Description
Topic Short Description Long Description
"A Forgotten Fact is News: Researching Expert Witnesses
Existing Topics Master:
LN # 22804
Requested Type of Credit:
General/Skills" With modern technology and the great information highway, it’s much less likely that facts remain forgotten. As attorneys, you have an obligation to make the best use of technology to discover those forgotten or hidden facts. And when it comes to Expert Witnesses, those forgotten facts can make all the difference. "In Following the Equator, published in 1897, Mark Twain observed that “…a forgotten fact is news when it comes again.” In Twain’s time, facts were more easily “forgotten” and then rediscovered. With modern technology and the great information highway, it’s much less likely that facts remain forgotten. As attorneys, you have an obligation to make the best use of technology to discover those forgotten or hidden facts. And when it comes to Expert Witnesses, those forgotten facts can make all the difference. In recent months, multimillion dollar verdicts have been overturned and expert witnesses have been sentenced for perjury—all with what the expert had hoped were “forgotten facts.”
Learn to uncover unflattering facts or successful daubert challenge strategies using the latest in technological advancements. In an age when falsifying credentials is all too common, attorneys must not only vet the opposing experts but their own as well.
See CLE State Accreditation for credit details.
If you are licensed in New York, this content is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced New York attorneys. Although, this content is appropriate for all New York attorneys, newly admitted attorneys cannot earn CLE credit for the completion of the course when presented via webinar or webcast."
"Answering the Call: Overcoming Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
Existing Topics Master:
LN # 22806
Requested Type of Credit:
Substance Abuse; Ethics" In this course, you will examine the characteristics of the legal profession that make attorneys so much more susceptible to substance abuse as well as review the wildly disproportionate disciplinary records. "In this course, you will examine the characteristics of the legal profession that make attorneys so much more susceptible to substance abuse as well as review the wildly disproportionate disciplinary records.
During our session we will cover:
• Substance Abuse Prevalence in Legal Profession
• Consequences of Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
• A Personal Story of Addiction
• Signs of Substance Abuse and
Strategies Uses to Hide Addiction Problems in the Legal Profession
• Answering the Call for Help
• Successful Treatment Programs
• Changing the Culture from Within the Legal Profession
• The Model Rules of Professional Conduct
See CLE State Accreditation for credit details.
If you are licensed in New York, this content is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced New York attorneys."
"Data Breach: A-Z Guide for Law Firms
Existing Topics Master:
LN # 26165
Type of Credit Requested:
General" During this session, we will cover current data breach laws, trends in the legal industry, insight into client concerns regarding data protection, and a discussion of why data security is so important to law firms. "During this session, we will cover current data breach laws, trends in the legal industry, insight into client concerns regarding data protection, and a discussion of why data security is so important to law firms.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Understand what constitutes a data breach
• Understand the current legal framework that regulates data breaches
• Examine what a law firm can do on behalf of its client to prepare them for a data breach
• Understand what exposure a law firm fa