8 Issues When Doing Business or Contracting With Native American Tribes
There are more than 500 federally-recognized American Indian tribes in the United States, each established under a constitution unique to the tribe. Each tribe, through its constitution and subsequent legislation, has developed its own laws and regulations addressing issues of contracting, jurisdiction...
A Primer on Social Security Disability Law
The Social Security law encompasses the Social Security regulations which span nearly a full volume of the Code of Federal Regulations, many volumes of law reporters, dozens of separately issued Social Security rulings and many volumes of internal regulations. This is why most lawyers do not want to...
Advancements in Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession
This OnDemand Webinar will train you to identify, avoid and eliminate workplace harassment and discrimination, a significant part of bias in the profession. The program will provide an overview of the laws prohibiting harassment and other forms of discrimination in California. It will help you recognize...
Advising Holders of Offshore Financial Accounts: FBAR, Voluntary Disclosure and New Legislation
The perceived use of offshore financial accounts to shelter taxable income has precipitated a flurry of proposed legislation designed to penalize undisclosed foreign investment activity and a step-up in IRS enforcement efforts related to the filing of Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts....
Animal Law: Past, Present and Future
This OnDemand Webinar will provide a very brief overview of the rapidly expanding field of animal law being practiced nationwide, and involves litigation, legislation and corporate/transactional work. Animal law has a very broad range and this teleconference will serve only as an introduction to some...
Avoiding Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege
This OnDemand Webinar will discuss the doctrine of attorney-client privilege: the scope of the privilege, exceptions to the privilege, procedural aspects of asserting the privilege, waiver of the privilege and the related but distinguishable doctrine of attorney work product. It should be useful for...
Bankruptcy Basics for Paralegals
The bankruptcy world is full of traps for all professionals. Not only must you be familiar with the Bankruptcy Code, which is often amended, and case law, but also the often overlooked federal rules of bankruptcy procedure, local rules and judge-specific rules. Scott Brown – a national humor columnist...
Bankruptcy Basics for Paralegals
The bankruptcy world is full of traps for all professionals. Not only must you be familiar with the Bankruptcy Code, which is often amended, and case law, but also the often overlooked federal rules of bankruptcy procedure, local rules and judge-specific rules. Scott Brown – a national humor columnist...
Bankruptcy Retention and Disclosures: Knowing When and What to Say
Bankruptcy is a specialized practice quite different than typical litigation. In general litigation, secrecy and limited disclosures are the norm. However, the filing of a bankruptcy and one’s involvement in it, either as a debtor, professional or even creditor, requires specific and often extensive...
Best Practices in Filing and Preparing Inventory
A probate estate is nothing without its assets, which makes the preparing and filing of the probate inventory a key element to successful administration. The marshalling, preserving, protecting and valuation of the estate assets is the backbone in the probate and tax arenas. This OnDemand Webinar will...
