March 1: A Knight in Shining Armor: Representing Individuals in Times of Crisis

This 90-minute free CLE presentation is for legal professionals who represent primarily individual clients. It will cover many of the critical considerations that require prompt responses to emergencies, as well as anticipating the needs of individuals in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the many ways a crisis can impact an individual client’s life
• Understand emergency and disaster response
• Identify changes to laws and emergency regulations impacting individuals
• Understand the impact of the Digital Divide
• Utilize Best Practices for practicing from home
• Guide clients through employment changes
• Guide clients through financial difficulty
• Handle emergent family law issues
• Handle civil, criminal and probate litigation cases related to an emergency
• Identify areas of need and quickly learning new practice areas
• Understand where to find resources for novel legal issues.

Title:
A Knight in Shining Armor: Representing Individuals in Times of Crisis
Webinar Dates And Times:

• 3:00pm - 4:30pm Eastern Time 
   03/01/2021

Speaker:

Jared Millisor
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin; you may be able to apply for credit in other states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis

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March 31: A Closer Look: Wage and Hour Issues for California Employers

Wage and hour litigation continues to cause big headaches for employers, and we have already seen new laws, regulations, and court decisions in 2021 that impact a business's compliance obligations. The pandemic has further complicated matters, as employers grapple with the wage and hour implications of health screenings, COVID-19 tests/vaccinations, exclusion pay, remote work, and more. To help make sure you're up to speed on what your organization needs to do to stay in compliance and out of court, join us for a discussion of California and federal wage and hour hot topics and recent developments, along with an overview of best practices for compliance in 2021 and beyond.
Title:
A Closer Look: Wage and Hour Issues for California Employers

Webinar Date+Time:

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.

Speakers:

• Jason E. Barsanti
• Ethan Chernin
• Michele Ballard Miller
• Walter M. Stella

By:

Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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March 1: Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights

Humankind coexists with every other living thing. People drink the same  water, breathe the same air, and share the same land as other animals.  Yet, property law reflects a general assumption that only people can own  land. 

The effects of this presumption are disastrous for wildlife and  humans alike.  The alarm  bells ringing about biodiversity loss are growing louder, and the  possibility of mass extinction is real. Anthropocentric property is a  key driver of biodiversity loss, a silent killer of species worldwide.  But as law and sustainability scholar Karen Bradshaw shows, if excluding  animals from a legal right to own land is causing their destruction,  extending the legal right to own property to wildlife may prove its  salvation. Wildlife as Property Owners advocates for folding  animals into our existing system of property law, giving them the  opportunity to own land just as humans do—to the betterment of all.
Title:
Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights
Webinar Date+Time:
Monday, March 1, 2021

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern Time
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers:

• Karen Bradshaw is a Professor of Law and the Mary Sigler Fellow at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is concurrently a Faculty Affiliate Scholar at the New York University School of Law Classical Liberal Institute and Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University.
• Commentator/Moderator Holly Doremus is the James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation at the University of California, Berkeley, Co-Director of the Law of the Sea Institute, and Co-Faculty Director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity.

By:
Sponsored by the Coleman Burke Center for Environmental Law,  Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:
Ohio: 1 hour of online CLE credit, pending approval
Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.
Cost:
Free and open to the public.

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CLE Materials

March 11: Ohio’s New Limited Liability Company Act

Glenn Morrical and Dan Schiau will discuss the entirely new Limited Liability Company Act that will take effect in Ohio January 1, 2022. The new act is not a revision of the existing law but is a complete replacement beginning from the ABA prototype. The new act eliminates many concepts that currently exist in Ohio’s current act, such as the distinction between member-managed and manager-managed LLCs, and provides even further freedom to the parties to structure their terms by agreement, with fewer standards mandated by statute. The new act also affords new opportunities to practitioners and business-owners alike, some of which can only be accomplished with language in an operating agreement that would have been ineffective under the current act. One such opportunity is to create series within an LLC so that only the assets of a specific series can be reached by a creditor or claimant of that series. The new act will also override some provisions that in the past allowed a creditor to take a security interest in a member’s interest even if the operating agreement prohibited it. Mr. Morrical and Mr. Schiau will provide an overview of many aspects of the new act that practitioners should be aware of so that they can properly advise their clients about the structure of their LLCs.
Title:
Ohio’s New Limited Liability Company Act
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, March 11, 2021

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time
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Speakers:

• Glenn Morrical is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis LLP. Over a career spanning more than 40 years he has served clients in a wide range of industries, as diverse as financial services, investment management, manufacturing, retail, mining, oil and gas, and software development. He has helped clients form and operate entities ranging from single member LLCs to hedge funds and other investment funds with complex management and income sharing provisions. He has assisted borrowers needing to form “bankruptcy remote special purpose entities” to satisfy lenders who sell into the securitization markets. He has served on the Corporation Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association since the 1980s and has a hand in shaping many of Ohio’s business entity statutes. 
• Dan Schiau is an associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis LLP. Dan’s practice spans a broad range of business areas, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, private equity, securities and capital markets, real estate, and real estate & commercial finance. Dan has significant experience in advising family-owned businesses in all stages of their life cycle and from a variety of angles, from formation, to raising capital, to acquiring or divesting business divisions, to liquidation and winding up. Dan also devotes his time to practicing in the employee ownership space, where he has represented both ESOP trustees and worker-owned cooperatives in their organization, purchase, and sale of businesses of all sizes. Dan has also assisted Glenn Morrical in legislative drafting through the Corporation Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association.

By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:
Ohio: 1 hour of online CLE credit, pending approval
Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.
Cost:
Free and open to the public.
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April 29: Navigating the Challenge of Change

This is the Salvation Army's annual six-hour Charitable Giving CLE.
Title:
Navigating the Challenge of Change
Data and Time of Free Online Continuing Legal Education Webinar
Thursday, April 29, 2021
9 AM - 3 PM EST
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Speakers:

• Ann Burns
• Sam Donaldson

By:
The Salvation Army
Credit:

• Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont - approved for credit
• Other states: Contact Amy Savage at amyjsavage at yahoo.com for state details.

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February 1, 4, 9, 18+26: Breached! An Inside Look At Cybersecurity For Law Firms

Data security incidents and data breaches happen daily, forcing courts and lawmakers to address, define, and handle new challenges, often presenting a case of first impression. As technology evolves, so do our professional legal requirements of upholding our duties in advising and zealously advocating for our clients, while also tackling the burden of data security itself.
This free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) session covers:

1. Latest security threats and what’s being done to address them,
2. Current data breach laws
3. How a lawyer’s professional duty may extend into new areas of technology and cyberspace,
4. How to prepare a data incident response plan.

Title:
Breached! An Inside Look At Cybersecurity For Law Firms
Webinar Dates & Times: Register Now!

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern  - 2/1/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time - 2/4/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time - 2/9/2021
• 6:00pm - 7:00pm Eastern Time - 2/18/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 2/26/2021

Credit:
1 credit hour in most states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis

February 25: Effectively Manage Client (IOLTA) Trust Funds To Stay Complaint And Boost Cash Flow

As a practicing attorney, you and your law firm are required to follow strict State Bar requirements when managing Client (IOLTA) Trust Funds. The attorney-client retainer agreement must contain language that is clear and concise about how and when trust funds are spent.
Join us at 2pm ET on Feb. 25th to learn best practices to stay compliant, along with tips and tricks to boost cash flow! CLE Credit available for attending this webinar.
In addition, to providing best practices on Client Trust Fund management, the presentation will provide tips and tricks on:

• Monitoring work-in-progress and costs advanced against Client Trust Funds
• Why paying costs direct from Client Trust Funds boosts cash flow
• Tricks on sending Client Trust Fund replenishment invoices mid-month
• Why accepting electronic payments with LawPay will boost cash flow
• Tips on “what not to do with” Client Trust Funds .

Title:

Effectively Manage Client (IOLTA) Trust Funds To Stay Complaint And Boost Cash Flow

Date+Time:

February 25, 2021

2pm ET / 11am PT 

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By:
Above the Law 

Speakers:

• Rosemary Kupfert is a Product Expert, Core Legal at BQE Software. She has more than 30 years experience as a firm administrator and then a consultant to over 1,000 law firms nationwide, helping to improve their workflow and administrative efficiency through business and technology
• Paul S. Padda has served both as a civil litigator and as a federal prosecutor.

Credit:
The announcement says CLE credit is offered but doesn't say for which states.

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March 24: Subrogation in the Age of COVID

 This webinar will discuss the changes in subrogation practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also talk about the new Zoom world that we live in and the pros and cons of this. The webinar will address the unique challenges that COVID-19 brings to recovery efforts and predictions going forward. We trust that this 60-minute webinar will bring new light as to the handling of subrogation claims during the pandemic.
Title:
Subrogation in the Age of COVID

Webinar Date+Time:

March 24, 2021
11:00 am ET
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.

Speakers:

Suzanne C. Radcliff Jason S. Schulze

By:

Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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March 18: Public & Private Records Research and Compliance

In this one-hour webinar with attorney Jared Correia and investigative search specialist Wendy Nestrud, you’ll learn:

• The difference between legal and fact research and how facts benefit different cases.
• What are private vs. public records and the ethics and laws behind their use.
• How to use investigative data in your own practice.
• How to use a public records database to perform searches and gather data quickly and efficiently.

Title:
Public & Private Records Research and Compliance

Date+Time:

March 18, 2021
10AM PST/1PM EST

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Credit:

This free continuing legal education webinar is approved for CLE credit in the following states:

• California (1.0 General, .5 ethics)
• Florida (1.0 General, .5 ethics)
• Kentucky (1.0 General, .5 ethics)
• North Carolina (1.0 General, .5 ethics)
• Texas (1.0 General, .5 ethics)
• Washington (.5 Law & Legal, .5 Ethics)
• Vermont (.5 General, .5 ethics)
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit granting authority whether you can self-apply.

Meet the speakers:

• Jared D. Correia, Esq. is the Founder and CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, which offers subscription-based law firm business management consulting and technology services for solo and small law firms.  A former practicing attorney, Jared has been advising lawyers and law firms for over a decade.  He is a regular presenter at local, regional and national events, and is the host of the Legal Toolkit podcast on Legal Talk Network.  He loves James Taylor, but respects Ron Swanson; and, he tries to sneak Rolos when no one is looking.
• Wendy Nestrud, Product Specialist and Search Expert at Tracers, is an ally to both clients and partners. With extensive experience using the Tracers product, you will often find her training law firms to search public & private records in the most efficient way possible.

By:

• Tracers - Investigative Research Software
• Rocket Matter - Cloud Based Legal Practice Management

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February 22: Securities Laws and Small Business Capital Formation: What Has the SEC Done for You Lately

In late 2020, entrepreneurs and investors welcomed several initiatives by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aimed at promoting small business capital formation and expanding participation in securities offerings carried out under exemptions from burdensome disclosure and procedural requirements of the federal securities laws.

The first step in the long-awaited expansion of the definition of “accredited investor” was taken in August, followed in November by new rules and rule amendments designed to harmonize and improve the exempt offering framework of the federal securities laws. Maximum offering amounts and investment limits that had constrained limited offering alternatives available for small business capital formation were raised. New rules address generic communications and solicitations of interest (“testing the waters”) by entrepreneurs and small business issuers and permit them to gauge market interest, tailor the size and other terms of a potential securities offering and reduce the costs of conducting an exempt offering before determining the best exemption to be relied on. Particularly meaningful for start-ups, the scope of permitted communications with angel investors and opportunities to interact with them in sponsored “demo day” events without running afoul of securities laws have been expanded. Overall, a new securities offering “integration” framework provides greater certainty to issuers relying on offering exemptions in parallel or in close time proximity in knowing that the separateness and exempt qualification of their offerings will be assured.

This CLE program will acquaint practitioners with these and other late-breaking SEC developments affecting private and other limited securities offerings that can play a key role in small business capital formation.
Title:
Securities Laws and Small Business Capital Formation: What Has the SEC Done for You Lately
Webinar Date+Time:
Monday, February 22, 2021

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Robert Rapp, Visiting Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Law
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:

• Ohio: 1 hour of online CLE credit, pending approval
• Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.

Cost:
Free and open to the public.
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February 18: Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada

Clifford Law Offices is pleased to present its 14th annual CLE program, “Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada.” For two hours, a highly qualified panel will examine the ethics and professionalism of lawyers as portrayed on various television shows over the years. Some of your favorite lawyers on tv have been involved in issues that raise ethical and professionalism concerns for themselves, their law firms and their clients. Just how far can one go in preparing a witness? How should one ethically advertise or solicit clients? If you think your client is lying, how should the case move forward? These are just some of the questions to be examined with clips of tv shows serving as hypotheticals. Of course, “Seinfeld” is no exception. 

Title:
Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada
When/Where:
Thursday, February 18, 2021
2:30-4:30 p.m. CST
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers:

• Jayne R. Reardon, Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
• Hon. Daniel B. Shanes of the Lake County Circuit Court and Chair of the Illinois Judicial College Board of Trustees
• Professor Cynthia Fountaine, former Dean of Southern Illinois University School of Law and now Professor of Law there on legal ethics, civil procedure, complex litigation and the jury process; Professor Fountaine is a Fulbright Senior Scholar.
• Moderator: Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago. 

By:
Clifford Law Offices
Credit:

• Illinois: This course has been approved for two (2.0) hours of professional responsibility credit by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
• Other Jurisdictions: You may check with your credit-granting authority to see how to apply for credits.

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February 25: Free Speech, Social Media and Discipline: An Employer’s Guide for the Modern Workplace

The traditional lines between the workplace and an employee’s private life have become increasingly blurred with the increased use and reliance on social media. With the dramatic increase in political and social protests, employers face uncertainty as to whether they can or should address these situations in the workplace. This webinar will explore:

• The legal implications when employees protest or post objectionable content on social media about their workplace
• Employer rights to discipline employees who engage in off-duty conduct that is controversial or criminal, such as participating in the Capitol insurrection
• Practical guidance for public and private employers to understand the limits of free speech in the workplace and what speech is protected under the First Amendment
• Best practices and suggestions for social media and other policy drafting.

Title:
Free Speech, Social Media and Discipline: An Employer’s Guide for the Modern Workplace

Webinar Date+Time:

Thursday, February 25, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.

Speakers:

• David L. Barron 
• Aaron Holt 
• Bethany A. Vasquez

By:

Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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February 17: Breonna Taylor and the Pursuit of Justice

Lonita Baker, Co-Counsel for Breonna Taylor and her family, will discuss the Breonna Taylor case, which involved her killing in February 2020 by members of the Louisville Kentucky Police Department, and the current state of investigations.
Title:
Breonna Taylor and the Pursuit of Justice
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eastern Time
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:

Lonita Baker, Co-Counsel for
 Breonna Taylor and Family 

Lonita Baker joined Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers after serving as an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney for over six years. While at the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, she practiced in the Legislative Services Branch of the Civil Division and as a supervising prosecutor in the Criminal Division.
Lonita is the current president of the Charles W. Anderson, Jr. Bar Association and serves on the National Executive Committee and Board of Governors for the National Bar Association (NBA), the nation’s oldest and largest association of African-American lawyers and judges.
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:
Ohio: 1.5 hour of CLE credit, pending approval
Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.
Cost:
Free and open to the public.
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February 17: Strategies for Witness Examination (Yours & Theirs)

In both jury and nonjury trials, dealing with difficult witnesses is a crucial skill for attorneys. This session will explore the best tactics for handling your own witnesses, as well as opposing counsels'. We'll step back to examine how witnesses fit into your overall case strategy, and then outline best practices to master the art of witness prep and examination. We'll also explain how to tune in to important nonverbal signals in the courtroom, and we'll review some key ethical principles to guide your witness examination tactics.
Title:
Strategies for Witness Examination (Yours & Theirs)
Date+Time:
February 17, 2020 3pm CST Register
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - register now!
By:
LawPay
Speaker:
Claude Ducloux, LawPay's director of education, ethics and compliance, has nearly four decades of experience practicing law. Claude has earned many professional honors for his dedication to educating attorneys, including the Gene Cavin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Continuing Education.
Credit:

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February 16: New Ways of Understanding the Patent-Eligibility of Software and Business Methods

The Alice v. CLS Bank test has proven to be virtually impenetrable and exceptionally difficult to apply in practice. As a consequence, innovators are unsure of the exact boundaries of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101. This has increased the risk of making investments in protecting software and business method inventions. Our position is that a literal understanding of the test is not possible, because it is too vague and poorly defined. Nonetheless, a reasonably accurate way of predicting whether claims will survive an Alice challenge in the USPTO or courts is available. Particularly, a careful review of Federal Circuit Section 101 case law since 2014 results in three factors that, when present, make claims more likely to be eligible. Conversely, the lack of any of these factors make it less likely that the claim will be found eligible. We discuss these factors in detail, including how they are derived from the case law, and use them as an analytical framework for determining patenting 

Title:
New Ways of Understanding the Patent-Eligibility of Software and Business Methods
Live MBHB Webinar
Webinar Date+Time:
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
10:00-11:15 a.m. CT
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Presenter:
MBHB attorney(s) Michael Borella, Ph.D.

Cost:
While there is no fee to participate, all attendees must register in advance and, in order to receive MCLE credit, must participate online and individually.
Credit:
MCLE credit is pending for the states of California, Illinois, New Jersey,* New York,* North Carolina and Virginia (*via reciprocity).
By:
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP is committed to educating clients and friends of the firm with respect to significant developments and trends in the areas of intellectual property law.

Register online here:
www.mbhb.com/events/

February 15: The Illusory Duty of the Police (and Other Agencies) to Protect the People

Did you ever wonder whether the police (and other government agencies) have an obligation to protect people? Extra Mile Law, PLLC, is pleased to present another CLE class in its Monday CLE webinar series addressing this question. Join Jonathan Grad of Extra Mile Law, PLLC for this fast-moving, basic class exploring whether the government has a legal obligation to provide people with police and other protection. We will be looking at several Supreme Court cases that addressed the question of whether the police and social service agencies have a duty to protect us.
Title:
The Illusory Duty of the Police (and Other Agencies) to Protect the People
Date+Time:
February 15, 2021

12 pm - 1 pm CST
Register Now for this free Continuing Legal Education program!
Enrollment limited to the first 40 registrants.
Credit:

• 1 unit of credit has been approved in WY. 
•  1 unit of credit has been applied for in MN and WI.
• Many states allow attorneys to self-apply for credit: see State Rules.

Speaker:
Jonathan Grad, JD, PhD, Member, Extra Mile Law, PLLC, has practiced law since 1995 and is licensed to practice in MN, WI and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Presented By:
Extra Mile Law, PLLC, a MN-based boutique intellectual property law firm.
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March 11: A One-on-One Conversation with EEOC Commissioner Keith E. Sonderling

Not surprisingly, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to be at the forefront of shaping workplace regulations and policies under the laws addressing discrimination, harassment, reasonable accommodation, and retaliation. In this webinar, we are honored to be joined by EEOC Commissioner Keith E. Sonderling to discuss many significant issues from the past year and look forward to 2021 and beyond, including:

• Recent EEOC guidance, including COVID-19 vaccine issues
• The EEOC’s enforcement priorities and litigation and outreach avoidance resources for employers and employees
• The increase in the use of opinion letters on specific workplace fact patterns
• Hot 2021 topics such as pay equity data, wellness, and religious freedom
• The perception by employers and employees of the EEOC as a proactive government agency.

Title:
A One-on-One Conversation with EEOC Commissioner Keith E. Sonderling

Webinar Date+Time:

Thursday, March 11, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST 

Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

• CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. 
• MN credit applied for.
• Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.

Speakers:

Michael C. Schmidt
Keith E. Sonderling

By:

Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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February 12: Actionable Allyship and Inclusive Leadership – Creating an Inclusive Legal Profession

Creating an Inclusive Legal Profession is a program that will engage lawyers and law firm professionals with the following objectives: 

• To define what is actionable allyship, white privilege, systemic racism, and inclusive leadership; 
• To understand what it means to be an actionable ally and the role we can all play in being allies; 
• To look at the role of unconscious bias and how it might affect our decision making both with ourselves and our clients; and 
• To explore what we can each do to ensure that Dechert is an inclusive community for all.

Title:
Actionable Allyship and Inclusive Leadership – Creating an Inclusive Legal Profession
Webinar Date+Time:
February 12, 2021
12:30-2:30pm EST + 3:30-5:30pm EST 
This session will be run via Zoom.
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - register now!
By:
Dechert

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March 10: Top Property Cases of 2020

On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Stephen Pate and Alycen Moss will present a Cozen O'Connor webinar titled, "Top Property Cases of 2020." This webinar will focus on significant property insurance decisions from 2020. This webinar will be helpful for anyone that does any property insurance work and needs to stay up-to-date on current issues.
The presenters will discuss recent decisions related to:

• COVID-19
• Collapse
• Attorney-client privilege
• Calculation of ACV
• Innocent co-insured

Title:
Top Property Cases of 2020

Webinar Date+Time:

March 10, 2021
11:30 a.m. ET

 Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.

Speakers:

• Alycen A. Moss
• Stephen P. Pate

By:

Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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February 11: Detecting and Preventing COVID-19 Fraud

Financial criminals continue to take advantage of individuals, businesses, and government programs as the COVID-19 Pandemic progresses. With the recently passed government programs and new relief packages on the horizon, businesses and financial institutions must understand the business and regulatory risk that COVID-19 fraud.  This program will examine current and developing fraud typologies and inform your institution on red flags for detecting them.
Title:
Detecting and Preventing COVID-19 Fraud
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, February 11, 2021
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Eastern Time
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Braddock Stevenson is currently AML and Payments Counsel for O’Melveny & Myers after more than a decade at the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), most recently serving as Deputy Associate Director of FinCEN’s Enforcement Division. Mr. Stevenson advises financial institutions and fintech companies on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance to help them navigate investigations and enforcement matters. 
By:
Sponsored by the Financial Integrity Institute Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:

• Ohio: 1 hour of online CLE credit, pending approval
• Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.

Cost:
Free and open to the public.
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March 8, 23+25: Business In Trying Times

This CLE provides a basic understanding of the materials that an attorney needs to be aware of while advising an organizational client during a crisis. It also touches on recent developments that have begun to occur as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has been spreading across the globe.
At the end of this hour you should have a basic understanding of:

• What legislation and agencies are important during a crisis
• Practices to help maintain business operation during a crisis
• Basic relief measures that a company can file for or apply to get.

Title:
Business In Trying Times
Webinar Dates And Times:

• 1:30pm - 2:30pm Eastern -  3/8/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 3/23/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 3/25/2021
• And Next Month ...
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm Eastern - 4/5/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 4/20/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 4/22/2021
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern 4/29/2021

Credit:
1 credit hour in most states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis

March 4: Recent Developments: Securities Fraud Actions Against Life Sciences Companies

Securities class action litigation remained at a steady high in 2020, and life sciences companies were, once again, popular targets of such lawsuits. Please join us to discuss the most recent edition of our annual survey, in which we analyze trends identified in last year’s filings and decisions so that prudent life sciences companies can continue to take heed of the results and reduce their risk of being targets of a securities fraud claim.
Title:
Recent Developments: Securities Fraud Actions Against Life Sciences Companies
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, March 4, 2021
 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST 

DURATION:30 MINUTES
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - register now!
By:
Presented by Dechert’s Trials, Investigations and Securities Team
Credit:
Applications for CLE credit in California, Connecticut, Illinois and New York are currently pending. For other jurisdictions, contact Dechert per this page.
Speakers:

• Joni S. Jacobsen defends publicly traded companies and their directors and officers when they become entangled in securities class action litigation, derivative litigation, SEC investigations and corporate governance disputes.
• David H. Kistenbroker is Global Co-Leader of the white collar and securities litigation practice of Dechert LLP and managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. He represents publicly traded companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions, SEC investigations, internal investigations and corporate governance disputes.
• Angela M. Liu is a partner in the firm’s litigation practice group, where she focuses on the defense of publicly-traded companies and their directors and officers in securities class action litigation, derivative litigation, SEC investigations, merger litigation, corporate governance disputes, and other complex commercial litigation. Ms. Liu has successfully advised and defended public companies, as well as directors and officers in a wide range of matters arising from allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties, M&A litigation, accounting irregularities, and inadequate or misleading public disclosures. In her pro bono practice, Ms. Liu has successfully represented plaintiffs at trial and in the Tenth Circuit in litigation challenging Kansas’ voter registration laws, as well as represented certain plaintiffs at trial and in the Seventh Circuit in litigation challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s voter identification laws with the American Civil Liberties Union.

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February 8+23: Business In Trying Times

This CLE provides a basic understanding of the materials that an attorney needs to be aware of while advising an organizational client during a crisis. It also touches on recent developments that have begun to occur as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has been spreading across the globe.
At the end of this hour you should have a basic understanding of:

• What legislation and agencies are important during a crisis
• Practices to help maintain business operation during a crisis
• Basic relief measures that a company can file for or apply to get.

Title:
Business In Trying Times
Webinar Dates And Times:

• 1:30pm - 2:30pm Eastern - 2/8/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 2/23/2021

Speaker:
Jared Millisor
Credit:
1 credit hour in most states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis

February 18: Slouching Towards Huntsville - Effective Representation of Clients Who are Victims

This presentation will cover:

• CA Penal Code § 679.01(b); TX Code of Criminal Proc. Art. 56.01 (1) – Debunking Victimhood
• CA Constitution Art. 1 § 28 (b) – Victims’ Bill of Rights
• The Unbearable Trial – 2” – Implicit Bias – Victim Impact Statement
• Related Civil Proceedings – Dangerous Condition – Criminal Activity
• Suffering & Psychological Resilience – Survivor’s Guilt
• Forgiving the Dead Man Walking
• Slouching towards Huntsville
• Kindnesses – Big and Small Resources

This will be an interactive Zoom meeting, so please be prepared for introductions and to talk about your big wins in our breakout rooms at the start of the meeting. For MCLE verification of attendance, we request everyone use computers with video rather than call in by phone.
Title:
Slouching Towards Huntsville - Effective Representation of Clients Who are Victims
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, February 18, 2021 

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm 

Attendance is Limited - Register Now!
Speaker:
Richard J. Palenchar, Esq. Palenchar Law Firm APC Richard practices in civil cases, advocating for owners and tenants in residential and commercial matters, small businesses and restaurants in commercial wrangles, persons and businesses in real estate feuds, and those in personal discord including civil harassment restraining orders. Focused advocacy begins with a one word or one phrase case theme that rings true with people. Persuasion includes understanding and empathy, plain speaking, and on best days humor, poise, and patience.
By:
The Attorney Action Club is a network of San Francisco Bay Area lawyers who host monthly topical discussions on attorney work life balance and law practice management.
Cost:
Free; registration is limited
Credit:
California: 1 MCLE credit; You may be able to self-apply for other jurisdictions.
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March 3, 10+15: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts

In this free Continuing Legal Education course you will learn of advanced online legal research methods to harness your potential as a researcher and to maintain that competency.
Title:
Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts
Webinar Dates and Times:

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 3/5/2021
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 3/10/2021
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 3/15/2021

Credit:
1 credit hour in most states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis.

March 3: Navigating Medicare & Individual Health Insurance

This webinar will highlight best practices for purchasing individual coverage through the marketplace, establishing a small business health insurance plan, and an intro to the Medicare program. We'll look at how Medicare works alongside group coverage and how to set up your coverage properly the first time so that you avoid overpaying and lifetime penalties for missing enrollment deadlines.
As you approach retirement, health insurance is often one of the biggest monthly expenses you have and getting this wrong can have significant financial consequences. Our federal insurance program, Medicare, starts the first day of the month you turn 65 and creates opportunities as well as decisions that need to be made at the appropriate time. This webinar will explore the moving parts of Medicare, the costs of Medicare (it isn't free), and how to sign up for the plan that most appropriately fits your needs. We'll discuss common situations/mistakes made and how to avoid them.
For those that are just starting their own practices (or are a number of years away from Medicare) the individual market has undergone significant changes over the last 10 years. We'll touch on this market and how to navigate it successfully while running a successful, growing practice. As your firm grows, we'll discuss the pros/cons of offering group coverage along with other options that small firms may have available to attract/retain talent.

Title:

Navigating Medicare & Individual Health Insurance
Build A Better Practice Speaker Series: 

Webinar Date And Time: 

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Login opens at 11:30am Central/Webinar from Noon – 1:00 pm Central. 

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Credit:

• 1.2 hours Standard CLE credit in Missouri & Kansas
• 1.0 CLE in Tennessee.
• You may be able to self-apply in some other jurisdictions.

By:

The Bar Plan

Speaker:

Karl Steinlage, Steinlage Insurance Agency

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February 5+10: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts

In this free Continuing Legal Education course you will learn of advanced online legal research methods to harness your potential as a researcher and to maintain that competency.
Title:
Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts
Webinar Dates and Times:

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 2/5/2021
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 2/10/2021

Credit:
1 credit hour in most states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis

February 4: COVID 19 Legislative Updates - Consolidated Appropriation Act 2021

This presentation will cover:

• California grants of up to $25,000 for Covid affected businesses
• Payroll Paycheck Protection Loans: Round 1 and Round 2
• Loan Forgiveness Explained
• Employer Retention Credit
• Deferred payment of Social Security Taxes
• Flexible Spending Account relief
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account relief
• Employer Student Loan Repayment

This will be an interactive Zoom meeting, so please be prepared for introductions and to talk about your big wins in our breakout rooms at the start of the meeting. For MCLE verification of attendance, we request everyone use computers with video rather than call in by phone.
Title:
COVID 19 Legislative Updates - Consolidated Appropriation Act 2021 
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, February 4, 2021

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Zoom Meeting - please register using this link before the meeting begins
Speaker:
Ronald S. Moss, Tax Director Eckhoff and Company Certified Public Accountants, embraces a spirited attitude of support, with an unconditional enthusiasm to solve any tax issue that might cause his clients sleepless nights. His clients count on him as their trusted adviser. Ron has over 35 years of experience in the field of taxation.
By:
The Attorney Action Club is a network of San Francisco Bay Area lawyers who host monthly topical discussions on attorney work life balance and law practice management.

The San Francisco Lawyers Network 
Cost:
Free; registration is limited
Credit:
California: 1 MCLE credit; You may be able to self-apply for other jurisdictions.

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February 3, 8 + 19: Navigating the New Town Square: Cultivating Competency in Basic Online Legal Research

“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” -- Bill Gates
The goal of this free online continuing legal education program is to assist attorneys in navigating online legal research so they are more confident and competent when researching subjects important to their work. The growth in the amount of information available and the many different platforms on which to obtain it impacts the way attorneys practice law. It also brings forth more issues and new laws that your clients may face. The many ways technology can aid attorneys in locating the best and most on-point statutes, caselaw, secondary materials and all relevant materials can be overwhelming. As the comments to the model rules of professional conduct state, to maintain competency a lawyer should keep abreast of the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology
Title:
Navigating the New Town Square: Cultivating Competency in Basic Online Legal Research
Webinar Dates and Times:

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern -  2/3/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 2/8/2021
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern - 2/19/2021

Credit:
1 credit hour in most states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis.

February 11: Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Policies: Legal and Practical Considerations

The COVID-19 vaccine is finally rolling out across the country, and employers are facing critical questions about the policies that should be implemented or modified in response to the changing environment. Although the question of “mandate or no mandate” is a significant policy decision, there are other equally complicated policy implications related to the availability of the vaccine.
This webinar will cover the following topics:

• The legal and practical risks associated with mandating employee vaccination and what should be included in such a policy
• Analysis of the EEOC’s guidelines on the application of federal employment laws to vaccination policies
• Practical guide to address employee reasonable accommodation requests based on medical or religious objections to vaccines
• Best practices for incentive programs as an alternative to mandatory policies, and resources available to navigate the different state phases
• Impact of vaccine availability on continued accommodation requests from employees seeking to work from home.

Title:
Deep Dive – Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Policies: Legal and Practical Considerations

Webinar Date+Time:

Thursday, February 11, 2021

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST 

Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.

Speakers:

• David L. Barron
• Michele Ballard Miller
• Bethany C. Salvatore
• Michael C. Schmidt

By:

Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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March 31: Police and Crisis Intervention – A Crisis in Itself

On March 31, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. (ET), The TASA Group, in conjunction with law enforcement and safety expert Timothy Dimoff, will present a one-hour interactive webinar presentation, Police and Crisis Intervention – A Crisis in Itself, for all legal professionals. During this presentation, Tim Dimoff will discuss:

• Definitions of The Use of Force Continuum and how it is to be used when responding to active situations.
• Various types of crisis situations that law enforcement encounters including mental illness, domestic violence, disorderly conduct, suicidal situations, autism, impairment, fear, and more.
• Current training protocols for officers to understand and recognize the clues and behaviors of persons who may be in a mental health crisis vs. being mentally ill.
• Proper officer responses to a person in crisis situation including risk assessment; determining potential threats; recognizing rage or anger vs. fright; recognizing and utilizing protocols for responding to dementia, cognitive impairment, delusions, paranoia, and more.
• The debate of how defunding of police can affect the risks and potential harm to other first responders when responding to people in crisis situations.

Title:
Police and Crisis Intervention – A Crisis in Itself 

When/Where:
March 31, 2021

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!
Speaker:
Timothy A. Dimoff, founder and president of SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, Inc., is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities in high-risk workplace and human resource issues, security, vulnerability assessments and crime. As a consultant to law enforcement and the media, Timothy has been called upon to examine evidence from crime scenes and victim and witness reports to develop an offender profile. He has testified as an expert witness in many trials throughout the years
By:
The TASA Group, Inc.
Credit:

• This free webinar is approved for CLE credit in CA, NJ, PA, and IL
• Many states allow attorneys to self-apply for credit: see State Rules

Cost:
Free.
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March 10: Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe

In today’s connected global economy, obtaining patent protection in multiple jurisdictions is the best way for companies to protect their IP on a global scale. But every jurisdiction has different patentability requirements and prosecution schemes, as well as quirks of local law that can significantly complicate the coordination of a global patent strategy.
Join Fish attorneys Peter Fasse and Moritz Ammelburg as they discuss best practices for obtaining patent protection in both the U.S. and Europe. Peter and Moritz will discuss the following topics, among others:
Inventorship, right of priority, and entitlement to file an application in the U.S. vs. Europe
Effective application drafting to meet both U.S. and European support standards
Submission of after-filing data to support enablement, non-obviousness, and inventive step in the U.S. and Europe
Title:
Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
1:30 - 2:30 PM ET
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Speakers:
Peter Fasse and Moritz Ammelburg
By:
Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Credit:
Fish & Richardson is an accredited CLE provider by the California, New York, and Texas State Continuing Legal Education Boards. (California Provider Number 4933). Fish & Richardson will apply for 1.0 hour of CLE credit in some additional states. Credit will be awarded only to attorneys who report their required CLE states during their registration process and who log in and complete the webinar in its entirety. Note that Fish is unable to grant CLE credit to attendees who listen to the audio portion only.

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February 2: The ADA and the Internet

On February 2, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. (ET), The TASA Group, in conjunction with board-certified civil trial attorney, Richard Hunt will present a free, one-hour interactive webinar presentation, The ADA and the Internet: Stormy Weather Ahead, for all legal professionals. During this presentation, Mr. Hunt will discuss:

• Understanding website accessibility
• Why accessibility matters to your client
• History of website accessibility law and litigation
• What we know and don’t know about the law today
• Dealing with uncertainty - an ounce of prevention
• What to do if your client is sued
• Sideshows and real concerns
• A call to action.

Title:
The ADA and the Internet
When/Where:
February 2, 2021
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!
Speaker:
Richard Hunt is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with thirty-seven years of experience representing businesses and individuals in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He has served as an adjunct professor teaching Disability Law at the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University and has served on the Examination Committee for Civil Trial Certification for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Texas Wesleyan School of Law.
By:
The TASA Group, Inc.
Credit:

• This free webinar is approved for CLE credit in CA, IL, NJ, and PA
• Many states allow attorneys to self-apply for credit: see State Rules

Cost:
Free.

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