Kansas CLE and MCLE Courses

ABA Professional Responsibility Client-Lawyer Guidelines Part II Details

Price:
$29.99

Course Description

04-19-2018 Recorded date

This class is the second in a special MCLEZ series on The Rules of Professional Conduct. The Rules, written by the American Bar Association, are "the gold standard" when making critical decisions about ethics, compliance and best practice. The ABA Rules have been adapted by most state bars for the benefit and guidance of their members. In addition, the Rules are an authority across the U.S. during attorney disciplinary hearings and fee dispute arbitrations. In this class, David Graulich, Esq. examines Rule II (Counselor) and Rule III (Advocate). Among the topics covered: ethical guidelines when a lawyer serves as third-party neutral; standards for candor towards the tribunal; fairness to opposing party and opposing counsel; expediting litigation and avoiding delay, and trial publicity. Graulich illustrates the ABA rules with citations from actual cases as well as personal anecdotes from his experiences as a plaintiff's employment lawyer in Northern California.

Course Agenda

• Rules Overview - Counselor
• Rules Overview - Advocate
• Rule 2.1 Advisor
• Rule 2.2 - Deleted (Moved to Rule 1.7)
• Rule 2.3 Evaluation for Use by Third Persons
• Rule 2.4 Lawyer Serving as Third-Party Neutral
• Rule 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions
• Rule 3.2 Expediting Litigation
• Rule 3.3 Candor Toward the Tribunal
• Rule 3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel
• Rule 3.5: Impartiality & Decorum of the Tribunal
• Rule 3.6: Trial Publicity
• Rule 3.7: Lawyer as Witness
• Rule 3.8: Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor
• Rule 3.9: Advocate in Nonadjudicative Proceedings

Course Credit per State

AZ - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
CA - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
CT - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
FL - Professionalism: 2.5 Credits
IL - Professional Responsibility: 2.25 Credits
KS - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
KY - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
ME - Professional Responsibility: 2.46 Credits
NC - Professional Responsibility: 2.25 Credits
ND - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
NJ - Ethics: 3.0 Credits
NV - Ethics: 2.0 Credits
NY - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
OH - Attorney Conduct: 2.5 Credits
OK - Legal Ethics: 3.0 Credits
PA - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
SC - Ethics: 2.46 Credits
TN - Dual: 2.47 Credits
TX - Ethics: 2.5 Credits
UT - Ethics: 2.0 Credits

Course Presenter(s)

David Graulich, Esq.

Mr. Graulich worked over 20 years in journalism and the public relations industry. He represented companies such as PepsiCo, Schwab and Computer Sciences Corp., advising senior executives on communications policies. Mr. Graulich received his law degree at the University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law. Mr. Graulich is currently working in private practice and resides in Sacramento, California.

Age Bias at Work: Why Our Laws are Ineffective and How to Improve Them Details

Price:
$24.99

Course Description

There is a saying that everyone in America will ultimately be a target of age bias, as the passage of time doesn't discriminate. We all get old. However, as plaintiff's attorney David Graulich explains in this class, U.S. laws that were intended to protect employees and job applicants from age discrimination have become ineffectual and weak. Technological and demographic change have far outpaced the primary Federal law, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which first became law in the 1960's. Today algorithms, micro-marketing and data mining can ferret out who is "old" without even requiring human interaction. As Graulich points out, a regrettable decision by the United States Supreme Court has also made it difficult for plaintiffs to win in a lawsuit predicated on age discrimination. Graulich lays out his recommendations for how to overhaul and strengthen our legal framework, so that civil actions grounded in age bias will once again be a genuine deterrent for employers who discriminate against older people.

Course Agenda

• Management and Age Bias
• ?Wall of Discrimination
• ?Micro-Targeting?
• How Employers See Persons Who Are Age 40+
• How Recruiters See Persons Who are Age 40+
• How Company Lawyers See Persons Who Are Age 40+
• ?Bro Culture?
• Gray Hair? How Awful!!!
• ?Older female applicants??
• ?Frozen? in Dead-End Jobs
• Federal Legal Framework
• What?s a BFOQ????
• California Legal Framework
• CACI 2570 ? Age Discrimination
• Harsh Realities
• Setback for Plaintiffs
• Algorithms Crush the Law
• Key California Decisions
• Age Bias in Legal Industry
• Support Professionals
• REFORMS

Course Credit per State

AK - Voluntary: 1.5 Credits
AL - On-Demand: 1.5 Credits
AZ - General: 1.5 Credits
CA - General: 1.5 Credits
CT - General: 1.5 Credits
FL - General: 1.5 Credits
IL - General: 1.5 Credits
KS - General: 1.5 Credits
ME - Self Study: 1.55 Credits
NC - General: 1.5 Credits
ND - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
NH - General: 1.55 Credits
NJ - General: 1.9 Credits
NY - General: 1.5 Credits
OH - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
OK - Distance Learning: 2.0 Credits
SC - General: 1.55 Credits
TN - General: 1.55 Credits
TX - General: 1.5 Credits
UT - Self Study: 1.5 Credits

Course Presenter(s)

David Graulich, Esq.

Mr. Graulich worked over 20 years in journalism and the public relations industry. He represented companies such as PepsiCo, Schwab and Computer Sciences Corp., advising senior executives on communications policies. Mr. Graulich received his law degree at the University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law. Mr. Graulich is currently working in private practice and resides in Sacramento, California.

Leak-Driven Law Details

Price:
$24.99

Course Description

Over the past decade, a number of well-publicized data leaks have revealed the secret offshore holdings of high-net-worth individuals and multinational taxpayers, leading to a sea change in cross-border tax enforcement. Spurred by leaked data, tax authorities have prosecuted offshore tax cheats, attempted to recoup lost revenues, enacted new laws, and signed international agreements that promote "sunshine" and exchange of financial information between countries.

The conventional wisdom is that data leaks enable tax authorities to detect and punish offshore tax evasion more effectively, and that leaks are therefore socially and economically beneficial. This Article argues, however, that the conventional wisdom is too simplistic. In addition to its clear benefits, leak-driven lawmaking carries distinctive risks, including the risk of agenda setting by third parties with specific interests and the risk associated with leaks' capacity to trigger non-rational responses. Even where leak-driven lawmaking is beneficial overall, it is important to appreciate its distinctive downside risks, in order to best design policy responses.

This Article is the first to thoroughly examine both the important beneficial effects of tax leaks, and their risks. It provides suggestions and cautions for making and enforcing tax law, after a leak, in order to best tap into the benefits of leaks while managing their pitfalls.

Course Agenda

INTRODUCTION THE EMERGENCE OF TAX LEAKS

• Understanding the Emergence of Tax Leaks
• Seven Significant Leaks
• Some Initial Observations

THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF TAX LEAKS

• Cross-Border Tax Administration and Enforcement
• The Benefits of Leaked Information
• The Distinctive Risks of Tax Leaks

LEAK-DRIVEN LAWMAKING IN THE REAL WORLD

• Agenda Setters
• The Messy Transmission of Leaked Data
• Leak-Driven Laws

LAW, AFTER THE LEAK

• Suggestions for Optimal Leak-Driven Lawmaking
• The Road Ahead: Three Open Questions

Course Credit per State

AK - Voluntary: 1.5 Credits
AL - On-Demand: 1.5 Credits
AZ - General: 1.5 Credits
CA - General: 1.5 Credits
CT - General: 1.5 Credits
FL - Technology: 1.5 Credits
GA - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
IL - General: 1.5 Credits
IN - Distance Education: 1.6 Credits
KS - General: 1.5 Credits
KY - General: 1.5 Credits
NC - General: 1.5 Credits
ND - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
NH - General: 1.6 Credits
NJ - General: 1.9 Credits
NY - General: 1.5 Credits
OH - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
OK - Distance Learning: 2.0 Credits
SC - General: 1.6 Credits
TN - General: 1.6 Credits
TX - General: 1.5 Credits
UT - Self Study: 1.5 Credits
VA - General: 1.5 Credits

Course Presenter(s)

Public Health Data and the Law Details

Price:
$19.99

Course Description

This presentation by Rachel L. Hulkower from CDC will address the legal principles framing the collection, use, and release of health data for public health activities, including issues such as privacy, confidentiality, HIPAA, and data use agreements.

Course Agenda

• Public Health Law Program
• Privacy, Confidentiality, Security, and Authorization - Untangling the Legal Issues
• Sources of Data - Disease Surveillance, Reporting, and the Law
• Uses of Data - State Authority to Investigate and Control Disease Outbreaks
• Disclosure of Data - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
• Data Use Agreements

Course Credit per State

AK - Voluntary: 1.0 Credits
AL - On-Demand: 1.3 Credits
AZ - General: 1.25 Credits
CA - General: 1.25 Credits
FL - General: 1.25 Credits
GA - Self Study: 1.3 Credits
IL - General: 1.25 Credits
IN - Distance Education: 1.3 Credits
KS - General: 1.5 Credits
ME - Self Study: 1.25 Credits
NC - General: 1.25 Credits
ND - Self Study: 1.0 Credits
NH - General: 1.25 Credits
NJ - General: 1.5 Credits
NY - General: 1.0 Credits
OH - Self Study: 1.25 Credits
OK - Distance Learning: 1.5 Credits
SC - General: 1.25 Credits
TN - General: 1.2 Credits
TX - General: 1.25 Credits
UT - Self Study: 1.0 Credits
VA - General: 1.0 Credits

Course Presenter(s)