Bar Association of San Francisco 

December 6, 2018: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

 

 

In cases being litigated in California and elsewhere across the country, youth and municipal plaintiffs assert common law theories and seek tort remedies for alleged climate change-related harms. The suits present important legal questions left open by previous climate change litigation, including AEP v. Connecticut, 564 U.S. 410 (2011) and Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., 696 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2012).

Program Panelists Will Discuss
• The status of the common law of climate change after AEP and Kivalina
• The availability of constitutional and public trust theories to redress harms related to climate change
• The ability of the courts to fashion appropriate remedies in climate change suits
• The policy implications of adjudicating climate change-related tort claims under state law

 

 

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=B181244/B181244

 

 

 

Bar Association of San Francisco 

December 5, 2018: 12:00 pm - 1:05 pm

 

Topic
With #metoo, Time's Up, and record numbers of first-time female candidates running for office, 2018 has been hailed as the "Year of the Woman." But what about women in the courtroom? Our panel this year will discuss the role of gender in jury trials and the courtroom, addressing successes, persistent struggles, and how it all shakes out in the jury room and with the Court. After the panel presentation, members of the bench and the bar engage in small table discussions.

 

 

 http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=R180099/R180099

 

 

 

Bar Association of San Francisco 

December 4, 2018: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

 

Supporting Transgender Employees:
Legal Update and Practical Guidance for Creating Inclusive Workplaces

 

This panel of experts in transgender employment law and workplace inclusion will share the latest updates from this rapidly-evolving area of law, and offer practical guidance for law firms and companies to support transgender employees. Elimination of Bias CLE credit available.

 

Topics
• 2017 regulations on transgender employment issues from the California Fair Employment and Housing Council
• Current issues in the courts, including religious defenses and the Trump military ban
• Training and prevention for employers
• Common issues that arise in the workplace such as restrooms, pronouns,
and insurance plans

 

 

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=G180306/G180306

 

 

 

Bar Association of San Francisco 

December 3, 2018: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

 

 

Summary
Employees, contractors, and business counterparties increasingly come into direct contact with a business's own computers. These interactions, like any, sometimes result in litigation, but the laws that govern the misuse of computers contain traps for the unwary and unprepared. This program will address contexts where computer misuse laws apply in civil litigation, identify ways to avoid misunderstandings about access, and show you how to make and respond to claims under these laws in litigation.

 

Topics:
• Federal and California Computer Crime and Misuse Laws
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Stored Communications Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and more.
• Computer Crimes by Employees and Ex-Employees
• Remedies Available for Companies
• Drafting Agreements that Protect Rights of Access

 

 

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=B181480/B181480

 

 

 

Bar Association of San Francisco 

December 1, 2018: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  

2017-18 Environmental Law Cases in the Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit

 

Topics
• Major decisions over the past year, and their implications
• Hot-button issues and trends
• Prognostications on significant pending litigation 

 

 

 http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=R180098/G182911

 

 

 http://www.sfbar.org/cle/questions.aspx

 

 

 

California Lawyers Association  

December 18, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)

 

Description:

 

 Although it may not feel like it, public employees and elected officials still maintain their rights to privacy and free speech, but is there a bright line? In this webinar, Best Best & Krieger LLP attorneys discuss how the First Amendment interacts with social media platforms and how it applies to recent federal and state rulings in every day practice. 

 

 

 https://cla.inreachce.com/Details/Information/cdbe08ed-13ce-4a68-afca-ba2780e85250

 

 

California Lawyers Association  

December 13, 2018
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)

 

Description:

 

 California preliminary hearings must be done in a timely fashion.  But what are the time limits? What is the remedy when time limits are violated? 
All adult criminal trials are also supposed to occur in a timely fashion; once a charging document is filed, the defendant is to be arraigned timely, and once the arraignment occurs, the trial should occur within a specified period of time.But what if there is an excessive pre-filing delay?  What about post-filing delay; what is the appropriate remedy?  What if good cause for a continuance has been shown to the court; how does that fit into the discussion?
The law governing these issues are a sometimes confusing mix of statutory and constitutional law, and this webinar will seek to clear up the confusion and give you a straightforward analysis of all relevant time limits.  Included in the discussion will be issues regarding good cause and continuances.

 

 

https://cla.inreachce.com/Details/Information/b9f894e3-64ee-4c09-b0bf-f8ce3d748072

 

California Lawyers Association 

December 12, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)

 

Description:

 

 On January 1, 2019, a new California law will take effect. It will require a lawyer to make sure their client understands the implications of California’s legal protections for mediation communications, before the client agrees to mediation.  Learn from two seasoned mediators and a practitioner what lawyers must do to satisfy the new disclosure requirements.

 

 

 https://cla.inreachce.com/Details/Information/9f1d48a2-c115-4a0f-99a1-e0756b0d10c0

 

 

 

California Lawyers Association 

December 6, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)

 

Description:

 

 A discussion about successful and unsuccessful strategies for attacking expert opinions will be reviewed. Current research on Daubert challenges to financial experts will be discussed. Attendees will learn about the objective and subjective decisions experts make when valuing a business interest and how these decisions effect value. The mathematics of the double‐dip of business income and its corresponding effect on support calculations and business value will be explained.

 

 

 https://cla.inreachce.com/Details/Information/2d2903e7-f032-4e58-b7ae-4d79c8ed539b

 

 

 

California Lawyers Association 

December 13, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific) 

 

Description: 

 This webinar is a follow up to the three-part evidence series published in the Family Law News. Topics which will be addressed include cross-examination tips and tactics, voir dire of expert witnesses, objecting to evidence and how to apply several new cases to overcome People v. Sanchez objections to vocational evaluations and real estate appraisals.

 

 

 https://cla.inreachce.com/Details/Information/a2c01576-4c16-44a5-bd7f-c1169b0fc293