Massachusetts CLE - All Courses
Massachusetts CLE
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How to Structure Employment Agreements and Employee Equity Offerings to Avoid Section 409A Tax Traps
Almost any agreement, arrangement or program for the deferral of compensation for employees or service providers is effected by Section 409A of the tax code. This CLE course will provide a comprehensive overview of Section 409A and its primary provisions. The course will also explain the framework for structuring a stock option as well as ensure compliance for phantom equity plans and agreements related to employment and severance. More Info
$291General Credit -
What Attorneys Need to Know about New E-Discovery Technology
Document review often accounts for more than 80% of total e-discovery costs. This CLE course will explain how to dramatically reduce costs and the new e-discovery technology that enables you to quickly identify critical documents, streamline activities and minimize data that requires outside review. The course explains why focusing on the left side of the EDRM will lead to cost saving on the right side during document review and the specific e-discovery technology capabilities that can be utiliz... More Info
$291General Credit -
E-Discovery Case Law: Sanction Cases You Need to Know
This CLE course will explain e-discovery sanctions and how to protect your company from them. The course will present three noteworthy sanction cases and how they could have been prevented. Trends in e-discovery sanction cases as well as tips and strategies from an experienced panel representing a variety of legal roles will all be included. More Info
$291General Credit -
Understanding Interests in Oil and Gas Lands and Production
The theory of “ownership in place” creates a unique position for the laws surrounding oil and gas companies. The theory, which stipulates that reserves can maintain their status in perpetuity, allows legal agreements, including those that are ambiguous or erroneous, to be upheld even centuries later. This CLE course will examine the creation and interpretation of oil and gas land and production interests and how some of the most common sources of ambiguity, including severance and royalties, may... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Understanding Easements and Right of Way
Presented by Oil and Gas attorney and expert Josh Stein, this CLE course will provide an overview of easements, particularly in Texas and how they may impact oil and gas title examination. The course will explain the importance of identifying the location of easements to avoid obstruction or accidental drilling and how to differentiate easements from other instruments. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
The Art of Voir Dire: A Guide for the Novice Attorney and the Seasoned Professional
One of the most important elements of any jury trial starts well before opening statements. Jury selection can make or break a trial and to get the jury you want, preparation is key. This CLE course will explain how to prepare for jury selection, what to look for in potential jurors, research, and how to question them. The course will also explain strategies for appealing to the jury, even when that jury is not the one you would have wanted. Ethical consideration in dealing with jurors as well a... More Info
$1564.5Total Credits1 Ethics -
Preparing and Reviewing Oil and Gas Title Opinions
Faulty titles in vast tracts of Texas land combined with a lack of standardization in how title opinions are drafted has made professional, well-written opinions that can be relied upon an instrument of negotiation in disputes. Routinely sold between landowners and oil companies, these title opinions may be used as a basis for settlement even decades after they are written. This CLE course, presented by Oil and Gas attorney Josh Stein, will address the different forms of title opinions and their... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leasehold Issues
In the interaction between landowners and oil companies, owners have the upper hand and oil companies are increasingly forced to sign leases that are owner-friendly. Presented by Oil and Gas attorney and expert Josh Stein, this CLE course will offer strategies for drafting leases, explain how to protect clients—both landowners and oil companies—and how to correct or exploit errors and ambiguities in lease agreements. The course will review the most common ambiguities and explain how the various... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Ethical Considerations of Litigation Funding
Litigation funding, also known as legal funding, provides much needed assistance to accident victims. And yet, critics of the practice claim that it raises extensive ethical issues, and directly impacts the attorney client relationship and issues of privilege. This CLE course will explain litigation funding specifically as it applies to personal injury attorneys and their clients. The course will review the merits of assisting clients, analyze the secondary market that such funding creates, and... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
Copyright Reversion 101, 201 and 601: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Issues on Termination of Grants and Licenses
Copyright termination is far more complex than one might imagine. This comprehensive CLE course will present everything you need to know about copyright termination and the various issues which may be raised by the US copyright law provisions which govern the termination of copyright interest grants. In this course, Frankfurt Kurnit Intellectual Property Litigation Partner Ned Rosenthal presents the basics of copyright termination followed by a discussion of the often complicated issues that ari... More Info
$291General Credit
