GP|Solo - WestLegalEdCenter CLE

Attorney Ethical Obligations Under the New 2005 Bankruptcy Bill
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $150.00; $100.00 GP|Solo members
This program from the ABA August 2005 Annual Meeting provides a comprehensive review of ethical considerations in representing debtors and creditors in Bankruptcy Court under the new ACT.

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Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection: Gain an Edge in Questioning and Selecting your Jury
Duration: 1 hours 20 minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $95.00; $65.00 GP|Solo members
This valuable program from the ABA August 2005 Annual Meeting offers understanding of effective voir dire and jury selection strategies and how to adapt them to the unique circumstances you face.

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The Best Seminar for Real Family Law Lawyers by Larry Rice
Duration: 1 hours 18 minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $95.00; $65.00 GP|Solo members
This program from the ABA August 2005 Annual Meeting is a systematic approach to family law practice with emphasis on practical application and trial skills.

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Estate Planning for Lesbian and Gay Couples
Duration: 1 hours 28 minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $115.00; $75.00 GP|Solo members
This program discusses the latest legal issues facing the LGBT clients and their families and how to deal with the situation.

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Clients: Finding Them, Keeping Them and Serving Their Needs
Duration: 1 hours 32 minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $115.00; $75.00 GP|Solo members
This program from the ABA August 2005 Annual Meeting addresses mining client resources, building a service-oriented firm, the ethical pitfalls of marketing a law practice, and much more!

Real Estate Malpractice Prevention for the Closing Attorney
Duration: 1 hours 32 minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $150.00; $100.00 GP|Solo members
This program from the ABA Annual Meeting 2004 includes procedures to reduce malpractice claims for the real estate attorney by:

• Organizing your internal office filing procedures
• Selecting and disclosing the identity of your client(s) to all parties
• Recognizing your obligations, responsibilities and liability to others involved in the Closing
• Properly documenting your closing files

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A Lawyer's Guide to Estate Planning
Duration: 1 hours 32 minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $150.00; $100.00 GP|Solo members
This new program from the ABA Annual Meeting 2004 is intended to provide a helpful introduction to the basics of estate planning. It is presented with an eye toward the needs of general practitioners and those who are seeking to develop a specialty in the estate planning field. For this reason, the hand-outs are written in a user-friendly manner that provides basic text treatment of the subject along with cautions, examples and planning pointers. The panel points out problem areas that must be considered to avoid an unwanted tax or other problem and how to use the tax laws to benefit the tax and other planning needs of your clients.

How to Prepare for Solo Practice While Still in Law School
Duration: 26 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $115.00; $75.00 GP|Solo members
This program presented by Evan Loeffler, of counsel at Harrison, Benis & Spence, LLP in Seattle, Washington, is designed to give law students direction in preparing for a solo pratcice while still attending law school. Any law student with the intention of practicing law should not miss this illuminating and practical presentation. Please note: There is no state accreditation associated with this program.

Solo and Small Firm Day 2003: 99 Tips to Being an Effective Lawyer
Duration: 6 Hours 39 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $490.00; $375.00 GP|Solo members

Topics Include:

• Guide to Websites
• Client Recruitment
• Negotiation Strategies
• Media Relations
• PDA Strategies
• Using Paralegals for Profitability
• Ethics & Client Trust Accounting

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Best Practice for Real Family Law Lawyers
Duration: 2 Hours 28 Minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $150.00; $100.00 GP|Solo members

This program is a systematic approach to family law practice with an emphasis on practical application and trial skills. The program materials are drawn from the GP|Solo Section book "The Complete Guide to Divorce Practice" 2nd edition. By using humor, props and audience involvement, the program moves from basic practice tips to advanced skills. Speaker Larry Rice will provide forms, a checklist and guides that the attendees can use in their practice.

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Business Bankruptcy for the Rest of Us
Duration: 1 Hours 34 Minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $115.00; $75.00 GP|Solo members

Congress is probably, again, going to attempt to revise the Bankruptcy Code. If it is does we will deal with the new code and changes affecting solo and small firm debotrs. If it does not, we will do a discussion of the problems facing solo and small firm lawyers faced with the reorganization of the small business. A part of the discussion focuses on ethical concerns in bankruptcy, including "disinterestedness," conflicts of interest and attorney-client privilege as applied to bankruptcy. We will also discuss the Absolute Priority as applied to small business entities.

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Environmental Risks and the Small Firm Client
Duration: 1 Hours 27 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $75.00; $50.00 GP|Solo members

This program will provide an overview of environmental risks that are likely to be faced by the clients of the small firm practitioner. Presenters will provide key practice tips and pointers for the non-environmental attorney, including issue identification and risk prevention techniques such as insurance or provisions for contracts. Other topics will include environmental issues that arise in real property transactions and acquisition of small businesses as well as environmental risks that might be involved in the resolution of divorce proceedings, probate of wills, estate planning as well as personal and small business bankruptcies.

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Media's Coverage of the Law: What's Good, What's Bad and What's Downright Ugly
Duration: 1 Hours 50 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $115.00; $75.00 GP|Solo members

Arthur Miller moderates the panel comprised of Helen Thomas, White House correspondent for 56 years, William Fordes, producer and writer of Law and Order, Susan Beck, senior writer for the American Lawyer magazine, Jeff Perlstein, Executive Director, Media Alliance, and Howard Mintz, Federal/State Courts Reporter, Mercury News. The speakers share their experiences and expertise on the topic of the media's coverage of the law.

The Inevitable. The Unthinkable. The Enjoyable. Estate Planning for the Lawyer's Family During Death, Disability and Retirement
Duration: 1 Hours 58 Minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $150.00; $100.00 GP|Solo members

Solo and Small Firm Day 2002: 99 Tips to Profitability
Duration: 6 Hours 7 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $450.00; $300.00 GP|Solo members

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Bankruptcy 2002
Duration: 2 Hours 13 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $150.00; $100.00 GP|Solo members

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The Boston Strangler Returns - A High Tech Hearing on the Murder of Mary Sullivan
Duration: 2 Hours 45 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $225.00; $150.00 GP|Solo members

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Hot Trends In Family Law
Duration: 1 Hours 39 Minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $115.00; $75.00 GP|Solo members

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Military Tribunals - Justice and the War Against Terrorism - An Argument Before the Court
Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Media: Audio
Price: $190.00; $125.00 GP|Solo members
(NO CLE CREDIT FOR THIS PROGRAM)

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Planning for College: Section 529 Saving Accounts and Education IRAS
Duration: 1 Hours
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $75.00; $50.00 GP|Solo members

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Will September 11 Change the American Constitution? First Amendment Rights in the Wake of September 11, 2001
Duration: 1 Hours 54 Minutes
Media: Video or Audio
Price: $115.00; $75.00 GP|Solo members