June 5: Webcast - Ethical Traps and How to Avoid Them

Mark Bassingthwaigthe

FIRST TWO HOURS: The top ten most common malpractice concerns will be identified to discuss how problems can arise and what practice tips and advice that can help the attorney stay out of trouble with each area of concern. Participants will learn what some clients know about legal fees that you don’t, what keeps malpractice carrier claims and risk attorneys awake at night, and why the clients who actually sue you aren’t the ones you’re concerned about.
THIRD HOUR: Computers are wonderful tools. Their use allows law firms to be far more efficient than they would be without them. What information would be compromised if your laptop were stolen? As tech users, our actions can unintentionally circumvent the security tools that have been deployed. What we do with email, Internet browsing, downloading, social networking, and even how and where we do these things matters. Unsecured Wi-Fi is exactly that, unsecured. Just because a signal is there doesn’t mean using it is a good idea. Cybercriminals have the same ability to access that signal as you do. This session discusses technology traps for the attorney and information on how to avoid them.

Title:
Ethical Traps and How to Avoid Them
When/Where:
June 5, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM (Alaska)
Webcast - Preregister now!
Credits:
3 Ethics
Speaker:
Mark Bassingthwaigthe, Esq., ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
By:
Alaska Bar Association
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June 25: Webcast - Human Trafficking: Forced Labor & Federal Enforcement

Human trafficking is an international scourge. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that 20.9 million people are trapped in forced labor or servitude around the globe. In the United States, the federal government has launched a multi-pronged effort to combat trafficking. Federal prosecutions, enhanced regulations to prevent forced labor in government contracting, and increased enforcement activity characterize this initiative. Four experts on trafficking will cover emerging issues in the field, including:

• Recent prosecutions brought by the federal government in labor trafficking schemes;
• Enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (and subsequent reauthorizations);
• Civil litigation against human traffickers in U.S. federal courts;
• The role of corrupt labor brokers who use force, fraud or coercion to trick potential employees, who are then held in forced labor;
• Intersections between human trafficking and the FCPA;
• Model Business and Supplier Principles on Labor Trafficking and Child Labor created by the ABA Business Law Section;
• Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 22.17 and the Obama Administration’s Executive Order on trafficking and federal government contracting;
• Pro Bono work on behalf of trafficking victims in U.S. federal courts.

Title:
Human Trafficking: Forced Labor & Federal Enforcement
When/Where:
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
2–3:35 P.M. ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Kelly (Hyland) Heinrich, President, Global Freedom Center
• Mia Winkley, Special Agent, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Martina E. Vandenberg, Founder and PresidentCounsel, The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center
• E. Christopher Johnson, Jr., Adjunct Professor, The Thomas M. Cooley Law School Former GM North America Vice President and General Counsel.

By:
LexisNexis
Credit:
CLE is approved or in the process of approval for the mandatory CLE states listed below for 90 minutes of CLE credit. The type of credit allowed will be determined by the state governing MCLE Board: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico†, New York†, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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June 24: Webcast - Foundational Practices for Your Firm

Every firm should stop and take a good look at its foundational practices in order to stay fiscally vibrant and in compliance with current laws. Whether your firm is just getting started or well-established, this program will address issues that may need a review. While focusing on the solo, small and medium firm practitioner, most attorneys will find helpful information and strategies to make sure their practices are on a firm foundation.

Note: Registration closes 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd.
Title:
Foundational Practices for Your Firm
WSBA Legal Lunchbox Series
When/Where:
June 24, 2014
11:30 a.m. Webcast Check in Opens
(It is a good idea to check in early, in case of technical issues)
12:00 p.m. Webcast Begins
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
Webcast - Register Before 5pm MondayJune 23
Speaker:
Charity Anastasio - Practice Management Advisor, Law Office Management Assistance Program, WSBA, Seattle
By:
WSBA
Credits:
General: 1.50
Cost:
Free to all WSBA members.
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June 16: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Searching in Mechanical Engineering #MCLE

This CLE will examine the tools that maximize search efforts and walks through successful processes to extract relevant data from search results. Search Strategies Examined:

• Classifying multiple components within different Mechanical Engineering sectors 
• Searching tips and tricks using ME strategies and examples 
• Searching ME specific databases

Topics Covered

• Search Types: What kinds of prior art searches are there?
• Search Strategies: A guide to conducting a good search.
• Databases: Patent vs. non-patent, free vs. subscription, as well as which databases specialize in particular subject areas, along with their pros, cons & features.

Title:
Best Practices in Prior Art Searching in Mechanical Engineering
When/Where:
June 16, 2014
12:00 PM EDT
Webinar
Speakers:
Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek: Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.
By:
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.
Credit:
CA, FL, ME, MO, MS, NV, OH, OK, SC, UT, VA, WA.
More:
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June 9: Webcast - Best Practices in Biotechnology Prior Art Searching

Examine the tools that maximize search efforts and walk-through successful processes on extracting relevant data from search results
Search Strategies Examined:

• Searching devices, protocols and products related to biotechnology
• Sequence searching review
• Preparing sequence listings.

Topics Covered:

• Search Types: What kinds of prior art searches are there?
• Search Strategies: A guide to conducting a good search
• Databases: Patent vs. non-patent, free vs. subscription, as well as which databases specialize in particular subject areas, along with their pros, cons and features.

Title:
Best Practices in Biotechnology Prior Art Searching
When/Where:
June 9, 2014
Webcast
Speaker:

• Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek come from varied technical and management backgrounds; they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.

By:
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.
Credit:
CA, FL, ME, MO, MS, NV, UT, VA, WA.
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July 1: Webcast - Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase (2014) #MCLE

Title:
Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase (2014)
When/Where:
Wednesday, July 1, 2014
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Webcast - Preregistration Required
Credit:Typically Fastcase webinars are eligable for free CLE credit in Arizona, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois (ISBA members only), Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
More:
http://www.fastcase.com/webinars/

June 5: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences

Examine the tools that maximize search efforts and walk-through successful processes on extracting relevant data from search results
Search Strategies Examined:

• Active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulations 
• Biotech- sequence searching, methods and apparatus
• Medical Devices- mechanical and electrical engineering 
• Industrial and consumer chemistry 
• Food chemistry and nutraceuticals 
• Business and Database methods.

Topics Covered:

• Search Types: What kinds of prior art searches are there?
• Search Strategies: A guide to conducting a good search
• Databases: Patent vs. non-patent, free vs. subscription, as well as which databases specialize in particular subject areas, along with their pros, cons and features

Title:
Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences
When/Where:
June 5, 2014
12:00 PM Eastern
Webcast
Speakers:
Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek. Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.
By:
Legal Advantage.
Credit:
1 Hour in AR, CA, DE, FL, ME, MO, MT, NM, NV, OH, OK, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA.
By:
Legal Advantage.
More:
http://legaladvantage.net/CLE/LifeScience.aspx

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June 11: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Searching in Electrical Engineering #MCLE

This CLE will examine the tools to that maximize search efforts and walkthrough successful processes to extract relevant data from search results.
Search Strategies Examined:

• Classifying multiple components within various electronic devices
• Searching tips and tricks including EE strategies and examples
• Searching EE specific databases.

Topics Covered

• Search Types: What kinds of prior art searches are there?
• Search Strategies: A guide to conducting a good search
• Databases: Patent vs. non-patent, free vs. subscription, as well as which databases specialize in particular subject areas, along with their pros, cons and features.

Title:
Best Practices in Prior Art Searching in Electrical Engineering
When/Where:
June 11, 2014
12:00 PM Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speakers:
Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek. Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.
Credit:
1 Hour in CA, FL, IA, ME, MO, MS, NV, OH, OK, UT, VA, WA.
By:
Legal Advantage
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June 2: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Search #MCLE

This CLE provides strategies that improves your Prior Art Search
making sure you get the relevant results the first time. This course has helped attendees manage their patent prosecution matters and searches more effectively and efficiently.
Topics:

• Key components of an effective search strategy
• Database strengths and weaknesses
• Processes to save you and your clients' time and money
• Best practices in dealing with vendors and clients
• Various searches and benefits
• Review of basic building blocks.

Title:

Best Practices in Prior Art Search

Date/Time/Place:

June 2, 2014

12:00 PM EST

Webinar
Prior Registration Highly Recommended To Ensure Seating!
Speakers: 

Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek: Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.   

By:
LegalAdvantage.
Credit:

AR, CA, DE, FL, ME, MO, MS, MT, NM, NV, OH, OK, SC, UT, VA, VT, WA.

More:
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June 4: Webcast - Best Practices in Patent Illustration

This course provides:

• Techniques that reduce examiner confusion and improve figure clarity 
• Best practices for working with inventors and vendors 
• Quality control - what details are examiners looking for in your illustrations 
• How can you help your vendor complete the drawings in one draft instead of three? 
• Lines, shading, text and fills for Utility and Design patents.

Title:

Best Practices in Patent Illustration

When/Where:

June 4. 2014

12:00 PM EST

Webinar
Prior Registration Highly Recommended To Ensure Seating!

Speaker: 

Legal Advantage's Hal Pieroway has been conducting webinars focusing on these critical areas over the last year. Coming from industrial design and product design backgrounds, he also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 10 years of experience working with intellectual property professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors. Patent attorneys, patent agents and paralegals will find these webinars very useful and will be able to manage their patent prosecution in a more effective and efficient way.
By:
LegalAdvantage.

Credit:

• 1 Hour in AR, CA, FL, ME, MO, MS, MT, NM, NV, OH, OK, SC, UT, VA, VT, WA.
• Other States: consult your credit-granting authority.

More:
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June 19: Webcast - Medicaid 1115 Waivers: How Are They Transforming the Health System?

Medicaid 1115 waivers allow states to test new or existing ways to deliver and pay for health care services in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This webinar will provide an opportunity for public health lawyers, health practitioners and other stakeholders to learn about Medicaid 1115 waivers and their role in health system transformation. Presenters will provide an overview of what Section 1115 Medicaid waivers are, how states have used them, and how they are impacted by health reform. Representatives from Arkansas and Texas will discuss their state’s approach of utilizing Medicaid 1115 waivers and highlight unique features of how they have chosen to address population health and Medicaid Expansion.
Title:
Medicaid 1115 Waivers: How Are They Transforming the Health System?
When/Where:
Thursday, June 19, 2014
1:00pm - 2:30pm (ET)
Webcast - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Sarah Somers, JD, MPH, Managing Attorney, Network for Public Health Law – Southeastern Region
• Suzanne Bierman, JD, MPH, Assistant Director, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services
• Akshara Menon, JD, MPH,Senior Legal Analyst, Public Health Law Program, Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Moderator)
• Ardas Khalsa, Director, Healthcare Transformation Waiver Operations, Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

By:

• American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics (ASLME)
• Network for Public Health Law
• Public Health Law Research.

Credit:
You may qualify for CLE credit. ASLME is an approved provider of continuing legal education credits in several states. ASLME will also apply for CLE credits in other states upon request. Past ASLME webcasts have received credit in states such as Washington.
Cost:
Free
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June 18: NYC + Philadelphia - An Introduction to Claim Construction

Dechert associate Phil Ducker will present a CLE seminar covering patent claim construction. He will also include an update on recent Federal Circuit decisions on point.
Title:
An Introduction to Claim Construction
When/Where:
June 18, 2014
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Videoconference Locations:

• New York, NY
• Philadelphia, PA

Speaker:
Philip C. Ducker
By:
Dechert
Credit:

CLE credit is pending in CA, NJ, NY and PA.

Cost:
No charge

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May 28: San Francisco - Consumer Bankruptcy Practice

Discussion will focus on representation of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 individual consumers as well as business and creditor tips.
All active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms are welcome to attend any of ALRP’s free MCLE trainings. Attorneys who are not currently members of the Panel are requested to join our Panel and accept two ALRP referrals in the next year. Pre-registration is required to attend.
Title:
Consumer Bankruptcy Practice
When/Where:
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
5:30-7:00pm
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Speaker:

• Martha Simon, Esq. 
• Pat McMahon, Esq.

By:
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
MCLE Credits:
1.5 General CLE Credits
Cost:
Free to active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms
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June 12: Seattle - Everything Pro Bono and Public Service In and Out of the WSBA

Please join us for our next Washington State Bar Association - Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (LAMP) quarterly meeting scheduled for
Immediately following the quarterly meeting we will have a one-hour CLE presentation. We are very pleased to share with you that we will have a special guest speaker: Ana Selvdige, WSBA Public Service Programs Manager, providing a presentation on “Everything Pro Bono and Public Service in and out of the WSBA.”
This seminar will cover an overview of RPC 6.1, the various ways to comply with the rule, and the additional rules and organizations that support attorneys’ professional responsibility to assist in the provision of legal services to those who are low and moderate income.
Title:
Everything Pro Bono and Public Service in and out of the WSBA
When/Where:
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Meeting Starts: 11:30 A.M.
CLE Starts: Noon
Ben Bridge Corporate Office
2901 3rd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA 98121.
Speaker:
Ana Selvidge is the Public Service Programs Manager for the Washington State Bar Association. These programs include the WSBA Moderate Means Program, the Call to Duty Initiative, and new initiatives to engage more and new attorneys in providing public and pro bono services. Mrs. Selvidge began working in the legal field in 2007 at the King County Bar Association running the Legal Services for the Homeless Clinics and conducting Spanish intakes for all pro bono programs. Right before joining WSBA, she was the Volunteer Manager for the six Pro Bono Services Programs at KCBA.
The registration link for Ana’s presentation.
By:
WSBA Legal Assistance to Military Personnel Section
Credit:
The presentation has been approved for one credit hour CLE credit.
Cost:

• Free to members of the WSBA LAMP Section - join now!
• Others - $10.

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May 27: Teleconference - ACS Experts Discuss "What's Next" In This Supreme Court Term

As this Supreme Court’s Term comes to an end, experts from the ACS network will discuss “What’s Next?” as part of a weekly conference call program.

As the Supreme Court’s 2013 Term comes to an end, experts from the ACS network will discuss “What’s Next?” as part of a weekly conference call program. The first in this series will take place shortly after the Supreme Court hands down its opinion in Harris v. Quinn, which could come as soon as next Tuesday, May 27. In Harris v. Quinn, the Supreme Court revisits its review of the First Amendment as applied to union dues, examining the right to collective bargaining by low wage homecare workers. What will this case really mean for the right of workers to engage in collective action and form unions? What does Harris represent with respect to union treatment under the First Amendment? And what does it mean in the context of the Court’s work this Term?
To receive call-in information when the decision is handed down and the call is scheduled, RSVP here.
To read more about Harris v. Quinn, download the ACS issue brief here and view entries from the ACS blog series on the case here.

The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider.
Title:
ACS Experts Discuss "What's Next" In This Supreme Court Term
When/Where:
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
9:00am - 6:00pm

Teleconference

Speaker:

• Catherine Fisk, Chancellor's Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law
• Paul M. Smith, Partner, Chair of the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, Co-Chair of the Media and First Amendment, Election Law and Redistricting Practices, Jenner & Block LLP; Argued Lawrence and Garner v. Texas (2003), Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011), Harris v. Quinn (2014); Member, Board of Directors, American Constitution Society.

By:
American Constitution Society
Credit:
This event has been approved for 0.5 hours of California MCLE credit.
Cost:
Free
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June 19: Hastings, MN - Minnesota’s Worker’s Compensation and Social Security Disability: The Basics

The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association (FDBA)offer monthly free Continuing Legal Education sessions. You do not have to be a FDBA member to attend.
Title:
Minnesota’s Worker’s Compensation and Social Security Disability: The Basics
When/Where:
June 19, 2014
Noon-1 p.m.
Dakota County Law Library
Hastings, MN
Speaker:

Presented by Tom Atkinson Attorney at Law Atkinson Law Office, P.A. & Minnesota Disability (St. Paul)

By:
Dakota County Law Library
Credit:
CLE credit will be applied for.
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June 5: Seattle - Serving WA’s #GLBT #Veterans: Advising Legal Clinic Clients

This training will contain a brief background of DADT and DOMA (including what they mean for service members and veterans); what the repeal of DADT means for veterans (including discharges and upgrades); what the repeal of DOMA means for veterans (including marriages and VA Benefits); where Trans* service members and veterans stand in all of this; and Cultural competency.
This CLE is free for participants in the Pro Bono Service program of the King County Bar Association. Volunteer today!
Title:
Serving WA’s GLBT Veterans:Advising Legal Clinic Clients
When/Where:
June 5, 2014
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
King County Bar Association
5th Ave Ste 600
Seattle, WA 98101
Speaker:
Max Gibbs-Ruby, Northwest Justice Project intern Adam Chromy, Northwest Justice Project
Credit:
1.5 general CLE credits pending

By:

King County Bar Association
Cost:
This CLE is FREE to volunteers of KCBA pro bono programs; for more information contact your volunteer program manager.

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June 19: Webcast - Inside Retail Store Safety

On Thursday, June 19, 2014, at 2 PM ET, The TASA Group, Inc., in conjunction with retail store safety expert Robert Loderstedt, will present a free, one-hour, interactive webinar, Inside Retail Store Safety, for all legal professionals.

Title:
Inside Retail Store Safety
When/Where:
Thursday, June 19, 2014
14:00 Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Retail store safety expert Robert Loderstedt
By:
The TASA Group, Inc.
Credit:
Typically, TASA does not apply for credit, but the presenters and content appear to satisfy CLE requirements in a number of jurisdictions in which participants may self-apply for credit.
Cost:
Free.

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June 10: Apple Valley, MN - Serving #Veterans and Their Families #MCLE

The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association (FDBA)offer monthly free Continuing Legal Education sessions. You do not have to be a FDBA member to attend.
Title:
Serving Veterans and Their Families 
When/Where:
June 10, 2014
8-9 a.m. NOTE THE TIME!
Dakota County Law Library
Apple Valley, MN
Speaker:
Johanna Clyborne Esq. Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich LLC (Shakopee)
By:
Dakota County Law Library
Credit:
1 CLE credit will be applied for.
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June 10: Webcast - Credit Damages

On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at 2 PM ET, The TASA Group, Inc., in conjunction with credit expert Vernon Gerety, will present a free, one-hour, interactive webinar, Credit Damages, for all legal professionals.
Title:
Credit Damages
When/Where:
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
14:00 Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Vernon Gerety
By:
The TASA Group, Inc.
Credit:
Typically, TASA does not apply for credit, but the presenters and content appear to satisfy CLE requirements in a number of jurisdictions in which participants may self-apply for credit.
Cost:
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May 29: Webcast - Octane Fitness and Highmark: The Supreme Court’s New Standard for Finding a Patent Infringement Case “Exceptional”

On April 29, in two cases, Octane Fitness LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. and Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court issued opinions that significantly alter the Federal Circuit’s rigid standards for establishing and appealing an exceptional case and a related award for attorneys’ fees. The Court’s decisions arguably both ease the requirements necessary for the grant of attorneys’ fees and make it more difficult to challenge a district court’s decision on appeal. As such, the two decisions immediately impact litigation strategies for both pending and contemplated patent infringement cases.
During the webinar, we will discuss the following:

• A review of exceptional case and attorney fee-shifting precedent
• The Octane Fitness and Highmark opinions and holdings
• The effects of the decisions—who is potentially impacted and how

Title: 
Octane Fitness and Highmark: The Supreme Court’s New Standard for Finding a Patent Infringement Case “Exceptional”
When/Where: 
May 29, 2014
9:00 am PDT / 10:00 am MDT / 11:00 am CDT / 12:00 noon EDT.
Live webcast; registration required.
Speaker: 
Fitch Even partner Jared E. Hedman
Presented by: 
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Credit: 
1 hr CLE CA/IL/NE; Other states may also reward credit upon attendee request.
Cost: 
Free. Registration required.
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June 17: DC, NYC, Philadelphia - Direct Examination of Witnesses

This program will be a hands on, interactive exercise in presenting the testimony of fact and expert witnesses in your case and chief.

Title:
Direct Examination of Witnesses
A CLE Seminar Presented by Dechert LLP
When/Where:
June 17, 2014
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Live Location: Philadelphia
Videoconference Locations:

• New York, NY
• Washington, D.C.

Speaker:
Joseph K. Hetrick
By:
Dechert
Credit:
CLE credit is pending in CA, NJ, NY and PA.
Cost:
No charge

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May 22: NYC - Update on Decisions from the State Review Officer

In New York State, the decisions reached in special education impartial hearings brought under the IDEA are subject to administrative appeals to the State Review Officer. This training will provide experienced special education legal practitioners with an overview of recent appeals decisions issued by the State Review Officer and an analysis of the implications of those decisions for impartial hearing and appellate practice.
Title:
Update on Decisions from the State Review Officer
When/Where:
Thursday May 22, 2014
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Legal Services NYC - Central (40 Worth)
40 Worth 6th floor
New York, New York 10013
Speaker:
Erin McCormack-Herbert, Senior Staff Attorney, Partnership for Children's Rights
By: 
Legal Services NYC Learning Center
Credits:
2.00

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May 29: Webcast - Persecutor or Persecuted? Navigating the Asylum Persecutor Bar

This webinar will analyze the current law surrounding the persecutor bar and provide practitioners with guidance and strategies on how to successfully advocate for asylum seekers.
Title:
Persecutor or Persecuted? Navigating the Asylum Persecutor Bar
When/Where
Thursday, May 29, 2014
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Webinar - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Katherine Evans, Teaching Fellow at the University of Minnesota Law School Center for New Americans; 
• Benjamin Casper Visiting Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School Center for New Americans; and, 
• Deepinder Mayell, Director, Refugee and Immigrant Program, The Advocates for Human Rights.

By:
Immigration Action Network
Credit:
The announcement does not state whether credit has been applied for. However the speakers and content would seem to meet the requirements of some jurisdictions.
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May 19: Webcast (Texas) - Medicare Fraud and Marketing Violations

The webinar on Monday, May 19th will address Medicare fraud and marketing violations. It will provide insight into the crucial nuances between Medicare fraud and marketing fraud. It will provide details that can empower beneficiaries, reduce victimization, and show how to use data to make a positive impact.
Title:
Medicare Fraud and Marketing Violations
When/Where:

May 19, 2014
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM CST

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Speakers:

• Norma Almanza, Accredited Customer Service Representative and HICAP Coordinator at the Texas Department of Insurance
• Barbara Parrott McGinity, Licensed Master Social Worker, Program Director of the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation.

By:
Texas Legal Services Center
Credit:
The webinar has been certified for 1.00 hour of participatory continuing legal education credit.
Cost:
Free
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June 17: San Francisco - Housing Negotiation Project Training

JDC's Housing Negotiation Project is a limited-scope project providing representation to individuals and families facing eviction. Representation is limited to settlement conferences only. HNP is the first pro bono project of its kind, and is a project in which every single person in need of representation has a pro bono attorney. Volunteer shifts are Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. During one shift, a volunteer will represent one to three clients. It is an excellent opportunity to get valuable negotiation experience without a large time commitment. Volunteers must attend our free CLE training before volunteering for this project. After attending the training, we ask our volunteers commit to 4 afternoon sessions within 6 months.

Pre-registration is required to attend.
Title:
Housing Negotiation Project Training
When/Where:
June 17, 2014
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
BASF Conference Center
301 Battery Street
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Speakers:
This training will be given by JDC’s Supervising Attorneys.
By:
Bar Association of San Francisco
MCLE Credits:
2 Hours
Cost:
Free to volunteers
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June 4: Seattle - Institutional Racism and Lawyer Responsibilities #MCLE

This CLE will involve a facilitated Viewing and discussion of the PBS documentary “Race - The Power of an Illusion”, which seeks to shift the conversation from discussion diversity and respecting cultural difference to building a more just and equitable society. You won’t want to miss it!
Optional: Bring a Project or case you are working on and bring your team!
Title:
Institutional Racism and Lawyer Responsibilities - Race: The Power of an Illusion
When/Where:
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
8:10am – 4:15 pm
City Hall- Bertha Knight Landes Room
600 4th Ave Main Lobby
Seattle, WA 98104
Presenters:

• Darby DuComb – Chief of Staff, Seattle City Attorney’s Office
• Jacque Larrainzar – Policy and Outreach Manager, Seattle Office of Civil Rights
• Darlene Flynn – RSJI Policy and Development Lead, Seattle Office of Civil Rights

Credit:
6.5 Ethics credits approved
Cost:
Free

RSVP:

Miriam Sanchez at Miriam.Sanchez@Seattle.Gov 206 684 8288

May 20: Webcast - Effective Handling & Use of Exhibits at Trial: How to Look Cool & Be Persuasive Using Stuff at Trial

This webcast will give you the 7 steps of how to handle exhibits. You will learn how to integrate exhibits into your direct examination to support your witness and how to use those paper exhibits effectively once they are in evidence. And you will learn the key questions to ask to use photographs and diagrams and how to use those to support and repeat your witness’s testimony.
Title:
Effective Handling & Use of Exhibits at Trial: How to Look Cool & Be Persuasive Using Stuff at Trial
When/Where:
May 20, 2014
11am - noon Mountain Time
10am - 11 am Pacific.
Webcast.
Speaker:
John M. Farrell
By:
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Credit:
The sponsor writes: "Our online content is not accredited for CLE and we cannot provide a Certificate of Completion. You can apply for self-study credit by contacting your state bar organization directly. To help you with your self-study application, NITA has provided faculty biography information (via the link at the right) as well as a PDF of the PowerPoint slides, which is attached to the presentation. You can access this PDF by clicking on the link button once the presentation has begun to play. If you require verification of your attendance, please contact customerservice@nita.org"
By:
National Institute for Trial Advocacy

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June 16: San Francisco + Webcast - Representing California Homeowners and Tenants in Foreclosure #MCLE

This substantive training provides a comprehensive overview of the laws governing foreclosures in California. The full-day program is designed with advocates with limited housing experience in mind, but practitioners at all experience levels will benefit from this training. The panelists are noted experts in consumer and housing law who will cover a broad-range of topics in foreclosure defense using real-world examples. What you will learn:

• How the foreclosure process works in California
• The new protections for homeowners and tenants in the California Homeowner Bill of Rights
• Legal claims available to challenge servicer misconduct
• Litigation strategies in foreclosure cases
• How to defend homeowners and tenants in post-foreclosure evictions
• Loss mitigation options for homeowners.

Who should attend: Practitioners who want to gain a deeper understanding of foreclosures in California, as well as consumer attorneys looking for tools to represent their clients in foreclosure. The sessions will address issues pertinent to those new to foreclosure defense as well as experienced practitioners.
Title:
Representing California Homeowners and Tenants in Foreclosure
When/Where:
June 16, 2014
9:00 AM Pacific
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Also presented in-person in San Francisco.
Speakers:

• Chair: Kent Qian ~ Staff Attorney, National Housing Law Project
• Nelson Goodell ~ The Goodell Law Firm
• Madeline Howard ~ Staff Attorney, Western Center on Law & Poverty
• Elizabeth S. Letcher ~ Director of Litigation, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates
• Brittany McCormick ~ Staff Attorney, National Housing Law Project
• Eric Andrew Mercer ~ Law Office of Eric Andrew Mercer
• Leah F. Simon-Weisberg ~ Legal Director, Tenants Together
• Tara Twomey ~ Of Counsel, National Consumer Law Center
• Program Attorney: Christina Thompson ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute. 

Credits:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
By:
Practising Law Institute
Cost:
Free
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