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April 3: The Limits of Loper Bright

Title:

The Limits of Loper Bright

John Gedid Lecture Series

Description:

This lecture will be presented by Ronald M. Levin, the William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. His lecture, "The Limits of Loper Bright" will explore critical questions in administrative law.

This is the annual John Gedid Lecture series event for 2025. The lecture series honors John Gedid, one of the founders of Widener Law Commonwealth, the school’s first vice-dean and the founder of Widener Law Commonwealth’s Law and Government Institute. Professor Gedid has served as a wonderful mentor to faculty and students. The series showcases the work of nationally recognized scholars in government law much the same way Professor Gedid has fostered, encouraged, and applauded the work of those who joined the school he helped to found.

Date & Time:

Thursday, April 3, 3025
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

In-Person Location:
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
3800 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110

Also Available Via Zoom

By:
Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

Speaker:

Credits:

One substantive CLE credit available in Pennsylvania. For other states, you may be able to self-apply.

You may be able to self-apply in other states; check with your credit-granting authority.

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Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital’s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law and Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

April 3: Federal Court Confidence: Successfully Litigating Personal Injury Cases- Part 1: Overview of the Federal Court Process

Title:
Federal Court Confidence: Successfully Litigating Personal Injury Cases- Part 1: Overview of the Federal Court Process
Description:
Join Andrew Smiley for Part 1 of this 3 Part Series on how to successfully litigate personal injury cases in Federal Court.
Webinar Dates And Times:
Thu, April 3, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

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Speaker:
Andrew Smiley, 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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April 3: Appraisals and The Mortgage Industry: What Real Estate Agents Need To Know

Continuing Educational Services provides seminars geared towards the economy and real estate with a special focus on mortgage lending.
Title:
Appraisals and The Mortgage Industry: What Real Estate Agents Need To Know
Date+Time of Webinar:
April 3, 2025 @ 5:00 AM PDT
8:00 AM EST
7:00 AM CST
6:00 AM MST
5:00 AM PST
4:00 AM AKST

Speaker:
Khash Saghafi, a nationally renowned speaker in regards to the banking & mortgage lending industry, is He is an approved instructor by the Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate in Ohio, Florida and California. Khash Saghafi is also an approved instructor by the Ohio Supreme Court in regards to his expertise in the banking and mortgage industry.
By:
Continuing Educational Services
Credit:
Ohio: 2 Hours. You may be able to self-apply in other states.
Cost:
Free
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April 3: Pro Bono: Helping Others, Helping Self

Title:
Pro Bono: Helping Others, Helping Self
Description:
Join Texas Lawyers Wellness for our next CLE! G David Smith explores pro bono services provided by small firm and solo practitioners. The presentation discusses why lawyers provide services for free without reporting what they do.

The mental health benefits of helping others, and why such activities help and heal the provider, will also be discussed.

Date/Time:
April 3, 2025 12:00 PM
Pre-registration is required.

By:
Texas Lawyers Wellness

Credit:
The details are scanty but presumably the program is eligible for CLE credit in Texas. for other jurisdictions, you may be able to self-apply.

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Monday, March 31, 2025

April 4: Moneyball for Civil Litigation

Description:
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Identify situations in which legal analytics enable data-informed decisions for litigation strategy.
• Tailor case strategy in consideration of the unique litigation experiences of the judge, venue, firms, attorneys, and parties involved.
• Find, understand, and apply big data to valuate claims & improve clients’ litigation outcomes

Title:
Moneyball for Civil Litigation
Webinar Dates And Times:
April 4, 2025
12:45pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time
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Speaker:
Adam Masarek
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com. .
By:
LexisNexis

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April 4: Radical Inclusion at the DisCo: Reproductive Justice is Disability Justice

Title:
Radical Inclusion at the DisCo: Reproductive Justice is Disability Justice
Description:
The Reproductive Rights Law Initiative (RRLI) at Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is hosting a daylong conference called Radical Inclusion at the DisCo: Reproductive Justice Is Disability Justice. This conference explores the intersection of disability, accessibility, and reproductive justice, focusing on abortion providers, support workers, and advocates. We will provide a grounding in the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as the concepts of Reproductive Justice and Disability Justice. Additionally, we will cover lessons we can learn from Southern disabled reproductive justice organizers, the unique barriers and marginalization faced by folks at the intersection of racial justice and disability justice, how mental illness and invisible disabilities impact access to reproductive rights and care, and the challenges facing disabled pregnant and birthing people. The conference features a diverse lineup of legal academics, disabled self-advocates, organizers, and attorneys.
Webinar Date+Time:
Friday, April 4th, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time
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Speakers:
See Conference Schedule Below.
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:

Ohio: 6.5 hours 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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Conference Schedule

8:00 am - 9:00 am - Breakfast (in-person only)
8:50 am - 9:00 am - Welcome & Intro: Maggie Scotece, Jessie Hill, and Dean Paul Rose
9:00 am - 10:00 am - The Aftermath of Dobbs: Unmet Needs and Access Crisis - Katie Corwin [Moderator], Amanda Spriggs Reid, Chakir’ Underdown, and Colleen Damerell
Description: This panel will provide a basic grounding in the Americans with Disabilities Act and set the stage for how siloing of reproductive and sexual health has both silenced and negatively impacted disabled Americans. Further, this panel will reflect on the access crisis and abandonment of patients that occurred following the 2022 Dobbs decision through the lens of the ADA.
10:00 am - 11:15 am - Grounding the Struggle: Bridging Gaps in Reproductive and Disability Justice in the South - Dean Laura McNally [Moderator], Mia Ives-Rublee, Laurie Bertram Roberts, and Christopher Reed
Description: Community workers and disabled folks in the South have been sounding the alarm about the dangers of pregnancy criminalization, abortion restrictions, and abandonment of poor and rural communities long before the fall of Roe. This panel will reflect on what lessons and strategies all organizers and advocates can use from the deep knowledge of our Southern comrades.
11:30 am - 12:45 pm - Shades of Access: The Intersections of Race, Gender, and Disability in Reproduction and Sexuality - Chakir’ Underdown [Moderator], Madeline Morcelle, Robin Wilson-Beattie, Dara Baldwin, and Dessa Cosma
Description: This panel will discuss the ways in which pregnancy-capable folks at the intersection of racial identity, gender/sexuality and disability status experience barriers to accessing sexual health and reproductive support. Additionally, we will address how medical providers, support workers, and educators can work with accessibility in mind to ensure their care is inclusive of all folks who need access to care.
12:45 - 1:30 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Unseen Burden: Mental Illness and Invisible Disabilities - Jillian Macleod [Moderator], Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman, Professor Stephanie Hoffer, Professor Ruth Colker, and Professor Jasmine Harris
Description: From Carrie Buck to Britney Spears and beyond, mental illness, developmental disabilities, and other invisible disabilities continue to provide social and legal grounding for the restriction of sexual and reproductive rights. This panel will discuss various barriers faced by those with invisible disabilities as well as reflect on the ways stigma, lack of access, and desexualization can harm disabled folks.
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Pregnancy & Parenting in a Criminalized Body - Maggie Scotece [Moderator], Professor Robyn Powell, Stephanie Woodward, Marissa Ditkowsky, and Jessica Roach
Description: This panel will reflect on the learnings throughout the conference and how many barriers disabled adults face when they want to have families of their own. We will touch on the ways stigma, medical racism/ableism, state surveillance, and outright criminalization harm disabled persons and their families.
4:45pm - Closing Remarks & Thank Yous: Maggie Scotece

April 1: Coordination, Not Competition: Achieving Value-Based Care Through Shared Governance with Jessica Mantel

Jessica Mantel

Title:
Coordination, Not Competition: Achieving Value-Based Care Through Shared Governance with Jessica Mantel
Description:
Value-based payment (VBP) aims to transform healthcare by incentivizing providers to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs through better care coordination, preventive strategies, and increased efficiency. Yet VBPs have struggled to deliver on their promise.

Attorney Jessica Lind Mantel will discuss a key reason for this limited progress – a regulatory framework that relies on market forces and grants payers significant autonomy in designing and implementing VBP models. This decentralized, bottoms-up approach leads to misaligned payment policies that create barriers for providers seeking to redesign how they care for patients.

Mantel advocates for an alternative approach: value-based governance. This model emphasizes collaboration among government agencies, payers, providers, patient advocates, and other stakeholders, replacing fragmented, market decision-making with coordinated public-private efforts that foster payment alignment. Value-based governance can address other systemic challenges to health reform by advancing technical assistance programs that support providers transitioning to value-based care, improving health data-sharing infrastructures, and promoting a workforce equipped to deliver value-based care. Through shared responsibility for policy outcomes and horizontal coordination across the public and private sectors, value-based governance offers a pathway to successfully transforming the healthcare delivery system.

Webinar Date+Time:
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
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Speaker:
Jessica Lind Mantel joins the Health Law & Policy Institute as co-director after eight years of service with two government agencies in Washington, D.C. She worked most recently as a senior attorney in the Office of the General Counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services. In that position she advised Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on legal issues dealing with Medicare matters, including implementation of the prescription drug benefit, hospital payments, incentive payments for the adoption of electronic health records, and health care reform. She previously worked as a health policy analyst in the Government Accountability Office evaluating Medicare payment issues. Prior to her service with government agencies, she practiced as an associate in the Health Care Department of the firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston and clerked for the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cleveland. Her research interests include the impact of various legislative and regulatory schemes on emerging trends in the health care delivery system and the allocation of limited health care resources. In 1997, Mantel received both her JD from the University of Michigan Law School and an MPP from the University of Michigan School of Public Policy. She also holds a BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
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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April 1: Don’t Be Fooled by CPLR 50-A and 50-B: Crack the Code on Case Costs and Settlements

Title:
Don’t Be Fooled by CPLR 50-A and 50-B: Crack the Code on Case Costs and Settlements
Description:

Through interactive case studies and discussions led by experienced trial attorneys and a structured settlement expert, you will learn the settlement math needed to calculate judgment interest, future damages, and the bottom-line cost of a case. Experience the nuances of CPLR 50A (medical malpractice) and CPLR 50B (personal injury) judgments and gain practical strategies for negotiating settlements by understanding the full scope of a case's financial impact.

Webinar Dates And Times:
Tue, April 1, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
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Speakers:

Moderated By: Kira Krieger Senders
Christine Coscia, Esq.
Paul Edelstein, Esq.
Charles Gucciardo, Esq.
Sam Senders
Howard Strongin, Esq.

Credit:
New York:1.5 Professional Practice Credits. 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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April 8: Perfecting Client Intake: 7 Essentials for an Optimized Process

A smooth intake process sets the stage for smooth client-law firm interactions. Your potential client is ready to move forward—and then, they’re met with a mountain of emails, paper forms, scanning requests, and endless back-and-forth. By the time it’s all sorted, they may be having second thoughts.

A clunky intake process is a pain for everyone, but in this session, we’ll show you simple ways to make the intake process faster, smoother, and way less frustrating.

In this CLE-eligible* webinar, you’ll learn how to:

Build a website that guides visitors towards the next steps and sets the stage for a strong attorney-client relationship
Connect your legal practice management software with your website to simplify tasks and client communication.
Use portals, automated follow-ups, and interactive features to move things forward—without all the back-and-forth.

Title:
Perfecting Client Intake: 7 Essentials for an Optimized Process
Date+Time:
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 a

11 a.m. PT | 12 p.m. MT | 1 p.m. CT | 2 p.m. ET
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Credit:
The live presentation of this webinar is eligible for CLE and CPD credit in specific jurisdictions. 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.
Speakers:

Audrey Gay Ehrhard, CEO and Founder, Practice 42, brings a wealth of experience in creating and managing successful law practices across the country. As a licensed attorney in Florida and a certified behavioral consultant, Audrey’s expertise helps guide firms grappling with the evolving challenges of today’s legal landscape. A prominent national speaker on key topics like elder law, estate planning, business growth, team dynamics, legal marketing, and the integration of technology in legal services, Audrey is also CEO & Founder of Practice42, a law firm strategy consulting group.
Liz Hudson is a Manager of Customer Marketing at Clio where she’s obsessed with helping customers get the most value out of Clio. She loves learning about how customers are using Clio products and the impact it has on their lives. Giving them the spotlight to help educate other customers on their best practices is the best part of Liz’s job.

Sponsor:
Clio

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