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This course is a primer to class litigation, in essentially three parts: Part 1 is class action legal theory, Part 2 is the public policy debate, and Part 3 is class litigation in practice. Part 1 will address the creation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, as well as key legal developments in class action law, including Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, Amchem v. Windsor, and others, up through the present day. Part 2 will address the major arguments both for and against class actions as public policy. Part 3 will address class litigation in practice, tracing changes in how class actions are litigated over time, and how class litigation has been practically impacted by developments in class action case law, with a focus on how to use the current law to successfully prosecute or defend a class action.

In this beginning to intermediate course, learn from an expert with more than 14 years of asylum experience on the best practices and tips on how to prepare the asylum application and additional supplemental materials to put your client’s best case forward. Whether it's your first time, or you have experience, compare notes and learn suggestions from a diversified successful asylum practice by immigration attorney Ruby L. Powers. Learn asylum office specific advice on preferences for filing deadlines and specific details of various asylum offices. In addition to the application and supplemental materials, learn how to prepare your client for the best asylum interview or immigration court hearing experience. This course will cover the three sections of the affirmative asylum interview and best practices to prepare your client for a smooth experience in an already stressful process. Assimilate the best practices on how to prepare your client for the immigration court hearing and being cross examined by the trial attorney and the immigration judge. Study how to formulate and anticipate questions so your client will be prepared for the interview or hearing.

While the First Amendment is most commonly associated with "free speech,” there are five distinct freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment: freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances, and the prohibition of an establishment of a state religion in America. These limitations on government power over individual expression and association stand at the core of the American conception civil liberties, to such an extent that we often disregard them in our day to day lives. In this course, the celebrated retired civil rights attorney Samuel B. Cohen will explore the historical purposes and present applications of the First Amendment, showing the evolution of original concepts and the ways the law has adapted to meet new concerns in light of First Amendment rights. He will provide guidance for identifying and pleading First Amendment issues in litigation, as well as talking points for discussing the First Amendment with non-lawyers.

Depositions are an aspect of litigation that is fraught with ethical peril. There is little ability by the opposing party to regulate the preparation of the deponent, because the opposing party is not present. Unless the parties invite court intervention, no judge is present during the deposition itself to police the way the deposition is defended and taken. The format of online depositions present additional challenges. In this course we’ll discuss ethical traps for the unwary in the context of a realistic hypothetical employment discrimination case where online depositions are occurring

In this one hour program, attorney & author Frank Ramos will discuss in-depth the purpose of depositions, how to advance your case themes, support your case, and win at trial. This course will examine how to handle various types of witnesses, including the expert witness, and analyze how a witness will play a role in your case at trial. We will explore the importance of conducting witness due diligence and how that information will help you accomplish your deposition goals.

In this discussion of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the “Clean Water Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq., we will address the Clean Water Act and the Supreme Court’s “functional equivalent” standard established in the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife decision. We will cover the history of the Clean Water Act with respect to point sources, the evolution of how point sources have been defined since the Clean Water Act was established, and the newly adopted “functional equivalent” standard. We will focus our discussion on the County of Maui decision and address what the standard means for the environmental law practitioner.

When you try a case in front of a jury, it’s critical that you convey information in a way that best permits you to persuade those jurors. Learn how jurors understand evidence so you can create effective direct examinations that convince those jurors to find in your client’s favor. Learn the basic direct examination skills, including proper form and style of questioning, as well as advanced techniques to take your direct examinations to the next level.

Trade Secret Law is rather atypical among legal causes of action, including particularly intellectual property claims. In particular, depending on whether the claim is brought based on the law of a specific state—for example, Utah, Texas, or Wisconsin—or whether the claim is brought based on federal law, the elements one will need to prove may differ. In this introduction to Trade Secret Law, attorneys learn the basics of Trade Secret Law. The presentation is broken down into four sections—one for each possible element needed to be proven to prevail on a Trade Secret claim. In addition, a sample case addressing each element of the identified Trade Secret claim is thoroughly analyzed and discussed.

Wetlands are often attractive areas for development but wetland regulations can make it difficult to build at a property. This course will address how to identify wetlands, why wetlands matter, and how wetlands came to be regulated. Additionally, this course will explore the various types of permits for wetlands use and their processes. Throughout this course attorneys will gain familiarity with wetlands, their functions, and legal issues involved in their use.

Representing clients in immigration court requires skill, innovation, and perseverance. In this program, immigration attorney Ruby L. Powers will lay the groundwork for understanding the elements of the removal hearing process, considerations during each stage, and best practices for success as an effective litigator in immigration court. Powers will share from her 14 years in practice, having represented clients in more than eight states in this Federal area of practice, in the detained and non-detained setting.

This one-hour program discusses the science of stress and resilience and offers several strategies to combat stress in the legal practice and to prevent burnout. The objective of this course is to provide tools that will increase lawyer competency by learning to identify stress and appropriately respond to stressors.

Managed properly, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can assist employers and employees alike with respect to providing predictability and with handling the issues that arise when employees are on leave. But there are traps along the way, and Human Resources Departments and employment lawyers must be mindful of how to identify and avoid these traps. This intermediate-level class is for practitioners who have a working knowledge of the FMLA and now want to understand tactics and strategies, as well as best practices, so that they can avoid violating the law.

Now you know about ransomware. You know the types, you know how the attacks work, and you know what to do and not do in response to an attack. But so far, we’ve focused on how to stop the attack and resume operations as soon as possible. But in most cases, a ransomware attack also impacts individuals outside of an organization – customers and clients.

Before the Internet, there was no such thing as cybersquatting. But once the Internet came into existence, domain-name disputes soon followed. Although cybersquatting does not fit into the traditional trademark paradigm, in 1999 Congress passed The Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA"), 15 U.S.C. 1125(d), and it became part of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which is the primary federal trademark statute in the United States. The ACPA established a legal recourse for entities who are the victims of others registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name that is confusingly similar to, or dilutive of, an entity's trademark or a person's name. In this "Introduction to Cybersquatting", attorneys learn the origins and history of cybersquatting, as well as the elements of the cause of action. Participants will also analyze several cases in which courts have addressed cybersquatting at various stages of litigation.

Working from home is particularly complicated for lawyers. While we navigate many of the same difficulties as other professionals, such as managing staff remotely and maintaining privacy, we are also subject to professional rules guiding nearly every aspect of our communications. How do we ensure that that clients can be completely open and honest about their legal situation and prevent disclosure of communications related to legal advice when we are outside of our office? Which communications and interactions do we need to be concerned about while working from home or from other unusual or awkward settings? And how can we ensure other attorneys and staff are they meeting these requirements when working from different locations? This course will survey the main issues related to communicating with both clients and staff in a work from home environment. It will also introduce you to practices that will reduce your liability and protect your peace of mind.

Suing an insurance company involves nothing more than a contract case but, then again, is it? There is so much more to know about insurance recovery litigation. How do you understand the issues you need to spot in order to evaluate one of these cases? What do you do when a client walks in with an insurance recovery problem? What are some of the unique problems that arise when your client needs to sue an insurance company, or an insurance company sues your client? In this program, we lay all of this out for you and in a simple and understandable way.

Brand owners in the packaged food business often contract out many of their essential functions – from product development to manufacturing, sales, and distribution. This course introduces participants to several of the most common contracts that CPG food brands need, especially in their early stages. Lauren Handel of Handel Food Law LLC will provide background on important aspects of the food business that must be considered in crafting and negotiating contracts for brand owners. She also will explain key provisions of five common agreements: non-disclosure, product development, co-manufacturing, sales representation, and distribution.

Being a lawyer inevitably means experiencing a lot of stress. Stress is impossible to avoid, but it is not impossible to manage. You can learn how to handle stress for your own sake, the sake of your loved ones, and for your own career satisfaction and success. During this seminar, Cheyne Scott shares various techniques for addressing seven common stress points most lawyers share. As a litigation partner, Ms. Scott is walking in your shoes everyday. As a Certified Life Coach, she will show you to a different path for handling the stresses of practice so you can find balance amid chaos and uncertainty, and take personal satisfaction in work that you do.

Prior to Brown v. Board and the passage of the landmark civil rights laws of the 1960s, perpetrators of discrimination were clear in their reasons for what the law now recognizes as unlawful conduct.

While civil rights laws have a huge impact in eradicating what some call “honest discrimination” where the culprit admits his/her/its reasons for wrongful conduct, the laws have given rise to new schemes that – often harder to detect – are designed to achieve the same discriminatory impact.

This one-hour lecture will outline the trajectory of our discrimination laws, the rise of dishonest discrimination, and provide practical tips on litigating discrimination cases where proof is complex.

Determining the location of an individual at a specific point in time can make or break a case. You can use location data to present an alibi in defense, discredit a witness or party, show how long someone was on the road prior to a crash, establish where a digital contract was signed, and more. This unique webinar will show you how to find and use location data in your case. We will answer your live questions, and walk through realworld location analysis. You will come away knowing where to find data to support your case, as well as how to analyze some of the data yourself.