Vermont CLE requirements

Cybersecurity attacks and the threat actors that perpetrate them are increasingly threatening our National Security – and the Biden Administration has taken notice. Accordingly, various legislatures and regulators have identified cybersecurity as a key focus, implementing new laws and regulations to encourage businesses in various sectors to enhance security protections for covered data. Additionally, regulators are increasingly pursuing enforcement actions related to cybersecurity security. In this session, we will provide an update regarding recent cybersecurity rules, regulatory guidance, and legislation. Participants will gain an overview of the cybersecurity regulatory landscape and best practices to meet the requirements of the robust cybersecurity regulatory environment.

In this course, we will learn why lawyers experience greater overall rates of substance use and mental health issues than the general public. We will review how lawyers have been faring during the pandemic (using survey results), as well as best practices for improving lawyer well-being within an organization. Finally, this course will discuss the neuroscience of pleasure and provide tools for increasing pleasure in our lives. All of these lessons are tied to lawyers’ ethical duty to maintain well-being.

New client and wondering how to handle the fee arrangement? Retainer? Contingency arrangement? What’s a lawyer to do to ensure reasonable, collectable fees? Driving business is a necessary part of the practice of law and the legal ethics rules of the road are an essential part of the roadmap. This course, presented by Jan Jacobowitz, will explore the fundamental categories of fees, reasonableness standards, methods of fee collection, trust account issues, and more.

Nonparty discovery in domestic arbitration proceedings is an often misunderstood and overlooked aspect of case planning, management, and administration. As more domestic disputes are compelled to arbitration, either through company-sponsored programs in the employment and consumer context or through increased incorporation of contractual arbitration provisions in the commercial context, both advocates and neutrals need to understand how to properly address nonparty discovery in arbitration, which stands in stark contrast to similar processes in court litigation. With over 20 years of experience as a commercial and intellectual property litigator, coupled with over 10 years of experience as an arbitrator and mediator, Theo Cheng will explain the differences, provide an update on the legal landscape, offer practical tips, and share best practices to master this challenging aspect of arbitration proceedings.

This course is designed to expand 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 Bars are starting to add a technology element to required CLEs. This course provides a summary of issues related to e-discovery issues should litigation ensue and addresses attorney duties in regards to data security.

Recently, there have been questions regarding income inequality that have fueled trends in questioning the wisdom and fairness of today’s executive compensation practice. In this course, we will dive into the latest ESG updates and review significant litigation highlights and case law, as well as examine recent compliance obligations and best practices.

Motion practice is an important component of every litigation attorney’s law practice. The New Jersey Court Rule Book, with Comments, is the “Bible” for the litigation attorney. Yet, in my 20 plus years of experience as a trial Judge in the busiest county in New Jersey (Essex County), and as a Judicial Law Clerk (many, many years ago), it never ceased to amaze me that attorneys consistently ignore even the most basic rules of motion practice. In this program, the Honorable Michael R. Casale, J.S.C. (retired), currently “Of Counsel” at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis (Roseland and Woodbridge, New Jersey offices), will help you navigate the New Jersey Court Rules as to motion practice. The program will examine Judge Casale’s “Top Ten Issues with Motion Papers” and summarize the requirements for the most common motions in Civil and Family law.

Intellectual Property Law is different than most areas of the law. In particular, attorneys that prosecute patents and file applications for trademarks practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). As such, those attorneys—who are required to be licensed by a state and, thus, subject to its Model Rules of Professional Conduct—are also subject to and must follow the USPTO’s Rules of Professional Conduct. In this Overview on Ethics and the IP Attorney, attorneys learn some of the similarities and differences between the two sets of ethical rules, as well as analyze cases addressing some IP-specific ethical issues.

Although a majority of Americans love their pets as members of their family, advance planning for companion animals is a common estate planning oversight. In this course, Dr, Patricia “Patti” Wilhite McCartney, an estates and trusts lawyer, Board-Certified Naturopathic Doctor, and Animal Naturopathic Doctor, offers a primer for incorporating pets into existing estate plans or as stand-alone trusts and directives, and discusses how to avoid and overcome common drafting issues and obstacles.

Do lawyers give up some of their First Amendment free speech rights when they are sworn into the bar? This course will enlighten lawyers who have been confused about what they can and can’t say publicly while complying with legal ethics rules. We will use real cases and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to explore where the line is with respect to lawyer advertising, trial publicity, statements to the media, political speech in the courtroom, criticism of judges, and more.

This program will review your clients’ path to citizenship and how to overcome the obstacles of the naturalization process. The course will discuss how naturalization is considered “complex” while going over the basics of eligibility requirements and identifying underlying obstacles such as continuous residence, travel history, tax concerns, and false claims to the U.S. Office of Citizenship. By the end of the course, attorneys will be able to understand and potentially overcome these obstacles to achieve the best possible outcome for their clients.

This course will cover the various ways COVID-19 has impacted employment law. We will also discuss changes in employment law that are likely to develop as the world continues to adjust to COVID-19 and the “new normal.” While COVID-19 has affected almost every part of day to day living in the United States and abroad, the workplace will undoubtedly be a different place due to COVID-19. It is important for attorneys assisting clients with issues related to COVID-19 to understand how the employment law landscape has changed due to COVID-19.

This course provides insight into the new California law (AB 288) that comes into effect in January 2023 and will change how companies and brands run online charitable promotions. This new comprehensive law significantly changes the landscape of national online charitable promotions. This course will provide participants tips to recognize when and to whom this new law applies, how to comply with the requirements of the new law, including registration of promotions, contracts with charities, sending donations to charities and disclosures.

This course is designed to give the participant an insight into the reasons behind athlete activism and taking stances on political and social stances in the sports world, as well as how to advise sports-clients on the legal and practical implications involved in choosing to take a stance – no matter the type of statement to be made.

What are your options under the Federal Rules of Evidence with a witness’s trial testimony goes differently than you expect? Learn the differences between impeaching a witness to attack the witness’s credibility, refreshing recollection to repair any defects in the witness’s memory, and using the recorded recollection exception to the hearsay rule which allows the admission of an exhibit. Learn when to use each of these three techniques. Then watch an experienced litigator use each technique in the setting of a hypothetical trial. Participants will leave this training with a template they can use anytime they need to apply these three options at trial.

With the acceleration of the globalization of business over the last 20 years, alliances between companies have become commonplace. These alliances can be from different parts of the world or different ends of a supply chain. Whatever the duration and objectives of business alliances, being able to identify and execute alliance opportunities are keys to remaining competitive in the global economy.

Social media is a minefield: All of us are just a click away from going viral! But the risk of internet infamy hasn't stopped students and faculty staff from posting, sharing, and tweeting their way into free speech flare-ups at campuses across the country. So what can recent First Amendment controversies and cases involving social media teach us about freedom of expression and the First Amendment? Join Will Creeley from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression as he takes a closer look at student and faculty free speech rights in our extremely online world.

This program, taught by Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law attorney Ruby Powers, is designed to familiarize immigration attorneys with the successful tips and guidance in seeking relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This course will cover how to effectively work with clients in preparing and filing the VAWA application and tips on special considerations and complications that could arise. Learn the differences between VAWA and VAWA Cancellation of Removal in immigration court proceedings. Attorney Powers will share her years of examples in representing VAWA applicants throughout the program to help clarify the elements and ensure a successful process.

This presentation covers tips and advice for attorneys preparing to represent their clients at mediation. In addition to suggesting best practices in terms of the mechanics of getting ready for a mediation session, the presenter will discuss other factors attorneys should take into consideration including, but not limited to, intangible aspects such as managing clients’ expectations and energy, and the attorneys’ psyche.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many lawyers began working remotely from home every day. How do the ethics rules apply to long-term remote or “hybrid” practice? In this course, we will explore some of the rules of professional responsibility implicated by long-term remote and hybrid practice—including the rules of confidentiality, communication, supervision, and competence—and offer practical tips for ethical compliance. We will end with a discussion of the rules on unauthorized practice of law and the ethics opinions offering guidance to lawyers who may be living and working remotely from a state in which they are not admitted to practice.