Webinar

This program offers 1 hour participatory MCLE credit; 1 hour in Competency Issues. You must register in advance to participate.  The presentation will provide a brief examination of the prevalence of substance use disorders and mental health disorders, both for the general population and attorneys. Attorney-specific data will show prevalence based on years of practice, type of practice, position in firm, gender, etc. The distinction between moderate drinking and binge drinking will be shown as well as causes of addiction… Read more

How can you properly authenticate social media, text messages, and email at trial? What is the “original writing” of electronically stored information? How do you overcome hearsay objections to social media status messages? Read more

The challenge of enforcing brands online is ever-evolving. In Europe there have been recent developments on both the mechanisms for doing so (ordering ISPs to block websites) and in the rules about which courts have jurisdiction when relying on EU trademarks. Meanwhile, there are open questions before Europe's highest court about the validity (or otherwise) of exhaustive recitations of goods/services. Read more

The personal webbing that ties lawyers in the USA to clients often has a shared understanding within the scope of professional norms. The MeToo# Movement, LBGTQ organizations, and internet social media platforms have changed the norms on what is proper, acceptable and professional. The panelists, who have worked and lived abroad, will analyze the new normal within the global context of statewide ethics, including cultural norms and how-to’s in the mid-East, Russia, Italy, Mexico and other countries. Read more

 This webinar will provide insights into ways to assess and litigate allegations of child sexual abuse arising in the context of child custody matters. Read more

Have you ever considered becoming a NFL Players Association certified agent? If you've been interested in helping NFL players and prospects through contract negotiations, getting certified and passing the tests involved is your first step. Marcus Wiggins, NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor, is here to walk you through the process and give you tips on what you'll need to understand in order to properly advise players. Read more

In most single-plaintiff employment cases, more time is spent in discovery than in all other activities combined. Employment cases are often lost or won in discovery. How important is it who goes first? What documents and information should employer advocates be sure to request from the employee? What documents and information should employee advocates request? How should the employer’s lawyer approach the plaintiff’s deposition, and what questions should be asked? Whose depositions should the employee’s lawyer take, and what questions should be asked? What discovery should each side pursue in later rounds of discovery? Attend this intermediate-level webinar and find out. Read more

Fraud in the California Workers Compensation System: What is it? What is the law? Who is doing it? What should we look out for to identify it? And what do we as a community need to know to avoid it and to prevent, report and punish it when it occurs? Read more

The Singapore Mediation Convention was signed on August 7 and will facilitate the enforcement of international settlement agreements arising from mediation.  The webinar will focus on the key concepts and  issues that shall be taken into account for intellectual property practitioners. Read more

This webinar offers the latest developments involving Section 285, covering cases in which attorneys’ fees were awarded based on (1) pre-litigation investigation and (2) PTAB filings, and cases granting fees before the Court of Federal Claims and denying fees on appeal. Read more