Pennsylvania CLE Course Catalog

Join Karl P. Frederic of Windels Marx and Whitney Hodges of Sheppard Mullin in this CLE webcast as they unveil the essential legal and business fundamentals crucial for success in this rapidly expanding industry.

Join Lee J. Hurwitz of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney and Christopher Cianci of Lagasse Branch Bell Kinkead LLP for an in-depth discussion on the top strategies for winning trials. Our speakers will explore effective cross-examination techniques, the art of presenting complex evidence in an understandable way, and the use of rhetoric to influence courtroom opinions.

Join our speakers in this CLE program as they provide you with a roadmap for navigating cartel investigations effectively. Our expert speakers will break down the key stages of an investigation, from initial inquiries to potential resolutions, and equip you with the knowledge and tools to protect your legal and financial interests.

The U.S. Department of Justice has declared sanctions to be the “new FCPA.” This is not just rhetoric; there are tectonic shifts already underway in how the U.S. government prosecutes sanctions evasion and what it expects from corporate compliance departments—who are caught in the middle between American and European national security priorities and increasing sophisticated evasion by adversaries.

Join our speakers in this CLE program as they immerse themselves in the intricate world of insurance claims and empower both policyholders and adjusters to foster a smoother, more efficacious claims experience. They will meticulously bridge the gaps between policyholders and adjusters, imparting practical guidance to policyholders for safeguarding their rights and securing fair compensation, while simultaneously empowering adjusters to handle claims with proficiency, professionalism, and unwavering ethical practices.

In this CLE program, experienced commercial litigators Matthew Crawford (Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP) expertly curated by The Knowledge Group, will provide an insightful discussion of the intricacies involved in crafting these agreements. They will explore topics such as drafting considerations, legal precedents, and emerging trends. The speakers will analyze recent case studies, offering practical insights into the challenges and opportunities organizations face in enforcing restrictive covenants. Furthermore, they will examine the impact of evolving employment practices and remote work arrangements on the enforceability of these agreements.

Drawing upon his personal experience as a former law firm lawyer in addition to guidance from psychologists and other experts in the field, Zach McGee discusses professional burnout among lawyers: what it is, how it impacts attorneys in and out of the office, how to spot it and how to address it. Zach also reviews the legal ethics rules that require lawyers to provide competent representation to our clients, and require supervising lawyers to ensure that more junior lawyers meet this obligation, which may become implicated when lawyers are suffering from professional burnout.

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. Experienced intellectual property lawyer Peter Afrasiabi, who authored the definitive book on the Harry Bridges trials from National Archive and FBI FOIA records, takes one of the four trials Bridges was subjected to, and looks at how the legal system was contorted to produce what was persecution by prosecution, identifying along the way some of the issues that led the Supreme Court to so conclude.

This program uses a hypothetical negotiation between lawyers representing a writer seeking to sell a script and a film studio seeking to buy it to illustrate how the ethics rules apply when lawyers act as negotiators. Participants will walk away with concrete, practical advice, including: What you can and cannot misrepresent or conceal in a negotiation and why; wow to handle tricky issues such as estimates of price or value, willingness to compromise, bottom lines and settlement authority; what statements of law or fact may be considered “material” in negotiations; and when puffing, posturing and exaggerating cross the line.