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To object, or not to object? Join Tony Ross of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker for a comprehensive overview of the use of objections in the courtroom. The program will review best practices on the various reasons attorneys can instruct their witness not to answer, examine ways to protect privilege, and provide practical instruction on techniques to strategically utilize objections. Thi...

Valerie T. McGinty of the Law Office of Valerie T. McGinty breaks down six key approaches attorneys can use to challenge motions to compel arbitration, from jurisdictional issues and mutual assent to unconscionability and scope. Drawing on a wide range of recent California and federal case law, McGinty will illustrate how courts have denied these motions across consumer, employment, elder abuse, a...

Lawyers pride themselves on outworking everyone, but skimping on sleep may be quietly tanking your performance, mental health, and malpractice risk. The science is clear: sleep is as essential as diet and exercise, yet high achievers are often the worst at getting it. Join sleep doctor, Dr. Audrey Wells and attorney well-being expert Kendra Brodin to learn why lawyers struggle with sleep. Sharpen...

The program features Hon. Clifford L. Klein (Ret.) and Justice Judith Ashmann-Gerst (Ret.) , both of Signature Resolution, in a discussion of the surprising and interesting legal issues that can arise from an otherwise simple social game of golf. Drawing from actual cases, the program explores golfer liability for wild shots or negligent course design, private club and event discrimination, disabi...

This introductory webinar provides a practical overview of foundational health care law topics, including HIPAA compliance, medical staffing regulations, reimbursement processes, and related regulatory considerations. Designed for attorneys new to the field or those seeking a refresher, the program highlights key legal risks and compliance principles impacting today’s health care industry. Attende...

This program focuses on the core drafting strategies behind effective creator partnership and licensing agreements in today’s creator economy. April Paredes, founder of Ascent Legal, will break down the key provisions attorneys must get right, including ownership and IP rights, scope of licenses, compensation structures, brand approvals, termination provisions, and common negotiation pitfalls. Des...

Matthew S. Kenefick of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP breaks down the evolving legal landscape of accessibility compliance, with a focus on both physical spaces and websites. This program will cover key provisions of the ADA and related California laws, including the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Disabled Persons Act, and explain how these laws apply to businesses open to the public. It...

Mediator Peter Thompson of Judicate West, plaintiff's attorney Joshua Furman of Joshua R. Furman Law Corp, and David Samani of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP will address mediation preparation and the issues that arise in mediation — including consent clauses, conflicts among clients, properly preparing claims personnel and insureds, properly preparing plaintiffs, mediator's expectations...

Get an inside look at the State Bar Court from someone who knows it best. Judge Dennis Saab has presided over State Bar Court cases since 2019, handling everything from professional misconduct and criminal convictions to reinstatement proceedings and the court's Alternative Discipline Program for attorneys navigating substance abuse or mental health challenges. As the current supervising judge of...

Thanos Leontaris of Ratio Legal Services, Sarah Cundall of Lee & Thompson LLP, and Michael Peters of Ramo Law will examine how generative AI is reshaping intellectual property law across the film and television industries, covering questions of ownership in AI-generated scripts, images, and music, as well as how training data, moral rights, and copyright exceptions apply throughout production...

Ready to go beyond the basics? In this follow-up to Persuasive Legal Writing , Daniel U. Smith--Certified Appellate Specialist, former Federal District Court law clerk, and member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers--explains the advanced strategies that separate good briefs from great briefs. Drawing on 35 years of exclusively appellate practice, including 19 California Supreme Court a...

Ann Brigid Clark of Greenberg Traurig, Jonathan Handel of Feig Finkel, David Shraga of Shraga Resolution Services, and Emma Smizer of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz will join moderator Keith Cooper of Cooper & Iravani LLP for a panel review of the developments from 2025 that are reshaping transactional entertainment law. The panel will cover key shifts across digital contract formation, AI...

Join attorney Azim Chowdhury of Keller and Heckman for a comprehensive overview of federal and state vaping laws. Drawing on his first-hand experience as an advisor to the FDA, Azim brings his insights to this program on legal issues relevant to e-vapor, e-liquid, and tobacco product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. This program covers essential compliance strategies for retail and onli...

Editors of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Elizabeth Rothman and Ryan Abbott, examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice across a broad range of areas of law. Dr. Abbott is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, Inc., in Century City and Los Angeles and a prominent figure in law and AI including as the co-author of the JAMS AI Rules. He wil...

In this program, Jana Gardner, Senior Counsel with the California Association of REALTORS®, will discuss the most recent updates to C.A.R.'s Standard Forms, including the purchase agreement, disclosures, and property management forms. She will also discuss the most significant new 2026 laws affecting residential sales and leasing. This program will be moderated by Howard Gould. The Real Estate Law...

The decision on the Top Gun case reaffirms what is already known: copyright does not protect abstract ideas. Looking at Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corp and Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg, et al, this program explores existing doctrine and analyzes the future of copyright cases. Attorney Scott Hervey provides an in-depth review of both cases, from the application of the intrinsic test in the Kat Von D...

This program, led by Law Professor Chris Chambers Goodman , will be conducted in three parts. The first part will provide some historical background and statistics on gender representation in the legal profession and particular manifestations of gender bias. The second part will address sources of biased data in machine learning systems and some illustrations of how biases can and do impact recrui...

This program explores how common entertainment transactions can unravel into high-stakes litigation, drawing on real-world cases involving contracts, copyright ownership, influencer marketing, and implied agreements. Through an entertainment litigator’s lens, Ashlee Difuntorum, Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP, highlights nuanced, hard-to-spot risk areas and explains how courts analyze dis...

While probate legal guardianship matters are private custody disputes—typically involving a relative or family friend—they differ significantly from family law actions, and in practice often resemble quasi-dependency proceedings. Parents can face serious consequences, including suspension of their parental rights and the termination of all contact with their children. Because of these high stakes,...

Tyler Paetkau and Kathy Huynh of Paetkau Law Group will walk through the most common drafting mistakes that render employment arbitration agreements unenforceable — and how to avoid them. Drawing on California and federal case law including Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Mendoza v. Trans Valley Transport, and Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, they will cover critical issues such as...

Jennifer Kennedy Park and Matthew M. Yelovich, partners at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, will walk through how AI-related white collar enforcement has evolved across administrations, covering both AI-enabled fraud schemes and "AI-washing" cases where companies misrepresent AI capabilities to investors. Drawing on DOJ and SEC actions including the first criminal AI-washing indictment un...

In this webinar, David Hoffman will share practical tools that lawyers can use when negotiations are deadlocked, from his book “The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation: A Handbook for Mediators, Lawyers, and Other Conflict Resolvers” (published by the American Bar Association in December 2025). David’s talk will focus on identifying settlement barriers, overcoming psychological obstacles to settl...

Mindfulness has been widely adopted in the legal profession as an empirically sound wellness intervention. Despite this, the needle has not really shifted: lawyers remain as stressed out as ever. Do these techniques really work? Are they not being taught and practiced in the “right” way? This program asks lawyers to look at mindfulness as something that goes far beyond merely stress reduction, and...

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Join Sean M. Novak of The Novak Law Firm, P.C. as he breaks down how plaintiffs can strategically use Code of Civil Procedure §998 offers to compromise in employment discrimination cases. This program will explain why §998 offers remain a powerful tool in FEHA litigation, including how they can be used to counter defense tactics aimed at limiting attorneys’ fees, establish a baseline for prejudgme...