- For compliance periods beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2023, of the above:
- At least 5 must be in Ethics or Professionalism
- At least 2 must be in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
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Colorado 7 Credit Ethics Bundle - All Courses Approved in Colorado! *Colorado changed their legal education requirements. Be sure to check your compliance period and select the proper bundle.Bundle Courses Include: Intervention Strategies for Helping the Legal Professional (1 Ethics Credit) Unauthorized Practice of Law: Ethical Dilemmas and the Rule of Law (1 Ethics Credit) Effective and Ethical Use of Experts (1 Ethics Credit) Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession: Both Personally and Professionally (1 EDI Credit) Technology & Bias Spreading It And Stopping It (1 EDI Credit) The Impact Of Internet and Sports Betting for Lawyers (1 Ethics Credit) Eating, Sex, and Exercise Disorders for Lawyers (1 Ethics)
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Complex Trauma in Criminal Mitigation Cases: How Abuse and Neglect Cause Abnormal Development
Many criminal defendants have suffered complex trauma that must be explicated through presentence reports by mitigation experts. This seminar will focus on major approaches to conceptualize the harm that many of our clients have suffered in childhood and a developmental perspective focusing on the effects of abuse and neglect. The seminar will also consider how these matters are assessed in a psychosocial evaluation and major psychopathology that results from complex trauma.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the ACE criteria in the context of complex trauma.
- Understand a developmental perspective of abuse and neglect in the context of complex trauma.
- Understand how psychosocial evaluations by mitigation experts consider complex trauma.
- Understand the major areas of psychopathology that result from complex trauma.
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Connecticut 12 Credit Bundle with Ethics
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Connecticut 12 Credit Bundle with Ethics
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Connecticut 12 Credit Nutmeg Bundle with 2 Ethics Bundle Courses Include: Story Telling in the Courtroom Part 1 (1.5 Credits) Story Telling in the Courtroom Part 2 (1.25 Credits) Story Telling in the Courtroom Part 3 (1 Credit) Lemon Law (1 Credit) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1 Credit) Immigration Basics: Coming to America and Staying (1 Credit) Ethical Issues - Pro Bono Representation: Help the Profession Help Others (1 Ethics Credits) Online Civility and Professionalism for Attorneys (1 Ethics Credits)
Basics of How to Obtain a Patent (2 Credits)
How the IRS Reconstructs Income in Tax Fraud Cases (1.5) -
Copyright for Artists In this timely and compelling CLE program, Attorney, Gale Elston presents Copyright for Artists. During this thorough and engaging program Attorney Eltson begins with an overview of intellectual property with regards to artists and the history of copyright. The program continues with a detailed discussion of relevant case law and statutes. Attorney Elston also covers fair use and it’s limitations. The program concludes with an explanation of the Visual Rights Act. This program is a must for any attorney. Agenda:
- Overview areas of Intellectual Property law
- History of Copyright
- Difference between published and unpublished work
- Case Law and Statutes
- Ideas vs. Expression
- Elements of Copyright Ability
- Concept of publication
- Exclusive Rights
- Fair Use
- Transfers, Procedure, Damages
- Visual Artist Rights Act
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Coronavirus and Your Mental Health In this timely and compelling CLE program, Attorney, Brian Quinn presents, “Coronavirus and Your Mental Health: A Lawyer’s Guide to Coping with Isolation, Anxiety, and Fear in Uncertain Times”. Mr. Quinn begins the program with a discussion on mental health statistics and symptoms of depression and stress factors. The program continues with an overview of dealing with solitude, anxiety, and fear. Mr. Quinn then explains ethically challenges and some warning signs. The program concludes with challenges of seeking help and how lawyers can seek help. This program is for all attorneys. Agenda
- Mental Health Statistics
- Symptoms of Depression
- Stress Impact and Factors
- How to Distress
- Solitude and Loneliness
- Dealing with Anxiety
- Dealing with Fear
- Ethically Challenges
- Warning Signs
- Challenges with Seeking Help
- How to Seek Help
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Covid-19: Business and Asset Protection A coronavirus-induced recession is no longer avoidable—it is happening right now. Each recession brings with it declining sales, job losses, falling rents, and defaults on loans and leases. When a crisis hits, getting a head start matters and those who have prepared will fare better than those who have not. This engaging presentation on protecting assets from plaintiffs, lenders, creditors and the government will cover lessons learned from the financial crisis of 2008 that we can apply to 2020, what businesses can do now to transition into the recession, and how companies and individuals can protect their assets from litigation and creditor threats. The instructor will share real-life stories and anecdotes, and will present a very practical approach to protecting assets. The discussion will also cover asset protection planning in a troubled economy, focusing on protecting assets from lenders and landlords and how to plan after a lawsuit, a default or an accident. Agenda:
- Debt Collection
- Fraudulent Transfers
- Entity Planning
- Choice of Entity
- Planning with Trusts
- Foregin Trusts
- Retirement Plans
- Examples
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Criminal Mitigation: Pre-Plea and Pre-Sentencing Strategies
Course Description
In this timely and compelling CLE course, attorney and forensic psychologist Mark Silver, presents “Criminal Mitigation: Pre-Plea and Pre-Sentencing Strategies”. Mr. Silver starts the program with an overview of various humanizing processes that a criminal law attorney can utilize to better advocate for their client. Mr. Silver then discusses how the use of psychological analysis can have a more positive impact on a client and increase their chances of success. This program is a must for any attorney. Learning Objectives/Agenda:- Summarize the definition and applicability of mitigation to a defendant's case
- Identify the multi-purpose uses of mitigation in the course of defense
- Examine how criminal mitigation can best assist one's client
- Describe which clients most benefit from criminal mitigation and why
