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Join us for Minnesota CLE’s annual June Webcast Extravaganza! Earn up to 32 credits, including 4 ethics and 5 elimination of bias credits, as you view high-quality, online programs from both national and local presenters. The Extravaganza features all the webcasts in the Torrens System of Land Registration A to Z series as well as the More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers program with Rick Horowitz, plus a diverse and entertaining mix of presentations on a wide range of topics. The June Webcast Extravaganza is a tremendous deal and a great way to round out those remaining CLE requirements. Sign up today and view them all!
Times listed are Central Time.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
The Power of Positivity and Mental Fitness
Ever changing laws and regulations, increasingly informed clients, an ever-evolving competitive job market, new technologies, clients’ reluctance to spend money on legal services, long hours… Being a lawyer is a challenging endeavor! With all of these demands, how do you successfully practice law and have a life beyond work? In this context it is not hard to see that mental fitness and positivity are not an option but a “must.” This presentation dives into the science and the practical application of the power of positive thinking and acting. The nature and quality of your mindset and your thoughts play a big role, as do your “mental fitness practices.” To ensure that we’re not just thinking positively, this session dives into proven practices of positive thinking and acting and it provides you with suggestions to prevent those very human tendencies that may keep you from thinking and acting in a realistically positive manner. You will gain insights from renowned experts such as Martin Seligman, Carol Dweck, and Albert Ellis. Objectives for this presentation:
– Carolien Moors; HardTalk Biz Coaching
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Torrens A to Z: 12 Things You Need to Know About the Certificate of Title
Get acquainted with the information contained on the certificate of title and learn practical tips on how to work with them in the real world.
– Matthew Foli; Guaranty Commercial Title, Inc.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
AI in the Inventor's Studio: Patent Applications on AI-Assisted Inventions and Underlying AI Technologies
This seminar will explore the evolving landscape of patent law as it intersects with the world of artificial intelligence. We will delve into the intricacies of patenting AI-assisted inventions, starting with an analysis of the PTO’s recent Inventorship Guidance on this topic. Our discussion will navigate the challenges and strategies for securing intellectual property rights when human creativity collaborates with machine intelligence. Moreover, the seminar will outline some best practices for patenting AI technologies themselves, aiming to define clear, actionable strategies for protecting these innovations in a rapidly advancing field.
– Daniel A. Tysver; Forsgren Fisher McCalmont DeMarea Tysver LLP
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Torrens A to Z: Taking the Mystery Out of the Torrens System
An overview of the Torrens system with a high-level discussion of the following topics: original registration of title, effect of the decree of registration, rights of registered owners, transactions involving registered land, proceedings subsequent to initial registration, and registration of title without a court proceeding.
– Racheal M. Holland; Melchert Hubert Sjodin PLLP; Examiner of Titles – McLeod County; Deputy Examiner of Titles – Carver & Sibley Counties
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Trust Planning for Beneficiaries with Disabilities
Join elder and disability law attorneys David Rephan and Téa Baker as they discuss three trust planning options for beneficiaries with disabilities. They will discuss the use of first party Special Needs Trusts, third party Supplemental Needs Trusts, and Pooled Special Needs Trusts. The discussion will address when it is appropriate for each trust to be used, trust creation/funding/distributions, and suggestions on trust administration.
– David A. Rephan; Chestnut Cambronne
– Téa I. Baker; Chestnut Cambronne
Thursday, June 6, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Appellate Practice and Procedure: Navigating Ethical Issues in Appellate Practice
Appellate practitioners Katie Barrett Wiik and Erica Holzer and their guests will discuss appellate ethics for attorneys and judges.
– Katherine S. Barrett Wiik; Saul Ewing
– Erica Holzer; Maslon LLP
– Nicole S. Frank; Bradford Andresen Norrie & Camarotto, PLLP
– Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman; Minnesota Court of Appeals
Thursday, June 6, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Torrens A to Z: A Tale of Two Systems – Abstract and Torrens
There are two different ways of owning and recording real property in Minnesota: Abstract Title and Torrens. This presentation will provide a brief overview of both types of property, the major differences, and how property is recorded under each type. You will also learn about some of the major pitfalls associated with each classification.
– Katie P. Pivec; Siegel Brill PA
Friday, June 7, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Keeping a Nonprofit Scandal Free: Lessons of Feeding Our Future
Nonprofits love press coverage – until it’s for the wrong reasons. What can lawyers serving the occasional nonprofit (or serving on the board) learn from the recent Feeding Our Future scandal that rocked the nonprofit sector? Is even MORE oversight and compliance for nonprofits the best way to protect community charitable funds? What role does a board or key staff have in protecting nonprofits from bad actors? Who holds responsibility anyway? Attorney for nonprofits, Jess Birken presents several lessons organizations of all sizes can take away from this national news sensation and FBI investigation.
Top 3 Takeaways of this Session:
– Jess Birken; Birken Law Office PLLC
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers
Join Minnesota CLE and nationally known writing coach and trainer Rick Horowitz for “More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers.” You will be reintroduced to your legal-writing toolbox, including a few tools you didn't know were in there. You'll also get a fresh look at some of the assumptions and habits that often lead lawyers down less-than-productive writing paths. Briefs, memos, client letters, even daily correspondence benefit from your deeper understanding of what goes into successful writing, so we’ll examine good and not-so-good writing to see what worked, what didn't, and why. Rick has crafted this program to take best advantage of Zoom’s interactive features. You’re sure to come away with new skills, new strategies, and new confidence. Topics covered include:
– Rick Horowitz; Prime Prose, LLC
Thursday, June 13, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Torrens A to Z: Working with the Registrar’s Office
There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to Torrens Property, and the Registrar’s Office is an integral part of the system. Hear directly from a panel of experienced staff members from various Minnesota County Offices about what issues they see most often, county statistics and trends, and other tips and strategies.
– Michelle Ashe; County Recorder & Registrar of Titles, Sherburne County
– Wendell Hiller; Resident and Real Estate Supervisor, Hennepin County
– Wendy Levitt; County Recorder, Saint Louis County
Thursday, June 13, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Learning from Fiction: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Surrogacy Agreements and Other Complex Areas of the Law
Gary Debele and Toni Halleen use Toni’s book The Surrogate and a brief look at the surrogacy process in Minnesota as a springboard into a robust discussion of the challenges all lawyers face in their varied areas of practice when representing clients in complex and difficult situations and in controversial or unsettled areas of the law.
– Toni L. Halleen; Schaefer Halleen LLC
– Gary Debele; Messerli & Kramer
Thursday, June 13, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Elimination of Bias – What Workers’ Comp Lawyers and Judges Need to Know About Potential Racial Bias in a Claimant’s Medical Diagnosis or Treatment for Pain Management
This session includes a fireside chat with Dr. Clarence Shannon in conversation with Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals Judge Kathy Hipp Carlson. Dr. Shannon will provide insight into the potential for racial bias in medical diagnoses and treatment for pain management. Then civil litigator and diversity, equity and inclusion trainer Amran Farah will discuss implicit bias and consider the potential impact of instances of this kind of bias on claimants in matters handled by workers’ compensation lawyers and on the administration of justice.
– Honorable Kathryn Hipp Carlson; Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals
– Amran A. Farah; Greene Espel PLLP
– Clarence Shannon, MD; Director of the Comprehensive Pain Clinic for the University of Minnesota; Executive Medical Director of Pain Management for M Health, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota
Friday, June 14, 2024
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Elimination of Bias: Cultural Humility
The ability to recognize and navigate cultural differences is a skill that continues to grow in importance as individuals from diverse backgrounds increasingly seek legal services. This presentation will help you learn how to identify your cultural identity in order to reflect on ways that your personal experiences show up in client and colleague exchanges. You will also learn how to recognize and repair cultural ruptures when inevitable misunderstandings and/or microaggressions occur, as they so often do in human interactions. Learning objectives:
– Hannah Dufek; CARE Counseling
Friday, June 14, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Pets, Property, and Planning
Join attorneys Kendal O’Keefe and Téa Baker as they discuss how best to plan for your pets in your estate and disability plan, as well as how pets are treated upon a divorce or separation. Attorney Téa Baker will outline helpful documents to have in place and steps you can take to ensure your pet’s needs are met in unexpected circumstances. Attorney Kendal O’Keefe will discuss what pet owners can expect in instances of separation and divorce, and how pet owners can best plan for these situations.
– Kendal K. O’Keefe; Chestnut Cambronne
– Téa I. Baker; Chestnut Cambronne
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Life in the Cloud: Navigating SaaS (Software as a Service) Agreements
With advances in cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS) has become the most common way to distribute software. These products are typically sold via a subscription model through a master agreement. Learn how to evaluate these terms and conditions from a licensee's perspective, what exhibits to request to protect your investment, and how to define and protect your data.
– Catlan McCurdy; McCurdy Laud
Thursday, June 20, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Torrens A to Z: Proceedings Subsequent to Initial Registration
Any court action under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 508 or 508A brought after the initial registration is called a proceeding subsequent. This presentation features a rundown of the procedures involved and a closer look at a common proceeding subsequent – the petition for a new certificate of title after mortgage foreclosure.
– Melissa Porter; LOGS Legal Group LLP
– Nathan A. Bissonette; Ramsey County Examiner of Titles
Friday, June 21, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Torrens A to Z: Examiner’s Directives
Learn what situations require an examiner’s directive, when directives are available (but not necessarily required), and the process for obtaining directives.
– Wayne D. Anderson; Examiner of Titles, Ramsey County
– Jody L. McGinley; Deputy Examiner of Titles, Hennepin County
Friday, June 21, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I [Can’t] Do That): A Refresher on Four Commonly Used Estate Planning Tools
It never hurts after years of practice to take a deeper look into some of the estate planning tools and strategies we all assume we have mastered. This presentation will focus on commonly used estate and tax planning strategies almost all estate planning attorneys will have used at some point in the recent past, including the marital deduction, the QTIP trust and the gift tax annual exclusion amount.
– Nicholas S. Stromsodt; Camrud, Maddock, Olson & Larson, Ltd.
Friday, June 21, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Supreme Court Update: Permitting Requirements and Conditions after Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
In the case of Sheetz v. El Dorado County, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment applies to both legislative and administrative land-use permit conditions. The Court maintains that when the government imposes conditions on obtaining a building permit, those conditions must have an "essential nexus” to the government's land-use interests, and they must have a “rough proportionality” to the development’s impact on the land-use interest. The Court rejects the notion that legislative bodies are exempt from these criteria when imposing permit conditions. Join Tami Diehm and Kiralyn Locke for further analysis of what this ruling means to local governments, developers, and property owners in Minnesota.
– Tammera R. Diehm; Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
– Kiralyn J. Locke; Bassford Remele
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Torrens A to Z: Initial Registrations
Land in Minnesota is brought into the Torrens system either through court proceedings or by a possessory land title registration procedure. In this session, you will learn the procedures involved when conducting initial registration proceedings in District Court.
– Alison M. Schubring; Examiner of Titles, Hennepin County
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Torrens A to Z: Key Takeaways from Cases Involving Torrens Property
A review of some of the most important cases involving the Torrens system of land registration and the takeaways that every real estate practitioner should know.
– David B. Gates; Deputy Examiner of Titles, Hennepin County
Friday, June 28, 2024
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Elimination of Bias: Understanding Stress, Trauma, Addiction, and Bias in the Legal Profession
Lawyers face stress daily and are subject to circumstances that can lead to higher stress levels than those with other careers. There is a clearly recognized continuum where unresolved chronic stress becomes a predictor for substance use problems and mental illness, particularly depression, which are also more prevalent among lawyers. By understanding this continuum and the facts about addiction and mental illness, lawyers can reduce their risk and, hopefully, get help earlier when there is a mental health or addiction/dependency problem. This program will present signs, symptoms, risk factors, and recovery regarding these problems. The presenters will also provide personal examples and information on Minnesota’s lawyer assistance program.
– Joan Bibelhausen; Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
– Jon M. Tynjala; Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
Friday, June 28, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Cooperstein on Ethics: Email and Social Media – Keys to Preventing or Resolving 5 Tricky Ethics Issues
Ethics maven, Eric Cooperstein, tackles five tricky ethics issues related to social media use, online reviews, email, privilege disclaimers and Internet security.
– Eric T. Cooperstein; Law Office of Eric T. Cooperstein
Friday, June 28, 2024
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Cooperstein on Ethics: Multi-Jurisdictional Practice – Do You Have Boundary Issues?
Attorneys who represent clients in other jurisdictions have to be careful not to cross the line into the unauthorized practice of law. This seminar will provide a map that lawyers can use to avoid crossing into dangerous ethical territory.
– Eric T. Cooperstein; Law Office of Eric T. Cooperstein
Friday, June 28, 2024
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Cooperstein on Ethics: Ethics and ChatGPT – Your New BFF or the End of Lawyering?
New tech tools bring new challenges for lawyers. This session will explore some of the buzz around ChatGPT, lawyer competency, the unauthorized practice of law, and the future of lawyering.
– Eric T. Cooperstein; Law Office of Eric T. Cooperstein
$595
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This package provides 32.0 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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The Power of Positivity and Mental Fitness
1.0 standard CLE credit
Torrens A to Z: 12 Things You Need to Know About the Certificate of Title
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
AI in the Inventor's Studio: Patent Applications on AI-Assisted Inventions and Underlying AI Technologies
1.0 standard CLE credit
Torrens A to Z: Taking the Mystery Out of the Torrens System
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
Trust Planning for Beneficiaries with Disabilities
1.0 standard CLE credit
Appellate Practice and Procedure: Navigating Ethical Issues in Appellate Practice
1.0 ethics credit
Torrens A to Z: A Tale of Two Systems – Abstract and Torrens
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
Keeping a Nonprofit Scandal Free: Lessons of Feeding Our Future
1.0 standard CLE credit
More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers
6.0 standard CLE credits
Torrens A to Z: Working with the Registrar’s Office
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
Learning from Fiction: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Surrogacy Agreements and Other Complex Areas of the Law
1.0 standard CLE credit
Elimination of Bias – What Workers’ Comp Lawyers and Judges Need to Know About Potential Racial Bias in a Claimant’s Medical Diagnosis or Treatment for Pain Management
1.0 elimination of bias credit
Elimination of Bias: Cultural Humility
2.0 elimination of bias credits
Pets, Property, and Planning
1.0 standard CLE credit
Life in the Cloud: Navigating SaaS (Software as a Service) Agreements
1.0 standard CLE credit
Torrens A to Z: Proceedings Subsequent to Initial Registration
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
Torrens A to Z: Examiner’s Directives
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I [Can’t] Do That): A Refresher on Four Commonly Used Estate Planning Tools
1.0 standard CLE credit
Supreme Court Update: Permitting Requirements and Conditions after Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
1.0 standard CLE credit
Torrens A to Z: Initial Registrations
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
Torrens A to Z: Key Takeaways from Cases Involving Torrens Property
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 basic real property specialist credit
CANCELLED:The Public Domain Parade: Celebrating the Arrival of Beloved Characters into a New Era
1.0 standard CLE credit
Elimination of Bias: Understanding Stress, Trauma, Addiction, and Bias in the Legal Profession
2.0 elimination of bias credits
Cooperstein on Ethics: Email and Social Media – Keys to Preventing or Resolving 5 Tricky Ethics Issues
1.0 ethics credit
Cooperstein on Ethics: Multi-Jurisdictional Practice – Do You Have Boundary Issues?
1.0 ethics credit
Cooperstein on Ethics: Ethics and ChatGPT – Your New BFF or the End of Lawyering?
1.0 ethics credit
