January 14: The Past, Present, and Future of International Justice

Title:
The Past, Present, and Future of International Justice
The 2026 Bruce J. Klatsky Endowed Distinguished Human Rights Lecture, featuring Ambassador Beth Van Schaack.
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Eastern Time
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Speaker:
Prior to returning to Stanford University, Dr. Van Schaack served as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice in the U.S. State Department office, where she once served as Deputy. GCJ advised the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights on issues related to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, and the deployment of the whole range of transitional justice mechanisms in states emerging from violence or repression. Prior to returning to public service, Dr. Van Schaack was the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford Law School, where she taught international criminal law, human rights, human trafficking, and a policy lab on Legal & Policy Tools for Preventing Atrocities. In addition, she directed Stanford’s International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic. Ambassador Van Schaack has published numerous articles and papers on international human rights and justice issues, including her 2020 thesis, Imagining Justice for Syria (Oxford University Press). From 2014 to 2022, she served as Executive Editor for Just Security, an online forum for the analysis of national security, foreign policy, and rights.
In addition to her work as a Distinguished Fellow with Stanford’s Center for Human Rights & International Justice, Dr. Van Schaack is a Commissioner with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), a Senior Peace Fellow with the Public International Law & Policy Group, a Distinguished Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project, and a Distinguished Fellow with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security. With seven other senior U.S. government human rights mandate holders, she is a co-founder of The Alliance for Diplomacy & Justice, which works to center human rights within U.S. foreign policy. Earlier in her career, she was a practicing lawyer at Morrison & Foerster, LLP; the Center for Justice & Accountability, a human rights law firm; and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague. Dr. Van Schaack is a graduate of Stanford (BA), Yale (JD), and Leiden (PhD) Universities.
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:

• Ohio: 1.0 hour of CLE credit has been approved
• 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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January 14: Criminal Court Reality Check: A Judge’s Do’s, Don’ts & Don’t-Even-Try-Its

Description:
Ever wonder what judges really think during hearings and motions? Here’s your chance to ask and find out! Sitting New York judges share the essentials of effective advocacy, common pitfalls, and courtroom habits that separate winning arguments from wasted ones.
Title:
Criminal Court Reality Check: A Judge’s Do’s, Don’ts & Don’t-Even-Try-Its
Date And Time:
Wed, January 14, 2026
1 PM – 2 PM ET | 12 PM – 1 PM CT | 11 AM – 12 PM MT | 10 AM – 11 AM PT
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Speakers:

• Hon. Karen Gopee
• Hon. Dale Fong-Frederick
• with an introduction from Hon. Sylvia Hinds Radix

Credit:
New York: 1 Professional Practice Credit. Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you may be able to self-apply for credit.
By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. Co-Sponsored by: CALA and SAICBA-Q

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January 14: Global Public Health Law: A Transdisciplinary Approach

As traditionally conceived, public health law focuses primarily on what lawyers do—counseling public health agencies and litigating disputes. By contrast, the transdisciplinary model of public health law seeks to connect lawyers, scientists, public health practitioners, and others in a shared effort to

(a) understand and quantify the critical (yet often unseen) role that law plays in shaping population health, and 

(b) develop, advocate for, implement, and evaluate evidence-based legal interventions to prevent disease and reduce injuries. 

This presentation will discuss a forthcoming book Professor Berman is co-authoring that connects this transdisciplinary approach to Global Public Health Law. As the book defines it, Global Public Health Law is the use of the law as a tool to protect and advance population health in jurisdictions around the globe—encompassing everything from local laws to international agreements. Using a wide range of public health topics as examples, the book examines how laws and institutions at the local, national, regional, and international levels intersect and influence one another, and how they ultimately contribute (positively or negatively) to health outcomes.
Title:
Global Public Health Law: A Transdisciplinary Approach
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
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Speaker:

Micah Berman

Micah Berman is the Stephen F. Loebs Professor in Health Services Management and Policy at The Ohio State University’s College of Public Health. He is also a Professor of Law at The Ohio State University's Michael E. Moritz College of Law. His research explores the intersection between public health research and legal doctrine, and he is a co-author of The New Public Health Law: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Practice and Advocacy (Oxford University Press, 2nd ed. 2022). His research has been funded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, the World Health Organization, the American Heart Association, the Ohio Department of Medicaid, and other sources, and he has published extensively in leading public health, medical, and legal journals. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to public health and tobacco control through both research and advocacy, Professor Berman has received the David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health from the American Public Health Association (2021) and the John Slade Award from the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (2023).
Prior to joining Ohio State, Berman established and directed policy centers in Ohio and Massachusetts that developed innovative model ordinances and provided policy support to state and local public health programs. He has also served as a senior advisor to the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, as a visiting scholar at the WHO's Center for International Cooperation on Tobacco Control (in Montevideo, Uruguay), and as a member of the NIH’s Council of Public Representatives. Before turning his focus to public health, Berman was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and an associate with the law firm Stinson LLP. He received a JD with distinction from Stanford Law School and a BA with highest honors in Public Policy from Brandeis University.
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:

• Ohio: 1.0 hour of CLE credit has been approved
• 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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May 12: From Profile to Post: Staying Compliant While Building Your Brand on Social Media

Description:
This course teaches attorneys how to show up online with confidence and credibility—without risking ethics complaints. Attendees will learn compliant branding strategies, content ideas that add value, and best practices for engaging audiences while honoring New York’s professional rules.

Title:
From Profile to Post: Staying Compliant While Building Your Brand on Social Media

Date And Time:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
1 PM ET | 12 PM CT | 11 AM MT | 10 AM PT
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Speakers:

• Lindsay Langella, Esq.
• Thomas Stufano, Esq.

Credit:
New York: 1 Ethics & Professionalism Credit. Masters Program Eligible – General. Suitable for Experienced Attorneys.
Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit‑granting authority; you may be able to self‑apply for credit.

By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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February 12: Bot‑ched Care: Using AI to Spot Medical Negligence Faster Than Humans Can Cause It

Description:
A fast‑paced look at how AI can read through medical and nursing‑home records to flag neglect, missed care, and liability patterns in minutes—work that once took weeks. Learn the tools, see real case examples, and discover how AI is helping plaintiff firms speed up review, strengthen damages, and boost case value.
Title:
Bot‑ched Care: Using AI to Spot Medical Negligence Faster Than Humans Can Cause It
Date And Time:
Thursday, February 12, 2026
1 PM ET | 12 PM CT | 11 AM MT | 10 AM PT
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Speakers:

• Teddy Wu
• John Blake
• Ernest Tosh, Esq.

Credit:
New York: 1 Professional Practice Credit. Masters Program Eligible – Negligence. Suitable for Newly‑Admitted and Experienced Attorneys.
Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit‑granting authority; you may be able to self‑apply for credit.

By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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February 12: Soft Skills For Legal Professionals: How to Protect Your Firm's Reputation

Even the best lawyers can run into trouble—not because they don’t know the law, but because of missteps in communication, judgment, or professionalism.
A missed detail, a poorly handled client conversation, or an avoidable conflict can lead to complaints, lost trust, or reputational damage.
This CLE webinar will walk you through how to use soft skills to navigate the day-to-day challenges of modern legal practice.
Join the session to:

• Understand how communication, professionalism, and ethical awareness connect to the Rules of Professional Conduct (1.1, 1.4, 8.4).
• Review real cases showing the consequences of lapses in professionalism, bias, or client communication.
• Learn how to apply practical strategies to build credibility, collaborate effectively, resolve conflicts respectfully.

Title:
Soft Skills For Legal Professionals: How to Protect Your Firm's Reputation
Date+Time:
Thursday, February 12, 2026
9 AM PT | 10 AM MT | 11 AM CT | 12 PM ET
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Credit:
Clio has partnered with the ABA to seek eligibility for CLE and CPD credits to lawyers with licenses to practice in the United States and Canada who join the live session of this webinar. States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program.
Speaker:
Cari L. Sheehan serves as the firm’s Assistant General Counsel of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. In this role, she advises firm attorneys with respect to ethics compliance, risk prevention, and conflicts of interest. In addition, she assists in the review and negotiation of outside counsel guidelines, conflict waivers and engagement letters, and other items with ethical implications. She also assists in providing ethical training and education within the firm to its attorneys and staff.
Sponsor:
Clio

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February 10: Lessons from Hungary: Academic Freedom and Democracy

Join the Human Rights Center for a conversation with guest expert Eszter Kirs, who will speak about academic freedom and democracy, drawing from experiences and examples from Hungary. 

Her talk will explore how academic autonomy has been challenged in Hungary’s electoral autocracy, the transformation of universities into politically influenced private institutions, and how student protest movements—such as FreeSZFE—have served as indicators of civil society’s resilience in the face of autocratization.
Title:
Lessons from Hungary: Academic Freedom and Democracy
Date + Time:
February 10, 2026
12:15–1:15 PM CT
Walter F. Mondale Hall
University of Minnesota Law School
229 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
External attendees are invited to join us via Zoom. Please register to attend via Zoom.
Speakers:
Eszter Kirs, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Corvinus University of Budapest
About the Speaker:
Eszter Kirs is an associate professor at the Corvinus University of Budapest whose research focuses on protest movements and human rights in illiberal political systems. She has lectured widely on international law and human rights and previously served as a legal officer with the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Her professional background includes work with a defense team at the ICTY, a Fulbright visiting researcher position at Columbia Law School, and a visiting lectureship at the University of Minnesota Law School. She is the author of two monographs and numerous academic papers on transitional justice, international criminal law, and human rights, including recent publications on youth resistance movements and civil society in Hungary.
Credit:
Minnesota: 1.0 standard CLE credit will be requested.
You may be able to self‑apply for credit in other jurisdictions.
By:
University of Minnesota Law School Human Rights Center

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January 9: ICE, ICE… Maybe? A Courthouse Survival Guide for Immigrant Clients

Description:
Immigration enforcement and policy continue to shift rapidly. This program will provide a practical overview of the most significant immigration law and policy developments shaping legal practice since January 2025, to equip practitioners outside the immigration field with the knowledge to spot issues, mitigate risks, and better advise clients in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.
Title:
ICE, ICE… Maybe? A Courthouse Survival Guide for Immigrant Clients
Date And Time:
Friday, January 9, 2026
1 PM – 2 PM ET | 12 PM – 1 PM CT | 11 AM – 12 PM MT | 10 AM – 11 AM PT
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Speaker:
Catherine Gonzalez, Esq.
Credit:
New York: 1 Professional Practice Credit. Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you may be able to self-apply for credit.
By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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May 6: Win Before You Walk In: Mastering Pre‑Trial Tactics – Part 5: Motion Practice to Move Your Case

Description:
Join us for part five of this five‑part series on the skills you need to win your case before you even step into the courtroom. Andrew Smiley will discuss everything you need to know about motion practice to move your case.
Title:
Win Before You Walk In: Mastering Pre‑Trial Tactics – Part 5: Motion Practice to Move Your Case
Date And Time:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
1 PM ET | 12 PM CT | 11 AM MT | 10 AM PT
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Speaker:
Andrew Smiley, Esq.
Credit:
New York: 1 Skills Credit. Masters Program Eligible – General. Suitable for Experienced Attorneys.
Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit‑granting authority; you may be able to self‑apply for credit.
By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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February 12: Shift Happens: Surviving the Law Profession

Title:
Shift Happens: Surviving the Law Profession
Description:
The billable hour, adrenaline-driven work environments, empathy fatigue, and a “badge of honor” culture pervasive in law firms and among the judiciary have contributed to increasing rates of burnout and unhealthy coping behaviors within the legal profession. Research published by the American Bar Association demonstrates that elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, and isolation continue to impact attorneys and judges nationwide.
This seminar examines true wellness and explores the science behind well-being. It invites participants to consider the shift needed—from a culture that rewards overwork and constant urgency to one that supports sustainable wellness, resilience, and healthy professional habits. Drawing on the experience and perspectives of Melissa Byers, Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, and Sy Sommer of LEAP Legal Software, attendees will learn how to navigate this cultural and behavioral shift while managing the daily challenges of their legal careers.
Date and Time:
Thursday, February 12, 2026
12 PM ET / 11 AM CT / 10 AM MT / 9 AM PT
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Speakers:

• Melissa Byers, Executive Director, St. Petersburg Bar Association
• Sy Sommer, Director of Product Enablement, LEAP Legal Software

CLE Credit:
This program is eligible for 1 hour(s) of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 1.2 hour(s) of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
LEAP will seek MCLE accreditation in CA, CT, FL, IL, NJ, NY, PA, and RI. Additional states may be requested upon completion of the course.
By:
LEAP Legal Software.

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