Contra Costa Bar Association

Tuesday, April 9, 12:00 pm – 2:15 pm

After a brief introduction by Judge Sugiyama, the presentation will be directed at probate practitioners as a refresher on jury trial practice and procedure, with an eye toward those topics considered most important by the court.

Two experienced trial lawyers offer this primer on state court civil jury trials directed to probate litigators with little or no jury trial experience. We will cover the basics: jury (de-)selection, voir dire, peremptory and for-cause challenges, jury instructions, opening statements, effective use of demonstrative exhibits, closing arguments, and more.

https://www.cccba.org/attorney/calendar/event.php?id=12469

Contra Costa Bar Association

Friday, April 5, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Crimmigraton is at the at the center of the fire and fury-the juxtaposition between criminal law and immigration law. Do you know that criminal practitioners are responsible for advising their noncitizen clients on the immigration consequences of criminal pleas and convictions. Learn what to do from the best.

https://www.cccba.org/attorney/calendar/event.php?id=12304

Santa Clara Bar Association

April 30, 2019

This brown bag will address cross over issues that a family law attorney must be able to recognize when a client contemplates or files for bankruptcy during dissolution or legal separation case.

https://sccba.site-ym.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1218239&group=

Marin County Bar Association

WEDNESDAY | APRIL 24, 2019
11:30-1:30P

Join us for a panel discussion on the SB-10 Referendum, a measure that eliminates cash bail in California and replaces it with a system of risk assessment. Panelists will discuss the multifaceted issue of cash bail bond reform.

Understand and connect with the issues surrounding bail reform in California. One of the most heavily debated subjects in criminal justice and for our greater society is whether or not cash bail should be eliminated, and if so what will replace bail. Attendees of this dynamic lunch program will learn how bail and pre-trial release currently works in California and what various stake holders are trying to change.

https://marinbar.org/events/?type=event&id=256

Marin County Bar Association

TUESDAY | APRIL 09, 2019
12:00-1:00P

The legal landscape for California employers continues to grow more difficult and dangerous by the day, in part because of new anti-harassment training requirements, changes to the minimum wage, as well as additional accommodation duties. Staying up-to-date on the ever changing landscape of California employment law is almost impossible. This presentation will highlight the key changes that took place in the last quarter of 2018 and the most significant labor and employment laws that went into effect on January 1, 2019.

https://marinbar.org/events/?type=event&id=275

CEBBLOG

March 27, 2019

"Neither Cal Rules of Prof Cond 1.16(e)(1) nor California case law addresses the length of time an attorney must retain client papers after completion of the client matter if the client doesn’t request their return. There are different approaches to the problem."

https://blog.ceb.com/2019/03/27/how-long-do-you-have-to-keep-client-files/#more-23049

SCOTUStalk

March 25, 2019

In this week’s episode of SCOTUStalk, Amy Howe of Howe on the Court talks with Evan and Oscie Thomas about Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Evan is the author of “First: Sandra Day O’Connor,” a biography released last week.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/03/fwotsc-justice-sandra-day-oconnor-first-woman-on-the-supreme-court/

IP Watchdog

March 23, 2019

"Perhaps nothing has affected how IP is protected and enforced more than the advent of the Internet. All lawyers undoubtedly benefit from the ease the Internet affords, but IP litigators in particular have a simultaneously beneficial and challenging relationship with online enforcement. Almost every claim that an IP litigator investigates involves the Internet, be it a competitor infringing a client’s trademark on a social media page, a user uploading a copyrighted movie to a file-sharing website, or counterfeit consumer goods being imported from overseas."

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2019/03/23/ip-enforcement-in-the-digital-age-identifying-infringers-online/id=107610/

Planet Lex

Legal Talk Radio

March 20, 2019

How much should people care about privacy? And what’s at stake when it comes to tracking biometrics? In this episode of Planet Lex, host Jim Speta talks to Matthew Kugler about his research into consumer sentiment around biometric tracking. They discuss the landscape of privacy law and its current trends, and Professor Kugler explains the methods and findings of his recent research. They also talk about the various ways biometric information is (and can be) acquired and used, and the implications of this in the future of privacy law.

Matthew Kugler is an assistant professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/planet-lex-northwestern-pritzker-school-law-podcast/2019/03/the-implications-of-biometrics-in-privacy-law/