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Join us from the comfort of your home or office on March 25, 2015 for this live webcast that increases your knowledge of seizures and penalties in the import/export process, as well as the changes in the law regarding the new Trek Leather decision, which expands individual liability. International and immigration attorneys, business lawyers, commercial practitioners, and those working in the import/export industry – with basic to intermediate practice – attending this online seminar will better understand: what you should know about the increase in seizures of goods and penalties by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; the Customs’ penalty regimes under 19 U.S.C. Section 1526, 1592(a), and 1595(a); how U.S. v. Trek Leather expanded individual liability; how to successfully mitigate Customs penalties; why you should disclose Customs violations before Customs learns of them; and how recent court decisions may alter your advice to clients.

The seminar is presented by the ISBA International & Immigration Law Section and qualifies for 1.50 hours MCLE credit.

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Join us in Chicago or via live webcast on March 18, 2015 to learn how you can effectively resolve disputes for your clients instead of incurring the expense of a hearing with this informative half-day seminar!

Mediation is designed to resolve differences both in and out of the courts. It requires a very different mindset than courtroom litigation. Join us in Chicago on March 2, 2015 for this week-long mediation training and learn how to resolve conflicts in a non-adversarial, non-confrontational manner, allowing peaceful resolutions between parties.

The program is taught by Richard Calkins and Fred Lane – two nationally recognized mediators, authors and educators. Until 20 years ago, both Mr. Calkins and Mr. Lane were well-known and highly regarded litigators. Since then, however, they have successfully mediated over 5,000 cases. Mr. Calkins and Mr. Lane have developed an approach that encourages the mediator to be a peacemaker, deemphasizing the antagonism involved in formal litigation. This five-day course has considerable hands-on training and requires each participant to complete two full mediations as a mediator. Course topics include an introduction to mediation, caucus form of mediation, qualities of a peacemaker, ethical considerations, other Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms, advanced mediator techniques, and arbitration.

The program qualifies for 40.0 hours MCLE credit, including 40.0 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit (subject to approval).

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What can the professional sports industry teach us about ethics and racial discrimination? During the 2013-14 season, the sports industry dealt with a number of controversial issues that impacted members of diverse communities – from the disparaging remarks made by the L.A. Clippers owner, to the locker room harassment experienced by several members of the Miami Dolphins, to the anger over the derogatory name of the Washington Redskins – to name a few. Join us via the Internet on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 for this one-hour live webcast that uses the legal issues surrounding these events as a springboard for discussion on First Amendment rights, workplace discrimination, the private ordering of an entity and its power to remove stakeholders or managers, employee harassment, and much more!

The seminar is presented by the ISBA Standing Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities and qualifies for 1.0 hour MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit (subject to approval).

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