Hawaii CLE Courses
CA SpecificTrusts4.45California Estate Planning 2025: New Laws, Old Tools, and the Changes You Need to Make
This timely practice update offers a practical analysis of the recent and proposed legal and tax changes affecting trusts and estates and provides a review of the new tools to adapt to the changing regulatory environment. Provide your clients with the most up-to-date representation: register today! Get an incisive summary and analysis of the tax changes and their implications for existing planning tools. Learn which deductions remain and how to obtain them. Identify planning approaches that no longer help your clients. Gain practical pointers for fixing old trusts. Glean the future of the practice with a practical analysis of the ongoing and upcoming regulatory efforts.
Recorded May 05, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 57 minutes
CA SpecificTrusts4.69California Probate and Trust Administration
Working through issues that arise through probate and trust administration can be daunting. Are you well-equipped with the tools you need to succeed? This insightful course will take you through steps in probate administration, including information on creditor and debt issues, tax and more. You will also get valuable insight on trust administration, including the handling of accounting, distributions and taxes. Don't miss this opportunity to hone your probate and trust administration skills - register today! Take a closer look at the initial steps for filing the estate. Discuss what needs to be done to handle creditor claims and debts. Make sure everything is in order for the final distribution of the estate. Review what issues need to be addressed concerning taxes in probate administration. Get the latest information on taxation concerns associated with trusts. Explore the different types of trusts and how they are used. Learn ways to manage, sell and distribute property and assets in trust administration. Gain a better understanding of the distinctions between trust fiduciary accounting and income tax accounting.
Recorded January 31, 2025.OnDemand6 hours 35 minutes
CA SpecificPersonal Injury & Negligence4.47California Personal Injury Boot Camp
Whether you are a new attorney or are new to the personal injury practice, this online seminar is full of valuable information to help you through your next case. Let our experienced faculty walk you through the procedures of a personal injury case from the initial intake through trial. Gain valuable insight on critical steps, including: damage calculations; filing and discovery procedures; the basics of liens and subrogation; and much more! Don't miss this chance to build your skills in personal injury litigation - register today! Discuss effective ways to outline your litigation strategy during the initial meeting with your client. Learn how to evaluate and calculate damages in personal injury. Review ways to obtain insurance information and successfully negotiate with the insurance adjuster. Explore the basics of liens and subrogation in personal injury cases. Discuss the essential elements of filing your case and the importance of preserving evidence. Analyze which experts are best to consult to substantiate your case. Learn how to prepare for and successfully navigate through a personal injury trial.
Recorded October 13, 2023.OnDemand6 hours 2 minutes
CA SpecificEthics & Specialty Credits3.92California Competence, Elimination of Bias, Technology, and Civility
Unlock the secrets to running a successful law firm in California with our dynamic course! Dive into essential topics such as maintaining competence and promoting bias-reducing strategies. Master the latest in technology and law firm management while fostering a culture of civility and professionalism. Elevate your practice by eliminating bias and ensuring top-notch legal service for all clients. Register now! Discover competence related issues that pertain to running and owning a law firm. Explore prevention and detection competence issues in the context of operating a law firm. Learn about elimination of implicit bias and bias-reducing strategies. Explore issues pertaining to the elimination of bias in law firms. Delve into technology-related concerns and ethical law firm management. Understand the crucial role that civility plays in legal practice.
Recorded February 26, 2025.OnDemand6 hours
CA SpecificLitigation & AppealsCalifornia Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit
The rules of evidence are constantly evolving in response to court decisions, technological advances in discovery, and changes to various state rules. It can be an onerous task to continuously analyze and apply them to your cases. How confident are you in your skills when it comes to gathering and working with expert witness testimony, email/ESI, and the technicalities of hearsay? Learn from our experienced faculty as they explore key court decisions involving admissibility and practically apply the rules of evidence to common evidentiary challenges you face during litigation. Untangle the intricate web of evidence rules and procedures - enroll today! Gain veteran tips on applying the rules of evidence at each stage of the litigation process, from discovery to trial. Learn how to effectively analyze, authenticate, admit, and exclude the most complex types of evidence. Find out what red flags to look for when handling email and other ESI. Explore hearsay in depth and get a concrete understanding of what constitutes hearsay. Clearly link your evidence to your case with proven presentation skills. Be prepared to argue relevance and get experts and evidence admitted (or excluded) in court.
Recorded January 30, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 54 minutes
CA SpecificTrusts4.3California Probate Process from Start to Finish
This "a through z" guide to probate is designed to take you from the first days of the estate timeline through all the steps of marshaling and valuing estate assets, locating and paying the creditors, paying the beneficiaries, and laying the estate to rest. You will receive the latest updates on the probate court procedure and tax laws, practical guidance from experienced probate attorneys on using spousal elective share and resolving estate disputes, and sample forms and checklists to speed up the administration process. Build a solid foundation for your probate practice - register today! Learn the procedure, rules and practical steps to effectively administer a probate. Determine what form of administration is appropriate for a specific probate case. Clarify the order of inheritance for an estate when there is no will. Locate assets and obtain ownership documents more easily with a list of local and online resources. Get a complete view of the sequence of events that must happen before the estate can be closed. Identify common actions that trigger malpractice liability and get tips for staying in the clear. Get practical advice for honoring or contesting all claims against the estate. Find new ways to resolve liquidity issues that delay estate closing and final distributions and payments. Learn what common closing mistakes can allow the estate to be re-opened, and how to avoid them.
Recorded November 06, 2024.OnDemand6 hours 49 minutes
CA SpecificLitigation & AppealsAdvanced Trial Tactics in California
Have you perfected your process of trial preparation into an art of war? Are you getting all you can out of the opportunities witnesses and opposing counsel let slip during trial? Do your juries leave the courtroom wanting to reach the verdict that you've clearly stated you want? Join seasoned trial lawyers for an engaging day of learning and tactics exchange and take your courtroom presentation skills to the next level of excellence. Register today! Explore the most effective approaches to case theme development and information organization to help in your trial preparation efforts. Masterfully use openers and direct examination to inoculate jurors against the opponent's major arguments. Choose the right form of exhibit for each key piece of evidence and enhance the visual experience to facilitate comprehension, evoke emotion, and help memory. Use powerful summation strategies to distill the maelstrom of information into juror understanding and acquiescence. Make the best use of video-recorded testimony to refresh witness recollection, demonstrate inconsistencies, and impeach experts. Learn from others' mistakes and successes, and get practical strategies for handling surprises in the courtroom.
Recorded November 29, 2023.OnDemand5 hours 57 minutes
CA SpecificReal EstateCalifornia Landlord-Tenant Law From Start to Finish
The relationship between landlord and tenant is often fragile and can rapidly disintegrate into hotly-contested matters. Are your lease drafting and negotiation skills enough to keep clients out of court? Can you effectively resolve disputes when things go south? In this online seminar, our experienced faculty will reveal all the essentials you need to know about landlord-tenant laws in order to protect clients. Get the foundational knowledge you need to handle any case that may cross your desk. Register today! Understand landlord and tenant rights and obligations as spelled out by state, local, and federal laws. Take a look at routinely-negotiated lease provisions from landlord and tenant perspectives. Get solutions to nonpayment of rent, damages to rental property, repairs and maintenance issues, and other disputes. Walk step by step through the eviction process. Learn the do's and don'ts for handling abandoned property and other post-tenancy matters.
Recorded November 02, 2023.OnDemand5 hours 52 minutes
CA SpecificTrustsCalifornia Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps
This step-by-step practical instruction offers essential knowledge of probate processes and best practices for handling each unique case effectively. Learn how to tackle crucial first steps; handle the personal executive; gather, value, and distribute all assets; and successfully complete the final accounting and tax returns. Arm yourself with the foundational knowledge and best practices you need to ensure a smooth administration from start to finish. Register today! Don't overlook anything important: confidently navigate critical first steps. Understand executor powers, duties, responsibilities, and compensation guidelines. Learn how to effectively marshal and inventory all assets. Pick up tips for validating, prioritizing, and satisfying creditor claims. Get practical guidance for post-mortem planning, trust administration, and tax hurdles. Put the decedent's affairs to rest by making distributions, filing the final tax return, and completing the final accounting. Discover how to litigate deed contests, lost or contested wills, fiduciary misconduct, and more.
Recorded March 24, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 57 minutes
CA SpecificFamily LawAdvanced Family Law in California
Family law is growing increasingly more complex. The potential complications of high-wealth or high-conflict divorce can intimidate some attorneys into shying away from such cases. Do you have the skills to step up to the plate? We've compiled the most confounding and involved issues you're likely to encounter in your practice and put our attorney faculty to the task of demonstrating how to successfully tackle them. Gain from their collective experience - enroll today and sharpen your professional edge! Explore the most difficult areas of family law practice and get solutions from seasoned attorney faculty. Protect the rights of cohabitating couples and clarify the boundaries of such protection in the eyes of the law. Protect the victim: stop effects of domestic violence from upsetting the balance of power in divorce proceedings. Effectively dispute false allegations of abuse to help your client fight for custody. Obtain the best settlement for your client by conquering the division of complex assets. Get new tactics for negotiating agreements, modification, and termination of child support and spousal maintenance. Understand the unique nuances that arise when helping military clients through a divorce.
Recorded January 29, 2025.OnDemand6 hours 37 minutes
CA SpecificTrustsCalifornia Trusts Guide
This practical introduction to trusts will help you build a better understanding of how they're chosen, created, and used. Break down the different types of trusts, the trust language used in drafting and case law, key tax planning and reporting issues, and essential trust administration tasks. Be prepared for specific challenges associated with various types of trusts by understanding their unique characteristics. Register today! Master essential trust principles. Explore top trusts currently in practice: their unique features, requirements, and uses. Identify key revocable trust mistakes and get guidance for preventing problems. Explore tax saving tactics tailored to unique client needs. Get suggestions for the use of specific language in trusts. Clarify the requirements for the formation of a special needs trust. Come away with practical examples and trust language needed to put your new knowledge to use right away.
Recorded January 16, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 52 minutes
CA SpecificPersonal Injury & NegligenceCalifornia Plaintiff's Personal Injury Starter Pack: A Forms and Checklists Guide
Whether you are new to plaintiff's personal injury practice or are simply seeking new resources and insights, this program is for you! This online seminar is chock-full of sample forms, checklists, and practice pointers to walk you from client intake all the way through the days leading up to trial. Come away with investigation checklists, medical records review cheat sheets, demand letters, pleadings, discovery requests, and more to help you be thorough, save time, and guide your efforts in propelling the case toward a successful resolution. Don't miss this opportunity to build or supplement your practice forms and resources - register today! Use questionnaires and investigation checklists to uncover critical information and avoid being blindsided by surprises. Hasten your medical discovery efforts with HIPAA release forms, key terms/codes cheat sheets, and review checklists. Glean practical insights on wording your demand letters for stronger impact. Learn how to draft clear, concrete, and well-organized pleadings. Get checklists and sample communications to find, reduce, and resolve liens on the settlement. Utilize sample discovery requests to get the evidence you need heading into settlement or trial. Know exactly what you need to be doing in the days leading up to the big day in court. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2024 Content Advisory Committee Member Robert Kasieta.
Recorded December 11, 2024.OnDemand5 hours 58 minutes
CA SpecificLabor & EmploymentMini Law School for California HR Professionals
As employment-related litigation rates continue to rise, employers must look for ways to protect themselves in a legal manner. Human resource compliance can be one of the most costly and time-consuming aspects for a business; can you streamline the process and prevent unnecessary risk? This program will get you up to speed so you can return to work confident in your abilities. Know the fundamentals of human resources: from hiring to firing and everything in between. Register today! Get the latest employment law updates you can't afford to miss. Understand the importance of thorough and accurate paperwork when hiring new employees. Know what a handbook should and should not contain by exploring the advantages and pitfalls of various policies. Appropriately apply wage and hour exemption requirements in gray areas such as outside salespeople and highly paid computer professionals. Ensure compliance with state leave and accommodation laws. Understand unemployment compensation guidelines and how to manage costs. Remain up to date on the latest developments regarding employee behavior and controversial social media policies. Learn key steps to minimizing liability when discharging employees.
Recorded November 22, 2024.OnDemand5 hours 54 minutes
CA SpecificFamily LawCalifornia Divorce Law Boot Camp
Can you navigate the divorce process with ease? Are you looking for practice pointers, best practices, and sample forms to build your divorce practice? Our veteran faculty will provide you with a solid foundation and real-world tips for handling each key step of a divorce case. Start the case off on the right foot, streamline your motion practice, pick up discovery tools, get insights on valuing/dividing marital property, and more. Don't miss this fast-paced, information-packed program - register today! Go beyond the textbook - gain real-life insights from attorneys who have mastered their craft. Receive sample pleadings, discovery requests, agreements, motions, checklists, and other documents. Leave no stone unturned: explore methods for uncovering undisclosed assets and liabilities. Learn how to properly use divorce experts and gain pointers on examining them. Understand the core mechanics of valuing and dividing different types of marital assets. Help clients work out and calculate parental responsibility, parenting time, and support. Get practical tips for navigating divorce settlements and trials.
Recorded November 20, 2024.OnDemand5 hours 55 minutes
CA SpecificTrusts4.14Trusts in California From A to Z
Planning your clients' financial future and legacy is diverse and complex, with a unique tool for every unique client situation. In this fast-paced comprehensive program, our faculty will guide you through the plethora of trust options and give you a straightforward, incisive analysis of when and how each can be used for maximum effect. Explore the goals, functions, administration hurdles, and tax implications of the top trusts in the practice. Choose the best tool for the job every time - register today! Weigh all the pros and cons to select the best trust options for specific client situations. Anticipate tax consequences of various trusts. Use sample trust language our faculty provide to save drafting time and avoid mistakes. Clarify the powers and duties of trustees in different trusts. Compare living and testamentary trusts for straightforward estate planning. Distinguish between accounting and taxable income and learn how trust income tax is reported. Understand how recent tax laws changed the practice of marital trusts and learn when they are still useful. Review common ethical missteps that can cost you your license - and how to avoid them.
Recorded June 21, 2024.OnDemand6 hours 42 minutes
Hawaii CLE Courses
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NBI provides a diverse catalog of Hawaii CLE courses across numerous legal practice areas and specialties. To help you get the most out of our courses, NBI offers several different formats to meet your learning needs and fit your schedule. NBI courses are taught by expert instructors with years of experience in their field. Our accreditation experts ensure that each and every Hawaii CLE course is pre-approved where possible and appropriately accredited pursuant to Hawaii CLE Requirements. You can count on NBI to provide you with the knowledge you need to provide top-notch legal representation. Your clients depend on you. You can depend on NBI.