Handouts

(as of 11/20/2024)

9:00 - 10:00 AM:  Grants Pass Litigation: What next for the Unhoused Population; Howard Belodoff, Bradley Hamburger; (General CLE)

Handouts:  (1) Litigation (Hamburger); (2) Opinion (Hamburger); (3) Overview (Belodoff); and (4) CRS Legal Sidebar

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10:30 - 11:30 AM:  Forgiveness and Healing Conflict; Barbara Monty and Eileen Barker; (Civility in the Legal Profession CLE)

Handouts:  (1) pdf of PPT; (2) Article; (3) Case for Forgiveness in Legal Disputes; and (4) MCBA Code of Civility

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12:00 - 1:00 PM: KEYNOTE: Whether AI may become conscious, how it may become conscious, and why it matters for ethics and law; Josh P. Davis; (Legal Ethics CLE)

Handouts:  (1) Articles; and (2) pdf of PPT

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1:30 - 2:30 PM:  Creating Diverse, Inclusive Workspaces and Confronting Unconscious Bias; Dr. Sacha Joseph-Mathews; (Implicit Bias CLE)

Handout:  (1) pdf of PPT

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3:00 - 4:00 PM:  Reclassification of Marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, Emphasizing its Use in Medical Treatment; Habib Bentaleb, Alison Malsbury, Lauren Mendelsohn, Lara DeCaro; (General CLE) 

Handouts:  (1) Overview; (2) Formal Opinion; and (3) Statement from President Biden

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4:30 - 5:30 PM:  Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment; David Mann; (Competence Prevention and Detection CLE)

Handouts:  (1) Overview; (2) Article; and (3) Attorneys: Alcoholics and Addicts?

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(as of 11/21/2024)

9:00 -10:00 AM: Mental Health Well-being in the Legal Profession; Christine O'Hanlon, Diana Maier, Rodney Johnson, Moderator Emily Harrington; (Wellness Competence CLE)

Handouts:  (1) pdf of PPT and (2) Resources

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10:30 -11:30 AM: How Ancillary Professionals Can Help Reduce Conflict in Family Law Custody Cases; David Donner, Stacey Shuster, and Paula Lawhon; (General CLE) 

Handout:  (1) pdf of PPT

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12:00 -1:00 PM: KEYNOTE: Wildfires and Insurance, Pulling out of CA; David Jones; (General CLE) 

Handouts:  (1) Federal Reinsurance Program; and (2) pdf of PPT

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1:30 -2:30 PM: Understanding Home Equity Scenarios for Retirement and Legacy Planning; Homa Rassouli and Spencer Scheer; (Legal Specialty (Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law) / General CLE)

 Handout: (1) pdf of PPT

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3:00 -4:00 PM: Robes & Robots - Panel on Practical Implications of AI for Litigators; David Simons, Joshua Stein, James Park, Juan Pablo Sandoval; (Technology in the Practice of Law CLE) 

Handouts: (1) Overview; (2) Enhancing Client Deliverables; and (3) pdf of PPT

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4:30 -5:30 PM: Democracy in Chains, Nancy MacLean, Moderator: Scott Buell; (General CLE) 

Handouts: (1) Article-Sound the Alarm; (2) Article-Constitution in the Crosshairs; (3) Article-Heritage Foundation's Racist Origins; and (4) US Constitution Article V

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