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In this course you will learn some of the most common ethical issues faced by lawyers today. We will address changing ethical obligations related to technology advancements as well as overseeing the actions of third-party vendors and non-lawyers within a law firm. We will also discuss the importance of attorney-client retainer agreements and ongoing duties owed to clients including communication and avoidance of conflicts.

This course will provide an in-depth overview of cannabis and substance abuse in worker’s compensation claims. By the end of this course, attorneys should understand the relevant considerations when advising their clients on worker’s compensation claims that involve cannabis or other substances. We will discuss the main areas of substance abuse that cause increased risk of injury and reduce productivity within an employment context. We will explore the various practical and legal strategies that can be utilized to prevent drugs and alcohol from entering the workplace.

Notwithstanding its illegality under federal law, cannabis is now legal for medical and/or adult recreational use in a majority of states. The tension between state and federal law (and the newness of a quasi-legal cannabis industry), however, complicates the legal representation of cannabis industry clients and raises potential ethical pitfalls. The representation of cannabis clients in Intellectual Property (IP) matters is no exception and implicates unique strategic concerns.

Employers and employees alike must be mindful of how on-duty and off-duty use of social media can have consequences in the workplace. Employers must also take care to craft social media use policies that do not violate the legal rights of their employees. This fast-paced class covers recent examples of what happens when employers act against employees based on social media posts and what happens when social media policies are not legally compliant. Lawyers will be prepared to advise clients on legally sound social media use policies and practices.

Probate law is the body of law that deals with legal incapacity and the issues that come up after death. The vast majority of probate issues involve the administration of the estates of deceased people. In this course, you will learn how to effectively and efficiently guide fiduciaries through the probate administrative process.

ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 and its many state counterparts require lawyers to inform the appropriate professional authority once a lawyer "knows" another lawyer has engaged in certain professional misconduct. The duty or opportunity to "know" of such violations can vary depending on the relationship between the lawyers in question. This program will consider the provisions of Model Rule 8.3 and an attorney’s obligations to report another attorney or judge to the appropriate disciplinary authority. We will discuss when specific reporting is triggered, the consequences of acting or failing to act, and best practices for taking effective action.

In this program, Sean Smith will discuss how to avoid unforeseen consequences from using unnecessary and misunderstood boilerplate terms when drafting contracts. The clauses in a contract added from boilerplate language are often overlooked and infrequently negotiated. We will review the most common types of boilerplate clauses and what to consider when determining whether to use them in your clients’ contracts.

In this course, Frederick “Rick” Alimonti shares his thoughts on effective legal writing from the perspective of attorney, mediator, and published author.

Is your writing organized, interesting, and, ideally, compelling? This course takes on various aspects of legal writing from basics such as organization, to weaving an effective story, creating a plot, building tension, and harkening back to basic principles of logic/“logos,” ethics/”ethos” and passion/”pathos.”

What can Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address teach us about composing the perfect argument? This course will aim to help make your writing more user-friendly and compelling.

This course is designed as a basic course for counsel with limited knowledge of franchise law and will introduce the basic legal considerations in franchising, whether you are representing a franchisor or a franchisee. We will cover the legal definition of a franchise and review the federal and state laws governing the franchise relationship. We will also explore where to find information regarding franchise brands, the dangers of becoming an accidental franchise, and some other legal considerations, beyond contract law, to keep in mind when representing the franchisor or the franchisee.

The Corporate Transparency Act will cause one of the greatest changes in corporate governance in our lifetimes. If you are already familiar with the basic provisions of the CTA, this class will prepare you to lead your company or law firm through the transition. We will explore (1) the key exemptions for companies that will be relieved from a duty to file, (2) the corporate governance mechanisms companies should adopt now to prepare for the CTA, and (3) the record-keeping and data management tools that companies and law firms will need to implement before this new law takes effect.

This course is designed to review basic contract provisions uniquely encountered with construction projects, such as provisions regarding “pre-bid inspections and liabilities imposed,“ “no-damage-for-delay,” “pay-to-be-paid,” and scheduling issues. The course will also address common contract provisions, but in the context of a construction project, such as indemnification and insurance, scope of work, issues with privity of contract and pass-through provisions, issues with fixed-fee and cost-plus projects, termination and abandonment, and damage limitations. In addition to expressed provisions, the course will cover implied terms, such as workmanship and code compliance. The course is designed to alert an attendee of the various contractual issues experienced with construction projects and how to generally address the issues when reviewing or preparing a construction contract or litigating the contract. The course will be beneficial for both the attorney who only periodically works with construction projects, as well as more experienced attorneys. Case law is cited in the materials to assist in identifying issues and their resolution.

In this course, you will learn all about the protections provided to
disabled persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
other laws as they relate to discrimination in the education context.
We will focus on both Title II, which covers public entities, and
Title III, which covers private entities. The course will provide
attorneys with a basic working knowledge of the ADA to better
represent their clients who face education-related discrimination.

The times when people joined firms hoping to become partner and remain until retirement are long past. It is common for lawyers to have more than a dozen positions during their career with some changing jobs more frequently than that. With the recent demand for talent, some people are changing jobs in less than a year. These moves raise issues as to obligations to clients and the client’s rights to select counsel. Lawyers and firms also need to evaluate conflict issues associated with these changes. In addition, departing lawyers and their firms may be bound by partnership agreements that address transition issues. Often neglected by all concerned is staying on good terms, leaving without regard to the other side can have longstanding effect on the reputation of lawyers and firms, and in the worst case, lead to litigation.

The Supreme Court decided three cases about religion in October Term 2021. One, Ramirez v. Collier, was statutory, interpreting the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act. The other two – Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District – involved the First Amendment. This course will examine the key caselaw leading up to these most recent decisions and how significantly they have changed the way the Court interprets the freedom of religion.

This course is designed to give guidance to lawyers on various issues under the umbrella of technology law. In every aspect of a lawyer’s career, technology plays a role. Technology is so important to today’s lawyer that state bar associations are starting to add a technology element to required CLEs. This course provides a summary of issues related to counseling clients in content of technology-related contracts, document retention policies, and e-discovery issues should litigation ensue.

As more and more physicians and other healthcare practitioners enter the workforce, employers, whether they are hospitals, clinics or private practices, are updating their employment contracts to be more restrictive against practitioners. It is important when reviewing these contracts, not only to confirm that the terms of the offer are correctly included within the contract, but that practitioners will not be prevented from practicing within their field and/or within a reasonable area should their employment be terminated. In order to negotiate on their behalf, you need to understand the language utilized within the industry, including HIPAA, billing procedures, payment structures and restrictive covenants. This course will provide you with an overview of the key aspects, clauses and terms common to healthcare employment agreements. You’ll have a better understanding of whether the contract terms are reasonable in their scope, whether practitioners will have the ability to continue to provide services should they leave the employment and how to identify missing language that should be included in order to protect the practitioner.

In this program, attorney Sara Bragdon will discuss various ethical obstacles that can affect estate planning attorneys in their day to day practice and review strategies on how to traverse them. This course will cover conflicts of interest in representation, client capacity considerations, client communication best practices, and handling attorney fees.

Record-keeping and disposition policies and decisions are more important now than ever before, given the ease with which information is created and communicated, the multitude of digital applications, and the constant advancement of technology. Information, in either physical or electronic form, is an essential piece of doing business, yet the legal risks associated with retaining or destroying information are not always appreciated. Lawyers should understand the legal aspects of record-related policies and the possible legal consequences when records that should be kept are instead destroyed so they can counsel their clients when such issues arise.

The federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (“McKinney-Vento”) guarantees homeless children and youth access to free, appropriate public education and the right to educational continuity and stability. With a global pandemic that has put many students at risk of housing instability and displacement, lawyers can play an important role in addressing their legal needs through McKinney-Vento. States and school districts are required under this federal law to review and revise laws, policies, regulations, and practices that may act as a barrier to the education of homeless children and youth. This course provides an overview of the educational rights of homeless children and youth and how lawyers can help them navigate and enforce these legal rights and ensure compliance of the law. Participants will learn the legal considerations when working with the educational rights of homeless students.

As drone technology continues to evolve and drones evolve from novelty items to a central part of business operations in a variety of fields ranging from logistics and public utilities to real estate and construction, commercial drone operators must ensure that their operations comply with emerging federal drone privacy law. In this overview of the provisions of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 governing the privacy practices of commercial drone operators, we cover key provisions governing operators’ privacy policies and compliance with the emerging patchwork of state and local information privacy and security laws. We also address emerging issues in federal preemption law related to the applicability of state and local information privacy and security laws to the aviation sector.