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Join Amy R. Patton and co-panelist Darren J. Campbell of Aitken Campbell Heikaus Weaver, LLP as they discuss Current Developments in Employment Law as part of the Orange County Bar Association’s MCLE Last Dash Seminar: A One Day Legal Education Marathon. This marathon will have 19 CLE Sessions, including Legal Ethics, Elimination of Bias and Competence Issues.
Full Schedule:
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