Online CLE Course Catalog

In the latest program in this popular series, Zach McGee gives you the guidance you need to continue working remotely without running the risk of engaging in the unauthorized practice of law and suffering the reputational, financial, legal, and ethical consequences that would flow from such a determination.

In the latest installment of this popular series, Mark Wooster pokes fun at some lawyers who engaged in sex, lies, and incompetence and reviews the legal ethics rules that got them disbarred.

How well do you know the rules that govern your ability to perform legal services for a client located in a state where you are not licensed or the sanctions for violating them? In the latest program in this popular series, Zach McGee gives you the guidance you need to avoid engaging in the unauthorized practice of law, including the rules that govern lawyers who engage in remote or hybrid work. Rules covered include: ABA Model Rules 5.5 & 8.5; California Rules of Court 9.45-9.48; and New York Rules of Court 522-523.

In this fun and interesting program, explore social media and how the law regulates the social media sites. This program explores the two major pillars of immunity form the 1990’s that facilitated social media growth, the immunity from state tort liability for defamation and state torts, and the copyright immunity for infringement on their sites.

Peter Afrasiabi takes you on a fun, interesting journey through the fascinating history of federal judicial ethics rules and the cases that have led to judges judging judges in often light and inconsistent ways.

Mark Wooster presents a humorous take on what lawyers should not do in the service of their clients. Using clips from a highly-popular television show and recent feature film, Mark will illustrate the ethics rules that apply to lawyers who can’t seem to behave themselves

This program will give you a great overview of copyright law fundamentals, the exclusive rights, infringement, and fair use, all while allowing you to better understand what copyright law is doing in the background of our live music events from the moment we arrive to the performance to our post-show uploading of our phone footage.

In the latest installment in this popular series, Zach McGee provides lawyers with practical guidance on how to fulfill their ethical obligations under ABA Model Rule 2.1 to exercise independent professional judgment and to render candid advice.

Much legal talk these days is about the weaponization of the legal system to push political persecutions. This program looks at an actual case of a weaponized legal system, what the Supreme Court called a “crusade,” by exploring the Cold War trials of Harry Bridges. In part two of this program, experienced intellectual property lawyer Peter Afrasiabi, who authored the definitive book on the Harry Bridges trials from National Archive and FBI FOIA records, finishes the story by discussing the perjury trial of Bridges that stands as yet another example of how the legal system was contorted to produce what was persecution by prosecution.