Sonoma County Bar Association

 

 This focused class will address the proper use and the limitations of the following types of restraining orders:

 

Emergency Protective Orders Civil Harassment Workplace Violence Domestic Violence

Juvenile Dependency/Delinquency Elder Abuse School Violence Gun Violence

Dialogue will be encouraged and questions will be taken throughout the presentation.

 

 

 

Hon. Arthur A. Wick
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma

 

After graduating third in his class from law school in 1980, Judge Wick practiced law for 26 years specializing in the representation of school and college districts and represented some 225 school and college districts throughout the state. He tried cases in 13 different jurisdictions during his carrier. Judge Wick was appointed to the Sonoma County Superior Court in April 2006 by Governor Schwarzenegger. He currently sits in a felony trial court, after being the Supervising Judge of the Civil Division and presiding over the Appellate Division of the superior court as its Presiding Judge.

 

 

Hon. Anthony Wheeldin
Superior Court Commissioner
Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma

 

A graduate of Wesleyan University and UCLA School of Law, Commissioner

Wheeldin began a civil practice in Sonoma County in 1981. He has tried cases to verdict throughout the Bay Area and taught Civil Procedure at Empire College of Law from 1989 until 2015. Appointed a Commissioner in 2011, his prior assignments include dependency and misdemeanors. His current assignment is Traffic as well as the Civil Harassment and Workplace Violence calendars.

 

Date: Friday, February 16, 2018

 

Time: Check-In: 11:45 am; Presentation: 12:00—1:30 pm

 

Presenter(s):
Hon. Arthur A. Wick, Superior Court Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma
Hon. Anthony Wheeldin, Superior Court Commissioner, Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma

 

Place: SCBA Office, 111 Santa Rosa Ave., Ste. 222, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Parking for this seminar is ONLY available in the Public Parking Garage at 555 First Street.
Please do not park in the parking lot at 111 Santa Rosa Avenue.

 

Registration Fee: $75–SCBA Members; $85–Public;

 

MCLE: 1.5 Units Participatory Credit in General Law

 

Student: $20 (The student discount is now available online for SCBA Student Members. Students who are not members of SCBA may utilize the student discount by downloading the registration form and submitting it with proof of current enrollment to the SCBA Offices. For more information on becoming a member of SCBA, please contact Susan Demers at (707) 542-1190 ext. 18.)

 

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Sonoma County Bar Association 

 

Advocating for Your Client and Settlement
The panelists will share their observations on the expectations of mediation, the role of advocacy skills, and the need for client preparation both substantively and emotionally, including tips on demeanor, tone, negotiating techniques, and working with opposing parties and the mediator. There will also be a brief update on California’s legislative efforts to modify the mediation confidentiality statutes – the “malpractice” carve-out.

  

Robert A. Murray
Co-Founder and Director
Arbitration & Mediation Center

Mr. Murray has been an attorney for 39 years and a mediator in the North Bay Area counties since 1992. He began the practice of law in 1977 with prominent law firms in Oakland and San Francisco, before moving to Sonoma County in 1980. Since
2002, Bob has focused exclusively on mediation and other dispute resolution services. Mr. Murray is a member of the Sonoma County Bar Association’s ADR section Committee (Chair 2002), the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern
California, a chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution, The Mediation Society and the Board of Directors of Sonoma County Legal Aid Society (1998 – 2003). Mr. Murray was a professor of Professional Responsibility at the Empire College, School of Law, in Santa Rosa, 1979 – 1989 and 2006 – 2008. He has participated in presentation of various seminars on mediation and arbitration advocacy.

 

 

Brian J. Purtill, Esq.
Law and Mediation Offices of Brian J. Purtill

Mr. Purtill has been an Arbitrator and Mediator with Santa Rosa’s Arbitration & Mediation Center since 1996, and a civil litigator in Sonoma County since 1984, the last ten years of which were spent as “of counsel” to the Santa Rosa firm of
Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP up until July 31, 2014. He now devotes himself full-time to his ADR work, which, like his litigation career, includes a variety of claims, including: personal injury; trusts and estates claims; real estate sales
disputes; partnership dissolution; landlord/tenant claims; and other personal and business disputes. Mr. Purtill currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Bar Association, where he chairs the ADR section.

 

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018

 

Time: Check-In: 3:45 am; Presentation: 4:00—5:00 pm

 

Presenter(s):
Robert A. Murray, Co-Founder and Director, Arbitration & Mediation Center
Brian J. Purtill, Esq., Law and Mediation Offices of Brian J. Purtill

 

Place: SCBA Office, 111 Santa Rosa Ave., Ste. 222, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
NOTE: Parking for this seminar is ONLY available in the Public Parking Garage at 555 First Street.
Please do not park in the parking lot at 111 Santa Rosa Avenue.

 

Registration Fee: $55–SCBA Members; $70–Public

 

MCLE: 1.0 Unit Participatory Credit in General Law

 

Student: $20 (The student discount is now available online for SCBA Student Members. Students who are not members of SCBA may utilize the student discount by downloading the registration form and submitting it with proof of current enrollment to the SCBA Offices. For more information on becoming a member of SCBA, please contact Susan Demers at (707) 542-1190 ext. 18.)

 

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Sonoma County Bar Association

 

 This Program Will Include:

~ An Introduction to Immigration Law
~ Status of DACA law for students and young immigrants
~ Other New Developments under the Trump Administration
~ New law and procedures covering waivers for spouses of US citizens
~ How to sponsor your family members for a green card
~ Immigration Consequences of Criminal Offenses

 

 

Christopher A. Kerosky
Kerosky, Purves & Bogue, LLP

 

Mr. Kerosky is the founder and principal of the law firm, Kerosky Purves & Bogue, with offices located in San Francisco, Napa, Santa Rosa, Ukiah, Sacramento, Walnut Creek and San Jose. Mr. Kerosky is a graduate of UC Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law and a former trial lawyer for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C. He writes a legal column for the bilingual newspaper La Voz, as well as other ethnic newspapers. Mr. Kerosky is also a member of the Sonoma County Human Rights Commission. He serves as Honorary Consul for the Republic of Poland and his office operates as the Consulate of Poland in San Francisco.

 

 

Liliana C. Gallelli
Kerosky, Purves & Bogue, LLP

 

Ms. Gallelli, has been practicing law since 2004. Her experience includes immigration law, estate planning, closely-held businesses and non-profit organizations. Before joining Kerosky Purves & Bogue, Ms. Gallelli practiced transactional law at Toews Law in San Luis Obispo, CA and later joined her brother at the Gallelli & Gallelli, Inc., law firm in Beverly Hills, CA. She interned at the City of Burbank City Attorney’s Office and with the Brazilian international law firm, Noronha-Advogados. Ms. Gallelli earned a Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature from California State University Northridge and a Juris Doctor degree from University of La Verne Law School. Affiliations include membership in the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the advisory council for the Sonoma County Latino Service Providers and the Board of Directors of the Help A Life Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that establishes schools in Africa for orphan girls. Ms. Gallelli speaks fluent Spanish, French and Italian and speaks conversational Portuguese and Lithuanian.

 

 

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018

 

Time: Check-In: 11:45 am; Presentation: 12:00—1:00 pm

 

Presenter(s):
Christopher A. Kerosky, Kerosky, Purves & Bogue, LLP

Liliana C. Gallelli, Kerosky, Purves & Bogue, LLP

 

Place: SCBA Office, 111 Santa Rosa Ave., Ste. 222, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.

Parking for this seminar is ONLY available in the Public Parking Garage at 555 First Street at rate of $.75 per hour. Please do not park in the parking lot at 111 Santa Rosa Avenue

 

Registration Fee: $60–SCBA Members; $75–Public;

 

MCLE: 1.0 Unit Participatory Credit in General Law

 

Student: $20 (The student discount is now available online for SCBA Student Members. Students who are not members of SCBA may utilize the student discount by downloading the registration form and submitting it with proof of current enrollment to the SCBA Offices. For more information on becoming a member of SCBA, please contact Susan Demers at (707) 542-1190 ext. 18.)

 

 

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The Santa Clara Bar Association 

 

 

                       

 

 

The SCCBA Labor & Employment Section presents a Seminar:

 

Responding to Sexual Harassment Complaints 2018

 

 

	2/20/2018
When:	February 20, 2018 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Where:	Map this event » SCCBA Seminar & Conference Center 31 North Second Street, 4th Floor San Jose, California  95113 United States
Contact:	SCCBA info@sccba.com 408-287-2557

 

In this much anticipated seminar, one of California’s most respected independent investigators, Jan Duffy, will join with experienced plaintiff and defense attorneys Lori Costanzo and Judy Keyes, to present contemporary law and practical options when sexual harassment complaints of various kinds are presented.  Topics will include the types of complaints, options for investigations, the “do’s” and “don’ts” of conducting them and instructions to investigators, clients and potential witnesses when they occur.  Panelists will also describe how they do their work to maximize its effectiveness at trial.

 

Attendees will receive articles published by Ms. Duffy and by Ms. Keyes on the current context of these issues, sexual harassment investigations and what experts and juries look for in workplace misconduct investigations.

 

If you have, or expect to have, clients or cases which may be affected by the cultural revolution we are experiencing, you do not want to miss this seminar.  Attend on line or in person.

 

 

SPEAKERS:

Jan Duffy, Management Practices Group, Inc.

Judy Keyes, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

 

Lori Costanzo, Costanzo Law Firm

 

moderator:

Wm. David Smullin, Smullin Mediation

 

Pricing [INCLUDES LUNCH]:

In-Person
SCCBA Member	$89
Non-Member	$129
New Admittee	$79
Honorary	$29

  

 

For your convenience this program is also being offered via Live Webcast. Please register for either the in person seminar or the live webcast, which have separate pricing levels. Registering for the live webcast requires an InReach account which is separate from your SCCBA account. If you require assistance, please contact InReach at 1-877-880-1335. Parking is available just across the street from the SCCBA at the 3rd Street Parking Garage located between E. Santa Clara Street and St. John Street (SCCBA does not validate).  Cancellations and refunds will be accepted only 48 hours prior to the event.     PLEASE NOTE: Registration fees must be paid prior to the program, or at the program check in. SCCBA will no longer invoice attendees for payment subsequent to the program. Cash, Credit Card, and Check accepted.  *All seminar materials will be distributed to pre-registrants via email. We will not provide hard copies. If you would like a hard copy of the materials we will provide upon request for a fee of $25.00.     *State Bar of California Approved MCLE: The Santa Clara County Bar Association is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.   This program is approved for California MCLE credit.

The State Bar of California 

 

Civility: It’s Not Just a Good Idea. It’s the Law

 

Monday, February 19, 2018, 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.

 

This program offers 1.5 hours participatory MCLE credit in Legal Ethics. You must register in advance to participate.

 

California Superior Court Judges will discuss civility in litigation practice, including legal requirements and best practices. Topics covered will include: why civility is important, how civility is legally mandated, and best practices in discovery, deposition, oral argument, and motion practice.

 

Moderator: Hon. Edward Torpoco

Speakers: Hon. Ernest Goldsmith and Hon. Suzanne Bolanos

 

 

The State Bar of California 

 

Indecent Contact: Ethical Challenges with Contacts with Putative Class Members

 

Monday, February 12, 2018, 12 noon - 1:01 p.m.

 

This program offers 1 hour participatory MCLE credit in Legal Ethics. You must register in advance to participate.

 

Class litigation is a minefield of potential ethical problems for attorneys seeking to contact potential class members because of rules against contacts with represented parties.  This program will cover:

• What contacts are covered by California Rule of Professional Conduct 2-100
• Distinguishing when a subordinate is represented by corporate counsel
• Under what circumstances may an attorney contact a putative class member
• How the stage of the litigation and the timing of class certification may (or may not) affect the ability of counsel to contact a class member

Speakers: Lisa L. Maki, John Sullivan, Michael Geibelson and Diane Karpman

 

 

 

The State Bar of California

 

Ethics and E-Discovery: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

 

Monday, February 5, 2018, 12 noon - 1 p.m.

 

This program offers 1 hour participatory MCLE credit in Legal Ethics. You must register in advance to participate.

 

Formal Opinion No. 2015-193 of the Standing Committee On Professional Responsibility and Conduct of the California State Bar (“Committee Opinion”) opines that an attorney may violate ethical duties of competence by failing to understand and perform e-discovery skills. The Committee Opinion set out a list of nine e-discovery tasks that “attorneys handling e-discovery should be able to perform (either by themselves or in association with competent counsel or expert consultants).”

 

The nine skills from the Committee Opinion are:

1. Initially assess e-discovery needs and issues, if any;
2. Implement/cause to implement appropriate ESI preservation procedures;
3. Analyze and understand a client’s ESI systems and storage;
4. Advise the client on available options for collection and preservation of ESI;
5. Identify custodians of potentially relevant ESI;
6. Engage in competent and meaningful meet and confer with opposing counsel concerning an e-discovery plan;
7. Perform data searches;
8. Collect responsive ESI in a manner that preserves the integrity of the ESI; and
9. Produce responsive non-privileged ESI in a recognized and appropriate manner.

 Performing many of these skills competently requires understanding of the concepts of the related concepts of proportionality and reasonable accessibility. 

 

 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1) sets forth the scope of discovery in civil cases pending in federal court: Unless otherwise limited by court order, the scope of discovery is as follows: Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party's claim or defense and proportional to the needs of the case, considering the importance of the issues at stake in the action, the amount in controversy, the parties' relative access to relevant information, the parties' resources, the importance of the discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden or expense of the proposed discovery outweighs its likely benefit. Information within the scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.  

 

 Rule 26 contains specific limitations relative [*7] to electronic discovery and other objections to providing discovery: (B) Specific Limitations on Electronically Stored Information. A party need not provide discovery of electronically stored information from sources that the party identifies as not reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost. On motion to compel discovery or for a protective order, the party from whom discovery is sought must show that the information is not reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost. If that showing is made, the court may nonetheless order discovery from such sources if the requesting party shows good cause, considering the limitations of Rule 26(b)(2)(C). The court may specify the conditions for the discovery.

 

 While California state law does not include a “proportionality” limit, it does allow objection and/or a motion for protective order when discovery is not reasonably accessible. (If the demand seeks a copy of data that is not reasonably accessible (e.g., from sources that are not routinely accessed or easily located), the responding party may either object [CCP § 2031.210(d)] or move for a protective order [CCP § 2031.060(a), (b)].) (Matthew Bender Practice Guide: CA E-Discovery and Evidence, § 6.07)

 

Moderators: Michael F. Kelleher and Mark Michels

 

Speakers: Steven WIlliams and Hon. Laurel Beeler

 

 

AIDS Legal Referral Panel 

 

 

What You Must Know About Planning for Your Death

• Thursday, February 15, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
• Presented by Jim Wood, Esq. – Law Offices of James M. Wood
• Bar Association of San Francisco – 301 Battery Street, 3^rd Floor, Board Room, San Francisco, CA 94111
• 1.5 General CLE Credits
• Overview: Learn the basics of planning for your death as well as communicating with those in your life. Topics will include: Do I need a will or trust? What are the ways to avoid the courts? How do I write a will? How do I let my health care providers know about my wishes in my final illness? How do I let those in my life know what my last wishes are?

 

This is a free training open to all attorneys, paralegals, law students, and those

interested in the legal field. We hope to see you there!

  

 

To RSVP for a FREE MCLE training, email mcle@alrp.org or call (415) 701-1200 ext 303.

 

 

 

 

  

Contra Costa County Bar Association 

 

Litigation Section is sponsoring:

Email, Dropbox and Thumb Drives Oh My! Using Digital Forensic Evidence in the 21st Century

Thursday, February 22, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Event provided by CCCBA

 

      

 

 

Speaker

Melanie Maugeri

 

A computer forensic expert will provide insights on litigation where electronic evidence is key. ther will also be discussion of tips on securing electronic evidence and authenticating evidence for trial.

 

 

Melanie Maugeri is the Associate Director of Cyber Investigations at KIVU Consulting. She has extensive experience working with litigators collecting electronic data and testifying regarding the legal implication of such data.  

 

 

The Contra Costa County Bar Association certifies that this activity has been approved for 1 hour of General MCLE credit by the State of California, Provider #393.

 

 

MCLE Credits

General

1 hr

 

Cost

 

Members: When you register, we’ll calculate the best price based on your membership level and section membership. Not a member? Join today to take advantage of discounted pricing on all CCCBA events.

 

 

 

	Full Price	Early Bird Price
Members	$30.00	—
Non-Members	$40.00	—

 

Location

 

1515 Restaurant & Lounge
1515 N. Main Street
Walnut Creek CA 94596

Contra Costa County Bar Association 

 

Criminal Law Section is sponsoring:

New Laws 2018 - For The Criminal and Juvenile Practitioner

Wednesday, February 21, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Event provided by CCCBA

 

      

 

 

Speaker

Garrick Byers, Esq.—Statute Decoder

 

Come and hear about the most important new statutes, rules, and forms for 2018.

 

Please REGISTER BY Friday, February 16th

 

Garrick Byers is called the “Statute Decoder” because of his great facility in teaching and writing about California’s statutes. Every year he compiles and speaks on “New Laws,” summarizing the most important new criminal law statutes, rules, and forms. He is certified by the California State Bar as a Criminal Law Specialist. He speaks on criminal law topics for C.E.B., the California Public Defenders Association (CPDA), and many other organizations. He wrote, and annually updates, three chapters in C.E.B.’s, California Criminal Law, Procedure and Practice (often called “the bible of California criminal law”). He updated a chapter for the 2018 edition of C.E.B.’s California Criminal Defense of Immigrants. For the last six years he has organized CPDA’s annual “New Statues” MCLE activity, live and streamed Statewide; the next one will be on March 3, 2018. He was a public defender for 33 years, and is a past President of CPDA. He is currently in private practice in Richmond, doing criminal law appeals, writs, motions, and case consultations.

 

The Contra Costa County Bar Association certifies that this activity has been approved for 1 hour of General MCLE credit by the State Bar of California, Provider #393

 

 

MCLE Credits

General

1 hr

 

Cost

Members: When you register, we’ll calculate the best price based on your membership level and section membership. Not a member? Join today to take advantage of discounted pricing on all CCCBA events.

 

 

	Full Price	Early Bird Price
Section Member Special Pricing
Criminal Law Section	$25.00	—
Juvenile Section	$25.00	—
Special Member Pricing
Law Student	$15.00	—
Members	$30.00	—
Non-Members	$35.00	—

 

Location

Creek Monkey
611 Escobar St
Martinez CA 94553

 

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