Events
2019 Litigation and Appellate Summits
Join us for the 2019 Litigation and Appellate Summits on Friday, September 20, 2019. Learn more about our conference today and we'll see you there!
SOCAL Symposium on Solo Success
Friday, September 20, 2019 Thomas Jefferson School of Law 701 B Street San Diego, CA 92101 Earn 4.0 MCLE Credit Hours REGISTER ONLINE HERE  Schedule | Essential Info | Brochure | Registration Form Click Here for All the Details! The Solo And Small Firm Section Would Like To Thank Its Sponsors For Their Generous Contributions
Webinar Replay: Appellate Summit: Ethics for Attorneys Handling Appeals
Appeals can be complicated. Ethical issues surrounding appellate practice can be too. This panel will discuss the most important ethical issues faced by attorneys who handle appeals.
Webinar Replay: 2018 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite: Drill, Baby, Drill
This program offers 1.5 participatory MCLE credit. You must register in advance to participate. In January 2018, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the Trump Administration announced a plan to allow offshore drilling along the entirety of the Pacific coast, along with the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and in the waters off Alaska. Shortly…
Webinar: What’s Up! News, Reviews and Interviews
Free webinar! Conversation between Real Property section e-bulletin editor and section Co-chair about RPLS events, and interview with prominent real estate lawyer. Moderator: Neil Kalin. Speaker: John Richards
Webinar: Picking Your Peers: Jury Selection in State and Federal Court
This program offers 1 participatory MCLE credit; 1 Elimination of Bias; plus legal specialization in Legal Ethics. You must register in advance to participate. The webinar will address jury challenges, the voir dire process, peremptory and for cause challenges, Batson-Wheeler motions, and jury selection techniques, including questionnaires. The webinar will offer general and legal specialization credit,…
International Aspects of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 – Part II – Advising Clients Serving Foreign markets from a U.S. Base
TCAJA introduced two alternative tax regimes available to U.S. based businesses serving foreign markets.  The two regimes are the Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) available only to domestic C corporations and Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction (§199A).  FDII offered a 13.125% effective corporate tax for C corporations.  QBI offers an effective rate of 29.6% to individuals and noncorporate owners of passthrough business entities.  These two essentially alternative and mutually exclusive concepts need to be considered by practitioners advising clients with foreign customers.  Both provisions with emphasis on FDII will be illustrated with worked examples reflecting the latest available guidance.
Webinar: The Future of California’s State Housing Mandates – Discussion With Outgoing Director Ben Metcalf, California Department of Housing and Community Development
In response to the housing shortage, California has been strengthening the state-mandated housing allocations for regions to assign to local governments. The state now requires streamlined local approval for housing projects in jurisdictions that are not producing enough housing, ties transportation funding to compliance, and is now suing some local governments for inaction. Join outgoing California Department of Housing and Community Development director Ben Metcalf to discuss this process and where policy may go from here.
Webinar: Tech Tips to Optimize Efficiency and Reduce Stress for New Lawyers
This program offers 1 Participatory MCLE Credits With laptops, smartphones, and persistent internet, lawyers are only a call, text, or email away from business and client demands. Simple and affordable tools, services, and apps can be used to help busy lawyers reduce stress while delivering superlative client service. Speaker: Adriana Linares
Webinar: Ten Things Every Family Lawyer Should Know about Litigating Child Sexual Abuse in Child Custody Cases
 This webinar will provide insights into ways to assess and litigate allegations of child sexual abuse arising in the context of child custody matters.
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