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Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

SPEAKER 1: I'd like to introduce the next panel, who will focus on the overlap between housing and immigration, including housing protections, how immigration status affects eligibility for subsidized housing, and cultural competency issues that arise when working with immigrant clients on housing issues. There are three panelists. Omar Calimbas is a senior staff attorney with the Asian Law Caucus, which is the nation's oldest legal and civil rights ...

Recorded on: Jun. 29, 2012

KENT QIAN: So maybe we should move on to the next session on Housing Choice Voucher Terminations? Again, we are using Section 8 Voucher and Housing Choice Voucher interchangeably. So if you're wondering is there a difference between Section 8 Vouchers and Housing Choice Vouchers, the answer is no. Housing Choice Voucher is simply the more formal name the HUD uses for what people commonly called Section 8 Vouchers. But essentially, they are the same ...

From the program: How to Find and Handle Your First Pro Bono Case (Free)

Released on: Jun. 12, 2013

This program is a great opportunity to get a strong overview of the world of pro bono, how it can enrich and advance your professional development, and how to make it happen.Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:10:38] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Program Overview and Introductions* [00:01:36]Tiela Chalmers How to Find the Right Case [01:10:37]Tiela Chalmers, Paul Chavez, Elizabeth A. ...

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2013

CYRUS D. MEHTA: All right. Great. So we are now ready to start the next session, the immigrant or permanent visa categories that lead to lawful permanent residency, or the green card. And we again have a very distinguished panel who have been doing it for many years. Deborah Notkin is a partner with the firm of Barst, Mukamal & Kleiner, and maintains a large international and National Immigration practice. She is the past president of the American ...

Recorded on: Mar. 27, 2012

CYRUS D. MEHTA: OK I think it's time that we start our next session. And we have two speakers. But they're not here as yet. But I guess we have to basically get started. Debbie will not be here because she-- unfortunately, she's got a family emergency. And she won't be able to do come today. So I will essentially substitute for Debbie. And Avi is on his way. But I've been instructed to start. So hopefully we will get this thing rolling. The next ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

LINDA TAM: Thank you so much. That was very informative. I learned a lot. So our next panel is dealing with-- it's very hard to deal with immigration, domestic violence and housing, and not touch a little bit on family law, because it's kind of within the realm of all of those issues that we've been talking about. So our next panelists, Khanh Nguyen and Hongvilay Thongsamouth will be talking about common family law issues that arise when immigrants ...

From the program: Immigration & Naturalization Institute (45th Annual)

Released on: Dec. 4, 2012

This year’s program will examine key immigration trends and hot topics for 2012.  You will hear from Washington insiders about what is likely to happen with immigration legislation during this election year.  Will anything move on bills eliminating the per-country limit for employment-based cases, or increasing immigration opportunities for high-skilled workers?  Will the Obama Administration’s recent actions on business ...

Recorded on: Mar. 27, 2012

CYRUS D. MEHTA: --session. And what we're going to talk about are inadmissibility and removal grounds and procedures. In the morning, we spoke about how somebody can get a benefit and apply for an immigrant visa. But we also cautioned about the various grounds of inadmissibility that could arise in the process. And that's what we're going to discuss this afternoon. We have a very esteemed panel. And to my near right is Linda Kenepaske who's been ...

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2013

CYRUS D. MEHTA: Hello, everybody. I'm glad you've come back and we're going to have our next session, post-lunch session. The morning session essentially focused on how to bring people into the United States, either on temporary visas, as well as on immigrant visas, and how they would ultimately get green cards. This session will be the exact opposite. It will focus on how to represent and defend people who are either being removed from the United ...

Recorded on: Jul. 29, 2013

ROBERT W. MURPHY: Thank you, Brian. Our next speaker is Amy Wells, and she's going to be speaking to you about the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Miss Wells is a founder of the Wells Law Office, a boutique consumer protection litigation firm base in Dayton, Ohio. She earned her JD and her MBA in a joint program at the University of Dayton School of Law. She dedicates her legal practice to consumer advocacy, including issues involving identity theft, ...

From the program: Social Media for Non-Profit and Public Interest Organizations 2013 (Free)

Released on: Apr. 4, 2013

Please note: There is no CLE credit available for this program.With the growing focus on social media in the legal profession, smart non-profits and public interest organizations are cultivating a robust social media presence. Learn how to stay on the forefront of this new technology and harness the potential of social media to grow your donor and volunteer base and expand your organization’s footprint. Lecture Topics [Total time 03:13:48] Segments ...

Recorded on: Feb. 21, 2013

PAMELA A. MANN: OK. Break's over. I am very happy to introduce our next speaker, Dave Shevlin, who is a partner and the head of the Exempt Organizations Group at Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett in New York City. He has been with Simpson Thatcher for a number of years, where he advises a variety of international and domestic exempt organizations, including "Friends of" organizations and all forms of private foundations and public charities. He ...

From the program: Judges' Pet Peeves 2013: Tips from the Bench on Trial Practice

Released on: Oct. 21, 2013

This program will provide litigators with the unique opportunity to hear directly from the judges how they view communications with the court and trial practice, as well as how lawyers can help (or sabotage) their cases.Lecture Topics  [Total time 01:59:28] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Introduction* [00:02:15]Mark C. Zauderer Judicial Pet Peeves in Civil Litigation [01:57:13]Mark ...

Recorded on: Aug. 8, 2013

ARTURO REQUENEZ: OK. Thank you everybody. If we could get seated we're going to start again with our next panel. This next panel is a wonderful panel of lots of years of experience on jury selection, which is, obviously, a critical topic, especially if you're in state court, but even in federal court. Although in federal court, more and more, judges are reducing the amount of time that you get the ask jurors questions in federal court. I'm going ...

Recorded on: Apr. 18, 2012

M. SUE TALIA: So here we are, ready to talk about limited scope representation. To start out, if you have all of the clients you want, you love every blessed one of them, and you have zero accounts receivable, you probably don't need these. But if you have accounts receivable, if you would like to find a way to tap a new pool of currently untapped clients, and you want to find a group of clients who will be the most satisfied clients you've probably ...

Recorded on: Feb. 21, 2013

PAMELA MANN: Our last speaker today is Sean Delaney. Sean Delaney is the executive director of the Lawyers Alliance of New York, the leading provider of pro bono business legal services to community development organizations and other nonprofit groups in New York City. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Delaney served as the legal director of the Lawyers Alliance. Prior to his work with Lawyers Alliance, Mr. Delaney served as the chief of the charities bureau ...

From the program: New Developments in Residential Loan Servicing: State, Federal and Programmatic Laws, Regulations and Standards (Free)

Released on: May. 20, 2013

The rules of the road for residential mortgage servicing have changed significantly since the crash in 2008. Since then, a wide variety of agencies, including Congress, federal banking regulators, state attorneys general and the California legislature, have all sought to improve loan servicers’ practices, particularly in connection with the loss mitigation process. The result is a series of overlapping rules, laws and regulations –  from the ...

Recorded on: Oct. 25, 2012

Don’t miss this important Free Briefing in recognition of National Pro Bono Celebration Week! Taken from the briefing Making the Most of California's New Homeowner Bill of Rights recorded October, 2012. On July 11, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law key provisions of Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Homeowner Bill of Rights.  This landmark legislation is designed to protect California homeowners from losing their ...

Recorded on: Nov. 6, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Making the Most of California's New Homeowner Bill of Rights. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the course handbook tab ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

SPEAKER 1: Thank you and welcome back. We're just about to start our 1:45 session, which is about Mastering the Bargain and Concession-Making Process. I have three panelists with me. Let me introduce them to you. To my right is Michael Fox. And Michael is a partner with Sedgwick here in Los Angeles-- Los Angeles, I just moved here, sorry. But a native Los Angeleno. Los Angeleno, yes, but however Michael's a partner with Sedgwick here in San Francisco. And ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

DOUG MACKAY: Our discussion continues. And now we're going to actually talk about mastering negotiating tactics and deflecting ploys when they happen. This is the fun part of negotiating. So what happens when all of these things that you may-- may be a little unexpected. So when do those happen? And I'm joined this afternoon by Jerry Birn and Matthew Vafidis. So let me tell you a little bit about Jerry. So Jerry is a partner at Wilson Sonsini. And ...

Released on: May. 10, 2013

Please note: CLE is not available this program.Taken from the briefing Maximizing Your IP Job Search with Loyola Chicago's PLIP 2013 recorded April, 2013.Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 00:57:58]

Released on: Jun. 26, 2013

Please note that CLE credit is not available for this program.Taken from the briefing Maximizing Your IP Job Search with PLIP 2013, Part II recorded June, 2013.On Monday, June 24, those of you selected for interviews at Loyola's Patent Law Interview Program will get access to your preliminary interview schedules. As soon as you know who you will be interviewing with, you will want to begin preparing for the program.Our speakers: Alissa Holterman, ...

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Municipal Securities Activity by Broker-Dealers and Advisors 2013 Recorded May, 2013 in New YorkMSRB and FINRA Developments [00:58:48] The MSRB Rulebook EMMA: current resources and future functionality FINRA monthly report card: material event disclosure in the primary market The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: MSRB and Finra Developments ...

Recorded on: Jun. 4, 2013

ROBERT A. FIPPINGER: All right, we'll start again, Maurine. MAURINE R. BARTLETT: Yes. Rather than getting into the municipal advisor section for the first three prongs and then taking a break and everyone forgetting, the interlocking definitions are complicated enough without trying to do that. So we'll just take it from the top. I'd like to begin by noting that although the Municipal Advisory Registration Provision became effective on October 1, ...