Webinar

Formal Opinion No. 2015-193 of the Standing Committee On Professional Responsibility and Conduct of the California State Bar (“Committee Opinion”) opines that an attorney may violate ethical duties of competence by failing to understand and perform e-discovery skills. The Committee Opinion set out a list of nine e-discovery tasks that “attorneys handling e-discovery should be able to perform (either by themselves or in association with competent counsel or expert consultants).” Read more

Litigation Section’s Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame member E. Robert Wallach, trial lawyer Daniel J. Callahan, winner of the largest jury verdict in Orange County history, and Orange County Superior Court Judge James Di Cesare, share their thoughts and practical advice on direct and cross-examination. Read more

This program is free and offers no MCLE credit. You must register in advance to participate. Discussion of laws, upcoming events, and getting input from RPLS members. Moderator: Neil Kalin Speaker: John Richards Read more

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a groundbreaking legislation which will go into effect in January 2020. It provides new privacy rights to California consumers and is slated to be the backdrop for a new U.S. federal privacy legislation which is currently being debated in the US Congress. Read more

This program offers 1 MCLE credit. You must register in advance to participate. Overview of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) and explanation of the safe harbor provisions under AB 350 (2016) and AB 2123 (2018), as well as practical guidance on counseling clients, hiring a demographer, and drawing district maps. Speaker: Naree Chan Read more

The California Supreme Court has now addressed the issue of the vested retirement benefits and the validity of the “California Rule”. For decades, the California Rule has been a strong judicially created barrier to public employers’ attempts to roll back escalating pension obligations. This webinar will discuss the California Rule, the Supreme Court’s ruling and its impacts on public employers and employees now and in the future. Read more

Every year brings changes to criminal law. The 2018 legislative session made some major changes in criminal law that went into effect on New Year’s Day. This webinar will discuss many of them, providing some analysis into the reasons for the changes and how they will affect both prosecutors and defenders. Among the changes discussed will be the changes in juvenile practice affecting who can and cannot be prosecuted, the advent of mental health diversion, and some changes in the Rules of Professional Conduct.Additionally, since the laws have been in effect for several weeks, there will be some discussion about effects that are being seen up and down the state in the early days of these changes. Read more

A general substantive and procedural look at The Hague Treaty and UCCJEA in International Custody cases. Read more

Friday, March 22, 2019, 12 noon - 1 p.m. This program offers 1 hour participatory MCLE credit; includes legal specialization in Appellate Law. You must register in advance to participate. There are many pathways to a career in appellate law. Three experienced appellate practitioners discuss the roads they and others have taken to practicing in the appellate and supreme courts. Moderator: Herb Fox. Speakers: Matthew Scherb and Sarvenaz Bahar. Read more

This program offers 1 MCLE credit; includes legal specialization in Workers’ Compensation Law. Maybe you’ve had one, maybe you haven’t, but NON-IBR Medical-Legal issues are lurking in your cases. When they pop up, you better be ready because the rules on proper handling are tricky, and if you don’t get it right, the consequences are serious. This one hour webinar offers a step by step guide to proper handling of NON-IBR Medical-Legal issues that will help you avoid pitfalls, provide… Read more