23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form and a few more have decriminalized it. Four of these states and DC have legalized marijuana for recreational use as well as medical use. However, marijuana remains illegal under federal law and employers, regardless of whether or not marijuana is legal, likely will not want their employees using it at work. Please join this class for an overview of current marijuana laws, trends in the medical industry, and insight into how changing times will likely impact our current, drug-free workplaces. After completing this cou ..read more

You have seen and heard that misclassifying employees as exempt from overtime, meal, and rest breaks continues to cause significant problems for employers. Claims against employers are on the rise and hotly contested. Misclassifying non-exempt employees as exempt exposes employers to individual, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), other representative actions, and class action claims. This webinar will guide employers through exemption misclassification issues under California law and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The speakers will focus on the less common and non-white collar exempt ..read more

The webinar will address common questions relating to additional insureds and contractual indemnity. The presenters will explain additional insured endorsements and how they relate to contractual indemnity, and will address questions registrants submit via the link below. Topics will include: the application of various types of additional insured endorsements to common situations how policy exclusions apply to additional insureds how interpretations of additional insured endorsements affect an insurer’s duty to defend priority of coverage between named insureds and additional insureds. Titl ..read more

The goal of this CLE presentation is to discuss bias and where it comes from; why it is harmful; how to detect it and how to eliminate it from our behavior as legal professionals. Practicing law is a bias landmine. From whether we believe a witness or opposing counsel; to how we counsel those in our organization we readily apply judgments to others — coloring our perceptions and thoughts. There is no cure for bias, but you can be more mindful, conscious and monitor your thoughts better. These are the four main questions we will answer in our discussion today: What is bias? What are unconsciou ..read more

This Lunch & Learn program will feature Peter Hayes, PhD, who will share an analysis of why and how Germany’s largest corporations became deeply enmeshed in Nazi crimes. From a legal perspective, Dr. Hayes will specifically highlight the issue of justice and punishment, as only a handful of the industrialists involved in Nazi crimes ever suffered any penalty. Title: Profits & Persecution: German Big Business and Nazi Crimes Date+Time: June 6, 2023 12:00 PM  Register Now! Speaker: Peter Hayes (Ph.D., Yale, 1982) specializes in the histories of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust and, i ..read more

Staying ahead of key developments across the broad and rapidly evolving legal, regulatory, and political landscape of U.S. energy law can be a challenging task. This 60-minute seminar will provide discuss the basics of the energy law practice and give an update on several significant legislative, regulatory, and judicial actions and demonstrate effective methods to stay up-to-date as events and issues unfold. After completing this course, you will be able to identify fundamental principles of U.S. energy law and practice that relates to recent events. Recognize noteworthy aspects of specific ..read more

Privately held businesses sometimes require a business valuation in certain legal transactions (i.e., Trust and Estate Tax Planning, Litigation, Buy-Sell Agreements, M&A, etc.). Attorneys may be involved in the business valuation process and should know when to direct the valuation analyst in preparing a valuation. Lawyers will benefit by gaining an understanding of widely used and commonly accepted business valuation approaches and methods to assist their clients or review valuation reports prepared by other parties. Additionally, attorneys will benefit from gaining an understanding of h ..read more

In the United States alone there are over 11 million case opinions with 350,000 added each year. Despite the vast amount of data, attorneys want more than just a list of results. They want content that is actionable and insightful. This seminar will provide an overview of innovative tools that can help attorneys sift through the masses of information to find trends and patterns. It includes an overview of current trends and technology such as Artificial Intelligence and Analytics and how attorneys are using them to accomplish their everyday tasks more efficiently and effectively including ans ..read more

LGBTQ+ Immigrants face specific and unique challenges navigating the U.S. immigration legal system. These challenges are exacerbated in Houston, where there is not a major legal service provider who serves this population specifically or at scale. Moreover, based upon multiple discussions with leading, national organizations whose mission are to serve LGBTQ+ immigrants, finding pro bono attorneys to represent LGBTQ+ immigrants is particularly difficult in Houston, especially when compared to other major cities. To address this need and in honor of Pride Month, the Immigration Clinic seeks to ..read more

As a matter of law, ethics and professional responsibility, tax practitioners must ensure the research that supports their advice is thorough, accurate, and up-to-date. The process can be uniquely challenging, requiring researchers to navigate a vast and diverse array of sources of tax authority, while weighing the nuanced relationships among them. This interactive session will provide a review of key federal and state materials pertinent to the tax practitioner, along with a series of time-saving best practices that address frequently asked questions about how to locate them efficiently. The ..read more