Programs are available online to all firms wishing to assist their attorneys in obtaining their CLE credits. Please email customer.care@celesq.com to obtain a coupon code for your firm. Once an attorney has completed a program, your firm will be billed $30 each for the cost of each certificate which will be issued as a download once the attorney has completed the affirmation for the particular program.

 

After 9/11 America drafted laws to protect us. Homeland security laws. These laws create obligations on federal government agencies to help the private sector and state/local governments. Exclusively in the areas of preparedness, mitigation, response...

Program Number
32223
Program Date
2022-10-03
Category
Business Organizations & ContractsCorporate and Securities LawFederal CourtsInternational LawInternational Law & Global TradeSecurities & Investing
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

There are many forms of income available for support purposes other than W2 or 1099 income. Business income and perquisites, phantom income, highly compensated employees, lump sum settlements, gifts and the like all pose challenges for the practition...

Program Number
32149
Program Date
2022-09-30
Category
Banking & Finance LawComplex LitigationFederal CourtsFinancial RegulatoryFinancial ServicesLitigation & Litigation SkillsLitigation and Appeals
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

Internal Revenue Code Section 409A's broad definition of "deferred compensation" and strict rules on the time and form of payments have created many unseen traps for employers and executives.  Our one-hour seminar will look at some of the most ...

Program Number
32194
Program Date
2022-09-29
Category
Administrative Law & RegulationsBusiness Organizations & ContractsEmployee Benefits & CompensationFederal CourtsFinancial RegulatoryLabor & Workforce Management LawRegulatory and Administrative LawTaxation Law
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

Institutional trustees are often appointed to manage large trusts. Even though they may have trust departments and trust professionals dedicated to and specializing in the management of trust assets, that does not eliminate their litigation risk. In ...

Program Number
32208
Program Date
2022-09-29
Category
Administrative Law & RegulationsBusiness Organizations & ContractsComplex LitigationFederal CourtsLitigation & Litigation SkillsLitigation and AppealsTrust Management
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

The push for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”) has historically been tied to a business case but in a post-COVID world has become integrated into our lives both at home and in the workplace. Attendees will learn basic DEI term...

Program Number
32145
Program Date
2022-09-28
Category
(ADR) Alternative Dispute ResolutionBusiness Organizations & ContractsCommunication SkillsDiversity, Inclusion and Elimination of BiasFederal CourtsLabor & Workforce Management Law
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

Today cases are won or lost in the pretrial process. In their book, Pretrial Advocacy (National Institute of Trial Advocacy/Wolters Kluwer 2021), Authors Reuben Guttman and JC Lore refer to the pretrial process as “front loaded.” Guttman ...

Program Number
32167
Program Date
2022-09-28
Category
Communications and Media LawComputer, Internet & E-Commerce LawFederal CourtsLitigation & Litigation SkillsLitigation and AppealsTrial Skills
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

As a former Naval intelligence officer who served with, among other units, SEAL Team 8, we regularly used a process called “Red Teaming” to expose problems in our own plans and processes. We tasked people with outside perspectives –...

Program Number
32205
Program Date
2022-09-27
Category
Administrative Law & RegulationsBusiness Organizations & ContractsContractsDocument ReviewFederal CourtsFinancial RegulatoryLegal Research and Writing
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

Starting with electronic word processors and continuing through today’s augmented and artificial intelligence applications, the practice of law has changed materially. So too have the ethical duties and responsibilities of lawyers in dealing wi...

Program Number
32162
Program Date
2022-09-27
Category
Administrative Law & RegulationsCommunications and Media LawComputer, Internet & E-Commerce LawCybersecurityData Security and OutsourcingEthics & ProfessionalismFederal CourtsLaw Practice ManagementPrivacy and Data Security
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

A well-known legal aphorism states that while a good lawyer knows the law, a great lawyer knows the judge. Kidding aside, in order to be successful, a litigator must routinely have positive interactions with judges.  This course will explore wa...

Program Number
32168
Program Date
2022-09-23
Category
Communications and Media LawEthics & ProfessionalismFederal CourtsInformation TechnologyTrial Skills
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1
Presenters

The statistics for mental health issues, substance abuse, and suicide within the legal profession are alarming. The true statistics are unknown due to many cases that go unreported, as people are afraid to seek professional help for fear that disclos...

Program Number
32195
Program Date
2022-09-22
Category
Business Organizations & ContractsEmployee Benefits & CompensationFederal CourtsHealth Care LawLaw Practice ManagementPersonal InjurySubstance Abuse
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Mental Health Awareness:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

Starting January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will require businesses to treat employee/HR data and personal information collected in a business-to-business capacity as within the scope of that law. This may translate to signific...

Program Number
32211
Program Date
2022-09-22
Category
Computer, Internet & E-Commerce LawEmployment & Labor LawFederal CourtsInformation TechnologyPrivacy LawState Specific - CA
State
CaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

As busy as you are managing your practice, you need to make time to promote your services. Learn best practices to get in front of your prospective clients, keep in touch with past clients and remain top of mind with your referral sources, while stay...

Program Number
32147
Program Date
2022-09-21
Category
AdvertisingBusiness Organizations & ContractsCommunications and Media LawComputer, Internet & E-Commerce LawEthics & ProfessionalismFederal CourtsInformation TechnologyLegal ManagementMedia & Communication Law
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1
Presenters

So, you want to hang out your own shingle and open your own law practice? Or do you want to join with another lawyer or several lawyers and open a law firm? Do you think running a law practice is easy? Opening is easy, managing and running the practi...

Program Number
32138
Program Date
2022-09-21
Category
Administrative Law & RegulationsBusiness Organizations & ContractsEthics & ProfessionalismFederal CourtsLaw Practice ManagementLegal ManagementLegal Research and Writing
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

This course will focus on the best way for attorneys to benefit from mediation, including presentation, psychology, strategy and the moves that help to get the best results.  Mr. Worden will examine the mediation process and how ethical behavio...

Program Number
32191
Program Date
2022-09-20
Category
(ADR) Alternative Dispute ResolutionAdministrative Law & RegulationsComplex Resolution StrategyEthics & ProfessionalismFederal CourtsLaw Practice ManagementMediation
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1

This presentation provides an overview of electronic discovery (e-discovery), how to make the right e-discovery requests, how to respond to e-discovery requests, and case law examples related to e-discovery missteps and sanctions that can result. Les...

Program Number
32143
Program Date
2022-09-20
Category
Computer, Internet & E-Commerce LawE-DiscoveryFederal CourtsInformation TechnologyTechnology Law
State
CaliforniaColoradoGeorgiaNew JerseyNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 1