Prenuptial Agreements: On-Demand #MCLE

Leonard G. Florescue

Key issues to consider when drafting a prenuptial agreement: tips, examples, and potential pitfalls that will benefit any family law practitioner.
Title:
Prenuptial Agreements
When/Where:
On-Demand Recorded Lecture
Speaker:
Leonard G. Florescue is a partner of Chamberlain D'Amanda in New York. He has considerable experience in complex matrimonial matters. Mr. Florescue represents celebrity clients, partners in large law and accounting firms, and executives of major corporations. Additionally, Mr. Florescue is a regular columnist for the New York Law Journal on matters of family law. He is in adjunct professor at Fordham Law School, and is listed as a New York Super Lawyer.

Sponsor:
Lexvid
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E-Discovery Strategies & the Revised Federal Rules: On-Demand #MCLE

John Isaza

This program tackles the Federal Rules of Evidence and the wide body of case law that has emerged regarding electronic discovery. Mr. Isaza highlights the practical effects that the Federal Rules have on the retention of electronic records.

Title:
E-Discovery Strategies & the Revised Federal Rules
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording.
Speaker:
John Isaza, Esq. is a California attorney and partner of Howett Isaza Law Group, LLP, an international records and information management (RIM) consulting practice and law firm. Mr. Isaza is widely recognized as one of the country’s foremost experts on electronic discovery, the revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and other RIM issues. Mr. Isaza has conducted regulatory research and worked in developing records retention programs for countless Fortune 200 companies. Mr. Isaza also has over a decade of experience as a trial lawyer specializing in business, environmental contamination, products liability and construction defects. Mr. Isaza attended Boston College Law School, where he served as Editor of the International Law Review. At present, he is an active speaker in the ARMA and AIIM circuits, and he has authored numerous articles on electronic discovery and information management. 
Sponsor:
Lexvid.com.
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Basic Receivership Law --- On-Demand CLE

James McGee

In recent years, receiverships have become a common alternative to bankruptcy proceedings. This comprehensive program will give attorneys a thorough understanding of receivership proceedings. 
Topics include: 

• Powers of the Receiver
• Protection Against Interference
• Estate Management
• Claims to Insurance Proceeds
• Potential Liability.

Title:
Basic Receivership Law
Speaker:
James McGee is a shareholder at Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr. He practices commercial litigation, concentrating on creditors' rights, financial services representation, lender liability defense, and representation of receivers. He has over 15 years of experience in representing financial institutions consisting of commercial mortgage lenders and servicers, national banks and insurance companies.
Sponsor:
Lexvid
CLE:

• Texas: 1 credit
• Also 1 credit in many other states.

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http://www.lexvid.com/clevideos/view/26

Insights and Lessons learned from the Top OSS Legal Cases

In this webinar we will talk about what we have learned from the recent legal cases regarding open source licensing, including Jacobsen v. Katzer, the recent enforcement actions here in the United States and in Europe, patent claims asserted against code licensed under open source licenses and the long strange trip that was SCO.
This is a recording of a webinar. When you register for the webinar, you are taken to a webpage allowing you to download the recording and accompanying documentation.
Title:
Insights and Lessons learned from the Top OSS Legal Cases
Speakers:

• Attorney Karen Copenhaver, Choate Hall & Stewart
• Attorney Mark Radcliffe, DLA Piper
• Peter Vescuso, Black Duck Software

Sponsor:
Black Duck Software
 Credit:
1 Hour program.
You may have to register this seminar for credit in your jurisdiction.
Cost:
Free
More:
http://advance.blackducksoftware.com/content/WROSSLegal

Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness - Free On-Demand #MCLE

This training will help improve your ability to counsel homeowners in financial distress. The training will provide an overview of the financial issues - including tax and credit consequences - homeowners may face after a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification. Tax experts will explain the fundamentals of how cancelled mortgage debt is treated under state and federal tax law, and provide insights into changes in tax law that may take effect as early as next year. Practitioners will discuss what types of personal liability homeowners may still face following a foreclosure, short sale or deed-in-lieu, and will use case examples to illustrate the credit impact of various forms of mortgage delinquency resolution. Panelists will also outline legal strategies for addressing these issues through bankruptcy, fair debt collections and fair credit reporting claims.
Title:
Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness
When/Where:
On-Demand Web-Based Recorded Program
Released on: Oct. 24, 2012
Running Time: 03:15:38
Speaker:

• Lila Fedler ~ Education & Outreach Program Specialist, State of California Franchise Tax Board
• Lisa Ihm ~ Enrolled Agent
• Adetunji Olude ~ Staff Attorney, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates
• Lisa Sitkin ~ Managing Attorney, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates
• Chair: Maeve Elise Brown ~ Executive Director, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

Credit:
3.25 In Many States
By:
Practising Law Institute

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Role of Expert Witnesses in Complex Litigation - On-Demand #MCLE

Taken from the Web Program Expert Witness 2013 recorded June, 2013 in New York, this is now offered free on the web through the generosity of Practising Law Institute.
Title:
Role of Expert Witnesses in Complex Litigation
When/Where:
On-Demand Web Recording
Released on:
July 11, 2013
Speakers:

• Richard S. Taffet
• Laureen M. Ryan ~ Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal, Global Forensic & Dispute Services LLC
• David W. Spears ~ Spears & Imes LLP

Credit:  
1.00 in many jurisdictions
By:
Practising Law Institute
Cost:
Ordinarily this item is $80 but it appears to have been marked down to Free. If you like this content, you may wish to purchase the entire Expert Witness 2013 program (not free).
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2012 State of Electronic Discovery Practice in the Federal Courts - On-Demand #MCLE

Nearly six years have passed since the effective date of the electronic discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, prompting a veritable landslide of interpretive decisional authority. To what extent has discovery (and pre-trial) practice changed to reflect the inclusion of computer generated information  into the evidentiary landscape in federal litigation?  How well have attorneys practicing in federal courts in Florida embraced the new rules and decisional authority? Join two federal magistrate judges in a moderated panel discussion on the state of electronic discovery practice in the Federal Courts in 2012.
Title:
2012 State of Electronic Discovery Practice in the Federal Courts
When/Where:
Recording available on the web
Credit:
1.5
Original Program Date:
September 19, 2012
Speakers:

• Honorable Anthony Porcelli , U.S. Magistrate Judge Middle District of Florida
• Honorable Thomas B. Smith
• Steven W. Teppler , Kirk-Pinkerton, P.A., Moderator

By:
The Florida Bar
Cost:
Free

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Tips From Top Business Trial Attorneys: On-Demand #MCLE

In this program, two top business trial lawyers share a some of their secrets to their success. This program is comprised of the following presentations:
The Ten Commandments of Cross Examination: Cross-examination is the heart of the adversary process. Every other part of a trial involves self-serving and biased presentations of a party’s case and arguments. Cross-examination is the adversary system’s method for getting at truth, and it is the only part of a trial that involves direct, human conflict. Trial lawyer Hugh Gottschalk discusses the elements of effective cross-examination, illustrated by some of Hollywood’s most memorable courtroom scenes.
Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials: In an era of over-criminalization, in-house counsel cannot ignore the possibility of criminal investigation and prosecution of their corporate clients. Fundamental lessons from criminal trials are often ignored by in-house counsel. Sometimes, thinking like a criminal defense lawyer can help you to win your civil case. Trial lawyer Jack Sharman provides insights into criminal courtroom tools that can be used in the defense of your civil problem.
Title:
Tips From Top Business Trial Attorneys
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• Hugh Gottschalk, Partner at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, has handled a myriad of cases in his 30-year litigation career, including contract disputes, franchise matters, environmental torts, professional and product liability cases, and trade secret, patent, copyright, and trademark infringement cases. He employs his decades of litigation experience, accumulated knowledge, and educational background to effectively present complex and technical information at trial. Hugh's experience in commercial litigation is particularly extensive. He has represented clients in numerous commercial disputes involving alleged breaches of contracts, fraud and misrepresentation, securities, franchise matters, and intellectual property infringements. Hugh has served as national or regional trial counsel to several large and well-known companies in industries as diverse as information technology, energy, manufacturing, and consumer and professional services.
• Jackson Sharman, III, Partner at Lightfoot, has handled most types of directors’ and officers’ and professional liability litigation—fiduciary duty lawsuits, malpractice claims and contract disputes, claims for securities fraud and tortious interference with contractual and business relations, and recovery actions brought by trustees of bankrupt publicly-traded companies. On the white-collar side, he has pretrial, trial and appellate experience across the federal and state landscape: corporate internal investigations, kickback cases, grand jury investigations, gaming issues, defense of criminal environmental offenses, public-corruption enforcement, due diligence issues under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Congressional investigations, election contests, defense of health-care entities in civil and criminal matters, including Medicare fraud and qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act, and investigations by military officials.

Credit:

• 0.5 Credits in many jurisdictions

By:
Lexvid
Cost:
Free
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http://www.lexvid.com/clevideos/view/107

Litigating The Right To Peace: On-Demand MCLE

In 2003, Luis Roberto Zamora Bolaños sued the government of Costa Rica for violating the Peace Clause in its Constitution by supporting warlike acts. He won, and the government backed off! 
How did he do it and what can we learn from this?

This is a recording of a lecture delivered June 22, 2013 at Seattle University School of Law.
In it, Zamora discusses

• Costa Rica’s “Peace Constitution”;
• His successful lawsuit to block the Costa Rican government's unconstitutional support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq;
• The use of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to protect and institutionalize the right to peace;
• How a law student who had not even completed his formal education successfully litigated the right to peace.

Speaker:
Costa Rican attorney Luis Roberto Zamora Bolaños 
Date Recorded:
June 22, 2013
Credit:

• UPDATED MAY 5, 2015: the WSBA MCLE department is currently DENYING CREDIT for this event, claiming that the WSBA CLE Department is asserting intellectual property rights to this program and denying the use of its content. This may be headed to litigation; contact your Board of Governors member if you wish the Washington State Bar Association to allow Sections to post recordings of their events without obstruction by their CLE Department.
• Washington State: Recordings of live events granted CLE credit are themselves eligible for AV credit
• Other jurisdictions: Consult your credit-granting authority.

Event Sponsored By:

• WSBA World Peace Through Law Section
• The Seattle Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild
• With support from 
• El Centro de la Raza
• 4freeCLE the Newsletter of Free CLE
• Veterans And Friends of Puget Sound
• Room donated by Seattle University School of Law

Event Handout

Resources/Costa Rica:

• Constitution Article 12:“The Army as a permanent institution is abolished. There shall be the necessary police forces for surveillance and the preservation of the public order.
  Military forces may only be organized under a continental agreement or for the national defense; in either case, they shall always be subordinate to the civil power: they may not deliberate or make statements or representations individually or collectively.”
• Constitution (complete): http://pdba.georgetown.edu/constitutions/costa/costa.html
• U.S. Library of Congress Research Guide (many links to official sources and aggregates of information): http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/costarica.php
• Peace As A Human Right (organization): http://www.peaceasahumanright.org
• “Costa Rica Court Invalidates Presidential Decree Militarizing Police”, April 2010: http://tinyurl.com/2010April28CRALC
• “Amparo concerning docking of US Naval Vessels in Costa Rica”, July 2010: http://tinyurl.com/2010JulyAmparo

Resources/Japan:

• Constitution Article 9:“(1) Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. (2) To accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized.“
• Constitution of Japan (complete):http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/constitution_and_government_of_japan/constitution_e.html
• U.S. Library of Congress Research Guide (many links to official sources and aggregates of information): http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/japan.php

Resources/Other:

• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/

Prenuptual Agreements: On-Demand #MCLE

Attorney Eddie Stephens

Certified family law attorney Eddie Stephens gives an introduction to prenuptial agreements in Florida. The course begins with a general case law update and also touches on the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act.
Title:
Prenuptial Law in Florida
Speaker:
Attorney Eddie Stephens is a past chair of the Marital & Family Law Board certification committee which oversees the creation, administration and grading of the Marital & Family Board Certification Examination. This course is excellent for Florida family and marital law attorneys.
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Ethical Issues in Social Media: On-Demand #MCLE in #ethics

This webinar is designed to help lawyers and law firms understand the professional ethics rules and other state bar regulations governing the use of social media, with a special emphasis on the first amendment constraints around these rules and specific examples of the use (and misuse) of current social media platforms.
Topics include:

• Rules of Professional Conduct: The ABA model rules, state-specific examples, what they mean for online communications.
• The Commercial Speech Doctrine: Understanding lawyer’s first amendment rights, and how the commercial speech doctrine defines how expansively attorney advertising regulations can be read. 
• Social Media: Social media (twitter, facebook, blogging, etc.) raises a host of issues with respect to advertising rules. Topics will include thoughts on ways to use these tools while still complying with advertising and solicitation rules:

Title:
Ethical Issues in Social Media
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speaker:
Josh King, Vice President, Business Development & General Counsel, Avvo, Inc. At Avvo, Josh works on a daily basis with attorneys and state bars to understand how rapidly-changing online communications mesh with regulations on attorney advertising. Josh started his career as a litigator in San Mateo, CA. Since then, he has worked in companies large and small in a variety of legal and non-legal roles, including serving as General Counsel of Cellular One of San Francisco and Vice President, Corporate Development at AT&T Wireless. Josh has an undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and a J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Josh is admitted to the bar in California. He is a Board member of the Public Participation Project and a frequent speaker and writer on first amendment and attorney advertising issues.
Credit:

• 1 ethics credit or the equivalent in many jurisdictions

By:
Lexvid
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Selected Issues for In-House & Outside Counsel - On-Demand #MCLE

Keep up with the latest issues affecting in-house and outside counsel with this program that compiles multiple presentations given at the Network for Trial Law Firm's quarterly conference. This program consists of the following presentations:

• Defending Product and Service Providers Overseas: As U.S. companies expand their global footprints, conduct in other countries can lead to litigation here. Manufacturing processes and incidents occurring in foreign countries, violations of foreign standards and documents generated by overseas affiliates can become fodder for, if not the centerpiece of, claims brought in the United States. Trial lawyer Joe Krasovec presents strategies and tactics to increase the likelihood that what happens overseas stays there.
• Manage Your Case From Product Failure Through Trial: Trial lawyer Cooper Ashley completed a 2-week federal jury trial recovering more than $1M as a result of damage to product caused by an outside vendor. Consider how you would manage the investigation, testing, recall, customer communications and trial of a product failure case.
• Strategic Pointers for Non-Compete & Trade Secret Litigation: Employees and executives changing jobs can put their companies on one side or the other of non-compete and trade secret disputes and suits. Trial lawyer Steve Fogg has litigated these cases from both sides of the fence. He shares strategic insights to achieve your goals, whether as plaintiff or defendant.

Title:
Selected Issues for In-House & Outside Counsel
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• Joe Krasovec is a partner of Schiff Hardin. He concentrates his practice on the defense of manufacturers in product liability matters. He also represents a variety of businesses in commercial disputes. He practices in state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate levels.In addition to trying cases in courtrooms around the country, Mr. Krasovec also counsels manufacturers in the product development phase regarding potential liability considerations, advising them on product labeling, instructions, testing and design.
• Cooper Ashley is a partner of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand. Since 2003, he has served on the firm's Governance Committee and served as Chair from 2007 - 2011. Cooper's practice is focused primarily on products liability matters on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants and complex class action and tort cases, including environmental toxic tort and fire/explosion cases. He has first-chaired numerous jury and bench trials in state and federal courts, argued appeals before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (en banc), the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and conducted all manner of related fact and expert discovery and motion practice.
• Steve Fogg is a partner of Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece. An experienced and successful jury trial lawyer who has tried more than eighty cases to verdict, Mr. Fogg’s high-stakes trial practice runs the gamut from complex commercial lawsuits with nine figure exposure to personal injury lawsuits with catastrophic injuries. Mr. Fogg also uses his experience as a former SEC attorney and criminal prosecutor to help individuals and companies respond to civil and criminal investigations.

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Medical Marijuana: Unanticipated Legal Consequences and the Lessons Learned - On-Demand #MCLE

California legalized the use of medical marijuana over a decade ago, and since then 18 states and the District of Columbia have followed suit. State medical marijuana laws differ in the political processes for enactment (state legislature vs. ballot-initiative); statutory protections from criminal sanctions; and drug access (e.g., no legalized access, state regulated dispensaries, home cultivation, or access through designated caregivers). Public health officials are concerned with a variety of unanticipated legal and ethical consequences of the laws, including problems with operating statewide registry and licensing programs, unregulated marijuana dispensaries, lack of employment or disability protection for medical marijuana users, and inappropriate physician recommendations for medical marijuana use. Over time, states have developed new regulations, policies, and amended laws to resolve some problems. Other issues, such as lack of disability protection, cannot be resolved due conflicting federal drug laws, and remain serious barriers for patients.
This is a recording of a webinar addressing implementation issues and unanticipated legal, ethical and public health problems with various state medical marijuana laws; provide insights and information about ways state public health officials and attorneys have addressed problems; and provide guidance for states considering medical marijuana legislation or states with existing laws that may be dealing with similar issues. Panelists for this webinar represent state governments and non-profit organizations that have experienced unanticipated public health consequences of legalizing marijuana.
Title:
Medical Marijuana: Unanticipated Legal Consequences and the Lessons Learned
On-Demand Recording
(Originally recorded Thursday, May 16, 2013)
Speakers:

• Veda Collmer, J.D., Visiting Attorney Fellow, The Network for Public Health Law - Western Region
• Ann Hause, J.D., Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Kathleen Hoke, J.D., Director, The Network for Public Health Law - Eastern Region
• Clifford M. Rees, J.D., Practice Director, The Network for Public Health Law - Western Region
• John Wright, J.D., Assistant Attorney General, State of Michigan Office of Attorney General in the Licensing & Regulation Division

By:

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

Credit:
The live program received credit in multiple states.
This recording would therefore be eligible for credit in multiple states but you may consult with your credit granting authority.

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Appeals, Removals, & Class Actions - Current Issues - On-Demand #MCLE

Stay up to date on the current issues affecting litigators. Learn the latest rules and best practices regarding appeals, removal to federal court, and class actions. Presentation in this program include:

• To Appeal or Not To Appeal: Factors to consider when deciding whether to appeal an adverse decision, and strategies to increase your chances of success when you are in the appellate courts.
• Removal to Federal Court - The New Rules: Affecting nearly every diversity case filed in or removed to federal court, the new Federal Court Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 requires all federal practice litigators to reconsider longstanding litigation strategies. Removal of multiple defendant suits, venue, the rule of unanimity, supplemental jurisdiction of unrelated state claims, residency and how the amount in controversy is determined are all affected. Litigation managers must know these important changes.
• The Continued Erosion of Overbroad Class Actions - The 9th Circuit Takes Action:The permissible scope of class actions has been substantially narrowed. In-house counsel should be incorporating class-waiver arbitration provisions which are now presumptively valid (Concepcion). Classes defined by extrapolation and data models have been dealt a death blow rendering them vulnerable to Daubert challenges (Walmart). Efforts to pursue state court class actions will increase because failure in federal court will not bar re-litigation in state court (Bayer).

Title:
Appeals, Removals, & Class Actions - Current Issues
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• Jill M. Wheaton, based in Ann Arbor, is a Dykema litigator involved in high-profile appellate work, commercial litigation, and products liability defense. She is the leader of the Firm's Appellate practice. In addition to handling or assisting in matters on appeal in which Dykema represented the client at the trial court level, Ms. Wheaton is often called on to enter the case for the first time on appeal. In such cases, she has repeatedly obtained reversals of adverse decisions, or sustained favorable rulings. Ms. Wheaton is a leader of the Michigan appellate law community, as indicated by her professional associations and awards.
• Kevin Schiferl is a partner of Frost Brown Todd. Kevin is a trial attorney concentrating his practice in product liability litigation and mass tort, defending corporations and individuals in personal injury claims involving automobiles and other consumer products. He is also engaged in the defense of professional liability and business claims. With over seventy-five (75) jury trials and hundreds of bench trials and hearings, Kevin is one of Indiana’s most active litigators.
• Scott O'Connell is a partner of Nixon Peabody. He serves as deputy chair of Nixon Peabody’s Litigation department as well as the practice group leader of the Commercial Litigation team and the Class Action & Aggregate Litigation team. He represents integrated financial service companies—including banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and regulated subsidiaries of nonfinancial parents—in federal and state court litigation and before regulatory agencies.

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#Trial Topics: Ten Commandments of Cross Examination; Jurors + Internet = Trouble --- On-Demand #MCLE

Get trial tips from some of the best in this informative and entertaining program on cross-examination and the effect the internet has on jurors. This program is comprised of the following presentations:

• The Ten Commandments of Cross Examination: Cross-examination is the heart of the adversary process. Every other part of a trial involves self-serving and biased presentations of a party’s case and arguments. Cross-examination is the adversary system’s method for getting at truth, and it is the only part of a trial that involves direct, human conflict. Trial lawyer Hugh Gottschalk discusses the elements of effective cross-examination, illustrated by some of Hollywood’s most memorable courtroom scenes.
• Jurors + Internet = Trouble: Jurors are instructed to consider only the evidence presented at trial and not to read newspaper articles or watch television coverage of their case. Nevertheless, jurors search the Internet and thereby provide trial lawyers and judges with a whole new set of issues to consider. "Google mistrials" may be a part of every trial lawyers' vernacular. Trial lawyer Warren Platt discusses this intriguing, disturbing development.

Please note that the slides corresponding to this program are available under the "Program Handouts" tab. Please download these prior to viewing.

Title:
Trial Topics: Ten Commandments of Cross Examination; Jurors + Internet = Trouble
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• Hugh Gottschalk is a partner of Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell. He has handled a myriad of cases in his 30-year litigation career, including contract disputes, franchise matters, environmental torts, professional and product liability cases, and trade secret, patent, copyright, and trademark infringement cases. He employs his decades of litigation experience, accumulated knowledge, and educational background to effectively present complex and technical information at trial.
• Warren Platt is a partner of Snell & Wilmer. His practice is concentrated in civil litigation matters with principal emphasis on defense of major product liability suits for national and international manufacturers, complex commercial litigation, and defense of accounting malpractice litigation for national and regional public accounting firms. National and international representative clients include Ford Motor Company, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Emerson Electric Company.

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By:
Lexvid
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Law Practice Transitions: The Ethical Obligations When Selling, Closing or Leaving a Law Practice - On-Demand #MCLE

Can I sell my law practice? How do you close a law practice? If I leave my current firm and join another, what can I tell clients and when?
Most lawyers at some point will consider what his or her ethical duties are in planning to sell and close a law practice or in leaving one firm to join or form a new firm. This two-part program identifies the key ethical duties arising out of these transitions and offers some practical suggestions on the steps lawyers can take in order to accomplish an orderly, fair and efficient transition that meets our fiduciary obligations.
Overview of the Key Ethical Obligations
Pre and Post Departure Considerations in Planning to Leave a Law Firm
Conflict of Interest Considerations When a Lawyer Changes Law Firms
Title:
Law Practice Transitions: The Ethical Obligations When Selling, Closing or Leaving a Law Practice
When/Where:
Recorded Webinar - Available Anytime
Speakers:

• R. Michael Henderson 
• John H Maville 
• John T. Phipps 
• Mary F. Andreoni 
• Thomas L. Brown 
• Diane F. Klotnia 

By:
Attorney Registration And Discipline Commission of Illinois
Credit:
2.0 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit
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In-house & Outside Counsel Series: Workplace Product Liability; Employment Claims; Government Investigations - On-Demand #MCLE

This series of program was taken from The Network for Trial Law Firm's 2012 convention in Scottsdale, AZ. It includes the following programs:

• Workplace Product Liability: State law imposes strict liability in certain workplace accident matters. Product manufacturers are often barred from contributory negligence and assumption-of-the-risk-defenses. Trial lawyer Sam Santo discusses ways to get that information to a jury anyway.
• A Preemptive Strike Against Employment Claims: Your company's HR personnel are on the front lines with problem employees prior to litigation. Trial lawyer Danya Blair provides practical insights and tips for in-house counsel to get involved early with HR to investigate, discipline and terminate problem employees as your best weapon in avoiding costly employment claims.
• Government Investigations: In-House Preparation and Response:Federal corporate criminal investigations will get an election year boost. Former USDOJ AAG Nathan Hochman discusses recent law enforcement trends targeting corporations, including FCPA, healthcare, tax, securities and banking violations. He will highlight best practices to prepare for such investigations, address them when they occur, and emerge victorious when they conclude.

Title:
In-house & Outside Counsel Series: Workplace Product Liability; Employment Claims; Government Investigations
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• Sam Soto, Jr. is a member of Lownstein Sandler. Mr. Soto has more than 20 years of experience in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, and is the Former Chair of the firm’s E-Discovery Task Force. A long-standing firm liaison to the Network of Trial Law Firms, and a Member of Lowenstein's Litigation Department, Mr. Santo has trial experience in both state and federal courts. His experience extends to matters involving the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act, the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, representation of health care industry clients, breaches of contract, Third Party Logistics (3PLs), electronic discovery obligations and best practices, employee piracy and other business torts, corporate counseling and a wide array of complex commercial and business litigation matters.
• Dayna Blair is a partner of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons. She represents corporate clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including defense of employment claims involving discrimination, sexual harassment, FLSA and FMLA allegations; trade secret and non-compete claims, including injunctive proceedings; defense of automotive and other product manufacturers against product liability claims; prosecution and defense of complex commercial litigation matters; and defense of securities broker dealers in arbitration proceedings.
• Nathan Hochman is a partner of Bingham. He practices complex civil and criminal litigation, with a focus on white collar criminal defense and tax controversy matters. He represents individuals and organizations involved as targets, subjects, or witnesses in state and federal criminal investigations, internal investigations, and related grand jury and pre-trial proceedings, trials, and appeals. He also represents clients in state and federal tax controversy, tax litigation, arbitrations and complex civil matters.

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International E-Discovery & Trade Law Disputes - On-Demand #MCLE

This program focuses on key international law issues that all in-house and outside counsel should be familiar with. Produced in conjunction with the Network of Trial Law Firms, it is comprised of the following presentations:

• Successfully Navigating National and Global E-Discovery Disputes: Complying with U.S. discovery requirements in domestic litigation as well as limitations imposed by foreign jurisdictions can be challenging and dangerous, but it is an inescapable part of a company's litigation reality. This panel of experts will discuss processes and policies to help clients successfully navigate those treacherous waters and ensure successful outcomes in sanctionable discovery disputes.
• Avoiding The Sting: Enhanced Enforcement of International Trade Laws: Company operations will be significantly disrupted by prosecutors around the world who are actively enforcing international trade laws (anti-corruption, export control, etc.) and using "sting operations" to snare violators. In-house counsel whose companies do business abroad must put in place an international trade law compliance program before an employee phones from the lock-up facing criminal and civil process. Learn how to avoid international trade law enforcement stings.

Title:
International E-Discovery & Trade Law Disputes
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• David Neave (moderator) - Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Canada)
• David Herr - Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand (Minneapolis, MN)
• Scott O'Connell - Nixon Peabody (Boston, MA)
• Colin West - Bingham McCutchen (San Francisco, CA)
• Greg Bower - Snell & Wilmer (Las Vegas, NV)
• Brett Johnson - Snell & Wilmer (Pheonix, AZ)

Credit:

• Consult your credit-granting authority

By:
Lexvid
More:
http://www.lexvid.com/clevideos/view/80

Current Issues in Litigation & Discovery - On-Demand MCLE

Keep abreast of the changing landscape of courtroom practice, discovery, and technology. Produced in conjunction with the Network of Trial Law Firms, it consists of the following presentations:

• Trial Lawyers Facing The New Decade: What can litigators expect on the road ahead? More of the same or none of the same? In this program, a panel of highly qualified litigators discuss emerging issues pertaining to jurors, judges, experts and technology.
• Brace Yourself: E-Discovery's Latest Bombshell: Described as an ugly picture of the consequences of failure to comply with discovery obligations, explore Pension Committee, etc., the latest blockbuster decision in e-Discovery and what it means for in-house counsel and their trial lawyers. And now, Rimkus v. Cammarata, a view from outside the SDNY..

Title:
Current Issues in Litigation & Discovery
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• Jerry Glas: (Deutsch Kerrigan & Stiles - New Orleans, LA)
• Lyndon Sommer: (Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard - St. Louis, MO)
• Jessalyn Zeigler: (Bass Berry & Sims - Nashville, TN)
• Mark Hauck: (Dykema - Detroit, MI)
• Joseph Ortega: (Nixon Peabody)

Credit:
Consult your credit-granting authority
By:
Lexvid
More:
http://www.lexvid.com/clevideos/view/78

Mediation in Florida: On-Demand #MCLE

This audio recording requires the that you install a small piece of software to play it. Directions are straightforward and included on the sponsor's listing of the recording.
Title:
Mediation in Florida
Credit:
Approved 1.5 Hrs. FL Bar CLE Credit/ Course #1301195N
Speakers:

• Howard R. Marsee
• Sandra C. Upchurch

By:
Upchurch Watson White & Max
Date Recorded:
March 14, 2013
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