Thursday, December 10, 2020

December 11: Crimmigration and the Ethical Duty to Advise II

FREE Ethics CLE, with credit approved in New Mexico.

Date+Time:
December 11, 2020
12 PM - 1 PM (MST)
Title:
Crimmigration and the Ethical Duty to Advise II
Speakers:
Anne Taylor & Kimberly Chavez Cook
By:
  • University of New Mexico School of Law
  • The Jacqueline Leaffer Foundation
Credit:
Approved by NMMCLE for 1.0 Ethics credits.
To register:
email: burbank at law.unm.edu

December 7-11: Health Law 2021

Cozen O'Connor’s Health Care & Life Sciences industry team is proud to present this year’s Health Law 2021 program virtually starting on Monday, December 7. Please join us for five interactive sessions covering critical issues for health care businesses as we move into 2021. Please sign up individually for each webinar you would like to attend. 
Title:
Credit:
CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.
Speakers:
  • Mark L. Alderman
  • David L. Barron
  • Alexandra Campau
  • Brian Casal
  • Gregory M. Fliszar
  • Jonathan M. Grossman
  • David L. Hackett
  • Aaron Krauss
  • Patrick G. Martin
  • Christopher Raphaely
  • David Reichenberg
  • Danielle E. Sapega
  • Howard Schweitzer
  • John D. Shire
  • Anna Will Kentz
By:
Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

January 28: Introduction to Boolean on Fastcase

This free Continuing Legal Education program teaches the use of boolean logic in legal research on Fastcase.
Title:
Introduction to Boolean on Fastcase
Date and Time of This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar:
Presented by:
Fastcase
Credit:
Fastcase webcasts earn credit in many states; check with your credit-granting authority. You may have to apply on your own.
Cost:
Free. Registration required.

December 9: Avoiding Pitfalls That Can Lead to Disciplinary Action

Lawyers are human, and like everyone else, they sometimes make mistakes when representing clients. In some cases, the mistakes are small and easily fixable, and other times the mistakes are serious and can lead to discipline, including losing the right to practice law. Join William McCaffery, J.D., Partner of L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P. located in New York and Erin McCartney, J.D. Risk Management Lead at Attorney Protective, as they discuss common ethics violations that can lead to disciplinary complaints. This course will focus on ethical traps, and provide best practice tips on how to avoid a disciplinary action. The webinar will also include a review of applicable ethics rules and discuss what actions to consider should a disciplinary matter arise.
Title:
Avoiding Pitfalls That Can Lead to Disciplinary Action
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
12:00 PM CST (10:00 AM PST)
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!
Speakers:
  • William McCaffery, J.D., Partner of L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P. located in New York 
  • Erin McCartney, J.D. Risk Management Lead at Attorney Protective.
CLE Credit:
By:
Attorney Protective

December 9: Conquering Remote Learning Challenges (Part 2 of "Parenting In The Lifeboat")

It’s onerous to be a lawyer, parent, and teacher all at the same time. How do you balance the needs of multiple children – and what about managing your own career?
There are additional challenges if you have a child with learning difficulties or a child who just doesn’t thrive in a remote learning environment. This session will deliver practical solutions for helping your child succeed and restore or create sustainable work-life balance during the pandemic and beyond.
Title:
Parenting in the Lifeboat
Session 2: Conquering Remote Learning Challenges

Date+Time:
December 9, 2020
12:00 PM in Mountain Time
11:00 PM in Pacific Time

Speakers:
  • Andrea Pitman is the Executive Director and Founder of The Nectar Group. She is a Certified Teacher, Master Level Certified Cognitive Coach, Educational Consultant, and Psychometrist with over 19 years of experience and she has consulted with over 80 learning centers across the US to help improve student outcomes. With a rich background in education and neuroscience, she pinpoints the root issues of learning challenges and creates comprehensive plans of action to help students achieve excellent results.
  • Danni Gugel, M.Ed. is the Director of The Nectar Group and is an Expert Level Cognitive Skills and Academic Coach, Certified Teacher, and Psychometrist. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English education from Colorado State University and her Master of Education as a Reading Specialist from Regis University. Danni always encourages her students to excel while fostering excellence from her colleagues to get the best results possible for her students.
By:
Credit:
The event appears to have been submitted for credit in Colorado and Washington State; you may be able to self-apply in other jurisdictions.
More Information And Registration
Additional Programs In This Series Will Follow!

Monday, December 7, 2020

December 17: Essential Roadmap to Divorce

While a qualified family law attorney can help you with foundational asset division and custody, there are other crucial factors to consider when contemplating divorce. Factors include:
  • How can you ensure your assets are divided in a way that benefits you in the long term?
  • How can you revoke your former spouse’s rights to make medical and other important decisions for you if you become incapacitated and cannot speak for yourself?
  • How can you rearrange your finances to stay in your home after the divorce?
  • How can you calmly discuss these issues with your spouse in order to establish a mutual resolution?
Whether you are contemplating divorce, or you have clients who look to you for guidance and support, this workshop will introduce you to trusted professionals who collaborate with family law attorneys and divorcing clients to ease the transition for better financial and emotional outcomes.
This will be an interactive Zoom meeting, so please be prepared for introductions and to talk about your big wins in our breakout rooms at the start of the meeting. For MCLE verification of attendance, we encourage everyone to use computers rather than phones to call in.
Title:
Essential Roadmap to Divorce
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, December 17, 2020
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Attendance is Limited - Register Now!
Speakers:
  • Amanda Keith, Home Equity Retirement Specialist
  • Patricia De Fonte, Estate Planning Attorney
  • Alice Shikina, Mediator
  • Karen D. Sparks, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
By:
The Attorney Action Club is a network of San Francisco Bay Area lawyers who host monthly topical discussions on attorney work life balance and law practice management.
Cost:
Free; registration is limited
Credit:
California: 1 MCLE credit; You may be able to self-apply for other jurisdictions.
More Information And Registration

January 7+21: Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase 7

Title:
Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase 7
When/Where:
Webcast - Register Now!
Speakers:
Presented by:
Fastcase
Credit:
Fastcase webcasts earn credit in many states. Check with your credit-granting authority. You may have to apply on your own.
Cost:
Free. Registration required.

Friday, December 4, 2020

January 4: A Knight in Shining Armor: Representing Individuals in Times of Crisis

This 90-minute free CLE presentation is for legal professionals who represent primarily individual clients. It will cover many of the critical considerations that require prompt responses to emergencies, as well as anticipating the needs of individuals in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Identify the many ways a crisis can impact an individual client’s life
  • Understand emergency and disaster response
  • Identify changes to laws and emergency regulations impacting individuals
  • Understand the impact of the Digital Divide
  • Utilize Best Practices for practicing from home
  • Guide clients through employment changes
  • Guide clients through financial difficulty
  • Handle emergent family law issues
  • Handle civil, criminal and probate litigation cases related to an emergency
  • Identify areas of need and quickly learning new practice areas
  • Understand where to find resources for novel legal issues.
Title:
A Knight in Shining Armor: Representing Individuals in Times of Crisis
Webinar Dates And Times:
Speaker:
Jared Millisor
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin; you may be able to apply for credit in other states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis

Thursday, December 3, 2020

December 4,9+14: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts


In this free Continuing Legal Education course you will learn of advanced online legal research methods to harness your potential as a researcher and to maintain that competency.
Title:
Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts
Webinar Dates and Times:
Credit:
1 credit hour in most states that allow online credits.
By:
LexisNexis

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December 17: 2020 Year in Review - Look Back and Look Ahead

To say that 2020 has been a challenging year would be an understatement. This webinar will be a roundtable format focusing on the critical takeaways for employers from the COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated legal developments in a Biden administration.
We will cover:

Workplace trends that are likely to continue into 2021, such as telework and other accommodations
Strategies for returning employees safely to the workplace in 2021
What steps employers should be considering to encourage or mandate vaccination for COVID-19
The latest on the extension of the FFCRA and emergency paid sick leave and family leave
Biden administration priorities and impact on 2020 legal developments
Title:
2020 Year in Review - Look Back and Look Ahead
Webinar Date+Time:
December 17, 2020
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!
Credit:
CLE is approved in CA, IL, NV, NY, PA, and TX. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.
Speakers:
  • David L. Barron
  • Jeremy J. Glenn
  • Michele Miller
  • Michael C. Schmidt
By:
Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.