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Index The clock is ticking for CLE! Whether this is your reporting year (Attorneys A L, we re talking to you!) or you re getting a jump start on next year s CLE, we have dozens of programs to fit your interests and schedule. Within this guide, you can view by topic or date to find the CLE you need! Events By Interest All events held at Center, unless otherwise noted. ADR Breaking In: Starting Your Mediation & Arbitration Practice: September 27 Convergent Facilitation Training with Dr. Miki Kashtan: November 9 Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Estate Planning Section Lunch & CLE: September 9, October 7 & December 9 44 th Annual Estate Planning Institute: October 27 The Nuts and Bolts of Fee Shifting: November 5 The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on Employers, the Courts and the Community: November 29 Human Trafficking: Local, State and Federal Perspectives: November 29 Litigation E-Discovery from Four Different Perspectives Video: December 4 Pitfalls and Pointers for Young Litigators: December 2 Municipal Court Municipal Court Update October 20 & December 9 (Independence Civic Center) Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section Lunch & CLE: September 26 8 th Annual CMBA/TMA Joint Seminar: October 24 O Neill Bankruptcy Institute Video: December 27 & 28 Cybersecurity Identity Theft for Law Firms Video: December 8 Employee Benefits Year-End ERISA Legal and Regulatory Update: (co-sponsored with WEB) December 4 Environmental Environmental Law Institute: December 8 Estate Planning Institute Video: December 20 Family Law Update on Parenting Plans: October 20 Federal Court Practice Federal Court Practice Video CLE: September 26 & October 9 Federal Practice Update Live: December 5 General Hot Talks: October 0, November 4, December 2 Campaign Finance: October 26 (C M Law) A Comedic Review of Recent Supreme Court Decisions: October 3 Forensic Accounting for Lawyers: November 4 Legal Eagles Year End Update: December 2 (St. Edward High School, Lakewood) It s Not What You Say, It s What They Hear: Crisis Communications for Lawyers and Their Clients: December 4 Speed CLE: Year in Review: December 9 Labor & Employment Labor & Employment Conference Video: December 29 & Legal Writing Elite Appellate Writing for the Rest of Us: Using Techniques of Top Supreme Court Advocates in Your Practice: November 5 Fluff Is For Pillows, Not Legal Writing: November New Lawyer Training New Lawyer Bootcamp: December 5, 6 & 7 Pitfalls and Pointers for Young Litigators: December 2 Personal Injury Ride On: Bike Law 0: September 27 Nuts and Bolts of Handling an Auto Accident Case: November 6 Nonrefundable Legal Fees and Other Myths: A Conversation About Ethics Rules and the Grievance Process (co-sponsored with the West Shore Bar): October 6 (Don Umerly Civic Center, Rocky River)
Index Sizzling Hot Topics in : October 25 Exit Row Ethics: What Rude Airline Travel Stories Teach About Attorney Ethics: November Video: December Video: December 6 Don t Let It Be You: for the Modern Practitioner: December 9 Video: December 28 Video: December 29 Real Estate 39 th Annual Real Estate Law Institute: November 9 & 0 Real Estate Law Institute Video: December 2 & 22 Social Security Disability Social Security Disability Full Day CLE: December 3 Special Education 0 th Annual Special Education Law Forum: November Tax 60 th Annual Cleveland Tax Institute: November 2 & 3 Wellness De-Stress Fest: November 7 Section Meeting & CLE: October & November 8 (State Office Building) Advanced Workers Compensation Medical/Legal Seminar: December Don t forget to mark your calendars for these September events. 9 Estate Planning Section Lunch & CLE 26 Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section Lunch & CLE 26 Federal Court Practice Video CLE 27 Ride On: Bike Law 0 27 Breaking In: Starting Your Mediation & Arbitration Practice Busy schedule? Check out our self-study CLE option online! Our generous library of archived CLE programs is available to you from your home or office computer or mobile device 24 hours a day, seven days a week! The CMBA and Akron Bar are going on Spring Break a Cleveland Indians Spring Break! Join us in Arizona to get your fix of baseball, CLE and warm weather from March 22 24 in Arizona for Spring Training. Stay tuned for more details! CleMetroBar.org/CLE 24 7 CleMetroBar.org/CLE
October For questions or to register over the phone, call (26) 696-2404. Hour Half Day (2.5 3.5 Hrs) Hot Talks Register at CleMetroBar.org/CLE! Full Day (5 6.5 Hrs) Video Two Days (+ Hrs) New Lawyer Training MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 2 Only 27 days til Halloween Run on October 28 th! 9 Fact: 4,505 Ohio attorneys took CLE with the CMBA in 206. 3 4 5 6 Nonrefundable Legal Fees and Other Myths: A Conversation About Ethics Rules and the Grievance Process 8: a.m. (Don Umerly Civic Center, Rocky River) 0 Hot Talks 2 p.m. Section Meeting & CLE :45 a.m. (State Office Building) 2 3 6 Fact:,70 volunteers participated in CMBA community programs in 206. 7 Estate Planning Section Lunch & CLE 2 p.m. 8 9 Federal Court Practice Video CLE p.m. 20 Update on Parenting Plans p.m. Municipal Court Update 8:45 a.m. (Independence Civic Center) 2 23 24 25 26 27 Pro Bono Week kicks off. 8 th Annual CMBA/TMA Joint Seminar : a.m. Sizzling Hot Topics in p.m. Campaign Finance 9 a.m. (C M Law) 44 th Annual Estate Planning Institute 8:5 a.m. 3 2 3 Fact: The CMBA Bar Journal reaches 0,000 readers each month. A Comedic Review of Recent Supreme Court Decisions 8:45 a.m. Happy Halloween! 0 th Annual Special Education Law Forum 9 a.m.
November For questions or to register over the phone, call (26) 696-2404. Hour Half Day (2.5 3.5 Hrs) Hot Talks Register at CleMetroBar.org/CLE! Full Day (5 6.5 Hrs) Video Two Days (+ Hrs) New Lawyer Training MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 3 2 3 A Comedic Review of Recent Supreme Court Decisions 8:45 a.m. 0 th Annual Special Education Law Forum 9 a.m. 6 7 8 9 0 Fact: CMBA LRS gave 0,000+ referrals in 206. Election Day Section Meeting & CLE :45 a.m. (State Office Building) Convergent Facilitation Training with Dr. Miki Kashtan 8: a.m. 39 th Annual Real Estate Law Institute 8: a.m. 39 th Annual Real Estate Law Institute 8: a.m. 3 Less than three months to Rock the Foundation! 20 Fact: The first Stokes Scholar graduated from law school this year. 4 Forensic Accounting for Lawyers 9 a.m. Hot Talks 2 p.m. 5 The Nuts and Bolts of Fee Shifting 9 a.m. Elite Appellate Writing for the Rest of Us: Using Techniques of Top Supreme Court Advocates in Your Practice p.m. 6 2 22 23 Nuts and Bolts of Handling an Auto Accident Case p.m. Happy Thanksgiving! 7 De-Stress Fest : a.m. 24 27 Fact: 526 CMBA members joined as Bar Foundation Fellows. 28 29 The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on Employers, the Courts and the Community 9 a.m. Human Trafficking: Local, State and Federal Perspectives p.m. Fluff Is For Pillows, Not Legal Writing 8: a.m. Exit Row Ethics: What Rude Airline Travel Stories Teach About Attorney Ethics p.m. Advanced Workers Compensation Medical/ Legal Seminar 8 a.m.
December For questions or to register over the phone, call (26) 696-2404. Hour Half Day (2.5 3.5 Hrs) Hot Talks Register at CleMetroBar.org/CLE! Full Day (5 6.5 Hrs) Video Two Days (+ Hrs) New Lawyer Training MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 27 28 29 The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on Employers, the Courts and the Community 9 a.m. 4 E-Discovery from Four Different Perspectives Video p.m. 5 New Lawyer Bootcamp Human Trafficking: Local, State and Federal Perspectives p.m. 6 New Lawyer Bootcamp Fluff Is For Pillows, Not Legal Writing 8: a.m. Exit Row Ethics: What Rude Airline Travel Stories Teach About Attorney Ethics p.m. 7 New Lawyer Bootcamp Advanced Workers Compensation Legal Medical/Legal Eagles Seminar Year End 8 a.m. Update 8: a.m. (at St. Ed s HS) 2 8 Environmental Law Institute Municipal 8: a.m. Court Update 8:45 a.m. (Independence 9 Civic Center) Video p.m. 2 Hot Talks 2 p.m. Pitfalls and Pointers for Young Litigators 3 Social Security Disability Full Day CLE 8: a.m. 4 Year-End ERISA Legal and Regulatory Update (co-sponsored with WEB) 8 a.m. It s Not What You Say, It s What They Hear: Crisis Communications for Lawyers and Their Clients p.m. 5 Federal Practice Update Live 8: a.m. Video 8: a.m. 6 8 Identity Theft for Law Firms Video p.m. Speed CLE: Year in 9 Review 3: a.m. Estate Planning Section Lunch & CLE 2 p.m. 20 Estate Planning 2 Real Estate Law 22 Real Estate Law Don t Let It Be You: for the Modern Practitioner p.m 25 26 27 O Neill Bankruptcy Institute Video 9 a.m. 28 O Neill Bankruptcy Video p.m. 29 Video p.m. Labor & Employment Conference Video 8: a.m. (Also on 29th)