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Collaborative Courts and Alternative Sentencing

This webinar will cover an overview of various collaborative courts and alternative sentencing programs that have been successful in the City of San Diego. Specifically, the City Attorney’s Collaborative Courts we will discuss include: Beach Area Community Court, Homeless Court, Behavioral Health Court, Drug Court, and Veterans Treatment Court. Additionally, SMART, the Prostitution Impact Panel, Community Justice Initiative and the Serial Inebriate Program are just a few of the Alternative Sentencing Programs we use as effective sentencing options. Speakers: Lara...

Feb 20- Public Works/ New Government Lawyer Series

Feb 20- Public Works/ New Government Lawyer Series Public Contracts and Bidding – Avoiding Delays and Mitigating LiabilityThis presentation will address the following areas: a. Requests for Bidsb. Requests for Proposalsc. Requests for Qualificationsd. Requests for Information e. Bidding in construction contracts and alternate construction delivery methods. Speaker: Majeed Makhlouf Click here to view the speaker's bio. Click here to register

February 22- Arbitration

February 22- ArbitrationWhat to Expect in ArbitrationWhat are the biggest differences between an arbitrator and a judge? What are the advantages and disadvantages to choosing arbitration? Presenter James Stokes will cover this and more, providing expert insight and practical tips from his years of experience as an arbitrator, city attorney, special magistrate, and former law enforcement officer. Speaker: James Stokes Click here to register.

February 27- Ethics; New Government Lawyer Series

February 27- Ethics; New Government Lawyer Series**FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! This presentation will provide an overview of the important ethical issues routinely faced by local government attorneys. Particular emphasis will be placed on ABA Model Rule 1.6 and 1.7 (client confidentiality and conflicts of interest respectively). In addition to an overview of each rule, the presenter will also walk participants through several hypothetical scenarios to demonstrate how each rule is applied in practice. Speaker: Chuck Thompson Click here to view the speaker's bio....

March 8- Land Use

March 8- Land UseSober Living Facilities**FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! Only Kitchen Sink Subscribers can obtain CLE credit. There has been a great deal of litigation concerning the effect of federal fair-housing and disability laws on the ability of local governments to exercise control over business-run group-living arrangements, particularly for persons with disabilities. In this context, Congress has extended “disability” to include recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. These federal protections for the disabled forbid discriminatory housing practices involving recovering addicts. Recovering...

March 12- Telecommunications

March 12- TelecommunicationsNew FCC Small Cell Zoning Rules**90 Minutes****Date subject to change depending on new FCC rule issuance on small cells in the rights of way and zoning**The FCC will soon be issuing orders regarding "small" cell towers and towers in the rights of way, and to some extent cell tower zoning generally. Municipal rights and authority are expected to significantly affected. The program will provide a summary of the orders with suggestions on how to proceed from John Pestle,...

Land Use Webinar

Land UseZoning For Solar Energy Attendees will learn how to integrate solar energy into planning, zoning, and historic preservation processes from a law professor who specializes in these issues. The program will highlight Hartford, Connecticut, an inaugural DOE SolSmart Gold community, which has dramatically reduced barriers to solar and serves as a model for other cities. Speakers: Sara Bronin & Dan Mandelker Click here to view the speaker's bios. Click here to register.

Personnel Webinar

Employee vs. Independent ContractorThis portion of the webinar focuses on issues relating to classification of individuals as employees and independent contractors.  Both the US Department of Labor and the IRS (and some state lab or departments) have an interest in how employees are treated. Although the US DofL has withdrawn its administrative interpretation of several years ago, the consequences of misclassification continue to be significant. The webinar will seek to provide guidance on this important topic. Speakers: Robin Cross & Dan Crean...

Police Webinar

PoliceSLLC Presents: SCOTUS Police Cases *FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. While Carpenter v. United States, involving warrantless searches of cell site location data stole the show, the Supreme Court decided numerous police cases this term involving Fourth Amendment searches, qualified immunity, and other topics. Join Stuart Raphael, of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, who wrote the State and Local Legal Center amicus brief in City of Hays...

Marijuana Law Webinar

Marijuana LawPolicy Updates  The passage of California’s Proposition 64 was just the beginning.  Since its passage, lawmakers on the state and local levels have scrambled to enact legislation to regulate what has been hailed as the next great cash crop with the potential to change the state’s economy.  The presentation will provide an overview of the federal and state conflicts, an overview of state regulatory regulations, and an in-depth discussion of different flavors of regulation on a local level, and...

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Webinars

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Seminars
2025 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 25 – April 28, 2025
Omni Shoreham Hotel

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2026 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 10 – April 13, 2026
Omni Shoreham Hotel

Conferences
2025 IMLA 90th Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana: Friday, October 17 – Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Hilton New Orleans Riverside

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2026 IMLA 91st Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah: Wednesday, September 23 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City

2027 IMLA 92nd Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado: Thursday, October 14 – Monday, October 18, 2027
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

Other Events
IMLA in Italy
Lake Como, Italy
October 16-20, 2024

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