December 28, 2011
December 27, 2011
Welcome to the South Carolina Bar's E-Blast, CLE-Edition!
December 28, 2011
E-Blast highlights upcoming activities, legal information and links to the Bar's website at www.scbar.org.
The South Carolina Bar is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.
Criminal Law Update, Part 1
The first part of this year’s Criminal Law Update features an ethics hour with attorney Desa Ballard and Lee Coggiola of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Following the ethics portion, Amie Clifford, Joe McCulloch and Chris Scalzo will discuss YOA and case law updates. Finally, Ronnie Cole will end the seminar with reflections from 35 years of DUI cases. To view the full agenda and a complete list of all Convention seminars, click here.
Convention sponsor spotlight
Featured seminar
Everything You Need to Know About Ethics
The S.C. Association of Ethics Counsel and the S.C. Bar present six exhilarating hours of all-things ethics related on Friday, Jan. 13. Topics will include how to get paid now, navigating the disciplinary process, advertising rules (even for non-advertising lawyers), ethics rules and social media, trust account pitfalls and the S.C. Supreme Court’s crack-down on rudeness. This is a seminar you don't want to miss!
More upcoming seminars
S.C. Tort Law Update
Lions of the Bar
Advanced IRC Section 1031 Like Kind Exchanges–Avoiding Disasters and Capitalizing on Them
Guardian ad Litem Training and Update
Fraud Against the Government and Whistleblower Actions
Masters-in-Trial
N.C./S.C. Labor and Employment Law Video Replay
The S.C. LLC: New and Current Drafting, Planning, Taxation, Litigation, Securities and Related Considerations
Health Law Symposium
Featured on-demand, online CLE programs
Motor carrier claims have their own unique set of problems in the areas of accident investigation and reconstruction, discovery, case evaluation and trial. In addition, there are other unique aspects to these complex cases involving the CDL manual, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and rules of the road. The following programs will help personal injury and defense lawyers better understand these cases and how to effectively communicate important information to juries.
Effectively Using the CDL Manual featuring Joseph A. Fried
Alcohol, Drugs and Trucks: Not Just One Bad Apple featuring Michael L. Goldberg
The First 30 Days featuring Buck Rogers
Top 10 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations featuring Joseph A. Fried
Theories of Liability featuring Michael L. Goldberg
Maintenance Issues Involving Trucks and Commercial Vehicles featuring Joseph A. Fried
Ways to Access Information About a Trucking Company featuring Joseph A. Fried
Qualcomm, Dispatch and GPS Systems featuring Buck Rogers
Driver Qualifications: Negligent Hiring, Entrustment and Supervision Claims featuring Michael L. Goldberg
Engine Control Module Data in Trucking Cases featuring Buck Rogers and Joseph A. Fried
Hitting the Rear of Stopped and Slow-Moving Trucks featuring Joseph A. Fried
Insurance Issues in Trucking Cases featuring Michael L. Goldberg
How to Take Truck Driver and Safety Director Depositions featuring Joseph A. Fried
Nighttime Truck Driving Cases featuring Michael L. Goldberg
Dealing with Left Turn and Under Ride Cases featuring Buck Rogers and Joseph A. Fried
More on-demand, online CLE programs
From File to Trial: Eight Keys to Success in Court and Beyond featuring Mark Drummond
Social Media/Networking co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
2011 Case Law Update co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Current Events in Real Estate co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Title Certifications: Nuts and Bolts co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Practice Before the S.C. Public Service Commission featuring Charles L. Terreni, Terreni Law Firm, LLC
Publications
Recent releases
The Alimony Calculator 2011, Version 1.0 by Thomas Traxler (new purchasers)
If you are an existing user of this software and would like to purchase the 2011 program, click here.
Lawyers as Employers: A Guide to S.C. Employment Law for Small Firms and Solo Practitioners edited by William L. Duda, Benjamin P. Glass and Michael M. Shetterly
The Fourth Amendment: A Step-by-Step Guide to Search and Seizure Jurisprudence in South Carolina by Melanie M. Yenovkian
Coming soon
The S.C. Law of Torts, Fourth Edition by Professors F. Patrick Hubbard and Robert L. Felix
Attending the 2012 Bar Convention? Visit the publications booth for a special book sale.
Need answers to a publication or invoice question? Want to place an order by phone? Contact Kristie Haustovich at khaustovich@scbar.org or (803) 771-0333, ext. 126.
Teleseminar
2011 Americans with Disabilities Act Update
For a complete listing of upcoming teleseminars, visit www.scbar.org/teleseminars. If you have any difficulty registering for these teleseminars, please e-mail service@webcredenza.com or call 1-800-694-9747.
To be added or deleted from the E-Blast mailing list, please contact Donna Oelhafen in Membership Services at doelhafen@scbar.org or (803) 799-6653, ext. 171.
