Me? Biased? How Biology and Psychology Affect Our Opinions and Actions So much of the practice of law involves decision-making, and convincing others to make better decisions based upon fact rather than emotion.  This course is intended to guide the attendees to appreciate how they involuntarily make decisions and guide them to recognize and prevent bias, and to know how to effectively communicate with persons whose bias affects others. Speaker: Claude E. Ducloux

Administrative Warrants: Getting the Code Officer’s Foot in the Door This webinar will discuss administrative warrants as a necessity for code enforcement inspections.  We will discuss the differences between an administrative warrant as opposed to criminal warrants.  Followed by a review of the case law requiring code enforcement officers to obtain one, the process, and scenarios. Speaker: Savita Rai & Samuel Adams

Navigating the Conflicts of Interest facing the Municipal Attorney Responsible for Police Misconduct Litigation In cases involving alleged police misconduct, civil suits seeking damages are usually brought against individual officers under Title 42, United States Code, section 1983, though sometimes units of local government employing the officers are also named as defendants. The unit of government that employs the officer is usually obligated to provide a defense for the officer-defendant, and to indemnify the officer for legal costs, including the...

What Happens Next: Enforcing (And Litigating) Short-Term Rental Regulations This webinar is a follow-up to a previous session on drafting enforceable short-term rental regulations. After the often rigorous procedure of adopting comprehensive short-term rental regulations, navigating the new enforcement landscape – and any resulting legal challenges – presents a new set of difficulties, particularly in light of the ever-changing nature of short-term rental operations and the continuing lack of definitive case law on key short-term rental issues. This presentation will...

Wellness in Law: Finding Harmony Between Personal and Professional Performance This session will tentatively cover the following topics: Explain the importance of attorney well-being as an integral aspect of fulfilling the duty of   competence Define the dimensions of Well-Being in Law Provide recommendations for positive change in attorney well-being Analyze a case study of a law firm as one of the best places to work Promote resources available to attorneys Speaker: Ken Nourse