Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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As a business owner, artist, or creator, you try to do things that set you apart from the competition. Usually, you do not want the competition to know your important business information, and you don’t want them to profit from your creative expressions and original works. In this class, learn how to protect the information and work that gives your business an edge.

Class covers:

• Copyright: what is protected, and how to make sure no one profits from your original works and expressions
• Free for the taking: what you can take from others, what others can take from you
• Clearance required: what you do need permission to use
• Pitching, idea theft, and implied-in-fact-contracts

Participants are encouraged to join by video as class may involve sharing of visual information and writings, participation via the chat function, and the opportunity to interact with others. Virtual networking reception to follow class.

Presented by John L. Geiger:

John L. Geiger is an intellectual property attorney in Los Angeles with over thirty years of litigation and transactional experience.  He has represented a broad variety of entertainment professionals, including screenwriters, producers, directors, and actors, as well as music recording and headline international concert tour artists.  Mr. Geiger is co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists (UC Press, 2019).  Currently, as a Principal Deputy County Counsel for the County of Los Angeles, he advises public agencies on complex information technology and intellectual property matters.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019  12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.

In the day-to-day of managing a business, it can be easy to lose sight of the big financial picture. In this class, learn to set realistic goals, budget effectively, save and invest properly, and manage financial risks and returns for you and your business.

Class covers:

• Setting realistic financial and personal goals
• Developing a plan to reach your goals
• Learning to adjust your spending and maximize your income
• Planning for risk with insurance
• Minimizing tax liability

Presented by Kimberly Kelly-Rolfe:
Kimberly Kelly-Rolfe is founder and CEO of Kelly Rolfe Financial Services, a Los Angeles based accounting firm, established in 2005, that provides small businesses a one stop solution for financial services integrating accounting, bookkeeping, tax preparation and payroll functions in a single space utilizing a team of experts. Kimberly has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, recently earned her Master of Science degree in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from USC’s Marshall School of Business and was awarded this year, USC’s prestigious Marcia Israel Award. She is best known for teaching workshops on business and finance throughout Southern California and in 2017, launched Accelerate Business Training designed to help entrepreneurs launch, run and grow in business. Her notable work includes a trip to the White House to advocate on behalf of small businesses and recognition by the SBA and City of Los Angeles as an Emerging Leader in business. Kimberly’s focus, as well as company mission is to improve the financial position of the people they serve. Through her work with Kelly Rolfe Financial Services and Accelerate, she works to fulfill a greater goal of developing small business owners into employers to create total employment in the U.S. Currently, Kimberly resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband of 23 years and two children.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No 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 Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

La clase fue grabada el 23 de abril de 2020

Cuando alguien alquila una casa y tiene problemas para pagarle al propietario debido a los efectos de la crisis de COVID-19, es importante saber que existen órdenes y reglas de emergencia que probablemente protegen a los inquilinos de desalojo durante la pandemia, aunque no sea ayuda a largo plazo más allá de la crisis. En esta presentación, la abogada de derechos de vivienda Maria Hall explica cómo funcionan las nuevas reglas, discute los derechos y deberes de los propietarios e inquilinos durante la pandemia y da algunos consejos sobre qué esperar en el futuro.

Clase cubre:

• Qué hacer si un inquilino no puede pagar la renta debido a la crisis de COVID-19
• ¿Puede un propietario desalojar a alguien mientras las reglas de emergencia están vigentes?
• ¿Cuándo tendrá que pagar el inquilino los pagos de renta perdidos?
• Derechos y deberes de los propietarios durante la crisis
• Qué esperar cuando se levantan las reglas de emergencia

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Sin asesoramiento legal: LA Law Library no proporciona asesoramiento legal. LA Law Library proporciona recursos legales y asistencia con la investigación legal como un servicio educativo. La información presentada en cada uno de estos programas no es un consejo legal y se proporciona únicamente como un servicio educativo a nuestros clientes. Para consejo legal, deberías consultar un abogado.

Tuesday, April 26, 2022: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

--- CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

Many successful businesses develop important assets that are “intangible,” including trademarks identifying your products (or services) in the flow of commerce, and patents to protect scientific inventions. Learn how to protect such assets and ensure your company’s continued success.

Class covers:

• Protecting an original invention through the patent process
• What patent protection can provide your business, and what it can’t
• How to develop and protect a valuable trademark

Participants are encouraged to join by video as class may involve sharing of visual information and writings, participation via the chat function, and the opportunity to interact with others. Virtual networking reception to follow class.

Presented by Courtney Stuart-Alban

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.

No 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 Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.