If you’ve seen Blade Runner, you know all about the Turing Test that was established in 1950. The test measures a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. Well, ChatGPT broke the Turing Test.
Unfortunately, this new AI technology thinks like humans just a little too much – AI can produce results that promote bias and discrimination. The question now becomes how can attorneys harness this revolutionary new technology while remaining ethical in their legal practice. Presented by Amanda M. Blair of Fisher Phillips, this CLE will highlight some of the common pitfalls associated with attorneys using generative AI, show you how AI can be subject to biased & discriminatory results, provide steps for attorneys to avoid biased results and conclude with best practices for attorneys when using AI in their legal practice. Additional topics: Work Trend Index Annual Report, document & contract review, legal research & analysis, predicting case outcomes & litigation support, Westlaw Precisions with CoCounsel, risks & ethics of AI use, hallucinations & bias, data privacy & security, discrimination litigation involving AI bias, Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDTs), EEOC guidance, sources of bias in AI systems and laws & policies addressing AI & Bias.
Amanda Blair is an associate in the firm’s New York office, focusing her practice on complex employment issues. Amanda’s experience as an assistant corporate counsel in the New York City Law Department has her well equipped to handle cases involving Title VII, ADA, the First Amendment, ADEA, FMLA, Section 1983, and State and City Human Rights Laws.
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Access to Justice, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity and Wellness, Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, Elimination of Bias, Equity in Justice (NM), Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI), Equity, Inclusion and Mitigation of Implicit and Explicit Bias (WA), Ethics, Implicit Bias, Professional Conduct, Professionalism
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | Arkansas (AR) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | Iowa (IA) | ITA (ITA) | Kansas (KS) | Kentucky (KY) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Minnesota (MN) | Mississippi (MS) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New Mexico (NM) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Carolina (SC) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Utah (UT) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA) | West Virginia (WV)
Course Expiration: 09/13/2029
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.50 credit hours
| 1.50 Legal Ethics
Original Production Date: 09/13/2024
Run Time: 1:30:00
Proper billing is critical to the success of your law firm. BUT…. law firm billing can be one of the most repetitive, dreaded & time-consuming parts of any lawyer’s day. And we all love chasing down clients to get paid.
In this program, Josh Andrews will present the best practices for attorney billing & timekeeping and handing issues with nonpaying clients. From essential guidelines for capturing billable hours to the top billing mistakes that attorneys make, Josh will provide you with the tools and strategies you need to run a tight ship. Josh will: examine the best practices for avoiding & resolving fee disputes, present strategies for dealing with nonpaying clients and highlight emerging billing and timekeeping tools for law firms. Additional subjects: understanding your firm codes, capturing your time, nonbillable time, knowing the billing cycles, planning for profit, Model Rules 1.5 & 8.4, putting it in the contract, protecting your rights & preserving your relationship and software is your friend.
Josh Andrews is the managing partner of Gatehouse Law where he focuses his practice on the legal needs of entrepreneurs, business law and complex transactions.
Practice Areas: Law Practice Management
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA)
Course Expiration: 09/30/2029
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 09/30/2024
Run Time: 1:00:00
Plaintiffs' lawyers now need to write more than ever. Unfortunately, courts are slammed with heavy caseloads and you are competing against other litigants for what little time the judge has to analyze the claims & merit of your case. How can you avoid the dreaded MTD??
Join professional brief writer Jonathan Hilton as he explains how to craft legal briefs that judges will want to read. He will present & explain his top ten tips: five practice points to help the judge spot your best arguments in less time and five practice points on how to make your clients more likable & your clients’ stories more compelling. The ten points: (1) Start with first principles, (2) Create an alternate storyline, (3) Show why you state a claim — don’t just defend, (4) Plant the emotional facts in the Complaint, (5) Dumb Cases Die, (6) Use notice pleading to build your story, (7) Distinguish Civ. R. 8 from Civ. R. 9(b), (8) Use the right theory to hook in the big pockets, (9) Handle SOLs carefully and (10) To amend… or not to amend? Jonathan will round out the hour by looking at resources that will help you become a better brief writer moving forward.
Jonathan Hilton became the youngest-ever Cincinnati Chess Champion at age 15, and he earned the National Master in chess title the following year. At Hilton Parker LLC, Mr. Hilton now advisies other attorneys on how to best navigate through their most difficult cases. As a consultant and brief writer, he designs novel legal theories in courts across the country.
Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | Arkansas (AR) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Iowa (IA) | ITA (ITA) | Kentucky (KY) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA) | West Virginia (WV)
Course Expiration: 11/08/2029
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 11/08/2024
Run Time: 1:00:00
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is one of the most consequential, controversial and misunderstood decisions of the 21st century. And it’s also 175 pages long.
If you don’t feel like sifting through 175 pages of incredibly complex legal arguments, you’re in luck – First Amendment & campaign finance attorney Zach Greenberg is here for you. Zach will break down what’s in the decision, what it practically means, the concurrence, the dissent and the key rationales used by both sides. Specific topics covered: The 3 main elements of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), First Amendment prohibition against the government discriminating based on the speaker, Money = Free Speech, how the First Amendment extends to corporations, what Citizens United is NOT about, Independent Expenditures, express advocacy vs. issuing ads, state vs. federal elections, election season vs. non-election season, Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, McConnell v. Federal Election Comm’n, the 3 pillars of the majority decision, the Anti-Distortion Rationale and the Corruption Rationale.
A native New Yorker, Zach graduated from Binghamton University in 2013 and Syracuse Law in 2016. Zach developed an appreciation for free speech while leading the College Libertarians and the Federalist Society.
Practice Areas: Constitutional Law, Election Law, Law Practice Management
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA)
Course Expiration: 10/11/2029
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 10/11/2024
Run Time: 1:00:00
Nathan Osborn frequently works with clients to buy investment properties on the ski slopes of Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Aspen and more. These clients buy these properties as VRBOs (Vacation Rental By Owner) to generate revenue – but what they fail to realize is that one accident on their property could put their personal assets at risk.
Nate Osborn often recommends a very practical solution that offers asset protection & tax benefits – the LLC. In this CLE he provides practical guidance on how to draft a real estate limited liability company (LLC) operating agreement. Nate will provide a plethora of practical guidance on: asking the right questions, determining whether an LLC is the appropriate entity for your client, selecting a member or manager managed LLC, maximizing personal asset protection through the LLC, drafting capital contribution provisions, drafting real estate profit distribution provisions, drafting dispute resolution provisions and tax implications & how to maximize tax benefits. Specific topics covered: vacation rentals & investors, understanding the client’s business, the advantages of LLCs in real estate, putting title to real estate into an LLC, potential LLC liability, piercing the corporate veil, structuring capital calls, provisions to share real estate profits, incorporating IRAs, holding strategies & double FICA taxes and utilizing 1031 like-kind exchanges.
Nathan G. Osborn, Esq., focuses on real estate litigation, real estate transactions and commercial litigation. Mr. Osborn effectively uses his significant trial experience to help transactional clients avoid situations that often end up in court.
Practice Areas: Business Law, Real Property
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | Arkansas (AR) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Idaho (ID) | Illinois (IL) | Iowa (IA) | ITA (ITA) | Kentucky (KY) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA) | West Virginia (WV)
Course Expiration: 11/27/2029
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 11/27/2024
Run Time: 1:00:00
Data privacy stands at the forefront of eDiscovery, bearing significant legal and ethical implications for attorneys. A failure to uphold stringent data privacy standards – especially Internationally – can lead to ethical violations, breach of sensitive data and hefty fines.
This CLE will teach attorneys the best ethical practices when managing U.S. eDiscovery of data that is stored abroad. Main topics covered: U.S. matters & cross-border legal considerations, international requirements, international technology & collection strategies, using eDiscovery & forensics technology in cross-border reviews and data disposition & reuse. Additional topics: FRCP Rule 1 – Cooperation, Form of Production – FRCP 34(b)(2)(E), data sources, ESI Orders/Stipulations, evolving data laws, global geopolitical factors & economic drivers, cultural differences, understanding data flows, legal hold best practices & scoping, data reservation strategies and collection considerations. The following ABA Model Rules are implicated: Rule 1.1 – Technological Competence, Rule 3.4 – Fairness to Opposing Party & Avoiding Spoliation, Rule 1.15 – Safekeeping Property and Rule 5.1 – Responsibilities of a Supervisory Lawyer.
Panelists include: Carolyn Bigg of DLA Piper (Global Co-Chair of Data Protection, Privacy & Security), Matthew Krengel of Cooley LLP (Discovery & Information Governance (IG) Counsel) and Alex Marjanovic & Chris Marks of Ankura Global Consulting (Senior Managing Director).
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Business Law, Ethics, Litigation, Professional Conduct
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Minnesota (MN) | Mississippi (MS) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Carolina (SC) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Utah (UT) | Vermont (VT) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA) | Wyoming (WY)
Course Expiration: 02/13/2029
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
| 1.00 Legal Ethics
Original Production Date: 02/13/2024
Run Time: 1:00:00
What are synthetic cannabinoids and how do they compare with marijuana? How do the sources of marijuana (edibles, oils, “joints”) differ in potency and effects on the body? What is the science behind the marijuana breath testing device?
As more states legalize recreational use, attorneys around the country are encountering more cases involving marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids. Dr. Allison A. Muller, Pharm.D, frequently consults with attorneys and provides expert witness testimony in cases involving marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids and attorneys that complete this course will: learn the scientific name of the parent marijuana compound & two metabolites, cite two differences between marijuana & synthetic cannabinoids, identify one similarity between marijuana & synthetic cannabinoids and provide one reason why determining impairment is challenging. Dr. Muller will also address: Cannabidiol (CBD), nomenclature, marijuana & metabolite detection, THC testing in blood & urine, THC effects on the body, THC driving-impairment, toxicology testing & synthetic cannabinoids, withdrawal syndromes and Spice-Ophrenia.
Dr. Muller is a board-certified toxicologist, fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, and registered pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience in the field of clinical toxicology.
Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Illinois (IL) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Dakota (ND) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA)
Course Expiration: 02/25/2027
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 02/25/2022
Run Time: 1:00:02
A new roof? A new elevator? If a landlord buys and hangs a giant oil painting of Donald Trump in the lobby can the landlord pass through the cost to tenants? These are just some of the important questions to ask & practical points to consider before signing an office lease.
And while the legal landscape of negotiating commercial office leases is constantly evolving, many of the same issues continue to arise for landlords & tenants. Grant & Todd will share their wisdom gleaned from years of experience in the commercial real estate market and they will mainly cover: the basic provisions of standard triple net office lease, Common Area Maintenance (CAMs) expenses & exclusions and often overlooked contractual & practical aspects of the lease. Additional subjects: SNDA Agreements (subordination, non-disturbance & attornment), BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) & measuring base rents, using CPI language, lease terms, tenants & flexibility, landlords & certainty, defining common areas, exclusions from Common Area costs, work letters & tenant improvements, Force Majeure clauses and issues arising out of assignment & subletting.
A partner at Duane Morris, Grant Puleo, Esq., focuses his practice on a wide variety of real estate, finance and business transactions. Todd Bulich, Esq., is the President of the Todd Bulich Real Estate Company, Inc., which exclusively represents top-tier law firms with respect to their commercial property.
Practice Areas: Business Law, Real Property
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | Arkansas (AR) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | Delaware (DE) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Idaho (ID) | Illinois (IL) | Iowa (IA) | ITA (ITA) | Kentucky (KY) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA) | West Virginia (WV)
Course Expiration: 10/25/2029
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
2.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 10/25/2024
Run Time: 2:00:00
Ask almost any kid what they’re going to do when they grow up. YouTuber and Influencer will be two of the top answers.
Yes, Logan Paul might make your stomach sick. But he leveraged his social media influence to sell his energy drink Prime to Coca-Cola for $10 Billion — after only 9 months in existence. Influencers wield increasingly more power in the marketplace & advertising in our new Tik Tok, Instagram and Threads world. Rob Laplaca will introduce you to the world of social media influencers and the legal issues for companies that utilize them to sell their products and represent their brands. Main topics: Characteristics + Regulations, Endorsements + Mandatory Disclosures, Penalties, Recent Enforcement Actions and Influencer Contract Provisions. Additional points of discussion: fake followers & posts, the FTC Act, FTC Guidelines, reviews & testimony, tags, pins, likes, “material connection,” seen & understood, civil liability and typical FTC Orders. Enforcement actions discussed: Roomster, Amazon, Fashion Nova, Teami, Lord & Taylor, Kim Kardashian and Tom Brady & FTX Crypto.
Rob represents promotional marketing agencies and major brands, including food and beverage, retail, entertainment and personal care in a variety of nationwide marketing activities from traditional promotions and offers to social media, in-app and other on-line programs.
Practice Areas: Business Law, Intellectual Property
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Minnesota (MN) | Mississippi (MS) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA)
Course Expiration: 07/07/2028
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.25 credit hours
Original Production Date: 07/07/2023
Run Time: 1:15:00
No more tequila... Is VERY different than "No, MORE tequila." One little comma can have a big difference in interpretation and meaning.
The rules of statutory interpretation can be powerful tools in crafting creative & persuasive legal arguments if you are skilled enough to know how to properly deploy them. Greg Overstreet will show you how these rules can benefit your client?s case, describe the two forks: plain meaning vs. ambiguity and provide the practical application of common canons of statutory interpretation. Additional CLE topics of discussion: the four main tests, mind set + body of law, regulations & ordinances, specific controls the general, "plain meaning", resolving the ambiguity legislative history & record, grammar & language, surrounding language, order of enactment, mistake, shall & may, conditions & limitations, previous interpretations, extrinsic aids to interpretation, case law & common law and practical takeaways.
A lawyer in boots, Greg Overstreet has practiced law for 28 years. He has a general civil practice, provides mediation services and serves as local counsel assisting attorneys from outside Montana.
Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Business Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Taxation, Wills, Trusts & Estates
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Idaho (ID) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | North Dakota (ND) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Vermont (VT) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA)
Course Expiration: 07/14/2027
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 07/14/2022
Run Time: 1:00:00
Not too long ago, lawyers wrote letters, sent faxes and relied on their reputation for integrity & intelligence to gain clients. Now attorneys email, tweet and advertise on Google, Facebook and Tik Tok.
With the advent attorney advertising in the 1980's, bar associations began re-emphasizing notions of professionalism as the practice of law became more of a business. Email, social media and AI have only made it more difficult for attorneys to practice with professionalism. In this CLE, Ron Daniels will opine on how modern lawyers can remain professional in our new electronic world. Main topics: The foundations of professionalism in the legal profession, what it means to be a professional, professionalism resources and professionalism scenarios for the 21st Century attorney. Additional topics: Ethics vs. Professionalism, the Lawyer's Creed, Georgia's Aspirational Statements on Professionalism, the Golden Rule, practicing with professionalism in your daily practice, civility & professionalism, email hijinks, 140 Characters of Mayhem and responding to negative Google reviews.
Ron E. Daniels is a trial attorney that represents clients in consumer protection cases. He fiercely and proudly represent Georgians in cases involving credit card, student loan and medical debt.
Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
Practice Areas: Civility, Ethics, Professional Conduct, Professionalism
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Idaho (ID) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | ITA (ITA) | Kansas (KS) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Minnesota (MN) | Mississippi (MS) | Montana (MT) | Nebraska (NE) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New Mexico (NM) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Carolina (SC) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Utah (UT) | Vermont (VT) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA) | Wyoming (WY)
Course Expiration: 12/21/2028
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
| 1.00 Legal Ethics
Original Production Date: 12/21/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00
People develop chronic pain and sustain concussion from a wide array of trauma — from car crashes to crane accidents. Unfortunately, while concussions, chronic pain and CRPS can be debilitating, the hidden nature of these injuries can make it difficult to prove to skeptical jurors.
In this CLE brimming with practical information & insight, trial attorney Brett Schreiber will walk you through working up and trying these invisible injury cases — from client intake to the fine points of communicating your client’s story to the jury. Brett will mainly cover client intake, discovery, voir dire and trial prep. He will conclude by analyzing a recent case example where a woman was injured when her foot fell through a second story walkway at an office building. Additional CLE topics: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), mTBI, lien MDs, insurance, disabilities, stalking social media, show & tell, spoon feeding the jury, KenHub.com, Presentation Zen, the TBI Survival Guide, CDC, VA, NIH, Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors, Budapest Diagnostic Criteria 2003, the Glasgow Coma Score, declarations of witnesses, establishing the medical timeline of treatment and treating vs. expert doctors.
Brett Schreiber’s practice includes mass torts, personal injury, medical malpractice and condemnation law. Whether lecturing student groups or handling pro bono claims for wrongfully convicted, he is guided by the Hebrew principle of tikkun olam meaning “to heal the world.”
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Offered In: Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Idaho (ID) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Missouri (MO) | Nevada (NV) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Dakota (ND) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Vermont (VT) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA)
Course Expiration: 07/08/2027
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.25 credit hours
Original Production Date: 07/08/2022
Run Time: 1:15:00
Surviving prison as an innocent person is a surreal nightmare no one wants to think about. But it can happen to you - and those you love.
Justin Brooks has spent his career freeing innocent people from prison. Putting you at the defense table, this CLE forces us to consider how any one of us might be swept up in the legal system. From bad IDs to people telling lies, Justin provides the main reasons that people are wrongfully convicted and he offers detailed accounts of the cases he has worked on. Main topics: bad lawyering, differences in police work in the city vs. the country, you come home & find your partner dead, false confessions, junk science, Shaken Baby Syndrome, you have or care for a sick child, the jury is blinded by junk science, bad information from informants, and you are poor and/or a person of color. Additional topics: bite mark evidence, bad crime scene preservation, Relative Opinion Process, Cross-Racial Identifications, problems with Police line-ups, DNA testing & database, the Reid Technique, the CSI Effect, the McMartin Pre-School case and the Brian Banks case.
Professor Justin Brooks directs the LLM Program in Comparative Law in Spanish at the USD School of Law. As the program director, he administers a national moot court program in Mexico, and coordinates the work of 35 innocence organizations in Latin America.
Practice Areas: Criminal Law
Offered In: Alabama (AL) | Alaska (AK) | Arizona (AZ) | California (CA) | Colorado (CO) | Connecticut (CT) | District of Columbia (DC) | Florida (FL) | Georgia (GA) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | ITA (ITA) | Maryland (MD) | Massachusetts (MA) | Michigan (MI) | Minnesota (MN) | Mississippi (MS) | Missouri (MO) | Montana (MT) | Nevada (NV) | New Hampshire (NH) | New Jersey (NJ) | New York (NY) | North Carolina (NC) | North Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | South Dakota (SD) | Texas (TX) | Vermont (VT) | Virginia (VA) | Washington (WA)
Course Expiration: 09/18/2028
Media Type: Streaming Video, Streaming Audio, Audio Download, Video Download, MP3 Player, USB
1.00 credit hours
Original Production Date: 09/18/2023
Run Time: 1:00:00