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Top 10 tax issues that affect divorce - tutorial on common tax issues in divorce, tax issues 101, sale of the marital residence, capital losses, tax filing and tax indemnification agreements, etc.

Originally a Primer session for the Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2024: The Business of Working with Other Divorce Professionals and Attorneys.

Traffic court is often a new attorney's first interaction with the court system. This program aims to inform those lawyers about proper procedure and processes so that they might make the most out of their appearance.

Jonathan Wier, of the ARDC, summarizes some of their latest reports and statistics, then discusses mental health and attorney wellness issues.

Changes and trends from the past year. Topics to be discussed include: notable recent wage & hour case law, DOL developments, biometric information privacy act update.

This course addresses how cultures of assimilation in law firms can negatively affect the work and career growth of attorneys.

Judicial scrutiny of warrantless searches and the expansion of mobile technologies has increased the number, complexity, and possible scope of search warrants. Matthew R. Leisten, First Assistant State’s Attorney for Ogle County, analyzes caselaw covering issues of good faith, staleness and diligence, nexus, and more.

Advanced Concepts of 1031 Exchanges (PART 2)
Faculty:
Matthew Douglas, JD, Accruit
Martin Edwards, JD, CES, Accruit

Assess new tech designed to aid your clients and practice while exploring persistent and forthcoming ethical concerns with client communication, firm advertising, e-discovery, admissibility, and more. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the degree to which we conducted business and communicated online, introducing new opportunities and potential pitfalls for practices, client matters, litigation, and more. Tom Reuland covers confidentiality and privacy, types of data and strategies for discovery and preservation, overcoming challenges to introducing electronic evidence, use of social media by firms and attorneys to promote their services, and technologies that will aid your practice and benefit your clients.

Delve in with attorney, title agency owner, wire fraud victim, and Executive Chairman of CertifID Tom Cronkright II as he reviews the recent developments and current trends surrounding cyber security and wire fraud activity in real estate transactions.

Participants will learn how to plan a response to an investigation addressing discrimination and harassment issues, including the planning of the investigation, the investigation, as well as a company’s response to a finding substantiating the investigation. The session will also address unique issues attorney investigators face in investigations that include warnings to witnesses, third-party attendees, and two key privileges: attorney-client privilege and the attorney work product doctrine. Finally, additional faculty members will join Kathryn and Thurston for a discussion on common but difficult occurrences in investigations involving race, gender and more. The issue will be covered from all sides; the investigator, in-house attorneys, employee and employment counsels. All will share practical advice on what to do when the issue has many gray areas.

Labor Law & OSHA Update - recent developments and what's on the horizon.

Interview with EEOC Chicago District Office Deputy Director