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MCLE Materials
2024
POWER Act: Pro Bono Opportunities to Help Victims of Domestic Violence
Supreme Court Review featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Planning Your Trade Secret Case: Key Considerations in IP Litigation, Employment Disputes, and Beyond
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Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide - Model Jury Instructions
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"Best Practices: How to Protect Trade Secrets from Loss Through Departing Employees"
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"Protecting Your Trade Secrets in the M&A Virtual Data Room"
Courtroom Conversation with U.S. Magistrate Karen S. Crawford
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Civil Chambers Rules
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General Considerations for Written Discovery
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Electronically Stored Information Checklist
"Self-Authenticating" Evidence in the Digital Age: A Discussion on Rule 902(11)/(13)/(14) and ESI
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Written Materials
Courtroom Conversation with U.S. Magistrate Michelle M. Pettit
Elimination of Bias: Microaggressions MCLE
2023
How to Apply to be a U.S. Magistrate Judge
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
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
POWER Act: Pro Bono Opportunities to Help Victims of Domestic Violence
Supreme Court Review featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Courtroom Conversation with U.S. Magistrate Judge Lupe Rodriguez, Jr.
2023 Annual Conference - Speaking to Influence: How to Advocate for Clients and Yourself
Criminal Legal Skills Series: Mastering Federal Rule of Evidence 104
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)
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
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
Three-Part Civil Legal Skills Series - Part 3: "The Ins and Outs of Alternative Dispute Resolution"
Supreme Court Review featuring Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
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
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
Courtroom Conversation with U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Michael Berg
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
Women’s History Month: Balancing Acts in the Legal Profession
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
Two-Part Criminal Legal Skills Series - Part One: OSC Petitions and Proceedings
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
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)
How to Apply to be a U.S. Magistrate Judge
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
State of the District
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
17th Annual Judith N. Keep Federal Civil Practice Seminar
POWER Act: Pro Bono Opportunities to Help Victims of Domestic Violence
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
Introduction to Federal Courts
Brownbag Luncheon with Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin
Understanding AAPI Discrimination in Our Past and Present to Reclaim Our Future
Brownbag Luncheon with District Judge Todd W. Robinson
The Business of Law: Tips for Opening and Operating Your Own Legal Practice
Brownbag Luncheon with District Judge Marilyn L. Huff
Two-Part Criminal Legal Skills Series: Litigating and Advocating at Sentencing
Brownbag Luncheon with District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia
Two-Part Criminal Legal Skills Series: Litigating and Advocating at Sentencing
Brownbag Luncheon with Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Butcher
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
State of the District
Supreme Court Review
Remote Mediations
Civility Series Part II
Sixteenth Annual Judith N. Keep Seminar
Civility Series Part I
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
2019
Successful Litigation in State and Federal Court
Introduction to Litigation in Federal Court
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"Federal Practice: Finding the Ripcords" - Jim Wagstaffe [PowerPoint presentation]
2019 Judith N. Keep Federal Civil Practice Seminar
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