What are Non-Fungible Tokens? - August 3, 2022

Non-Fungible Tokens ("NFTs") 101

Sponsored by the Attorney Action Club and the SF Lawyers Network

This presentation will address:

What are NFTs and how are they used in the marketplace today?

What is blockchain technology and how did it make NFTs possible?  Does blockchain automated logic support, supplement, or replace traditional written legal agreements? Legal considerations in buying and selling NFTs

Are NFTs securities?  Considerations regarding the legal and regulatory landscape with respect to the SEC. Minting and distributing fractionalized NFTs and the potential legal implications for securities and crypto regulation

Investment agreements such as SAFTS and Token Warrants

IP considerations in the creation and marketing of NFTs

Litigation risks arising from NFTs 

Moderator:

Lindsey S. Mignano, Smith Shapourian Mignano

Speakers:

Jason Crain, Smith Shapourian Mignano
Mark Janoff, Orrick
Michael Flurh, DLA Piper
Jonathan Chan, WSGR
Peter Roldan, Emergent Law

​​FREE!

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Wednesday August 3, 2022, 2:30 pm - 4:15 PT

For further information see:

https://portal.sfbar.org/SFBAR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=B221472&WebsiteKey=7ff45d51-7883-4a28-ab2a-c56a3eb4a5e0

Registration is a little tricky.

Early Case Assessment - August 4, 2022

Early Case Assessment

Sponsored by LexisNexis

Many practitioners recognize that conducting Early Case Assessment facilitates better decision-making with respect to whether and how to proceed with a case – ultimately resulting in more certainty and a reduction of costs.

This seminar addresses how to use online resources to conduct Early Case Assessment – to learn about the key “players” (e.g. opposing counsel, judges, etc..), to investigate corporations, to pull jury instructions, and more. Additionally, it will highlight how attorneys are using innovative tools such as Artificial Intelligence and analytics to quickly find answers to common legal questions, determine motion strategy and develop more persuasive motions.

Speaker:

Angela Chmielewski - Practice Area Specialist, Litigation, Insurance & Analytics at LexisNexis

FREE!

                                                              

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Thursday, August 4, 2022,  10:00 am  to 11:00 am PT

For further information see:

https://www.lexisnexis.com/university/course.aspx?classInfo=Crs~686~53416

Employment Law: Cannabis - August 11, 2022

Employment Law: Navigating the Cannabis Legalization Minefield

Sponsored by LexisNexis

As nearly every state has legalized or decriminalized cannabis in some form, possession and cultivation of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Employers are faced with many difficult questions relating to employee use of cannabis products.

This course will discuss the impact of cannabis legalization on screening and hiring employees, enacting drug-free workplace policies, and avoiding litigation risk including from negligent hiring, vicarious liability, employment discrimination and wrongful termination claims. We will explore current scientific limitations on testing for impairment, and the causes of false positive drug test results. You will learn about the movement to legalize cannabis, how to track developments in the law and where to find practical guidance for adapting your employment policies and practices as this area of the law continues to evolve.

Speakers:

Bobby Puri - Subject Matter Advisor at LexisNexis

Julie Webster-Matthews.- National Practice Area Specialist at LexisNexis

FREE!

                                                              

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Thursday, August 11, 2022,  10:00 am  to 11:00 am PT

For further information see:

https://www.lexisnexis.com/university/course.aspx?classInfo=Crs~686~53418

The Trademark Modernization Act - August 16, 2022

The Trademark Modernization Act has been enacted - Now What?

Sponsored by LexisNexis

The Trademark Modernization Act, which went into effect at the end of December 2021, is “the biggest trademark law that has been enacted since the Lanham Act itself nearly three-quarters of a century ago," said a former acting director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Understanding and preparing for the newly enacted provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act 2020 can be a daunting task. This 60 minute seminar will provide an update on the current state of practicing Trademark Law within the parameters of the Trademark Modernization Act.

Speakers:

Kristen Baginski - IP Practice Area Specialist  at LexisNexis

FREE!

                                                              

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Tuesday, August 16, 2022,  10:00 am  to 11:00 am PT

For further information see:

https://www.lexisnexis.com/university/course.aspx?classInfo=Crs~686~53419

Litigation Ethics - August 17, 2022

Litigation Ethics: Rules, Real Stories, and Regrets

Sponsored by LawPay

The trial experience is much more comprehensive than those “Perry Mason” moments you see on TV. True signs of professionalism include properly preparing your client including the advisability of pursuing claims, communicating all events honestly, and observing all the rules of law and ethics. This course is based upon true stories of lessons learned by lawyers in the course of litigation that are cautionary, practical, and sometimes entertaining. These lessons include:

• Addressing conflicts which suddenly arise
• Clients whose expectations exceed reason
• Relationships with opposing counsel
• Conduct during settlement discussions
• The dangers of interacting with pro se parties
• Clients who lie
• Lack of candor with a judge which morphs into misrepresentation
• Spoliation of documents – intentional and accidental; and
• Improper disclosures of confidential information.

There are interesting analyses, practical answers, and as always, great ethical guidance in this course.

Speaker:

Claude Ducloux -  LawPay director of education, ethics and compliance

FREE!

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

For registration go to:

https://www.lawpay.com/solutions/education/legal-ethics-in-litigation-cle/

Prepare Briefs Efficiently and Accurately - August 23, 2022

Leveraging Technology to Prepare Briefs with Greater Efficiency and Accuracy 

Sponsored by LexisNexis

This course focuses on the importance of accuracy and efficiency in the review and preparation of briefs and motions. In particular, it stresses an attorney’s duty of competence, which includes an obligation to accurately cite and quote legal authorities in the briefs presented to the courts, as well as the duty to cite only valid legal authorities and to disclose adverse authorities. Additionally, it addresses the duty lawyers owe to their clients to work as efficiently as possible in the preparation of briefs and motions, which includes a concomitant obligation to leverage available technologies to assist in performing these tasks. Ultimately, the course illuminates the legal technologies currently available to assist lawyers with reviewing and preparing briefs accurately and efficiently.

Topics of Discussion: 

I. Explanation of the relevant ABA model rules requiring attorneys to keep abreast of legal technology to assist in servicing clients
II. Retrieving and reviewing cited authorities more efficiently with legal technology, e.g., LMO’s “get cited docs”
III. Validating citations more accurately and efficiently with legal technology, e.g, LMO’s “check cite format”
IV. Preparing and updating tables of authorities more efficiently with legal technology, e.g., LMO’s “prepare TOA”
V. Validating quotes more accurately and efficiently with legal technology, e.g, LMO’s “check quotes”
VI. Researching concepts from an opponent’s brief more efficiently with legal technology, e.g., LMO’s “find precedent”
VII. Gathering intelligence efficiently regarding companies, law firms, judges and other entities in an opposing brief using legal technology, e.g., LMO’s “find” tool

Speakers:

Jacquelyn LaCorte - Training Consultant and Client Relations Manager at LexisNexis

FREE!

                                                              

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Tuesday, August 23, 2022,  12:00 pm  to 1:00 pm PT

For further information see:

https://www.lexisnexis.com/university/course.aspx?classInfo=Crs~686~53369

Ethical Billing Practices - August 24, 2022

Walking the Line: Keeping Billing Practices Ethical

Sponsored by Attorney Protective

One of the many challenges in law firm management is legal billing. Clients can avoid or delay paying legal bills for a number of reasons. Clients may disagree with the amount charged or may be confused about the billing agreement or the work performed. That is why it is important to implement client-centric billing processes, which can also help avoid potential fee disputes down the road. Join speakers Erin McCartney, J.D. and Erik Crep J.D. while they discuss legal billing tips that can help your firm establish more efficient and client centric billing processes, which can help avoid potential fee disputes down the road.

Speakers:

Erin McCartney, J.D.

Erik Crep J.D.

FREE!

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Wednesday,  August 24, 2022, 110:00 AM-11:00 Pacific Time

For further information see:

https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1524039&tp_key=3e80d4d97f