Eleventh Annual 2018 MCLE Fair

Thu | Nov 29


Presented by
Marin County Bar Association
Marin County Women Lawyers
Marin County Legal Professionals Association

Deadline for California State Bar MCLE (A-G) February 1, 2019.
Period: 2/1/16 - 1/31/19

Check in begins at 8am in the lobby. Registration includes a continental breakfast and buffet lunch.

FULL DAY. SINGLE TRACK PROGRAMS. 7 MCLE CREDITS with Bias, Ethics, and Substance Abuse
Intriguing topics include: Media, Pop Culture, & Crime | Ethics Today | Cannabis Industry | Breakout Workshops for Legal Professionals | Lawyers and Addiction | Do’s & Don’ts before the Marin Superior Court, and More…

Two concurrent single track programs:
1) Attorneys
2) Non-Attorney Legal Professionals

Classes are being offered for attorneys, paralegals, and legal support staff.

*Non-Attorney Legal Professionals: apply discount during checkout for special pricing.


MCBA is an approved provider and certifies that these activities have been approved for minimum continuing education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1 hour (per class).

Legal Secretaries, Incorporated, an approved Provider, certifies that this activity has been approved for minimum continuing legal education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1 hour (per class).


Sponsored by

Member: $325 | Non-member: $375
Non-Attorney Legal Professional: $150

*Refunds not available after 11/19/18

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Date and Location

Thursday | November 29, 2018
8:00AM-5:00PM

Embassy Suites by Hilton San Rafael
101 McInnis Parkway
San Rafael, CA 94903
415-499-9222


Schedule

Attorney Single Track Program
8:00am-5pm
Session 1
California's New Rules of Professional Conduct: Are you in the know when they go into effect Nov 1? Morning Session | 8:30 - 9:30 am
Speaker

Carol Langford ESQ
Assoc. Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law

1.0 CLE | Ethics

Session 2
Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment 9:35 - 10:35 am | 1 CLE in Substance Abuse
Speaker

David Mann ESQ

1.0 CLE | Substance Abuse

Session 3
Ethical Settlement Negotiations Morning Session | 10:50 - 11:50 am
Speaker

Matthew White ESQ
Partner, Monty White LLP and Panelist, Resolution Remedies

1.0 CLE | Ethics

Session 4
Keynote Luncheon Truth, Trust, and Technology
Speaker

Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich
Group CEO & Partner, Dentons and Chair, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

1.0 CLE | General

Session 5
Do’s & Don’ts Before the Marin Superior Court Bench A popular program reminding trial lawyers before the court on rules of civility and procedures

1.0 CLE | General

Session 6
Media & Pop Culture on Trial Outcomes Afternoon Session 2:25 - 3:25 pm
Speaker

Vince Mancini
SENIOR FILM & CULTURE WRITER, UPROXX

1.0 CLE | Bias

Session 7
Navigating the California Legal Landscape for Cannabis Businesses: Forming and Protecting Your Business in a New and Highly Regulated Industry Afternoon Session 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Speakers

Habib Bentaleb ESQ
Founder of the Law Office of Habib Bentaleb

Shabnam Malek ESQ
Partner at Brand & Branch LLP

Josh Fryday ESQ
Mayor, City of Novato

0.5 CLE | Ethics,General

Non-Attorney Legal Professional Single Track Program
8:00am-5pm
Session 1
eFiling and eService in California: Compliance with new eFiling Rules Morning Session | 8:30 - 9:30 am
Speaker

Mark Schwartz
Manager, Court Relations and Public Policy, One Legal

1.0 CLE | General

Session 2
Medicinal / Recreational Marijuana: The Law, Ethics and What you need to know about SB94 Morning Session | 9:35 - 10:35 am
Speaker

Joe Rogoway ESQ
CEO | Managing Attorney

1.0 CLE | Ethics

Session 3
Motion for Summary Judgment / Adjudication: What Should be on Your Checklist Morning Session | 10:50 - 11:50 am
Speaker

Vanessa Buffington
Owner | Co-Founder

1.0 CLE | General

Session 4
Keynote Luncheon Truth, Trust, and Technology
Speaker

Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich
Group CEO & Partner, Dentons and Chair, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

1.0 CLE | General

Session 5
Expert Discovery: Requesting Documents, Setting Depositions and Trial Appearance Afternoon Session| 1:10 - 2:10 pm
Speaker

Vanessa Buffington
Owner | Co-Founder

1.0 CLE | General

Session 6
Diversity in the Workplace: Understanding Trust, Generations and More Afternoon Session | 2:25 - 3:25 pm
Speaker

Diane Camacho CLM
President

1.0 CLE | General

Session 7
Fires and Fear: The Critical Role of the Law Office in the Aftermath of Disaster Afternoon Session | 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Speaker

David Feingold ESQ
Partner, Ragghianti Freitas LLP

1.0 CLE | General