Co-sponsored by The Barristers/Young Attorneys Section.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Join Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upinder Kalra and Elizabeth Bradley, LACBA VP of DIO, COPRAC Member and former Chair of LACBA’s Professional Responsibility & Ethics Committee for a discussion of Rules of Professional Responsibility 8.4.1and 5.1 and how engaging in or ignoring bias, discrimination or harassment can lead to discipline. A new judicial ethics opinion regarding a court’s mandatory and discretionary duty to report attorney misconduct the State Bar of California will also be discussed.

SPEAKERS:
Hon. Upinder Kalra | Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court 
Elizabeth Bradley | Rosen Saba, LLP

Co-Sponsored by the by the Diversity in the Profession Section and The Korean American Bar Association of Los Angeles.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Trusts and estate practitioners of diverse backgrounds will share how they became a trusts & estates lawyer, how they built their practice, what they like about it, and the challenges they face.  The Diversity Outreach committee of the Trusts & Estates Section was created in recognition of the disparity within the Trusts & Estates legal community.   Our committee believes that one way to reduce this legal representation gap is to introduce our practice to young attorneys and law students.

SPEAKERS:
Vivian Thoreen | Holland & Knight LLP
Gloria Park | Law Office of Gloria K. Park
Edward Navarro | Navarro Law Firm
Boutros Imad | Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett
Lynda Chung | Valensi Rose, PLC
Sonya Sultan | Sultan & Sultan
Eric Tokuyama | Withersworldwide
Beti Bergman | Peninsula Law

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Objectives:

• Discuss the signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress and vicarious trauma and its impact on an attorney’s competence;
• Explore the areas of practice where attorneys are most prone to vicarious trauma and PTSD;
• Explain what trauma-informed lawyering is and how to integrate this compassionate approach into your practice; and
• Gain insights from a family law attorney and former law enforcement officer as they share their personal experiences and effective strategies for managing PTSD and vicarious trauma.

SPEAKERS:
Lita Abella, JD, BCC, ACC
Ronald F. Brot, Esq.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program is an overview of bioethics from the vantage point of a medical practitioner. The lecture will focus on frameworks for bioethical analysis along with real-life case studies.

SPEAKER:
Ankit Shah | USC Gould School of Law

Program Description

Please join us for this informative virtual presentation as Shannon Callahan, Nixon Peabody's Senior Attorney Development & Retention Manager, discusses "SOS: The Science of Stress (and How to Break the Cycle)", which walks us through the impact of stress on our bodies, discusses evidence-based strategies to enhance mental agility, and provides resources on how to handle stress.

Panelist:
Shannon Callahan, Nixon Peabody

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

PANEL ONE (1 hour) - "Ethics Highlights of 2024"

Keeping up to date on the most recent developments from 2024, our program will highlight important California judicial decisions and recent ethics opinions providing guidance to the profession on legal ethics, professional responsibility and the law of lawyering, from a practical perspective.

SPEAKERS:                  
John W. Amberg | Partner & Ethics Committee Chair,
Bryan Cave Leighton | Paisner LLP and former chair of LACBA PREC
Carol Buckner, Wilson Elser

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PANEL TWO (1 hour) - "Let’s Play Nice: Civility Rules in the Legal Profession"

An overview of the new State Bar Civility Guidelines for attorneys.

SPEAKERS:
Ellen Pansky

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

PANEL ONE (1 hour) - "Rule 8.3: When to Tattle"

A discussion of Rule 8.3 and when to report attorney misconduct.

SPEAKERS:                  
Joel Osman | Parker Shaffie LLP 
Clare Pastore | USC Gould School of Law
Neil Wertlieb | Wertlieb Law Corp

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PANEL TWO (1 hour) - "AI & Technological Competence for Lawyers"

A look at Artificial Intelligence and technological competence in the legal profession.

SPEAKERS:
Erin Joyce, Erin Joyce Law 
Sydney Mehringer, Office of the City Attorney