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• Little Known Secrets About Altered Documents in Legal Cases
• Little Known Secrets About Altered Documents in Legal Cases

  Nowadays “documents” means much more than it did 30 years ago when all your valuable “papers” were behind lock & key in your trusty file cabinet. Emails, PDFs, word docs, JPGs & more have now expanded the world of documents — as well as forgeries, fakes and cut & paste signatures.
  
  How do you know if a PDF is legit? How can you tell if the signature on a holographic will has been “lift cropped”? Dr. Edmond Locard said that “any action… constituting a crime, cannot occur without leaving a trace.” Mike Wakshull will show you how he finds these traces & clues using the tools & techniques of his Forensic Document Examination practice. Case examples discussed: is a JPEG embedded in PDF part of the original document, Divorce Case — Zoom stock split email, altered deed filed with the county recorder, alteration of a mortgage document, PDF authenticity, faked signature on a holographic will, intersection of ink & toner and intersecting lines. Further topics: “Repeatability, Reproducibility & Replicability,” Photoshop tools, using camera metadata, GPS data, the Video Spectral Comparator (VSC), the digital microscope, using blue light & filters and ESDA Imaging.
  
  Michael N. Wakshull is a court-qualified civil & criminal forensic document examiner and has been qualified as an expert witness in California Superior Courts and Federal District Court. His clients are in 27 states and five countries and partners with legal clients to dissect evidence presented in handwritten and computer-generated questioned documents.

  Practice Areas: Business Law, Criminal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Property, Wills, Trusts & Estates
  
  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) | Kansas (KS) | Louisiana (LA) | 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 Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Utah (UT) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA) | Wyoming (WY)
  
  Course Expiration: 12/31/2024

  Media Type: Streaming Video

  1.00 credit hours
  
  Original Production Date: 07/21/2023
  Run Time: 1:00:00

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• Professionalism Lessons From Big Screen Lawyers
• Professionalism Lessons From Big Screen Lawyers

  For better - or worse - many people's perceptions of attorneys are based on Elle Woods, Atticus and everybody's favorite cousin, Vinny. From Philadelphia to The Firm, the movies we watch dominate the public?s perceptions of real attorneys.
  
  But is there something these fictional characters can teach us about professionalism and achieving higher standards of conduct in our everyday conduct? Ron E. Daniels will highlight professional - and unprofessional - conduct displayed by some of our favorite big screen movie characters to teach us how we can practice with greater professionalism. Ron will use the Georgia Lawyer's Creed to show how you can enhance your service to your clients, opposing parties & their counsel, the courts, colleagues in the practice of law, the profession, the public & our systems of justice. Movies & characters discussed include: Joe Miller in Philadelphia, Fletcher Reede in Liar Liar, Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Mitch McDeere in The Firm, Rudy Baylor in The Rainmaker and Vincent Gambino in My Cousin Vinny.
  
  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: Professionalism
  
  Practice Areas: Civility, Ethics, 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) | Hawaii (HI) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | Iowa (IA) | ITA (ITA) | Kansas (KS) | Kentucky (KY) | Louisiana (LA) | 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 Dakota (ND) | Ohio (OH) | Oklahoma (OK) | Oregon (OR) | Pennsylvania (PA) | Puerto Rico (PR) | Rhode Island (RI) | South Carolina (SC) | South Dakota (SD) | Tennessee (TN) | Texas (TX) | Utah (UT) | Vermont (VT) | Washington (WA) | West Virginia (WV) | Wyoming (WY)
  
  Course Expiration: 12/31/2024

  Media Type: Streaming Video

  1.00 credit hours | 1.00 Professionalism
  
  Original Production Date: 12/16/2022
  Run Time: 1:00:00

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• Weaponizing Rule 1.7: Ethics Empowers Policyholders When Insurers Reserve Rights
• Weaponizing Rule 1.7: Ethics Empowers Policyholders When Insurers Reserve Rights

  This CLE will offer in-depth legal analysis and practical suggestions on how ethical duties can empower policy holders when a liability insurer agree to defend under a reservation of rights but then appoints defense counsel and directs the defense.
  
  In this CLE, Stephen L. Thomas examines the language of the ethical rules, liability insurance law, and provides non-litigation solutions for panel counsel to comply with ethical obligations, for reserving insurers to fulfill contractual & regulatory obligations, for policyholders to enforce their rights and for counsel for injured victims to facilitate prompt settlements. The main issues discussed: how a reservation of rights triggers counsel?s duty of undivided loyalty and creates a possible conflict of interest, well established (disparate) case law and practice pointers for how policy holders can win. Also covered: the 3 Types of Jurisdictions, the California Restatement Rule, Per Se Rule states, the Enhanced Duties Rule, Rule 1.7: Undivided Loyalty, Rule 1.4: Communication, Rule 1.6: Confidentiality, Rule 1.8: Compensation (Cal. 1.8.6), the 6 Prongs to success, developing admissible evidence, Insurance Industry Defenses, case law. Model emails & letters, questionnaires and a detailed memorandum of law are also provided in the written materials.
  
  An attorney with over 40 years of experience in Insurance Law, Stephen L. Thomas focuses on defending policyholders in a wide variety of liability suits.

  Specialty Areas: Legal Ethics
  
  Practice Areas: Business Law, Ethics, Litigation, Personal Injury, Professional Conduct, 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) | Illinois (IL) | Indiana (IN) | Kansas (KS) | Kentucky (KY) | Louisiana (LA) | 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 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) | West Virginia (WV) | Wyoming (WY)
  
  Course Expiration: 12/31/2024

  Media Type: Streaming Video

  2.00 credit hours | 1.00 Legal Ethics
  
  Original Production Date: 03/20/2023
  Run Time: 1:59:59

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