August 27 - Qualified ImmunitySLLC Presents: SCOTUS: Attack on Qualified Immunity There have been many qualified immunity cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. This presentation covers recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding qualified immunity as it applies to municipalities. Some topics may be added or removed from this presentation. Speaker: Lisa Soronen

August 28 - Section 1983Opening/Summation in a Federal Civil Rights Use of Deadly Force Case An opening and summation from a recently tried Federal Civil Rights case involving a police fatal shooting will serve as the backdrop for this one hour presentation exploring practice tips for trying these types of civil cases. Speaker: Patricia Miller

August 29 - PersonnelTraining Staff to Handle First Amendment Auditors Ease of access to cellphone cameras and video have made it easier for citizen videographers such as First Amendment Auditors to record. This trend in “First Amendment Auditing” often takes place in and around city halls, council chambers, and other public meetings. Due to the rise of these efforts, it is important to properly train staff on how to handle encounters with such groups. This webinar offers tips and recommendations...

October 8 - Section 1983ADA Claims Against Correctional Officers The increase in handling situations involving people with physical and mental disabilities has become a growing challenge for law enforcement. This presentation will address ADA claims against law enforcement in the context of correctional facilities. It will also discuss a recent case involving a mentally ill inmate who died in custody and the resulting Section 1983 claims that were brought against the nurses and the City for the inmate’s death. Tips on...

October 14 - Section 1983Trial Practice Tips The presentation will provide practical tips for Section 1983 trials including: final pretrial order, conference, jury selection, client witness preparation, punitive damages and pleading the Fifth; the significance of, and how to successfully develop a theme for your case that will connect with your jury; the need to specialize your trial team; devising jury instructions and verdict sheets; and motions practice within the trial. Some topics may be added or removed from this presentation....

October 16 - Section 1983Defense Strategies for Litigating Section 1983 Municipal Liability Claims Considering the wide scope of a Section 1983 municipal liability claim (“Monell Claims”) counsel can quickly find themselves overwhelmed in their efforts to defend these cases. This training session will cover strategies and nuts and bolts tips for dealing with a Monell case in an efficient and winning manner. Areas of discussion will include motions practice, bifurcation, discovery and trial strategy. Some topics may be added or removed...

October 17 - Section 1983Navigating Discovery in Section 1983 Police Misconduct Cases This presentation will focus on the following issues that arise in discovery in the context of alleged police misconduct: 1) the difference between discovery directed towards the officers themselves and discovery directed towards the municipality (and how to deal with those differences); 2) how to prepare an officer for a deposition (shifting their mindset from criminal to civil); and 3) how to conduct discovery with an eye towards summary...

October 23 - PreemptionConfederate Statues and State Preemption Statutes *FREE LIVE FOR IMLA MEMBERS!  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. This webinar will discuss the rise of the use of state “statue statutes” to prevent local governments form removing Confederate statuary, with implications for municipal attorneys across the country. The debate over Confederate iconography has been hugely divisive and in some cases has led to violence, as in Charlottesville in August...

October 24 - TelecommunicationsManaging Small Cells in Your Right of Way Description forthcoming. Speakers: Al Catalano & Wes Wright   Click here to register.

October 29 - Law EnforcementPolice Interactions with the Mentally Ill This presentation will focus on the emerging trend of plaintiffs pleading Monell claims based on the theory that a police department fails to train officers how to adequately respond to mentally ill individuals in a variety of settings. Courts appear to be breaking with prior patterns and finding such allegations sufficient to state a claim for municipal liability at the pleading stage. This presenter will discuss these trends and how to...