Maryland CLE - Contract Law Courses
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Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations at Law Firms
Internal investigations are always complex, and even more so when investigating sexual harassment within your firm. This CLE course will guide you through the various legal issues and requirements and offer a step-by-step guide for conducting investigations in accordance with current statutes. The course will address internal communications, contractual obligations, validity and enforceability, and attorney client privilege. Relevant case law will be presented. More Info
$501General Credit -
The ABC’s of Transitioning Law Firms
This CLE presentation, entitled, “The ABC’s of Transitioning Law Firms” discusses the myriad of issues that an attorney should be evaluating in connection with a lateral move to a new law firm. This in-depth CLE provides the participant with a step-by-step analysis of the issues a departing attorney faces during each phase of the transition process from pre-departure through post-departure. It also discusses the ethical and fiduciary obligations that the departing attorney and the fi... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Preparing a Business Client to Franchise
This CLE course is designed as a basic course to assist counsel representing a client who wants to franchise. We will discuss some practical considerations to help the client understand if franchising is the right decision, the legal obligations of a franchisor, and discuss some of the key decisions a new franchisor will need to make. More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Introduction to Franchising Law
This CLE course is designed as a basic course for counsel with limited knowledge of franchise law and will introduce the basic legal considerations in franchising, whether you are representing a franchisor or a franchisee. The course will discuss the legal definition of a franchise, review the federal and state laws governing the franchise relationship, where to find information regarding franchise brands, the dangers of becoming an accidental franchise, and introduce some legal consi... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Business Law Strategy & Contract Drafting: Considerations for Maximizing, Monetizing & Preserving Client's Patent Rights
This CLE course will provide information that every business law attorney should know about patent law. During this course, you will learn about why NDA’s are so important, the most important parts of a patent application, things to consider when drafting employment agreements, and also, methods for dealing with patent infringement cost-effectively on e-commerce platforms, including Amazon Seller Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) Program. More Info
$501General Credit -
Trends in Property Law Post-Pandemic
This CLE course covers recent development in New York real property law, focusing on the changes brought about by the recent pandemic and societal recovery in its aftermath. Topics include representation of clients in eviction proceedings—both residential and commercial, landlord and tenant. Orders to show cause, motions, evidentiary issues and trial practice are among the litigation techniques discussed. The course also covers foreclosure litigation and the new statutes affecting forecl... More Info
$501General Credit -
Landlords’ Concerns in Airbnb-ing
This program presented by an author and leading landlord-tenant practitioner, draws on his experience representing landlords in litigation arising from tenants who sublease out their apartments for short term rentals, usually in violation of the law, typically in violation of their lease. The course looks from multiple angles at the dangers these rentals present to landlords and to the apartment community. It also addresses how landlords can respond to these violations. Finally... More Info
$501.25General Credits -
Things That Make you Go Hmmm... Points That Every Real Estate Attorney Needs to Know
This CLE lecture is intended to cover matters that many real estate attorneys are familiar with, that they've heard of, but they cannot readily place their finger on the why's, the how's and the when's. As such, we want to get to the source of these queries. Furthermore, we intend to expand upon new developments, including the legislative endeavor to legalize what are, otherwise, "illegal apartments". We further intend to discuss ineffective deed transfers, and lastly, the latest regul... More Info
$1252.75General Credits -
Distinguishing Between Employers and Contractors in Light of the New DOL Guidelines
As many if not most of have seen, the gig economy is a new kid on the block in the world of commerce. During the lockdown of the pandemic, the gig economy, particularly food delivery services grew significantly—such services are now ubiquitous. Those working in the gig economy, including such familiar names as Uber, Lyft, Grubhub, Doordash and others all have one common component of their work—they pick and choose where and when they will work. Given this autonomy, the question has... More Info
$501General Credit -
Legal Ethics: Lawyer and Client Relationship
This CLE presentation addresses the contours of what constitutes the unauthorized practice of law (UPL) starting with an introduction based on an article I had written that chronicled LegalZoom’s travails as it encountered and overcame a series of UPL challenges from various jurisdictions into which it entered during its expansion into a nationwide provider of legal services focused on individuals and small businesses. It then describes and applies through various hypothetical and act... More Info
$501Ethics Credit