Campaign Finance: A Legal Guide to Independent ExpendituresSKU: ELE200
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Price$50
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DescriptionThe issue of campaign finance has been a debate for over a century. One aspect of this debate is coordinated expenditures, how they are defined and their impact on a campaign. This CLE course will explain both sides of this issue, review the various committees involved in the campaign finance process, explain the difference between coordinated and independent expenditures and the legal and political ramifications of such contributions. Lecturer BioLisa A. Chapland, Esq.Lisa Chapland is an associate in the Princeton, N.J. office of Hill Wallack LLP and a member of the firm’s Municipal Law, Administrative Law/Government Contracts and General Litigation practice groups. Ms. Chapland focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and has experience in various areas of the law including construction litigation, insurance defense, employment law, defamation, election law, land use, environmental and regulatory issues, family law, public bidding, and the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act. Ms. Chapland is admitted to practice in New Jersey (2007), New York (2007) and the District of Columbia (2007). She earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, and her B.A. in Journalism and Mass Media, and Political Science from Rutgers University, Douglass College. Ms. Chapland is also fluent in American Sign Language. |
