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LAST DASH 2020

MCLE Last Dash Seminar: A One-Day Continuing Legal Education Marathon


 Start Date - End Date

January 11, 2020

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM


Online registration for this event is not available at this time.
To enquire, please contact our membership department at (949) 440.6700 x384
Walk-in Space Still Available    
     
     
MCLE Last Dash Seminar: A One-Day Continuing Legal Education Marathon.
Up to 19 CLE Sessions will be offered, including Legal Ethics, Elimination of Bias and Competence Issues.    
     
*Attorneys in Compliance Group 3 (N-Z) Must Complete 25 CLE Credits by January 31, 2020*    
     
1. TEN COMMON SENSE RULES OF TRIAL ADVOCACY: TIPS FROM THE BENCH AND THE BAR
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM / 1.0 General CLE    
Hon. Deborah Chuang Servino, Orange County Superior Court    
Edward Susolik, Esq., Callahan & Blaine    
     
2. SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM / 1.0 Competence Issues    
Neil Pedersen, Esq., Pedersen Law APLC    
     
3. LEGAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS: ELEMENTS, AVOIDANCE, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM / 1.0 Legal Ethics    
Gerald A. Klein, Esq., Klein & Wilson    
Robert K. Sall, Esq., Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger ALC    
     
4. CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM / 1.0 General CLE    
Darren J. Campbell, Esq., Aitken Campbell Heikaus Weaver, LLP    
Amy R. Patton, Esq., Payne & Fears LLP    
     
5. EVERYDAY ETHICAL PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM/ 1.0 Legal Ethics  
Gerald A. Klein, Esq., Klein & Wilson  
Amy H. Nguyen, Esq., Klein & Wilson    
     
6. WINNING YOUR CASE AT DEPOSITION: TIPS FOR EFFECTIVELY HANDLING EVASIVE WITNESSES AND ABUSIVE ATTORNEYS
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM / 1.0 General CLE    
Roy L. Comer, Esq., Attorney and Counselor At Law    
Edward R. Leonard, Esq., Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter    
     
7. INSURANCE BAD FAITH BASICS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM / 1.0 General CLE    
Hon. James Crandall, Orange County Superior Court    
Richard Cohn, Esq., Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP    
     
8. ETHICS IN THE COURTROOM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM / 1.0 Legal Ethics  
Hon. Karen L. Robinson, Orange County Superior Court  
Kate Corrigan, Esq., Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke, APLC    
     
9. SEVEN SECRETS OF SUMMARY JUDGEMENT
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM / 1.0 General CLE    
Hon. Nathan R. Scott, Orange County Superior Court    
Michael C. Robinson, Esq., Robinson Employment Law, PC    
David M. Stein, Esq., Greenberg Gross LLP    
     
10. DEALING WITH OPPOSING COUNSEL
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM / 1.0 General CLE    
Darren O. Aitken, Esq., Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP    
Joseph L. Chairez, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP    
     
11. ETHICS AND MEDIATION
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM / 1.0 Legal Ethics    
Hon. Rex A. Heeseman (Ret.), JAMS  
Viggo B. Boserup, Esq., JAMS  
Justin R. Hoyt, Esq., JAMS    
     
12. A JUDGE’S AND AN ATTORNEY’S PERSPECTIVE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES FOR ATTORNEYS
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM / 1.0 Competence Issues    
Hon. Matthew S. Anderson, Orange County Superior Court    
Michael L. Fell, Esq., The Law Office of Michael L. Fell    
     
13. JUDGMENT COLLECTIONS PRACTICE – A PRIMER
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM / 1.0 General CLE    
Arturo E. Matthews, Esq., Matthews Law Firm, Inc.    
     
14. CIVILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM: A VIEW FROM THE BENCH AND BAR
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM / 1.0 Legal Ethics    
Hon. Karen L. Robinson, Orange County Superior Court    
Yoshiaki C. Kubota, Esq., Law Office of Kubota & Associates    
     
15. HOT TOPICS IN EVIDENCE
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM /1.0 General CLE    
Hon. Melissa R. McCormick, Orange County Superior Court    
Hon. Laura A. Seigle, Los Angeles County Superior Court    
     
16. ADVOCATING FOR THE ADVOCATE: IDENTIFYING, PREVENTING, & RECOVERING FROM SECONDARY TRAUMA
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM / 1.0 Competence Issues    
Diane C. Bass, Esq., Law Office of Diane C. Bass    
     
17. TO TWEET OR NOT TO TWEET: ETHICS AND THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY LAWYERS
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM / 1.0 Legal Ethics    
Suzanne Burke Spencer, Esq., Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger ALC    
Lara A. Callas, Esq., Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger ALC    
     
18. ESTATE PLANNING ESSENTIALS FOR NON-TRUSTS & ESTATE LAWYERS
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM / 1.0 General CLE    
Susan A. Katzen, Esq., Law Offices of Susan A. Katzen    
Sarah A. Kirland, Esq., Law Office of Sarah A. Kirland    
     
19. ELIMINATION OF BIAS AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM / 1.0 Elimination of Bias    
Mia F. Yamamoto, Esq., Law Office of Mia Yamamoto    

Cancellations must be received in writing via fax or email by January 7, 2020 to receive a refund. (There are no refunds after this date).

Available Functions

  1 - Ten Common Sense Rules of Trial Advocacy (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM)
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Ten Common Sense Rules of Trial Advocacy: Tips from the Bench and the Bar
$25.00
  2 - Surviving and Thriving in the Practice of Law (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM)
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Surviving and Thriving in the Practice of Law
$25.00
  3 - Legal Malpractice Claims: Elements, Avoidance, Prosecution, and Defense (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM)
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Legal Malpractice Claims: Elements, Avoidance, Prosecution, and Defense
$25.00
  4 - Current Developments in Employment Law (9:15 AM - 10:15 AM)
09:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Current Developments in Employment Law
$25.00
  5 - Everyday Ethical Problems That Should Keep You Awake at Night (9:15 AM - 10:15 AM)
09:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Everyday Ethical Problems That Should Keep You Awake at Night
$25.00
  6 - Winning Your Case at Deposition (9:15 AM - 10:15 AM)
09:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Winning Your Case at Deposition: Tips for Effectively Handling Evasive Witnesses and Abusive Attorneys
$25.00
  7 - Insurance Bad Faith Basics (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Insurance Bad Faith Basics
$25.00
  8 - Ethics in the Courtroom (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Ethics in the Courtroom
$25.00
  9 - Seven Secrets of Summary Judgement (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Seven Secrets of Summary Judgement
$25.00
  10 - Dealing With Opposing Counsel (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Dealing With Opposing Counsel
$25.00
  11 - Ethics and Mediation (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Ethics and Mediation
$25.00
  12 - A Judge’s and an Attorney’s Perspective on Substance Abuse Issues for Attorneys (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

A Judge’s and an Attorney’s Perspective on Substance Abuse Issues for Attorneys
$25.00
  13 - Judgment Collections Practice - A Primer (1:15 PM - 2:15 PM)
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM

Judgment Collections Practice - A Primer
$25.00
  14 - Civility and Professionalism: A View From the Bench and Bar (1:15 PM - 2:15 PM)
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM

Civility and Professionalism: A View From the Bench and Bar
$25.00
  15 - Hot Topics in Evidence (1:15 PM - 2:15 PM)
01:15 PM - 01:15 PM

Hot Topics in Evidence
$25.00
  16 - Advocating for the Advocate: Identifying, Preventing, & Recovering From Secondary Trauma (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Advocating for the Advocate: Identifying, Preventing, & Recovering From Secondary Trauma
$25.00
  17 - To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Ethics and The Use of Social Media by Lawyers (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Ethics and The Use of Social Media by Lawyers
$25.00
  18 - Estate Planning Essentials for Non-Trusts & Estate Lawyers (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Estate Planning Essentials for Non-Trusts & Estate Lawyers
$25.00
  19 - Elimination of Bias and Transgender Issues (3:45 PM - 4:45 PM)
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM

Elimination of Bias and Transgender Issues
$25.00
  Lunch - Roast Beef
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

$15.00
  Lunch - Tuna
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

$15.00
  Lunch - Turkey
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

$15.00
  Lunch - Vegetarian
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

$15.00

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Location Information

Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
370 N. Glassell
Orange, CA 92866

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