Monthly Archives: September 2015

CLE Course: Dealing with Problem Witnesses and Difficult Attorneys During Deposition

If you are a trial attorney, you’ve been forced to deal with a difficult witness or hostile attorney during a deposition. Problem witnesses come in many different forms – the dishonest witness, the evasive witness, the hostile witness… the witness that doesn’t remember what they had for breakfast. All too often, witnesses try to frustrate the discovery process — and depositions in…

IL CLE: How Do I Report MCLE Compliance Online?

Illinois attorneys must complete at least 30 CLE credits every two years to fulfill the Illinois IL MCLE requirement, including 6 credit hours of Professional Responsibility. The mandatory Illinois CLE compliance deadline is June 30 and the CLE reporting deadline is July 31. Your compliance group depends on your last name.[1] IL MCLE Compliance Groups Last names A-M: – June 30, 2016…

CLE Course on Legal Considerations in Long-Term Care Planning

Counseling your clients on long-term care planning can mean the difference between someone living the rest of their life in poverty or receiving the quality care they need. Clients often enter your office in chaos and fear and leave your office with a sense of security and safety. As estate planners, we should not only consider how our client’s wealth will transfer…

CLE Course on Working with Athlete Clients

The issues that professional athletes face on a daily basis are very unique compared to the rest of society because athletes have a different career length and economic situation than most people. In addition, professional athletes have a different mindset than the average person when it comes to dealing with business and personal issues because of their athletic background and competitive nature.…

Tips for California MCLE Compliance

As I have previously posted numerous times, the State Bar of California is now strictly enforcing their MCLE compliance and reporting rules.  From here going forward, 1,000’s of California attorneys will get a nice MCLE audit letter in the mail around July 4th.  This year, about 5,200 California attorneys were audited to ensure compliance with the California MCLE (Minimum Continuing Legal Education)…

CLE Course: The Anatomy of a Personal Injury Case

Are you a new attorney thinking about going into personal injury practice? Are you a more experienced attorney that might want to take a personal injury claim… but you are unsure of the process? If so, then join highly experienced personal injury attorneys Jason Cohn and Saar Swartzon as they present the basics of handling personal injury case. This course will give…