Webinar

Major Topics Include: • Definition of virtual currency. • Notice 2014-21 that treats convertible virtual currency as property. • Tax issues regarding virtual currency and overview and status of IRS guidance on these issues. • Understanding the new virtual currency question on Form 1040 Schedule 1 and advising clients on it. Read more

Defines what an expert does.  Distinguishes between consultants and experts.  Creates a checklist for choosing the right expert. Tips for working with an expert. Questions to ask a hired expert.  Relating the deposition to trial testimony.Opposing experts. Matters upon which the expert may opine. Read more

Join our webinar! This program will identify seven important legal issues, including (1) premarital gifts (engagement rings); (2) premarital contracts; (3) post-marital contracts; (4) separate property assets; (5) marital property; (6) separate property income; and (7)marital property income and assets. Read more

During an informative, hour-long MCLE program, Mediator Stacie Feldman Hausner, Esq. shares information regarding the psychology behind negotiating decisions that can impact settlement. Stacie draws her information from her mediation experiences, her teaching curriculum at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Law School, and her independent research. She will discuss the most prominent cognitive biases that impact settlement negotiations. She also will offer negotiating tactics to marginalize the impact of the biases and avoid impasse. Finally, she will share influence techniques that can optimize settlement outcomes. Read more

It might seem daunting to consider starting a law practice. The questions seem endless: Do I need an office? How will I market and find clients? What about domain names, logos, letterhead and social media, creating my professional image and profile. This panel will begin to break down the process of starting your own practice and will provide practical advice to demystify the process. Read more

Lawyers learn about cases in law school, but often don’t learn how to practice law until outside of law school. Even with law schools adding more practice-focused clinics and courses, one often overlooked skill is business development.This is a skill that every lawyer needs to learn, whether you operate in private, in-house, or pro bono practice.This panel will focus on how to network and build business while also staying true to yourself. The panel will include ethical limitations on marketing. Read more

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a piece of landmark legislation with detailed requirements for the collection, storage and usage of consumer data. For attorneys working in the insurance space, the CCPA and the Attorney General’s proposed implementing regulations add yet another set of rules to the already-crowded field of privacy regulation.This one-hour webinar will discuss some of the issues that the new rules raise for insurers, including the treatment of insurance producers, the application of the rules to insurer claims files and the interaction between the CCPA and existing state and federal privacy laws. Read more

In this one-hour webinar, join Judge Myrle R. Petty (from the San Bernardino District Office of the WCAB) as she discusses the philosophy, purpose and appropriate use of the AMA Guides, 5th Edition as well as discussing the practical application of the Guides so that all users of the AMA Guides, whether attorney, physician, claims examiner or lay person can gain an increased understanding of the Guides. Read more

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. Our job must be to work to identify potential biases and make sure that we understand our actions to keep the justice system as fair and impartial as possible. Read more

This webinar will capture new California environmental legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments and includes implications of the Wheeler US EPA. This webinar will capture the current state of US EPA policies, programs, and enforcement and evaluate the interplay with the California regulatory framework, EPA Region IX priorities, State Attorney General initiatives, and NGO-related citizen suits. Read more