New CLE Course on Refining Your Closing Argument
The way that juries filter and process information has fundamentally changed over the last few decades. Today, juries are less apt to soak up the volumes of complex information that today’s...
View ArticleCLE Course: Basics of Conflicts of Interest
Penalties for conflict of interest violations are severe and range from disqualification to disgorgement of fees. However, despite the fundamental nature of conflicts and waivers, they still continue...
View ArticleCLE Course: Medical and Scientific Evidence Used in DUI and Drug Cases
With marijuana being legalized both medicinally and recreationally across the country and the recent scourge of prescription drugs, increasingly more people are being convicted of driving under the...
View ArticleNew CLE Course on Evidence
While the definition of evidence may seem straightforward, preparing and presenting evidence can be the tricky part…. even for seasoned legal practitioners. Who doesn’t need to brush up on hearsay and...
View ArticleCLE Course on The Duty of Confidentiality and The Attorney-Client Privilege
Attorneys must have a firm understanding of the full scope of the attorney-client privilege in order to protect themselves and their clients from improperly disclosing confidential client information...
View ArticleCLE Course on Preparing the Client & Defending the Client in Depositions
Trial is so expensive that the deposition is now the most important discovery device where you, in essence, “try” your case in front of the opposing parties and obtain critical information about your...
View ArticleCLE Course on Effective Negotiation Strategies
Well over 90% of civil and criminal cases never make it to a courtroom, as the great majority of cases nowadays either end in plea bargain or settlement. What does that mean for you? It means that in...
View ArticleCLE Course on Audio & Video Evidence
In today’s digital age where recording devices, video cameras and digital technologies are ever-present, audio and video evidence has become incredibly important in civil and criminal litigation...
View ArticleCLE Course: Administering an Estate With Firearms
No one knows exactly how many firearms are owned by U.S. citizens – a reasonable estimate would put the number around 300 million. Yes, firearms ownership in our country is at an all-time high and is...
View ArticleCLE Course on How the Supreme Court Analyzes Evolving Technology
Almost 100 years ago, the Supreme Court was forced to decide on the admissibility of evidence from a groundbreaking new technology – the systolic blood pressure test. At the time, the evidence from...
View ArticleCLE Course on the Importance of Mobile Phone Forensics in Litigation
For many of us, the only time we’re not using your smartphone is when we are taking a shower – and I have to admit to checking my fantasy football scores in the shower. If you are like me, your...
View ArticleCLE Course: Issue Spotting in Criminal Law Cases
There is a great deal at risk when a person is accused of a crime. Your client’s life and liberty are at stake, and there is a lot of information you need to be able to recognize to ensure that your...
View ArticleBias Considerations With Juries: Voir Dire & Beyond
The jury is one of the greatest concerns trial attorneys have when approaching trial. Millions of dollars and thousands of hours are spent analyzing the potential result from the 12 people in that...
View ArticleNew CLE Course on Drones & Liability
Very soon there will be as many drones in the sky as flies…. that may be a stretch, but you get the picture of how popular drones have become. Every year millions of drones are bought used for...
View ArticleCLE on Bankruptcy, Money Laundering & Terrorism
Spearheaded by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), leaders and governments have sought to monitor and suppress money laundering and terrorism financing around the globe. This became even more...
View ArticleCLE on Voir Google & the Ethics of Jury Selection
When we try a case, our goal as lawyers is to get an impartial jury. But in reality, anybody who has struck a jury knows this is no easy task. During voir dire we must investigate jurors to uncover...
View ArticleCLE: Ethical Issues in Social Media and eDiscovery
Social media offers attorneys and law firms the opportunity to build credibility & trust with clients, uncover relevant facts & information about cases, clients and opposing attorneys, and to...
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