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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
includes one 15-minute break
More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers: Focusing on the Fundamentals

• When Lawyers Write: What Can Go Wrong?
  Take a brief tour of the various ways legal writing can come up short (or long, or confusing, or...) and the writing habits and assumptions that lead so many lawyers astray.  
• So, Here’s the Situation...” The Writing You Do Before You Start Writing
  Understand that some of your most important legal writing happens before your fingers ever hit the keyboard. And why would you think that a single approach to your writing best serves you, your clients, or your varied target audience(s)? 
• Demystifying the Process: Four Essential Questions, and Two Key Factors
  Let’s keep it simple, shall we? Learn how to streamline your writing process by focusing first on a small number of manageable elements and see how those elements will help guide you through many of your most critical writing and editing decisions. 
• “What’s In? What’s Out?” Complete v. Concise
  It may be the ultimate balancing act in legal writing: “How much is enough? How much is too much?” We’ll share strategies for fighting off the urge to include everything, and we’ll weigh the benefits – and occasional dangers – of leaving things out. 
• A Few More Words About Getting Started: Different Strokes for Different Folks
  Do you suffer from Blank Screen Panic? You’re not alone. Getting those first words onto the screen is a daunting prospect for many lawyers. Find out if your typical way of getting started is actually the best approach for the way you write, and for any particular assignment. We’ll explore some alternatives that may be a better fit.

– Rick Horowitz; Prime Prose, LLC

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
1:00 – 4:15 p.m.
includes one 15-minute break
More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers: Drilling Down on the Details

• “Where Do I Put It?” Help Them Early – and Often
  People are busy. People don’t always know the subject matter as well as you do. Effective legal writing is more than just including all the relevant information and arguments. Organizing that information, and guiding your readers through it, can be every bit as vital. We’ll talk tips – and pitfalls. 
• “How Do I Say It?” Going for Clarity
  Most of the time, you want most of the people reading your stuff to actually understand what you’re telling them! (“Legalese” isn’t the only thing that stands in the way, although it’s certainly a factor.) How can your decisions about phrasing, punctuation, even page design, make or break your document? And can vagueness ever be a virtue? We’ll consider the possibilities. 
• “How Do I Say It?”
  Going for Brevity Page limits and word limits are just two of the reasons you’ll want to make your legal writing more concise; there are plenty of others. What are some of the best techniques for tightening, and adding power to, your writing?
• “How Does It Come Across?”
  Your Tone, Your Voice There’s a reason people tell lawyer jokes. “You sound just like a lawyer!” is rarely a compliment. Connecting with readers on a gut level is an often overlooked – but often essential – part of effective legal writing. We’ll examine some of the factors that can help you make that connection.
  

– Rick Horowitz; Prime Prose, LLC

Thursday, May 7, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Introversion Versus Extroversion in the Legal Profession: Why It Matters and How to Collaborate Better
The legal profession, and western culture, may portray extroversion as the ideal set-up for success, yet we know better – I hope. We can all think of examples of where someone being too extroverted led to a bad outcome. However, the value of introverted styles and approaches still goes unrecognized in a lot of ways – this to the detriment of teamwork, individual relationships and wellbeing, your client’s satisfaction, and the success of your team and firm. This one-hour presentation provides deeper insights into and discusses: 

• What happens when we confuse confidence and ‘easy talking’ with competence;
• Differences in energy, thinking, responding, and style between introverts and extroverts;
• How to understand self and others better and maximize your personal potential;
• How introverts and extroverts can improve their relationships and collaboration. 

This interactive, engaging, and practical session will strengthen collaboration on your legal teams, help build trusting relationships with clients, witnesses, and other stakeholders that are on the other side of the spectrum from you, and it will strengthen your effectiveness within the firm. 

– Carolien Moors; HardTalk Biz Coaching

Friday, May 8, 2020
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Diversity and Inclusion: Power and Privilege
This presentation will help you: 

• Gain an understanding and insights into the layers of power and privilege 
• Recognize your own blindspots
• Learn more about the nuances of ism’s and microaggressions and how these are informed by our past at both a societal and personal level 
• Identify how multicultural discrimination impacts mental health
• Understand the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility
• Develop skills to approach work and life with increased cultural humility 

– Mariah Olvera, M.A.; CARE Counseling

Friday, May 8, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Understanding Privacy and Data Security Laws and Requirements in Agreements 
In this presentation, you will learn about:  

• Analyzing and responding to privacy and data security addenda and letter agreements from others
• Recent developments involving agreements, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act, and European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Interaction of privacy, data security, and incident and breach notification provisions with other commercial agreement provisions
• How to avoid potential pitfalls
• Resources and tools for managing privacy and data security laws and requirements in agreements

– Melissa J. Krasnow; VLP Law Group LLP

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Is This Covered? The 10 Most Important Things to Understand About Your Cyber-Insurance Policy 
Cyber insurance is new to many organizations. This presentation will explain some of the features of cyber insurance and describe some of its challenges. The presenters will explore the claim process and discuss what losses are typically covered and not covered.
– Jonathan Stechmann; Fox Rothschild LLP
– Mario Paez; Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
E-Discovery: New Rules and Evolving Standards
This presentation focuses on the Minnesota and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure related to e-discovery and examines the evolving standards as they apply to Minnesota practitioners in both state and federal courts.
– Brendan M. Kenny; Blackwell Burke P.A.
– Eric P. Mandel; Driven, Inc.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Neuroscience, Well-Being, and Ethics
The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being has stated that the duty of competence as articulated in Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1. “[i]ncludes lawyers’ ability to make healthy, positive work/life choices to assure not only a quality of life within their families and communities, but also to help them make responsible decisions for their clients. It includes maintaining their own long term wellbeing.” Indeed, lawyer disciplinary matters frequently involve a disability-related condition of mental health or substance abuse. This program applies the cutting-edge work in the field of neuroscience to lawyer well-being and ethical behavior.

• Learn the latest neuroscience behind sleep and its impact on immunity, mental health, substance use, ethical behavior, and performance.
• Learn the latest neuroscience behind trust and how to generate the moral molecule—oxytocin—to enhance ethical behavior, performance, and joy (yes, there is a biochemical basis for joy).  You cannot achieve the six pillars of well-being for yourself and your organization without trust.
• Learn how short sleeping or inhibited rem/nrem sleep activates your lizard brain and your ability to act ethically is impaired. If you don’t generate oxytocin or know how to generate it, your behavior may be self-interested and unethical.

This program will also introduce you to a stress release protocol that is used by the U.S. military, first-responders like firefighters and law enforcement, the Red Cross, and other humanitarian organizations around the world.
– Joan Bibelhausen; Executive Director, Minnesota Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
– Robin M. Wolpert; Sapientia Law Group, PLLC

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Valuing Complaints and Eradicating Retaliation – 2 Key Components to a Welcoming Workplace
This program is being replaced with the following:
Elimination of Bias: Gender Equality through Understanding Gender Diversity
Christy Hall, Senior Staff Attorney at Gender Justice, reflects on her work and experiences in the #MeToo era and shares a valuable lesson: the key to preventing sexual harassment is to make all people feel welcome and understood. She will explain how gender biases negatively impact legal workplaces and other settings and share strategies for overcoming them.
– Christy Hall; Gender Justice

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
E-Discovery: Authentication and Admissibility of Electronic Evidence
Just like “traditional” evidence, Minnesota practitioners must show that the proffered electronically stored information (ESI) meets Minnesota’s evidentiary standards in order to introduce it in summary judgment or trial. By examining the most recent case law in Minnesota and around the country, this presentation provides lawyers with an up-to-date, comprehensive, and practical guide regarding the authentication and admissibility of ESI at trial.
– Mary T. Novacheck; Bowman and Brooke LLP
– Skip Durocher; Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
E-Discovery: Professionalism and Ethics
The Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct clearly apply to the process of e-discovery, not only insofar as integrity, honesty and civility are concerned, but also in terms of competence. Join Minnesota CLE’s E-Discovery Deskbook editor and author John Degnan and author Mary Novacheck for a discussion of the specific parameters of a lawyer’s professional and ethical duties in the e-discovery process. Topics include:

• Competence 
• Proportionality and cooperation
• Working with vendors
• Unique challenges with e-discovery
• Professionalism aspirations 

– John M. Degnan; Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
– Mary T. Novacheck; Bowman and Brooke LLP

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
A Checklist Approach to Privacy and Data Security Issues in M&A
Unreported data breaches and other privacy and data security concerns have disrupted several major M&A deals in recent years. This session will walk through, point-by-point, the questions and processes that an organization might undertake as part of due diligence in a transaction to ensure enough time and thoroughness are given to evaluating the target company’s privacy and data security standards and history.
– Kellie Johnson; Ceridian Global Privacy Office

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Privacy and Data Security Litigation Update: What the Big Developments in 2019 Mean in 2020 and Beyond
This presentation will focus on the state of the law in data breach, data privacy, and data security cases, including claims arising under federal consumer protection statutes and under state law. The presenters will provide plaintiff and defense perspectives on recent developments in data privacy and data security litigation, potential for data breach class actions, recent high-profile settlements, and more.
– Michael Jaeger; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
– Joe Hashmall; Berger Montague

Thursday, May 21, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
LLCs A to Z: Tax Considerations
This presentation is a replay of a webcast originally presented February 20, 2020
Presenter Bill Klein addresses tax considerations that come into play when forming an LLC in Minnesota. LLCs are flexible and can be treated in a variety of ways for tax purposes. They can be taxed as corporations, partnerships, or disregarded entities, depending upon the surrounding facts. Bill will provide an overview of the rules governing income taxation of LLCs and their members in these various situations.
– William D. Klein; Lathrop GPM LLP

Thursday, May 21, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
LLCs A to Z: Governance, Authority, and Management Structures
This presentation is a replay of a webcast originally presented February 25, 2020
In this presentation, practitioner Allison Plunkett focuses on governance and management structures for LLCs. Learn the ins and outs of LLC management structure alternatives, including member management, manager management, and board management. Allison will also address the rights and responsibilities that are implicated by each structure.
– Allison M. Plunkett; Henson & Efron, P.A.

Friday, May 22, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
E-Discovery: A View From the Bench
E-Discovery Deskbook author Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer is joined by the Honorable Laurie Miller to discuss the role of proportionality in reducing the cost of civil litigation and elaborate on the court’s expectations of the parties and their counsel with regard to electronic discovery.
– Honorable Hildy Bowbeer; U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota
– Honorable Laurie J. Miller; Hennepin County District Court

Friday, May 22, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Ethics: You Are Hereby Commanded – How to Respond When a Subpoena Is Served on YOU
Lawyers frequently are asked to cough up client information by discovery or trial subpoena, grand jury subpoena, IRS summons, search warrants, or other compulsory process. This seminar will consider lawyers’ ethical obligations in responding to non-client attempts to obtain client files, including when lawyers should resist compliance and how to handle uncooperative current and former clients.
– Eric T. Cooperstein; Law Office of Eric T. Cooperstein

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
LLCs A to Z: Member Rights, Fiduciary Duties, Oppression, Liability, Remedies, and Indemnification
This presentation is a replay of a webcast originally presented February 21, 2020
Join experienced practitioners and LLCs Deskbook authors Janel Dressen and Vince Louwagie as they address the complex analysis of LLC member rights, duties and remedies.  Learn how to advise clients on these issues by analyzing the operating agreement, the LLC statute and the common law to evaluate the rights and obligations of members under current LLC law.
– Janel M. Dressen; Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie, P.A.
– Vincent D. Louwagie; Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie, P.A.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
LLCs A to Z: LLC Formation Process and Documents
This presentation is a replay of a webcast originally presented February 20, 2020
Join LLCs Deskbook author, editor and experienced practitioner Wade Wacholz as he provides the framework for the formation of LLCs under the statute. Learn about: articles of organization; operating agreements; management structures; buy-sell provisions; and statements of authority. Materials will include valuable formation checklists and sample formation documents.
– Wade R. Wacholz; Gislason & Hunter 

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
LLCs A to Z: Single Member and Professional Single Member LLCs
This presentation is a replay of a webcast originally presented February 26, 2020
In this presentation, experienced practitioner and LLCs Deskbook author Pat Plunkett will address the factors to consider when choosing a single-member or professional single-member LLC. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of choosing various entity structures for individuals, businesses and nonprofits. Discussion of sample operating agreement also included.
– J. Patrick Plunkett; Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
LLCs A to Z: Entity Conversions Involving Limited Liability Companies
This presentation is a replay of a webcast originally presented February 26, 2020
This presentation will focus on common issues that arise when entities either convert to or from being an LLC. LLCs Deskbook author and experienced practitioner Jeff O’Brien will provide an overview of the four main methods of conversion: conversions upon formation; conversions between entity types; mergers of different entity types; and a change of entity domicile.
– Jeffrey C. O’Brien; Chestnut Cambronne PA

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
includes one 15-minute break
Build Your Practice: A Roadmap to Effective, Ethical Business Development
Attracting new clients and producing additional revenue is more important – and more difficult – than ever. The economy is unstable; competition is intense. That’s why it’s essential to ramp up your business development efforts to gain every possible advantage. This practical multi-media session delivers proven methods to build your practice within professional and ethical parameters while you earn ethics credits. You’ll learn how to:

• Identify the best ways to connect with potential clients and referral sources
• Maximize networking within your comfort areas 
• Create higher visibility for your practice
• Spend your marketing and advertising dollars wisely
• And much more!

– Roy S. Ginsburg; Attorney, Coach and Consultant

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
E-Discovery: Leveraging Technology and eDiscovery Platforms in Your Practice
This panel presentation will provide an overview of the latest trends in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology assisted review (TAR), including an explanation of how new tools, such as Continuous Active Learning (CAL), differ from prior TAR processes. The panelists will dive further into a discussion of how to successfully incorporate AI and TAR into managed document review workflows, including project set up, how to determine when a project is complete, and the use of the AI and TAR for non-litigation related matters.
– Andrew M. Hansell; Attorney at Law
– Barbara Klas; Casepoint LLC
– Danielle M. Doocy; Special Counsel - D4
– Heidi J.K. Fessler; Innova Law Group, PLLC (moderator)

Thursday, May 28, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
10 Practical CCPA Compliance Tips for In-House Counsel
Get 10 can’t-miss, practical insights on CCPA compliance ranging from implementation to training to audits and more – and you’ll walk away with ideas to refine and improve your clients’ CCPA compliance effectiveness.
– Maggie Lassack; Polaris Industries
– Carmen Harris; Cargill, Inc.

Thursday, May 28, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
E-Discovery: Forensic Experts – When and How to Leverage the Talent
This presentation seeks to educate attorneys on how to effectively use digital forensic evidence for their client’s benefit in a world where technology is increasingly becoming an extension of the client’s life and business. Recently changed requirements relating to the admissibility of digital evidence underscore the importance of retaining digital forensic experts, and this program will discuss those requirements as well as the role that experts play. 
– Mark Lanterman; Computer Forensic Services
– John M. Degnan; Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Thursday, May 28, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Data Breach: Navigating the Technical, Strategic and Legal Issues
When companies lose laptops, or backup tapes, or suffer a computer intrusion on systems containing personal information regarding customers or users, they trigger notification duties under a patchwork of statutes. This presentation describes how companies should navigate the technical, strategic, and legal issues involved in complying with these statutes. In addition, the presentation will provide practice tips on what immediate steps to take when a data breach occurs.
– Brent Bidjou; Attorney at Law

Friday, May 29, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
LLCs A to Z: Dissolution, Receivership, and Bankruptcy
This presentation is a replay of a webcast originally presented February 27, 2020
Join LLCs Deskbook authors and experienced practitioners Jessica Manivasager and James Brand for a fundamental discussion of issues particular to LLCs in dissolution, receivership and bankruptcy.
– Jessica Manivasager; Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
– James Brand; Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Friday, May 29, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
How to Make the Most of Your Data: Practical Guidelines for Legally Using, Monetizing, and Sharing Personal Data
This program provides the tools you need to help navigate complex questions about what you can and can’t do with personal data after it has been collected. Topics include a practical approach to the legal boundaries of personal data use, as well as an overview of the many new laws affecting data monetization, sharing, and ownership.
– Nadeem W. Schwen; Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

$495

Other discounts that may apply:

• Season Pass Discount
• New Lawyer Discount

Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.

This package provides 35.5 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.

Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.

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More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers: Focusing on the Fundamentals
3.0 standard CLE credits

More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers: Drilling Down on the Details
3.0 standard CLE credits

Introversion Versus Extroversion in the Legal Profession: Why It Matters and How to Collaborate Better
1.0 standard CLE credit

Diversity and Inclusion: Power and Privilege
2.0 elimination of bias credit

Understanding Privacy and Data Security Laws and Requirements in Agreements
1.0 standard CLE credit

Is This Covered? The 10 Most Important Things to Understand About Your Cyber-Insurance Policy
1.0 standard CLE credit

E-Discovery: New Rules and Evolving Standards
1.5 standard CLE credits
1.5 civil trial specialist credits

Neuroscience, Well-Being, and Ethics
1.0 ethics credit

Elimination of Bias: Gender Equality through Understanding Gender Diversity
1.0 elimination of bias credit

E-Discovery: Authentication and Admissibility of Electronic Evidence
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 civil trial specialist credit

E-Discovery: Professionalism and Ethics
1.0 ethics credit
1.0 civil trial specialist credit

A Checklist Approach to Privacy and Data Security Issues in M&A
1.0 standard CLE credit

Privacy and Data Security Litigation Update: What the Big Developments in 2019 Mean in 2020 and Beyond
1.0 standard CLE credit

LLCs A to Z: Tax Considerations
1.0 standard CLE credit

LLCs A to Z: Governance, Authority, and Management Structures
1.0 standard CLE credit

E-Discovery: A View From the Bench
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 civil trial specialist credit

Ethics: You Are Hereby Commanded – How to Respond When a Subpoena Is Served on YOU
1.0 ethics credit

LLCs A to Z: Member Rights, Fiduciary Duties, Oppression, Liability, Remedies, and Indemnification
1.0 standard CLE credit

LLCs A to Z: LLC Formation Process and Documents
1.0 standard CLE credit

LLCs A to Z: Single Member and Professional Single Member LLCs
1.0 standard CLE credit

LLCs A to Z: Entity Conversions Involving Limited Liability Companies
1.0 standard CLE credit

Build Your Practice: A Roadmap to Effective, Ethical Business Development
3.0 ethics credit

E-Discovery: Leveraging Technology and eDiscovery Platforms in Your Practice
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 civil trial specialist credit

10 Practical CCPA Compliance Tips for In-House Counsel
1.0 standard CLE credit

E-Discovery: Forensic Experts – When and How to Leverage the Talent
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 civil trial specialist credit

Data Breach: Navigating the Technical, Strategic and Legal Issues
1.0 standard CLE credit

LLCs A to Z: Dissolution, Receivership, and Bankruptcy
1.0 standard CLE credit

How to Make the Most of Your Data: Practical Guidelines for Legally Using, Monetizing and Sharing Personal Data
1.0 standard CLE credit