CLEs You Actually Want to Hear

Reid Ehrlich and Jerry Flanagan of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP will walk through how to approach appellate oral argument differently depending on the type of case you're arguing — whether it's a clear loser, a clear winner, or one that could go either way. Drawing on real examples from California Courts of Appeal, including cases like Musso & Frank Grill Co. v. Mitsui Sumitomo Ins. USA Inc. and...

Anthropic's Claude is now available as a native add-in for Microsoft Word, and it was built with legal document work squarely in mind. Join Steve Smith, CEO of Intelligence by Intent and AI strategy consultant who has spent more than two years testing AI tools in legal workflows, as he walks through what Claude for Word actually does, how it compares to tools attorneys are already using, and what...

Rose Leda Ehler (Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP), Robert M. ("Bobby") Schwartz (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP), and Jacqueline Charlesworth (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz) will break down Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment from the ground up: the background of the dispute, the billion-dollar jury verdict that started it all, and how the case traveled through the...

Industry recognitions such as Chambers USA, Legal 500 Elite, Los Angeles Business Journal, Los Angeles Times, Law360, and Daily Journal can significantly elevate an attorney’s visibility, credibility and market positioning. When leveraged properly, these awards also provide some of the strongest third-party validation available — creating powerful positioning for client development, referral growt...

Christopher Frost and Chanell Botshekan of FROST LLP examine the habits and structural pressures that quietly undermine oral advocacy development. These habits include script dependence, risk-averse staffing decisions, and the shrinking frequency of low-stakes argument opportunities. From the associate's perspective, we examine the pitfalls developing attorneys commonly fall into. From the senior...

Join legal scholar and law professor, Andrew Mamo for a program on how civility works within the legal profession. This program will give a brief overview of the history of civility as a contested idea in the law over the past fifty years before offering concrete advice on how civility principles apply to legal professionalism. Participants will learn how to distinguish the various purposes for wh...

Join us for a comprehensive session covering updates to the advertising law landscape in 2026. Join us for a comprehensive session covering updates to the advertising law landscape in 2026. Katelyn Patton, Zach Lewis, and Andrew Folks will take us through recent legal and regulatory changes, including new requirements for businesses relating to AI, subscriptions, email and text marketing, data pri...

Hon. Ana Maria Luna (Ret.) of Signature Resolution, Wyatt Vespermann, and Nadine Ninva Khedry, attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, offer an overview of navigating minor's compromises in California, covering court approval procedures, allocation of settlement proceeds, attorney's fees, and structured settlement options. The program also explores probate court oversight and special needs trus...

From mobile apps to cryptocurrency, the ways clients want to pay for legal services are rapidly evolving. But not every new payment method fits neatly within the Rules of Professional Conduct. Join attorney Ryan Little, Little Legal, as he examines the ethical considerations lawyers face when accepting digital payments, peer-to-peer transfers, or cryptocurrency. This program will explore topics in...

Dr. Alexander Stein, a psychoanalyst and leadership advisor with expertise in the psycho-social dimensions of AI, and David Shraga, Esq., a professional mediator with deep experience advising artists, studios, and industry stakeholders, will explore how AI is reshaping Hollywood from both legal and psychodynamic perspectives. Together, they will examine why creativity and authorship matter so fund...

John Medler, Founding Partner of Medler Law, will explain why, because of MICRA's caps on non-economic damages, it is essential for the plaintiff's lawyer to maximize the damages which have no caps in medical malpractice cases — namely, economic damages. Too many plaintiff's lawyers allow defense experts to reduce their client's economic damages to "present value." By adopting the strategies in th...

Drawing on his book JuryBall: The Big Data Revolution is Here, Claggett will walk attendees through how Jury Ball data can be applied at every stage of litigation, from case selection and discovery strategy to damages valuation, jury selection, and trial. The approach replaces litigation intuition with a data-driven, scientific methodology, and the results speak for themselves: Claggett's own verd...

This program covers federal tax foundations for like-kind exchanges and focuses on critical distinctions and rules specific for California review. Join attorneys Howard Fisher of Fisher & Fisher and LaVonne D. Lawson of Leech Tishman as they review real property like-kind tax exchange concepts and the pre- and post- TCJA (Tax Cuts & Jobs Act) landscapes. While explaining federal requirements and h...

Workers’ compensation subpoenas come with their own set of rules, deadlines, and fee requirements that can catch even seasoned attorneys off guard. Kimberly Wagner, Law Offices of Bradford & Barthel, breaks down the full process, covering everything from fee structures to obtaining records. This program zeroes in on the procedural details, payment obligations, and records retrieval process through...

When announced in December 2025, Disney and OpenAI's first-of-its-kind intellectual property licensing agreement sent shockwaves through Hollywood. A mere four months later, in an equally shocking development, OpenAI abandoned the deal and Disney withdrew in tandem. Join Julia Cherlow of Bird Marella LLP and David Shraga, the Media Mediator, as they explore the market driven reasons behind this pi...

A child's statement of sexual assault made to a third party is now admissible hearsay in Family Law DVPA proceedings. Hon. Geanene Yriarte, LASC, and Hon. Hank Goldberg (Ret.) of Signature Resolution will examine the new challenges for family law attorneys with the Dependency Hearsay Exception application in some of the most sensitive and highly contested restraining order hearings involving child...

Sid Kanazawa — mediator, arbitrator, and trial lawyer with over 40 years of experience resolving disputes locally, nationally, and internationally — will reframe how attorneys think about apologies in the context of conflict resolution. Drawing on his teaching at Pepperdine and his widely republished 2004 article "Apologies and Lunch," Kanazawa will explore why a genuine apology functions as a gif...

With commercial and consumer bankruptcy filings rising and the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) reshaping the fiscal landscape, 2026 demands a new strategic playbook. This session explores the sustained increase in insolvencies, driven by "slow-burn" financial strain, depleted savings, and pandemic-era debt. We will dive into the key tax implications of the OBBBA, along with top legal trends a...

California continues to lead the nation in the legal landscape of animal rights and owner liability standards. Join us for a discussion with animal law attorney Ryan Gordon, of Advancing Law for Animals, who will discuss the newest animal-related laws signed into California legislation. This 30-minute CLE session covers the most recent developments in this ever-expanding area of law including the...

Join attorneys Adam Carlson , Managing Partner, and Andrew Schwartz , Of Counsel, of Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook, as they cover the evolving role of Zoom depositions in modern litigation. This program examine both the efficiencies they offer and the challenges they present. Remote depositions have become a permanent feature of civil practice, allowing attorneys to save time and cost by el...

Cynthia R. Cox of Cox Law Group will walk through how the conservatorship system works for older adults and individuals with special needs, covering the legal safeguards designed to protect vulnerable people alongside the practical challenges families face when capacity declines. Drawing on real-world scenarios, Cox will explore alternatives to conservatorship and the unique issues that arise in e...

This program explores the legal complexities of denaturalization. Join attorneys Nancy Canter and Lindsay Vick of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, as they examine the grounds for revoking U.S. citizenship, the procedural steps involved, and the latest case law. Attendees will gain critical insights into defending against denaturalization actions and understanding the evolving legal landscape in immi...

Women attorneys navigate a professional landscape where power, status, and influence operate by both spoken and unspoken rules. Mindy Gulati of Fundamental Advisory and Lindsay Goldford Gray of Catalyst Advisory explore how to navigate these realities and provides actionable strategies for thriving within them. Participants will explore the foundations of power and status in the legal profession,...

Kenny Ramirez of the Kenny Ramirez Law Firm will walk through how trial attorneys can adopt AI deliberately and responsibly, covering the key distinctions between public AI models like ChatGPT and Claude, closed-universe legal platforms like CoCounsel and Lexis AI, and all-in-one tools like Harvey and Eve. Drawing on his own firm's experience, Ramirez will break down a three-phase framework for AI...

Judges Martin R. Barash (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Cal.) and Lee R. Bagdanoff (Ret., JAMS), alongside Uzzi O. Raanan of Greenberg Glusker LLP and Jay Spillane of Spillane Trial Group PLC, will examine the intersection of state court litigation and bankruptcy proceedings, with a focus on enforcing judgments and debts in light of a bankruptcy filing. The panel will address the scope and operation...