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Joint Conference with the Barcelona Bar Association
With the cancellation of the Joint Conference, the International Law Section is working to provide alternative online programming. We’ll post additional details as they become available. |
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This panel will explore the on-going challenges to the construction of new housing and whether those challenges are real or perceived, including reviewing data on processing times and regulatory hurdles to approving new development. Panelists will discuss options for addressing the challenges in order to speed the process for approvals of new housing.
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Throughout California, law schools have served an important role in training the next generation of environmental law practitioners with environmental clinics that advance environmental protections and eliminate environmental burdens in underserved communities across the state. |
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In this one hour webinar, our speakers will discuss the final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations set to go into effect on July 1, 2020, and also give practical advice and tips to practitioners and their clients on the likely CCPA compliance and enforcement issues they will start to face after July 1, 2020.
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Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession.
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This webinar will cover how to ethically advertise your legal services on the Internet. Learn how to design and operate your website, correspond with clients or prospective clients online, and use social media to maximize your business objectives.
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Opening a solo or small law office can be a daunting undertaking - from deciding what your practice area will be, setting up your office, dealing with staff, and the business side of the practice.
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Whether it’s a chance to connect with others virtually or a chance to get away from attempts to impersonate a teacher, we can all use a break. CLA is offering weekly come-as-you-are, informal opportunities to chat with fellow attorneys from around the state via Zoom. We’ll offer light-hearted topics for discussion but beyond a chance… |
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The wine industry is the subject of intense activity in many legal subject areas, including constitutional law, intellectual property, environmental and land use regulation, trade protectionism, and internet commerce. |
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This presentation will provide an overview of the manner in which social media usage can implicate an attorney’s ethical duties, including the duty of care, confidentiality, and loyalty. |
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This lecture will capture the way artificial intelligence is changing real estate practice from time saving innovations, marketing infiltration, security vulnerabilities and eliminating the real estate professional. |
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When Governor Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus pandemic, he relaxed some Brown Act provisions, but remained silent as to the Public Records Act.
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The civil disentitlement doctrine is a drastic measure that strips away the right to pursue an appeal. Although it’s reserved for the most egregious of misbehavior, respondents are invoking the doctrine more than ever. But are courts taking the bait?
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There is a myriad of State and Federal employment laws and regulations that govern employers. This program provides solo and small firms with critical guidance on compliance with the complexities of the Labor Code, the Gov’t Code and related rules and regulations, and will address the most common mistakes lawyers as employers make which creates potential liability in the area of wage & hour and employment law compliance and personnel management.
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Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession. |
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We look forward to discussing the lessons ELS members glean from this book, and how we might most like to see these lessons applied in our communities. |
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Recent federal cases have changed the recoverability of attorney’s fees in bankruptcy proceedings under California law and the Bankruptcy Code. This program will provide an in-depth discussion of the important decisions regarding the availability of attorney’s fees in litigating issues in bankruptcy court, including contractual attorney’s fees provisions under California law, and an overview of the strategies for both creditors and debtors to pursue and recover attorney’s fees when litigating in bankruptcy court.
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The AMA Guides 5th Edition Chapter 17 is primarily focused on establishing Whole Person Impairment for the Lower Extremities. |
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Through a very informative discussion, new Chief Judge Philip Gutierrez and Judge Dolly Gee will discuss changes already implemented at the United States District Court for the Central District of California to address COVID-19: technology, rules and general orders, and safety precautions and protocols. |
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This cutting edge panel will also analyze trends in how A. I. is likely to influence where development will occur and the nature of that development.
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The #MeToo movement has led to high profile cases in media, entertainment, and politics. Social scientists are busy assessing whether it represents a “norms cascade” – a precipitous shift in social expectations and standards – and how deep or sustained the long-term cultural change will be. But #MeToo has certainly impacted what factors to consider when evaluating and litigating cases. |
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Led Zeppelin’s attorney, Peter Anderson, will discuss the travails of the band’s litigation involving the iconic Stairway to Heaven song. This program will cover the background leading to the complaint in 2014 accusing the band of copying Stairway to Heaven’s introduction from an obscure instrumental recording by the group Spirit; through discovery and the jury verdict of non-infringement; to a reversal by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit; and, ultimately, to the recent en banc decision reversing that reversal.
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This panel will address the steps that can and should be implemented to avoid the devasting operational issues...
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Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession.
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Whether it’s a chance to connect with others virtually or a chance to get away from attempts to impersonate a teacher, we can all use a break. CLA is offering weekly come-as-you-are, informal opportunities to chat with fellow attorneys from around the state via Zoom. This week our Health and Wellness Committee will offer a… |
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The most contentious issues that a new attorney will face in handling a Family Law case are generally those that involve custody and visitation of children. |
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In CEQA litigation, the administrative record is the key document that memorializes the evidence and proceedings which lead to project approval. When the petitioners in a CEQA lawsuit choose to prepare the administrative record themselves, they are increasingly using the Public Records Act as a tool in such work, and doing so imposes costs and burdens on the public agency.
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This program will cover the scope of authority granted under powers of attorney; strategies for drafting provisions to meet your clients’ specific needs and to avoid litigation; proper management and administration by agents serving under powers of attorney; and litigation relating to breaches of duties by agents.
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Join us for this program and learn the key concepts of mediation confidentiality, what type of information is protected under the confidentiality rules, the impact of confidentiality on discoverability and admissibility, exceptions to mediation confidentiality, and what practitioners must do to satisfy the new disclosure requirements. |
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How do arbitrators think? How can you make then think better of you and your case? Hear two experienced domestic and international arbitrators explain their thought processes, their expectations of counsel and the impressions they form about the case.
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Attorneys may be quick to say that they are not biased, but the truth is that there is bias everywhere. In us, in our clients and potential clients, in our opposing counsel and in our courtrooms.
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Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession. |
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Dr. Rahman will share her own struggles with weight loss and health issues, and how a plant-based diet helped her lose weight and regain control of her health. She will share the scientific evidence about plant-based diets, and how they can lead to sustainable weight loss and reverse common conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease.
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This Know Your Rights Town Hall will feature insight and statistics based on arrest and incarceration rates of African Americans in comparison with the majority population; a brief history of the prison population increase of African Americans ... |
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Town Hall on Intersectionality, featuring Hon. Victoria Kolakowskare, Michael Rhoads and Basil Williams |
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The panel will focus on the many open questions under the HAA, including the relationship between the HAA and CEQA, and the fundamental question of what constitutes an “objective” local standard.
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In this one hour webinar, our speakers will discuss the new federal data-sharing requirements that will enable patients to use consumer apps to retrieve their medical information directly from their doctors.
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Calling all law students! Come join us for fun and discussion with some of California’s best antitrust and privacy lawyers. |
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We will address the hottest topics in Family Law appeals and writs, including the right to present live testimony at hearings; expansion of what constitutes domestic violence; pros and cons of OAs via Blue Jean; due process issues of virtual trials and hearings (including DVPO); how to choose whether an appeal or writ is the better option; how to conquer the incredibly short time limits on filing writs; and best practices to get writ petitions heard on their merits.
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0.75 Hours MCLE; 0.75 Legal Specialization in Estate Planning; Trust & Probate Law; 0.75 Legal Specialization in Family Law. Details the effects of marriage and divorce on estate plans executed prior to change in status. Deals with limitations on planning under Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders; effects of dissolution judgment on provisions for former spouse under…
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In this compelling presentation, you will learn about the harmful physical and mental effects of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction. How do we recognize use and abuse of alcohol and other substances? |
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There are many changes taking place at the Orange County Superior Court. During the State of Court address, Presiding Judge Kirk Nakamura will discuss changes that have occurred, are taking place, and are planned for the future, including technological, personnel, and budget changes, which may impact your representation of clients before the Orange County Superior Court.
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The 2019-2020 U.S. Supreme Court term was an active one in the environmental area, with cases involving the Clean Water Act, Superfund sites, pipelines, and more. How will the Supreme Court 2019-2020 term shape environmental jurisprudence and what can we learn from the recent decisions as to how the justices might approach future environmental cases?
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Please join the San Mateo County Superior Court and the San Mateo County Bar Association for a presentation by Honorable Jonathan Karesh, Presiding Judge, Honorable Leland Davis III, Assistant Presiding Judge, and Honorable Nancy Fineman, Civil Law & Motion Judge for a state of the court address.
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We invite ELS members to read and discuss the first book in the trilogy: Red Mars (1992). What environmental and political lessons can be learned here, and what role (if any) does this type of work have in addressing real environmental concerns today?
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Calling all law students! Come join us for fun and discussion with some of California’s best antitrust and privacy lawyers. You will get to network and discuss various topics in an informal “break-out room” setting. |
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In a world where “word of mouth” and “personal contacts” in finding the right lawyer is reduced in importance, it is critical that lawyers know how to advertise their skills effectively, yet ethically. |
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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.