NOVEMBER 16-18

2021

Bay Area MCLE Conference

A Virtual Event

A three-day virtual conference with a wide array of provocative MCLE programs that fulfill Legal Ethics, Competence Issues, Recognition and Elimination of Bias, and General MCLE credits. Attend all or just a few of the offerings for one flat fee.

2021 Host Committee:

Marin County Bar Association

Robert Rosborough (Chair), Kris Cirby, Ahtossa Fullerton, Valerie Kushel, Karthik Raju, Mee Mee Wong

Partnering Bar Associations in 2021:

Alameda County Bar Association

Bar Association of San Francisco

California Women Lawyers

Marin County Women Lawyers

Marin Trial Lawyers Association

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

San Mateo County Bar Association

Santa Clara County Bar Association

Sonoma County Bar Association


Additional Partners Coming Soon

Alameda County Bar Association
California Women Lawyers
Marin County Women Lawyers
Santa Clara County Bar Association

TUE | NOV 16

Tuesday Agenda:

  • 10:00 AM | The Elephant in the Room: Intervention Techniques (Competence Issues CLE)

  • Noon | KEYNOTE SCOTUS Update with Professor Rory Little

  • 2:00 PM | Guess What? Your Online Mediation Is Not Confidential (Legal Ethics CLE)

  • 3:30 PM | Native Americans: The Forgotten Minority (Recognition and Elimination of Bias CLE)

WED |NOV 17

Wednesday Agenda:

  • 9:00 AM | Tax Planning in a Post Prop. 19 World

  • 10:30 AM | Pregnancy & Family Leave--Your Rights & Benefits

  • Noon | KEYNOTE Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell (Ret.), author of Her Honor

  • 2:00 PM | How To Avoid Mandatory Fee Arbitration (Legal Ethics CLE)

  • 3:30 PM | CyberSecurity: Avoiding a Practice Disaster

THU |NOV 18

Thursday Agenda:

  • 9:00 AM | Labor & Employment Law: Vaccines in the Workplace

  • 10:30 AM | Family Law: Avoiding the Top Mistakes Lawyers Make in Drafting Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

  • Noon | KEYNOTE Thomas Mesereau, The Unconventional Criminal Defense Lawyer: Highlights from Michael Jackson Trial and more..

  • 2:00 PM | Cannabis Update: Current Issues and Laws

  • 3:30 PM | Visual Storytelling for Lawyers

  • 5:00 PM | Conference Finale KEYNOTE Michael Krasny PhD, Interview with the "Interviewer"

Bay Area MCLE Conference

  • Earn up to 14 MCLE credits for a flat rate

  • Top attorney speakers and relevant topics

  • Specialty MCLE credits

  • Classes offered for attorneys, paralegals, and legal support staff

  • Virtual event to be attended in the comfort of office/home

  • Deadline for California State Bar MCLE (A-G) February 1, 2022 (Period: 2/1/19 - 1/31/22)

Early Bird Pricing: $125 for members of all partnering Bar Associations (ends Sunday, October 31, 2021)

Regular Pricing (Begins Monday, November 1, 2021): $165 for members of all partnering Bar Associations

Legal Support Professionals: $100

Non-members: $175 Early Bird (ends Sunday, October 31, 2021), $225 regular price

Cancellation/Refunds: All registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing no later than FRIDAY, November 5, 2021 via email to: Denise Belli at events@marinbar.org for processing. A refund of the full conference fee, minus a $25 administrative fee, will be given for cancellations received by that date. MCBA regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows.

Link to Registration Policies

Keynote Speakers

Professor Rory K. Little

UC Hastings School of Law

SCOTUS Blogger and Legal Commentator

Tuesday

November 16

Judge LaDoris H. Cordell (Ret.)

Author, Legal Commentator, Asst. Vice Provost of Stanford Law, Police Auditor for City of San Jose

Wednesday

November 17

Thomas Mesereau

Criminal Trial Attorney, Author

Thursday

November 18

Michael Krasny, PhD

Author, Journalist, Radio Host of KQED Forum

Thursday

November 18

Virtual Event

Zoom Webinar


MCBA is partnering with local bay area bar associations for the second annual Bay Area MCLE Conference. Our schedule of speakers offer attendees engaging MCLE programs covering a wide range of topics.

2021 Bay Area MCLE Conference Sponsors

For sponsorship opportunities, contact: Mee Mee Wong at mwong@marinbar.org