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June 18: Social Media – Discovery, Ethics, Evidence & Sanctions

Title:
Social Media – Discovery, Ethics, Evidence & Sanctions

Description:
We’ll review the pervasive world of social media providing counsel with focused information on its integral presence in the practice of law from an ethical, discovery, evidentiary and practice perspective.

Technology advancements have created many grey areas in terms of reasonable expectations of privacy and have blurred the lines of public and private identities. Ethical considerations and requirements, as well as new case precedents, mistrials and sanctions are popping up daily throughout the country due to the misuse and lack of understanding of the affect social media now has in the work environment and practice of law.

Class participants will be armed with specific techniques and tools to identify and collect evidence from social media sources.
IN THIS WEBINAR, WE WILL REVIEW:

What is social based media?
Why is social based media important to attorneys?
How social media can cost you: public pitfalls and poor judgement
What should you be considering ethically?
Online research tools and resources
Ways to consider and capture social media evidence
Considerations when developing social media policies
Jurors, Social Media, Judges & Mistrials

Date/Time:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
The number of seats is limited. Register and reserve your seat today!
Presenter:
Mike Murray.
Credit:
This course has been approved in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington. This webinar is pending approval in the following states: Arkansas, West Virginia, Wisconsin( In Wisconsin, pending approval for Law Practice Management credit. ). NY CLE Credit Provided via NYCLE “Other Approved Jurisdictions” Policy. Attorney must provide correct listening code; not available for Transitional Attorneys. The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility. There is no formal approval process for organizations that want to provide MCLE courses in Connecticut. If an organization’s MCLE program or course has bene approved by the authority authorized to approve MCLE courses in another jurisdiction, then the organization’s MCLE course is automatically approved in Connecticut. In other jurisdictions, you might self-apply for credit.

By:

Veritext

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June 18: DEI Under Fire: Navigating Compliance, Litigation Threats, and Best Practices for 2025

Title:
DEI Under Fire: Navigating Compliance, Litigation Threats, and Best Practices for 2025

Description:
Recent legal shifts are transforming DEI programs, creating new compliance challenges for employers. This CLE will explore the impact of Supreme Court rulings and state legislation on workplace inclusion efforts, meeting federal contractor obligations, and offer practical strategies for mitigating risks while promoting diversity in recruitment and promotion (within legal bounds).
Webinar Date And Time:
Wed, June 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
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Speaker:
Bhavleen Sabharwal, Esq.
Credit:
New York:1 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias 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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June 18: Challenges of Subrogation Involving Electric Vehicles

This webinar will explore subrogation opportunities and challenges related to fire losses involving electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries. The presenters will address the unique issues associated with battery fires and the common reasons for failure. The presenters will also share strategies for conducting thorough investigations, selecting the right experts, and overcoming challenges specific to these claims in the evolving field of subrogation and recovery.

Title:
Challenges of Subrogation Involving Electric Vehicles
Description:

Webinar Date+Time:

June 18, 2025

11:00 a.m. ET

Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CE is approved in FL, TX, NC, and WA. CLE is approved in PA, NY, TX, IL, NV, and CA. You may be able to self-apply for credit in some other states.

Speakers:

Andrew Dorr, Associate, Cozen O'Connor
Julie Line, Member, Cozen O'Connor

By:

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

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June 18: Resilience Training: Enhancing Performance, Strengthening Relationships, and Elevating Your Practice & Life

This engaging 60-minute resilience training is designed specifically for legal professionals facing the pressures of a demanding career. Participants will learn practical strategies to enhance emotional intelligence, manage stress, improve time management, and build work-life balance. Drawing inspiration from the Army’s Master Resilience Training and wellness best practices, the course emphasizes self-awareness, connection, and personal purpose. Attorneys will leave with tools to strengthen their well-being, performance, and relationships—both in and out of the office.
Title:
Resilience Training: Enhancing Performance, Strengthening Relationships, and Elevating Your Practice & Life
Date+Time:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM CDT
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - register now!
By:
LawPay
Speaker:
Claude Ducloux, LawPay's director of education, ethics and compliance, has nearly four decades of experience practicing law. Attorney at Law, Board Certified in Civil Trial and Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; LawPay’s Director of Education, Ethics, and State Compliance. Claude E. Ducloux is an attorney licensed in Texas, Colorado, and California who speaks nationally on legal ethics, law office management, and trial-related topics. In 2011, he won the highest statewide award from the State Bar of Texas for lifetime contribution to CLE and has been invited to speak in more than 500 programs since January 1, 2016. Claude has served as course director and creator of numerous CLE institutes and advanced courses. Mr. Ducloux has a long legacy of bar service, including being President of the Austin Bar Association, and serving as Chair of almost every major bar-related entity, as well as the Texas Bar Foundation. He is a board-certified civil trial and appellate attorney in Texas.
Credit:
LawPay courses usually get credit in most jurisdictions, but as of this posting, the sponsor's website doesn't say anything.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

June 17: Bankruptcy Fundamentals

As attorneys in corporate finance, general litigation, real estate and other areas work to get up to speed on bankruptcy law, this course, will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of bankruptcy/ restructuring proposing hypotheticals to illustrate typical tasks and working through the case law, legislation, rules, and analysis that exist to help achieve them.
Title:
Bankruptcy Fundamentals
Webinar Date+Time:
June 17, 2025

2:45pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time
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Speaker:
Tracy Duplantier
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West 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 17: Federal New York State Courts: Fundamentals & Hot Topics

There are many differences between litigating in New York federal and state courts – some obvious, some not so obvious. Our expert panel of current and former New York litigators will explain how practice differs between the two, as well as how practice in the Commercial Division of New York state court differs from other courts.

Topics we’ll cover include:

New York-specific litigation terminology
How to find the basic sources of procedural rules in New York
Similarities and differences between federal and state court practice
Key distinctions of The Commercial Division of New York
Troubleshooting some basic litigation tasks in New York state court

Join us to navigate the nuances in New York litigation with confidence.
Title:
Federal New York State Courts: Fundamentals & Hot Topics
Webinar Date/Time:
June 17, 2025
1:00 PM EDT •12:00 PM CDT •11:00 AM MDT •10:00 AM PDT

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Credit:
Bloomberg Industry Group is an approved provider of CLE credits in all states. Individual programs are pre-approved in California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. All other requests for program approval are subject to state-specific approval. The approval process may take approximately four to six weeks in some states.
Speakers:

Muhammad Faridi is a Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Partner at Linklaters LLP and serves as the 71st President of the New York City Bar Association. Muhammad is a go-to litigator for complex commercial matters. He has represented clients—as both plaintiffs and defendants—in several industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, software, and manufacturing. Muhammad has tried several high stakes matters before judges and juries across the United States. Most recently, he secured a $2 billion jury verdict for a software company, a $1.85 billion settlement for a financial services company midway through trial, and a landmark $42 million jury verdict in a pro bono case for Iraqi nationals who were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraq war.
Ellen Holloman is a partner in Cadwalader’s Global Litigation Group. She focuses her practice on representing financial institutions, corporations and individuals in civil litigation, arbitrations and at trial, in related regulatory enforcement proceedings and corporate internal investigations and, where consistent with client goals, mediation and alternative dispute resolution procedures. She has extensive experience in securities litigation, including derivative and class action litigation, in contract and post-acquisition disputes, and in employment-related claims, including for enforcement of non-compete, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, and particularly in #MeToo and other C-suite level crisis situations. She also advises in-house counsel and boards of directors on corporate governance matters and in minimizing legal risks in executive disputes concerning disciplinary and termination decisions, and she has extensive experience in conducting highly sensitive internal investigations regarding such matters. Many of her matters have received significant press attention, including her representation of a global liquor manufacturer in connection with multiple disputes with a celebrity spokesperson, a real estate broker in connection with Alexander Brothers sex trafficking case and the guardian of talk show host Wendy Williams. Ellen is active in pro bono engagements and committed to community service and has proudly served on the boards of multiple non-profit organizations and New York City Bar Association committees.
Erin L. Webb is a Legal Analyst on the Litigation team. Before joining Bloomberg Law, Erin was a litigator for 19 years. Her practice included insurance coverage and complex commercial litigation. Erin received her BA from Western Michigan University and her JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
Moderator: Jessica R. Blaemire is a Legal Analyst on the Litigation team, and develops content related to attorney well-being and ethics. Prior to joining Bloomberg Law, Jessica was a commercial litigation attorney for over fifteen years. Jessica focused her practice on complex commercial litigation and appellate practice and was also seconded as in-house counsel to the national banking association. Jessica is actively licensed in D.C. and Virginia. Jessica earned her BA from the College of William and Mary and her JD from the University of Virginia.

By:
Bloomberg Law.

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June 17: Calendaring in State Courts - Steps and Traps for the Unwary

Learn the complexities of calendaring in California state court, including the steps that must be taken to calendar deadlines correctly. Find out about the types of changes that are made to codes, rules, etc., that affect calendaring. Learn about common mistakes and traps and ways to avoid them.
We will be streaming via Zoom the videorecording Calendaring in State Court Steps and Traps for the Unwary by Julie Goren, the author of Litigation By the Numbers. (Julie will not be on the Zoom call). This video is for new and experienced practitioners, staff, students … anyone who has to calendar even a single CA state court deadline!

Title:

Calendaring in State Courts - Steps and Traps for the Unwary
Date+Time:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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About the Speaker:
Julie A. Goren, Esq. has been involved in various aspects of California litigation for more than three decades. She wrote the first edition of Litigation By The Numbers® (“LBTN”) in 1982, as a self-taught legal secretary. After self-publishing the first edition, Julie entered Loyola Law School. Her many years of experience gave her a tremendous advantage — she graduated in the top 3% of the class of 1987. Julie later held associate positions at the prestigious law firms of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger in Los Angeles. Julie created and taught the California Procedures online course at UC Berkeley. She has presented on various topics, including: California State court calendaring; how to keep track of California’s rules, forms, and codes; the California Electronic Discovery Act; and annual summaries of rule, form, and code changes. She has presented to bar associations, paralegal associations, legal secretary associations, law school and paralegal classes.

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

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The Alameda County Law Library is a public law library located in the heart of downtown Oakland. Empowering all Alameda County residents with access to legal information since 1891. The Alameda County Law Library is a multiple activity MCLE provider approved by the State Bar of California.

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June 17: Navigating Greenwashing: Legal Risks, Regulations, and Best Practices for Compliance

This Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course provides an in-depth introduction to greenwashing, the practice of making false or misleading claims about the environmental benefits of products or services.

Participants will explore the evolving landscape of greenwashing laws at the state, federal, and international levels. The course will also examine common pitfalls that companies face, exposing them to greenwashing allegations, and offer strategies for avoiding these mistakes. Additionally, the course will cover recent trends in greenwashing lawsuits, the evolution of claims, and resources available for handling such claims. By the end of the course, legal professionals will gain the tools needed to guide their clients through the complexities of greenwashing laws and avoid costly missteps.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand Greenwashing and Legal Frameworks: Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of what constitutes greenwashing and how state, federal, and international laws regulate misleading environmental claims in marketing and advertising.

2. Identify and Avoid Common Pitfalls: Legal professionals will learn to recognize common mistakes that companies make, which expose them to greenwashing allegations, and will develop strategies to help clients avoid these pitfalls.

3. Navigate Trends and Resources for Greenwashing Claims: Participants will stay up-to-date on recent trends in greenwashing lawsuits, the evolution of claims, and learn about resources available for handling greenwashing claims effectively.
Title:
Navigating Greenwashing: Legal Risks, Regulations, and Best Practices for Compliance
Webinar Date+Time:
June 17, 2025

12:45pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time

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Speaker:
Aaron Eberle
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, 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 17: Storm Proofing Your Practice: Weathering a Changing Legal Landscape

The legal landscape is changing rapidly, requiring lawyers to implement strategies to weather the storms. From generative AI to ever increasing cyber threats to keeping up with changes in the law, there are steps lawyers must take to meet their professional responsibilities.

In this session lawyers will learn how to:

Be the expert to represent their clients competently.
Resolve conflicts of interest.
Meet and exceed client expectations.
Manage the risks and improve communication.
Maintain fiscal responsibility.
Comply with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

The course will highlight key substantive topics lawyers face, address ethical concerns, and offer best practices for risk management. It also provides online links and key resources so that attendees can continue their education.

Title:
Storm Proofing Your Practice: Weathering a Changing Legal Landscape

Date+Time:
June 17, 2025
1:00 pm EST

Speaker:

Raymond Birkinsha is an accomplished executive leader with over two decades of experience in organizational operations, litigation management, and professional liability risk and insurance management. A seasoned negotiator, Raymond is known for his expertise in resolving high-exposure litigation, managing complex claims, and delivering advanced solutions that drive key process improvements, saving substantial time, money, and resources for organizations.
With a robust background in regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and cost control, Raymond has successfully led multiple teams across various industries to exceed corporate objectives. His ability to develop and implement best practices has made him a highly respected industry thought leader, regularly presenting at major conferences, universities, and events. Raymond is deeply committed to mentoring and empowering team members to reach their highest potential, making him a sought-after leader in the risk management field.

Brought to you by:
Alta Pro Lawyers Risk Purchasing Group

CLE Credit:
Pending approval in: CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WI.

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