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The California Lawyers Association Board has selected three delegates and three alternate delegates to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, the policymaking body of the nationwide lawyers’ group. Read more

Records, Labels, and A&R in the Streaming Age: Copyrights, Distribution, Licensing, and the Law under the Music Modernization Act Presented by the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture, and California Lawyers Association Roundtable Panel at the GRAMMY Museum Clive Davis Theater | L.A. LIVE, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California Thursday, October 17, 2019, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. 6–6:30 pm Networking/Check-In 6:30–8:30 pm Roundtable Panel 8:30–9 pm Wrap-Up and Networking; Post L.A. LIVE Networking Earn 2.0… Read more

This program is part of the Pepperdine University Entertainment, Media, And Sports Law Summer Classroom Series presented by the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture and the California Lawyers Association Wednesday, August 7, 2019, Noon–1 pm Register Online Essential Info | PDF Flyer | Registration Form Pepperdine Classroom at STAPLES Center Delta Suite Level B 1111 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, California Speakers: Natalie Brunell (’09), TV Correspondent, Podcast Host Jonathan Handel, Of Counsel, TroyGould; Contributing Editor, The Hollywood Reporter 1 Hour of General… Read more

This program is part of the Pepperdine University Entertainment, Media, And Sports Law Summer Classroom Series presented by the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture and the California Lawyers Association Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Noon–1 pm Register Online Essential Info | PDF Flyer | Registration Form Pepperdine Classroom at STAPLES Center Delta Suite Level B 1111 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, California Speakers: Danielle S. Price ('12, JD), Associate Attorney, LaPolt Law, P.C. Sarah Stern (’15, JD), Director of Business Affairs, NBC Entertainment &… Read more

This program is part of the Pepperdine University Entertainment, Media, And Sports Law Summer Classroom Series presented by the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture and the California Lawyers Association Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Noon–1 pm Register Online Part of a 5-part series. Purchase all 5 panels by Wednesday, July 10, 2019 to receive a 20% discount on the full series of panels! Essential Info | PDF Flyer | Registration Form Pepperdine Classroom at STAPLES Center Delta Suite Level B 1111 S Figueroa St… Read more

This program is part of the Pepperdine University Entertainment, Media, And Sports Law Summer Classroom Series presented by the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture and the California Lawyers Association Wednesday, July 17, 2019, Noon–1 pm Register Online Part of a 5-part series. Purchase all 5 panels by Wednesday, July 10, 2019 to receive a 20% discount on the full series of panels! Essential Info | PDF Flyer | Registration Form Pepperdine Classroom at STAPLES Center Delta Suite Level B 1111 S Figueroa St… Read more

This program is part of the Pepperdine University Entertainment, Media, And Sports Law Summer Classroom Series presented by the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture and the California Lawyers Association Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Noon–1 pm Register Online Essential Info | PDF Flyer | Registration Form Part of a 5-part series. Purchase all 5 panels by Wednesday, July 10, 2019 to receive a 20% discount on the full series of panels! Pepperdine Classroom at STAPLES Center Delta Suite Level B 1111 S… Read more

The title says it all. Lawyers can get into ethical trouble when we tweet whether it's in he course of their practice, or on our own time. Join the "CLE Performer", Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he talks about misrepresentation concerns (Rule 4.1), problems with self-promotion (Rule 7.1) and the conflict issues (Rule 1.7) that lawyers face when using the Platform. Read more

The only thing more confusing than the ethics rules regarding conflicts of interest is…nothing! Come join “the CLE performer,“ Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he deciphers Rules 1.7, 1.9, and 1.10. Learn about conflicts of interest... and stay awake in the process!  Read more

CLA successfully advocated in support of the enactment of legislation that increased funding for programs established under California’s Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act. The Shriver Act established funding for pilot programs, providing representation of counsel for low-income persons who require legal services in specified civil matters, including tenants facing eviction, parents involved in child custody disputes, and families in urgent need of guardianships or conservatorships. The increase in funding was vital in order to continue offering legal representation to litigants who are most vulnerable. Read more