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Law Practice Management and Technology

Webinar: CCPA: What It Is and What You Need to Know

The presentation will not only cover foundational information about the law, but will also address gray areas, open questions, and the risks of non-compliance. Attendees will learn about the new rights of consumers and the main obligations that businesses have under the new law.

Business Law

Webinar: Data Privacy in California Today: An Insurance Perspective on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a piece of landmark legislation with detailed requirements for the collection, storage and usage of consumer data. For attorneys working in the insurance space, the CCPA and the Attorney General’s proposed implementing regulations add yet another set of rules to the already-crowded field of privacy regulation.This one-hour webinar will discuss some of the issues that the new rules raise for insurers, including the treatment of insurance producers, the application of the rules to insurer claims files and the interaction between the CCPA and existing state and federal privacy laws.

Litigation

Webinar: Iskanian and the Current State of PAGA

In the landmark case Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, 59 Cal.4th 348 (2014), the California Supreme Court approved the use of class waivers in pre-dispute agreements while at the same time forbid the use of waivers that precluded employees from pursuing PAGA claims. Following Iskanian, employees in California have shifted to pursuing claims through PAGA representative suits, as proposed class actions are frequently compelled to individual arbitration. 

Business Law

Webinar: What You Weren’t Taught in Law School: Getting and Retaining Clients: Making It Rain Your Own Way in an Ethical Manner

Lawyers learn about cases in law school, but often don’t learn how to practice law until outside of law school. Even with law schools adding more practice-focused clinics and courses, one often overlooked skill is business development.This is a skill that every lawyer needs to learn, whether you operate in private, in-house, or pro bono practice.This panel will focus on how to network and build business while also staying true to yourself. The panel will include ethical limitations on marketing.

Family Law

Webinar: Family Law: Use of Demonstrative Evidence in Making a Tracing Case

The theme of this program is that the most professional educator of the court will prevail. In this program James will share his views on how to educate the court on the details of a tracing without boredom. His will illustrate his theories with actual (fact changed) examples from his former cases. His perspective includes: A) his own family cases (more than 15 years), B) performing demonstrative only services (e.g., Feldman), co-presenting more than a dozen times with 3 retired judicial officers, and donating his time more than 50 times in preparing Powerpoint presentations for family law presenters.

Taxation

Webinar: Dealing with the New Virtual Currency Question on Form 1040 Schedule 1

Major Topics Include:
• Definition of virtual currency.
• Notice 2014-21 that treats convertible virtual currency as property.
• Tax issues regarding virtual currency and overview and status of IRS guidance on these issues.
• Understanding the new virtual currency question on Form 1040 Schedule 1 and advising clients on it.

Litigation

Webinar: The Psychology of Settlement

During an informative, hour-long MCLE program, Mediator Stacie Feldman Hausner, Esq. shares information regarding the psychology behind negotiating decisions that can impact settlement. Stacie draws her information from her mediation experiences, her teaching curriculum at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Law School, and her independent research. She will discuss the most prominent cognitive biases that impact settlement negotiations. She also will offer negotiating tactics to marginalize the impact of the biases and avoid impasse. Finally, she will share influence techniques that can optimize settlement outcomes.

We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.com or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.

 

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