CLE Made to Order

CLE Made To Order.

Tailored to your CLE Needs.

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Technology has changed the way we live, interact with each other, and practice law, for better and for worse. 

Communication is now quick, informal and sometimes sent without appropriate forethought, security, or consideration of its consequences.

Social media present different challenges, including lack of awareness that its use by attorneys is subject to professional regulation and principles of professionalism. Indiscrete chatter on social networking sites has been found to exceed the boundaries of proper communications by lawyers and judges. 

It has even led, in some instances, to the unwitting creation of attorney-client relationships.  South Carolina lawyers must monitor and remove comments from their blogs if a client posts a compliment on "a job well done."

As lawyers, we must master the use of technology because it gives us a valuable tool to aid our clients and to build our practices. We must also understand the evolving and expanding ethical and regulatory obligations to protect our clients' confidentiality and privacy from the misuse of technology by third parties. 

We must also be fully aware of the bounds of appropriate professional conduct for lawyers, their clients, adversaries and judges in the "virtual" world or face the risk of disciplinary sanctions.

James McCauley, Ethics Counsel for the Virginia State Bar, and a panel including Chief Judge John Martin from the NC Court of Appeals and other outstanding attorneys attuned to the intersection of technology and professionalism, will lead the audience in a thought-provoking discussion of hypothetical situations-many drawn from actual events-illustrating emerging issues in attorneys' use of technology and social media.

This program is designed to enlighten those who are technology novices, as well as those who will be tempted to tweet during the program!

CLE Credit: 4.0 Ethics/Professionalism, includes 1.0 Substance Abuse/Mental Health

 In Sickness or in Health (2011 Family Law Fall Meeting)

As the general population ages, so too does our client base. 

Add that to the surge in chronic illness, the numbers of children being born with special needs and the prevalence of addiction in our society and family lawyers find themselves faced with an increasing number of complicated issues to sort through when divorcing clients present such issues as a part of their family law case.  

This program is designed to help the family lawyer learn about the following:

• Particular issues facing parents with special needs children: respite care; planning for the child's care in adulthood, and learning about guardianship law in North Carolina as it applies to disabled adult children, particular child support and custody concerns
• Particular issues facing elderly clients: long term health care needs and the doctrine of necessaries; the interplay between social security retirement and remarriage; ways to provide for the continuing use of the marital home by one spouse if the other must move into a skilled nursing facility and needs to qualify for Medicaid
• Particular issues when a spouse is  chronically ill and/or disabled: SSI, veteran's benefits, Medicaid Considerations, and Special Needs Trusts; treatment of disability payments in support cases and in ED cases
• Ethical Considerations that may arise when one represents a Special Needs Client
• How to spot an addicted client and what to do after that
• The nuts and bolts of representing an infirm client from the incompetency proceeding through the divorce
• The effect of death on ED 

CLE Credit: 6.5 Hours, includes 0.50 Ethics/Professionalism

 NCBA 2011 Annual Review

This comprehensive two-day NCBA 2011 Annual Review is designed to expand your knowledge and provide insight into significant areas-important cases and updates on both North Carolina legislation and at the Federal level.

The speakers are recognized experts in their fields and include judges, and attorneys in private practice and corporate law.

Attendees at this program:

• Learn how to avoid legal malpractice from the NC State Bar
• Hear the latest updates on civil law, family law and real property law
• Find out what's hot-and not-in labor and employment law
• Hear a view from the bench-featuring a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice and an Appellate Judge-discuss their perspectives on the most important cases of 2010-11
• Fulfill your twelve hours of CLE credit requirement, including two hours ethics/professionalism and one hour mental health/substance abuse credit

CLE Credit: 12.0 Hours, includes 2.0 Ethics/Professionalism and 1.0 Mental Health/Substance Abuse

  Hot Topics in Real Property

All real estate attorneys can agree that we live in interesting times.

Foreclosures, receiverships, legislative changes, the increased prevalence of condominiums and the unauthorized practice of law as it relates to real estate impact more and more transactions. Thefts from attorney trust accounts by persons outside and inside the law firm continue to occur at an alarming pace.

Come and hear the latest developments on these topics from highly experienced attorneys who deal with these issues daily. This presentation assists you to:

• Identify the problems and issues that arise in transactions resulting from stressed economic times
• Develop strategies to avoid the pitfalls and traps for the real estate attorney in today’s environment
• Protect your practice from the threat of theft by persons inside and outside of your practice

 CLE Credit: 6.0 Hours, includes 2.0 Ethics/Professionalism

Qualifies for NC State Bar Real Property Specialization Credit

 ABCs of Traffic Law and the Complete DWI

Every one of us are traffic lawyers. Some of us practice in traffic court everyday. Some of us find ourselves there due to the changing dynamics of the economy, and some of us merely get cornered at cocktail parties!

But at some point every North Carolina attorney is asked for their advice on a traffic matter. We must know more than the basics, the details, the tricks and consequences of traffic convictions.

This program covers matters such as:

• Interpretation of driving statutes and records
• Navigation of license revocations and potential, hidden consequences
• Exploring 26 topics, taking us beyond the fundamentals, reminding us of what we think we know
• Going in depth on the rules wemustknow

Join us as we take the traffic law topic further, exploring the changing landscape of DWI law and sentencing with a complete DWI update.

• Receive fantastic checklists, including sentencing and DWI consultation checklists, to avoid malpractice traps and educate your client on all the new consequences
• Learn to read traffic records and navigate DMV’s confusing reporting techniques and revocation mandates
• Discover a practice ethics seminar that you can use everyday, as real questions, real incidents, are answered, covering everything the traffic lawyer may need to know, from legal advertising, social media, to answering the questions of misinformed judicial officials.

Whether you practice traffic law or estate planning, or anything in between, this is the one program you cannot miss!

CLE Credit: 6.0 Hours, includes 1.0 Ethics/Professionalism

Qualifies for NC State Bar Criminal Law Specialization