MCLE ThisWeek Podcast

This podcast offers practical advice to help you better understand the sensitive balance between employers’ business interests and employees’ privacy rights in a COVID-19 world. It’s excerpted from MCLE’s 6/9/2020 program, Advising Employers & Employees on Off-Duty Conduct & Privacy in the Workplace . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . For more programs covering...

Sara Lyons and Frank Maniscalco discuss how to analyze force majeure clauses in contracts affected by COVID-19 in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 7/30/2020 program, How to Renegotiate Contracts in the COVID-19 World: The 60-Minute Lawyer . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with...

We ask, does the race of the plaintiff, the defendant, or the judge matter in a murder case? Prosecutors and defense attorneys discuss in this excerpt from MCLE’s 7/29/2020 program, Racial Bias in Litigation of Murder Cases. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to t...

How can you avoid technological problems in remote court hearings? Joseph Cacace and Elizabeth Olien of Todd & Weld LLP offer insight in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 7/30/2020 program, from How to Be Successful in Remote Court Hearings: The 60-Minute Lawyer. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like t...

There are many reasons and ways to terminate a trust. In this excerpt from MCLE’s 6/22/2020: How to Terminate a Trust: The 60-Minute Lawyer , Karen Johnson of Madge & Johnson explains non-judicial options for trust termination. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription t...

When handling a divorce case, how do you deal with gaslighting? What about the parent accused of being a narcissist? Learn answers in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 23rd Annual Family Law Conference held virtually on 5/29/2020. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscript...

Michael Parker of Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wiest & Garner, PC, and Johanna Schneider of Hemenway & Barnes LLP offer tips for giving effective presentations to local boards in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 6/4/2020: How to Be an Effective Advocate in Front of Local Boards: The 60-Minute Lawyer . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hund...

James S. Bolan of Brecher, Wyner, Simons, Fox & Bolan LLP discusses creating the attorney-client relationship in this excerpt from MCLE’s 6/12/2020 program: How to Make Money & Stay Out of Trouble . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to the MCLE OnlinePass. Learn...

Russell Beck, Judge Mitchell Kaplan, and Max Perlman provide an update on noncompetition agreements in Massachusetts in this excerpt from MCLE’s 12/6/2019 22nd Annual Employment Law Conference . The full conference is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to the MCLE OnlinePass. Learn m...

Do you act as municipal counsel to a city or town in Massachusetts? Get an overview of what you need to know about marijuana laws, including regulations regarding delivery and cannabis cafes, in this excerpt from MCLE’s 10/17/2019 program: "1st Look" at What Municipal Counsel Needs to Know When Cannabis Comes to Town . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7...

Michael Tucker of MacLean Holloway Doherty & Sheehan, PC, discusses cross border issues with respect to firearms laws and licensure, with a special focus on New Hampshire, in this lecture from MCLE’s 11/5/2019 program, Firearm Laws & Licensure. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with...

What is the role of depositions when crafting your discovery plan in a civil case? Peter Ball of Fitch Law Partners in Boston has the answers in this podcast, excerpted from the 3/2/2020 MCLE program, Civil Depositions Practice. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of litigation-related eLectures like this one—and more—with a su...

Lisa Neeley of Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP in Worcester discusses how to protect an elderly client’s assets in the event that longterm care is needed. This podcast is excerpted from the 2/5/2020 MCLE program, Latest Techniques for Middle Class Estates. The full estate planning program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of estate p...

This podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 20th Annual Juvenile Delinquency & Child Welfare Law Conference held on 12/13/2019, discusses how to empower children and young adults involved in child welfare matters by bringing them into court to participate and to testify at evidentiary and non-evidentiary hearings and trials. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 i...

Do good fences make for good neighbors? Gregor I. McGregor of McGregor & Legere PC answers this classic real estate question in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 22nd Annual Real Estate Law Conference on 3/6/2020. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to the MCLE OnlinePas...

Edward Cheng of Sherin and Lodgen LLP discusses the ethics issues that you must consider when retiring, selling, or merging your law practice. This podcast is excerpted from MCLE’s 9/27/2019 program, Succession Planning for Small Firms & Solo Practitioners. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of eLectures like this one—and more...

Molly Mooney of Seyfarth Shaw LLP discusses COBRA and related statutes governing benefits continuation? How do they work and what are the employer’s and employee’s obligations? This podcast is excerpted from MCLE’s 3/2/2020 program, How to Advise on Commission & Benefits Forfeiture on Departure: The 60-Minute Lawyer. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 i...

Stephen Miller of McDermott, Quilty & Miller LLP , Boston introduces Kathleen Joyce of the City of Boston Licensing Board, who provides an update on practice before the board in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 6/19/2019 program, ALCOHOL LICENSING WITH THE REGULATORS UPDATE. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of eLectures l...

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins discusses what a progressive prosecutor is and what that means in the criminal justice system and to the community in this portion of MCLE’s 1/23/2020 program. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to the MCLE OnlinePass. Lear...

Knowing when to make objections, and how to support and oppose them, is a vital courtroom skill. Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Heidi Brieger provides a view from the bench on this topic in this lecture from MCLE’s 3/6/2020 MAKING OBJECTIONS WORKSHOP . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of eLectures like this one—and more—...

Learn about the importance of the one-year statute of limitations (SOL) on claims against the decedent so you can properly advise your clients on which claims to pay, how much, and when in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 2/27/2020 program, HOW TO HANDLE INSOLVENT ESTATES: The 60-Minute Lawyer . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here. Get 24/7 instant access to hun...

Carlos Maycotte of Fitch Law Partners LLP discusses child support guidelines and support orders in this lecture from MCLE’s 2/27/2020 program, Divorce Law: MCLE BasicsPlus ! The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of family law eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to the MCLE OnlinePass. Learn more at www.mcle.org/o...

Thomas O. Moriarty of Moriarty Troyer & Malloy LLC discusses real estate case law developments in this excerpt from MCLE’s annual Real Estate Law Conference on 3/6/2020. The full program is available as on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to the MCLE OnlinePass. Learn more at www.mcle.org/onlinepass. Connect...

Heidi Alexander of the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being and Gabriel Cheong of Infinity Law Group discuss how to pick an outsourcing agency that works for you in this excerpt from MCLE’s 2/12/2020 program, Outsourcing Administrative Aspects of Your Small Firm Practice: Hanging Your Shingle . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to...

Plaintiff’s lawyer, Monica R. Shah, provides guidance on how to evaluate a sexual harassment case and identify claims with potential. This podcast is excerpted from MCLE’s 3/19/2019 employment law program, Preventing & Handling Sexual Harassment Claims in the #MeToo Era . Other program panelists, including Judge Robert B. Gordon, Andrew C. Pickett, and Sunila Thomas George, join the discussion. Th...