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MCLE Materials
2023
The Future of DEI After the SFFA v. Harvard SCOTUS Decision
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Written materials
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Report & Recommendations of the NY State Bar Association Task Force on Advancing Diversity
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19th Annual Judith N. Keep Federal Civil Practice Seminar
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Evidence Best Practices & Rule Changes
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Tips from the Magistrate Judges
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Practicing Before the New District Judges
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Pre-Trial and Trial Motions and Procedures
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POWER Act: Pro Bono Opportunities to Help Victims of Domestic Violence
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Supreme Court Review featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
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Courtroom Conversation with U.S. Magistrate Judge Lupe Rodriguez, Jr.
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2023 Annual Conference - Speaking to Influence: How to Advocate for Clients and Yourself
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Criminal Legal Skills Series: Mastering Federal Rule of Evidence 104
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Ninth Annual Ethics, Competence, and Elimination of Bias All-Day MCLE Event
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Duties to Current, Former and Prospective Clients, Including with Regard to the Safekeeping of Funds (Ethics)
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Lawyers, Substance Use Disorders and Wellbeing (Competence)
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Engagement Agreements, Candor in Mediation, and More (Ethics)
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Communications with Represented and Unrepresented Persons (Ethics)
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Civility and Candor (Ethics)
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Microaggressions (Elimination of Bias)
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Rule 16: Changing Tide in Expert Witness Procedures in Criminal Cases
18th Annual Judith N. Keep Federal Civil Practice Seminar
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The Continuing Evolution of Class Action Practice
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Magistrate Judges
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Federal Civil Jury Selection
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Opening Statements & Closing Arguments
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The POWER Act: Opportunities for Pro Bono Service Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence
Southern District of California Pro Bono Panel: A Great Opportunity to Do Good
Introduction to Federal Courts & Networking
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Three-Part Civil Legal Skills Series - Part 3: "The Ins and Outs of Alternative Dispute Resolution"
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Supreme Court Review featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
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Three-Part Civil Legal Skills Series - Part 2: Giving Your Case a Boost: The How-To of E-Discovery
Courtroom Conversation with U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Barbara L. Major
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Honorable Barbara Lynn Major U.S. Magistrate Judge Chambers Rules - Civil Cases
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Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge
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Title 28 United States Code § 636
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General Consent to United States Magistrate Judge in Social Security Cases
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Local Civil Rules 72.1, 72.2, 72.3, 73.1
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2022 Annual Conference - Controlling Your Career: Tools and Insight to Guide Your Path
Three-Part Civil Legal Skills Series - Part 1: Investigating & Preserving a Case
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Courtroom Conversation with U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Michael Berg
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Courtroom Conversation with U.S. District Court Judge Linda Lopez
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Honorable Linda Lopez, United States District Judge. Criminal Chambers Rules
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Honorable Linda Lopez, United States District Judge, Civil Chambers Rules
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Women’s History Month: Balancing Acts in the Legal Profession
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Two-Part Criminal Legal Skills Series - Part Two: Sentencing
Brownbag Luncheon with U.S. District Court Judge Dana M. Sabraw
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Honorable Dana M. Sabraw, United States District Judge, Criminal Pretrial & Trial Procedures
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Honorable Dana M. Sabraw, United States District Judge, Civil Pretrial & Trial Procedures
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Two-Part Criminal Legal Skills Series - Part One: OSC Petitions and Proceedings
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Brownbag Luncheon with U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia A. Bashant
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Honorable Cynthia Bashant, United States District Judge, Criminal Pretrial & Trial Procedures
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Honorable Cynthia Bashant, United States District Judge, Standing Order for Civil Cases
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Eight Annual Ethics, Competence, and Elimination of Bias All-Day MCLE Event
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Veracity—Our Obligation of Candor to Clients (Ethics)
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Veracity—Our Obligation of Candor to Courts (Ethics)
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Lawyers, Substance Abuse Disorders and Wellbeing (Competence)
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Veracity—Our Obligation of Candor to Opposing Parties & Third Parties (Ethics)
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Veracity—Our Obligation of Candor & the Law Firm Management’s Duty to Ensure It (Ethics)
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Making the Unconscious Conscious (Elimination of Bias)
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How to Apply to be a U.S. Magistrate Judge
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2021
Patent Law 101
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Southern District of California Local Rules (Local Patent Rules at 73-86)
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Relevant Patent Statutes
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Relevant Patent Case Law
Brownbag Luncheon with U.S. Ninth Circuit Judge Ken Lee
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State of the District
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Brownbag Luncheon with District Judge Janis L. Sammartino
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Southern District of California Local Rules (as of July 5, 2021)
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2021 Civics Contest Winners
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Chief Judge Order 63-E
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17th Annual Judith N. Keep Federal Civil Practice Seminar
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POWER Act: Pro Bono Opportunities to Help Victims of Domestic Violence
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Brownbag Luncheon with U.S. Ninth Circuit Judge Patrick J. Bumatay
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US v. Lucero, 19-10074
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In re Albert-Sheridan, 19-60023
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Causes Commitments and Counsels: A Study of Political and Professional Obligation
2021 Annual Conference
2021 Supreme Court Review Featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
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Introduction to Federal Courts
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Brownbag Luncheon with Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin
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Understanding AAPI Discrimination in Our Past and Present to Reclaim Our Future
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Brownbag Luncheon with District Judge Todd W. Robinson
The Business of Law: Tips for Opening and Operating Your Own Legal Practice
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Brownbag Luncheon with District Judge Marilyn L. Huff
Two-Part Criminal Legal Skills Series: Litigating and Advocating at Sentencing
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Brownbag Luncheon with District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia
Two-Part Criminal Legal Skills Series: Litigating and Advocating at Sentencing
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Brownbag Luncheon with Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Butcher
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Seventh Annual Ethics, Competence, and Elimination of Bias All-Day MCLE Event
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Competence in the Era of COVID-19 (Ethics) Written Materials Packet
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Honesty to Others in Private and Public (Ethics) Written Materials Packet
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Lawyers, Substance Abuse Disorders and Wellbeing (Competence) Written Materials Packet
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Duty to Uphold the Constitution and Laws and the Lawyer's Oath (Ethics) Written Materials Packet
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Remote Practice in the COVID-19 Era (Ethics) Written Materials Packet
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Did You Just Say That? Recognizing and Interrupting Microaggressions (Elimination of Bias) Written Materials Packet
2020
Civility Series Part III
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State of the District
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Supreme Court Review
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Remote Mediations
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Civility Series Part II
Sixteenth Annual Judith N. Keep Seminar
Civility Series Part I
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POWER Act
Best Practices in Conducting Remote Depositions
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CLE Written Materials Packet (inc. Judge Goddard's remote depo protocol)
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Sonya Rao, Litigators Have the Tools to Adapt to a New Normal (ABA Litigation)
Sixth Annual Ethics, Competence, and Elimination of Bias MCLE Event
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2019
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Successful Litigation in State and Federal Court
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Introduction to Litigation in Federal Court
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"Federal Practice: Finding the Ripcords" - Jim Wagstaffe [PowerPoint presentation]
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2019 Judith N. Keep Federal Civil Practice Seminar
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