Iowa CLE - All Courses
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Three Designs Walk into a Bar: The Intersection of Trade Dress, Copyright, and Design Patents
This CLE course provides a concise, practical comparison of U.S. legal protections for visual design through trade dress, copyright, and design patents. Explore key requirements—distinctiveness, originality, and ornamentality—and learn procedural essentials, including filing processes, involved agencies, timelines, and costs. Understand distinct infringement standards and how to strategically combine protections. Real-world and hypothetical case studies illustrate effective strategies... More Info
$501General Credit -
Mastering Contract Law: Navigating UCC and FAR Essentials
This CLE course offers a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of contract law, with a focus on the critical distinctions between the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Participants will explore how the UCC, as adopted and adapted across various states, governs commercial transactions, while the FAR provides a uniform framework for federal agency procurement. Through a blend of regulatory analysis, real-world examples, and relevant case... More Info
$501General Credit -
Offshore Asset Protection Planning
This CLE course offers a clear, practical introduction to offshore asset protection planning. Attendees will learn how to structure trusts and entities, select the right jurisdictions, and navigate U.S. compliance requirements. The material is broken down into straightforward, tangible guidance that’s easy to apply in practice. Topics include working with offshore trustees, managing international banking, and comparing offshore and domestic strategies. The course also addresses... More Info
$501General Credit -
Moving Forward with DEI Compliance
Uncover the pervasive influence of bias on the legal profession in this essential CLE program, tailored for attorneys across all practice areas. This session dives deep into how bias impacts the legal profession, client representation, and workplace dynamics, spotlighting recent trends that challenge the integrity of the profession. Participants will explore practical, legally compliant strategies to mitigate bias, including its role in algorithms and the regulatory responses shaping today’s l... More Info
$501.25Diversity/Inclusion -
The Pardon Path: Guiding Clients Through Pennsylvania's Process
This CLE course offers a comprehensive, step-by-step exploration of Pennsylvania’s pardon process, covering every stage from initial client consultations to the Governor’s final ruling—and even addressing whether expungement is necessary. Designed for legal professionals, this session delivers the essential knowledge and practical tools needed to navigate this transformative legal remedy in the Commonwealth. Participants will leave with actionable insights into timelines, requi... More Info
$501General Credit -
Leveraging Florida Law to Rescue Families from Substance Use, Mental Illness, and Recovery Challenges
This CLE program delves into Florida’s robust legal framework for addressing urgent substance use and mental health crises through involuntary commitment. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of three key statutes—the Marchman Act, Baker Act, and Guardianship statutes—and their distinct roles in safeguarding individuals who present an immediate danger to themselves due to addiction or mental health disorders. The presentation will explore how these statutes can be applie... More Info
$501General Credit -
Fundamental and Enforceable Rights to Environmental Life Support Systems
As life depends on the systems that support it, the right to life should inherently reach the right to life support systems – though it doesn’t. Throughout legal history, science has only recently emerged to demonstrate how interdependent human life is with its environmental surroundings, including clean air, clean water, thriving ecosystems, and a stable climate system. Where government actions or policies of inaction harm or threaten these life support systems, lives dependent on them shou... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Navigating Stormy Parenting Plans: Process Over Chaos
As lawyers, it's easy to become myopic—caught up in the chaos, mechanics, and technicalities of dispute resolution. Divorce, at its core, revolves around two key elements: financial matters and the parenting plan. Financials are relatively straightforward; we gather income, assets, liabilities, and debts, input the numbers into a third-party software program, and accept the results. The parenting plan, however, is far more complex—more art than science. While a parenting plan may offici... More Info
$501General Credit -
Beyond the Law: Creative Problem-Solving for Attorneys
In the fast-paced, ever-evolving legal landscape, lawyers must go beyond traditional litigation and advisory roles to become strategic problem solvers. This CLE program will equip attorneys with the tools, techniques, and mindset necessary to tackle complex challenges in a creative and client-centric way. Through a series of practical exercises, case studies, and expert insights, participants will explore how to approach legal problems holistically, anticipate potential obstacles, and develop... More Info
$501General Credit -
Legal Ethics: Avoiding the Common Mistakes of Bad Lawyering
This CLE course covers the pitfalls, mistakes, and trappings made by lawyers which warrant the Bar’s attention and do reputational harm. Topics addressed will include: the duty to communicate material events in a matter; managing a client's expectations of the scope of representation; preserving confidential client communications; and handling client funds. Rules specific to California and the ABA Model Rules will be covered along with guidance on good practices and healthy dynamic... More Info
$501Ethics Credit