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- 2 days ago56 min
Beyond Technical Excellence: Building the Leadership Reputation That Advances Your Career
The rules of success have changed. Three forces are redefining legal careers: AI, business complexity, and higher client expectations. Technical excellence has now become simply the price of admission, but today's most successful lawyers are valued for far more than legal expertise. Whether you practice in-house or at a law firm, your ability to build trust, communicate strategically, influence decisions, and demonstrate leadership increasingly determines your career opportunities. In this practical and engaging program, executive coach and former Fortune 500 legal executive Sheila Murphy explores the behaviors that distinguish lawyers who become trusted advisors from those who remain viewed primarily as technical experts. Participants will learn how to intentionally build their leadership reputation, increase their influence with clients and business leaders, communicate with greater strategic impact, and position themselves for long-term career success. Participants will leave with practical tools they can immediately apply to strengthen their professional reputation and accelerate their careers Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
- 2 days ago58 min
Real Property Decisions in Trust and Estate Administration
When a trust or estate holds real property, the question of whether to sell, retain, lease, or distribute comes up early. It is rarely the decision that matters most. Mark Cianciulli, Esq., CPA, Founder and Broker at The CREM Group, works through the earlier questions counsel should be raising: the scope of the fiduciary's authority, the duty to investigate a known condition, the status of an occupying beneficiary, and what assumptions a valuation actually rests on. Four case studies ground the analysis, including a beneficiary living in trust property without a lease and a valuation complicated by a configuration that does not match public records. Attendees will leave knowing which unresolved facts change the advice and how to document the reasoning behind a fiduciary decision. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
- 3 days ago59 min
Medical-Legal Quality Assurance Checklist - They’re Not Just for Physicians: Understanding the Impact of Labor Code Sec. 4062.4.
Presiding Judge Robert Rassp, who was instrumental in the passage of Labor Code Section 4062.4, will examine Medical-Legal Quality Assurance Checklists in anticipation of medical-legal physician compliance with new Labor Code Section 4062.4. What does this statute mean and how does it affect your workers’ compensation law practice? You will learn about the checklists, who wrote them, and how to use them while you are developing the record for settlement or trial. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
- 3 days ago1h 2m
CCP §664 6 Changes Affecting Settlement of Real Estate Disputes, With Emphasis on Probate and Family
CCP §664.6 provides for courts dismissing cases but retaining jurisdiction for enforcement of settlements and contains special provisions for probate and family law cases where real estate transfers often take place. Recent changes meant to clarify or simplify this process may also pose issues that complicate the settlement process and require careful attention to detail that may affect the settlement years down the road. Life estates, deferred or contingent sales or transfers, and long-term payouts implicate drafting concerns for counsel that Scott Rahn of RMO LLP and Alphonse Provinziano of Provinziano & Associates will address in this program. Howard N. Gould of Gould Law moderates. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
- 4 days ago1h 2m
Reopening In Absentia Orders Following Expedited "Mega Master" Calendar Hearings
Since May 2026, immigration courts have increasingly relied on "mega master" calendar hearings, high-volume master calendar dockets in which dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of respondents are scheduled for a single hearing, to move large numbers of cases quickly. The rapid pace of these proceedings has resulted in many noncitizens receiving in absentia removal orders after missing their hearing or being unable to meaningfully participate because of language barriers, lack of notice, confusion, or other procedural obstacles. As practitioners encounter more clients affected by these proceedings, it is critical to understand how to challenge in absentia removal orders and which reopening arguments are most likely to succeed. This is especially important because, absent limited exceptions, a noncitizen generally has only one motion to reopen a removal order. Michelle Méndez and Rebecca Chavez of National Immigration Project walk through the statutory and regulatory framework governing motions to reopen in absentia orders, including filing deadlines, evidentiary requirements, and strategic considerations for preserving a client's one opportunity to seek reopening. The discussion will place particular emphasis on the exceptional circumstances ground, including how to build the strongest possible record to support reopening. Because the exceptional circumstances ground carries a 180-day filing deadline, and the mega masters began in May, motions to reopen filed soon may still fall within that window. Attendees will leave ready to identify viable reopening grounds, preserve their client's single motion to reopen, and file before the deadline closes. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
- 4 days ago1h 6m
Depositions in the Age of AI: The Competitive Edge You Can't Afford to Ignore
A growing number of litigators are quietly using AI to prepare sharper deposition outlines in a fraction of the time, surface contradictions across testimony in real time, and generate impeachment-ready analysis before opposing counsel even orders the transcript. The rest are still doing it the way they learned in their first year, and the gap is widening fast. Karl Seelbach, litigator, Doyle & Seelbach firm owner, and co-founder of the AI deposition platform Skribe.ai, pulls back the curtain on the specific AI workflows reshaping how top litigators handle every phase of the deposition. Rather than offering a theoretical overview, Karl draws on over two decades of courtroom experience to demonstrate exactly how AI applies to the work you're already doing: building outlines, prepping witnesses, catching inconsistencies live, analyzing transcripts after the fact, and automating the follow-up work that used to eat entire weekends. See real demonstrations, get specific prompts you can use with tools you already have, and learn the ethical guardrails every attorney needs to understand, including confidentiality obligations, the limits of AI-generated work product, and where professional judgment remains irreplaceable. Whether you're AI-curious or already experimenting, you'll leave with an actionable playbook that puts you ahead of the curve. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
- 5 days ago1h 6m
Motions for Summary Judgment: Writing for Two Audiences
Motions for summary judgment can serve multiple purposes short of a straightforward, embattled "win." In fact, the most favorable outcome possible with a motion for summary judgment is to end the case with no contest, due to an opponent's prudent election to stand down. This means that the drafter of a motion for summary judgment needs to keep in mind that the intended audience is not only the judge who would issue a ruling if the motion is contested, but perhaps even more importantly, the target audience should be the receiving attorney who has to decide whether or not to oppose in the first place. Marshall J. Shepardson of Fraser Watson Croutch LLP presents a "once-around-the-track" survey of each stage of the MSJ process, focused on the theory and mechanics of crafting a motion while keeping in mind both important audiences: the presiding judge, who may ultimately decide the motion, as well as the opposing attorney, who may decide just to let this one go. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
- 5 days ago1h 6m
Ethics in (e)Motion: Mastering Emotional Intelligence in the Practice of Law
This program will guide attendees through a variety of reasons why emotional intelligence matters in an ethical legal field and how to apply the principles of emotional intelligence within a healthy law practice. Attorneys will learn the tenets of emotional intelligence, understand how to apply those principles to best practices within a legal practice, and review recent case law in which the ethical decisions were founded in the concept of emotional intelligence. Any and all legal professionals are encouraged to participate in this course. Learning Objectives: Understand the Tenets of Emotional Intelligence and How Attorneys Can Apply Them to Their Legal Practice Discover How Emotional Intelligence Directly Relates to Legal Ethics Review Recent Case Law Regarding Emotional Intelligence and its Impact on Legal Ethics Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
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