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Easier Billing, Smarter Trust Accounting, and Faster Payments: Tips & Tricks to Reduce Clicks

The effective financial management of your law firm involves countless time-sensitive tasks that impact not only the revenue and cash flow of your firm, but also its comp

Understanding the IOLTA and Other Trust Account Financial Institution Reporting

As of January 1, 2026, California attorneys who maintain client trust accounts now face new compliance requirements for all existing and new IOLTA accounts. Attorneys mus

To Be, or Not to Be: A Certified Mediator with the California State Bar

John Derrick and Myer Sankary will discuss the backstory behind State Bar Mediator Certification, the fact that the State Bar is developing a certification program by rea

When a Child Needs a Voice: The Work of Minor's Counsel and Perspectives From the Bench

When a Child Needs a Voice: The Work of Minor's Counsel and Perspectives From the Bench

What Every Supervising Attorney Must Know About Substance Abuse: Ethical Duties to Prevent, Detect, and Assist Colleagues with Substance Problems

Substance use disorder affects attorneys at rates significantly higher than the general population, yet most managing and supervisory lawyers remain unaware of the concre

When Solar Deals Go Dark: Arbitration Strategies for Energy Disputes

As renewable energy projects continue to expand, so do the complex disputes that arise from their development, construction, financing, and operation. From power purchase

The Unruh Civil Rights Act: Fundamentals and Recent Developments

California's Unruh Civil Rights Act reaches nearly every business open to the public, and its guarantee of full and equal access keeps driving litigation across the state

Insuring the Show: Entertainment Insurance Coverages, Policy Mechanics, and Best Practices

This program equips entertainment attorneys and studio executives with a practical, deal-facing understanding of entertainment insurance across the production lifecycle—f

Better Judgment, Better Outcomes: Eliminating Cognitive Bias in Legal Decision Making

Cognitive bias shapes how attorneys evaluate evidence, advise clients, and make decisions at every stage of a case, often without any awareness that it is happening. Scot

Mechanic's Lien Fraud and How to Clear a Clouded Title

A client calls to say a $24 million mechanic's lien has appeared on their property from a contractor they never hired, and escrow closes in three weeks. Real estate litig

LA's Child Custody Recommending Counseling CCRC Pilot Program: What You Need to Know

Credits: 1.00 Hours. Credit Type: General. Specialty Area: None. Original Air Date: 10/08/2026. Program Materials: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I7bUK1twM5ive_f66Bh_5

Apportionment and Substantial Medical Evidence: Burden of Proof in Workers’ Compensation

Apportionment is one of the most litigated and closely scrutinized issues in California workers' compensation today. Once an injured worker establishes that a permanent i

Reclaim Your Time, Energy, and Focus

Many lawyers struggle with feeling constantly “on”, being at the beck and call of clients, and distracted by work matters when trying to be present with loved ones. Vacat

The Intersection of Hi Tech Stalking in Domestic Violence and Family Law Cases

As our dependency and use of technology increases, we rely on electronic devices to complete many daily activities. Unfortunately, these same technologies are being seen

The New Rules of Rideshare: SB 623 and the Future of Uber and Lyft Injury Claims

California has reset the ground rules for what happens when a rideshare trip ends in serious injury. New legislation reshapes medical lien treatment and the liability bal

From Pig Butchering to the Tax Return: Deducting Crypto Scam Losses

A practical look at the tax treatment of losses from pig-butchering schemes, fraudulent crypto platforms, rug pulls, hacks, and other scams, including when those losses m

Space Disputes: Litigating in the New Space Economy

Space Law 101 (https://bhba.org/cle/space-law-101-what-attorneys-need-to-know-about-the-legal-framework-governing/) provided a foundational overview of the international

The Rule Follower: How Legal Culture Drives Mental Health Crises in the Profession

The legal profession produces attorneys conditioned to suppress emotion and defer to rules, and that conditioning does not disappear at graduation. Professor Beau Baez, O

Advising Clients on California's Privacy Laws and the Latest Developments

The next wave of privacy lawsuits is here. Matt Kenefick and Michael Gold of Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP break down defense tactics and strategies to prevent, defend, a

Where Do You Draw the Line Between Advocacy, Civility, and Ethical Conduct?

Litigation requires lawyers to make difficult judgment calls where advocacy, civility, and ethical conduct often intersect. Through realistic hypotheticals, Hon. Wendy L.