List of Tests
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MCLE Test Index
All the tests in this list are approved for one hour of MCLE credit.
The Los Angeles County Bar Association has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This self-assessment activity will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of one hour.
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No. 277: 2017 Ethics Roundup - (Legal Ethics credit) April 2018 - California lawyers confronted ethical issues involving conflict of interest, work product and attorney-client protections, and malicious prosecution.
No. 276: Accommodating Attorneys - March 2018 - The Interactive process that a law firm establishes to assist disabled staff is key to selecting appropriate accommodations.
No. 275: Start-Up Opportunities - February 2018 - The Internal Revenue Code permits the exclusion of certain gains from qualified small business stock.
No. 274: A Clean Bill of Sale - January 2018 - Prospective real estate purchasers can use various government resources to assist in managing hazardous waste disposal.
No. 273: Excepting Misconduct - December 2017 -The California Law Revisions Commission is considering a statutory revision allowing an exception to the confidentiality privilege in mediation proceedings .
No. 272: The Language of Loss - November 2017 - Anti-Montrose provisions may significantly impact commercial general liability coverage, especially construction defect and products liability claims.
No. 271: Heart of the Matter - October 2017 - Despite its new ruling in TC Heartland, the high court leaves "wiggle room" regarding what constitutes a "regular and established place of business"
No. 270: Driving Responsibly - September 2017 - Figueroa v. United States holds that a post-accident cash deposit in lieu of insurance does not establish legal financial responsibility at the time of an accident in which injury occurs
No. 269: Taking it Home - July/August 2017 - Recent court cases have aligned California with other states in reaffirming factors found in Rowland v. Christian determinative of asbestos tort liability.
No. 268: Preserving the Golden Years - June 2017 - Theft, neglect, and physical abuse, including sexual assault, are among the most frequent crimes that occur in nursing facilities.
No. 267: 2016 Ethics Roundup - (Legal Ethics credit) April 2017 - Last year attorneys in the state found relief from malpractice claims under statutes regarding one-year tolling limitations and anti-SLAPP provisions.
No. 266: Perils of Third-Party Funding - (Legal Ethics credit) March 2017 - If counsel discloses work product to a third-party financier who has no interest in maintaining confidentiality, work-product protection may be waived.
No. 265: Ready Capital - February 2017 - Opening up unprecedented investment opportunities, the JOBS Act's lack of registration also engenders potential risks.
No. 264: Out of the Courts - January 2017 - Finding ways to deal with the prohibition on dual-tracking is a key part of avoiding foreclosure litigation.
No. 263: Finding the Path - December 2016 - New partnership audit rules to be enacted in 2018 provide important changes to existing regulations that need to be considered in drafting current partnership agreements.
No. 262: Lemon Law - November 2016 - Many UCC defenses once available in California have been abrogated or minimized as causes of action under prevailing warranty law.
No. 261: Surviving the Appraiser Shortage - October 2016 - Attorneys who need to meet minimum appraisal requirements in their practices have various options.
No. 260: A Right to a View - September 2016 - Covenants that run with the land and equitable servitudes are both fundamental to land use restrictions that protect views
No. 259: Fashion Sense - July/August 2016 - Preserving a clothing brand requires a carefully analyzed application of the four main instruments of protection
No. 258: Trouble at Home - June 2016 In California, an employer cannot sue an in-house attorney employee for malpractice negligence arising from acts that are within the scope of employment
No. 257: Fairly Simple - May 2016 A three-question test may be used to gauge fair use in nonfiction
No. 256: 2015 Ethics Roundup (Legal Ethics credit) - April 2016 In a year marked by political upheaval at the State Bar, attorneys faced ethical challenges in the areas of disqualification, attorney-client privilege, technology, statutes of limitation, and malpractice
No. 255: Work Made For Hiring - March 2016 In California, a person who enters into a written agreement to produce works made for hire is an employee
No. 254: Judgment Way - February 2016 Examinations, liens, turnover orders, levies, and investigative techniques are among the tools available to compel judgment debtors to meet their obligations
No. 253: Home away from Home - January 2016 Foreign buyers of California residential real estate must consider how best to address concerns of privacy, liability exposure, and taxation.
No. 252: Trouble at School - December 2015 For-profit career colleges have faced suits and investigations for misleading advertising, predatory lending, and inflated job placement numbers.
No. 251: The Measure of Misconduct - November 2015 California and federal law differ on the admissibility of juror bias and the consideration of matters outside the record.
No. 250: Maroney's Minefield - October 2015 California offers a very narrow procedural gateway but broad substantive grounds for a new trial.
No. 249: Evidently Objectionable - September 2015 A recent Judicial Council report recommends amending Section 437c of the Code of Civil Procedure to provide greater clarity for rulings on objections to evidence.
No. 248: Malpractice Expertise - July/August 2015 In legal malpractice cases, the proper use of expert testimony is dependent upon the standard of care of the relevant area of law.
No. 247: Defense Dilemma - June 2015 Issues of conflict of interest, confidentiality, and client rights make bright-line rules in predecessor/successor legal malpractice cases unlikely.
No. 246: Transmutation of Law - May 2015 Family Code Section 852's requirement of an express, unequivocal declaration of transmutation bars enforcement of a technically insufficient writing.
No. 245: 2014 Ethics Roundup (Legal Ethics credit) - April 2015 Last year brought ethical challenges for dissolving law firms and a surprise for the State Bar's Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
No. 244: Patent Innovation - March 2015 First-to-file, modified preissuance proceedings, and new post-grant procedures are among the reforms to patent law under the AIA.
No. 243: Liable Labels - February 2015 Despite the rise in filings, plaintiffs in food labeling litigation still face challenges of plausibility, preemption, and certification.
No. 242: Boilerplate Breakdown - January 2015 Frequent use of boilerplate in commercial real estate contracts does not preclude judicial review in light of statutory law and public policy.
No. 241: Re-Searching - December 2014 Although it may seem counterintuitive, a good place to begin legal research is often a secondary print source.
No. 240: Cover Me - November 2014 Priority-of-coverage litigation can implicate such complex issues as the vertical or horizontal exhaustion doctrine and circuity of litigation.
No. 239: Still Standing - October 2014 Plaintiff shareholders in derivative actions who meet the criteria for representation can survive qualification challenges.
No. 238: The End of the Hour (Legal Ethics credit) - September 2014 Alternative billing arrangements are likely to receive close ethical scrutiny if a dispute later arises with a client.
No. 237: Employees Only - July/August 2014 To avoid exposure to discrimination claims, employers should not misclassify volunteers as employees.
No. 236: The Nuremberg Defense (Legal Ethics credit) - June 2014 While the ABA Model Rules offer a mitigation defense, associates in California are responsible for unethical conduct taken at the behest of a partner.