California (CA) Military Law CLE Course Catalog

This program focuses on mediation and negotiation, particularly for attorneys who assist military members and their families.

This seminar will highlight military healthcare liens including Veterans Affairs (VA), TRICARE, and CHAMPVA.

This program focuses on legal issues for military families with special needs. You will learn about common educational and school related issues that military families with special needs face. You will also learn about special needs planning for military families, concentrating on special needs trusts, guardianship issues, and public benefits. This program is designed for military attorneys working in legal assistance, as well as civilian lawyers whose practices involve military-connected clients or issues.

In this CLE our subject matter experts will cover healthcare reimbursement obligations affecting both single event and mass tort personal injury litigations.

From this program, you will learn about key aspects of immigration law for members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families, focusing on some of the unique immigration challenges and benefits, along with exploring new policy developments in immigration effecting the military. This program is designed for military attorneys working in legal assistance as well as civilian lawyers whose practices involve military-connected clients or issues.

From this program, you will learn about the National Guard duty statuses and how various federal laws and protections - such as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), and other federal laws - apply to National Guard members in each duty status. You will also learn how to better identify and apply appropriate actions for violations of USERRA, focusing on the statute’s reemployment, discrimination, and pension related provisions. This program is designed for military attorneys working in legal assistance as well as civilian lawyers whose practices involve military-connected clients or issues.

This panel of experts will discuss the events leading up to the HAVEN Act’s passage, the new exemption from Current Monthly Income created by the Act, suggestions on how to talk with your clients about military or VA benefits and documents, and how the Act applies to your pending cases.

Dishonorably discharged personnel suffer the loss of a wide variety of benefits, but legal remedies through discharge upgrade boards may be available. Learn all about these boards and appeals to them, including best practice tips for brief writing and the type of evidence to include with an application.

With this program's focus on key consumer protection statutes, including the Military Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and others, you will be able to identify consumer protection violations and receive tools to protect our servicemembers. This 2.75-hour CLE session is designed for military attorneys working in legal assistance as well as civilian lawyers whose practices involve military-connected clients or issues.