Class recorded October 28, 2020

Finding legal help you can afford can be difficult. In this class, learn about low-cost and free options for getting help from a lawyer. You will also get information on how to talk to a lawyer, what a lawyer looks for in a client, how to tell your story, and the importance of gathering the facts and documents in your case. Learn how to make your legal journey easier and more successful by making the most out of the legal help you can afford.

Class covers:

• Low-cost and free options for getting help from a lawyer, and when and how to use each
• How to talk to a lawyer: identifying your legal problem, telling your story effectively, and what a lawyer looks for in a client
• The importance of gathering your facts and documents
• How legal billing works
• Things clients do that increase costs
• Deciding what legal work isn’t worth the cost

Presented By:

Kathleen O’Connor, Law Office of Kathleen M. O’Connor

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)

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LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Class recorded Thursday, October 29, 2020

In the wake of the George Floyd protests, police reform has become a topic of urgent concern. Join a panel of experts to discuss whether and to what extent racial bias exists in policing, and how law enforcement can be reformed to ensure both safety and the protection of human and constitutional rights.

Class covers:

• The extent of the problem of racial bias in policing
• How the law protects against police bias and brutality, and why the legal system sometimes fails to make these protections reality
• Is racial bias built in to the structure of the American system of law enforcement?
• What might “Defund the Police” really mean? Is it a good idea, and would it work?
• How to root out police bias and brutality through policy reform

Presented By:

Prof. Jody Armour, Professor of Law, USC-Gould School of Law

Austin Dove, The Law Office of Austin Dove

Prof. Isabelle Gunning, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

Prof. Cheryl Harris, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law

Lieutenant Curtis G. McIntyre, Ed.D., Los Angeles Police Department Community Outreach and Development Division

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Class recorded October 27, 2020

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group for a virtual discussion with author and election law expert  Richard L. Hasen as we discuss his latest book Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust and the Threat to American Democracy.  Do Americans have trust in our democratic system?  Share your thoughts!

About the author, Richard Hasen:

• Chancellor’s Professor of Law & Political Science at U.C. Irvine
• Nationally recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation
• Co-founding editor of Election Law Journal
• Author of more than 100 articles on election law issues published in numerous journals including Harvard Law Review, Stanford Law Review and Supreme Court Review
• Author of The Voting Wars (2012), Plutocrats United (2016), The Justice of Contradictions (2018) and Election Meltdown (2020)

Presented by:

Richard Hasen, author and Chancellor’s Professor of Law & Political Science at U.C.  Irvine

Kathleen O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research, LA Law Library

Class recorded March 3, 2019.

A large proportion of State Bar disciplinary matters involve mishandling of client trust funds, with often dire consequences. This class will cover the surprisingly complex rules governing client trust account funds, and give you some best practices to avoid the nightmares you have heard about.

Class covers:

• Common trust account errors
• Resolution of fee disputes involving trust funds
• Treatment of liens against trust funds
• How the new Rules of Professional Conduct affect your trust fund responsibilities

Earn 1 hour participatory California Legal Ethics MCLE credit: After registration, a staff member will email you the course materials, an evaluation form, and your Certificate of Attendance (usually the next business day). Register first, then watch the recording to the end and answer the questions provided in the popup to verify your attendance.

Presented by Ellen A. Panksy and Art Barsegyan:

Ellen A. Pansky is the founding partner of Pansky Markle and a Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice Law. She received the Kettlewell Legal Ethics Advisor Award in 2016, is an inaugural member and past President of the national Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, a member of the LACBA Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee (Chair 1996-97), and previously served as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

Art Barsegyan is an associate attorney at Pansky Markle with a practice focusing on legal ethics compliance, California State Bar discipline and admissions, and legal malpractice defense. He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, during which time he assisted in the investigation and prosecution of attorneys as a law clerk in the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Discipline Defense Counsel.

Registration fee: $25
Non-refundable payment.