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The next wave of privacy lawsuits is here. Matt Kenefick and Michael Gold of Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP break down defense tactics and strategies to prevent, defend, and dismiss privacy claims in this rapidly evolving area of the law. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

Litigation requires lawyers to make difficult judgment calls where advocacy, civility, and ethical conduct often intersect. Through realistic hypotheticals, Hon. Wendy L. Wilcox (Ret.) of Signature Resolution, John F. Ramey of ACTS LAW, Michelle Watkins of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Grace Parrish of Loyola Law School, and Rupa Patel of MG+M The Law Firm examine where those lines are drawn and why they matter. The discussion focuses on the impact those lines have on clients, opposing counsel, and the court. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

As online bullying and digital abuse become more prevalent, attorneys are increasingly being tasked with advising victims and litigating claims involving anonymous perpetrators, impersonation, cyberstalking, revenge porn, and other forms of digital abuse. This program examines the current legal landscape governing online bullying and digital harassment, with an emphasis on practical litigation strategies under California and federal law.

Discovery is where cases are most often won or lost on process, and a single misstep can lead to spoliation findings, waived privilege, sanctions, or a confidentiality breach. Hon. Susan L. Greenberg (Ret.) of Signature Resolution draws on years of managing discovery from the bench to show litigators how to spot and reduce those risks before they materialize. She walks through the most common exposure points and the practical steps that keep each one in check, plus how to build a process that is repeatable, well documented, and defensible if challenged. Attendees leave better equipped to protect their clients, their records, and their standing with the court. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

We'll be diving into the various hoops that professionals in the sports and entertainment industry have to jump through to obtain work authorization in the U.S., covering both the immigration side and the corporate/contract side of the business. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

Technical excellence gets you in the door, but authentic relationships drive long-term career momentum. Designed for legal professionals navigating their next pivot or leadership leap, this session offers a foundational mindset shift on how career growth truly unfolds—not through greater technical excellence and transactional networking, but through genuine, trust-based connections. Led by executive coach and mediator Ellen Kim, this event explores how to invite constructive feedback, build relationships with champions who believe in your work, and gain actionable insights to become a process expert for the path you aspire to create. Learn how to reflect on your career trajectory, engage mentors and sponsors thoughtfully, and build a supportive community to drive your current work and your future path forward. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

The practice of law is highly demanding, requiring intellectual acuity, rigor, hard work, and composure under pressure. Research has long shown that humor and play strengthen mental well-being, sharpen learning, and support professional growth, all of which are critical to meeting the demands of legal practice and advancing in the profession. Lawyers and executive coaches Karen Morris and Kathy Morris will show how humor and play help defuse tension, lighten the mood in difficult conversations with clients, colleagues, opposing counsel, and others, ease the isolation and stress that contribute to attorney burnout, and serve as an effective tool in career development and job searches. The session offers practical guidance on bringing more humor and play into your professional life in ways that support your well-being as a lawyer and civility in the legal profession. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

Song-Beverly cases stall because each side sees a different case. Plaintiff's counsel counts days out of service and lost confidence in the vehicle. Defense counsel counts mileage driven, causation, and whether the repair ultimately worked. Jacob Cutler of Cutler Mediation Group, spent twelve years litigating lemon law claims before moving to the mediator's chair. He covers when a case is ready to mediate, including the early mediation requirement under AB 1755, and how to value one using actual damages, mileage offset, civil penalties, and attorney fee exposure. The session closes with a hypothetical repurchase dispute for both sides to work through. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

USC Gould School of Law Dean Franita Tolson’s new book explores how Congress quietly shaped American elections for more than a century, using its authority under the Elections Clause, the Guarantee Clause, and later, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, to combat voter suppression, reimagine representation, and determine who could (and could not) participate in American democracy. Even as Jim Crow laws disenfranchised millions, Congress continued to review and sometimes overturn the elections of its own members, refusing to cede complete control to the states. Join Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of Berkeley Law as he moderates this BHBA Book Talk with Dean Tolson that will provide important legal historical context to current voting rights debates. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

This program examines the unique professional obligations for associates and their supervising attorneys when using AI in legal practice. We’ll address supervisory responsibilities under ABA Model Rules, how to establish AI protocols and best practices, and implementation of quality control systems to maintain ethical compliance. The program will also provide practical tools and recommendations to associates for responsible and transparent AI use. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

As research and commerce move into orbit, familiar intellectual property rules become far less predictable. Ed Koellner, Franklin Pierce School of Law, uses a multinational space-research hypothetical to examine who owns inventions created aboard commercial spacecraft and how spacecraft registration and mission architecture affect patent jurisdiction. The effects when AI-assisted discoveries qualify for protection, and why data, telemetry, software, and trade secrets may be more valuable than the patent itself. Attendees will receive practical guidance for drafting space-ready licenses, allocating ownership and improvement rights, documenting human inventorship, preserving orbital evidence, and preparing for enforcement beyond Earth. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

Most IP disputes are won—or lost—long before trial. The decisions made in the first 100 days shape leverage, control costs, drive settlement opportunities, and position a case for success. Join Rebecca B. Horton and Manny J. Caixeiro of Venable LLP as they share a strategic playbook for the critical first moves in an IP dispute. Drawing on high-stakes technology and entertainment matters, attendees will gain practical insight on how to assess risk quickly, build early leverage, align litigation strategy with business objectives, and maximize the value of outside counsel from day one. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

The legal framework governing creative content is shifting fast, and entertainment practitioners are navigating questions the law has not fully answered. Generative AI adds a new layer of analysis to every stage of production, from clearance and chain of title to questions of authorship and ownership in works that never existed before. Lisa Callif, Donaldson Callif Perez, examines where this area of law has been, where it stands today, and where it is headed, tracing the practical realities of clearance, including fair use, and content creation in modern entertainment. Attendees will leave with a clearer framework for spotting clearance issues and advising clients on AI-related exposure. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

California's court reporter shortage has left more than a million civil, family, and probate proceedings a year with no means of creating an official transcript in Los Angeles County alone. In Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court held that a superior court has a duty to provide an official verbatim record to a litigant in all cases in all proceedings when the litigant cannot afford a private reporter. That includes electronic recording when no official reporter is available notwithstanding the Government Code’s prohibition to the contrary. The Honorable Lawrence P. Riff, Supervising Judge of Civil (Los Angeles Superior Court), and Alphonse F. Provinziano, CFLS, of Provinziano & Associates, will examine the decision, and its implications for the courts and practitioners handling family law, probate, and civil matters. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.

Workplace discrimination doesn't work the way it used to. Much of it now runs on implicit bias and structural patterns rather than open hostility, but the law hasn’t kept pace. Title VII's burden-of-proof framework still expects employees to come forward with direct evidence of discriminatory intent. The mismatch is the problem, and it's a problem that the science on how bias actually operates makes hard to ignore. In this program, Dave Hall University of Tennessee College of Law, digs into the gap between Title VII's evidentiary framework and the psychology of implicit bias, and propose shifting the burden of proof to close it. This session turns that analysis into practical guidance — advising employers on bias-aware policies, representing employees in discrimination claims, and counseling clients on internal practices that lower litigation exposure. You'll leave with a clearer sense of where the doctrine stands, where it falls short, and how to counsel clients in light of both. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.