
Programming Schedule
Information current as of 7/16/2020 - 11:00 a.m. Programming subject to chnge without notice.



Join us as we celebrate you over an exciting week of info-packed webinars to help your practice, demos from the foremost providers of law practice management software, fun activities, games, opportunity drawings, and lots of prizes — all FREE for SDCBA members!
MEMBO! will bring you exclusive entertainment every evening too, including a members-only home culinary class with celebrity chef Josh Capon (hosted by Faster Law), a personal concert with singer/songwriter Jeff Lewis (featured on the Voice, popular movie soundtracks and more — hosted by Clio), a virtual Trivia Contest (hosted by the SDCBA's own New Lawyer Division), and a rootin' tootin' Bingo Night (hosted by LawPay)!
Your MEMBO! registration covers the entire week!
Drop into whichever sessions interest you. Pick and choose to create your perfect MEMBO! experience!
Presenters:
Renée Stackhouse, Adriana Linares and Keith Fisher
The coronavirus outbreak has had a significant impact on the legal industry. To overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19, legal professionals will need to meet the expectations of modern consumers with an end-to-end customer experience that makes sense. Your clients are already comparing their experience with your firm to the 5-star experiences they have with Netflix, Airbnb, and Uber—and they expect your firm to catch up to these levels of service, even in a pandemic.
Today’s consumer not only has a lot of choice when it comes to how they solve their legal issues, almost half of those surveyed in Clio's COVID-19 Impact Research say they would put off their legal issues until circumstances surrounding the pandemic return to normal. Put your firm in a position to capture these clients with actionable strategies to become client-centered.
Top 3 takeaways from this session:
- Law firms must adapt to delivering client experiences to succeed (or your competitors will).
- By putting clients at the center of your practice, your decisions will benefit them and your firm.
- By providing client-centered services, firms will unlock a latent legal market that is currently underserved.
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Join us for this lunchtime program and learn from the pros how to put your legal skills to use communicating to a non-legal audience through mass media. Find out what a Hollywood producer looks for in a legal commentator and see how one local attorney has gained national acclaim as a TV legal expert.
Presenters:
AnneElise Goetz is Partner at Higgs, Fletcher & Mack and has appeared on national television as a legal expert over 500 times. She can be seen regularly on CNN, HLN, Access Hollywood, and other nationally syndicated programs. Previously she was the weekly legal contributor on Top 30, Dr. Drew, and One America News.
Barry Poznick is President of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) Unscripted & Alternative Television and Orion Television, where he oversees the creative and development of all MGM’s unscripted and alternative content for broadcast, cable, and syndication, as well as sports entertainment, premium documentaries, true crime, podcasts, children’s programming and digital content, and oversees all content for Orion Television.
Moderator:
Johanna Schiavoni, SDCBA President
Johanna Schiavoni is a certified specialist in appellate law, and her practice at California Appellate Law Group LLP focuses on civil appeals in state and federal courts.
Program Links and Information
Free for SDCBA Members
$25 for non-members


Showcase of Tech and Services for Law Practice Management (Virtual Exhibit Hall Tour)

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Get ready for a rare cooking class treat from renowned Excecutive Chef and Restaurateur Josh Capon! Josh Capon is the executive chef and partner behind NYC’s Lure Fishbar, B&B Winepub, Bowery Meat Company and El Toro Blanco and the host of Spike TV’s “Frankenfood.” Cook at home alongside Josh as he shows you how to prepare:
- Josh’s award-winning Bash Burger (the cheeseburger recipe that won Rachael Ray’s Burger Bash six times!) (check him out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obnrOgS1QEY )
- Sauteed Shrimp with artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, lemon, and basil
- Fresh whipped Ricotta Crostini with honey, toasted pecans, pomegranates, and mint
Enjoy Josh’s expert picks for perfect wine pairings too, including Pinot Gris from Oregon, Beaujolais (Gamay grape) and Syrah!
Download the recipes (PDFs) to have the ingredients in advance of the class!
Check out Josh's Prep Sheet here so you are all set to get cooking at 5 p.m.


Coffee with LawPay is a casual way for us at LawPay to connect with colleagues, share legal insights and tips, and answer questions in real time. During this session, we’ll be discussing best practices on trust accounting and tools you can use to help your firm maintain trust compliance. We’ll also be joined by an expert on this topic—Chad Todd, Co-founder of TrustBooks. So grab a cup of coffee and join us on July 21st!
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eFiling has become the preferred method for submitting court documents throughout California. On May 26, 2020 eFiling for San Diego Family Law will be permissive, and mandatory later this year. Other practice fields are expected to follow suit soon.
Join us for our webinar with an eFiling expert to prepare for the changes before eFiling becomes mandatory. In this webinar, we will address San Diego and California eFiling rules, walk you through filings from end to end, address common eFiling mistakes, and answer your eFiling questions in great detail.The days of paper filings in San Diego Courts are limited. Stay ahead of the pack and learn the ins and outs of eFiling.
Topics to be covered:
- eFiling Updates & Deadlines
- Local and State eFiling rules
- Dashboard Overview
- Initiating a New Case
- Reasons for Rejected Documents
- Filing on an Existing Case - Q&A
Meeting links and information
Webinar ID:
986 6685 1562
Telephone
US: +1 346 248 7799
+1 669 900 6833
+1 253 215 8782
+1 312 626 6799
+1 929 436 2866
+1 301 715 8592
855 880 1246 (Toll Free)
877 853 5257 (Toll Free)
International numbers available: https://lawgical.zoom.us/u/adCIGuDGVN

Clio Demo: Watch How Law Firms Use Clio From Intake to Invoice
Speaker:
Justin Aves, Account Manager at Clio
Program Links and Information:
The intake process for your law practice serves as the critical point of entry for potential new clients. The intake process usually begins at or before the first client meeting and may involve a few additional steps afterward. However, it is during the first steps that the client will begin to appreciate your firm's structure, communication, and values. During this panel, we will discuss a few easy steps you can take to maximize the efficiency of your intake system while building greater trust with your clients.

Put your free license to work! Bill 20-30% more time IMMEDIATELY using the #1 suite of apps for Clio. Predictive time tracking, intuitive document management, automatic email filing, dynamic text macros and much, much more! Faster Suite – Your one-stop-shop for getting the absolute most out of Clio.
Meeting ID:
854 1905 9288
Dial by your location
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Please join us for a discussion of RESOLVE Law San Diego, an unprecedented pro bono program that offers free mediations and free discovery referees. With COVID 19 impacting our civil justice system, a group of leading attorneys in San Diego got together to form RESOLVE Law for the benefit of those seeking resolution of civil disputes. RESOLVE Law is a simple and streamlined program, whereby the parties pick their free mediator or referee from a website and quickly schedule the proceeding. The referees can decide matters on a binding or nonbinding basis. RESOLVE Law is extremely pleased to offer a list of over 200 experienced attorneys and retired judges who are volunteering their time for this pro bono program. Panelists David Casey, Ben Bunn, Ben Cramer, and Deborah Dixon will give you more details about how it works, and how it can benefit you and your clients. In these very unique times, it is critical that all attorneys utilize creative thinking to best serve their clients. RESOLVE Law can help be part of the solution!
Speakers:
Deborah Dixon, Ben Cramer, Ben Bunn, David Casey, Amy Rose Martel

Recruiting and retaining top talent is critical to keeping your competitive edge. You can't afford to slow down with outdated, disjointed solutions. Build an engaging employee experience from before day one and drive an enviable culture while cutting down on manual, time-consuming processes. Our top-rated, all-in-one platform puts on-demand, mobile tools for managing employee data, communication, learning, and powerful data insights at your fingertips.

Virtual Trivia Game (hosted by New Lawyer Division)

Topics include:
Modern legal research tool: Westlaw Edge
- Gain a strategic advantage and craft stronger case strategy
- Quickly analyze your opponent’s briefs and motions for weaknesses
- Better understand key differences in statutes and regulations across the country
- Reduce your risk by gaining insight into case law that has been implicitly overruled
- Get more on point search results quicker Used by all CA Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court as well as the entire Department of Justice
Propel your research into action with Practical Law Connect
- Targeted for attorneys who advise, negotiate, and draft legal documents
- Ensure that business dealings comply with relevant statutes and regulation
- Integrated with Westlaw and maintained and curated by a team of over 300 full time attorney editors who ensure relevant and up-to-date resources are at your fingertips
Program Links and Information
Click here to join Microsoft Teams meeting
Conference ID:
214 965 621
+1 206-809-2328 United States, Seattle (Toll)

Tom Boyle - Top 5 Mistakes Attorneys Face with Their Trust Account Discuss the most common mistakes that attorneys make with managing their trust account. Walk through why mistakes happen and steps you can easily take to overcome these mistakes.
Understanding the high-level challenges attorneys face with managing their trust account
- Real world examples of attorneys getting in trouble from trust mistakes
- Understanding trust accounting basics
Go through the 5 most common mistakes – identify issue and provide solutions
- Three-Way Reconciliations
- Monthly Reconciliations
- Maintain client ledgers
- Negative client balances
- Proper documentation for deposits and checks
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Clio Customer Training: A Deep Dive Into Some of Clio's Key Features for Current Users
Speaker: Samantha Cao, Group Training Specialist
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Creating and implement an efficient invoicing procedure in your law firm is a critical component to a profitable law firm. When clients cannot pay or delay in paying a legal bill, a firm's finances and cash flow can be affected significantly. Conversely, when your bills are paid quickly, your firms run more smoothly, and you have peace of mind. During this session our experts will share successful strategies that will get your firm on the path to a streamlined legal billing process that will result in faster client payments.


Speakers:
Mediators Kristin Rizzo, Esq. (Rizzo Resolution) + Jonathan Brenner, Esq. (Judicate West)
Early resolution of a dispute provides numerous benefits to its parties. Whereas protracted litigation can be expensive and trial can yield unexpected results, early case resolution through private mediation can be expeditious and economical. Court closures caused by COVID-19, resulting in litigation delays, limited court access, and trial date uncertainty, is likely to increase the demand for private resolution and early case mediations. Learn from mediators who will provide you with tips for successful resolution of your pre-litigation and pre-discovery matters.

LawClerk:Leverage Freelance Attorneys and Tech to Next-Level Your Firm This program will offer an informative, frank, and even fun discussion about how to leverage the freelance legal ecosystem to up-level your legal practice. Want to be more productive AND more profitable? Freelance lawyers to the rescue!
Presented by Kristin Tyler, this program will benefit solo and small firm attorneys who need a flexible way to staff up their cases with freelance lawyers from time to time, or on a regular basis. The presentation will walk through the ethical - and practical - concerns as well as solutions when an attorney outsources to freelance lawyers.
Learning objectives:
- Identify key ethical concerns and apply practical solutions to stay compliant with ethics rules
- Distinguish the benefits that freelance lawyers can offer as compared to the traditional, full-time paralegal or associate attorney
- Examine when and how tech and/or outsourcing can be an excellent solution for solo and small firm lawyers
- Breakdown six steps for success with outsourcing.
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Build Your Practice with Referrals from Lawyer Referral & Information Service. Join hosts Jason Sheinberg and Michelle Chavez discuss the benefits of joining the SDCBA’s Lawyer Referral &B Information Service. Learn about this inexpensive marketing option to help you build your practice.


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After another full day of MEMBO, gather your family for a private, members-only concert by Singer/Songwriter Jeff Lewis (as seen on The Voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Y_-Cpg6x4.) Jeff’s songs were featured on the “Lego Batman” Soundtrack and “Lego Nijago” Soundtrack and he performed in “Pitch Perfect” and “Descendants”. In addition to working with many top Kpop groups, he is currently writing songs for Disney films, shows and parks around the world.

How the Right Technology Can Solve Your Small Firms Document and Email Management Headaches. Presented by NetDocuments.
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Whether you are preparing to reopen your doors or have been open all along, you're looking at how to work differently to keep business running smoothly and employees safe and healthy. Whatever your situation, Paylocity is your partner to help you tackle the tasks of today so you can look ahead to tomorrow.

Join the ABA Retirement Funds Program to learn about COVID-19 and Your Financial Health: What you need to know right now. In this presentation we will talk about the state of the market due to the global pandemic, how the pandemic has affected things and what to expect in the coming months. We will also walk through the pillars of financial wellness, review real-time consumer sentiments on spending and saving during this time, and provide you with some tips on what you can do to protect your financial future.
Speakers:
Virginia Brennan
Maria Fisher
Joe Libbra
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One of the easiest ways for a cybercriminal to breach client confidentiality is to attack our most common forms of online communications with clients - emails and texts. What can you do to secure email, text, and phone communications with clients? Thankfully, there are many options in today's legal technology marketplace. Our panel will share tips for encryption, discuss client portals and best practices for sharing documents.
Panelists:
Marcus Niro

Join Hailey Thompson as she walks through LawPay’s easy-to-use payment solution developed specifically to give law firms a simple, secure way to accept client credit card and eCheck payments. Get billing and payment best practices and tips on how to use LawPay to grow revenue in your firm. LawPay is trusted by more than 145,000 legal professionals and is a proud San Diego County Member Benefit Provider.
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Topics to include:
- Use of virtual backgrounds
- Managing Jury Selection Remotely
- Sharing exhibits on Zoom
- Do it yourself
- Bring in the experts
- Closing Arguments – PowerPoint Tips


Virtual Happy Hour — Rootin' Tootin' Bingo with Prizes! Presented by Law Pay.
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Presenter: Tim Bedford
While legal firms can be as diverse as the lawyers who founded them, when it comes to size, location, specialty, and more, nearly all share a common goal — the desire for growth. So how can law practices ensure growth by increasing their revenues and expanding their client bases? In this seminar, we’ll explore this question by exploring:
- The state of the legal industry
- Expectations of today’s legal clients
- Three focus areas that deliver consistent growth
- Tips for maximizing efficiency to increase revenue
- Ways to increase conversions and expand your client base
- How to retain existing clients and turn them into referrals
Program Informatin and links:
Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID:
961-0265-5449
Dial:
(669)900-6833
Password:
496455

Copy Link is one of SDCBA Benefit Partners with vetted pricing JUST FOR SDCBA MEMBERS. We offer Copiers, Printers, and Interactive White Boards that will help your firm with Cyber Security, Document Management AND Office Efficiency. WE will teach you how to easily manage your documents while using the highest level of Security the industry has to offer.
Topics:
New State of the Art Security Features-Firmware Attack Prevention and Self Recovery
Addressing Threats-Insider Security Breach, Cyber Crime, Cloud Services, Mobile Adoptions
Adobe Embedded Print Engine and Air Print
Cloud Connectors- SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox
Over the past 30 years our clients have come to depend on the exceptional customer service and outstanding technical knowledge that we provide. Copy Link established ourselves as a service company. We have been privately owned and operated since 1990 and since then, have been building the business one satisfied customer at a time.
Copy Link has also been recognized by Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America as a Platinum Level Service Provider. “This is reserved for our best dealers who meet our highest standards of operational efficiency.” Qualifications include training, education, service support and customer satisfaction.
Stronger Security through Partnership! Sharp BLI Line of the Year! Copy Link-Your Trusted Resource for Office Technology!
Contact Judi Adams for a Review of your current Copier Lease. In today’s world of expense control, let me help you save money through our SDCBA Partnership. jadams@copylink.net 619-743-5870
Program Information and links coming soon.

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