Upcoming and On Demand CLE seminars involving our attorneys.
Winning at Mediation: Reading Both Sides, Using the Mediator, and Closing Hard Cases
Program Summary Litigators are trained to persuade a judge or jury that the facts compel a particular result, a discipline that can proceed without ever asking why the other side refused to settle. Mediation rewards the opposite instincts. It demands diplomacy, listening, and the capacity to read both your client’s concerns and opposing counsels, then…
On-Demand CLE: Why Mediation Fails and How to Fix It: A Strategic, Political, and Practical Approach to Case Resolution
Mediation is one of the most powerful tools in a litigator’s arsenal — but only when approached with strategic intent. This course goes beyond the mechanics of the mediation process to examine the political, psychological, and practical forces that determine whether a case resolves or falls apart. Drawing on decades of complex litigation experience, Reuben…
CLE: Essential Evidence Rules for Today’s Litigators
This presentation provides litigators with a practical, strategy-focused overview of essential Federal Rules of Evidence encountered in modern litigation. Through selected rules governing relevance, hearsay, documents, judicial notice, and presentation of proof, the session emphasizes how evidentiary decisions affect case development from investigation through trial. The program is designed to enhance both advocacy skills and…
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CLE: Why Mediation Fails and How to Fix It: A Strategic, Political, and Practical Approach to Case Resolution | myLawCLE
Whether through settlement, or adjudication, all disputes have an end point. Sometimes the litigation process is necessary to help the parties find that end point but often a neutral, or mediatory, is necessary to navigate the politics of the dispute which are often tempered by economics, emotions, and the dynamics of decision making inherent in…
CLE: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation: Accountability, Promotion, and Fraud Case Studies | myLawCLE
This two-hour panel program is divided into three sessions examining pharmaceutical accountability and the industry’s influence on healthcare. The panel explores the evolution of pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, the impact of promotional practices on medical decision-making, and the investigation of pharmaceutical fraud through landmark case studies. Together, the sessions provide a practical, attorney-focused overview…
On-Demand CLE: Pleading Strategies in Employment Litigation: From Initial Filing to Tactical Defense
2 hour on-dmenad CLE available here: https://federalbarcle.org/product/pleading-strategies-in-employment-litigation-from-initial-filing-to-tactical-defense/ Program Summary Session I – From Facts to Frame: Building the Employment Complaint – Reuben A. Guttman Whether you’re representing individuals or classes in employment disputes, your first filing sets the tone for the entire case. In this dynamic session, renowned trial attorney and legal educator Reuben Guttman…
Evidence Refresher: New & Overlooked Rules Every Litigator Should Know
Program Summary Think you know the rules of evidence? Think again! This engaging CLE will cover recent changes, commonly misunderstood provisions, and overlooked evidentiary rules that could make or break your case. Whether you’re in the courtroom every day or just brushing up, this session will help you confidently navigate key evidentiary challenges. This program…
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On-Demand CLE: Profiting from Whistleblower, Qui Tam, and False Claim Cases
Over $40 billion has been recovered through whistleblower, Qui Tam, and False Claims Act cases. The demand for attorneys fluent in the latest practices, procedures, and case law has never been greater as the federal government’s whistleblower program has recently issued record setting awards. The average award today in a whistleblower settlement is nearly $450k,…
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On-Demand CLE – Campus Civil Rights: The Tension Between The First Amendment And Hostile Environment Proscriptions
Free expression or the exchange of ideas has been a hallmark of American education. Yet, whether protection of free expression is obligated by the Constitution is a more complicated question and the answer may vary from public to private institution or programs within each institution. But even where the Constitution does apply, speech is not absolute. Universities are workplaces, places of public accommodation, healthcare providers and learning centers. A myriad of laws regulate speech in these settings. This CLE session will dive into the timely question of how we balance notions of free expression with constitutional and statutory constraints that may or may not apply.
On Demand CLE: Introduction to Pretrial False Claims Act Litigation
The False Claims Act, which dates back to the Lincoln Administration, provides the government the right to pursue individuals or entities that file or cause to be filed false or fraudulent claims for payment or approval with the Government. The statute has “qui tam” provisions that allow private individuals – known as Relators – to…
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On Demand CLE: Pretrial Advocacy- The Era of Front-Loaded Litigation
The pretrial playing field has changed markedly over the last three decades, moving the battleground from the jury to the gauntlets that leave a judge with discretion to eliminate or trim a case before it even sees a jury. Standards governing motions to dismiss, summary judgment, experts, the breadth of discovery, and even class certification…
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CLE: Drafting and Responding to Civil Lawsuits, Interrogatories, Document Requests, Admissions, & Hold Letters CLE – Telephonic Seminar
Telephone Seminar, 7/19/2023, Noon – 1:30 | Learn the latest on Drafting and Responding to Civil Lawsuits, Interrogatories, Document Requests, Admissions, & Hold Letters CLE with this convenient, telephonic seminar. Register to obtain CLE and MCLE credit, receive access to complete course and reference materials, and attend this telephonic seminar. Discovery and pre-trial litigation have…
