Maine Ethics CLE Courses
Best SellerReal Estate4.57Transferring Real Estate Title to an LLC or Trust
Protection from creditors, control, tax advantages - there are many reasons clients may wish to use LLCs or trusts for real estate ownership. This guide will equip you with the essential knowledge you need to help clients make the best decision, navigate the process for transferring titles, and address common issues. Help clients capitalize on the benefits while avoiding financial and legal pitfalls - register today! Understand the benefits and potential downsides of using LLCs, trusts, or both as vehicles for property ownership. Walk through the steps you must take to successfully and seamlessly transfer title. Anticipate how transfers will impact the terms of the mortgage, insurance, and taxes.
Recorded December 20, 2024.OnDemand 55 minutes
Best SellerEthics & Specialty Credits4.51Legal Ethics: The Do's and Don'ts of Client Communications
How often do you need to make contact with your clients? What should you do if your client lies to you or misrepresents key case facts? Is it appropriate to accept a friend request from a client, or is that crossing an ethical line? In this practical program, our faculty will guide you through the dos and don'ts of client communications. Build your knowledge - register today! Uncover practical guidance for clearly communicating the beginning - and the end - of the attorney-client relationship. Come away with strategies for overcoming common communication issues. Examine best practices for communicating with clients with disabilities. Review essential guidelines for communicating with clients via social media.
Recorded April 04, 2025.OnDemand2 hours 52 minutes
Best SellerTrusts4.53How to Use Trusts to...
With the financial future of your clients in your hands, do you have all the tools you'll need to protect them? Make the best use of the unique characteristics of different trusts to perfectly match the unique needs and circumstances of each case. This fast-paced, full-day primer will provide you with a comprehensive how-to guide on the wide variety of trusts available. Register today! Understand the fundamental law and mechanics of trusts and their key functions. Help clients plan for disability with special needs trusts and qualified income trusts. Choose the best vehicle for guarding against creditors: understand the purpose behind the various types of trusts. Harness the versatility of revocable living trusts when transferring assets. Combine the use of trusts and LLCs for protecting and managing family assets, including a family business. Learn how to control and manage future distributions with key trust provisions and trustee powers. Save money on taxes with effective use of defective trusts. Guard your professional reputation with a trusts-specific legal ethics primer. Don't reinvent the wheel - modify our sample trust documents and use our drafting tips to create airtight trusts.
Recorded April 15, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 58 minutes
Best SellerPersonal Injury & Negligence4.64Personal Injury From Start to Finish
Whether you are new to personal injury practice or just looking for a refresher, this course 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: damages calculations; examination of insurance coverage; 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. 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 March 12, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 55 minutes
Best SellerLabor & Employment4.6Workplace Investigations: A Checklist for Attorneys and HR Professionals
Whether an employee alleges discrimination against a protected class, or a worker makes a harassment complaint, it's critical that you conduct every workplace investigation by the book. In this step-by-step guide, our esteemed practitioners walk you through the dos and don'ts of initiating the process, collecting evidence, and determining the appropriate actions to take. Lay the groundwork for a legally sound workplace investigation - register today! Acquire tips for planning and structuring a workplace investigation. Discover effective strategies for interviewing witnesses. Demonstrate best practices for drafting a comprehensive investigative report. Develop strategies for minimizing - and preparing for - potential litigation risks.
Recorded April 11, 2025.OnDemand2 hours 55 minutes
Best SellerLitigation & Appeals4.61Question and Conquer: Simple Yet Effective Strategies for Depositions and Cross-Exams
When it comes to witness examination, the stakes are high and the pressure to extract critical information while maintaining control can lead to stress and uncertainty. Many attorneys struggle with formulating the right questions, managing witnesses effectively, and responding to objections from opposing counsel - all while trying to uphold the integrity of their case. Join us for "Question and Conquer," a course designed specifically for attorneys looking to build their deposition and cross-examination skills. Hear from seasoned civil litigation attorneys and discover simple yet proven strategies that will enable you to take control of your nerves and the questioning process. Register today! Understand how to prepare for depositions and cross-examinations. Determine when and how to utilize various questioning techniques. Get practical tips to prevent difficult witnesses from getting away from you and learn to impeach like a pro. Review key rules of evidence that will shape your questioning. Avoid getting thrown off balance by objections and interruptions. Learn how to make the most of technology during depositions and cross-examination.
Coming Soon! OnDemand recording will be available on May 07, 2025.OnDemand6 hours
Best SellerTrusts4.63Legal Ethics in Probate
Legal ethics duties and dilemmas in probate practice are unique and require a special set of skills to ensure compliance. This specialized ethics guide breaks down key ethical challenges probate practitioners are likely to face in their daily work and offers best practices for meeting the highest standards of the profession. Don't let your daily routine slide into noncompliance - register today! Determine what ethical duties to the decedent remain and how to fulfill them. Avoid simple mistakes that can cost you your law license. Learn from the mistakes of others - analyze recent discipline decisions stemming from probate cases. Face scope of representation challenges head-on. Uncover conflicts of interest that often go undetected and learn how to resolve them. Keep up with what duties of competence and diligence mean in real-life probate practice.
Recorded March 20, 2025.OnDemand 58 minutes
Best SellerLitigation & Appeals4.6The Complete Civil Trial Attorney
Maximize your chance of trial victory! This program will reveal critical strategies every trial attorney needs to know. From trial preparation to closing arguments, our seasoned faculty will give you the insights you need to battle your way to that desired verdict. Register today! Don't be left unprepared: review everything you should be doing before trial, and when. Get ahead of the evidence game: discover how to get yours admitted while missing no opportunity to keep theirs out. Discover how to effectively flush out potential jurors' true feelings and opinions during voir dire. Learn how to present the best - and worst - parts of the case to judge and jury. Find creative ways to reinforce witness credibility during direct examination. Gain a firm hold on difficult witnesses during cross-examination with tips from seasoned trial attorneys.
Recorded February 28, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 46 minutes
Best SellerEthics & Specialty Credits4.57Attorney Ethics: Examining Real-Life Scenarios and Tried-and-True Solutions
In this incisive program, our experienced faculty provide you with the tools you need to resolve ethical dilemmas that attorneys encounter in everyday practice. Examine the consequences of confidentiality breaches, follow essential guidelines for dealing with conflicts of interest, and take a pulse on current trends in legal ethics. Get the basics down - register today! Get tips for solving client communication issues. Formulate strategies for addressing conflicts of interest. Get advice for handling ethical issues concerning social media. Identify lessons learned from the latest disciplinary rulings.
Recorded March 31, 2025.OnDemand1 hour 55 minutes
Best SellerFamily Law4.75Child and Spousal Support Basics for New Lawyers
New to family law or need to brush up on child and spousal support basics? This course has everything you need to kickstart or revamp your practice. Review the different types of support arrangements, learn how to correctly calculate payments, and understand the ramifications of unpaid support. Conquer the fundamentals of child and spousal support- register today! Explore factors that have an impact on child and spousal support decisions and calculations. Discuss strategies for settlement negotiations. Navigate the modification, enforcement, and termination process for support orders. Examine consequences of deviating from support orders.
Coming Soon! OnDemand recording will be available on May 07, 2025.OnDemand 58 minutes
Best SellerTrue Crime4.77Crimes of the Century CLE: Menendez Brothers Murder Trial
On August 20, 1989, two brothers brutally shot their father and mother with a shotgun. It took several blasts. The last shot was done after the mother was trying to crawl away and after the boys had to re-load their weapon. What could cause two sons to brutally murder their own parents in such a heinous way? The tale of the Menendez brothers' killings is a tale that involves taped confessions to a psychologist, a hung jury, a re-trial, and the lapse of thirty years. In the end, the prosecutor will ask the court to re-sentence the brothers so they can go free. What would cause a prosecutor to have such a change of heart? This program is being designed in conjunction with attorney Joel Oster, Comedian of Law and True Crime Podcaster.
Recorded April 15, 2025.OnDemand3 hours 1 minute
Best SellerConstruction Law4.74Construction Law 2025
More favorable market conditions mean that construction activity is heating up - and so are the legal issues. Are you ready? Our faculty will bring you up to speed with key changes and show you how to tackle the contract and litigation problems crossing your desk now and through the months ahead. Register today! Explore the most significant construction cases of the past year and what they mean for clients. Bolster your construction contracts with the latest drafting and negotiation insights. Brush up on your government contracting knowledge. Get a better handle on preventing and tackling the most common construction claims of 2025. Build your knowledge of information governance and e-discovery as technology becomes a bigger part of day-to-day business and construction litigation. Explore how new rulings and contract language are changing who pays for what when projects go bad.
Recorded April 17, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 57 minutes
Best SellerTrusts4.76Mega Gifts in Anticipation of Estate Tax Exemption Sunset in 2025
The current sky-high gift tax exclusion amount that is slated to end in 2025 creates a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for affluent clients to save on intra-vivos transfers if they act fast. But many are reluctant to shift their wealth to the next generation with no controls. This strategic briefing outlines practical solutions to taking advantage of this time-sensitive tax-saving technique while controlling risk and future distributions. Determine who can benefit, how to execute the gifts and keep IRS reporting beyond reproach, and create planning solutions beyond outright gifts. Help your clients succeed - register today!
Recorded April 17, 2025.OnDemand 58 minutes
Best SellerInsurance Law4.57Insurance Bad Faith: Behind the Scenes of Insurance Companies
You can't combat dirty tricks if you don't know what they are or how insurers operate! This guide is designed to provide firsthand insight into insurance company operations and bad faith tactics. Discover what goes on behind the scenes, things they don't want you to find, questions they don't want you to ask, and other secrets and tips that will help you build a successful case. Enhance your knowledge and litigation strategies - register today! Explore recent decisions and how they impact the scope of insurers' exposure to claims of bad faith. Gain a better understanding of insurance company operations, claims handling practices, and decision-making. Know what a bad faith investigation of an insurance claim looks like. Identify when insurers misrepresent policy benefits and wrongly deny claims. Learn how to quickly comb through claims files for evidence of misconduct. Reveal killer questions to ask when deposing or cross-examining claims representatives.
Recorded April 09, 2025.OnDemand5 hours 55 minutes
Best SellerBankruptcy4.9Bankruptcy Means Test Tips and Tricks
Completing the means test is not just a matter of plugging in numbers. You can apply real strategy to make the most of the test and get your clients qualified for Chapter 7 debt relief. Join our experienced faculty for insights on how to classify income, maximize deductions, and more to ensure your clients pass the test. Don't let clients miss out on a fresh financial start - register today! Get practical insights for classifying expenses and income on the means test. Strategize on how to get clients qualified before filing the petition. Learn how to proceed when filing with the presumption of abuse arising. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2025 Content Advisory Committee Member Tara Salinas.
Recorded April 17, 2025.OnDemand 57 minutes
Maine Ethics CLE Courses
Fulfill your ethics requirements with our Maine Ethics CLE Courses. NBI provides courses that address crucial ethical issues and help you maintain the highest standards of professional conduct. These courses are designed to ensure you adhere to ethical guidelines while enhancing the integrity and quality of your legal practice.
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