, due diligence to make sure that you have adequate insurance, depreciation, additional living expenses, named perils, the burden of proof, scope of coverage, riders, contract-driven disputes, tort claims against third parties and subrogation.

After evacuating from New Orleans to Houston, Evan W. Walker graduated in 2008 as part of the ‘Hurricane Katrina Class.’ After graduation, Evan worked for a New Orleans insurance defense firm. He opened his own firm in 2014 to represent people after years of defending insurance companies.

With billions of cell phones and apps out there, the amount of ESI generated by cell phones is overwhelming to many legal professionals. We get it - you are an attorney not a computer genius. But if you are ignoring evidence on smart phones and apps, you are ignoring a virtual treasure trove of electronic information that can greatly benefit your client at trial.

In this CLE program, highly rated instructor Lars Daniel will use case examples from his digital forensics practice to explain the proper methods to forensically acquire cell phone evidence. Lars will mainly discuss the collection, acquisition, analysis and examination of electronic evidence on smartphones and challenging the evidence. Lars will also address the following topics: “thumb forensics” by first responders, logical & file systems, deleted & destroyed data, manual examinations, Google Maps & network, user accounts, Internet searches & history, call logs, SMS & MMS messaging, installed apps, power events, the user dictionary, Google is watching & listening, timelines, affidavit highlights, video verification, fakes messages are real and a spoofing case example.

A digital forensics expert, Lars Daniel has attended over 250 hours of forensic training and has worked on over 500 cases involving murder, child pornography, terrorism, rape, kidnapping, intellectual property, fraud, wrongful death, among other case types. A licensed attorney in California, Jason Castillo actively participated in this course.

Your 13 year-old daughter comes home from school one day crying because a group of girls posted a horrible video on YouTube calling her derogatory names and making fun of the way she dresses. The girls shot the video at a local restaurant on the way home from school. What can your daughter’s school legally do to punish the girls who filmed and posted the video?

In this CLE course Gretchen Shipley, an education technology lawyer, discusses one of the key issues facing educators and school districts today - cyberbullying and free speech. Gretchen will mainly cover the school’s duty to provide a safe environment, infringing on student’s free speech, school & district employees and related laws to cyberbullying. These topics will also be addressed: transmitting sexual images of minor, bullying & cyberbullying defined, schools & social media monitoring, bullying prevention laws, the school’s jurisdiction to punish student speech, the substantial disruption standard, search & seizure of student’s smartphones and impersonation laws. Gretchen will also discuss key case law in this area such as: Tinker v. Des Moines, J.C. v. Beverly Hills School District, J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District, New Jersey v. T.L.O and Klump v. Nazareth.

Gretchen M. 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, Mrs. Shipley advises school districts and presents workshops to students, employees and district leaders nationwide on the promotion of digital citizenship in the school community.

One of your favorite clients is Pearl, who you’ve helped with some real estate and estate planning matters when her husband of 55 years passed away. Even though she’s in her eighties, she’s still sharp as a tack. One day she calls you frantically because her checking account is suddenly overdrawn and she thinks that her housekeeper might be to blame.

While many people think that it mainly consists of physical abuse, elder abuse is more often times a crime of financial abuse where relatives, caretakers and “friends” take advantage of the elderly. An experienced document examiner, Mike Wakshull has seen altered wills, attempted stock transfers, suspicious checks and homes sold with forged real estate deeds. Using case examples from his own practice, he will cover the following topics: knowing the telltale signs of faked signatures, the importance of exemplars, fluidity vs. tremor, examining the unique attributes of a signature and the tools used to examine documents.

A court-qualified forensic document examiner, Michael N. Wakshull has been involved in the Forensic Document Examination arena since 1983 and belongs to a number of Document Examination Associations. A licensed attorney in California, Jason Castillo actively participated in this course.

Retiring Baby Boomers will sell or bequeath $10 trillion worth of assets over the next two decades. Many of these assets are held in over 12 million privately owned businesses. And while millions of these businesses are expected to change hands, a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that only about 27% of private businesses have done ANY exit planning.

Whether you and your sister are set to inherit the family pizza shops or you have business clients that are getting ready to “cash out,” this two-part presentation will teach you about key considerations in exit and personal planning for business owners. The focus of the first part of the presentation will be on income tax planning. Keith Troutman, Mike Shafer, and Josh Siegel of Squar Milner will also address the benefits of exit planning, building your team, transaction readiness, C corporation asset sale planning and the qualified business income deduction. The second part of the presentation will focus on closely held businesses, tax treatment of business entities and variables influencing transfer techniques. Peter Myers and Sean Kenney of Fox Rothschild also discuss intra-family succession, management buy-out, ESOP, “maturation” of the buy-sell agreement, the sales process, mind-mapping the buy-sell, family members & employees as transferees and other buyers as transferees.

Keith L. Troutman is a Partner in Squar Milner’s Tax Department. Michael Shafer is a Principal in Squar Milner’s Tax Department. Joshua Seigel is a senior manager in Squar Milner's merger and acquisition tax practice. Peter Myers is Certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization. Sean Kenney concentrates his practice in the areas of trusts and estates, business succession and taxation.

When a company equips 11 million of its cars with software to cheat federal emissions tests and standards. When a former star athlete takes his own life at 43 due to a traumatic brain injury suffered while playing in the NFL. And when a terrorist group rams two planes filled with gas into the World Trade Center and into heart of New York City and America. Trial lawyers are there to protect the public and our Democracy.

A renowned trial lawyer who has tried hundreds of high profile cases and class actions, David Casey has been at the forefront of the fight to protect the public for over the last forty years. In this CLE course, David highlights the infamous cases he has litigated and the trial bar’s role in protecting the public and democracy. David will discuss the Exxon Valdez litigation, tobacco litigation, Wells Fargo’s collateral protection insurance litigation, Apple litigation regarding slowing phone speeds, CTE & the NFL, Tony Gwynn & smokeless tobacco, the Battling Bastards of Bataan and the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.

A third generation attorney, he joined his late father David S. Casey Sr.’s firm in 1976, after working as a prosecutor for the San Diego City Attorney’s office. With dozens of high profile verdicts and settlements achieved over a nearly 40-year legal career, he is well on his way to attaining his father’s - who tried more than 700 jury trials - legendary status.

It’s a Friday afternoon, you’re trying to wrap up all the loose ends from the week and looking forward to spending some time with your family over the weekend. Then the phone rings. It’s a long-time client that runs a tow truck company. He’s decided it’s easier for him to pay all of his drivers as independent contractors… good idea???

Yes, while entrepreneurs and business owners are great at starting and running business, they are not always so great at employment law. That’s where you step in to counsel your business clients to help them avoid costly employment related lawsuits. Michael Freeland will discuss the following common scenarios that often lead to employer liability: independent contractors vs. employees, exempt employees, paying scheduled hours vs. the time sheet, final payment after termination, at will employees and retaliating against employees. Michael also talks about the dynamics of employment law, pre-litigation concerns, factors that determine independent contractor status, labelling employees as managers, potential damages, tracking worker’s performance & hours, failing to provide full pay at termination, the “employee in limbo” scenario, documenting attempts to contact AWOL workers and wrongful termination.

Michael M. Freeland has conducted state and federal trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings. In addition to his extensive appellate court experience, he is proficient in litigation and motion practice, mediation, arbitration and depositions.