May 14: San Francisco - Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation

What happens when a client’s insurance company denies a claim or fails to provide adequate coverage? This training will focus on bad faith litigation, particularly evaluating insurance coverage and handling claims that have risen to the level of bad faith. The training will also outline the ten things attorneys must know to evaluate a client’s insurance case.

All active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms are welcome to attend any of ALRP’s free MCLE trainings. Attorneys who are not currently members of the Panel are requested to join our Panel and accept two ALRP referrals in the next year. Pre-registration is required to attend.
Title:
Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
When/Where:
May 14, 2015
5:30pm - 7:00pm
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Speaker:
Guy Kornblum, Esq. – Kornblum Cochran Erickson Harbison – www.kcehlaw.com
By:
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
MCLE Credits:
1.5 General CLE Credits
Cost:
Free to active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms
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May 4: San Diego - Searching for Breakfast: Dechert's Annual Seminar on #Trademark Clearance

Join us at the Padres' Hall of Fame at PETCO Park, where Glenn Gundersen (author of the INTA book Trademark Searching) and Dechert's Trademark Team cover all the bases at their annual seminar on the latest trademark clearance issues and trends. You'll get a panoramic view of the ballfield, and a 360 degree perspective on the latest in searching. This year's up-to-the-minute breakfast briefing will explore the latest search tools and techniques, the impact of social media and mobile apps, and other
key developments.
Dechert’s nationally recognized trademark practice is ranked among the top firms by The Legal 500, Chambers, Best Lawyers in America, World Trademark Review 1000, Managing Intellectual Property and other peer and client surveys of the country’s top IP attorneys.
Title:
Searching for Breakfast: Dechert's Annual Seminar on Trademark Clearance
During the INTA Annual Meeting in San Diego
When/Where:
May 4, 2015
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
San Diego, CA
Speaker:
Glenn A. Gundersen
By:
Dechert
Credit:
Application for credit in CA, IL, MN, NJ, NY, PA and TX is currently pending.
Cost:
There is no fee to attend, but space is limited.

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April 16: Webcast - Local Immigration Laws and their Impact on Hispanic/Latino Health

Federal immigration enforcement policies have been increasingly delegated to state and local jurisdictions. This shift has resulted largely from the implementation of two federal initiatives: section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Secure Communities program. Some evidence suggests that both section 287(g) and the Secure Communities program contribute to Hispanic/Latino immigrants’ general mistrust of local law enforcement, as well as fear of utilizing a variety of public services and accessing health care services. This webinar will introduce new research investigating the impact these laws may have on access to care and how barriers created by immigration laws could impact health. Presenters will offer practical suggestions to help public health practitioners, health care providers and community workers address these barriers.
Title:
Local Immigration Laws and their Impact on Hispanic/Latino Health
When/Where:
Thursday, April 16, 2015
1 p.m. ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Omar Martinez, J.D., M.P.H., M.S., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University
• Susan Auger, M.S.W., M.A., Ph.D., President & Founder, Auger Communications
• Daniel P. Brown, J.D., Daniel Brown Law Office, PHLLC
• Moderator: Sarah Somers, J.D., M.P.H., Managing Attorney, the Network for Public Health Law - Southeastern Region

By:

• Public Health Law Research 
• Network for Public Health Law.

Credit:
Attendees may qualify for CLE credit through ASLME. ASLME is an approved provider of continuing legal education credits in several states, and will also apply for CLE credits in other states upon request.
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April 14: San Francisco - Affirmative Lawsuits in Housing #MCLE

What affirmative remedies do tenants have when there are problems with the rental dwelling and/or the landlord? While cross-complaints are not permitted in eviction actions, there are a broad range of affirmative actions available to tenants, from repair-and-deduct to civil suit for breach of warranty of habitability, constructive eviction, and several other well-established causes of action. Other less drastic options for dealing with landlord/tenant problems also exist. These tenant remedies will be the subject of this training. Fred Feller received his law degree from Georgetown University and specializes in premises liability, landlord-tenant law, and insurance defense litigation.
Title:
Affirmative Lawsuits in Housing
When/Where:
April 14, 2015
5:30pm - 7:00pm
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Speaker:
Presented by Fred Feller, Esq. – Buresh Kaplan Feller & Chang – www.bkjf.com
By:
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
MCLE Credits:
1.5 General CLE Credits
Cost:
Free to active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms,
All active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms are welcome to attend any of ALRP’s free MCLE trainings. Attorneys who are not currently members of the Panel are requested to join our Panel and accept two ALRP referrals in the next year. Pre-registration is required to attend.
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May 7: Webcast - The Cargo Cult of Legal Marketing Regulation

Hosted by:
Josh King
General Counsel &
VP of Business Development,
Avvo

“Cargo Cults” of the Pacific attempted to bring back the material abundance islanders had enjoyed during WWII by replicating the circumstances associated with those outcomes. Similarly, attorney regulators often enforce outdated legal marketing regulations despite the abscence of harm that those regulations were originally designed to prevent.

Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• How historic prohibitions on "runners and cappers" are being used to squelch today's performance-based advertising methods.
• The prevalence of mechanically applying rules in situations where there is no risk of consumer harm.
• A new approach bars could use to protect consumers AND the free speech rights of attorneys.

Title:
The Cargo Cult of Legal Marketing Regulation
When/Where:
May 7, 2015
10AM (PT) / 1PM (ET)
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Speaker:
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, TX, WA
For other states, consult your state's credit-granting authority.
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
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June 5: DC - Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training

This program provides training free of charge to attorneys who agree to counsel and/or represent a veteran/VA claimant or family member before the Veterans Court. As well as receiving the day-long training, attorneys who participate are assigned a case that has been screened for merit and provided a screening memo outlining the issues in the case. Volunteers are also assigned a mentor (a practicing veterans’ law lawyer or practitioner) to give advice and share sample pleadings. Attorneys also receive the Veterans Benefits Manual (VBM) and other resource materials.
Attorneys who participate receive free training in exchange for a commitment to handle at least one appeal that is before the Veterans Court. Attorneys with little or no prior veterans’ law experience are generally able to capably represent an appellant before the Veterans Court provided they attend the training seminar and maintain contact with their mentor. Most cases can be completed in 50 to 60 hours; many cases may require fewer hours. A typical case lasts about 1 year from the time that the attorney enters the case. Some cases may be resolved more quickly and some may take longer.
These trainings tend to fill up quickly, so register asap.
Title:
Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training
When/Where:
June 5, 2015
9:00AM to 5:00PM
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
1101 K Street NW
Washington DC 20005
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By:
Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
Credit:
These trainings have always featured a great many free CLE credit recognized in most or all mandatory CLE states.

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April 22: Webcast - Practical and Ethical Issues in Compensating Fact Witnesses: Are the Benefits Worth the Headache?

Not only expert witnesses request payment for their time preparing for trial and their testimony, as once was the trend. Now fact witnesses with special knowledge about the case sometimes expect to be compensated as well. Although rules regarding compensation of fact witnesses have loosened over the years, such payments are not unconstrained. ABA Model Rule 3.4 (b) and the Federal Anti-Gratuity Statute provide some guidance on this topic, but have been criticized for being too vague. In this webinar, you will learn practical advice on how to structure payments to fact witnesses, how to disclose such payments to opposing counsel, and other procedures that will not only help deflect the unavoidable appearance of impropriety associated from such payments, but will also help prevent sanctions from the court.
During the webinar, we will discuss the following:

• An overview and interpretation of rules and statutes relating to compensation of fact witnesses
• Exemplary legal opinions dealing with such compensation
• Structuring and disclosing payments
• Sanctions and other ramifications if compensation is done incorrectly.

Title:
Practical and Ethical Issues in Compensating Fact Witnesses: Are the Benefits Worth the Headache?
When/Where:
April 22, 2015
9:00 am PDT / 10:00 am MDT / 11:00 am CDT / 12:00 noon EDT.
Live webcast; registration required.
Speaker: 
Fitch Even partner Eric L. Broxterman
Presented by: 
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Credit: 
1 hr CLE CA/IL/NE; Other states may also reward credit upon attendee request.
Cost: 
 Free. Registration required.
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May 7: San Francisco - Introduction to Landlord/Tenant Law

This training teaches the basics of representing persons living with HIV/AIDS and low-income tenants who are facing eviction. Primary topics will include an understanding of subsidized versus private housing, rent-control issues, and an overview of the unlawful detainer process, discovery, settlement, and trial.

All active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms are welcome to attend any of ALRP’s free MCLE trainings. Attorneys who are not currently members of the Panel are requested to join our Panel and accept two ALRP referrals in the next year. Pre-registration is required to attend.
Title:
Introduction to Landlord/Tenant Law
When/Where:
May 7, 2015
5:30pm - 7:00pm
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Speaker:
Ora Prochovnick, Esq. – John F. Kennedy University Housing Advocacy Clinic
By:
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
MCLE Credits:
1.5 General CLE Credits
Cost:
Free to active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms
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May 14: Webcast -The Effect of Storm Water Runoff on Commercial and Private Properties

Title:
The Effect of Storm Water Runoff on Commercial and Private Properties
When/Where:
May 14, 2015
02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Douglas Beyerlein has over 30 years of experience in numerous aspects of water resources planning, flood studies and stormwater management. Before co-founding Clear Creek Solutions, Mr. Beyerlein worked for Hydrocomp and Anderson-Nichols in the San Francisco Bay Area. He later worked for Snohomish County Surface Water Management and AQUA TERRA Consultants in Everett, Washington. As senior hydrologic engineer and engineering group supervisor for Snohomish County, Mr. Beyerlein helped to develop the surface water management program for the county. His responsibilities included watershed planning, streamflow and water quality monitoring, lake management, public education, flood control planning, development of county drainage code, and compliance with state and federal water quality laws. Mr. Beyerlein is licensed as a registered professional engineer in Washington and California and is certified as a Professional Hydrologist by the American Institute of Hydrology. He is also a member of the American Water Resources Association and the American Geophysical Union.
By:
The TASA Group, Inc.
Credit:
Typically, TASA does not apply for credit, but the presenters and content appear to satisfy CLE requirements in a number of jurisdictions in which participants may self-apply for credit.
Cost:
Free.

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May 5: NYC + Philadelphia - Complex Commercial Litigation: Class Actions and Multidistrict Actions

This program will introduce participants to both Class Actions and Multidistrict Litigation - their purposes, enabling legislation, and how they are actually organized and function.
Title:
Complex Commercial Litigation: Class Actions and Multidistrict Actions
A CLE Seminar Presented by Dechert LLP
When/Where:
May 5, 2015
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Live program: New York, NY
Via videoconference: Philadelphia, PA
Speaker:
Joseph K. Hetrick
By:
Dechert
Credit:
CLE credit is pending in CA, NJ, NY and PA.
Cost:
No charge

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