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In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover what #Metoo means for you and crisis management in a post-#MeToo environment. Recent public campaigns against sexual harassment and assault (e.g., #MeToo, Time’s Up) reflect a sea change in how individuals make allegations, how the media covers them, and how the general public views the remedy or response. This program provides practical and actionable advice for companies on how to construct a workplace environment that rejects sexual harassment. The #MeToo movement has dramatically raised the stakes for companies facing allegations of workplace sexual harassment, which can quickly turn into a public relations crisis that needs to be managed. This program provides timely, valuable and practical advice for counsel facing the many challenges associated with investigating, defending and managing crises arising from workplace sexual harassment claims.
Presenters: Susannah Howard; Adam Karr; J. Gordon Cooney, Jr.; Grace E. Speights

While being a zealous advocate for your clients is of course an ethical obligation, it’s dangerous and unwise for lawyers to be overly-aggressive without considering the downsides. Experienced litigator and teacher of advocacy in law schools Peter Afrasiabi discusses the need to be balanced in your advocacy so you can avoid the downsides of over-aggressive lawyering, including lost opportunities, damaged credibility and lost objectivity. Peter also illustrates with vivid examples how following four key tenets of advocacy – integrity, competency, goodwill and dynamism – can make you the best possible advocate for your clients.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

How did European rock star and liberal activist Bono persuade conservative North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms to withdraw his opposition to an AIDS Relief Bill when the two met face-to-face in September 2000? Bono achieved this unexpected result – that likely saved millions of lives around the world – through his mastery of the two cardinal principles of persuasion: storytelling and credibility. Drawing upon the timeless insights of Aristotle, Cicero and modern practitioners like Bono, Peter Afrasiabi reveals the secrets of persuasion that you can start using today in your practice (and your life) to make you a compelling advocate for the people and the causes you champion.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Fighting lawyers, fighting witnesses (literally), threats, put downs and other improper behavior – these are just a few of the deposition disasters that have been caught on camera, including infamous celebrity deponents Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne. In this entertaining program, veteran litigator Peter Afrasiabi chronicles some of the worst deposition disasters and the lessons that can be gleaned from the improper behavior of the lawyers and witnesses involved. This program will be useful for litigators of all levels and highly entertaining for lawyers of every stripe.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover avoiding class actions and limiting exposure with effective waivers. More than 5,000 class action lawsuits are filed each year in the state and federal courts in the United States, which means that thousands of lawyers just like you will face the unhappy task of dealing with a class action. Thankfully, there are steps we can take as lawyers to make sure our companies are not easy targets, and to deal effectively and efficiently with a class action lawsuit if and when one is filed. Is arbitration right for your company in agreements with its customers and employees? If it is, how do you craft an enforceable arbitration clause that includes a waiver of the right to assert claims on behalf of a class? This program tells you what you need to know -- and factors you must consider -- when thinking about including arbitration and class action waivers in your contracts.

Presenters:Jeffrey S. Jacobson; Ezra D. Church

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover lessons from data breach war stories and responding to healthcare data breaches. Data breaches are so common and affect nearly every industry, is there anything your company can do to prepare for what are always chaotic and highly fact-specific crises? In this program, you'll learn the lessons of some data breach cases that can help you protect your company when facing a data breach. This program also provides timely, actionable advice that includes the 5 things you can start doing today to help prevent data breaches and better prepare your company to respond to them if they do occur, focusing on the healthcare space where data breaches can include disclosure of personal health information regulated by state and federal laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Presenters: Jennifer C. Archie;W. Reece Hirsch

The right of every person to control the commercial use of his or her identity – also known as the right of publicity – is of paramount concern for celebrities whose names, images, likenesses and voices can generate millions of dollars in revenue. This program reviews the statutory and common law foundations of the right of publicity while discussing the legal issues that have arisen in famous cases involving celebrities (living and dead) including Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, Nancy Sinatra, Vanna White and Jimi Hendrix.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

How well do you know the requirements for use of a work to qualify as “fair use” under copyright law? Experienced intellectual property litigator Peter Afrasiabi explains the rules in clear terms – for copyright aficionados and novices alike – while engaging in a lively discussion of key cases where famous works by Dr. Seuss, J.D. Salinger, Raymond Carver, Elvis, Prince, U2, Green Day, Gene Roddenberry (the creator of Star Trek) and many more were at issue.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Veteran litigator Andrew Struve provides an overview of common forms of insurance coverage and discusses the key legal issues raised by various policies, including occurrence versus claims-made policies, notice of claims, and the duties to defend and indemnify, as well as many issues unique to Comprehensive General Liability (“CGL”), Employment Practices Liability Insurance (“EPLI”), and Directors & Officers Liability (“D&O”) policies. In the course of the program, Mr. Struve also provides invaluable guidance and practice pointers of which every lawyer should be aware when dealing with issues that implicate insurance policies.
Presenter: Andrew Struve

Veteran litigator Andrew Struve shares his list of things lawyers should take care not to do if they want to avoid pissing off the judges hearing their matters. The insights range from the obvious (if you stop to think about them) to the very subtle (including some that only the most experienced litigators know) and his guidance will be highly beneficial for all litigators – whether you’ve been practicing for 20 minutes or 20 years. The program includes a handy checklist of 30 things you should never do in court that you’ll find yourself consulting again and again as you prepare for each new court appearance.
Presenter: Andrew Struve

You’ve landed a coveted job as an associate at a BigLaw firm – now what? Veteran law firm lawyer Andrew Struve shares his sage advice gleaned from decades of service on BigLaw firm management, associate review, assignment and promotion committees on what you should do – and definitely should not do – if you want to succeed in this environment. Paying careful attention to Andrew’s insights might help you become a rockstar associate, and also might save you from needlessly wrecking your legal career. This program will benefit associates of all levels working in all manner of law firms whether large or small.
Presenter: Andrew Struve

Experienced intellectual property litigator Peter Afrasiabi provides an overview of the key copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret questions that transactional lawyers should be asking when they perform due diligence reviews on behalf of their clients. Intellectual property assets are different from traditional assets in many critical respects, and failure to ask the right questions could lead to unpleasant surprises – and litigation – after a transaction is consummated. The course includes a checklist every transactional lawyer should be using when performing due diligence of valuable copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret assets to ensure that all the bases are covered.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

For transactional lawyers and litigators in California, and importantly, for those outside the state who may have clients that send goods into commerce that may touch California, this program provides an important overview of California’s famed – and feared – unfair competition law: Business and Professions Code Section 17200. Experienced litigator Peter Afrasiabi provides an overview of Section 17200, including a discussion of recent California Supreme Court decisions interpreting the law, as well as several key practice pointers to help you avoid the pitfalls and liability traps Section 17200 creates for the unwary.

Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Did the TV series “Battlestar Galactica” infringe on the copyrights owned by Lucasfilm in the movie “Star Wars”? Experienced intellectual property litigator Peter Afrasiabi reviews this famous case and several others where the copyright, trademark and right of publicity interests in “Star Wars” were litigated. Along the way, Peter provides an expert overview of copyright, trademark and right of publicity law that will be useful for all practitioners.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover five lessons from white-collar investigations and conducting defensible internal investigations. There are few things senior executives fear more than criminal prosecution, and that's with good reason because being prosecuted can ruin lives, reputations, finances -- both corporate and personal -- marriages, and families. This program provides practical advice for counsel on how their companies can seek to avoid triggering a criminal investigation and what to do if you're faced with one. With whistleblower complaints skyrocketing, how can companies conduct internal investigations that will be defensible to the SEC and other regulators? This program shares five key lessons for in-house lawyers as they are considering launching, managing and reporting the results of internal investigations.
Presenters: Marc H. Axelbaum; Susan D. Resley

In this installment of our Triple Play series, our three, thirty-minute programs cover what separates the best in-house lawyers from the rest, mitigating risks and managing costs in complex litigation and Negotiation 101. Most in-house lawyers meet the basic requirements of their jobs, responding to internal clients and keeping up to date on the relevant law. But what makes an in-house lawyer stand out as a great lawyer? There are six key areas where in-house lawyers should focus their efforts. As a lawyer who manages litigation, mitigating risks may seem at odds with managing costs. In this business of law program, you will learn how companies are using their own data to manage both litigation risk and cost. For years, law and business schools throughout the world have been teaching proven strategies and techniques that can make you a better negotiator. This program distills those teachings into the most important concepts and techniques that the best negotiators use to achieve great results.
Presenters: Theodore A. Russell; Oswald B. Cousins; Catherine Krow; David C. Lee

Legal writing is something you do every day, but not all lawyers do it as well as they should. Legal writing often goes wrong because we started writing before we took sufficient time to consider the audience and the goal we are trying to achieve. In this program, veteran litigator Andrew Struve provides sage advice and practical tips for effective and persuasive legal writing including how to: Tailor your writing to appeal to the reader and to achieve your underlying purpose; Focus your writing to achieve the key objectives of clarity, organization, conciseness, persuasiveness and credibility; and Avoid common errors that distract the reader and detract from the persuasiveness of your writing. The program includes an outline of tips and tricks that you can refer to the next time you are drafting an important legal document.
Presenter: Andrew Struve

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover winning on appeal and how to know if your litigator is failing you. Whether you’ve won or lost in the trial court, pivoting successfully from trial court to appellate litigator can make the difference between losing and winning your appeal. This program guides you through the strategic decisions you need to make and the practical steps you need to follow to brief, argue and win your next appeal. Just because very few cases end up going to trial doesn't mean you don't need to prepare for trial in every case. Successfully defending claims in litigation requires your company to tell a compelling story to the judge and jury, and trial lawyers are highly skilled at developing and telling those stories. This program provides valuable insights and advice for in-house counsel selecting outside litigators and managing litigation from commencement through to settlement or trial.
Presenters: Peter Afrasiabi; Chris Arledge

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover The Drying of the World and the Cannabis Industry Gold Rush. What would your company do if it ran out of water? For many reasons -- including climate change and population growth -- this is not merely a hypothetical but a real risk that your company needs to assess and manage. This program provides the guidance you need to evaluate and address the water risks your company faces while suggesting ways your company may be able to transform water risks into business opportunities. In the United States, cannabis is growing faster than any other industry and is expected to generate over $20 billion by 2020. But investing in cannabis, or doing business with companies involved in cannabis production or distribution, comes with substantial legal and other risks. This program offers practical advice to avoid the most common pitfalls when companies choose to invest in cannabis or do business with companies in that industry.
Presenters: Buzz Thompson; Chris Arledge

In this installment of our Triple Play series, our three, thirty-minute programs cover false advertising litigation, companies discovering social media and copyright takedowns, shakedowns and the DMCA safe harbor. These days, manufacturers of nearly every consumer product under the sun are catching false advertising claims. If you make a consumer-facing product, the odds are, litigation like this is not a matter of if but when, which means, false advertising litigation is just another business risk to be managed, mitigated, and optimized. This program takes a closer look at the landscape, and offers some practical advice and key considerations for how a business might implement some systems to manage this risk. Social media can be a powerful tool for companies to help build relationships with their customers and employees. However, with the benefits of this tool come corresponding risks. If your company distributes content on-line, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be your best friend -- and your worst enemy -- often at the same time. This program gives you the advice you need to prosecute or defend on-line copyright infringement claims.
Presenters:Hannah Chanoine; Carolyn S. Toto; John Tehranian

What is storytelling and why is it so important for all lawyers – litigators, transactional and in-house lawyers – to do it well in service of their clients? Experienced appellate lawyer and advocacy teacher at the UC Irvine School of Law Peter Afrasiabi shares the secrets of storytelling that you can help make you an even more compelling and credible advocate for your clients in any fora and when it matters most.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

The COVID-19 pandemic made taking and defending depositions remotely a necessity, but the many benefits of this procedure, including time, efficiency, cost, and avoidance of unnecessary travel, ensure that remote depositions are here to stay. Experienced litigator Andrew Struve guides you through what we have learned about remote depositions so far and provides you with the key advice that you need to ensure that your next experience taking or defending a deposition remotely achieves the best possible results for you and your clients.
Presenter: Andrew Struve

Would it surprise you to learn that multi-million dollar legal battles have been fought over shoes? In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi provides expert analysis of the “shoe wars,” including how courts apply the law of trademark, patent and trade dress to footwear designs in cases involving famous brands such as Adidas, Sketchers, Christian Louboutin, Yves Saint Laurent, Nike, Steve Madden, Converse and Crocs.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

The breadth and depth of the Fifth Amendment’s protections are unparalleled: it guarantees each of us the fundamental rights of indictment by grand jury, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, fair trials and just compensation for taken property. In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi takes a deep dive into each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, reminding us what each amendment protects and illustrating its impact on the other constitutional protections we enjoy. Whether you are a budding constitutional scholar or simply looking for interesting facts to share at a cocktail party, the Bill of Rights series is for you.

Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Did you know that the Ninth Amendment – which provides that rights enumerated in the U.S. Constitution shall not be construed to deny other rights held by the people – is part of the reason you have a constitutionally-protected right to use contraceptives? In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi takes a deep dive into each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, reminding us what each amendment protects and illustrating its impact on the other constitutional protections we enjoy. Whether you are a budding constitutional scholar or simply looking for interesting facts to share at a cocktail party, the Bill of Rights series is for you.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Did you know that the U.S. Supreme Court had decided only two cases interpreting the Second Amendment prior to 2008? Since then, and starting with the Supreme Court’s Heller decision, the Second Amendment has become a hotbed of activity at the High Court and in the lower federal with important decisions coming down nearly every year.  In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabitakes a deep dive into each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, reminding us what each amendment protects and illustrating its impact on the other constitutional protections we enjoy.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

How well do you know the scope of the Sixth Amendment’s fundamental guarantees of the rights to trial, counsel, an impartial jury and ability to confront the witnesses against you? In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi takes a deep dive into each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, reminding us what each amendment protects and illustrating its impact on the other constitutional protections we enjoy. Whether you are a budding constitutional scholar or simply looking for interesting facts to share at a cocktail party, the Bill of Rights series is for you.

Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Could a President of the United States order a nationwide lockdown in response to a future pandemic? The answer lies in part on the meaning of the Tenth Amendment’s reservation of non-delegated powers to the states. In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi takes a deep dive into each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, reminding us what each amendment protects and illustrating its impact on the other constitutional protections we enjoy. Whether you are a budding constitutional scholar or simply looking for interesting facts to share at a cocktail party, the Bill of Rights series is for you.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Did you know that the Third Amendment – which prohibits quartering soldiers in private homes – is part of the reason you have a constitutionally-protected right to use contraceptives? In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi takes a deep dive into each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, reminding us what each amendment protects and illustrating its impact on the other constitutional protections we enjoy. Whether you are a budding constitutional scholar or simply looking for interesting facts to share at a cocktail party, the Bill of Rights series is for you.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

In the next installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi asks a simple question: Are you ready for some football? For more than 150 years, the game of football has occupied a unique position in the United States in terms of the legal regime that governs teams and the leagues in which they play. Peter discusses the antitrust decisions and other key developments that have allowed American football to become the global powerhouse it is today.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi sets his sights on James Bond to examine the convoluted litigation history that underlies this immensely popular, global motion picture franchise. Peter chronicles the key legal disputes that plagued the franchise for much of its storied history, and discusses the interesting and complex legal issues those disputes raised, including copyright infringement, contractual work-for-hire and assignment, fair use, satire, parody and trademark.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

On a diving trip, you find and recover a treasure chest in the wreckage of an ancient ship. Does the playground doctrine of “finders, keepers” apply or is legal title to your “booty” governed by international or domestic law? In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi reviews the laws that apply to the recovery of antiquities, including coins, artifacts, artwork and even human remains.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

When Facebook’s parent company recently changed its name to “Meta,” was that the first time you heard the term “Metaverse”? What is “The Metaverse” and what legal issues does it raise as people begin to socialize, work and share experiences in this new virtual/augmented reality space? In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi answers these important questions that already are creating issues of first impression in copyright, trademark, right of publicity, criminal and sex law.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Is there a part of Yellowstone National Park where no one may be charged with any crime? Peter Afrasiabi traces the history of Yellowstone and examines relevant provisions of the U.S. Constitution and federal law to provide an answer to this fascinating legal question.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

As a lawyer who doesn’t practice constitutional law, how much do you really know about the right to privacy – the right Justice Brandeis famously called “the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men”? In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi traces the origins of the constitutional right to privacy and explains how this right also protects us today under state statutes, common and tort law. The discussion includes famous cases involving Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis, Barbra Steisand, Bette Midler and Vanna White who sued to block paparazzi and others from using their names, images, likenesses or voices for commercial gain. 
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

This program walks you through the basics of copyright law in the music realm, for generalists or IP lawyers alike, with a set list of music from U2 as the backdrop to explore critical copyright issues such as the idea-expression line, infringement, sampling, joint authorship, compulsory license, public performance rights, fair use, and more.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

As lawyers, we make arguments on behalf of our clients every day, but how often do we pause to consider the fundamental principles of advocacy that can help make our arguments as persuasive as possible to our intended audience? Experienced trial and appellate lawyer, law professor and co-author of the book “To Prove, To Please, To Move: Timeless Principles of Legal Advocacy,” Peter Afrasiabi explains how you can use the fundamental insights of Aristotle, Cicero and other great advocates to make your best arguments on behalf of your clients. 
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Emerging artificial intelligence technology now allows human voices to be mimicked with incredible accuracy in addition to more traditional means of using soundalikes. Where voices of famous people are copied without their consent, the right of publicity under state law is set on a collision course with federal copyright law and in some cases, the First Amendment as well. Veteran intellectual property lawyer Peter Afrasiabi traces the origins of the right of publicity and explains how this right applies when recordings of mimicked human voices are used for commercial exploitation.

Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Did you know that famous cases involving the original Superman comic books and classic works by John Steinbeck can have serious implications for your clients, particularly if you represent artists, writers, musicians, architects or even engineers? Experienced intellectual property litigator Peter Afrasiabi provides the key guidance that you need to know about how copyright operates when estates are transferred, including that previously assigned copyrights can be recovered by authors or heirs, transfer of copyright through a trust is not protected and copyrighted works are assets that may be worth large sums of money to heirs of the creator.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Experienced intellectual property litigator Peter Afrasiabi discusses online tort liability and the federal safe harbors that govern on-line platforms such as Yelp and YouTube under the Communications Decency and Digital Millennium Copyright Acts. This program also explains how copyright infringement principles operate in the Internet world, and how the safe harbors work to protect online service providers . . . and where they don't.
Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

Handling a lying witness – whether on deposition or on the witness stand at trial – requires both careful planning and consideration of your overall case strategy. Experienced trial lawyer Paul Fraidenburgh gives expert guidance on what steps you should take when a witness you are examining strays from the facts to ensure that you maximize the benefits for the client you represent. Paul will share valuable tips that will help you with your examinations of all witnesses (lay and expert) in all settings (depositions and trial).  
Presenter:Paul Fraidenburgh

In this fun, topical and engaging course, veteran litigator Andrew Struve examines the legal, ethical and practical implications of dealing with unethical adversaries, co-counsel and clients who don't play by the rules, and provides sage advice on how to deal with bad behavior by others in the moment. This program includes an overview of the legal ethics rules that most often come into play in this context, including an attorney’s duties of competency, diligence, loyalty, confidentiality and candor.
Presenter: Andrew Struve

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover advancing diversity and understanding implicit bias. Why should you care about diversity and inclusion? This program gives you four good reasons why you should -- your company's culture, internal clients, legal talent, and performance of your team -- and offers advice on things you can start doing today to advance diversity and inclusion in your law department and company. We all have implicit biases, and these biases pose a challenge to our efforts to improve diversity and eliminate discrimination in the legal profession. This program identifies the most common ways implicit bias can affect the hiring, advancement and performance of lawyers, and provides practical guidance on what steps you can take to "de-bias" your company.

Presenters: BJ Trach; Jean F. Kuei

How well do you know that rules that govern transactions with your clients? This course gives a comprehensive overview of issues relating to common scenarios in attorney-client transactions, including all of the factors to consider vividly illustrated through the use of real-world examples. The tripwires are serious with massive consequences, and very easy to trip over, so it's a very practical and useful presentation to make sure you stay within the boundaries.

Presenter: Peter Afrasiabi

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover five ethical traps in defending class actions and ethical issues in multijurisdictional practice. Can your company offer customers a discount on future purchases in exchange for a waiver of claims after a class has been certified? Can you ethically obtain declarations from putative class members to help oppose class certification? This program considers these and other important ethical issues that often arise in class actions. How well do you know the rules that govern your ability to perform legal services in a state where you are not licensed or the sanctions for violating them? This program gives you the guidance you need to avoid engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
Presenters: J. Warren Rissier; Zachary S. McGee

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover key Issues for in-house lawyers and avoiding corporate conflicts of interest. Does this internal company document contain legal advice protected by the attorney-client privilege or merely business advice that is not protected? If the document is privileged, what do I need to do to protect that privilege from being waived? As an in-house lawyer at a company with subsidiaries, how well do you know the legal ethics rules that apply to conflict of interests that can arise between entities within the corporate family? When can you safely share privileged information with officers, directors and employees of those subsidiaries and when might disclosure waive the attorney-client privilege? This program answers these important questions among others to help in-house counsel stay in compliance with the legal ethics rules.

Presenters: Robert J. Malionek; David G. Keyko

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover managing privilege in patent litigation and behaving ethically in front of your judge. As the recipient of a letter that a patent you've never heard of "may be of interest to your company," what steps do you as in-house counsel need to take to ensure a proper response? This program gives you the guidance and specific strategies you'll need to decide when to act, what to do in response, and how to conduct your internal and external investigation. A judge who spent most of his career as an in-house lawyer shares the key insights he wished he had when he was practicing to ensure that you always behave ethically and establish and maintain the litigation brand that will best serve your company when appearing before the court.
Presenters: Cameron W. Westin; Gary D. Roberts

As lawyers, we negotiate on behalf of clients practically every day. You know the legal ethics rules require you to be truthful but how do you apply those general pronouncements in a context where puffing, posturing and concealing one’s bottom line are more the rule than the exception? 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.  

Presenter: Zach McGee

Most lawyers have read thousands of legal opinions, but how many of those opinions were written in verse, refer to famous films or TV series or went so far as to insult other judges on the same court? In Part II of this popular program, Andrew Struve uses these wild legal opinions as a basis for reviewing the canons of legal ethics that apply to judges and to discuss whether these “unique” opinions are consistent with the high ethical standards to which members of the judiciary are held.

Presenter: Andrew Struve

In the latest installment of this popular series, Mark Wooster takes on one of the most famous – and as it turns out, most unethical – lawyers of all time, Clarence Darrow.

Presenter: Mark Wooster

In the latest installment of this popular series, actor, writer, producer and recovering lawyer, Mark Wooster, presents a humorous take on the “totally unethical” conduct of lawyers from some classic 1980’s TV series.Actor, writer, producer and recovering lawyer, Mark Wooster, presents a humorous take on the “totally unethical” conduct of lawyers from some classic 1980’s TV series.

Presenter: Mark Wooster

They say that love is blind, but it is also unethical? Recently, many states have enacted legal ethics rules that expressly prohibit dating a client, while in others, lawyers remain free to date a client unless the romantic relationship adversely affects the lawyer’s representation of the client. In this topical and engaging program, Andrew Struve examines the legal, ethical and practical implications when lawyers choose to date clients and other lawyers.

Presenter: Andrew Struve

In this installment of our Double Play series, our two, thirty-minute programs cover depression and substance abuse. Experts differ on whether lawyers are more prone to depression than others who work in equally high-stress occupations such as doctors. But one thing is clear: the stigma associated with depression is one of the reasons lawyers may not get help when they need it. Is an ancient virus the reason humans are susceptible to substance use disorders? How has modern medicine changed the way we treat substance use disorders? This program answers these important questions so that today's lawyers have the tools they need to help themselves or a colleague.
Presenters: Joseph Milowic III; Houman Ehsan