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JAMS Silicon Valley Complimentary MCLE Day
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Please join JAMS for our complimentary morning MCLE program where we will offer the hard-to-get substance abuse credits, as well as general credits. Feel free to join us for the entire program or only the programs that interest you. Registration details to come.
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Program Description & MCLE Credits Available
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8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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Hon. James Kleinberg (Ret.),
Hon. Wayne Brazil (Ret.)
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8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
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Advanced ADR Tools
- 1.25 General MCLE Credit
Mediation and arbitration are techniques familiar to today’s lawyers, and can be useful strategies to efficiently resolve disputes. In this session, hear from In this session, hear from retired state and federal court judges about advanced ADR tools and processes that can help to streamline both federal and state disputes:
§ Private Trials/Judicial Reference Trials
§ Mock Trials
§ Neutral Evaluations
§ Neutral Fact Finder
§ Use of Referees, Temporary Judges and Special Masters
§ Preserving the right to appeal in Arbitration
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9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
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Break
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Hon. Catherine Gallagher (Ret.)
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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Detection, Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
- 1.0 Substance Abuse MCLE Credit
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JAMS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
This program qualifies for 2.25 hours of California MCLE credits:
1.0 Substance Abuse, 1.25 General.
Location:
JAMS Silicon Valley
160 W. Santa Clara Street
Suite 1600
San Jose, CA 95113
JAMS 7th Annual Sacramento Complimentary MCLE Day
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
Please join JAMS for our 7th annual complimentary, half-day MCLE program where we will offer the hard-to-get ethics, substance abuse, and elimination of bias credits, as well as general credits. Feel free to join us for the entire program or only the programs that interest you. Program topics and descriptions to come.
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Program Description & MCLE Credits Available
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8:00-8:30 a.m.
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Registration
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8:30-9:30 a.m.
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1.0 Ethics MCLE Credit
Program Topic and Details TBD
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9:30-9:45 a.m.
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Break
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9:45-10:45 a.m.
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1.0 Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit
Program Topic and Details TBD
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10:45-11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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1.0 Substance Abuse MCLE Credit
Program Topic and Details TBD
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12:00 -1:00 p.m.
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Break – Complimentary Lunch
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1:00-2:00 p.m.
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1.0 General MCLE Credit
Program Topic and Details TBD
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JAMS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
This program qualifies for 4.0 hours of California MCLE credits:
1.0 Ethics, 1.0 Substance Abuse, 1.0 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 General.
Location:
Embassy Suites
100 Capital Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
JAMS San Francisco Complimentary MCLE Day
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Please join JAMS for our complimentary half-day MCLE program where we will offer the hard-to-get ethics, substance abuse, and elimination of bias credits, as well as general credits. Feel free to join us for the entire program or only the programs that interest you. Registration details to come.
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Presenters
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Program Description & MCLE Credits Available
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Morning Sessions
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8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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Hon. Lynn Duryee (Ret.),
Hon. Patrick Mahoney (Ret.)
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8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
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An Insider’s Perspective on Ethical Dilemmas in ADR
- 1.0 Ethics MCLE Credit
Advocacy and zealous representation of clients can sometimes create challenging or conflicting situations. This program will explore the Ethical boundaries of those situations.
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9:30 - 9:45 a.m.
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Break
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Hon. James Kleinberg (Ret.),
Hon. Wayne Brazil (Ret.)
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9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
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Advanced ADR Tools
Mediation and arbitration are techniques familiar to today’s lawyers, and can be useful strategies to efficiently resolve disputes. In this session, hear from experienced neutrals about advanced ADR tools and processes that can help to streamline both federal and state disputes:
§ Expedited Arbitration
§ Preserving the right to appeal in Arbitration
§ Private Trials/Judicial Reference Trials
§ Mock Trials/Mock Hearings
§ Neutral Evaluations
§ Special Masters and Discovery Referees
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11:00 - 11:15 a.m.
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Break
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Cathy Yanni,
Outside Speaker: Eva Paterson
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11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Elimination of Bias in Negotiations
- 1.0 Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit
Attorneys will learn how, when, where and why bias develops, as well as how to identify bias in others and within themselves. This program explores how bias can affect attorneys and clients during negotiation, and how to overcome those challenges to maintain trust and rapport with your clients. Attorneys will also learn to become more effective negotiators to better serve their clients.
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12:15 p.m.
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Break – Complimentary Lunch Served for Afternoon Session
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Outside Speaker: Richard Carlton, Acting Director, Lawyer Assistance Program, The State Bar of California
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12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
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Prevention of Substance Abuse
- 1.0 Substance Abuse MCLE Credit over lunch
This program, focused on one of the hard-to-get MCLE credits, will cover substance abuse and how it affects the workplace. The discussion will include a summary of current statistics about substance abuse, ways of detecting substance abuse, and an overview of lawyer assistance programs.
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JAMS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
This program qualifies for 4.0 hours of California MCLE credits:
1.0 Ethics, 1.0 Substance Abuse, 1.0 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 General.
Location:
JAMS San Francisco
Two Embarcadero Center
Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
