This session will explore practitioners' top considerations in determining the appropriate value of cases at all stages of litigation, from pre-lit to post-trial.  Practitioners will share their experiences and advice for justifying and communicating “their number” to opposing parties, mediators, and jurors. (How to value cases to put out initial settlement demand; How that value might change over time; How to effectively negotiate for the best value considering that mills are driving down value).

Description:    Subrogation - Your Gateway to Personal Success - An Emerging Professionals' Workshop (Part 2) - October 27th Part 2 of this workshop will be a round-robin style workshop, where emerging professionals will be split into three groups, and they will get to meet with each panelist for 15 minutes and get to gain knowledge and perspective about how the panelists gained success in their subrogation career through their own tips and tricks and get to ask questions in a small group setting. The panelists’ perspectives will come from the claims industry, legal field, and alternative dispute resolution field....

Speaker: Hon. Kathleen Kelly (Ret.) – ADR Services, Inc. Oliver Vallejo, Esq. – The Veen Firm Hon. Sandra Margulies (Ret.) - JAMS Location: Zoom Cost: $55.00 SFTLA Member │$65.00 Non-Member

Speakers: Edward Weiss, Esq. - ADR Services, Inc. Hon. Randolph M. Hammock - LASC Paul Kiesel - Kielsel Law LLP Jay Spillane - Spillane Trial Group PLC   Location: Webinar   Cost: Free members, $45 non-members  

Speakers, a litigator, sitting judge, and retired judge turned mediator, will discuss how best to use a litigator’s toolbox of case management orders and RFOs to deal with litigants and “overly zealous” attorneys to try and curb bad behavior short of seeking Family Code 271 sanctions.

The recently-enacted Partition of Real Property Act creates new procedures for properties held as a tenancy in common. In the absence of published appellate cases interpreting the new statute, what are the best practices for navigating the new procedural requirements? Join real property/partition litigator Curtis Holdsworth, partition referee and attorney Matthew Taylor, and the Hon. Elizabeth Feffer (Ret.), as they provide an overview of California’s long-established partition statutory scheme, and also offer their perspectives on the impact of and implementation of the new statute. By the end of this session, attorneys with or without experience litigating partition actions will have an understanding of the Partition of Real Property Act, and will also receive practical tips and strategies to deploy in or out of the courtroom.

This 1-hour CLE presentation will discuss the important new torts cases published by California courts between January 1 and June 30, 2025.

Hear from a variety of speakers at this annual conference.

Strategies and Techniques for an Effective Mediation

The 2025 two-day--TUES November 12th and WED November 13th, from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM--(virtual) conference with a wide array of provocative MCLE programs that fulfill Specialty (Civility in the Legal Profession, Legal Ethics, Implicit Bias, Prevention and Detection Competence, Wellness Competence, Technology in the Practice of Law), Legal Specialty (Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law) and General MCLE credits. Attend all or just a few of the offerings for one flat fee. The MCLE Committee has selected current topics and issues challenging our legal profession and community.

In this presentation Mark Kramer will cover various aspects of civility, the new California State Bar MCLE requirement, the Code of Judicial Ethics, and changes to the oath for attorneys regarding civility.  Mr. Kramer will also discuss the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) principles of civility, reported case law and other examples of the benefits of practicing civility and the many downsides of incivility with practical tips to enhance your practice. Mark will also discuss how practicing civility enhances your credibility with counsel, judges and jurors.

Description: Franky Carrillo was exonerated after serving 20 years in prison for murder. During this panel, Mr. Carrillo will share the impact of his wrongful conviction. Deputy DA Juan Mejia, the prosecutor in Mr. Carrillo's case, and Deputy DA Amy Wilton, both former leaders of the Habeas Corpus Team, will discuss the DA's approach to habeas corpus matters. Joseph Trigilio, ED of Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent (LPI), will discuss how the LPI deals with wrongful conviction claims. Judge Kelvin Filer, the Supervising Judge of the Compton Courthouse where Mr. Carrillo's conviction and exoneration occurred, will provide the...