October 2: Manage Your Legal Practice Like a Pro

Lawyers work with people all the time, whether they are their clients, opposing counsel, colleagues, or staff. In order to be an effective legal practitioner as well as an effective manager of the practice of law, every lawyer needs to understand the pivotal importance of empathy in the practice of law. 

Empathy is the ability to sense other people’s emotions, and to imagine what they might be thinking or feeling. Empathy is a key component of emotional intelligence, which is a core competency of any highly effective lawyer, legal professional, or law firm leader. Research indicates a positive correlation between empathy and operational performance, team climate, and employee retention. 

Law firms that embrace a culture of empathy toward their clients as well as their internal teams will have a competitive advantage in the legal marketplace.
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Like a mini-MBA for lawyers, this four-part series offers lawyers a unique opportunity to develop essential business and leadership skills that law school never taught but that lawyers really need to know to effectively run a legal practice and deliver excellent legal service to clients. This series will also equip lawyers with practical tools and strategies to break down the barriers that contribute to disconnection so they can build trust and communicate for influence and impact. 

Join us for Essential Business Skills for Busy Lawyers Part 3 – Manage Your Legal Practice Like a Pro.

Title:
Essential Business Skills for Busy Lawyers Part 3:
Manage Your Legal Practice Like a Pro

Date+Time:
October 2, 2024 

12 Noon CST

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Speaker:

The presenter is Colleen Byers, JD, MBA, RYT200 of Colleen Byers Mediation, LLC (https://www.byersmediation.com) a seasoned litigator, mediator, legal educator, certified yoga instructor, and 2020 North Carolina Lawyer of the Year.

Brought to you by:
Alta Pro Lawyers Risk Purchasing Group. Alta Professional Insurance Services Agency, LLC, (Alta Pro) provides innovative, intelligent, professional insurance underwriting, claims, risk management, product development, and sales and marketing services to our clients using state of the art information technology.

CLE Credit:
1 hour of CLE pending approval in program states. You may be able to self-apply in other states. I appreciate that the announcement may not be clear as to what may be a "program state" but the registration boxes accepts bar numbers for nearly all states, DC and Guam.
Cost:
The webinar is free to persons in Alta Pro's program states, otherwise you may have to pay a small attendance fee (~$2) to your state.

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August 28: Build Your Legal Practice Like a Pro

This CLE will highlight the keys to successfully build your legal practice, with an emphasis on compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct. We will solve for the dreaded cocktail party “what do you do” question. We will also discuss strategies for attorneys to market themselves both within their firms as well as to external clients.

Title:

Build Your Legal Practice Like a Pro 

Part 2  of Essential Business Skills for Busy Lawyers 

Date+Time:
August 28, 2024
1:00 pm EST

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Speaker:

Colleen Byers, JD, MBA, RYT200 of Colleen Byers Mediation, LLC (https://www.byersmediation.com) is a seasoned litigator, mediator, legal educator, certified yoga instructor, and 2020 North Carolina Lawyer of the Year. A seasoned civil litigator with deep business and legal experience, Colleen Byers focuses on mediating complex business, employment, trust, estate, fiduciary and family disputes to help companies, families and individuals solve their legal problems outside the courtroom.
Colleen’s conflict resolution approach weaves together practical business insight, active listening, and strategic foresight. Colleen leverages more than a decade of litigation experience to help people, whether business owners or families, settle legal disputes quickly, effectively, and creatively.
Colleen has received the following recognition:
Lawyer of the Year, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly (2020); North Carolina Lawyer Weekly’s Leaders in the Law (2020); Best Lawyers in America (2020); North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2016–2018); Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Young Guns (2016–2018); and Chamber of Commerce Winston Under 40 Leadership Award (2017).

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Alta Pro Lawyers Risk Purchasing Group provides innovative, intelligent, professional insurance underwriting, claims, risk management, product development, and sales and marketing services to our clients using state of the art information technology.

CLE Credit:
The webinar is free to persons in our program states, otherwise you may have to pay a small attendance fee (~$2) to your state
Each Webinar in this series awards 1.00 Regular Credit
Part 1 - Communicate Like a Pro - May 22, 2024 1:00-2:00pm EST
Part 2 - Build Your Legal Practice Like a Pro - Aug 28, 2024 1:00-2:00pm EST
Part 3 - Manage Your Legal Practice Like a Pro - Oct 2, 2024 1:00-2:00pm EST
Part 4 - Negotiate Like a Pro - Nov 6, 2024 1:00-2:00pm EST

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February 15: Ethics 2024: Questions from the Trenches

For 17 years, Clifford Law Offices has sponsored free programs on professional responsibility on many subjects — from client communication and trial work to preparing witnesses and social media.

For the 2024 program, we turned to practicing lawyers — the lawyers in the trenches — and we asked them what’s on their minds in the area of lawyer ethics. What problems do they see day in and day out? And we listened. The 2024 all-star panel will address hypotheticals and ethical issues that came from you. They will discuss issues from the revised IOLTA account rules to double billing issues.
Please join us for this informative interactive program that is being offered to lawyers across five states!

  Title:
Ethics 2024: Questions from the Trenches
When/Where:
Thursday, February 15, 2024
2:30 to 4:30 pm CST
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers:

• Kevin L. Hopkins Brody-O’Neill Endowed Faculty Scholar University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
• Hon. Mary Cay Marubio Acting Presiding Judge, Pretrial Division Circuit Court of Cook County
• Melissa A. Smart Director of Education, Senior Counsel Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
• Moderated by: Robert A. Clifford Founder and Senior Partner Clifford Law Offices. 

By:
Clifford Law Offices
Credit:

• Illinois: Approved for 2.00 hours of professional responsibility credit from the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
• Indiana: Approved in Indiana for 2.0 hours of Ethics credit.
• Iowa: Approved for 2.0 hours of Ethics credit from the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
• Missouri: This seminar has been approved for 2.4 ethics hours from the Missouri Bar MCLE Department.
• Wisconsin: Approved for 2.0 hours of ethics/professional responsibility credit.
• Other Jurisdictions: You may check with your credit-granting authority to see how to apply for credits.

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April 19: Data Security Ethics for Law Firms

As it is clearly stated in the ABA Model Rules, we no longer have the option to turn a blind eye towards technology. Regardless of how much we like or dislike frantically trying to keep up with the unrelenting pace of technology, we are under obligation to do so. This class will work to make this a manageable feat. In this seminar we will review:

• Connecting to a depo in realtime . . . securely and simply
• Emailing transcripts, exhibits, or any file securely
• Are you secure when using cell phone for email?
• Ransome-ware and data loss
• What to do if you are hacked
• What does the future hold? Is there any hope for security?

Title:
Data Security Ethics for Law Firms
Date/Time:
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Time: 11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET

Register and reserve your seat today!

By:

Veritext

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Credit:
This course has been approved in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. This webinar is pending approval in the following states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio*, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin*. * Not approved for Ethics credit in Ohio or Wisconsin. In Ohio, approved for Attorney Professional Conduct credit. In Wisconsin, approved for Law Practice Management credit. * The Wisconsin BBE accredits all Veritext programs for 1.0 Law Practice Management hour, not CLE. CLE credits may also be claimed for Law Practice Management courses, but attorneys are limited for 6.0 LPM credits per reporting period. * 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.

April 13: Reclaim Your Day with Automated Law Firm Workflows

Whether we like it or not, administrative tasks are a fact of life for lawyers: did the fee agreement get drafted and sent out to that potential new client? Has discovery been propounded in this case? Did the client receive a certified copy of their final order?
So much of what we do as attorneys is trying to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks in a given case. It can be exhausting. Luckily, legal-specific technology now exists to help you automate these tasks so that you can focus on your cases and not whether that Answer got filed in the Simpson matter.
Join Jordan Turk, practicing attorney and Smokeball legal technology advisor, for this free CLE webinar. She'll share how you can automate workflows in your firms and give you tips on how to make your practice more efficient.
In this free CLE webinar, you’ll learn:

• How to eliminate manual processes and implement standard workflows for your cases
• Sample workflow templates from intake to initial pleadings, to discovery, to closing out a file
• How to reduce human error and eliminate repetitive tasks with automation.

Title:

Reclaim Your Day with Automated Law Firm Workflows
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 13, 2023
1 PM CT • 11 AM PT • 2 PM ET
Webinar - Register Now!
Speaker:
Jordan Turk, practicing attorney and Smokeball legal technology advisor.
Credit:
Approved for CLE credit in Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Oregon, and Florida and are pending approval in the jurisdiction of California; additional CLE certification details available during the webinar.
By:
Smokeball

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February 16: Refresher on Ethics of Trial Work in a Courtroom

As health officials continue to try to get the pandemic under control, the legal community is trying to get back to business as usual. But is it? Lawyers’ skills and knowledge of courtroom practice and procedure may need a bit of sharpening. It is time for lawyers to brush up on the ethical rules that are in place when handling trials. Through hypotheticals, this two-hour program will deal with areas of concern that lawyers come across every day. A panel will answer questions on how best to handle and diffuse what could turn into unnecessary confrontational situations. From discovery issues to closing arguments, hypotheticals will be presented at various trial stages with attendees answering polling questions on best practices.

It should also be noted that effective Jan. 1, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court has enacted an updated Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct for the first time in almost two decades, bringing it in line with national standards by addressing the use of social media and other technology that didn’t exist at the code’s last major update in 1993. How some of these Rules dovetail with trial lawyers in a courtroom will be discussed as well.
Title:
Refresher on Ethics of Trial Work in a Courtroom
When/Where:
Thursday, February 16, 2023
2:30-4:30 p.m. CST / 3:30-5:30 p.m. EST
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers:

• James Grogan, Adjunct Ethics Professor, Loyola College of Law, and former ARDC Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel
• Christopher R. Heredia, CNA Risk Control Consulting Director, Global Specialty, Lawyers Professional Liability; Former Litigation Counsel for the ARDC
• Hon. April G. Troemper, Circuit Court Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit at Macoupin County and Member, Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee (IJEC)
• Moderated by: Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner, Clifford Law Offices.

By:
Clifford Law Offices.
Credit:

• The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism approved “Refresher on Ethics of Trial Work in a Courtroom” for 2.00 hours of professional responsibility credit.
• The Missouri Bar accredited "Refresher on Ethics of Trial Work in a Courtroom" scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on 2/16/2023 for 2.4 total hours, including 2.4 ethics hours of CLE credit.
• The State Bar of Wisconsin approved the program for 2.00 hours of general or ethics credit.
• The Indiana Office of Admissions & Continuing Education approved 2.00 hours of general or ethics credit.
• Other Jurisdictions: You may check with your credit-granting authority to see how to apply for credits.

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December 21: Psychology of Settlement: Behaviors that Encourage Opportunities for Resolution

Join LawPay's Director of Education, Claude Ducloux, for an in-depth discussion of the psychology of settlement negotiations, including:

• Creating an environment that affords opportunities for settlement throughout litigation
• Communicating actively and courteously with all counsel and the court staff
• Diagnosing and fixing misunderstandings
• Maintaining civility when other parties and clients prefer more aggressive tactics
• Creating respectful and productive communication.

Title:
Psychology of Settlement: Behaviors that Encourage Opportunities for Resolution
Date+Time:
December 21, 2022
3:00 PM CT
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. Claude has earned many professional honors for his dedication to educating attorneys, including the Gene Cavin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Continuing Education.
Credit:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming. Elsewhere, you may be able to self-apply for credit.

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December 14: Litigation 2023: What’s New and What’s Next

The legal landscape in 2022 has been impacted by a fascinating combination of political, economic, and judicial headwinds. More than ever before, litigators need to stay apprised of developments outside of the courtroom to give their clients the best chance of prevailing inside the courtroom.
But even more valuable than the knowledge of what’s happening now is what’s coming next.
In our annual outlook series, Bloomberg Law 2023, more than 30 Bloomberg Law legal analysts offer their expert insights and perspectives on issues that practitioners should be following in the year ahead.
On this webinar, you’ll hear from four of our litigation analysts on the trends and topics they’ll be following in 2023. Our analysts will help you navigate some of the upcoming year’s biggest challenges, from antitrust and the environment to cybersecurity and social media liability.
Learning Objectives:

• Know what to expect from forces that are shaping litigation as the new year approaches.
• Learn about emerging legal concepts and strategies involving Section 230, the major questions doctrine, merger scrutiny, and common-law data breach claims.
• Gain insight on positioning clients to take advantage of the latest legal trends.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?

• Law firm attorneys advising clients across a wide array of legal practice areas
• In-house counsel involved in litigation matters
• Legal industry trend-watchers seeking intelligence on future developments.

Title:
Litigation 2023: What’s New and What’s Next
Webinar Date/Time:
December 14, 2022
1:00 PM EST •12:00 PM CST •11:00 AM MST •10:00 AM PST 

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Cost:
Free
Credit:
1 or 1.2 credit in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming 
; check the registration form for details.
Speakers:

• Golriz Chrostowski, Principal Legal Analyst, Bloomberg Law.
  Golriz Chrostowski is a legal analyst on the litigation team. Prior to joining Bloomberg Law, Golriz was a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Elser, where she worked on a wide variety of complex litigation matters for seven years. Before that, Golriz worked as a litigation associate at a boutique litigation firm in New York for five years. Golriz received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her law degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston.
• Robert Dillard, Principal Legal Analyst, Bloomberg Law.
  Robert Dillard is a legal analyst on the litigation team. Prior to joining Bloomberg Law, Robert was a litigator and in-house counsel at both small firms and state government agencies. His practice focused on government contracts and employment law while representing clients before state, federal, and administrative courts. Robert earned his B.S. from Morehouse College and his J.D. from Georgetown University.
• Erin Webb, Principal Legal Analyst, Bloomberg Law.
  Erin L. Webb is a Legal Analyst on the Litigation team. Before joining Bloomberg Law, Erin was a litigator focusing on complex commercial disputes and insurance coverage litigation. She has worked at large law firms and small, including Dickstein Shapiro, Blank Rome, and her own solo firm. Erin received her BA from Western Michigan University and her JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
• Eleanor Tyler, Principal Legal Analyst, Bloomberg Law.
  Eleanor Tyler is a Legal Analyst on the Litigation team, with a focus on antitrust. Previously, she spent seven years reporting for Bloomberg Law's antitrust news desk. Before joining Bloomberg Law in 2010, Eleanor was a litigation associate at a large law firm. She clerked for the Hon. Simeon Lake in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Her JD is from Georgetown University, and she holds an MA in international affairs from Johns Hopkins SAIS.
• Moderator: Robert Combs, Analysis Channel Manager, Bloomberg Law.
  Robert Combs is a Legal Analyst on the Regulatory & Compliance team with a focus on labor and employment issues. In more than 20 years at Bloomberg Law, Robert has extensively analyzed the impact of labor trends and employment law developments on U.S. workplaces. Robert has an MS in Journalism from Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and graduated with a BA in English from Denison University.

By:
Bloomberg Law

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September 28: Managing Your Law Office in Uncertain Times

Running a law office can be a roller-coaster.
Some of the ups and downs are outside your control. But by taking surprisingly simple – and extremely effective – steps today, you can risk-proof your law practice against whatever terrifying plunge or hairpin turn awaits tomorrow.
Join us on September 28 at 12 noon CST for a master class on how to maintain law office excellence through good times and bad, taught by a pair of experts in the field.

• See how a One Page Business Plan may be all you need
• Learn safe and effective “scripts” for initial consultations and crucial client conversations
• Receive a crash course in Law Office Budgeting 101
• Discover the “Dirty Dozen” list of clients you should immediately send packing
• Practice “Dreamstorming,” where you learn how to visualize – and bring about – desired outcomes.

Title:
Managing Your Law Office in Uncertain Times:
Practical Tips for Building a Solid Foundation for Your Practice

Date+Time:
September 28, 2022
12pm C.S.T.

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Speakers:

• For almost 40 years, Gary R. Poole has been a top trial attorney and thought leader in law practice management. He owns the Law Office of Gary Poole in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he represents individuals who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. Over the years, about 60 percent of Gary‘s clients have been in motorcycle accidents. Since 1991 Gary has worked with his paralegal Kristin Swofford, and in 1996 she helped him establish his solo practice. Gary helped launch a pioneering Lawyer Mentoring Program to guide new admittees in Orange County NC on issues of legal ethics, client relations, marketing and law office management. Gary graduated from the University of Chapel Hill-NC Law School in 1985 and is licensed in North Carolina.
• “I grew up in a family of entrepreneurs,” writes business and financial planner Hannah Chapman in her online bio. As a financial advisor for X2 Wealth Planning, Hannah helps businesses and entrepreneurs attain greater clarity for their financial, business and investment plans. She teaches the importance of brainstorming personal goals, exploring the “why” for these goals, and writing down possible solutions. She also works with professionals to create legacy and retirement plans and income strategies. She is a Forbes contributor.
• Ernest (Jay) Reeves Jr. has worked in the legal profession for more than 40 years, including 35 years of private practice in North Carolina and South Carolina (where he represented lawyers in licensing, ethics and bar disciplinary matters). He has also been Legal Editor at Lawyers Weekly and Vice President of Risk Management at Lawyers Mutual of NC. He has presented hundreds of CLE programs to lawyers and bar groups on practice management, ethics and tech topics, including the 10 Building Blocks of Risk Management, which he has presented across the U.S. and Canada. He was a panelist and moderator for the recent CLE webinars “Law Firm Cybersecurity Best Practices 2021” and “Putting Cybersecurity to Work in Your Practice,” both of which were CLE-accredited in multiple states.

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Alta Pro RPG 

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

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March 30: Basics of Cannabis Law - Chapter 1 - From Ethics to Insurance

Join Alta Pro for our upcoming Cannabis webinar on March 30th. This is a webinar that will be both timely and highly informative. We will be covering the Legality of Cannabis by State, Cannabis Law and Policy, Ethics and Cannabis representation, as well as other important aspects of this growing and dynamic topic.
Title:
Chapter 1 From Ethics to Insurance
 Basics of Cannabis Law Series
Date+Time:
March 30, 2022

12:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)
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Speakers:

• Lisa Pitman. Lisa is a pioneering figure in the emerging legalized hemp/cannabis industry. She is the chair of the American Bar Association’s Cannabis Law & Policy Committee and a non-resident fellow of the Drug Policy Program at Rice University. She presented the ABA’s first marijuana law CLE at its annual meeting in New York in 2017. Simply put, Lisa is considered to be the First Lady of Texas Cannabis Law.
• Kurshid Khohja. Khurshid is the Founder of Greenbridge Corporate Counsel, a minority-owned business law firm founded in 2012, representing clientele in California and Hawaii from across numerous sectors in the legal cannabis industry. As a dedicated industry advocate, he serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) and as Co-chair of the NCIA Policy Council, which generates policy proposals for advancing the reform of federal cannabis laws and the protection of the legal cannabis industry. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA), and as Co-chair of MCBA’s Policy Committee.

Sponsored By:
Alta Pro
Credit:

Pending approval in: CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WI; check with sponsor if you need to be sure. You may be able to self-apply in some states.

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March 16: Social Engineering There's Nothing Social About it

We can’t save you from Tweet Storms, but we can help you protect yourself from Cyber Criminals!
Please join us on March 16th for a special FREE CLE webinar around the threats and dangers of Social Engineering, featuring KnowBe4’s Erich Kron.

Title:
Social Engineering There's Nothing Social About it 

Date+Time:
March 16, 2022

12 PM ET
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Speaker:

Erich Kron

Brought to you by:
L2 Insurance Agency in conjunction with Alta Pro RPG

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

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January 26: The High Cost of Poor Legal Writing

A powerhouse panel will unpack the key ingredients of effective legal writing and offer perspectives on how practitioners can bring greater clarity and vigor to their written work. Panelists will discuss strategies for enhancing readability and expression and offer practical tips to help the legal writer capture and hold the reader’s attention.

Title:
The High Cost of Poor Legal Writing
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

1:00 PM EST

12:00 PM CST

11:00 PM MST

10:00 PM PST  
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Darby Dickerson, President & Dean - Southwestern Law School
• Erwin Chemerinsk, Dean, University of California Berkeley School of Law
• Alyson N. No, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Wallace B. Jefferson, Partner, Alexander Dubose Jefferson

CLE Credit:
This course is approved for 1 general credit in AL, CO, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, MS, OH, OK, TN. This course is approved for 1 ethics credit in ND, NV, TX, WI. Attorney Protective is an Approved Multiple Activity Provider in CA and NJ and this webinar will qualify for 1.2 CLE (ethics/professionalism) in NJ, and 1 CLE (legal ethics) in CA. Attorney Protective is an Accredited Provider in PA & VT and this webinar will qualify for 1 CLE (ethics) in PA & VT. This course is approved for 1.2 ethics credit in MO. This course is approved for 1 law and legal credit in WA. NY attorneys may apply this course toward 1 CLE credit in accordance with the NY approved jurisdiction policy. CLE credit has been applied for and pending approval for 1 CLE (ethics) credit in most states. Please check back here to view updates regarding CLE credit approval. NH MCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities. Attorney Protective believes this live webcast meets the requirements of the NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for 60 minutes of Ethics..
By:
Attorney Protective

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May 19: Videoconferencing Tutorial for Remote Depositions

This Complimentary CLE Accredited Live Webinar provides an easy step by step guide on how to start videoconferencing for remote depositions.
Title:
Videoconferencing Tutorial for Remote Depositions  

Date+Time:

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT
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CLE Credit:
Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

You may be able to self-apply for credit in other states.

By:

Litigation Services.com: From software to integrated services, Litigation Services is dedicated to more efficiently managing resources for the entire discovery phase of legal cases.

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September 2019: The Art of Cross Examination

This Continuing Legal Education program (free through the month of September 2019 for ATL subscribers - which itself is free)  reviews the basic concepts of effective cross examination and highlights techniques which can be used to strengthen your cross examination skills - whether you are a newly-minted trial lawyer beginning your career, or a seasoned attorney seeking to refresh and refine their cross examination abilities.
Learning Objectives:

• Organize your evidence so that you are prepared to impeach the witness and undermine their testimony at any time during trial
• Discuss the best cross examination questions to bolster your credibility with the judge and jury
• Control the witness and behave with confidence, but not swagger, in the courtroom.

Title:
The Art of Cross Examination
By:
Above the Law + Lawline
Credit:

• Alaska
• Arizona 
• Arkansas
• California
• Connecticut
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Illinois 
• Indiana
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you might be able to self-apply.

Speaker:

Jim Quinn is an accomplished trial lawyer who served for many years as head of the Litigation Department of the international law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Mr. Quinn specializes in high stakes commercial disputes. He has practiced in all areas of complex litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on antitrust, securities, false advertising, sports, entertainment, patent and related complex intellectual property litigation. Mr. Quinn’s most recent notable engagements include obtaining for CBS the dismissal with prejudice of a landmark putative class action in which current and former NCAA Division I college football and basketball players alleged that CBS, along with a host of college athletic conferences, other networks and licensors, profited from the broadcast and use of those Student-Athletes’ names, likenesses and images without permission; winning for CBS Corporation the dismissal, affirmed on appeal, of a putative securities fraud class action relating to a $14 billion impairment; obtaining a complete dismissal for ESPN, Inc. and certain Walt Disney Co. companies in a $130 million suit brought by Echostar concerning alleged contract breaches relating to rights to ESPN and Disney’s high-definition television networks; securing a complete dismissal for CBS Corporation in a $70 million breach of contract, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty suit filed by its former anchorman and correspondent Dan Rather stemming from his departure from the network in 2006; on behalf of ExxonMobil, defeating class certification of a purported national class alleging that major petroleum companies conspired to restrict the supply of gasoline; and securing summary judgment for ESPN, Inc. in litigation against boxing promoter Don King who alleged defamation and false light invasion of privacy and sought $2.5 billion in damages.

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October 15/Multiple Locations: The Red Shield Symposium

The Red Shield Symposium, formerly the Estate & Charitable Gift Planning Institute (ECGPI), is a nationally renowned, group-live web cast focused on bringing together donor advisors to learn the latest on estate planning, the effects that legislation has on charitable donations, and how The Salvation Army will meet your clients' philanthropic goals.
Title:
The Red Shield Symposium
When/Where:
October 15, 2019
9:00 AM-5:00 PM ET
Multiple locations. It appears that the webcast is not generally available, but rather must be reviewed at local sites.
Registration Required - Seating is Limited and Fills Up Early
Credit:
Continuing education credits are available for CLE, CPE, CFP, CTFA, and Insurance in select states.: ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, HAWAII, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN
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September 14: Webcast - How to Bill Without Getting Burned - #MCLE

Title:

Your firms’ billing practices can be the source of great frustration for your clients and can also land you
in front of a disciplinary board. On the other hand, the right billing practices can reinforce the value of your services to your clients and spur more business. Your approach can make all the difference. Join speakers Sally Field, J.D. and Richard Ford, J.D. to learn the ethical pitfalls to avoid and how to bill
without getting burned.
Title:
How to Bill Without Getting Burned
When/Where:
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
10:00 AM Pacific Time
12:00 PM-1:05 Central Time
1:00 PM-2:05 Eastern Time
Preregister Now!
Speakers:

• J. Calhoun Watson, Sowell Gray, Columbia, South Carolina.
• Sally Field, Attorney and Legal Professional Liability Leader of Attorney Protective.

CLE credit:

• Attorney Protective is an Approved Multiple Activity Provider in CA and NJ and this webinar will qualify for 1 CLE credit in those states. 
• This webinar is approved for 1 CLE credit (Ethics) in AL, CO, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, ME, NC, NV, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT and VA. 
• This webinar is approved for 1.2 CLE credit hours (Professionalism) in MO. 
• This webinar is approved for 1 CLE credit (professional conduct) in OH. 
• This webinar is approved for 1 general credit in IL and VT. 
• CLE credit is being applied for in multiple additional states. Please check back here to view updates regarding CLE credit approval.

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May 5: Teleconference - Recent Indiana Decisions #MCLE

Richard Clem

This program will be a summary of recent decisions from the Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as decisions of interest from other courts. At this time, expected topics include:

• Criminal law, attempt
• Criminal law, resisting law enforcement
• Immigration, asylum
• Contracts, fraudulent inducement
• Employer liability for acts of employee

Course materials for this program are available at this link.
Title:
Recent Indiana Decisions
When/Where:
May 5, 2014
12:00 Noon Central Daylight Time (Chicago time)
17:00 GMT
Telephone Conference Call
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:
 CLE credit: One standard CLE credit approved for in Iowa (activity number 137111) and Minnesota (event code 189742). One standard CLE credit applied for in Indiana (distance learning) and Wisconsin. 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 approved. 
• Indiana: 1.0 CLE credit applied for. Attorney Clem will report attendance by Indiana attorneys to the Indiana CLE office. After the program when requesting CLE credit, please inform me if you are an Indiana attorney so that I can include your name on the report.
• 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.
• Wisconsin: 1.0 CLE credit applied for.
• Other States: CLE credit is available in many other states if the participating attorney applies for credit.

Speaker:
Richard P. Clem is 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).

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April 10/Indianapolis: Speaking of Guantanamo

In a combination museum exposition and lecture, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven H. David, ‘82 and Indianapolis attorney Richard Kammen discuss their experiences defending detainees held at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Title:
Speaking of Guantánamo 
When/Where:
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Opening Reception
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Cultural Arts Gallery, 2nd floor, IUPUI Campus Center.
"Speaking of Guantanamo"
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
IUPUI Campus Center, Room 450A
420 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Speakers:

• Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven H. David
• Indianapolis attorney Richard Kammen
• Moderator: Professor George Edwards, IU McKinney School of Law. 

By:

• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, the museum studies program, the public history program, the history department, and the international studies program, all units of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, and the Museum Studies Club. 

Credit: 
1.5 Hours
More:
http://indylaw.indiana.edu/cle/events.cfm?eid=592

November 15/Indianapolis: Indianapolis Women Working for the Right to Vote: the Forgotten Drama of 1917 #MCLE

Following the passage of Maston-McKinley Suffrage Bill, in the fall of 1917, between 30,000 and 40,000 Indianapolis women registered to vote. The bill, passed earlier that year, granted women the right to vote in municipal elections, school elections, liquor matters, and constitutional convention elections. While the bill did not grant women the right to vote in presidential and state elections, this “limited suffrage” gave them a significantly amplified voice in the public realm.
William Knight, an Indianapolis lumber company owner, quickly filed a lawsuit claiming the legislature did not have the right to extend their voter base through these means. Both the Marion Superior Court and the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Knight and women lost their right to vote.
Title:
Indianapolis Women Working for the Right to Vote: the Forgotten Drama of 1917
When/Where:
Thursday, November 15, 2012
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Indiana Supreme Court
315 Indiana State House
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Registration will be completed at the door.
Credit:
1.5 hours
Speaker:
Jennifer Kalvaitis
By:

• Indiana Supreme Court
• Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education

More:
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/3572.htm

July 26/Bloomington, IN: 2012 Public Access Seminar #MCLE

Citizens' rights and officials' responsibilities under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, Indiana Open Door Law, and House Enrolled Act 1003.
Title:
2012 Public Access Seminar
When/Where:
July 26, 2012
6 to 8 p.m.
Ernie Pyle Hall, 214
940 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7108
Speakers:

• Joe Hoage, Indiana public access counselor.
• Anne Mullin O'Connor, deputy attorney general and the state's first public access counselor.
• Steve Key, executive director and general counsel of the HSPA.

By:

• Indiana University School of Journalism
• Office of the Indiana Attorney General
• Indiana Public Access Counselor's Office
• Hoosier State Press Association.

Credit:
Attorneys must register in order to qualify for 2.0 hours of free CLE.
Registration:
Register now at http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/2840.htm
Or contact the attorney general's office at 317-233-6143.
More Information At:
"School hosts legal rights access seminar Thursday" by George Vlahakis, IU News Room.