- 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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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
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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
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Cultural Competence: Recognizing Implicit Bias Successful legal practice requires positive working relationships within an environment of cooperation and respect. Professionalism prompts productivity, which creates profit. This program seeks to enhance your ability to achieve and maintain a thriving, productive, inclusive workplace of equal opportunity through a lively discussion of how to detect and address implicit bias, increase diversity, and enhance cultural competence. This program will focus on how to recognize implicit bias through some of the more common perceptible red flags flown by employees harboring biased views or discriminatory intent. By discussing what to look for, and where and when to look, this program will enhance the ability of managers and supervisors to spot problem employees sooner rather than later. Focusing on education and inclusion will reduce workplace harassment, bullying, and discrimination, boost morale, and help employers avoid legal liability. Addressing issues of implicit bias will help employers to maintain a workplace that is both culturally diverse and culturally sensitive, to promote a sense of inclusion and comfort for all employees.
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Cyber Security for Lawyers and Law Firms In this timely and compelling CLE program, attorney, Russell Jackman presents: “Cyber Security for Lawyers and Law Firms.” Mr. Jackman introduces the program going over major concerns with cyber security and explains what malware and cyber attacks are. The program continues with a discussion of who the attackers are and how they attack a law firm or lawyer's computer. The program gives an in-depth explanation of how to protect yourself and your computer. This program is for any attorney with a computer. AGENDA
- Concerns with Cyber Security
- Malware and Cyber Attacks
- Who is attacking
- Ransomware
- Hijackers and Adware
- Virus, bugs, and worms
- Anti-Virus Software
- Firewalls
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Dealing with the Disruptive Practitioner in a Legally Compliant Manner
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Direct Examination: Making the Witness Look Good
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Domestic violence as intimate terrorism: mitigation for criminal defense lawyers
Abuse of domestic partners in the form of physical, psychological, financial, sexual, and related forms of abuse tends to be systemic in nature causing complex trauma to the victim who suffers overwhelming psychological and emotional stress leading to various psychiatric issues forcing the victim to contend in unhealthy ways while experiencing deep feelings of helplessness, hopeless despair, and pain. This program will provide a detailed understanding of the victim’s experiences and challenges for the criminal defense lawyer in such cases.
Agenda
- To understand the types of abuses that victims suffer.
- To understand the concept of complex trauma and how it can be applied to victims of domestic abuse to understand their trauma for defense purposes.
- To understand the major psychiatric diagnoses associated with victims of domestic violence.
