CLEs You Actually Want to Hear

Space Law 101 (https://bhba.org/cle/space-law-101-what-attorneys-need-to-know-about-the-legal-framework-governing/) provided a foundational overview of the international and domestic legal frameworks governing outer space activity. This program, led by Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila, a partner in the Complex Appellate Litigation Group and Space Law & Policy professor at LMU Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, focuses on space related litigation and arbitration, providing an overview of past, current, and potential future disputes — from international courts and arbitration to U.S. based challenges to agency action, environmental actions, contractual and intellectual property disputes. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

The legal profession produces attorneys conditioned to suppress emotion and defer to rules, and that conditioning does not disappear at graduation. Professor Beau Baez, Ohio Northern University College of Law, examines the Rule Follower archetype and its documented role in the mental health crisis among attorneys, drawing on Jungian concepts of the personal and collective unconscious to identify the roots of the problem rather than its symptoms. The profession's emphasis on detached objectivity, while professionally valued, can leave attorneys without healthy emotional outlets, creating pathways to alcoholism, depression, and other impairment. Attendees will explore how the Rule Follower pattern manifests in practice settings, how to recognize its effects in themselves and colleagues, and what practical strategies attorneys and firms can adopt to create space for emotional processing without abandoning professional standards. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

The next wave of privacy lawsuits is here. Matt Kenefick and Michael Gold of Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP break down defense tactics and strategies to prevent, defend, and dismiss privacy claims in this rapidly evolving area of the law. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

Litigation requires lawyers to make difficult judgment calls where advocacy, civility, and ethical conduct often intersect. Through realistic hypotheticals, Hon. Wendy L. Wilcox (Ret.) of Signature Resolution, John F. Ramey of ACTS LAW, Michelle Watkins of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Grace Parrish of Loyola Law School, and Rupa Patel of MG+M The Law Firm examine where those lines are drawn and why they matter. The discussion focuses on the impact those lines have on clients, opposing counsel, and the court. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

As online bullying and digital abuse become more prevalent, attorneys are increasingly being tasked with advising victims and litigating claims involving anonymous perpetrators, impersonation, cyberstalking, revenge porn, and other forms of digital abuse. This program examines the current legal landscape governing online bullying and digital harassment, with an emphasis on practical litigation strategies under California and federal law.