Faculty:

Philip Bogdanoff

Duration:

59 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

When the late Justice Ginsburg was asked when will we have enough woman on the United State Supreme Court, she famously said, “When there are nine.” In 1981, when I started practicing law as an Assistant Summit County prosecutor in Akron, Ohio every one of our seven Common Pleas judges was male.  In 2020, every one of these judges is female.  Because of this change, does this...

Thu, Apr 29, 2021 - 10:00am to 10:59am PDT

Faculty:

Jeffrey R. Schoenberger, Esq.

Duration:

1 Hour 4 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Legal technology is a double-edged sword; it can cause malpractice, or it can guard against it! Most of the top causes for malpractice and grievance issues are related to organization, communication, and law office management. As such, they are largely preventable. How do you properly communicate confidential information with clients? How do you properly negotiate documents with opposing counsel?

Tue, Mar 30, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:04am PDT

Faculty:

Jennifer Ellis

Duration:

1:01

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Whether you choose to be online or not (and you should be online) your clients will write you reviews. Unfortunately, angry clients are much more likely to write about you than happy clients. This webinar will explore the ethical and practical issues surrounding getting good reviews as well as discuss how you should respond when someone bashes you online. Lawyers have been disciplined for their...

Fri, Apr 09, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:03am PDT

Faculty:

Steve Hughes

Duration:

1:01

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

How would you like to snap your fingers and instantly judges, jurors, and clients would agree with your position? It may not be that easy, however you can dramatically improve your chances for success if you understand how people make decisions and what causes them to act. This dynamic CLE program draws on the latest scientific research to illustrate how you can ethically influence

Fri, Mar 19, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:03am PDT

Faculty:

Becky Howlett |  Cynthia Sharp

Duration:

1 Hour 5 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

The ABA and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s (ABA/HBFF) groundbreaking 2016 study confirmed devastatingly high rates of both mental health concerns and substance abuse amongst lawyers. For example, between 21-36% of attorneys qualify as problem drinkers—3-5x higher than the general population. Moreover, 25-30% of attorney disciplinary matters, 60% of all malpractice claims, and 85% of

Fri, Apr 30, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:05am PDT

Faculty:

David Berlin |  David Spaulding

Duration:

1:30

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (“Form I-9”) is used to document identity and work authorization of persons employed in the United States. Every employer is required to correctly execute them within three days of an employee beginning to work for pay but many organizations find the process challenging. Not all companies have Form I-9 policies and many which do, have not ...

Fri, Mar 12, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:25am PST

Faculty:

Roger J. Dodd |  Olivia Espinosa |  Steve Hohman

Duration:

2:00

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

To litigate in the COVID-19 era you need more than the traditional cross-examination techniques you’ve always relied on. COVID-19 has dramatically changed the face of litigation...kick-starting a technology shift in the practice of law that has already taken place in almost every other area of society. Zoom, Webex, and other remote platforms are now a regular part of the litigation and ...

Wed, Apr 28, 2021 - 10:00am to 12:01pm PDT

Faculty:

Sharon D. Nelson |  John W. Simek

Duration:

1:00

Short Description:

Deepfakes can impact our relationship to information and the tools we use to work with it. How will this new horizon impact the trustworthiness of evidence and will the legal profession have the tools needed to test what they see or hear? What are the implications for the Rule of Law and our democracy? Topics our presenters will cover include:

Fri, Apr 16, 2021 - 10:00am PDT

Faculty:

Philip Bogdanoff

Duration:

1 Hour 34 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

The Rules of Professional Conduct indicates that an attorney who possesses unprivileged information that a judge has violated the Rules of Judicial Conduct shall inform the appropriate authority and that that it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to knowingly assist a judge in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct. Therefore it is incumbent for every attorney to

Tue, May 18, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:34am PDT

Faculty:

Tom O'Connor

Duration:

1 Hour 4 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Most attorneys in private practice are employed by law firms with fewer than 20 lawyers and, in fact, half of all U.S lawyers in private practice are solos. When e-discovery came on the scene, these attorneys viewed it as the exclusive domain of large firms with large cases in Federal court. But with the increase in digital activity by people in all areas of their lives, e-discovery has become an

Wed, Apr 14, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:04am PDT