June 20: Seattle - Negotiating Justice: Advancing Racial Equity and Client Goals

One of the most challenging skills an attorney can conquer is learning to humanize their client and translating that practice into a successful negotiation of their client’s case. This CLE will focus on how to improve your awareness of the obstacles our clients face in their lives. You will learn how to negotiate your cases in a way that uses this understanding.
Title:
Negotiating Justice: Advancing Racial Equity and Client Goals
When/Where:
Friday, June 20, 2014
8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
University of Washington School of Law
Gates Hall, Room 138
4293 Memorial Way
Seattle, WA
Advance registration is required.
Speakers:

• John A Powell, Berkeley Law, an internationally recognized expert in civil rights, civil liberties and structural racism, ethnicity, housing, poverty and democracy.
• Judge Robert S. Lasnik, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, who recently decided the landmark Wilbur v. Mount Vernon case concerning meaningful representation of indigent clients.
• Michele Storms, UW School of Law/Travis Stearns, WDA
• Ben Goldsmith, The Defender Association-King County
• La Rond Baker, ACLU-WA
• Candelaria Murillo, Columbia Legal Services
• Lara Zarowsky, UW School of Law
• Travis Stearns
• Judge Robert S. Lasnik

Cost:
This program is free and open to Washington Defender Association members, civil legal services attorneys, attorneys in private practice who handle pro bono cases and law students.
Credit:
6.75 CLE credits requested (including 1.0 ethics).
By:

• University of Washington Law School
• Washington Defender Association, 
• Columbia Legal Services
• ACLU-WA
• Northwest Justice Project
• TeamChild
• Center for Children & Youth Justice.

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June 18: Deadline - Washington State Proposed #MCLE changes: Comment Now!

From the WSBA:
Proposed New MCLE Rule — Your Feedback Is Invited

The MCLE Task Force has completed its first draft of a new mandatory continuing legal education rule (APR 11) for the 21st century. Your feedback is invited. The deadline for a response to this initial draft is by the end of the day on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
This draft is for discussion purposes only. The MCLE Task Force will consider the feedback from lawyers and CLE sponsors in June and from the BOG in July to update the proposed MCLE rule for the BOG to consider at their September meeting. The goal is to send the final APR 11 to the Court for consideration in October.
APR 11 Changes

A summary of the key proposed changes to the MCLE rule are listed below.

• The live credit requirement is eliminated.
• The minimum ethics requirement is increased to 7 credits (from 6 credits) per three-year reporting period.
• A minimum of 15 credits per reporting period must be earned by attending courses in the new “law and legal procedure” category of approved course subjects.
• The remaining 23 credits may be earned in any of the approved course subject areas or by completing any of the other approved activities for credit. There are no caps on any approved activities or course subjects.
• Approved course subjects are expanded to include courses on:
• Professional development (including leadership, career development and presentation skills),
• Personal development and mental health (including meditation and stress reduction),
• Practice development, marketing, and responsibilities when opening or closing an office, Improving the legal system.
• Mentoring is approved for credit when the program has been approved by the MCLE Board.
• Reporting period compliance by comity — the lawyer:
• Must complete by February 1 (including submission of the comity certificate and comity processing fee);
• Will be assessed a late fee for failure to meet requirements by the deadline.
• Petitions for extension, modification, or waiver may be filed only if the lawyer is experiencing undue hardship (e.g. serious illness, extreme financial hardship, or disability) that affects the lawyer’s ability to meet the education or reporting requirements.
• The Association may audit an individual lawyer’s compliance certification to substantiate participation in the activities listed on the certification.
• All sponsors must submit course approval application forms (Form 1s) no later than 15 days to the start or availability of the program.
• Accredited sponsors have the same deadlines as sponsors.
• The MCLE rule is much simpler and clearer; the MCLE regulations are eliminated.

Feel free to contact Kathy Todd, MCLE Board Secretary, at kathyt@wsba.org with any questions or comments.

July 10: Webcast - Introduction to Boolean (Keyword) Search (2014)

Title:
Introduction to Boolean (Keyword) Search (2014)
When/Where:
Wednesday, July 10, 2014
4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Webcast - Preregistration Required
Credit:Typically Fastcase webinars are eligable for free CLE credit in Arizona, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois (ISBA members only), Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
More:
http://www.fastcase.com/webinars/

June 24: Many Locations - In-House Attorneys and the Attorney-Client Privilege

This presentation will discuss the attorney-client privilege and special considerations faced by in-house counsel.
Title:
In-House Attorneys and the Attorney-Client Privilege
When/Where:
June 24, 2014
4:00-5:30 pm EDT / 3:00-4:30 pm CDT / 1:00-2:30 am PDT.
Live Seminar Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Videoconference Locations:
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Princeton, NJ
San Francisco, CA
Mountain View, CA
Washington, D.C.
Speaker:
Christopher S. Ruhland
By:
Dechert
Credit:

CLE credit is pending in CA, IL, NC, NJ, NY, PA and TX.

Cost:
No charge

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July 17: Webcast - Being Smart With Social Media

Avvo’s General Counsel will cover the latest decisions and opinions surrounding social media and the ethics rules governing legal marketing. Examples will be included highlighting the most effective – and ethical – ways lawyers can use social media to develop business, as well as a number of ways that social media is often misused by attorneys. Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn:

• The difference between inbound and outbound marketing – and why it’s critical to understanding ethical use of social media
• How the rules governing attorney marketing are limited by the First Amendment
• Why professionalism is of paramount importance in a world of easy, ubiquitous communication.

Title:
Being Smart With Social Media
When/Where:
July 17, 2014
10:00am PST to 11:00am PST
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Speaker:
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
CA, FL, IL, TX, WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
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July 9: Seattle - Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Social Media #MCLE

Attorney Desiree Hosanna will address how to obtain a domestic violence protection order (DVPO) or defend against a DVPO using evidence from digital and social media, such as Facebook posts, texts, and emails.
Title:
Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Social Media
When/Where:
July 9, 2014
12-1 p.m.
1501 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1750
Seattle
Speaker:
Attorney Desiree Hosanna
By:
McKinley Irvin
Credit:
1 credit
Cost:
Free
Preregistration:
Please RSVP to this event by sending your name and bar number to cle@mckinleyirvin.com.

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June 30: NYC, Philadelphia + DC - Cross Examination of Witnesses

This class will be structured similarly to the direct examination class, but will be an exercise in cross examining both fact and expert witnesses of the opposing party. Again, videos will be used.

Title:
Cross Examination of Witnesses
When/Where:
June 30, 2014
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Live Location: New York, NY
Videoconference Locations:

• Philadelphia, PA
• Washington, D.C.

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

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June 16: Webcast - Cloud Business Models and the Evolution of Open Source Licenses

Software has become critical to the success of companies in industries far removed from technology from banking to automotive to manufacturing. Moreover software deployment is rapidly moving from “on premise” to functions provided by third party services without software being distributed (such as Salesforce.com) and the move by companies of their own IT infrastructure to cloud computing . This fundamental change in the manner in which software is used means that companies need to understand how OSS licenses apply in this new world.

Most open source licenses were developed around traditional software delivery models which provided that licensees received a copy of the software and didn’t anticipate the software making functions available without distribution of the software. The problem arose through the rise of Application Service Providers, frequently referred to as the “ASP Hole”, but the move to cloud computing has made the “exception” the rule. More recent OSS licenses have provisions that deal with software provided as a service or through the cloud. With the continuing shift to SAAS and cloud computing, this new class of licenses (including the AGPL) has become more important.

This webinar, presented by Black Duck with Karen Copenhaver, partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and Counsel for the Linux Foundation and Mark Radcliffe, partner at DLA Piper and General Counsel for the Open Source Initiative (OSI), will review the application of OSS licenses, particularly AGPL and other licenses in this new class, to these services.
Title:
Cloud Business Models and the Evolution of Open Source Licenses
When/Where:
June 16, 2014
11:30am EDT
Webcast - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Karen Copenhaver, partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and Counsel for the Linux Foundation 
• Mark Radcliffe, partner at DLA Piper and General Counsel for the Open Source Initiative (OSI), 

Credit:
The Sponsor says the event is "CLE Approved"

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July 8: Apple Valley, MN - Legal Apps/Social Media

Presenter Ellen Qualey Emerging Technologies Librarian University of Minnesota Law Library.

The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association (FDBA)offer monthly free Continuing Legal Education sessions. You do not have to be a FDBA member to attend.
Title:
Legal Apps/Social Media
When/Where:
July 8, 2014
8-9 a.m.
Dakota County Law Library
Apple Valley, MN
Speaker:
Ellen Qualey, Emerging Technologies Librarian, University of Minnesota Law Library.
By:
Dakota County Law Library
Credit:
CLE credit will be applied for.
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July 8: Minneapolis - Searching WestlawNext #MCLE (#lawyer)

The Hennepin County Law Library offers training on using technology to find law and legal materials.

• Hands-on training from a West instructor
• Focus on databases available in HCLL
• Focus on finding information
• Register Online or call 612-348-3024.

Title:
Searching WestlawNext
When/Where:
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
24th floor of the Courts Tower in the Hennepin County Government Center.
300 S 6th St‎
Minneapolis, MN 55487
By:
Hennepin County Law Library
Cost:
There is no charge for HCLL subscribers. Find out about becoming a subscriber.
Credit:
1 hour CLE credit
Upcoming Programs in 2014:

• Tuesday, August 12
• Tuesday, September 9
• Tuesday, October 14
• Tuesday, November 18
• Tuesday, December 9

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