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Massachusetts CLE
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Recent Developments in Legal Funding
As legal funding has become an accepted if controversial method for client, attorney and case financing, legislation and guidelines have begun to spring up in states across the country. This CLE course, presented by Jeffrey Rubin, Esq., a legal funding specialist, will present the origins of legal funding and how it is used, particularly in New York State, Maine, Ohio and Minnesota. The course will explore the ethical conflicts that result from boilerplate contracts and high interest as well as... More Info
$291General Credit -
How Leadership Can Create Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
While bias, discrimination and harassment in the workplace has come under fire in the past few years, there still remains a degree of insidious behavior that can have an adverse effect on the workplace environment. Particularly for vulnerable employees, the climate of a workplace can directly impact employee performance and satisfaction. This CLE course will provide leaders and managers with the tools to examine their workplace and the interpersonal relationships within it and offer tips and str... More Info
$651.5Ethics Credits -
Criminal Mitigation: Humanizing the Client Toward a Better Outcome
This riveting and timely CLE course discusses the impact of psychological analysis on factual analysis, and how criminal lawyers can utilize the humanizing process to gain better outcomes for their clients in criminal cases. Presented by attorney and forensic expert Dr. mark Silver, the course is designed for seasoned as well as starting attorneys, and offers insight into the various criteria and strategies to employ, particularly during the pre-sentence and pre-plea stage of representation, to... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Creative Cutting Edge Trust Planning Strategies
The concern over future changes to the tax code, combined with the recent changes made in the Jobs Cut Tax Act and developments such as the Wacker case and its impact on self-settled trusts have impacted trust planning across the income spectrum. This CLE course will review planning techniques, from the creative and cutting-edge to the straightforward and standard, that will help you better serve your clients in the current environment. The uses of non-grantor trusts for income tax and other ben... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pre-Plea and Pre-Sentence Criminal Mitigation Strategies
Mental illness is often considered a mitigating factor in criminal cases. This fascinating and informative CLE course will explore the mitigation strategies for clients suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, one of the least understood yet critically important mental illnesses in criminal defense cases. Presented by attorney and forensic expert Dr. Mark Silver, the course will explain the criteria for the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, present nation-wide statistics and e... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Matrimonial Law from A to Z
As the rate of the divorce seems to be on an endless climb, the importance of understanding matrimonial law in becomes that much more imperative. This CLE course will provide a comprehensive and informative introduction to matrimonial law in New York State and will cover all issues of divorce, regardless of whether the parties meet residency requirements applicable to the signing of the Judgment of Divorce. Relating both the legal issues and practical strategy, the course will provide practical... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
UCC Article 9 Foreclosure: Issues Ideas and Ambiguities
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is a complicated yet comprehensive set of rules governing the rules for loan foreclosure. This CLE course will explain the four basic methods to accomplish this including when a lender requires that all loans be secured all the personal property of the borrower. The course will explain how a lender making a loan may create security interest in collateral whose loan goes into default must also foreclose its security interest, all of which is governed by Ar... More Info
$291General Credit -
Recent Developments in GDPR
The protection of one’s personal data has gained a lot of attention recently. In the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was passed as a means of protecting its citizens. This impacts any entity with online interests, regardless of whether it is in the EU or not. This CLE course will provide a comprehensive overview of the law and its history, as well as discuss notable cases and news since it became law The extent of its impact and the potential for huge fines for those who attemp... More Info
$291General Credit -
Sports Marketing & Media's Top Legal Issues
Marketing around sporting events is a well-known and often powerful tool in media planning. But recent incidents have shown that even experienced marketers can find themselves in legal trouble when implementing marketing campaigns around sporting events. Such issues may arise from a misunderstanding of governing body rules, changing intellectual property rules, local practices and culture and other missteps can damage and sometimes sever relationships and lead to costly disputes. This CLE course... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Regulation of Banks in the U.S.
Offering a comprehensive overview of the significant bank regulatory laws beginning in the Great Depression and stretching through to the 2010 Dodd Frank Act, this CLE course will explain all aspects of bank regulation in the US. The course will explain the state and federal agencies that have jurisdiction over banks and a variety of the regulatory compliance requirements including Dodd Frank Act requirements. Trends in governmental enforcement action against banks, recurring cycles of deregulat... More Info
$291.25General Credits
