California (CA) Newly Admitted CLE Course Catalog

Join our expert attorneys as they discuss beneficiary eligibility for public benefits, pooled special needs trusts, and allowable expenses.

This seminar will focus on how to plan legally and financially for clients suffering from various stages of Dementia.

Learn what you need to know about the admissibility of emojis and how to handle them in discovery and at trial.

Learn about issues of regulatory requirements of the federal government and state government with regard to sales of wine and distilled spirits.

Insurers and financial regulators are coping with the legal impact of climate change and the increasing risk it presents for companies' financials. The ever-increasing regularity and gravity of extreme weather-related events have resulted in greater regulatory focus on climate-related risks for the insurance industry. Learn more about the complex legal challenges that the insurance industry faces from the evolving public policy environment and enhanced regulatory focus on climate change. Challenges include the potential for expanded liability for environmental risks through legislation and court decisions, an increased threat of third-party litigation and growing regulatory risk.

This presentation will cover the nuts and bolts for researching issues related to Medicare reimbursement.

Attendees taking this program will: learn the acronyms of different federal employee benefits (CSRS, FERS, FEGLI, etc.), become familiar with the basics of the common federal employee benefits available, and figure out where to look for resources including application information, eligibility criteria, and general information.

A bifurcated fee arrangement involves splitting the consumer chapter 7 engagement into pre-petition and post-petition fee arrangements that require little or no money down for the work required to finish the case. In several jurisdictions across the nation, however, bifurcated fee arrangements in chapter 7 cases are being challenged. This panel will review the complex issues related to these fee arrangements.

Successful chapter 11 cases require financing from the start. This panel will discuss financing a chapter 11 case from day one through the reorganization plan’s effective date, focusing on complex cash collateral/DIPI financing and exit financing issues.