There are billions of iPhones, Droids, tablets, Alexas and other digital devices in the world. And with countless apps, limitless tracking capabilities & ubiquitous WiFi, that iPhone in your client’s pocket holds a treasure trove of electronic information. Don’t worry though – you don’t have be a total tech geek to understand how cell phone forensics can help you in your criminal and civil cases. Lars Daniel breaks things down in plain English by utilizing colorful case examples to illustrate how electronic information generated by cell phones and digital devices can make – OR break – your client’s case. Lars will mainly discuss the proper (and improper) collection, acquisition, analysis and examination of electronic evidence on smartphones and challenging digital evidence generated by cell phones. Lars will also address the following topics: “thumb forensics” & first responders, file systems, deleted & destroyed data, conducting manual examinations, Google Maps location data, user accounts, Internet searches & web history, call logs, text (SMS) messaging, apps, timelines, affidavit highlights, video verification, fakes messages and spoofing.

A seasoned digital forensics expert,, author and speaker, Lars Daniel has attended over 350 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.

What is the cost of your 401(k) problem? Unfortunately, not many people know. And many attorneys are not very adept when it comes to 401(k) management and knowing if plan sponsors are upholding their fiduciary responsibilities.

Ric Lager is a Registered Investment Advisory. For the last fifteen years he has specialized in advising attorneys and law firms on preserving and maximizing the value of their retirement plans. In order to educate you on these highly critical retirement issues, Ric will provide analysis of: the annual fees & investment performance of your investment menu, asset diversification & allocation, efficient plan management & reasonable fees and the merits of investing early in your legal career in a firm 401(k). To illustrate the actual cost of holding on to underperforming mutual funds Ric will provide 3 actual case examples to illustrate how this can cost you $100,000’s in retirement funds. Ric will conclude by providing a full explanation of the pros and cons of the Roth 401(k) versus a regular 401(k) – from tax treatment to tax considerations before retiring.

Ric Lager is president of Lager & Company, Inc. For almost two decades he has specialized in helping solo and small firm attorneys maximize the value of their retirement investments.

A client walks into your office, “I just won $64 million in the lottery… but my ticket was damaged.” The client wants you to show the court and lottery commission that he really won $64 million in the lottery.

Where do you start – who do you call? A highly trained and respected forensic document examiner, Mike Wakshull utilizes the scientific method to testify in court and consult with attorneys on the validity of documents and signatures. He has seen it all – from testifying in court about blood written on a wall to the authenticity of PDFs & word docs. In yet another compelling CLE, he will mainly discuss actual case examples involving a lottery ticket, trust document, purchase agreement, interspousal transfer deed, birth certificate, real estate documents, PDF document and many other electronic and paper documents. He will also detail the scientific method used, the tools of his practice, verifying DocuSign signatures, validating messy & clean signatures and he will explain many key document examination techniques.

A court-qualified forensic document examiner, Michael N. Wakshull has been involved in the Forensic Document Examination arena since 2010 and belongs to a number of Document Examination Associations.

Trial as the ultimate performance art – where human conflict, archetypes & universal truths provide the greatest theatre. The true masters of the courtroom know how to seduce, influence and persuade while weaving a compelling narrative to present their client’s story to the jury.

From psychological techniques & mental hacks to embracing the stress & being a magnetic leader, Jennifer B. Gardner shares her most poignant courtroom experiences to help you conquer the gauntlet known as trial. Jennifer will mainly provide insights into: persuasion fundamentals, storytelling basics, crafting a compelling narrative, leading & influencing the jury, winning the mental game of trial, mindset hacks and tech tips for maximizing your creativity & productivity. Additional avenues of thought: expanding the role of lawyer from advocate to leader, new ways of thinking about an old profession, the neuroscience of decision making, becoming a charismatic leader, visualization, projecting with your heart, thinking on your feet.. and breathing.

Jennifer B. Gardner has served clients in criminal and civil legal disputes since 1987 as a trial lawyer in Los Angeles since 1992. A proud graduate of the Trial Lawyers College, Jennifer is also a writer, a speaker and magnetic courtroom presence.

Before there were satellites and GPS, sailors lost at sea looked to the North Star to guide their way in unknown and rough waters. Likewise, lost and confused parents can turn to the Northstar when they need help traversing uncharted territory… divorce.

The Northstar divorce is predicated on one simple philosophy – that children should guide the divorcing parent’s decisions. While Family Law attorneys will tell you this is all but impossible, co-parenting coach Carly Israel will provide concrete suggestions and action steps for family law clients to work together when they focus on the physical (and mental) health and well-being of the children. Carly will start by providing practical considerations from her practice & own divorce, how the Figuring it Out & Nuts and Bolts Session help clients and suggestions & action steps for divorcing parents. Carly will also talk about the realities for of divorced parents, the wisdom of adult children of divorce, the parenting plan, counseling divorcing parents, and parents as role models.

Carley Israel is a co-Parenting Coach helping clients facing divorce/post-divorce address whatever is no longer serving their new goals and empowering them to make choices that won’t emotionally harm their children.

Malibu murder-for-hire, illicit payments, hidden assets in the Cayman Islands, collusion & extortion… Las Vegas mobsters – or just another Tuesday for an amateur sports agents?

To say that sports agency is as hyper-competitive as Michael Jordan during a game of H-O-R-S-E… is an understatement. From free groceries to stacks of cash & flashy sports cars – sports lore is chock-full of tales of agents breaking laws and behaving badly. Applying these stories, lawyers can show clients concrete examples of the penalties for crossing the ethical and fiduciary bright-line rules in pursuit of that BIG commission. In addition to handling the art of contract negotiations, agents must also navigate the many landmines associated with endorsement contracts, with California and Florida leading the push for amateur athletes to be compensated for their name, likeness and image – especially when used in lucrative sports video games.

Brian Brunkow is a Seattle-area lawyer focused on negotiations and dispute resolution. In addition, he teaches lawyers about NCAA compliance & sports agency law and speaks at West Coast coaching clinics on student-athlete development.

If you only develop one theory of your case you will most likely confirm that one theory – focusing on information that seems to fit and overlooking contradictory information. You will also most likely misinterpret vague information to make it fit your narrative and seek out information that feeds your confirmation bias.

Bill Eddy is a lawyer, therapist, mediator and the President of High Conflict Institute. He developed the "High Conflict Personality" theory and has become an international expert on managing disputes involving high conflict personalities and personality disorders. In this CLE he will mainly explore the following topics: handling clients & litigants with personality disorders, common high conflict personality types in the legal system, approaches to court and requesting strong court orders. Also discussed: confirmation bias, interpersonal disorders, blamers, examples of presenting patterns, personality disorders, love-you, hate-you” types (Borderline), “I’m very superior” types (Narcissistic), “con artist” types, antisocial or sociopaths, “always suspicious” types (Paranoid) and “always dramatic” types (Histrionic).

The President of the High Conflict Institute, Bill Eddy provides training on this subject to lawyers, judges, mediators, managers, law enforcement, therapists and others. He has been a speaker and trainer in over 25 states, several provinces in Canada, Australia, France and Sweden.

With multiple COVID-19 vaccines now deployed and available, employers and their counsel must be ready to develop policies dealing with vaccinating employees. Unfortunately, there are many more questions than answers in the alphabet soup regulatory maze… OSHA, Title VII, ADA, HIPAA, EEOC, ERISA, NLRA.

What if an employee doesn’t want to wear a mask? Will vaccination be mandated, encouraged, incentivized, or facilitated for some or all employees? What types of incentives – like cash bonuses & PTO – can employers legally provide? And what the heck is a Vaccine Ambassador? Luckily, Brian D. Abramson, Esq. is here to help answer some of your most pressing questions. An adjunct professor of Vaccine Law, Brian will provide some expert guidance for businesses, employers and the attorneys that represent them. He will further cover: public & employer mandates, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), reasonable accommodations, VAERS Reporting System, OSHA Reporting and key points & clauses for company Vaccination Policies. Case law discussed: Klaassen v. Trustees of Indiana University, Jenkins v. Mercy Hospital and Bridges v. Houston Methodist.

An author and highly requested lecturer, Brian Dean Abramson is a leading expert on vaccine law and is the primary author of Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law, the most comprehensive treatise written for this field of law.