Webinar

As with all employers, law firms struggle with the challenges facing their business operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and seeking to resume business operations - whether continuing to work remotely or bringing employees back to the office. Read more

Cannabusinesses have to innovate to remain competitive just like any other company. At the heart of every innovation lies potentially protectible trade secrets and that is no different in the cannabis industry. Our webinar will help cannabusinesses and their counsel understand what are the potential trade secrets in this industry and how to protect them, including in these Covid-19 times. Read more

Most of us were already managing “stress” but how has that stress changed, especially given our new work environments and current uncertainties of Covid-19? Read more

One of the critical intersections between trial and appellate court practice occurs when litigants who want to appeal need to stay enforcement of the judgment or order being appealed. Read more

The wide-spread prevalence of trauma underlines the importance of adopting trauma-informed practices. Domestic violence and sexual assault programs across the country have increasingly adopted a trauma-informed approach within their organizations to support these victims. Read more

Professor Kevin Mohr, the Reporter for the State Bar's Rules Revision Commission, surveys the new Rules of Professional Conduct on conflicts of interest, with special consideration of recent decisions applying the rules. Read more

One of the most important and quickly-evolving areas of modern environmental law is climate change litigation. In the absence of meaningful federal action on the climate change front by Congress and the Executive Branch, and the failure of the energy industry to take responsibility for the adverse environmental consequences of their carbon-based products, private parties and state and local governments are increasingly turning to the courts to vindicate their climate change-based interests. Read more

The Online Courtroom Project (OCP) is a volunteer task force comprised of judges, attorneys, trial technicians and trial consultants whose mission is to study the challenges and possibilities of using online technology to hold jury trials, to serve as a support to courts and attorneys who are seeking ways to allow jury trials to resume in the time of COVID-19. Read more

This program will look back at the last two years of bar court proceedings as well as common issues arising in current investigations to examine how the Rules of Professional Conduct are being applied by the State Bar. Read more

A perennial Conference favorite, a panel of judges will provide tips to help litigants avoid obstacles when navigating the ever-changing waters of wage and hour individual, class and PAGA representative actions. Read more