MCLE ThisWeek Podcast

Get trial advocacy tips directly from the judges of the Juvenile Court in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 1/28/2021 program: Juvenile Court Judicial Forum 2021 . 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 more at www.mcle.org/onlinepass...

Learn from Emily Renshaw of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP how to deal with a hostile witness or an obstreperous opposing counsel at your next deposition. This podcast is just one lecture from MCLE’s 3/9/2021 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 related eLectures like this one—and more—with...

Listening is one of the most important tools you can have as a lawyer, but are you hearing what your clients are telling you? Learn how personality can impact listening from Shani Rea Collymore of Madge & Johnson, PC in Westford in this podcast from MCLE’s 2/4/2021 program, Estate Planning: How Personality Type Can Impact Listening . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3...

What are a suspect’s rights during a police interrogation? Jason Y. Chan and John B. Seed of Seed, Chan & Associates LLC in Brighton break down all of the Fifth Amendment issues in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 10/15/2020 program: How to Advise Clients on 5th Amendment Issues . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of relat...

Learn how to begin successful trial preparation early and weave it into every step of your case. In this podcast, you’ll hear from Vincent N. DePalo of Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP and Melissa Juárez of the Suffolk Superior Court. The full program, recorded on 10/15/2020, is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—a...

Dr. Elizabeth H. Nasser of the Centers for Aging and Memory in Shrewsbury explains the clinical and legal standards for determining capacity in the context of guardianship and conservatorship in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 11/2/2020 program for estate planners and elder law lawyers. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds o...

Get an overview of how to evaluate a business in the context of dividing assets in a divorce in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 10/14/2020 program: Complex Issues in Assets Division , presented by Marc Bello of Edelstein & Company LLP in Boston. 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...

Learn how to avoid a purchase and sale agreement nightmare at your next closing with Jonathan M. White of Jordan & White in Salem. This podcast is excerpted from MCLE’s 10/1/2020 program, How to Handle Residential Real Estate Closings . 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 subsc...

This podcast provides the lowdown on cameras, microphones, and lighting for all of your video meetings. It’s just one panel discussion from MCLE’s 8/26/2020 program, Become a Zoom Master: Tech2Practice . 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. L...

Nina Kimball of Kimball Brousseau LLP and Jaclyn Kugell of Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP discuss leave entitlements and protections for employees who are unwilling or unable to work due to COVID-19 in this podcast excerpted from MCLE’s 8/10/2020 program, Emerging COVID-19 Employment Law Issues - Privacy, Travel Restrictions & Other Thorny Developments: The 60-Minute Lawyer . The full program is availabl...

Master the art of contract negotiation and review. What about the ambiguity in business terms and the impact of COVID-19 on contract drafting and negotiating. Hear from the experts in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 11/3/2020 live webcast. 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...

District Court Judges Hon. Randy S. Chapman and Ina R. Howard-Hogan discuss issues related to the seizure of a criminal defendant’s cellphone in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 6/15/2020 program, District Court Judicial Forum 2020: Criminal 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 m...

What should you consider when deciding whether to bring an action in federal court? And how do initiate a federal court case? Learn the basics in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 10/29/2020 live webcast: Federal Court Civil Practice 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...

Decanting is the act of pouring assets from one trust to another, leaving behind the unwanted terms of the original trust. Learn from Shani Rea Collymore of Madge & Johnson, PC, in Westford when to decant and what to consider in making this decision in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 11/9/2020 live webcast— When & How to Decant Trusts: The 60-Minute Lawyer . The full program is available as an...

Family lawyers: improve your cross-examination skills before your next case with this podcast on the cross-examination of a business valuation expert. Hear from Steven Gurdin of Fitch Law Partners in this lecture, excerpted from MCLE’s 10/23/2020 live webcast, Trying Divorce Cases . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here . Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of relate...

The Massachusetts Homestead Act protects a portion of a person’s principle residence from certain creditors. But how do you calculate the exemption? Learn how from Lynne Murphy Breen of Chicago/Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and Lisa J. Delaney of Carvin & Delaney LLC in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 11/9/2020 program, How to Navigate the Ongoing Complexities of the Homestead Act:...

Gabriel Cheong of Infinity Law Group LLC and Sofia Lingos of Trident Legal LLC guide you through adapting your technology for your home office in the world of COVID-19 in this excerpt from MCLE’s 8/26/2020 60-Minute Lawyer live webcast. 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 subsc...

What are an employer’s obligations and an employee’s rights in regards to a safe workplace in the world of COVID-19? James S. Weliky of Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , discusses this area of recent, enormous change in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 4/28/20 program on Handling COVID-19 Related Leaves, Layoff & Unemployment . The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here...

What are the privacy and security considerations you need to know to manage the threat and compliance environments in a workplace that has largely, and very recently, become remote? Learn more from Christopher E. Hart of Foley Hoag LLP in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 5/1/2020 program, Cyber Security Threats & Best Practices in the Remote World of COVID-19: The 60-Minute Lawyer . The full pr...

Get up to speed on litigation regarding the admissibility of breath test results in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 10/23/2020 program, Handling OUI Cases , with William J. Melkonian and James M. Milligan, Jr. 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 Onl...

What do you do when a model jury instruction doesn’t exist? To write your own, what are the basic requirements? Learn the answers from Vincent DePalo of Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP in Boston in this efficient 12-minute podcast excepted from MCLE’s 5/20/2020 live webcast, How to Draft Civil Jury Instructions When a Model One Does Not Exist: The 60-Minute Lawyer. The full program is available as a...

T. Michael Sullivan of AndoverLaw PC in Andover discusses the importance of the one-year statute of limitations on claims against the decedent—and how often what appears to be an insolvent estate Is rendered not insolvent by this statute. This podcast is excerpted from MCLE’s 2/27/2020 live webcast, How to Handle Insolvent Estates: The 60-Minute Lawyer . The full program is available as an on dema...

The panelists discuss commonly reoccurring issues with child support and college in family law cases. This hour-long podcast is excerpted from MCLE’s 23rd Annual Family 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 subscription to the MCLE OnlineP...

In this podcast, Catherine Downing of Downing Van Dyke PC in Framingham provides a 15-minute overview of the various federal and state laws that govern requests for reasonable accommodation in housing. It’s just one lecture from MCLE’s 5/12/2020 program, Reasonable Accommodations in Housing Demystified. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here. https://www.mcle.org/prod...

In this podcast, Brett Burney of Burney Consultants LLC in Cleveland explains how to annotate PDF Files. It’s excerpted from MCLE’s 6/2/2020 program, a Lawyer’s Guide to Productivity Apps: Tech2Practice . 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....