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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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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New 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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Bias 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...

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New 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE 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...

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CLE: 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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