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DVD Viewing CLE Smorgasbord
Wednesday, December 08 2010
Four CLE Seminar DVD Viewings
Spotlight on Electronic Discovery: What every attorney needs to know; 7th Annual Ethical Issues; Direct & Cross Examination of IMEs; and The Ethics of Social Media 

DATE & LOCATION FOR VIEWINGS: 
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
CCBA Offices: 725 S. Eighth St., Las Vegas

CCBA ATTORNEY MEMBERS: SAVE $30 WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR THREE OR MORE SESSIONS! 

FIRST SEMINAR:
Spotlight on Electronic Discovery: What every attorney needs to know
1.5 General CLE Credits*
Viewing Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Speaker: Discovery Commissioner Bonnie Bulla, 8th Judicial District Court and Michael Swarz, eClaris, Inc.
Previously recorded on July 14, 2010.
Cost for this session: $40 CCBA Member; $70 Non-Member, $15 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Member; $20 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Non-Member**

Topics:

The Importance of Communication; Introduction to Electronic Discovery and its Common Challenges; Applicable eDiscovery Law; The eDiscovery Process: The Sedona Conference & Electronic Discovery Reference Model; Attorney Office Best Practices; Lessons Learned.
 
Are your discovery techniques keeping up with advances in technology?  Text messages, email, Internet trails, and the prevalent use of electronic communication presents an increasing challenge to lawyers in the area of discovery.  Learn how to prepare for litigation that involves electronic evidence and to properly communicate your eDiscovery concerns.  Discovery Commissioner Bonnie Bulla along with Michael Swarz of eClaris, Inc. will impart practical strategies, review risk management protocols, and best practices for conducting Electronic Discovery by covering applicable state and federal law and the process itself.  We encourage you and your colleagues to join us at this informative seminar to gain valuable insight.

SECOND SEMINAR:
7th Annual Ethical Issues
2 Ethics CLE Credits*
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED BY DEPO INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Viewing Time: 10:45 pm to 12:45 pm
Speaker: Dennis L. Kennedy, Esq., Bailey Kennedy, LLP
Previously recorded on Sept. 30, 2010.
Cost for this session: $40 CCBA Member; $70 Non-Member, $15 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Member; $20 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Non-Member**

Topics:

1. “What am I supposed to do with this?” Lawyers’ duties respecting disputed funds and property.
2. “Maybe you did not understand. I was not your lawyer.” Lawyers’ dealings with entity clients and their individual constituents and officers.
3. “Where did this come from?” Lawyers’ duties respecting inadvertently sent or produced documents and documents received from unauthorized sources.
4. Stupid lawyer tricks. Social media misconduct leads to discipline.
5. Supreme Court Rule 42.1 has changed, and some (recently disciplined) lawyers did not get the memo.
6. You have to tell on yourself. Lawyers’ duty to report criminal convictions to the bar. SCR 111.
7. Lawyers’ duties to keep abreast of changes in the law and to advise affected clients; the importance of disengagement letters.
8. Issues arising from the hiring of temporary (“contract”) lawyers.
9. Deposition misconduct ... goes on and on.
10. E-discovery. Ensuring preservation is your job, whether you know it or not.

THIRD SEMINAR:
Direct & Cross Examination of IMEs
2 General CLE Credits*
Viewing Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Speakers: George F. Hand, Esq., Hand Page & Sullivan; Brett A. Carter, Esq., Benson Bertoldo Baker & Carter, Chtd.; Clive Segil, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon.
Previously recorded on January 15, 2010.
Cost for this session: $40 CCBA Member; $70 Non-Member, $15 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Member; $20 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Non-Member**

Topics:

DIRECT EXAMINATION OF ORTHOPEDIC IME PHYSICIAN

  • Preparation for Direct Examination (NRCP 35, NRCP 16.1, NRCP 26, Supplementation of Opinions)
  • Pre-trial Meeting with IME Orthopedist (Review of file, Preparation for Testimony, Direct Examination of IME Physician, Experience in performing IME, IME of Plaintiff, Opinions, Conclusions)

CROSS EXAMINATION OF ORTHOPEDIC IME PHYSICIAN

  • Rule 35 Defense Medical Exams – A Plaintiff’s Perspective and Battle Plan: How to take the offensive, how to limit casualties, and how to out maneuver and initiate a successful counter-attack.

ORTHOPEDIC EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF

  • Preparation for IME
  • Live orthopedic IME of Plaintiff performed by Clive Segil, M.D.
  • Special Problems

FOURTH SEMINAR:
The Ethics of Social Media
1 Ethics & 1 General CLE Credits*
Viewing Time: 3:15 pm to 5:15 pm
Speakers: Craig Henderson, Esq., Bailey Kennedy, LLP and Michael Sommermeyer, Public Relations Strategist and Writer Wordymouth.com.
Previously recorded on August 20, 2010.
Cost for this session: $40 CCBA Member; $70 Non-Member, $15 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Member; $20 Legal Asst/UNLV Law Student Non-Member**

Topics:

  • The Hows, Whys and Whats of Social Media Marketing.
  • Challenges social media creates for the judiciary and legal community.
  • How to tame the social media beast.
  • When is it spamming and when is it building a relationship?
  • They just claimed we suck, now what? Is it acceptable to post comments to counteract the negative ones?
  • When your client Tweets too much - how to maintain control in a transparent world.
  • Ethics and online social networking.

*If you attended the live seminar or have previously rented, viewed, or purchased any of these titles, credits will not be awarded again.

Legal Asst Non-members and UNLV Law Student Non-members must fax or mail their registration to CCBA to receive discounted pricing. Purchases made by non-members on this Web site will be billed at the full non-member rate.

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