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Presiding Judge Robert Rassp, who was instrumental in the passage of Labor Code Section 4062.4, will examine Medical-Legal Quality Assurance Checklists in anticipation of medical-legal physician compliance with new Labor Code Section 4062.4. What does this statute mean and how does it affect your workers’ compensation law practice? You will learn about the checklists, who wrote them, and how to use them while you are developing the record for settlement or trial. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
CCP §664.6 provides for courts dismissing cases but retaining jurisdiction for enforcement of settlements and contains special provisions for probate and family law cases where real estate transfers often take place. Recent changes meant to clarify or simplify this process may also pose issues that complicate the settlement process and require careful attention to detail that may affect the settlement years down the road. Life estates, deferred or contingent sales or transfers, and long-term payouts implicate drafting concerns for counsel that Scott Rahn of RMO LLP and Alphonse Provinziano of Provinziano & Associates will address in this program. Howard N. Gould of Gould Law moderates. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
Since May 2026, immigration courts have increasingly relied on "mega master" calendar hearings, high-volume master calendar dockets in which dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of respondents are scheduled for a single hearing, to move large numbers of cases quickly. The rapid pace of these proceedings has resulted in many noncitizens receiving in absentia removal orders after missing their hearing or being unable to meaningfully participate because of language barriers, lack of notice, confusion, or other procedural obstacles. As practitioners encounter more clients affected by these proceedings, it is critical to understand how to challenge in absentia removal orders and which reopening arguments are most likely to succeed. This is especially important because, absent limited exceptions, a noncitizen generally has only one motion to reopen a removal order. Michelle Méndez and Rebecca Chavez of National Immigration Project walk through the statutory and regulatory framework governing motions to reopen in absentia orders, including filing deadlines, evidentiary requirements, and strategic considerations for preserving a client's one opportunity to seek reopening. The discussion will place particular emphasis on the exceptional circumstances ground, including how to build the strongest possible record to support reopening. Because the exceptional circumstances ground carries a 180-day filing deadline, and the mega masters began in May, motions to reopen filed soon may still fall within that window. Attendees will leave ready to identify viable reopening grounds, preserve their client's single motion to reopen, and file before the deadline closes. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
A growing number of litigators are quietly using AI to prepare sharper deposition outlines in a fraction of the time, surface contradictions across testimony in real time, and generate impeachment-ready analysis before opposing counsel even orders the transcript. The rest are still doing it the way they learned in their first year, and the gap is widening fast. Karl Seelbach, litigator, Doyle & Seelbach firm owner, and co-founder of the AI deposition platform Skribe.ai, pulls back the curtain on the specific AI workflows reshaping how top litigators handle every phase of the deposition. Rather than offering a theoretical overview, Karl draws on over two decades of courtroom experience to demonstrate exactly how AI applies to the work you're already doing: building outlines, prepping witnesses, catching inconsistencies live, analyzing transcripts after the fact, and automating the follow-up work that used to eat entire weekends. See real demonstrations, get specific prompts you can use with tools you already have, and learn the ethical guardrails every attorney needs to understand, including confidentiality obligations, the limits of AI-generated work product, and where professional judgment remains irreplaceable. Whether you're AI-curious or already experimenting, you'll leave with an actionable playbook that puts you ahead of the curve. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
Motions for summary judgment can serve multiple purposes short of a straightforward, embattled "win." In fact, the most favorable outcome possible with a motion for summary judgment is to end the case with no contest, due to an opponent's prudent election to stand down. This means that the drafter of a motion for summary judgment needs to keep in mind that the intended audience is not only the judge who would issue a ruling if the motion is contested, but perhaps even more importantly, the target audience should be the receiving attorney who has to decide whether or not to oppose in the first place. Marshall J. Shepardson of Fraser Watson Croutch LLP presents a "once-around-the-track" survey of each stage of the MSJ process, focused on the theory and mechanics of crafting a motion while keeping in mind both important audiences: the presiding judge, who may ultimately decide the motion, as well as the opposing attorney, who may decide just to let this one go. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
This program will guide attendees through a variety of reasons why emotional intelligence matters in an ethical legal field and how to apply the principles of emotional intelligence within a healthy law practice. Attorneys will learn the tenets of emotional intelligence, understand how to apply those principles to best practices within a legal practice, and review recent case law in which the ethical decisions were founded in the concept of emotional intelligence. Any and all legal professionals are encouraged to participate in this course. Learning Objectives: Understand the Tenets of Emotional Intelligence and How Attorneys Can Apply Them to Their Legal Practice Discover How Emotional Intelligence Directly Relates to Legal Ethics Review Recent Case Law Regarding Emotional Intelligence and its Impact on Legal Ethics Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
Producers, studios, and creatives face the same question on every project: when does putting someone else’s trademark on screen require a license, and what legal and business risks should be considered in deciding whether to proceed without one? Serene Ateek and Tatev Hovhannisyan of Sheppard walk through the anatomy of a trademark infringement claim and the defenses available to TV and film productions. The program also tackles the judgment call: when a use is legally defensible but still carries enough exposure that written permission is the safer path. Attendees leave with a practical framework for advising clients on what trademarks can run as is, what needs a license, and what to clear regardless. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
There were no statutory changes to the California Evidence Code in 2025. The courts made up for it. Eileen A. Scallen, Professor of Practice at UCLA School of Law and co-author of the California Evidence Courtroom Manual, walks through the year's most consequential rulings and what they mean for trial practice. The program covers the retroactivity of Section 352.2 and the admissibility of creative expression evidence. It examines when a criminal defendant's character becomes fair game to rebut evidence of a victim's character under Section 1103(b), along with the latest confrontation clause questions arising under Sanchez. On the Court of Appeal side, Scallen addresses hearsay in Domestic Violence Prevention Act and family law proceedings, expert testimony qualification standards, evidentiary privileges, and evidence in Penal Code Section 1172.6 resentencing. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
Judge Lawrence Riff, Supervising Judge of the Civil Division of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, will provide an overview of the Court’s new General Order concerning new requirements for CCP 170.6 challenges, the Court’s new XLIT 035 form, the J.O. v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County California Supreme Court opinion permitting judicial inquiry into possible bad-faith blanket challenges, and will answer FAQs. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
Film and television production incentives are shifting fast, and the choices made about where to shoot now carry real financial and legal weight. This program breaks down how production incentive programs work across the United States and internationally, including tax credits, rebates, and the qualifying rules that determine whether a production captures the value it expects. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.