Trusts & Estates

Real Estate Issues for Probate Attorneys:

Deed Selection, Escrow and Title Insurance Issues and More

Program Date:  Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Everything you ever wanted to know about guiding your clients’ real estate through probate but were afraid to ask.

Speakers:

Marcine Kline, Escrow of the West
Bill Thomas, California Title
Gary Bregman, Esq., Old Republic Title Company 

MCLE CREDIT: 1 Hour

Product # TRUSTS-D-2664   DVD Price $65.00

Elder Law The New Federal Health Care Reform Bill and its Impact on Medicare Program Date:  Thursday, May 13, 2010   SPEAKER: Stephanie Lee, Esq., Center for Health Care Rights   MCLE CREDIT: 1 Hour   Product # Elder-D-2662   DVD Price $50.00

Real Estate 2009 Appellate Decisions Affecting Real Estate Deed Selection, Escrow and Title Insurance Issues and More Program Date:  Tuesday, April 27, 2010   A review of 2009 appellate decisions that impact real estate practices: from Arbitration to Zoning.   Speaker: Lawrence H. Jacobson, Esq., Lawrence H. Jacobson, APC    MCLE CREDIT: 1 Hour   Product # RE-D-2651   DVD Price $65.00

Elder Law Appeals for Veteran’s Benefits before the Veteran’s Administration Regional Office (VARO), Board of Veteran’s Appeals (BVA) and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran’s Claims (CAVC) Program Date:  Thursday, April 22, 2010   A review of 2009 appellate decisions that impact real estate practices: from Arbitration to Zoning.   Speaker: Monroe Thomas Clewis, Esq.   MCLE CREDIT: 1 Hour   Product # Elder-D-2643   DVD Price $50.00

Special Events

MCLE Extravaganza

Program Date:  Friday, November 20, 2009

FOUR (COUNT 'EM 4) HOURS OF MCLE  "SPECIAL" SUBJECTS

The Beverly Hills Bar Association presents a highly successful and popular Special MCLE Subjects program. This presentation covers four of the specially required MCLE credits in Elimination of Bias, Substance Abuse and Legal Ethics.

TOPICS:

Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession:  Mia F. Yamamoto, Esq.

Ethics - Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff:  Diane L. Karpman, Esq.

Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency in the Legal Profession:  Carey Caruso, Esq.

MCLE CREDIT: 4 Hours, Elimination of Bias, 1 Hour Treatment of Substance Abuse and 2 Hours of Legal Ethics.

Product # MCLE-D-2566   DVD Price: Call (310) 601-2422

 

Bankruptcy

Fallout From The Commercial Real Estate Crisis:
Lessons Learned From The General Growth, Namco, and Other Recent Bankruptcy Cases

Program Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010

Program covers the General Growth case, including when a special purpose entity is not a special purpose entity and when a single asset debtor is not in fact a single asset debtor, as well as issues arising from the Namco Capital Group, Inc. case, including: the ramifications of a debtor’s pre-petition separation of debt from assets, situations in which the debtor’s principal is both the owner and manager of multiple LLCs in which the debtor invested, and other related issues.

Speakers:

John J. Bingham, Jr., Partner at Danning, Gill, Diamond & Kollitz, LLP.

David B. Shemano, Partner at Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky, LLP.

Uzzi O. Raanan, Associate at Danning, Gill, Diamond & Kollitz, LLP. (Moderator)

MCLE Credits: 1.50 Hour
 

Product # BANK-D-2604  DVD Price $65.00

Barristers / Entertainment

Flashdance -- What happens when the bulbs go off?
The Great Debate: Privacy vs. the First Amendment
California’s New Anti-Paparazzi Law and What it Means for Your Clients
Program Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010

     As of January 1st, California’s anti-paparazzi laws have changed.
     Photographers (and not just paparazzi!), and now the buyers of those photographs, have greater liability under new amendments to California's privacy laws. Whether you represent celebrities, photographers, or media outlets, this program will provide you with a practical explanation of AB524 (aka "Jennifer Aniston's Law," and now part of California Civil Code Section 1708.8), an in-depth discussion of the legal balancing act between the First Amendment and the right to privacy in California, and an analysis regarding the prosecution and defense against claims arising under California's amended privacy laws.

Speakers: 
Jeanine Percival Wright, Esq., Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP

Karen A. Henry, Esq., Media Litigation Department Los Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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MCLE CREDIT: 1.5 Hours

Product # BARR-D-2637            DVD Price $60.00

Barristers

DEMYSTIFYING MUSIC RIGHTS
Program Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Speaker: 
Susan Rabin, Special Counsel to the entertainment litigation firm of Johnson-Pham, LLP.

This program presents an experienced music attorney who gives a practical and valuable nuts and bolts guide on getting the rights to use music for various entertainment projects. Understanding how to clear and license music is critical for film producer clients who need songs for their movies, for internet sites streaming music online, for musical artists who want to record songs, and more.

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MCLE CREDIT: 1.5 Hours

Product # BARR-D-2612            DVD Price $60.00

Barristers

Making It Rain
Where Ethics and Marketing Meet

Program Date:  Thursday, January 14, 2010

Making It Rain Seminar Series is an educational, interactive
and lively approach to business development. 

Speaker:
Allan Colman, CEO, the Closer Group, LLC

Taking the primary ethics requirements as they apply to law firm and lawyer marketing, we present:

• The Lawyer Selection Process

• Understanding the Pressures on and Needs of the Client

• How Inside Counsel View Outside Counsel

• What are Successful Tactics to Contact Prospects?

MCLE CREDIT: 1.5 Hours, which includes 1 Hour of Legal Ethics

Product # BARR-D-2590            DVD Price $50.00

Entertainment

Artists' Performance Rights
European Income and the New U.S. Legislation

Program Date:  Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Speakers:

Suzanne Plesman, Executive Vice President of Fintage Talent

Jay Cooper, Co-Chair, WestCoast Entertainment Division, Vice-Chair, Global Media & Entertainment Practice, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Susan Butler, Executive Editor of Music Confidential and Owner, Butler Business & Media LLC

Jennifer Bendall, Executive Editor of the Music First Coalition

     Can U.S. Recording artists and owners of sound recordings collect “neighboring rights” royalties?    

     “Performance rights” regularly provide income in the U.S. to music publishers and songwriters for the airing of their songs on radio stations, in record stores, restaurants, theatres, clubs, pubs, bars and hotels. This program will address whether European income for artists’ “performance rights” (aka neighboring rights) can be collected. 

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MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hours

Product # ENT-D-2620            DVD Price $65.00

Entertainment

From Cyberstalking to Paparazzi

Privacy Rights in 2010

Program Date:  Wednesday 2/17/2010

From stalking and cyber stalking to paparazzi and harassment, new laws and new media have altered the landscape. This program provides the essential roadmap to deal with overzealous paparazzi, obsessive fans, cyber stalkers, harassment, and the emergence of new media outlets dedicated to celebrities and other entertainment figures. Due to recent changes in California's anti-paparazzi laws, it is imperative for entertainment industry professionals to understand the evolving legal framework of privacy rights and the remedies available to victims of stalking, cyber stalking and harassment.

Speakers:

Michael Weinsten, Partner, Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif + Taylor LLP

Jeffrey Marquart, Executive Vice President of Gavin de Becker & Associates
 

Wendy Segall, Deputy District Attorney, Stalking & Threat Assessment Team
 

Rhonda Saunders, Los Angeles Prosecutor

Moderator: Miles J. Feldman, Partner, Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP

MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hour

Product # ENT-D-2610            DVD Price $65.00

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