Events
Webinar: Stop Payment Notices – The Sometimes – Forgotten Remedy
Stop payment notices are very effective payment tools for your contractor clients, and can be used for both public and private jobs. There are lots of statutory traps for the unwary. This webinar will discuss who can file a stop payment notice, when to use one, how to file a stop payment notice, the statutory deadlines for filing and enforcing a stop payment notice, preliminary notices, and how to defend against a stop payment notice.
Webinar: Not In My House: Identifying and Challenging Implicit Bias
Implicit bias is a universal phenomenon but its ill effects are not inevitable. Recognizing our own biases and learning to mitigate them in ourselves, our organizations, and our industry is critical to challenging the systemic biases embedded in our society.
Inaugural Annual Privacy Summit
The Privacy Law Section of the California Lawyers Association is excited to announce its inaugural Annual Privacy Summit in Los Angeles on February 9 and 10, 2023! This will be an action packed two days of privacy content with input directly from regulators and industry leaders.
Don’t Break Your Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S. The process begins decades before symptoms appear. Lifestyle factors, including nutrition, play a major role in the progression and also prevention of the disease. Learn how food choices impact your chances of developing or avoiding heart disease.
Webinar: Cannabis 101 – the Practitioner’s Introduction to Cannabis Law
As nationwide legalization of cannabis draws near, new opportunities and risks present themselves to cannabis companies and the businesses interested in engaging with the industry. Understanding the legal nuances of recreational and medical cannabis at both the federal and state levels is critical to successfully navigate this growing industry. In this program we will discuss the current lay of the land regarding where it’s legal, where it’s not, and what that means to lawyers, cannabis clients, and non-cannabis businesses who may want to do business within the industry.
Webinar: Pretrial Discovery and Trial in a Domestic Violence Action
Do you ever wonder if you can propound discovery in a domestic violence action? Are you curious about where to start? The benefit and impact of different discovery devices?
What’s Up With Us!
What’s Up With Us!. Real Property Law Section monthly podcast-style discussion of real property hot topics, new cases, a guest interview, and announcement of upcoming Real Property Law Section events that you don’t want to miss. This month, hosts Neil Kalin and Michael Simkin will interview commercial leasing attorney, Jo Ann Woodsum. Neil and Michael also will discuss these real property recent cases of interest:
From Pills to Plants
In recent years plant-based diets have gone mainstream. More people are touting the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables and cutting back on meat. The advantages have been well researched, and many people are seeing incredible results. We know we should eat more blueberries and broccoli, but why don’t we? Change is hard!
Book Club: Dawn at Mineral King Valley: The Sierra Club, the Disney Company, and the Rise of Environmental Law
Please join CLA ELS and the Sacramento County Bar Association Environmental Law Section as we welcome professor and author Daniel Selmi to discuss his 2022 book Dawn at Mineral King Valley: The Sierra Club, the Disney Company, and the Rise of Environmental Law. Dawn at Mineral King Valley tells the story behind the landmark case Sierra Club v. Morton (1972) 405 U.S. 727.
Webinar: Death & Faxes – A Comprehensive Guide to Litigating Death Claims
In this riveting 1 hour webinar, esteemed attorneys Monique Pride Brooks and Amy Shen will lead the audience through the underworld of developing a documentary record in death cases.
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