Estate Planning Bundle Includes:

• $50

  Ethics in Modern Day Legal Practice: The Current Hot Ethical Topics Found in Client Grievances and Malpractice Suits

  Ethics Credits: 1

  This CLE course focuses on the latest trends in ethics found in modern day legal practice. While focusing on the rules that govern attorney conduct, the course explores application of the rules to the ever changing landscape of practice. Specific addressment includes preservation of electronic data...

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• $50

  Being a DEIA Agent of Change in The Legal Workplace and Beyond

  Diversity/Inclusion Credits: 1

  Being a DEIA Agent of Change in the Legal Workplace and Beyond is an introductory course to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) concepts and initiatives from a legal perspective. The course begins by discussing the definition of DEIA and related concepts. The course also provi...

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• $50

  Ethical Referral Fees: A 50 State Survey

  Ethics Credits: 1

  When done correctly, fee sharing is not only ethical–it leads to better outcomes for clients. This CLE program will survey the various regulatory frameworks utilized by states concerning referral fees with the goal of providing lawyers with working understanding of how to employ this tool to benefi...

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• $50

  Virtual Isolation: Is Hyperconnectivity Helping or Harming the Legal Professional?

  Mental Health/Abuse Credits: 1

  If we stop to think about what we look at most during the day, the answer would probably not be our family or friends, nor our clients or colleagues. The most feasible option would be our mobile phone. Smartphones are now our companions for work, social, leisure and even family life. However, exces...

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• $50

  Will, Trusts, and Advanced Directives: Know What is Right for Your Client

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will focus on estate planning tools and discuss Last Will and Testament and Trusts. The course will explain succession planning, estate planning and how to plan using wills and trusts, as well as advanced directives such as health care proxies, power of attorney and living wills....

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• $75

  Move to Florida, Home in Florida, or Snowbird: What Estate Planning Attorneys Need to Know

  General Credits: 1.5

  If you have moved, or are considering moving to Florida, have or are buying a second home in Florida, there are important implications of Florida law and planning that should be considered. This CLE presentation will explore a wide range of Florida legal and planning considerations, including:...

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• $50

  "Oh The Places We'll Go": Mediating With An Open Mind While Managing Expectations

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will discuss the mechanics of mediation/dispute resolution and the myths associated with dispute resolution. During the course, we will discuss the and attempt to eliminate the reluctance to participate fully and transparently in mediation to allow parties to identify on their o...

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• $50

  Why Lawyers Need to Bill Strategically in an Age of Legal Artificial Intelligence

  General Credits: 1

  Artificial intelligence, in terms of developments like ChatGPT, is new to a lot of people, but the idea of using computers to "outsource" certain work -- such as repetitive work -- away from lawyers has been around for a while. Because computers don't get tired, bored, hungry, or distracted, they'...

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• $50

  ChatGPT and Related Products: The Legal Ramifications

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE presentation is intended to help practicing attorneys better understand the legal consequences of current-day (ex. ChatGPT) artificial intelligence (AI) products. This begins with a discussion of current AI products, their operation, and fundamentally what they are and are not. This fa...

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• $50

  Offshore Asset Protection: Exploring the Various Jurisdictions for Protecting your Clients' Assets

  General Credits: 1

  By many standards, the U.S. is the world’s most litigious society. Learn how to put your clients in a better position to survive a lawsuit. Offshore Asset Protection is often the best way to protect assets from frivolous claims and lawsuits. This course will cover how to use a multitude of juri...

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• $50

  Managing Client Expectations Throughout the Litigation Process

  General Credits: 1

  You haven’t been paid. You’re upset and you seek legal help in collecting every penny due you. However, it is important to understand what’s involved in the litigation process and how it might affect your decisions regarding settlement of the case. Learn how your professional, personal and psy...

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• $50

  Beyond Westlaw and Lexis: Effective Internet Search Techniques for Attorneys

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course offers valuable insights and guidance on various subjects, such as compliance, business strategy, informal dispute resolution, and best practices. It also addresses essential aspects like the preparation of formal legal advice and court filings, including memos, pleadings, motions,...

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• $50

  Senior and At-Risk Investors

  General Credits: 1

  Join FINRA staff and industry experts as they discuss how FINRA rules and state requirements related to Senior and Vulnerable Adult clients can help firms service this growing client base and how to ensure your organization is protected. After attending this session, you will be able to: Review...

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• $50

  Handling Nonprofit Board Disputes

  General Credits: 1

  Most nonprofit Board members have never served on a nonprofit Board before and do not understand their legal responsibilities. This CLE program will discuss Board responsibilities and fiduciary duty, common disputes between Board Members, Founder Syndrome, and what to do if everyone quits. This...

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• $50

  Effective Tips for Using a Private Investigator in Your Practice

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will address effective tips for using private investigators in your practice including selecting and retaining your investigator, setting up a relationship and preserving privilege, game planning your investigation, unique issues of evidence, and creating a long term relationship w...

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• $50

  The Five Rules: How to Prepare Your Client for Deposition

  General Credits: 1

  Your client's deposition is a critical day in any case. The Instructors "Five Rule" system can make any client a strong witness. He has used it for 25 years to prepare clients ranging from executives to professional athletes to children. Nervous clients will relax. "Clever" clients will stick to...

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• $50

  You Won! Now What? Collecting Civil Judgments Under Illinois Law

  General Credits: 1

  Successfully prosecuting a civil case to judgment is great, but clients typically expect money at the end of the case. This is especially important for lawyers who work on a contingent fee basis. If the judgment debtor has no available insurance – or if the judgment in question exceeds those limits...

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• $50

  Advising a Client as to the Purchase of a Franchise

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE lecture will focus on providing information to a prospective franchisee as to the purchase of a franchise. The lecture will concentrate on the provisions contained in the franchisor’s Franchise Disclosure Document, typical provisions in the Franchise Agreement and the political ramificati...

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• $50

  Estate Planning: Common Issues; Practical Answers

  General Credits: 1

  Every practitioner in every discipline has heard this complaint about a grantor trust and likely we will all hear more of it. Grantor trusts have become the foundation of most modern estate plans. One of the many “benefits” of grantor trusts is that the settlor creating the trust pays the income ta...

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• $75

  What Attorneys Need to Know About Reading and Understanding Financial Statements

  General Credits: 1.5

  Lawyers regularly interact with business people. Business people have their own language. Phrases like EBITDA, NOPAT, Gross Profit, Operating Profit, Net Income, on a fully diluted basis, retained earnings, current versus long term assets and liabilities, Free Cash Flow. If these terms are a fore...

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• $50

  Workplace Conflict Resolution Through Mediation and Arbitration

  General Credits: 1

  Conflict in the workplace is natural and can be constructive when communicating different points of view and perspectives in a healthy manner. Frequently, that conflict may trigger reactions and become an unhealthy conflict that cannot be resolved without the intervention of a neutral party. Th...

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• $100

  Was the Pandemic a Short or Long Term Bankruptcy Sickness

  General Credits: 2

  This course will consist of a short, general description of bankruptcy law history and a description of the different types (Chapters) available and their basic respective functions and differences. There will be a discussion of the last significant Bankruptcy Code amendments effective in 2005. The...

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• $50

  How to Prepare for Long-Term Care Costs

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE program will address the use of long-term care insurance to provide care for aging individuals and its impact on wealth transfer. The Instructors will discuss tax opportunities for business owners who want to leverage their businesses to protect themselves and their family members. Add...

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• $50

  Business Valuation for Attorneys

  General Credits: 1

  Determination of the value of a client’s business or business interest is often a necessary element in meeting a client’s needs. Understanding the valuation process and the potential results can make a huge difference to the outcome for the client. Divorce, estate planning, and par...

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• $50

  Pitfalls To Avoid When Real Estate and Matrimonial Issues Collide

  General Credits: 1

  Matrimonial law is a challenging area of practice because of how much the practitioner needs to know. It touches upon and overlaps with many other areas of law including tax, trusts and estates, immigration, contract law, criminal law, property, insurance and real estate. One complex area to unde...

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• $50

  Ethics in the Digital Era: What Attorneys Need to Know

  Ethics Credits: 1

  Law firms are facing challenges in safeguarding against and dealing with data breaches. With the introduction of Ethical Rules of Conduct, as well as your state's professional conduct regulations for lawyers, and the actual possibility of financial and other penalties, it's imperative that you reco...

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• $50

  Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Issues: Ethical Considerations and New Requirements

  Ethics Credits: 1

  A number of states are proposing mandating CLE hours with a focus on cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection. This obligation to possess technology competency is not a new concept, as many states have already adopted the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule's requirement. The purpose o...

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• $50

  Ethical Issues in Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity

  Ethics Credits: 1

  This CLE course will cover some of the legal rules applicable to attorneys working with clients who experience diminished capacity and the consequent potential for fraud and abuse against a client with diminished capacity. In this course, attendees will learn how to identify a client who has dimini...

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