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ANNUAL OCBA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION SYMPOSIUM
ANNUAL OCBA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION SYMPOSIUM
Start Date - End Date
September 19, 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Online registration for this event is not available at this time.
To enquire, please contact our membership department at (949) 440.6700 x384
To enquire, please contact our membership department at (949) 440.6700 x384
Advance Registration Required.
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For registration assistance, please email education@ocbar.org or contact the education department at ext. 385
SELECT ONE PROGRAM PER TIME SLOT
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
1a. From Intake Through Trial - The Mistaes I've Made! - 1.0 Hour General CLE
Aashish Desai, Esq., Desai Law Firm, P.C.
Robert Coviello, Esq., Coviello Mediation
John Lattin, Esq., JohnLattinLaw, APC
1b. Arbitration: You Sure About That? - 0.5 Hour General CLE and 0.5 Hour Legal Ethics CLE
Samuel Nielson, Esq., Elite Employment Law APC
Ellen Cohen, Esq., Call and Jensen
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
2a. Winning At Mediation - 0.5 Hour General CLE and 0.5 Hour Civility CLE
Shirin Forootan, Esq., Forootan ADR
Michael Balmages, Esq., ADR Services, Inc.
2b. The Double-Edged Sword of Workplace Investigations: Strategies For Plaintiffs and Defendants - 1.0 Hour General CLE
George Bean, Esq., George Bean Law
Javier Rivera-Carbone, Esq., Rivera Carbone P.C.
Tina Rad, Esq., Wagener Law
ALL REGISTRANTS WILL ATTEND THE PROGRAMS BELOW
MORNING SESSION (9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
Use of Ai For Employment Lawyers: Tips, Tricks and Ethics - 0.5 Hour Legal Ethics CLE and 0.5 Hour Technology CLE
Uliana Kozeychuk, Esq.
Edwin Hong, Esq., Stalwart Law Group
AFTERNOON SESSION (2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Insights from Orange County Superior Court's Complex Bench - 1.0 Hour General CLE
Hon. David Hoffer, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. William Claster, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Melissa R. McCormick, Orange County Superior Court
Hon. Layne H. Melzer, Orange County Superior Court
Cancellations must be received in writing by September 16, 2025 (no refunds after this date).
Available Functions
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Session 1A: From Intake Through Trial - The Mistakes I've Made! - 1.0 Hour General CLE
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Session 1B: Arbitration: You Sure About That? - 0.5 Hour General CLE and 0.5 Hour Legal Ethics CLE
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Session 2A: Winning at Mediation - 0.5 Hour General CLE and 0.5 Hour Civility CLE
12:45 PM - 01:45 PM |
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Session 2B: The Double-Edged Sword of Workplace Investigations: Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants - 1.0 General CLE
12:45 PM - 01:45 PM |
Speakers
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Location Information
Western State College of Law16735 Von Karman Ave
Irvine, CA 92606
