California MCLE - All Courses
This is a listing of CLE Courses for California. Please make your selection below of California CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
California MCLE
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Would You Take That Bet? The Effects of Legalized Betting on Sports
Betting on sports is as old as the games themselves, but the legality of sports betting seems to require constant updates. The most recent came when the Supreme Court, in Murphy v. NCAA, effectively struck down the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), making legalized sports betting potentially legal in every state. Presented by Robert Boland, J.D., Athletics Integrity Officer at Penn State University, this timely and fascinating CLE course will present the potential effects,... More Info
$291General Credit -
Captive Insurance: State and Local Tax Issues
Taxes, both state and local, for captive insurance is gaining increased interest from state departments as a tool to generate revenue. But these taxes are not widely understood. This CLE course will provide captive insurance professionals a comprehensive overview of the basics of income and franchise taxes, sale and use taxes and how they may be applicable to different types of captive insurance taxes. Designed to help skilled practitioners stay up-to-date on the legal and regulatory issues surr... More Info
$291General Credit -
Captive Insurance: Strategies & Tactics
Exploring captives structuring techniques within the framework of recent cases brought to tax court, this CLE course will introduce corporate attorneys to how captive insurance companies operate on the basis of the profitability that captives provide to their affiliate groups. The course will also examine the ways in which captive insurance can be used to minimize costs for healthcare benefits and workers’ compensation plans. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Litigating MAGA: Lessons in Advocacy of Controversial and Uncertain Claims
Precedence is a key factor in court rulings, so how should attorneys deal with claims that may seem without precedent? Using Piatek v. Happiest Hour, wherein a business ejected a customer for wearing a Make America Great Again hat, as a springboard, this CLE course will offer tips and strategies for persuasive legal writing and oral advocacy in defending cases of this nature. Through a thorough examination of this case and others like it, the course will explain how these types of cases may be f... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Does Jewish Law Like Lawyers? Building a Just Legal System
While there is no shortage of modern texts of legal ethics, there is another source for codes of responsibility that goes back centuries. In fact, ancient Jewish legal texts contain crucial lessons in attorney behavior. In this CLE course, Professor Michael Avi Helfand, Esq. of Pepperdine University School of Law analyzes these sources and offers an ancient, and yet new perspective on today’s legal ethics. More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
How Rabbinical Court Cases are Decided
A Beit Din (Rabbinical court of law) operates under the legal system of Biblical law, which involves examination of both ancient and modern texts. In this CLE course, a well-known rabbinical court judge and director of Beth Din of America, New York’s rabbinical court, will explain the relevance of secular law to these proceedings. The course uses an actual case arbitrated and mediated through Beit Din to explain the process and the procedural issues of the Beit Din court. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Unique Divorce Issues Arising under Jewish Law
The interplay between Jewish law as implemented by the Beth Din (rabbinical court) and secular law is a fascinating topic of study. This CLE course will explain the unique features of a Jewish divorce, the requirements of the ketuba (Jewish marriage agreement document) as well as its financial ramifications and the process of marriage dissolution through a Get (writ of divorce). The presentation will explain the requirements for divorce under Jewish law, including mutual participation of both... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Beth Din As a Preferred Forum
According to Jewish law, disputes among Jews should be mediated through a Beit Din (house of law), a specific rabbinical forum designed for this purpose. This CLE course, presented by an expert in Jewish law, will explain the complexities involved in selecting an appropriate forum. The course also includes a presentation by the director of the Beth Din of America, the New York rabbinical court, who will review the court process used in a Beit Din and use actual case law to explain how cases ar... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Beth Din Jurisprudence
Regardless of how contemporary a case may seem, decisions made in rabbinical courts are determined through the examination and implementation of both ancient and modern texts of Jewish law. However, rabbinical law takes into account that business deals will be made and conducted in accordance with local law. This CLE course, presented by an arbitrator and administrative attorney of Beth Din of America, New York’s rabbinical court, will explain the role of secular law and local custom as they a... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Female Testimony in Beit Din: An Untold Story of Halachic Justice
A fascinating CLE course that deals with the gap between religious law and societal norms, the issue of contemporary court testimony from individuals barred from such practice in Biblical law will be explored and discussed. Presented by a religious arbitration law expert from Pepperdine University School of Law, the course will explain how Jewish justice operates within the context of rabbinical court proceedings. More Info
$341Elimination Bias
