June 6: Webcast - Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase (2014) #MCLE

Title:
Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase (2014)
When/Where:
Wednesday, June 6, 2014
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Webcast - Preregistration Required
Credit:Typically Fastcase webinars are eligable for free CLE credit in Arizona, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois (ISBA members only), Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
More:
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May 13: NYC - Avoidance Actions in #Bankruptcy

One of the primary goals of the Bankruptcy Code is to provide for an orderly distribution of funds to creditors. In order to accomplish this goal, the Bankruptcy Code gives the trustee/debtor-in-possession various powers to bring assets back into the bankruptcy estate through the avoidance of certain transfers that occurred prior to or after the bankruptcy filing. This presentation will provide an in-depth look into these "avoidance actions" from the perspectives of both the trustee/debtor-in-possession and creditors.
Title:
Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy
When/Where:
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Bank of America
114 West 47th Street, 12th Floor (US Trust Bldg)
New York, NY 10036
Speaker:

• David Y. Wolnerman, Esq.
• Randolph E. White, Esq.

By:
National Law Institute
Credit:
NJ, NY
Cost:
Free.

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May 21: NYC - Distressed Real Estate and Bankruptcy

This is an extremely important course for real estate and bankruptcy practitioners as it is inevitable that those attorneys will eventually be involved with distressed real estate. This course examines the applicable Bankruptcy Code sections and related cases concerning distressed real estate including: The Good Faith Filing Requirement; Cash Collateral; Single Asset Real Estate Cases; The Scope of the Automatic Stay; Relief from the Automatic Stay; Post Petition Financing and more.

Title:
Distressed Real Estate and Bankruptcy
When/Where:
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern
New York, NY
Speakers:

• Carlos J. Cuevas, Esq. has more than twenty-five years of bankruptcy experience and has been an AV rated for over ten years. He has taught bankruptcy, commercial and civil litigation at both New York Law School and St. John’s University School of Law. 
• Wayne Greenwald concentrates in bankruptcy, debtor-creditor law and business litigation. He is recognized as an authority on the interplay between criminal law and bankruptcy law. As such, he is often consulted when cases have overlapping criminal and insolvency issues. Mr. Greenwald vice-chaired the Defense Research Institute’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Special Litigation Group, formerly co-chaired the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Commercial Fraud Task Force and was a fellow in the Center for International Legal Studies. He lectures frequently and published or edited articles, treatises and books on bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, including the impact of the 2005 Bankruptcy Code Amendments on divorce proceedings. Wayne Greenwald was named a New York “Superlawyer” for 2007, 2008 and 2011.

By:
National Law Institute
Credit:
NJ, NY
Cost:
Free.

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May 6: NYC - Get Smart : Learn How To Protect Your Clients From Being Overcharged on Operating Expense, Real Estate Tax and Utility Rents #MCLE

This class is for any attorney who may represent a commercial landlord or tenant. Your client could spend or lose a lot more money than it should depending on how well you negotiate the additional rent terms of the lease and how well those terms are then applied. This class offers valuable information, practice tips, and other considerations for the drafting, negotiating, and auditing of commercial leases.

Title:
Get Smart: Learn How To Protect Your Clients From Being Overcharged on Operating Expense, Real Estate Tax and Utility Rents
When/Where:

Tuesday, May 6, 2014
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Bank of America
114 West 47th Street, 12th Floor (US Trust Bldg)
New York, NY 10036
Speaker:
Joel I. Binstok, Esq. is the Managing Principal of The York Group and York Consulting, lease audit and consulting firms he co-founded. Since 1991, York has helped commercial tenants located in the U.S. and Canada save significant sums of money, reduce occupancy costs and better administer their leases.
By:
National Law Institute
Credit:
3 credits in NJ, NY
Cost:
Free.

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June 5: San Francisco - Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

All active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms are welcome to attend any of ALRP’s free MCLE trainings. Attorneys who are not currently members of the Panel are requested to join our Panel and accept two ALRP referrals in the next year. Pre-registration is required to attend.
Title:
Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
When/Where:
June 5, 2014
5:30pm - 7:00pm
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room

301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor

San Francisco, CA
Speaker:
Noah Lebowitz, Esq.
By:
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
MCLE Credits:
1.5 General CLE Credits
Cost:
Free to active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms
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May 22: Webcast - A Check List for Investigating/Understanding What Went Wrong in Boat Deaths/Accidents

Title:
A Check List for Investigating/Understanding What Went Wrong in Boat Deaths/Accidents
When/Where:
Thursday, May 22, 2014
2 PM ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Maritime expert Dr. David Smith.
By:
The TASA Group, Inc.
Credit:
Typically, TASA does not apply for credit, but the presenters and content appear to satisfy CLE requirements in a number of jurisdictions in which participants may self-apply for credit.
Cost:
Free.

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May 7: St. Paul - Felon Disenfranchisement & American Democracy #MCLE

There are both legal and informal barriers to former criminals becoming active citizens in their communities. As criminal punishment has reached unprecedented levels in the United States, barriers such as voting restrictions have taken on new meaning. In his research with Jeff Manza, Christopher Uggen attempts to place the practice of felon disenfranchisement in context and consider its effects on individuals, democratic institutions, inequalities based on class and race, and civic life more generally. Can the “civic reintegration” of convicted felons strengthen democracy while preserving, and perhaps enhancing, public safety? This talk will present evidence on five key questions about felon disenfranchisement laws: their origins, their political impact, their meaning to the disenfranchised, their implications for crime and recidivism, and the degree of public support for the practice.
Title:
Felon Disenfranchisement & American Democracy 
When/Where:

May 7, 2014

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.


Registration: 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Room 40, Ramsey County District Courthouse
St. Paul
, MN
(live teleconference option available)*
Presenter: 
Chris Uggen, University of Minnesota McKnight Professor
By:
Ramsey County Bar Association.
Credit: 
1 Standard Credit approved
Cost: 

• In-Person: FREE
• Teleconference: $10 RCBA members; $20 non-members**

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*Instructions for accessing the teleconference will be sent prior to the CLE. We cannot offer the live teleconference to law students for free. Law students may still attend the live presentation for free. If you have any questions, please email us at info@ramseybar.org or call 651-222-0846.

May 16: Minneapolis - Asylum Claims in Removal Proceedings

This training is targeted at attorneys with a basic level of asylum experience who are interested in representing clients in pursuing their asylum claims before the immigration court. The training will explain the various procedural paths that lead client’s asylum claim into removal proceedings and discuss the existing record that may have developed before the case reaches the court. It will navigate attorneys through the master calendar hearing process through the individual merits hearing. The training will also focus on preparing your client for direct and cross examination, objecting in immigration court and preserving issues on the record for appeal.
Title:
Asylum Claims in Removal Proceedings

When/Where:

Friday, May 16, 2014
8:30 a.m. - Noon
Briggs & Morgan
2200 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
By:
The Advocates for Human Rights
www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org
Credit:
Application will be made for 3.0 CLE credits.
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May 13: Webcast - How Safe Are Our Athletic Venues in 2014?

Title:
How Safe Are Our Athletic Venues in 2014?
When/Where:
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
2 PM ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
recreation expert Tom Bowler
By:
The TASA Group, Inc.
Credit:
Typically, TASA does not apply for credit, but the presenters and content appear to satisfy CLE requirements in a number of jurisdictions in which participants may self-apply for credit.
Cost:
Free.

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April 30: NYC + Philadelphia - Taking the K Out of Your K-Cup, and Other Developments in the Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion

This course begins with an introduction to the doctrine of patent exhaustion, including its origin, policy bases, and rules of law. It then focuses on the impact of recent Federal Circuit decisions of the topic, including LifeScan Scotland, Ltd. v. Shasta Technologies, LLC and Keurig, Inc. v. Sturm Foods, Inc.

Title:
Taking the K Out of Your K-Cup, and Other Developments in the Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion
When/Where:
April 30, 2014
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

• Live Seminar: New York, NY
• Videoconference: Philadelphia, PA.

Speakers:
Jeffrey T. Fisher
Muna Abu-Shaar, Ph.D.
By:
Dechert
Credit:
CLE credit is pending in TX, CA, NJ, NY and PA.
Cost:
No charge

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May 2: Boston, Charlotte, DC, NYC + Philadelphia - Tax Implications for CLOs and Other Structured Products

Dechert LLP’s Tax and Finance and Real Estate groups will present this program which includes the following topics:

• basic concepts of 1 versus 2 levels of tax;
• why use a Cayman issuer or a US issuer;
• ECI and PTP issues;
• disregarded entity;
• how PFIC, CFC and PTP affect structured products documents;
• tax concerns for OID and market discount; and
• FACTA.

Title:
Tax Implications for CLOs and Other Structured Products
When/Where:
May 2, 2014
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

• New York
• Washington, D.C.
• Videoconference: 
• Boston, MA
• Charlotte, NC
• Philadelphia, PA

Speakers:

• Michael J. Rufkahr
• Xenia Garofalo

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

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April 30: NYC - Spring Labor and Employment Seminar #MCLE

Please join Dechert’s Labor and Employment Group as we welcome Spring with a great presentation covering the latest trends in employment law. This year's seminar will focus on understanding American employers’ evolving obligations to accommodate employee requests, including common mistakes made by employers.
This program will provide an in-depth analysis of the latest developments in the law including:

• The 2014 EEOC Guidelines on Religious Accommodation
• New and Proposed Laws Requiring Accommodations for Pregnancy
• Recent Cases Applying the Americans With Disabilities Act, Including Responding to Requests for Accommodations.

Title:
Spring Labor and Employment Seminar
When/Where:
April 30, 2014
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
New York, NY
Speakers:
Alan D. Berkowitz
Nicolle L. Jacoby
Thomas K. Johnson, II
J. Ian Downes
Linda Dwoskin
By:
Dechert
Credit:
CLE credit is pending for NJ, NY, and PA.
Cost:
No charge

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May 8: Seattle - Tribal Jurisdiction: Tribal Law and Order Act (2010) and Violence Against Women Act (2013)

In 2013 Congress passed legislation restoring tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit domestic violence crime within Indian reservations. The statute was passed after Congress reviewed extensive evidence of the epidemic of crime that was not being prosecuted by state or federal authorities. This presentation will explain the nature of tribal powers in the criminal law area, and their relationship to state and federal authority.

Title:

Tribal Jurisdiction: Tribal Law and Order Act (2010) and Violence Against Women Act (2013)
When/Where:
May 8, 2014
3:30 - 4 p.m. Registration
4 - 5 p.m. CLE Seminar
Century Square, Alki Room
1501 4th Ave.
Seattle
Speaker:
Professor Robert Anderson - Native American Law Center at UW Law School, Seattle
By:
WSBA World Peace Through Law Section
Credits:
Approved for 1 general CLE credit
Cost:
Free to 

• Free World Peace Through Law Section Members
• Indian Law Section Members
• Law Students and others not seeking CLE credit.

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May 29: Houston - Understanding the Mexican Energy Reform Seminar

On December 12, 2013 , the Mexican Congress approved the most ambitious energy reform since the oil industry nationalized in 1938. However, the key to the successful opening of Mexico's oil and gas industry lies in close attention to the details of its implementation (currently in process) and will largely depend of the effectiveness, strength, and transparency of the Mexican institutions and regulators. Please join Thompson & Knight for a lunch presentation in which we will address the key details and timing of the Mexican Energy Reform, and what the upcoming changes may mean for potential operators, partners, and/or investors in offshore and onshore developments.
Title:
Understanding the Mexican Energy Reform Seminar
When/Where:
Thursday, May 29, 2014
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thompson & Knight LLP
333 Clay Street, 33rd Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
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Cost:
There is no cost to attend.
Credit:
CLE/CPE credit is pending approval.
By:
Thompson & Knight LLP

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May 28: Stillwater, MN - Detecting and Prosecuting Elder Abuse in Minnesota

The Washington County Law Library is pleased to present the following Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs free of charge. These programs are presented in coordination with the Washington County Bar Association, but membership in the Association is not required for attendance.
Title:
Detecting and Prosecuting Elder Abuse in Minnesota
When/Where:
Noon - 1:00 P.M.
May 28, 2014
Rm LL14, Washington County Government Center
Washington County Government Center
14949 62nd St. N.
Stillwater, MN 55082
Speakers:
Tara Patet, City Attorney, City of St. Paul
By:
Washington County Law Library
Credit:
One standard CLE Credit approved: 190387.
Cost:
Free!
More:
http://www.co.washington.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=1059

May 1: San Francisco - Restorative Justice and Our Communities: A Panel Discussion #MCLE

“Restorative justice” is a term frequently used to describe alternatives to our traditional juvenile and criminal justice systems and school discipline processes. But are the alternatives being implemented really “restorative”? What impacts are they having on our communities and on the individuals who participate in them? How have they served to redress the harms caused to victims and society as a whole? This panel features perspectives from lawyers on the front lines of the restorative justice movement and debate.
Title:
Restorative Justice and Our Communities:  A Panel Discussion
When/Where:
Thursday, May 1, 2014
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Arnold & Porter LLP
Three Embarcadero Center 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA
Speakers:

• sujatha baliga, Director of the Restorative Justice Project, National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Katherine Miller, Chief of Alternative Programs & Initiatives, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office
• Moderated by: Ben Berkowitz, Partner, Keker & Van Nest LLP
• Introductory remarks by: 
• Alex Busansky, President, National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Greta S. Hansen, Lead Deputy, Social Justice & Impact Litigation Section, Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office.

By:

• The Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society 
• the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

Credit:
The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
Cost:
Free
Lunch Provided Courtesy of Arnold & Porter LLP.
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May 5: Webcast - Best Practices in Patent Illustration #MCLE

This course provides:

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

Title:

Best Practices in Patent Illustration

When/Where:

May 5. 2014

12:00 PM EST

Webinar
Prior Registration Highly Recommended To Ensure Seating!

Speaker: 

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

Credit:

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

More:
http://legaladvantage.net/CLE/PatentIllustration.aspx

May 21: Chicago - Guardianships #MCLE

Decalogue Society of Lawyers

"Justice, Justice shalt thou pursue"

Preregistration required; seats are limited.
Title:
Guardianships

When/Where:

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
12:30-1:30pm
134 N LaSalle, Suite 775
Chicago, IL.
Speaker:
Chuck Aron
By:
Decalogue Society of Lawyers
Credit:
1 Hour CLE credit
Cost:
Free

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April 28-30: St. Paul - Three One-Hour Free CLE

This series of three one-hour CLEs includes:

• DISCHARGING TAXES IN A CHAPTER 7 CASE INSOLVENCY AND DEBT FORGIVENESS TAX ISSUES IN A CHAPTER 7 CASE (April 28). This course covers the ability to discharge taxes in a chapter 7 case in the chapter 7 process. What are the rules? What taxes can be discharged? What about debt forgiveness and when is forgiven debt taxed? And, if you are actively engaged in bankruptcy practice, beware! Should your client elect a short tax year? 
• BIAS AND THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (April 29). This course covers the topic of Elimination of Bias and the application of Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct. Which rules apply to elimination of bias, and what conduct is sanctioned. Historical cases will be reviewed and discussion of various situations for the application of the MRPC along with freedom of speech will be discussed. 
• CHAPTER 13 AND THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS (April 30). This course covers the utilization of a chapter 13 case filing to stop foreclosures. Eligibility for chapter 13, coordination with the foreclosure process, notifications and likelihood of plan confirmation will be covered. Comparison of chapter 13 to chapter 11 will be discussed.

Title:
Three One-Hour CLE

• DISCHARGING TAXES IN A CHAPTER 7 CASE INSOLVENCY AND DEBT FORGIVENESS TAX ISSUES IN A CHAPTER 7 CASE
  Monday, April 28, 2014, 9:15-10:15 AM
• BIAS AND THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
  Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 9:15-10:15 AM
• CHAPTER 13 AND THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS
  Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 9:15-10:15 AM

When/Where:
Monday, April 28: 9:15 AM (9:00 Registration)
Tuesday, April 29: 9:15 AM (9:00 Registration)
Wednesday, April 30: 9:15 AM (9:00 Registration)
Community Meeting Room
Lower Level, Como Lakeside Pavilion
1360 North Lexington Parkway
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103
Credit:
One Minnesota Credit Applied For, each program (three credits available)

• Discharging Taxes. Minnesota and Iowa: 1 standard CLE credit applied for. (Minnesota Event Code 190655, Iowa Activity Number 140629).
• Bias and the Rules: Minnesota and Iowa: 1 standard CLE credit applied for. (Minnesota Event Code 190656, Iowa Activity Number 140612).
• Foreclosure. Minnesota and Iowa: 1 standard credit applied for. (Minnesota Event Code 190657, Iowa Activity Number 140631).

Speakers:

• Mitchell R. Hadler is a private practitioner working with individuals. He does not represent institutional clients. Mr. Hadler attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. He graduated from Hamline University School of Law in 1979 and was admitted to practice in Minnesota that year. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts of Minnesota and the Northern District of California. He maintains offices in Minnesota and California. He has presented education programs related to tax, bankruptcy and foreclosure before California realtors and California Enrolled Agents. Mr. Hadler presents programs on general legal topics, ethics and professional responsibility and elimination of bias. The courses are designed to illustrate substantive law issues and provide practice pointers.
• The program moderator is Richard P. Clem, an attorney and continuing legal education (CLE) provider in Minnesota. He has been in private practice in the Twin Cities for 25 years. He has a J.D., cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul and a B.A. in History from the University of Minnesota. His reported cases include: Asociacion Nacional de Pescadores a Pequena Escala o Artesanales de Colombia v. Dow Quimica de Colombia, 988 F.2d 559, rehearing denied, 5 F.3d 530 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1041 (1994); LaMott v. Apple Valley Health Care Center, 465 N.W.2d 585 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991); Abo el Ela v. State, 468 N.W.2d 580 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991). You can visit his websites at richardclem.com and w0is.com and his blog at OneTubeRadio.com.

By:
Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education

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April 30: Webcast - Intellectual Property as Business Asset—Where Is the Value and How Do You Find It? #MCLE

The constantly changing landscape of intellectual property law is dizzying, but the answer to the fundamental question of where is the value of intellectual property—and how do you find it—is always at the back of our minds. This presentation will review, considering the current state of the law, where the value of intellectual property is found, or not found, and will provide suggestions on determining whether a business, or its products and services, could benefit from intellectual property protection.
During the webinar, we will discuss these topics and more:

• What do patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights protect?
• What kinds of intellectual property are valuable, and why?
• What kinds of enterprises realize substantial economic value from intellectual property, and why?
• How do you determine whether a product or service should be protected with intellectual property?

Title: 
Intellectual Property as Business Asset—Where Is the Value and How Do You Find It?
When/Where: 
April 30, 2014
9:00 am PDT / 10:00 am MDT / 11:00 am CDT / 12:00 noon EDT.
Live webcast; registration required.
Speaker: 
Fitch Even partner Karl R. Fink
Presented by: 
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Credit: 
1 hr CLE CA/IL/NE; Other states may also reward credit upon attendee request.
Cost: 
Free. Registration required.
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May 15: Dallas - Understanding the Mexican Energy Reform Seminar

On December 12, 2013 , the Mexican Congress approved the most ambitious energy reform since the oil industry nationalized in 1938. However, the key to the successful opening of Mexico's oil and gas industry lies in close attention to the details of its implementation (currently in process) and will largely depend of the effectiveness, strength, and transparency of the Mexican institutions and regulators. Please join Thompson & Knight for a lunch presentation in which we will address the key details and timing of the Mexican Energy Reform, and what the upcoming changes may mean for potential operators, partners, and/or investors in offshore and onshore developments.
Title:
Understanding the Mexican Energy Reform Seminar
When/Where:
Thursday, May 15, 2014
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thompson & Knight LLP
1722 Routh Street, 15th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
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Cost:
There is no cost to attend.
Credit:
CLE/CPE credit is pending approval.
By:
Thompson & Knight LLP

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April 23: Stillwater, MN - Criminal Expungement in Minnesota: An update

The Washington County Law Library is pleased to present the following Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs free of charge. These programs are presented in coordination with the Washington County Bar Association, but membership in the Association is not required for attendance.
Title:
Criminal Expungement in Minnesota: An update
When/Where:
April 23, 2014
Noon - 1:00 P.M.
Washington County Government Center
14949 62nd St. N.
Stillwater, MN 55082
Speaker:
Shawn Betts, Esq.
Law Office of Shawn M. Betts
By:
Washington County Law Library
Credit:
One standard CLE Credit approved: 190300
Cost:
Free!
More:
http://www.co.washington.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=1059

May 14: Chicago - Anti-SLAPP Law #MCLE

Decalogue Society of Lawyers

"Justice, Justice shalt thou pursue"

Preregistration required; seats are limited.
Title:
Anti-SLAPP Law
When/Where:
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
12:30-1:30pm
134 N LaSalle, Suite 775
Chicago, IL
Speaker:
Hon. Ellis Levin
By:
Decalogue Society of Lawyers
Credit:
1 Hour CLE credit
Cost:
Free

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April 25: Telecon - Federal Court Control Over The Practice Of Law And Lawyers

This course covers the area of admission to practice in various federal jurisdictions including US Tax Court, and various US District Courts. The course will cover issues related to the unauthorized practice of law and U.S. District Court admission. Which jurisdiction controls? Which code of ethics applies?

Richard Clem 

Title:
Federal Court Control Over The Practice Of Law And Lawyers
When/Where:
April 25, 2014
6:45 PM Phone line opens Central Daylight Time (Chicago time)
6:55 PM Introductory remarks
7:00 PM Live lecture (one hour)
8:00 PM Concluding remarks
Telephone Conference Call
Speaker:
Mitchell Hadler.
By:
Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education
Cost:
No cost. If, however, you wish to make a small voluntary payment, you may do so after the program. See Why Is This Program Free?
Credit:
One Iowa or Minnesota CLE credit, absolutely free. In addition:

• Alaska: Alaska Bar members may claim credit for attendance at CLE programs offered in or from other states if the program has been accredited by another MCLE jurisdiction
• Arizona: The State Bar of Arizona does not accredit programs for the MCLE requirement. The Rules and Regulations are predicated on the assumption that attorneys can evaluate CLE activities offered based on the guidelines and report their activities by affidavit.
• Arkansas: Upon receipt of a completed certificate of attendance form confirming attendance at an out-of-state continuing legal education program approved by the situs state, the attorney shall be entitled to CLE credits in Arkansas.
• California: Program is eligible for California CLE credit only if the attorney is calling in from outside of California. The program cannot be taken for California credit if you call in from California.
• Colorado: Colorado attorneys should submit a Colorado Affidavit form along with a statement certifying that the CLE program is accredited in another mandatory CLE state.
• Florida: Courses approved by other state bars are generally acceptable for use toward satisfying CLE requirement but attorneys must first submit a CLE Application for Course Attendance Credit.
• Hawaii: Program is eligible for Hawaii CLE credit only if the attorney is calling in from outside of Hawaii. The program cannot be taken for Hawaii credit if you call in from Hawaii.
• Iowa: 1.0 CLE credit applied for.
• Maine: Credit hours for activities approved by another MCLE state will be accepted for identical credit by the Board of Overseers of the Bar in Maine upon the Board's receipt of evidence of such certification as issued by that state
• Minnesota: 1.0 CLE credit applied for 
• Montana: Montana will honor the approval given by other CLE jurisdictions. Simply attach documentation of the other state's approval to your affidavit at the end of the reporting year.
• New Jersey: New Jersey attorneys who are taking courses approved for CLE by another state will receive 1:1 credit for courses approved in that jurisdiction through reciprocity.
• New York: Attorneys may claim New York CLE hours for programs accredited in Indiana or Wisconsin.
• Other States: CLE credit is available in many other states if the participating attorney applies for credit.

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April 24: Albuquerque - Horse Slaughter In New Mexico #MCLE

The New Mexico Attorney General will give a lecture on the horse slaughter issue in New Mexico.
Title:
Horse Slaughter In New Mexico
When/Where:
Thursday, April 24, 2014
2:30pm - 5:30pm
University of New Mexico School of Law Room 3402
Parking in L Lot
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Speaker:
Gary King, Attorney General of New Mexico.
By:

• American Constitution Society 
• Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Credit:
1 credit applied for
Cost:
Free
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May 15: Webcast - Expanding Medical Marijuana Laws: Current Policies and Implications for Public Health

Twenty one states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana and eight other states are considering legislation in 2014. As medical marijuana laws expand, state governments and health departments have the daunting task of developing and implementing rules and regulations. This webinar provides an overview of the current public health and legal landscape of medical marijuana; examines patient registries, product testing, adolescent use, drugged driving and other health and policy concerns; and explores the evaluation of current laws and possible evidence-based strategies to protect public health.

Title:
Expanding Medical Marijuana Laws: Current Policies and Implications for Public Health
When/Where:
Thursday, May 15, 2014
1:00pm - 2:00pm (ET)
Webcast - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Eric Kuhn, Colorado Assistant Attorney General and NAGTRI/RWJF Public Health Fellow
• Bob Morgan, General Counsel at the Illinois Department of Public Health and Statewide Project Coordinator of the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program
• Gordon Smith, Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Alex Wagenaar, Professor of Health Outcomes and Policy at the University of Florida College of Medicine and Associate Director at PHLR (Moderator).

By:

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

Credit:
You may qualify for CLE credit. ASLME is an approved provider of continuing legal education credits in several states. ASLME will also apply for CLE credits in other states upon request. Past ASLME webcasts have received credit in states such as Washington.
Cost:
Free
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May 6: Seattle - Recounts in the Post Bush v. Gore Era #MCLE

The 2014 elections will be hotly contested. Join us for a free presentation from the expert who's sure to get a call when a race becomes too close to call.
Title:
Recounts in the Post Bush v. Gore Era
When/Where:
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Perkins Coie LLC
1201 Third Avenue Suite 4900
Seattle, WA
This is a brown bag lunch.
Speaker:
Kevin J. Hamilton, Partner, Firmwide Chair, Labor & Employment Practice, Firmwide Chair, Retail & Consumer Products Group, Perkins Coie LLC. Kevin Hamilton, one of the nation's leading election and political litigators, will discuss his involvement in major election recounts in the post-Bush v. Gore era. Kevin's experience includes the recount litigation for Sen. Al Franken and Gov. Christine Gregoire.
By:
Puget Sound (Seattle and Tacoma area) Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Credit:
This activity is being submitted for 1.0 hours of Washington CLE credit.
Cost:
Free
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April 24: San Diego - Brown v. Board of Education at 60 #MCLE

Please join us for a discussion on the significance and impact of Brown v. Board of Education after 60 years. This event will focus on the present impact of the Brown decision and to what extent the promises of Brown have been fulfilled.
Title:
Brown v. Board of Education at 60
When/Where:
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 11:30am - 1:00pm
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
1155 Island Avenue Room 229
San Diego, CA
Speaker:
Rebecca L. Brown, Newton Professor of Constitutional Law, ACS Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
By:
The San Diego Lawyer Chapter and the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society
Credit:
The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.5 hours of CLE credit.
Cost:
Free
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May 7: Los Angeles: Understanding Due Diligence Requirements for International Transactions #MCLE

This program will address:

• Growth of international business and overview of world legal systems
• Certified copies of charter documents: importance to due diligence, variations and equivalents in other countries
• Certificate of Good Standing: role certificate plays in U.S. due diligence, availability abroad and possible alternatives
• Overview of Article 9 and its due diligence applications

And much more!
Title: 
Understanding Due Diligence Requirements for International Transactions
When/Where:
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
9:30-11:00 AM
The Los Angeles Athletic Club
431 West Seventh Street
(at the corner of Olive Street)
Empire Room, 4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
By: 
National Corporate Research, Ltd.
Credit: 
California 1.5 MCLE; 1.5 NALA
Cost: 
Free
Advanced registration REQUIRED
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May 20: Webcast - Effective Handling & Use of Exhibits at Trial: How to Look Cool & Be Persuasive Using Stuff at Trial

This webcast will give you the 7 steps of how to handle exhibits. You will learn how to integrate exhibits into your direct examination to support your witness and how to use those paper exhibits effectively once they are in evidence. And you will learn the key questions to ask to use photographs and diagrams and how to use those to support and repeat your witness’s testimony.
Preregistration Required!
Title:
Effective Handling & Use of Exhibits at Trial: How to Look Cool & Be Persuasive Using Stuff at Trial
When/Where:
May 20, 2014
11am Mountain time.
Webcast runs live for one hour.
Speaker:
John M. Farrell
By:
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Credit:
The sponsor says:
"Our online content is not accredited for CLE and we cannot provide a Certificate of Completion. You can apply for self-study credit by contacting your state bar organization directly."
By:
National Institute for Trial Advocacy

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May 6: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences

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

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

Topics Covered:

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

Title:
Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences
When/Where:
May 6, 2014
12:00 PM Eastern
Webcast
Speakers:
Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek. Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.
Credit:
1 Hour in AR, CA, DE, FL, ME, MO, MT, NM, NV, OH, TX, UT, VA, WA.
By:
Legal Advantage.
More:
http://legaladvantage.net/CLE/LifeScience.aspx

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May 7: Chicago - What Every Criminal Lawyer Should Know About #Immigration

Decalogue Society of Lawyers

"Justice, Justice shalt thou pursue"

Preregistration required; seats are limited!
Title:
What Every Criminal Lawyer Should Know About Immigration
When/Where:
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
12:30-1:30pm -
134 N LaSalle, Suite 775
Chicago, IL.
Register Here.

Speaker:
Richard Hanus
By:
Decalogue Society of Lawyers
Credit:
1 Hour CLE credit
Cost:
Free

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May 9: Webcast + San Francisco - Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Basics #MCLE

Volunteer lawyers are needed to help the many low income clients facing a wide assortment of consumer law matters who are unrepresented. Attend this program to learn the basics of consumer law so that you can competently represent a client in need and learn new advocacy skills.
What you will learn

• Introduction to Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Overview of State and Federal Restraints on Debt Collection
• A Primer on Automobile Fraud
• Representing the Unsecured Debtor
• Mortgage Servicer Litigation

Attorneys who want to volunteer to help low income clients with consumer related issues and legal services advocates who want to enhance their skills in consumer litigation matters would benefit from attending this program.
Title:
Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Basics
When/Where:
May 9, 2014
9:00 AM Pacific
Webcast - Register Now!
Also presented in-person in San Francisco.
Speakers:

• Chair: Robert W. Murphy ~ Law Office of Robert W. Murphy
• Hawk Barry ~ Rosner, Barry & Babbitt, LLP
• Justin M. Baxter ~ Baxter & Baxter, LLP
• Carolyn E. Coffey ~ Supervising Attorney, MFY Legal Services, Inc.
• James A. Kowalski, Jr. ~ Executive Director, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.
• Program Attorney(s)Christina Thompson ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute.

Credits:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
By:
Practising Law Institute
Cost:
Free
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May 1: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Search

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

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

Title:

Best Practices in Prior Art Search

Date/Time/Place:

May 1, 2014

12:00 PM EST

Webinar
Prior Registration Highly Recommended To Ensure Seating!
Speakers: 

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

Credit:

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

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May 21: San Francisco - Introduction to Family Law

Our Family Law Project assists individuals, families with children or families with domestic violence in matters including marital dissolutions, child custody, child support, restraining orders, guardianships, conservatorships, wills, powers of attorney and probate litigation. This is a full-scope project in which the volunteer can take the case from start to finish. Depending on the circumstances of each case, cases can last for weeks, months or even years. Before you volunteer with this project, we ask that you attend this free MCLE training session.
This training will be given by JDC’s Supervising Attorneys who will go over the volunteer procedures as well as the forms for completing a simple divorce.
Pre-registration is required to attend.
Title:
Introduction to Family Law
When/Where:
May 21, 2014
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
BASF Conference Center
301 Battery Street
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Speakers:
This training will be given by JDC’s Supervising Attorneys.
By:
Bar Association of San Francisco
MCLE Credits:
1 Hour
Cost:
Free to volunteers
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