Not all attorneys have been hammered by the downturn in the economy over the last few years. While Big Law seems to be dying and attorneys are unemployed across the country, I have known quite a few bankruptcy attorneys that have more work than they can handle right now. I have also seen quite a few attorneys switch their practice over to…
Look into the jury box, what do you see? Join jury consultant Toni Blake, owner of 2nd Chair Services, for an insightful examination into the mind of the jury. In Thinking Inside the Box: Jury Decision Making in a Personal Injury Case, Toni covers the do’s and don’ts of voir dire, teaches you how to profile your own jury, details juror personalities…
Easements. Just the thought of them brings back bad memories of studying real property for the California Bar exam. Luckily I was able to pass on my second try and I will hopefully never have to worry about easements again. However, we have added a great new course if you are a real estate attorney and you could use a few drafting…
I experienced something today for the first time and I had to forward it to my Dad as soon as I saw it. My message in the email: “next time you say that I think I know everything, just remember that I am on encyclopedia.com.” Yes! I happened to run a search today for “attorney websites CLE” while I was doing some…
After a long, arduous, and grueling process, all of us at Attorney Credits are very thankful to the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for granting us Approved Provider status. Attorneys from the Empire State will now also have the opportunity to conveniently complete their MCLE requirement without breaking the bank. At Attorney Credits, we have shifted the paradigm on CLE…
If your practice concerns trusts and estates we have two great courses to keep you current with important California case law and legislation. First, in Trusts and Estates Case Law Update Jacqueline Skay of Estate and Trust law provides a thorough review of recent case law that will affect your everyday practice. This course covers decisions from a number of areas including…
Learn from the experts themselves! In Construction Defect: Expert Witness Pete Fowler and Paul Kushner of Pete Fowler Construction Services provide an informative and entertaining look at how to best deploy your expert witness in construction defect litigation. Knowing and understanding the expert in a construction defect case, making the right tactical decisions, and taking the time to prepare will pay off…
“Giving up smoking is easy. I’ve done it hundreds of times.” — Anonymous This poignant phrase quotation succinctly captures the frustration that an addict suffers. Although he didn’t say it, the quote is often incorrectly attributed to one Samuel Longhorne Clemons (Mark Twain’s real name). Historically, substance abuse and addiction has been attributed to a lack of self-control – “If the individual…
Well, Mike and I woke up early today and headed for the courthouse bright and early – and we were excited about it. Luckily, we weren’t facing traffic tickets, jury duty or an impending lawsuit like most trips to court. Rather, we were headed to court this morning to help videotape an event for the North County Bar Association here in San…
Well, our Blade Runner future is finally here. For those of you not paying attention, cybercrime has become a major epidemic in this country and around the globe – just look at the sentences that Albert Gonzalez and “Max Vision” got. Unfortunately, it takes a massive company like Google to get hit for anybody to actually pay attention. I took a little…