CLE Seminar Materials – 11/22/2013

Some 265 PCBA members gathered at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott on November 22 to network and stay on top of their profession at the Fall CLE seminar. As always, the CLE provided a full day of diverse and interesting presentations covering a wide array of topics pertinent to the practice of law in Iowa. The program, which was offered FREE to members, provided 7.75 hours of CLE, including 2.5 ethics and 6 hours of federal CLE. Activity number is 120628.

• Business Law Willard Boyd III, J.D
• Sexual Harassment after Vance v. Ball State University, Patricia Shoff, J.D.
• The ‘One Contract’ Rule – What it is and How to Use it, Ed McConnell, J.D.
•        • Outline
•        • Exhibits with Cover Pages
•        • PowerPoint
• Ethics of Deception, Chantelle Smith, J.D.
• Current Issues in Iowa Real Estate Law: Deeds from Limited Liability Companies & State Use and Reversions Act, Jim Nervig, J.D.
• Ex Parte Communications with Litigants, Judges, Jurors, Third Parties & Disqualification of Counsel for Ex Parte Communications, Wendell Harms, J.D.
• Healthcare. How Does the Iowa Health Insurance Marketplace Work? Changes under the Healthcare Reform Act, Nick Gerhart, J.D.
• Legal Writing: Playing Offense Against Your Adversaries’ Arguments, Danielle Shelton, J.D.
• Environmental Law, Benjamin Clark, J.D.
• Bankruptcy Update, Hon. Anita Shodeen, J.D.
• Family Law Update, Diane Dornburg, J.D.
•         • Responses to the Stephens Case
•         • Central Iowa Parenting Coordinators Chart
•         • Central Iowa Parenting Coordinators List
•         • Divorce: Collaborative vs. Litigation
•         • Iowa Collaborative Divorce