Florida bundle (2024)

This course will examine additional insured coverage under liability policies. The course examines when to tender, how to tender, and what to rely upon when tendering to an insurance carrier. This course also examines common language found in general liability policies and frequently used additional insured endorsements. The course also examined what happens when there are multiple policies that insure the same entity.

AI-ChatGPT is sweeping the nation. It is one of the fastest growing platforms for personal and professional use. It can generate human phrased responses to questions and inquiries and so much more! But should lawyers jump on the bandwagon and use AI-ChatGPT in their practice? What are the ethical implications for lawyers using AI-ChatGPT? This seminar will answer these questions and more. There are many items that lawyers should be aware when using AI-ChatGPT. This is a seminar you will not want to miss to stay current on the latest and new technology.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is has unquestionably penetrated into the practice of law. In today’s hands-on course, attorneys will experience a detailed demonstration of what AI can do and how its use can be relevant to the practice of law. While AI can function as an aid to attorneys, there are limitations to AI that must be recognized. This course will help attorneys understand how to carefully use AI in their practice.

Professor Tim Chinaris, former Ethics Director of the Florida Bar, will explore how attorneys may find themselves facing ethical problems unknowingly and how to avoid these ethical traps. This course will discuss various ethics-related “technology traps” when getting, communicating with, and representing clients. The course will also analyze the various technological developments that are affecting the legal profession, including AI and technology-driven legal help websites.

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.

Plaintiffs’ lawyers now need to write more than ever – but they are faced with busy judges and need to compete with other litigants for the Court’s time. Join professional brief writer Jonathan Hilton as he explains how to fashion documents judges will look forward to reading. He explains his top ten tips: Five on how to help the judge spot your best arguments in less time, and five on how to make your clients more likable—and your clients’ stories more compelling. We round out the hour by looking at resources that will help you become a better brief writer moving forward.

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.

This course examines legal analyses of data privacy and cybersecurity incidents from a response perspective. The course will spotlight three primary components of the incident response lifecycle: (1) investigation and verification of a breach; (2) breach notification; and (3) post-breach remediation. With a focus on state data breach notification statutes, the course explores core questions involving events impacting protected information. This course will also consider what happens when a “breach” is declared, including breach notification to impacted individuals. Finally, the course explores common avenues organizations may consider to prevent a breach from happening again in the future, including the development and implementation of cybersecurity training and awareness programs.

Remote depositions are here to stay and they require planning unlike conventional depositions. Justin Blitz will discuss issues related to taking and defending virtual depositions in personal injury cases. The course will discuss what should go into the planning of remote depositions, how to ask questions effectively in a remote environment, how to strategically use exhibits remotely, when to object (or not object!) to a question your client is asked, when it makes sense to not conduct a deposition, and the advantages of video depositions. Mr. Biltz will also address how to prepare your witness and how to adapt the art of non-party depositions to a virtual setting.

As the student debt crisis grows, more bankruptcy filers are seeking discharge of their student loan debt. Be prepared to assist clients burdened by student loan debt get the fresh start they deserve. Discharging Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy will explore the treatment of student loans in bankruptcy including determining a client’s eligibility for discharge. This program will guide you through the process of litigating student loans in bankruptcy court from case evaluation and intake to trial and discuss the recent policy change designed to provide a more expeditious process for discharging student loan debt.

Contracting with the Federal Government is not like a business deal between two companies or a contract between a consumer and a commercial contractor. Thus, advising a Government contractor is not like advising another business client. This course will focus on how the Government uses its contracts to further its socio-economic agenda-from affirmative action and equal employment opportunity to prevailing wages and fringe benefits to incentivizing vaccination against COVID-19. This course also will discuss the risks for contractors that do not understand their legal obligations.

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.

Contracting with the Federal Government is not like a business deal between two companies or a contract between a consumer and a commercial contractor. Thus, advising a Government contractor is not like advising another business client. This course will explore those differences. Among other topics, we will discuss the unique rights that the Government gives itself, what a contractor needs to know to protect itself, and what the risks are for a contractor that does not understand its legal obligations.

This program, taught by Russo & Gould LLP Partner Florina Altshiler, an experienced trial lawyer, will address key concepts in the psychology of jury selection. The course will review the social science behind selecting a jury in civil and criminal matters, helping attorneys learn to identify and eliminate jurors who will be problematic to their theory of the case, while also establishing the rapport necessary to engage them with their narrative of events. The program offers practical guidance on voir dire tactics, including best practices in interviewing jurors, introducing the case during jury selection, and avoiding objections during the selection process. It also addresses how to effectively use peremptory challenges. In addition to strategy, the course also covers the statutes, and procedures that govern jury selection. Finally, the presenter will discuss COVID-19 implications for jury trials, the latest updates to court procedures, and strategy.

The courtroom may seem like a scary place, but it does not have to be. This course will discuss the evidentiary and admissibility rules that every attorney needs to know and will guide you through what to do during trial so that you have the best chance of getting your evidence admitted into the record. The goal of this course is to untangle the complicated world of evidence and admissibility rules and procedures, so that no matter how inexperienced you may be, you will feel at home in the courtroom.

Trade secrets can be the lifeblood of a company, often accounting for most of the value of the company. But they are at risk of loss through employee inattention, inadvertence, and misconduct. In this course, Russell Beck will discuss what trade secrets are, how they are at risk, and how companies can – and should – protect themselves from those risks.

A trial is really won or lost through the evidence, not through a flashy closing argument. In trial, evidence is presented to the jury through both direct and cross examinations of the witnesses. This course will help you hone the necessary skills to successfully present testimony and exhibits to the jury through direct and cross examinations of fact witnesses at trial.

Any employer or employee representative, must keep abreast of the rulings and guidance provided by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The rulings and guidance impact both employees in unions and those not in unions. The current NLRB has been very active since taking majority status on the Board, either issuing new decisions that changed old precedents or creating new law impacting all employers. This course will provide background on the latest important rulings of the NLRB and portend what may lie ahead in the not so distant future.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has committed to moving forward with the process of establishing final regulations for governing the valuation of companies for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions. In this one-hour course we will provide an in-depth case study on a landmark trial victory that has had a direct impact on this new development. This course will focus on the ongoing efforts for recovering attorney’s fees and costs in the U.S. Court of Appeals. We will analyze how this effort to recover attorneys' fees and expenses increased pressure on the DOL to clarify ESOP valuations and related transactions for companies and fiduciaries.

Americans owe more than $1.75 trillion in student loan debt. The Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s student loan relief plan on June 30, 2023. With repayments set to resume in a few short months, millions of student loan borrowers will be seeking legal advice about their options.This course will cover trending topics in student debt relief including the Biden Administration’s new actions to provide debt relief for student loan borrowers. Designed for consumer and debt relief attorneys, the program will explore repayment options, loan forgiveness programs and new guidelines on the discharge of student loan debt in bankruptcy.

This one hour presentation will help lawyers regain control of their email inboxes and enhance their communication practices to adhere with ethical standards through the utilization of available technologies. We will discuss various legal ethical standards that apply to controlling your email inbox, while discussing ways to organize and sort your inbox. This course will also provide demonstrations of different software programs for both intra-office and client communications.

Attorney Aaron Solomon and MBA and chaplain Meredith Parfet discuss the critical role of storytelling in communications, whether as a persuasive tool for lawyers, or as a component of crisis management for their clients. This course covers the cultural and cognitive role that storytelling plays, as well as ways it has been incorporated into legal pleadings, its excision from complaints under the Federal Rules, and its slow return. It then addresses the centrality of storytelling for clients, including such issues as the importance of controlling a public narrative, communicating with friends and family, and the danger of trying to stay totally silent. It presents concrete tools for finding and telling a story, such as a message map, stakeholder analysis, and message funnel. Finally, the course includes a case study of a high profile employment discrimination case and the role effective storytelling played in the outcome.

Attorney Wellness has become a popular topic and one which is moving into the mainstream when practicing law. No longer a sign of weakness, addressing and adopting wellness strategies in your life can be an attribute that improves your practice and your life. In this 1 hour course, Jackie Cara, a practicing attorney and long time member of the NYS and Nassau County Lawyer Assistance Committees shares insight into why “wellness” is important now, why it’s becoming a professional imperative, and how to spot a problem with yourself or a fellow practitioner.

Noncompetes are clauses in employment contracts that restrict employees from taking new jobs with competitors. As a type of restrictive covenant, they have been around for centuries. In this course, Russell Beck will go over different sorts of noncompetes and how have they've been regulated historically. He will also cover the economic impacts of noncompete agreements and recent legislative and regulatory proposals at the state and federal levels to help you advise your clients about noncompetes.

This course is an introduction to the basics of trademark and copyright protection for businesses. It will provide attorneys with the information they need to advise clients on what types of protection may be appropriate for their businesses. We will discuss different types of trademarks, the differences between state trademark applications vs. federal applications, the federal application process, and some best practices for counseling clients. We will also briefly discuss copyright protection and copyright notice requirements.

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT have the potential to transform industries ranging from healthcare to finance and everything in between. But they also come with risks that could harm your clients’ business interests or expose your clients to liability. It is important for attorneys to educate themselves about this new technology to properly advise their clients on how to use it to their benefit while navigating around the legal landmines. This presentation will provide an overview of the benefits and risks of generative AI and the legal implications of generative AI across several areas of the law to enable you to confidently advise your clients about this transformative technology.

This course will introduce attorneys to the foundations of copyright law and the principals of fair use. This course will provide an in-depth analysis of the Supreme Court’s much anticipated decision in Warhol v. Goldsmith and its redefinition of the fair use defense to copyright infringement.

This one-hour course will provide attendees with a solid foundation for producing compelling written argument for oral argument that is backed by solid research. The course will also provide tips and tricks for producing clear and concise briefs and avoiding common pitfalls that often lead to losing a motion before setting foot in the courtroom.