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  • 02/24/2015 7:10 PM | Deleted user

    A number of pieces of passed legislation were mentioned at the presentation but weren't included in the outline.  Here are the details:
     
    ·         AB 1525 (Lowenthal), Stats. 2014, Ch. 450:  City clerks of charter cities can now perform marriage ceremonies
     
    ·         SB 1306 (Leno), Stats. 2014, Ch. 82:  includes “housekeeping” to reflect legality of same sex marriages in CA (e.g., revises language throughout the Family Code to refer to marriage between 2 persons, rather than to husband and wife)
     
    ·         AB 1755 (Gomez), Stats. 2014, Ch. 412:  Requires reporting of unauthorized access to or disclosure of patient medical information
     
    ·         AB1951 (Gomez), Stats. 2014, Ch. 334:  Eff. 1/1/2016, new rules for birth records to include options for mother, father and parent to describe parent’s relationship to the child
     
    ·         AB 2344 (Ammiano), Stats 2014, Ch 636:  establishes statutory forms for assisted reproduction to provide clarity regarding a person’s intent to be a legal parent; establishes procedures for conducting a step-parent adoption under certain circumstances.
     
    2.  With respect to the legislation that had not passed which would have allowed a private professional fiduciary to obtain a license for the business, rather than a license being for the individual:  I commented that this would be a boon to clients who need a private professional fiduciary for a term longer trust beneficiary or conservatee’s lifetime, and I wasn’t sure why it had not passed.   Someone came up to me after the meeting and explained that one reason it hadn’t passed was the difficulty of protecting the public:  there is no way to bond a corporation, only an individual.  (Bank trustees are exempt from bonding requirements because they are subject to other regulatory requirements that would provide enough protection) 
  • 02/19/2015 9:10 PM | Anonymous

    Check out these upcoming events to be held at San Francisco State University (Downtown Campus).

     

    paralegal-ceu.pdf
  • 02/17/2015 9:21 PM | Deleted user


    Anti-bullying laws in California and Tennessee could be the start of a new trend:

     

    http://bit.ly/1vDjhKZ 

  • 02/12/2015 9:41 PM | Deleted user

    Jesse Raskin, associate professor and head of the paralegal studies program at Skyline College in San Mateo will be presenting some SFPA Board members in a panel discussion on "paralegal-ing" (my term) for some of his students on April 16!

     

    We are thrilled to participate and pass down our knowledge, thanks for inviting us Jesse! 

  • 02/02/2015 9:55 PM | Deleted user

    Good for some laughs, people.  Law is supposed to be fun sometimes!

     

    http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/massachusetts 

  • 01/25/2015 4:31 PM | Deleted user



    BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES

    One of our pro-bono partners has reached out to us and is need of volunteers:

    1. Interns who can come in one day a week or two half days.

    2. Volunteers to help on housing investigations: arranging a time with the client and the in-house attorney to drive out to visit a client's house. At the house they will take pictures and notes of the condition of the unit. Then the volunteer would come back to the office and enter their finding into our system. This process would take a max of 2 hours.

    3. remote volunteers to help write up intake questionnaires on all the different subjects they work on.
    For more information please reply to info@sfpa.com




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  • 01/20/2015 9:25 PM | Deleted user
    San Francisco event is now wait-list only: go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jams-san-francisco-mcle-day-registration-15000738613  

     

  • 01/13/2015 8:22 PM | Deleted user

    San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco.  Scroll down for programs and details!

     

    JAMS Silicon Valley Complimentary MCLE Day
    Thursday, January 22, 2015


    Please join JAMS for our complimentary morning MCLE program where we will offer the hard-to-get substance abuse credits, as well as general credits. Feel free to join us for the entire program or only the programs that interest you. Registration details to come.

    Presenters

    Time

    Program Description & MCLE Credits Available

    8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

    Registration and Continental Breakfast

    Hon. James Kleinberg (Ret.),
    Hon. Wayne Brazil (Ret.)

    8:30 - 9:45 a.m.

    Advanced ADR Tools
    - 1.25 General MCLE Credit

    Mediation and arbitration are techniques familiar to today’s lawyers, and can be useful strategies to efficiently resolve disputes. In this session, hear from In this session, hear from retired state and federal court judges about advanced ADR tools and processes that can help to streamline both federal and state disputes:

    §  Private Trials/Judicial Reference Trials

    §  Mock Trials

    §  Neutral Evaluations

    §  Neutral Fact Finder

    §  Use of Referees, Temporary Judges and Special Masters

    §  Preserving the right to appeal in Arbitration

    9:45 - 10:00 a.m.

    Break

    Hon. Catherine Gallagher (Ret.)

    10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

    Detection, Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
    -
    1.0 Substance Abuse MCLE Credit


    JAMS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
    This program qualifies for 2.25 hours of California MCLE credits:
    1.0 Substance Abuse, 1.25 General.


    Location:
    JAMS Silicon Valley
    160 W. Santa Clara Street
    Suite 1600
    San Jose, CA 95113

     

    JAMS 7th Annual Sacramento Complimentary MCLE Day
    Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | 8:00 AM-2:00 PM

    Please join JAMS for our 7th annual complimentary, half-day MCLE program where we will offer the hard-to-get ethics, substance abuse, and elimination of bias credits, as well as general credits. Feel free to join us for the entire program or only the programs that interest you. Program topics and descriptions to come.

    Time

    Program Description & MCLE Credits Available

    8:00-8:30 a.m.

    Registration

    8:30-9:30 a.m.

    1.0 Ethics MCLE Credit
    Program Topic and Details TBD

    9:30-9:45 a.m.

    Break

    9:45-10:45 a.m.

    1.0 Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit
    Program Topic and Details TBD

    10:45-11:00 a.m.

    Break

    11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

    1.0 Substance Abuse MCLE Credit
    Program Topic and Details TBD

    12:00 -1:00 p.m.

    Break – Complimentary Lunch

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    1.0 General MCLE Credit
    Program Topic and Details TBD


    JAMS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
    This program qualifies for 4.0 hours of California MCLE credits:
    1.0 Ethics, 1.0 Substance Abuse, 1.0 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 General.

    Location:
    Embassy Suites
    100 Capital Mall
    Sacramento, CA 95814

    JAMS San Francisco Complimentary MCLE Day
    Thursday, January 29, 2015


    Please join JAMS for our complimentary half-day MCLE program where we will offer the hard-to-get ethics, substance abuse, and elimination of bias credits, as well as general credits. Feel free to join us for the entire program or only the programs that interest you. Registration details to come.

    Presenters

    Time

    Program Description & MCLE Credits Available

    Morning Sessions

    8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

    Registration and Continental Breakfast

    Hon. Lynn Duryee (Ret.),
    Hon. Patrick Mahoney (Ret.)

    8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

    An Insider’s Perspective on Ethical Dilemmas in ADR
    -
    1.0 Ethics MCLE Credit
    Advocacy and zealous representation of clients can sometimes create challenging or conflicting situations. This program will explore the Ethical boundaries of those situations.

    9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

    Break

    Hon. James Kleinberg (Ret.),
    Hon. Wayne Brazil (Ret.)

    9:45 - 11:00 a.m.

    Advanced ADR Tools
    Mediation and arbitration are techniques familiar to today’s lawyers, and can be useful strategies to efficiently resolve disputes. In this session, hear from experienced neutrals about advanced ADR tools and processes that can help to streamline both federal and state disputes:

    §  Expedited Arbitration

    §  Preserving the right to appeal in Arbitration

    §  Private Trials/Judicial Reference Trials

    §  Mock Trials/Mock Hearings

    §  Neutral Evaluations

    §  Special Masters and Discovery Referees

    11:00 - 11:15 a.m.

    Break

    Cathy Yanni,
    Outside Speaker: Eva Paterson

    11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    Elimination of Bias in Negotiations
    - 1.0 Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit

    Attorneys will learn how, when, where and why bias develops, as well as how to identify bias in others and within themselves. This program explores how bias can affect attorneys and clients during negotiation, and how to overcome those challenges to maintain trust and rapport with your clients. Attorneys will also learn to become more effective negotiators to better serve their clients.

    12:15 p.m.

    Break – Complimentary Lunch Served for Afternoon Session

    Outside Speaker: Richard Carlton, Acting Director, Lawyer Assistance Program, The State Bar of California

    12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

    Prevention of Substance Abuse
    - 1.0 Substance Abuse MCLE Credit over lunch

    This program, focused on one of the hard-to-get MCLE credits, will cover substance abuse and how it affects the workplace. The discussion will include a summary of current statistics about substance abuse, ways of detecting substance abuse, and an overview of lawyer assistance programs.


    JAMS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
    This program qualifies for 4.0 hours of California MCLE credits:
    1.0 Ethics, 1.0 Substance Abuse, 1.0 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 General.


    Location:
    JAMS San Francisco
    Two Embarcadero Center
    Suite 1500
    San Francisco, CA 94111

     

     

     



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