2025 Bay Area MCLE Conference--Two Days, November 12th and 13th (virtual)

Here are the 2025 Bay Area MCLE Conference presentations and speakers: Click Here for the Conference Brochure.

Wednesday, November 12th:
- Briefs, Briefings & Brain Fog: Menopause in the Legal Lane
- Blind Justice: Addressing Implicit Bias in the Courtroom
- Keynote: Expect More Lawlessness - Supreme Court October 2025 Preview
- The Rise of Women's Sports
- Ethics in Privacy, Cybersecurity and AI Law
- Price Gouging and Natural Disasters: CA Enforcement

Thursday, November 13th:
- The Anti-DEI Agenda: What Lawyers Need to Know
- Generative AI in Legal Practice: Opportunities, Risks and Best Practices.
- Keynote: A Lawyer’s Obligation When the Rule of Law is Under Attack: A Panel Discussion
- On the Path to Wellness in the Legal Profession
- Six Practical Tools: How To Control Your Stress Response
- In-Person Networking Event at The Burren House on 4th Street in downtown San Rafael (from 4:30-5:30P)

2025 Keynote Speakers:

Day 1 (Wednesday, Nov 12th): Leah Litman

Leah Litman is the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast. She is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes which is available for purchase here.

Day 2 (Thursday, Nov 13th): John Keker, Robert Van Nest & Elliot Peters

John Keker, Robert Van Nest, and Elliot Peters have built reputations as among the country's top trial lawyers. Five decades of jury trials establish them as the lawyer clients turn to for their most important and high-profile litigation problems. John Keker has also been identified by the National Law Journal. They named him as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in the United States.” They will address the challenges faced by lawyers during the time when Rule of Law appears to many to be under assault.

2025 Partnering Bar Associations:
- Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
- Marin County Women Lawyers (MCWL)
- Marin Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA)
- Napa County Bar Association (NCBA)
- Sacramento County Bar Association (SCBA)
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA)
- San Joaquin County Bar Association (SJCBA)
- San Mateo County Bar Association (SMCBA)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (SCCBA)
- Solano County Bar Association (SCBA)
- Sonoma County Bar Association (SCBA)
- Women Lawyers of Alameda County (WLAC)

The 2025 two-day--WED November 12th and THURS November 13th, from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM--(virtual) conference with a wide array of provocative MCLE programs that fulfill Specialty (Wellness Competence, Implicit Bias, Technology in the Practice of Law, Recognition and Elimination of Bias, Legal Ethics, Prevention and Detection Competence) and General MCLE credits. Attend all or just a few of the presentations for one flat fee. The MCLE Committee has selected current topics and issues challenging our legal profession and community.

Deadline for California State Bar MCLE | Last Names N–Z (compliance Group 3): Report Deadline: March 30, 2026.

***For those that are not able to attend but interested in the post-meeting recording, we require that you Register for the Event. Once the presentation has concluded, if the recording is adequate, we will send it to those that were not able to attend. MCBA is not accredited to provide CLE for viewing recordings post-presentation.***

2025 Bay Area MCLE Conference Sponsorships are available. Contact: Julie Cervetto at jcervetto@marinbar.org or (415) 499-1314.