30Oct
20Feb
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Alison Buchanan
03/14/2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. "Ethical Issues with Virtual Remote Work" presented by Alison Buchanan via Zoom. Alison Buchanan is a shareholder with Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc., in San Jose, California, where she serves as the firm’s General Counsel and chairs the firm’s...
26Jan
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Dana Scruggs
02/28/2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. "Calculating Damages in Plaintiff's Personal Injury" presented by Dana Scruggs at El Palomar Restaurant, 1336 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. This will be our first in-person MCLE luncheon in approximately three years! Dana Scruggs is recognized by associates and opposing attorneys, as...
04Nov
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Leah Wilson
Ms. Wilson was appointed to the position of Executive Director for the State Bar of California in 2017 and reappointed in 2021. In that capacity, she manages a $206 million budget and 550 staff who are responsible for the regulation, licensing, and discipline of California...
04Nov
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Yvonne Ascher
Yvonne A. Ascher is a sole practitioner in Monterey, CA. practicing in the area of estate planning and administration for over 30 years (no fighting). Yvonne has an LLM in Taxation from Golden Gate University; and is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and...
04Oct
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Joy McMurtry
Joy McMurtry is a Chief Deputy Public Defender with Monterey County. McMurtry has been with the county for 15 and ½ years, and before that was a Public Defender in Wyoming for 5 years and a prosecutor for 4 years. In addition to her legal...
04Oct
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Jane Becker
Tax attorney, Jane Becker, will review how to resolve a decedent's outstanding tax issues (unfiled and/or unpaid filings) including the non-reporting of offshore assets with an emphasis on doing so as quickly and expeditiously as possible. Jane will also review pre-death and post-death steps that...
19Sep
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Nancy Hoffman and Teri Scarlett
Dr. Hoffman a geriatric neuropsychologist in Santa Rosa with a forensic practice focusing on the assessment of capacity, undue influence, conservatorships, and elder abuse in older adults. She specializes in the differential diagnosis of the various forms of dementia and their influence on capacity. She...
09Aug
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Rizza Gonzales
Rizza Gonzales is a 2006 graduate of the University of Southern California where she graduated with degrees in Political Science, Sociology, and English Literature, she graduated from the University of California, LA, School of Law in 2009 where she received her JD and joined Century...
01Jul