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Join us for a program designed to help attorneys prepare effectively for class and/or PAGA mediations and avoid common pitfalls that lead to wasted time and stalled progress during mediation. Our speakers will walk you through a practical pre-mediation checklist with key steps to ensure all parties are aligned before mediation begins—so the mediator does not have to spend hours trying to get both sides on the same page resulting in...

Medical records are at the core of every personal injury and medical malpractice case. The key to building a strong case lies in the ability to effectively interpret and extract critical information from these often complex documents. This program is designed to guide legal professionals through the various types of medical records, highlighting the most relevant and actionable content. With thousands of pages to review, the proces...

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was just the beginning. With 19 other U.S. states now enacting their own comprehensive data privacy laws—and several more adopting statutes that provide limited privacy rights—the compliance landscape has become increasingly complex for businesses operating across jurisdictions. In the absence of a comprehensive federal privacy law, companies and legal practitioners must navigate a growing...

This session will discuss the 10 most important provisions in a merchandising license agreement from a both a licensor and licensee perspective. Frequently, licensors and licensees have different agendas in negotiating license agreements. The session will explore each provision and its intended purpose; what each party may want or need; and possible compromises to create a win-win situation for both sides. Examples of provisions wi...

Matthew S. Kenefick of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP breaks down the evolving legal landscape of accessibility compliance, with a focus on both physical spaces and websites. This program will cover key provisions of the ADA and related California laws, including the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Disabled Persons Act, and explain how these laws apply to businesses open to the public. It will also highlight how legal obli...

To negotiate effectively and efficiently, it is important to identify and understand your own biases and the biases held by others. The purpose of this program is to learn just that and empower you to reach the best settlement outcomes for your clients. We will discuss, define, and explain types of biases that show up in negotiations such as the "fixed pie bias," susceptibility to framing, conflicting motivations, and egocentrism, ...

This presentation is a U.S.-U.K. connected individual focused presentation and is particularly timely in light of the recently effective change to the U.K. tax regime (as of April 6, 2025). There is much attention currently on the U.K. changes and elimination of the remittance based regime and traditional "non-dom" and "excluded property trust" planning. However, there are interesting opportunities available under the U.S.-U.K. Tre...

Email overload can be especially overwhelming for lawyers with ADHD and other attention challenges.

In this session, productivity strategist and CEO of Firm Focus, Sarah Tetlow, shares practical tools to help lawyers take control of their inboxes and reduce the mental clutter that email can create. Learn how to create systems for sorting and responding to messages, minimize distractions, and use your email as a productivity tool rat...

Distractions are everywhere—especially for lawyers with ADHD juggling high caseloads, a large volume of incoming and outgoing communications, and client obligations.

In this session, Sonya Sigler, Executive Leadership Coach, and Business Strategy Consultant, PractiGal will guide you through how to leverage ChatGPT to enhance organization time management, legal writing, and client management. You’ll learn actionable techniques to boo...

Motivation can feel unpredictable for ADHD brains, but understanding the role of dopamine can help attorneys regain control.

In this session, Lindsey Paoli, LMFT, LCPC, The MIND Performance Therapist, breaks down the neuroscience of motivation and how ADHD affects drive and focus. Learn practical techniques to boost motivation, sustain productivity, and naturally increase dopamine levels to improve focus and energy. This session wil...

Traditional productivity advice often fails ADHD professionals—so what should you do instead?

Annie Little, JD, PCC, ICF Certified Coach, JD Nation, a career and ADHD coach for lawyers, will share helpful strategies for thriving in law firms from identifying the underlying cause(s) of your executive dysfunction to effectively asking for support without disclosing your diagnosis. This session will also discuss the importance of a sup...

Distractions are everywhere—especially for lawyers with ADHD juggling high caseloads, a large volume of incoming and outgoing communications, and client obligations.

In this session, ADHD coach Cena Block, Certified Productivity Coach, Certified Organizer Coach & Consultant, Sane Spaces, LLC will teach strategies to minimize physical and digital clutter, use technology effectively, and manage energy for optimal focus. Participan...

Executive function challenges can make lawyering with ADHD overwhelming—but understanding your strengths and weaknesses can be a game-changer. Lindsey Paoli, LMFT, LCPC, The MIND Performance Therapist, will use her expertise in mental health and ADHD to guide participants through identifying their own executive function profiles and strategies for improving areas of weakness.

Lawyers will learn practical tools to work with their uni...

Lawyers with ADHD often struggle with structuring their time and maintaining boundaries in a demanding profession. This session, led by ADHD coach Cena Block, Certified Productivity Coach, Certified Organizer Coach & Consultant, Sane Spaces, LLC explores brain-based modes of attention and how to create sustainable work structures.

Learn to set effective boundaries, develop routines tailored to your strengths, and create a work e...

ADHD is often misunderstood, especially in high-performance professions like law. In this program, lawyer-turned-career and ADHD coach Annie Little, JD, PCC of JD Nation will clear up common misconceptions about ADHD in lawyers by breaking down the relevant neuroscience (alongside lots of memes).

You will also learn about the unique challenges ADHD brings to the legal field, namely executive function deficits in everyday tasks like ...

DiCello Levitt's Adam J. Levitt, Diandra “Fu” Debrosse, and Brian O’Mara examine how corporate defendants are increasingly sidestepping discovery obligations—treating sanctions as a minor inconvenience rather than a deterrent. This program explores the growing trend of strategic obstruction, including misuse of privilege, deletion of key evidence, and evasive discovery conduct. Attorneys will learn how to confront these tactics, ad...

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"

Justice John Paul Stevens understood why Shakespeare put those oft-misquoted words into the mouth of the villainous Dick the Butcher. As Justice Stevens explained: "Shakespeare insightfully realized that disposing of lawyers is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government."

This timely panel will discuss the constitutionality of the Trump administration's series of u...