Mt. Diablo Legal Professionals Association
Past Speakers and Topics
Mt. Diablo Legal Professionals Association strives to provide excellent speakers on a variety of topics relating to the legal field. We also try to offer MCLE and CCLS credits at as many meetings as possible.
To give you an idea of the quality of speakers and presentations you can expect as a member of our association, below is a list of past speakers and topics.
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
7/10 Myra Santos, E5 Computer Forensics & Information Security Topic: Information Security & Digital Evidence, "A look behind the scene."
6/10 Craig Judson, Esq., Bold Polisner Maddow Nelson & Judson; Topic: Introduction to Basic Estate Planning and Probate
5/10 Amanda Wallace and John Montgomery, ABI Document Support Services; Topic: California Discovery Law/HIPAA and Records Retrieval." 1.0 MCLE and CCLS were offered.
03/10 Joe Zoucha, Esq. Topic: "Personal Injury and Family Law."
02/10 Bob Morris, Esq. Topic: "Answered Prayers" - Personal Injury Law. MCLE and CCLS credits were offered.
01/10 Michael Brewer, Esq., Office Managing Shareholder, Littler Employment & Labor Law Solutions Worldwide(tm), Walnut Creek, CA. Topic: "2011 Employment Law Update." MCLE and CCLS credits offered.
11/09 Judge Morgan, Adjunct Faculty Member of JFK, presented "Family Law Mediation: From a Judge's Point of View." MCLE and CCLS credits offered.
10/09 The Honorable Mary Ann O'Malley, Presiding Judge of the Contra Costa County Superior Court, and Retired Judge Dan O'Malley were keynote speakers at MDLPA's Annual Appreciation Night.
7/09 Carolina Rose, Director of J.D., President Legislative Research, Inc. "How to Make Ethical and Winning Use of California Legislative History." MCLE and CCLS credits offered.
6/09 Ron Simmons, JFK University, "Attorney-Client Fee Arbitration - An Arbitrator's View." MCLE and CCLS credits offered. Vendor presentation: Alice Fischer, Director Division Robert Half Legal: Robert Half Legal 2009 Salary Guide.
5/09 Bay Area author Adina Sara, on her book "100 Words Per Minute: Tales from Behind Law Office Doors."
3/09 Rapid Legal presented "A Day in the Life of a Court Clerk" (MCLE and CCLS credits were offered).
2/09 Jim Eaneman, Member of the Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury, "Public Awareness of the Civil Grand Jury."
1/09 Melissa Notari with Deadlines on Demand, LLC - Calendaring as a Risk Management Stragety (MCLE and CCLS credits were offered).
10/09 The Honorable Mary Ann O'Malley, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge, was our Keynote Speaker at our Appreciation Night Dinner.
6/08 Mimi Lyster, Director, Court Planning & Litigant Services, Contra Costa County Superior Court - Ms. Lyster spoke about the Court’s Website and the Virtual Self Help Law Center Website, along with other useful information about various court services.
5/08 Robin Pearson, Esq., President, Contra Costa Co. Bar Association - Ms. Pearson spoke on the state of the Bar.
3/08 Lisa G. Reep, Executive Director
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Ms. Reep spoke about the Bar’s services and programs, along with other useful information.
1/08 Jennifer Murphy, Smith Barney - Jennifer spoke about how to choose stocks, bonds, and other securities when investing in your future retirement.
11/07 Leslie Hisaka, Physical Therapist, John Muir Medical Center - Ms. Hisaka spoke on how to set up your work station to be ergonomically correct, and other useful tips to stay healthy on the job.
10/07 Appreciation Dinner - Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Henry E. Needham, Jr., Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, San Francisco
9/07 Harry Stern, Esq. - Rains Lucia & Wilkinson LLP - "Legal Issues Concerning the Representation of Peace Officers" (included MCLE and CCLS credits).
8/07 Summer Special – Brandon Wai formerly of Sarnoff Court Reporters and Legal Technologies (now with Paulson/Esquire) - Brandon familiarized us with the tools and technology available for capturing, analyzing, and effectively utilizing deposition testimony. (Included MCLE and CCLS credits.)
7/07 Michael E. Brewer, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC - “An Employment Law Update” covering recent changes in employment law (included MCLE and CCLS credits.)
6/07 Dave Campion, One Legal, Inc., Online Court Services - “What’s New in Online Filing”
3/07 Valerie Keim, Nurse, John Muir Women’s Health Center - “Stress and Women”
2/07 Malcolm Sher, Esq. - Paralegal Ethics (included MCLE and CCLS credits)
11/06 Julie Pearlstein, Manager and Full-Time Agent for Bail Bond’s America - “Bail Bond Industry: Is it like on Dog the Bounty Hunter?”
9/06 Lisa Hutton, Chair of Paralegal and Legal Studies, JFK School of Law - Lisa spoke about the ramifications of Business and Prof. Code section 6450 Regulation of the Paralegal, the two tests that are offered involving certifying paralegals, and any new proposed legislation that involves paralegals or legal assistants. (Included MCLE and CCLS credits.)
7/06 Sue Granelli, ProLaw - Sue shared the benefits to paralegals and legal secretaries of this calendaring/case management software.
6/06 Alma J. Gilligan, CCLS - Topic: California Certified Legal Secretary. Alma shared with us the benefits of certification, eligibility to become a CCLS, application and exam process, contents of the exam, scoring, grading, etc. There was also be a sample mock exam administered to test our knowledge.
5/06 LSI President, Mary Rocca, CCLS
Welcome to LSI and all its benefits.
2/06 Devorah Levine - Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Coordinator, Office of County Administration
1/06 Frank Heaney - Author, Inside the Walls of Alcatraz, and youngest guard at Alcatraz, spoke to us about his experiences on the rock and some of its more famous residents.
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