Events
Environmental Law Section Book Club – Silent Spring
We invite our Environmental Law Section (ELS) members to stay connected and inspired through our new ELS Book Club. Our book selections below touch upon environmental law issues through a range of styles and topics. In this session, we will discuss Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.
Webinar: Conquering Chronic Disease & Preexisting Conditions in the Age of COVID-19
In this zoom session we will have a discussion about how lifestyle changes can reverse most chronic disease and preexisting conditions as well as cover some general questions and comments on the topic.
2020 Spring Education Conference
The SoCal Education Spring Conference is in Newport Beach on May 9, 2020. Join us!
Open Meetings and Open Records Conference, Session 1: More-Transparent-Than-Ever during Safer-At-Home
This session will explore best practices for public agencies conducting public meetings and closed sessions during the current state of emergency, including the safer-at-home orders.
Open Meetings and Open Records Conference, Session 2: A Practical Look at Closed Sessions after Fowler
After the Fowler case earlier this year, there are new rules and expectations about how to provide adequate notice for closed sessions. In this session, participants will learn the practical application to Fowler, while also getting a general update on The Brown Act and The Bagley-Keene Act.
Webinar: Estate Planning for Same-Sex and Unmarried Couples: Post-Obergefell
Alma Soongi Beck of Lakin Spears LLP will provide an overview of estate planning for LGBTQ People and unmarried couples, and its evolution over her 18+ years of practice in this area. The discussion will cover the evolving landscape of local, county, and state domestic partnership registration and recognition, property tax issues for people not married and not state-registered domestic partners, considerations for health care directives, and a practitioner’s perspective of planning in this area four years beyond the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v.
Hodges.
Webinar: Ethical Considerations of the California Consumer Privacy Act
Our speakers will discuss the ethical considerations of the CCPA and also discuss ethical principles to help guide regulators, practitioners and their clients through CCPA compliance and enforcement issues.
Open Meetings and Open Records Conference, Session 3: Social Media Archiving
Participants will learn how to comply with requests and produce records, including edited or deleted posts and comments, and how best to archive these records in accordance with current laws.
Webinar: Law Enforcement Use of Force & Liability Conference: After the Critical Incident and Before the Litigation
Discussion will include such issues as invoking the critical incident protocol; issuing press releases and responding to media inquiries; dealing with elected officials; preparing for community protests and other actions; investigations by the District Attorney and the importance of coordination amongst involved agencies.
Open Meetings and Open Records Conference, Session 4: Records Management – Best Practices & Innovations
Participants in this session will hear from records professionals from across the country who work in public agencies and are willing to share their best practices and innovations.
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.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.