CLE -
Events (PBI
Seminars, PBI SIMULCAST
Seminars and CLE
& Lunch Seminars)
PBI
VIDEO SEMINARS
The
following PBI video seminars will be
shown at the Beaver County Bar
Association Building, 788 Turnpike
Street, Beaver, PA. Please register
with PBI at 1-800-932-4637. Visa
& MasterCard are accepted. These
seminars have been approved by the PA
Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education
Board for the stated hours of credit.
Tuition
for 2012 Seminars
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Members
- $139 (Or As
Stated)
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Members
admitted after 1/1/2008 - $119
(Or As Stated)
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Non-Members
- $159 (Or As
Stated)
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4/18/2012
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Topic: "Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and Computer Forensics: What Every Lawyer Should Know"
Description: Today’s workforce is more mobile than ever. Technology makes your clients’ proprietary information more accessible and easier to copy and take than ever before. Customer relationships and goodwill continue to be entrusted to key employees. Sooner or later, your clients and you are going to be faced with a situation where a key employee has moved to a competitor, placing your client’s confidential information and customer relationships at risk. In this program, you’ll learn what you need to know about the basic legal principles and most recent Pennsylvania case law on restrictive covenant agreements and trade secrets. In addition, you’ll gain insight into the best practices for drafting enforceable restrictive covenant agreements. Also, you’ll explore the emerging area of potential criminal prosecution of trade secret misappropriation and the differing court views as to how the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act applies to employee transition cases. Finally, you’ll acquire real world, practical advice on computer forensics and the attorney’s role in searching for evidence of misappropriation of trade secrets.
To be videotaped on December 12, 2011
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Registration: 8:30 Seminar: 9:00a.m. - 1:30p.m.
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Members $ $139/$119 |
Non-Members $ $159 |
4-Substantive |
0-Ethics |
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4/25/2012
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Topic: "Powerful Witness Preparation - Time Tested Truisms and New Litigation Realities"
Description: Every caring lawyer involved in litigation has experienced the stress (trauma?) of wondering and worrying about witness testimony. POWERFUL WITNESS PREPARATION provides a modern prescription for persuasive verbal and non-verbal witness communications from which EVERY LAWYER – regardless of their level of experience (or, inexperience) will benefit. Dan Small, a highly respected and experienced litigator ~ and witness expert ~walks you through the methods, procedure and rules which result in making your witness a powerful and compelling communicator.
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Registration: 8:30 Seminar: 9:00a.m.
- 5:00p.m.
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Members $ $329/$309 Includes Lunch |
Non-Members $ $349 Includes Lunch |
5-Substantive
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1-Ethics |
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Commentators
needed for these
seminars. Please
contact the Bar
Association
724-728-4888 if you are
interested in being a
commentator for a
particular seminar. |
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"LIVE
via SIMULCAST"
PBI
GROUPCAST SEMINARS
SCHEDULED AT BCBA
PBI offers live via simulcast many of their courses in classrooms across the Commonwealth, now including BCBA. There is no limit to the number of credits that can be earned in this group setting.
Your questions or comments can be emailed, telephoned or faxed directly to the speakers and will be addressed “live” during the program. A wireless internet connection will be available for your use - so bring your laptop.
A complete listing of simulcast seminars together with course descriptions that have been scheduled at BCBA are listed below. You must register directly with PBI by calling 1-800-932-4637 or online at
www.pbi.org. PBI offers an “Early Registration” discount off of the tuition for registrations received more than 3 days before the presentation.
In addition, please be advised that due to the “live” format, we are required to adhere to the break schedule that has been provided by PBI.
Members
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4/24/2012
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Topic: "Effective Corporate Negotiation Skills"
LUNCH IS INCLUDED
Description: Every lawyer negotiates. Not only do you need to know how to use various tactics, but you need to know how to respond to negotiating strategies used by other lawyers. The benefits of good negotiating skills are better settlements or agreements for your clients and less stress for you.
At this course you learn to identify the techniques that you see and use everyday. Understanding the process diminishes the fear of the unknown, gives you the ability to respond to various tactics and makes bargaining easier. This practical and interactive program will give you tools and techniques you can use immediately!
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Registration: 8:30 Seminar: 9:00a.m. - 4:45p.m.
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Please
visit www.pbi.org for tuition
information |
5-Substantive |
1-Ethics |
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5/11/2012
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Topic: “A Day on Electronic Discovery”
SEMINAR INCLUDES LUNCH
Description: The Judges will address questions still not completely settled and delve into current developments on Privilege Reviews, Practices and Cost, Evidence Authenticity and Admissibility. How should lawyers advise their clients? What triggers the duty to preserve evidence? What is the scope and duration of the duty? How can one avoid the risk of sanctions for spoliation? What is the status of potential rule changes? Enjoy a fast paced entertaining day which will culminate in a judicial roundtable where the judges will offer their opinions, advice and thoughts on electronic discovery and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and join in the discussion.
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Registration: 8:30 Seminar: 9:00a.m.
- 4:30p.m.
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Please
visit www.pbi.org for tuition
information |
6.5-Substantive
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0-Ethics |
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5/16/2012
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Topic: “Gas Leases and Estate Planning: Techniques to
Protect the Future of Your Clients Mineral Rights”
Description: As property owners in the prosperous Marcellus Shale region receive substantial payments from their oil and gas leases that significantly increase their net worth; many of these landowners are now seeking to implement estate plans to reduce the negative impact of increased tax rates. Offering strategies and advice on developing an appropriate estate plan for your clients, this seminar will assist you in determining the best means of transferring your client’s assets. From discovering which economic interests may be retained by a landowner after entering into a mineral rights lease to management and maintenance of mineral rights to various estate planning strategies, this program provides you with the information you need to know to competently assist your clients in developing the proper estate plan to meet their needs. |
Registration: 8:30 Seminar: 9:00a.m. - 1:15p.m.
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Please
visit www.pbi.org for tuition
information |
4-Substantive |
0-Ethics |
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6/27/2012
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Topic: “General Practitioners Update”
SEMINAR INCLUDES LUNCH
Description: For nearly 15 years now, the General Practitioners’ Update has been like a “partner in practice” to you, keeping you competitive with an annual case law and legislative update in the practice areas vital to your work. This year, with little improvement in the economy and financial markets, we are even more committed to bringing you the most current developments that will help you better serve your clients.
Unique teaching teams take you through each hour, highlighting the year’s most significant decisions that will shape your cases. Analysis, practice tips, projections for the future – the complete package!
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Registration: 8:00 Seminar: 8:30a.m.
- 4:30p.m.
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Please
visit www.pbi.org for tuition
information |
5-Substantive
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1-Ethics |
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Continuing
Legal Education Committee
2012 "CLE & Lunch" Seminar Series
The Beaver County Bar Association will be presenting a series of monthly seminars. These seminars will be held at the Bar Association one Wednesday and/or Thursday each month, as scheduled below. Each seminar has been or will be approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Board for one (1) hour of substantive credit. Seating for these seminars is limited to 40. The first 40 prepaid reservations will be accepted. Please register with the Bar Association.
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Registration............................ |
11:30 a.m |
| Lunch..................................... |
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
| Seminar.................................. |
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m |
| Tuition/Seminar Only.............. |
Member - $5/Non-Member - $8 |
| Tuition/Seminar & Lunch........ |
Member - $13/Non-Member - $16 |
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