Monday, June 29, 2026

Title:
Closed For Business: The Ethical Implications of Leaving Your Practice
Description:
Whether you are considering retirement or simply planning a much-needed vacation, this webinar is for you. Join Attorney Protective Risk Management Attorneys, Erin McCartney, J.D., and Kate Gould, J.D., as they discuss best practices to avoid ethics violations when you step away from the office. They will cover the applicable Model Rules of Professional Conduct relating to a temporary absence from office and how to ethically wind down your practice.
This webinar will include risk management guidance ranging from identifying a successor attorney to file retention best practices Don’t miss this informative webinar to ensure you comply with your ethical obligations whether you have plans to temporarily or permanently leave your practice.
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
noon CST / 1pm EST / 11am MST / 10am PST
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Speakers:

Erin McCartney, J.D.
Kate Gould, J.D.

CLE Credit:
1 credit hour ethics in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisian..., Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
By:
Attorney Protective

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

June 24: Claim Reframe: Best Practices to Avoid a Legal Malpractice

Description:
Legal malpractice claims continue to rise, increasing the cost of defending lawyers. To help avoid a claim, it is critical to have the right client intake processes in place.

Speakers Irwin Kramer, J.D. and Kate Gould, J.D. will discuss best practices for implementing effective client interview and intake procedures within your firm. They will explain how engagement letters should be carefully tailored to clearly define and accurately reflect the scope of representation.

Additional topics include:

The importance of sufficient legal malpractice coverage and the ethical implications of being underinsured.
The impact of nuclear verdicts, their causes, and how to avoid them.
How properly vetting clients helps avoid disputes and potential malpractice claims.

Title:
Claim Reframe: Best Practices to Avoid a Legal Malpractice
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM MT / 10:00 AM PT
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Speakers:

Irwin Kramer, J.D. is an attorney with Kramer & Connolly. He discusses best practices for client intake, engagement letters, and risk‑reduction strategies for law firms.
Kate Gould, J.D. is an AttPro Risk Management Consultant. She focuses on malpractice prevention, ethical considerations, and strategies for avoiding nuclear verdicts.

CLE Credit:
1 credit hour ethics in Illinois and Texas. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.

By:
Attorney Protective

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Sunday, June 21, 2026

July 21: AI and Fabricated Evidence

Alameda County
Law Library

We have all now heard of AI and many are using it, some for nefarious purposes in litigation. The ready accessibility of AI tools to fabricate digital evidence in litigation has led to a need to evaluate evidence with a critical eye.

Don Vilfer and Divya Dwarakanath of Digital Evidence Ventures will cover the tech and law related to digital evidence authentication and share eye-opening examples from real cases where their firm has been called in to evaluate and testify about such. This will be a great opportunity to get the knowledge you should have to stay ahead of the curve in this new area.

Title:

AI and Fabricated Evidence

Date/Time:
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
12pm – 1pm PDT
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Speakers:

Don Vilfer is the founder of Digital Evidence Ventures, a top-tier Computer Forensics firm with offices in California and Idaho. He is a sought-after expert who has provided sworn testimony in over 130 cases. He served in the FBI as a Special Agent, working dozens of high-profile matters while leading an FBI Headquarters Major Case Management Team at venues ranging from The White House to the Oklahoma City Bombing. His final FBI assignment was as the Supervisory Special Agent in charge of White-Collar Crime and Computer Crime in Sacramento. He is a member of the Ohio Bar (inactive) and has been a frequent media commentator as well as a lecturer in the University of California, Davis Master’s in Forensic Science program.
Divya Dwarakanath is the CTO and Senior Forensic Examiner at Digital Evidence Ventures. She began her career as a penetration tester, working with leading technology companies across the Bay Area, including Google, Apple, Meta, Square, Amazon, and numerous startups, identifying and remediating critical security vulnerabilities. She then spent nearly a decade at Snapchat as a Senior Manager leading corporate security, incident investigations, and red teaming efforts. Today she is a certified forensic expert specializing in mobile, cloud, windows, and social media forensics, working closely with legal teams to uncover, analyze, and explain digital evidence in complex matters.

Credit:
California: 1 hour participatory MCLE credit. In some other states, you may be able to self-apply for credit.

By:
Alameda County Law Library

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Thursday, June 18, 2026

June 18: High Performance Without Burnout — Practical Well‑being Strategies for Lawyers

Description:

Today’s legal workforce is stretched thin, and the cost of chronic stress shows up in productivity, retention, engagement, client service, and overall firm performance. In a profession built on precision, judgment, and sustained intellectual output, diminished well‑being carries serious professional consequences.

This program explores how burnout and disengagement develop within high‑demand legal environments and how lawyer behavior — especially among those in leadership roles — directly shapes morale, psychological safety, and performance outcomes. Participants will examine why boundaries, resilience, and self‑leadership are not personal luxuries, but business and professional imperatives.

Attendees will leave with practical strategies to embed sustainable performance practices into daily legal work, helping lawyers and legal teams perform at a high level without eroding long‑term effectiveness.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the drivers of burnout and disengagement in legal practice
Understand why boundaries, resilience, and self‑leadership are professional imperatives
Evaluate the impact of leadership behavior on legal teams
Develop strategies to embed sustainable performance practices
Analyze the business case for investing in lawyer well‑being.

Title:
High Performance Without Burnout — Practical Well‑being Strategies for Lawyers

Date+Time:
Thursday, June 18, 2026
3:00–4:00 pm CDT
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Speakers:
Erin Clifford, JD, MA, LPC, NBC‑HWC — Managing Director, Clifford Law Offices; Corporate Wellness Consultant and Coach, Erin Clifford Wellness.

By:
Clifford Law Offices.

Credit:

Illinois: Pending
Iowa: Approved for 1.0 hour of Wellness Credit
Ohio: Approved for Attorney Professional Conduct: 1.00; Total: 1.00
Missouri: Approved for 1.2 total hours, including 1.2 ethics hours
Other Jurisdictions: You may check with your credit‑granting authority to see how to apply for credits.

If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.

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June 18: Social Media in the Workplace: What could possibly go wrong?

Description:

Social Media in the Workplace: What could possibly go wrong? is a timely CLE program for employment lawyers, in-house counsel, and HR professionals navigating the legal risks of employee social media use. With more than 70% of U.S. adults active on social platforms, workplace social media activity can create reputational harm and significant exposure under employment and labor laws.

This session uses real-world examples of employment-related social media activity that “went viral” to illustrate how quickly legal problems can arise. The course provides practical best practices for drafting and enforcing workplace social media policies, managing online conduct, and avoiding discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and NLRA issues.

This program will cover:

Potential risk of not having or not following workplace social media policies.
Required and prohibited social media conduct in the workplace.
Ownership of work-related social media accounts and business profiles.
Monitoring employee social media activity and associated privacy concerns.
Using internal social media networks inside the organization.
Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation issues tied to social media use.
Avoiding interference with concerted activities subject to the National Labor Relations Act.

Title:

Social Media in the Workplace: What could possibly go wrong?

Webinar Date+Time:

Thursday, June 18, 2026
11:45 am - 1:00 pm ET
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Speaker:

Bobby Puri, Esq

Credit:

1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.

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LexisNexis

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June 18: The Intersection of Technology, Domestic Violence and Family Law

Title:
The Intersection of Technology, Domestic Violence and Family Law

Description:
This interactive workshop will explore the implications of technology in domestic violence and family court cases. Professionals will learn how batterers use phone technology, social networking and GPS to circumvent injunctions for protection, supervised visitation and child custody.

Legal and mental health practitioners will explore how victims of domestic violence can overcome communication issues using mobile and online communication tools, such as the OurFamilyWizard website, designed specifically for high conflict parents.

Date+Time:
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Noon–1 PM
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Speaker:
Racheal Howitz has been a judicial and practitioner educator for the OurFamilyWizard website since 2016. Her role includes educating judges, lawyers and other family law professionals on the online tools that can be used to benefit and monitor the parental communication process in family law cases. She is the current president of AFCC Minnesota and on several committees. She has also trained as a mediator and is a qualified neutral in Minnesota.

Credit:
1 credit hour in Minnesota. You may be able to self-apply for credit in other states.

By:
Dakota County Law Library

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June 18: Research & Drafting Techniques For Corporate Law

Description:

The digital age has augmented the practice of corporate and securities law through the accelerating development of brand new ways of identifying answers and locating critical intelligence. In doing so, it has also simultaneously created an environment that can overwhelm through the sheer quantity of available tools.

This course will demystify the corporate law research experience by focusing on a series of practical, relevant examples and demonstrating best practices for approaching them.

Title:

Research & Drafting Techniques For Corporate Law

Webinar Date+Time:

Thursday, June 18, 2026
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm ET
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Speaker:

Tracy Duplantier, Esq.

Credit:

1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, 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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June 18: Virtual Pro Bono CLE Series: AI Tools and Technology for Legal Aid and Pro Bono

Title:
Virtual Pro Bono CLE Series: AI Tools and Technology for Legal Aid and Pro Bono

Description:
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the legal technology landscape, with new tools and platforms making significant claims about their potential to improve legal practice. For those working in legal aid and pro bono, these developments raise important questions about which tools are truly useful, how they can be implemented effectively, and what ethical obligations apply.
This program will explore the potential uses of AI in legal aid and pro bono, practical considerations for implementing AI tools, key legal ethics issues implicated by AI use, and how legal professionals can build the knowledge and skills needed to use AI responsibly and effectively in their work.
This program is also being offered as part of PILI’s Summer Educational Series for our Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows.

Date And Time:
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Noon–1 PM ET | 11 AM–Noon CT | 10–11 AM MT | 9–10 AM PT
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Speaker:
Lisa Colpoys, Senior Consultant, AI Initiative, Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois.

Credit:
Attendees will receive 1.0 hour of Illinois MCLE Professional Responsibility Credit subject to approval. Advance registration is required.
You may be able to self-apply in other states.

Cost + Commitment:
These Virtual Pro Bono CLE Series programs are free, but advance registration is required, and we ask that you do at least one of the following over the next 12 months:

Answer two Illinois Free Legal Answers questions for every hour of CLE Credit.
Sign up for one shift at a Self-Represented Litigant Help Desk (Third, Sixth & Tenth Circuits).
Take one pro bono case through PILI with the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network or Conflict of Interest Referral Panel.
Take one pro bono case through Land of Lincoln, Prairie State or other local legal aid organization.

By:
Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI).

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