Maryland CLE - All Courses
Maryland CLE
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Legal Writing: Striving for Clarity
Clarity is a key element in legal writing. This CLE course, entitled Striving for Clarity and presented by Judge Bob Bacharach, will include discussions of psycholinguistics, oratory, and advocacy to help enhance the clarity of legal writing. The course will address issues such as creating context before details, simplicity of language, linking information in sentences and conveying information in manageable portions. The course will break down legal writing and show how to maximize it... More Info
$291General Credit -
Ethical Considerations During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has raised countless issues in the legal field. This CLE course will focus specifically on a number of ethical issues for attorneys and investigators that relate to client representation during the pandemic, how they might arise and how to effectively operate in the best interests of your client. More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
Stepping Up: Representing Parents with Minor Children
This CLE course is designed to introduce practical considerations for an increase in advocacy amongst parents facing incarceration or parents who are incarcerated in criminal or dependency cases. The course will include a short video recording and polls to encourage participation and reflection on the issue with the primary focus being meaningful engagement of parents with their parents in their defense as well as in court. More Info
$291General Credit -
Common Traffic Court Cases: Do’s and Dont’s
This CLE course will offer practical advice in handling traffic issues in local criminal courts. The course will address the most commonly charged offenses and is particularly helpful to attorneys who do not typically appear in traffic court but nevertheless would like to be able to provide competent representation or guidance. The course will present issues such as Speeding, Use of Portable Electronic Devices, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation and Reckless Driving. More Info
$291General Credit -
Enforcement of Judgments in New Jersey and New York during the COVID Pandemic
Winning at trial is only half the battle. Ultimately, being able to enforce a judgement is when the case is truly won. Whether you win by default, motion or trial, until a judgement is paid, it isn’t a success. This CLE course, presented by attorney Jeffrey H, Ward, will explain the mechanism for collecting judgement entered in the Courts of New York and New Jersey during COVID. The course will explain how judgements in these states are entered, including the domestication to these st... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
How to Ethically Introduce Yourself to Reporters and Speak About Your Practice, Cases and Other Matters
The art of attracting publicity is sometimes inborn, but is often learned. Why some attorneys are constantly quoted and swarmed by press may be more about who they know than what they know. If you want reporters to come calling, you better make sure they know who you are. But how to do that ethically, without breaching the Rules of Professional Conduct? That is a learned art. This CLE course will prepare you to speak about your cases safely and within the boundaries of ethics. The course will ex... More Info
$341.25Ethics Credits -
A View from Congress: New Copyright and Trademark Laws
With the partisan politics and violence around the Capitol, it was easy to miss the passing by Congress of three new copyright and trademark laws that could seriously impact your business. These include the Trademark Modernization Act, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act, and the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act. In addition a draft bull for reforming the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is currently circulating in committee. This CLE course will expl... More Info
$291General Credit -
Law Office Succession Planning: Options & Ethical Rules
Succession planning never seems like an emergency, but it is critical to ensuring your business’s future. This CLE course will address planning options available to attorneys for succession, including a focus on the difference between internal and external succession plans as well as contingency planning in the event of unexpected death or disability. The course will delve into how a practice may be valued as well as the many NY Rules of Professional Conduct that apply to the successio... More Info
$291General Credit -
ADA Website Compliance: Is Your Website Lawsuit Proof?
Section 508 of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) stipulates a variety of issues pertinent to Website ADA Compliance. This CLE course will explain these issues and the significance and impact of increased accessibility and how that relates to the ADA. With data innovation giving new significance to the notion of equal access for all from the perspective of accessibility for those with disabilities as well as the untapped market they embody, this course will offer the data, resour... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Homeowners and Condominium Associations: Elections and Dispute Resolutions
Elections in a condominium and/or homeowners’ association play by specific rules. Nominations are typically conducted through recall and are based on both statutory and documentary sources. This CLE course will review these sources and the election process as well as methods for challenging an election or its outcome. More Info
$551.5General Credits
