Events
Webinar: Mediating the Impossible: Dealing with Difficult Personalities
Join Judge White, Thomas J. Johnston, Esq., and Christopher E. Faenza for this program where they’ll discuss real-world examples from their experiences mediating cases that seem impossible to settle, due to difficult parties and attorneys. With perspectives from both plaintiff and defense, they will provide tips such as:
Webinar: Preventing Recurring Errors on Appeal – Prosecutorial Error
This training explores some of the more common, repeating examples of prosecutorial error that occur in California felony jury trials. Specific case examples illustrate best practices to avoid these errors and address the intersection with instructional error and ineffective assistance of counsel. The goal is to develop a broader understanding of how to approach related issues during trial. Â
Webinar: CTAPP Rules and Regulations: What Every California Licensed Attorney Needs to Know
As of January 1, 2023 the rules and regulations for attorneys who maintain client trust accounts have been modified. Â The new CTAPP process will be discussed, including how to be in compliance.
Webinar: Afternoon with IRS Program Manager of Estate and Gift Tax Policy: Recent Developments in Estate & Gift Tax
Lisa M. Piehl, the Program Manager of the Estate and Gift Tax Policy Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will be addressing updates related to estate and gift tax matters within the IRS.
Webinar: COMING TO YOU LIVE: 2021 and 2022 Recent Developments, But Please No Comment on Depp v. Heard
Patrick A. Kohlmann and Vivian L. Thoreen will review recent developments that are most pertinent and relevant to trust and estate attorneys. This includes selected cases of interest from 2021 and 2022, and selected legislation of importance chaptered during this period.Â
CLA Yoga Series: All-Level Yoga
This class has been designed to welcome beginners as well as experienced students of yoga. Gentle movements of the body with stretches and regulated breath-work will energize and relax the mind & body after the session.Â
Free Webinar: Upgrading Your Practice by Using Deposition Transcript Software
Often deposition testimony is the chief way (and in private arbitration, sometimes there is no written discovery) to identify the issues, facts, documents, and witnesses. This webinar will focus on the use of deposition transcript software to streamline that process. This webinar will details the many advantages of using deposition transcript software. The tips provided will include a detailed discussion regarding the designation of transcripts for use at trial and using video deposition testimony.
Webinar: Taking a Deposition: Law, Tactics, and Techniques
This webinar will provide new lawyers with an overview of the applicable rules and statutes governing depositions in California and will discuss tactics and techniques for taking a deposition. Whether you listen to this before your first deposition or after your fiftieth deposition, there is sure to be something for everyone. This presentation will also cover differences between taking a deposition in-person compared to a virtual deposition and techniques to effectively navigate those differences.
Webinar: Trust Protectors: Guardians of the (Trust) Galaxy
Along with answering the question of "what is a trust protector?," this presentation will provide insight into common use cases for trust protectors, best practices when advising trust protectors, and potential liability of trust protectors.
CLA Yoga Series: Creating calm, clarity, and confidence using Yoga’s Science of Mind
Stress, overwhelm, anxiety, and distraction. These are just a few of the ruinous enemies of peak productivity—and professional and personal success. Unfortunately, these internal saboteurs have become so commonplace that most of us accept them as a normal and necessary cost of doing business. But here’s what you need to know: they can be stopped in their tracks.
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