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From the program: Cyber Insurance: What Policyholders Need to Know Now

Released on: Jun. 23, 2017

Taken from the briefing Cyber Insurance:  What Policyholders Need to Know Now recorded June 2017 in New York. According to some estimates, cybercrime costs the global economy more than $400 billion a year. On a corporate level, the average cost per breach is now at $7 million. While these statistics instill fear in some, they create opportunity for others. Insurers recognized the opportunity early on. As the old Wall Street saying goes, ...

Recorded on: Jun. 23, 2017

AMY TAUB: It is now my pleasure to turn this briefing over to Mark Miller. MARK E. MILLER: Thank you. Thank you everybody for attending. So I'm looking over the list here of attendees and we have a pretty good showing. And I just wanted to let everybody know how this breaks down, because it gives context to who's interested in this issue. Majority of attendees are businesses. They range from Fortune 50 companies down to smaller businesses. And behind ...

Published: August 2017

From the program: Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey: Disaster Assistance

Released on: Sep. 7, 2017

Taken from the briefing Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey:  Disaster Assistance recorded September 2017 in New York. Historic rainfall and devastating destruction has left many in dire need of assistance. Register now for PLI’s On-Demand One-Hour Briefing and learn what resources are available and how you can help.   Lecture Topics  [01:06:50] Expert faculty from FEMA and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services will address:  ...

Recorded on: Sep. 13, 2017

Taken from the Web Program Recorded September 11 - 12, 2017 in New YorkTrusts and Estates: Elder Law and Special Needs Update [01:00:49]A. Special Needs Planning Update • Special Needs Trust Fairness Act • ABLE accounts • Drafting issues for first-party and third-party trusts • Administration issues for first-party and third-party trusts B. Elder Law Update • Recent proposals and changes • Planning ...

From the program: Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: Leasing and Insurance Guidance for Restoring Order After the Wind, Rain and Floods Have Gone

Released on: Sep. 21, 2017

Taken from the Web Program Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: Leasing and Insurance Guidance for Restoring Order After the Wind, Rain and Floods Have Gone recorded September 2017 in New York. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left a massive trail of destruction, floods, power loss and business interruptions and closures. Now that these horrific back-to-back storms have passed, the legal issues to be addressed and answered must be identified and fast, accurate ...

Recorded on: Sep. 21, 2017

AMY TAUB: It is now my pleasure to turn this briefing over to Alan Di Sciullo. ALAN DI SCIULLO: Thank you, Amy. We're fortunate to have a panel of excellent and experienced attorneys. All of our panelists are senior members of the American Bar Association Real Property Trust Estate Leasing Group. And we're grateful for their decades of experience. More importantly, each member of a panel is a survivor of a catastrophic event, and will be able to ...

Released on: Dec. 5, 2017

In the aftermath of the October NorCal wildfires, survivors face a wide variety of legal problems and barriers to recovery. This training will enable attorneys to help serve as “legal first responders,” participating in a regionally coordinated disaster legal services pro bono effort sponsored by the Bay Area Resilience Collaborative (Alameda County Bar Association and the Volunteer Legal Services Corporation; Bar Association of San Francisco, ...

Course Handbook from the program Nuts and Bolts of Medicare & Medicaid 2017: What All Attorneys Need to Know, held December, 2017.

Course Handbook from the program Health Care Law Institute 2017, held December, 2017.

Recorded on: Feb. 12, 2018

From the program: Negotiating Commercial Leases 2018

Recorded on: Mar. 5, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Negotiating Commercial Leases 2018 held March 2018 in New York Commercial Leases: Issues Surrounding Insurance and Damage and Destruction [01:03:24] Effect of the financial crisis on insurance Who insures the insurer? Coverage of catastrophic risks – coordinating the insurers What the landlord needs and what the tenant needs ACORD forms now truly worthless! Use of binders? The purchase price ...

Recorded on: Mar. 5, 2018

JOHN BUSEY WOOD: All right. They have their questions already embedded, right? AUDIENCE: Yes, they do. JOHN BUSEY WOOD: Yes, because Alan knows what he's doing. Alan's actually good at this. OK, what we have here is a tough topic. You know that. And a lot of people would like either not to know about it or go to sleep. I don't think anyone can do that anymore, because along the lines of properly and capably representing your client, even if you ...

Recorded on: Mar. 12, 2018

Taken from the One-Hour Briefing Recorded March 2018 in New York Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: Examining the Many Health Care Provisions of a Law That Was Not Supposed to Be About Health Care [Total RunTime: 01:04:35] The recently-passed Bipartisan Budget Act included a handful of expected healthcare provisions, such as the so-called Medicare Extenders that enable continued payments to providers for particular services. The new law also contains ...

Recorded on: Mar. 19, 2018

SPEAKER 1: It is now my pleasure to turn this briefing over to Nick Manetto. NICK MANETTO: Well, good afternoon, and thank you very much for taking the time to join this session today. This happens to be our team's sixth PLI session over the past three years. We're really looking forward to this discussion about the many health care provisions that were enacted into law a little more than a month ago through the bipartisan Budget Act. Our goal will ...

From the program: California Public Benefits: The Basics for Nonprofit and Pro Bono Advocacy 2018 (Free)

Released on: Mar. 29, 2018

Low-income clients need your help to protect their rights to potentially life-saving benefits. Many low-income clients have difficulty navigating the confusing and bureaucratic processes to establish and maintain eligibility for public benefits. Without legal assistance and advocacy, large numbers of clients go without the benefits to which they are entitled, which can often lead to unnecessary hunger and homelessness. Attorneys who work with low-income ...

Recorded on: Mar. 23, 2018

J. PARNES: So, without further ado, I would like to introduce our first two panelists. First, we have Cynthia Chagolla from Bay Area Legal Aid. She is a staff attorney there where she works as part of the Economic Justice Project, representing low-income clients on issues relating to CalWORKs and other benefits. Previously, she worked at California Rural Legal Assistance on a wide range of issues, including housing, education, and public benefits. ...

Recorded on: Mar. 23, 2018

JOANNA PARNES: We're going to move right into our next presentation on CalFresh. And we're delighted that Antoinette is staying on the stage to continue sharing her expertise about CalFresh. Also joining us is Lisa Newstrom. Here she is. Lisa joined Bay Area Legal Aid in 2009 as a public benefits attorney and has served as a managing attorney of the Santa Clara County regional office since 2013. In her practice, Lisa represents clients in matters ...

Recorded on: Mar. 23, 2018

STEVEN WEISS: All right, well, welcome back. We're now moving on to health care and specifically, health care for low income Californians, which will cover Medi-Cal and Covered California. We have two great presenters-- Barbara Texidor is a staff attorney and project coordinator with the health consumer center at Bay Area Legal Aid, specializing in laws and policies affecting access to health care. She provides counsel on direct representation at ...

Recorded on: Mar. 23, 2018

STEVEN WEISS: Yeah, welcome back. If you've made it this far, you might as well stay for another hour. And you probably want to sue some people, so we have just the people to talk to you about writs, which is kind of the preferred method of suing government agencies in California. And we have two senior attorneys at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, or for the time being, still at the Western Center on Law and Poverty. Stephanie Haffner is a ...

Recorded on: Mar. 23, 2018

e STEVEN WEISS: So I'm not going to take up too much time with introductions. But, next hour, we're going to talk about Social Security and SSI. And with us are two of our staff attorneys and program project coordinators at Bay Area Legal Aid. Jessica Redditt has been with us now, what, for-- JESSICA REDDITT: Four years. STEVEN WEISS: --three years? JESSICA REDDITT: Four. STEVEN WEISS: Four years. Prior to joining Bay Legal, she worked at the ...

Recorded on: Mar. 23, 2018

JOANNA PARNES: Welcome back, everyone. We're going to get started. Unfortunately, Lauren Hansen, who was going to co-present with Steve on General Assistance, is sick today, which is really too bad. Because she's done a lot of really important work in this area and has great stories about GA, or General Assistance, and General Relief programs throughout the state. So you'll have to bear with us. I'm going to do my best to stand in for Lauren. So ...

Released on: Apr. 13, 2018

Please note that this program does not offer Bias or Diversity & Inclusion credit in any jurisdiction. In the aftermath of disasters, survivors face a wide variety of legal problems and barriers to recovery. This training will enable attorneys to help serve as “legal first responders” and will prepare attorneys to participate in disaster legal services pro bono efforts, including brief phone assistance, providing legal information ...