MCLE COURSES
Ventura County Bar Association serving you since 1906March 21 and 28, 2024
EPP | Conservatorship Seminars
Part 1: Vulnerability of Elderly and Developmentally Delayed Adults; Conservatorship Seminar
Part 2: Legal Updates, Ethical Duties, Less Restrictive Options, etc.
Carey Aldava, Debbie Deem, Hon. Rodger Lund, and William Lenehan
February 20, 2024
VCCDBA | Navigating the Legal Landscape: 2024 Updates to California Penal Code
February 15, 2024
FLBA | Crossover Between Special Education Law and Family Law
January 31, 2024
FLBA | State of the Family Law Court
Hon. JoAnn Johnson
January 25, 2024
EPP | Recent Updates in Probate, Trust, Estate Planning and Conservatorships
January 20, 2024
Barristers | Bridging the Gap
PANEL
Session 1
Hon. Gilbert A. Romero
Session 2
Hon. Von T. Nguyen Deroian
Session 3
Robin L. Oaks, Esq.
Session 4
Hon. Kevin G. DeNoce
Session 5
Jon F. Light, Esq.
Session 6
Justice Hernaldo J. Baltodano
December 13, 2023
FLBA | Engaging with DCSS
Jim Allen, Michael Ocampo, and Elina Avagimova
November 16, 2023
EPP | Navigating Matters With A Professional Fiduciary
Angelique Friend and Laura Viets
November 1, 2023
ADR | Ways to Impress for Mediation Success
October 26, 2023
EPP | State of the Probate Court
Hon. Roger L. Lund
October 24, 2023
VCBA | The Mechanics of Section 508 of the ADA Law
Mishael Ondieki
October 19, 2023
FLBA | Question and Answer Forum
Dr. Brian Adams and Marcie Kraft, M.A., M.S., J.D.
October 17, 2023
R/P |Proposition 19: Updates with the Ventura County Assessor
Keith Taylor
September 28, 2023
FLBA |Updates on Issues and Procedures in the Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act
Hon. Rocky Baio
September 26, 2023
Labor | Navigating the EPLI Maze
September 21, 2023
EPP | End-of-Life and Other Urgent Medical Decision-Making
Dr. James Hornstein, M.D.
August 30, 2023
RP | City of Oxnard Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Stephen Lewis
July 27, 2023
EPP | Heggstad Redux: The 30th Anniversary
Judge Glen Reiser (Ret.)
July 13, 2023
FLBA | Digital Assets: You have to find an asset to litigate its distribution.
June 22, 2023
EPP | Live-In Caregivers And The Labor Code: Not Just A Sleepover
May 25, 2023
EPP | Supported Decision Making: An Alternative to Conservatorships A Review of AB 1663
May 24, 2023
ADR | Brackets: When/Why -What’s the Big Deal?!
FLOYD J. SIEGAL, ROBERT M. TESSIER, and Moderator DAVID M. KAREN
April 27, 2023
FLBA | Misconceptions of Minor’s Counsel’s Role
LISA A. SALE, PATRICIA MANN, and AMANDA G. SANDERSON
April 25, 2023
VCCDBA | Mental Health Diversion
Danielle Tamir, Dr. Mike Rodriguez with Moderator Doug Ridley
March 23, 2023
EPP | Capacity
March 16, 2023
Drafting Effective Legislation and the Path to Enact it Into Law
March 15, 2023
FLBA | State of the Courts
Hon. JoAnn Johnson
February 23, 2023
EPP | Recent Updates in Probate, Trust, Estate Planning and Conservatorships
January 26, 2023
EPP | Court Reporters and Appeals
January 21, 2023
Bridging the Gap
PANEL
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
December 20, 2022
BLVC | A Discussion of Bias in the Criminal Justice System
Ayala Benefraim, Paul Nunez, Damon Jenkins
December 13, 2022
FLBA | Annual Brown Bag
Michael Ocampo, Jim Allen, Elina Avagimova and Michael Marcelo
September 22, 2022
EPP | Planning for the “Empty Chair”; New Notice and Accounting Requirements Under Probate Code Sections 15800 and 16069 When the Settlor of a Revocable Living Trust Becomes Incompetent
John M. Andersen
August 23, 2022
ADR | Settlement – The Past, Present & Future: MSC and ADR Perspectives – Views from the Bench!
Hon. Kevin DeNoce, Hon. Vincent J. O’Neill Jr., and Hon. David W. Long
July 28, 2022
EPP | Considerations for Special Needs Planning in Family Law Matters
Mercy Hall and Katherine Becker
June 23, 2022
EPP | Laying the Foundation for Appellate Success: Tips for Trust and Probate Litigators
Alana H. Rotter
June 16, 2022
Secure Data Sources ASAP to Preserve Evidence
Christopher D. Armstrong
May 26, 2022
EPP | Fraud, Elder Abuse, and Dependent Adult Abuse
Kellie Tyndall, Howard Wise, and Alexa Leibl
April 28, 2022
EPP | AB 1194: Did the ‘Spears’ Reform Hit the Target
Hon. Mary Thornton House
April 20, 2022
FLBA | Restraining Orders
John Barrickt
April 19, 2022
VCCDBA | Understanding SB54 (Values Act): When Can the Ventura Sheriff Cooperate With ICE?
Onyx Starrett (Email VCBA for Materials)
March 24, 2022
EPP | Did You Notice That? The Who, What, When and How of Proper Notice in Trust in Estates Proceedings
Sasha L. Collins
March 23, 2022
RP & VCAABA| Landlord-Tenant Law and Important Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
Brian Nomi and Barbara Macri-Ortiz
March 22, 2022
FLBA | Year In Review
Hon. JoAnn Johnson
February 24, 2022
EPP | Trust, Probate and Conservatorship Annual Litigation Update
Scott E. Rahn and Nicholas J. Van Brunt
February 16, 2022
FLBA | Child Custody and Vaccination
Hon. Charmaine H. Buehner
January 20, 2022
EPP | Applications of Ethics Rules to Attorney Fees in Probate, Trust and Conservatorships OR: How to Get Paid, and How Not to Violate the Rules When Getting Paid
Uzzell S. Branson IV
January 18, 2022
FLBA | What Bankruptcy Attorneys Wish Family Law Attorneys Knew
Randall V. Sutter and John K. Rounds
December 9, 2021
FLBA | Maximizing the Services of Your Local Child Support Agency for Your Client’s Benefit
Elina Avagimova, Jim Allen, Dee Dinnie, Michael Marcelo, Michael Ocampo
October 20, 2021
FLBA | What Business Attorneys Want Family Law Attorneys to Know
Douglas J. Wolf and Janice Miller
September 29, 2021
ADR | Traveling the Highways to Resolution
Hon. Vincent J. O’Neill, Hon. Mary Thornton House, and Robert M. Cohen
September 15, 2021
FLBA | State of the Courts
Hon. JoAnn Johnson
August 26, 2021
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Training
Joseph Weiner and Vanessa Frank
June 22, 2021
The Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law
Onyx Starrett, VC Deputy Public Defender
June 17, 2021
EPP | Juvenile Dependency and Guardianships
Hon. Tari L. Cody
June 16, 2021
FLBA & EPP | What Trust and Estate Attorneys Want Family Law Attorneys to Know
Marisha Charbonnet, Katie Sommer and Mod. Kathryn E. Clunen
June 10, 2021
SOGI | Creating an Affirmative LGBTQ+ Practice
Mickye Coyle and Kate Wood
May 26, 2021
VCLA | Evictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael Williams, Christopher Beck and Jodi Prior
May 20, 2021
EPP | Everything You Need to Know About Fee Declarations
Hon. Roger L. Lund and Kelly M. Berlingeri.
May 13, 2021
FLBA | Improving Outcomes for Families
Matt Havrevold and Marcie Kraft
March 31, 2021
ADR | Virtual IS Reality
Floyd Siegal, Esq. and David M. Karen, Esq.
February 23, 2021
FLBA | Representing Grandparents and Other Relatives Seeking Placement of Dependent Children
Hon. Tari Cody, Rein Perryman, and Lisa A. Sale
February 18, 2021
EPP | Trust, Probate & Conservatorship Annual Litigation Update
Scott E. Rahn and Nicholas J. Van Brunt
January 25, 2021
VCCDBA | New Laws 2021
Douglas H. Ridley, Joaquin Nava, and Kristi Peariso
January 21, 2021
EPP | Unconscious Bias In The Workplace
Alyson Decker
December 7, 2020
ADR | Navigating Virtual Mediation and Arbitration Hearings in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
Kelly A. Knight, Esq and Hiro N. Aragaki, Esq, FCIArb
October 5, 2020
VCCDBA | The Intersection of Criminal Law and Immigration: Part 3
Mx. Starrett & Keri Nesbitt
September 24, 2020
EPP | The SECURE Act
Erik Dullendkopf, CFP
August 25, 2020
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Training
Vanessa Frank, Lorella Hess, & Gary Norris
August 20, 2020
FLBA | Use of Drug & Alcohol Assessments in Child Custody Disputes
Michael J. Smith & Marty Lythgoe
July 23, 2020
“The Cares Act”
Neil Palache
July 21, 2020
VCCDBA | The Intersection of Criminal Law and Immigration Part 2
V. Starrett & Keri Nesbit
July 1, 2020
Helping the Courts Through Pandemic and Beyond
Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.), Amber Rodriguez, Lawrence T. Sorensen, Hon. Kent M. Kellegrew
June 18, 2020
VCCDBA | The Intersection of Criminal Law and Immigration Part I
V. Starrett & Keri Nesbitt
June 16, 2020
A Step By Step Guide To Rapidly Growing Your Law Firm
Gary Musler
June 11, 2020
Professional Responsibility Ethics & Technology
Nicole Clark and Michael Swarz
May 28, 2020
ADR | Civil Litigation During the Pandemic – What Now?!
David Karen & Jon Light
May 19, 2020
VCCDBA | Criminal Courts Update: What’s Happening and What’s Not
by Doug Ridley
January 23, 2020
EPP | Tribalism and the Possibility of Civil Disclosure in a Diverse Society
Presentation Materials
By Lavada English. MBA; Tina Rasnow, Esq; Carmen Ramirez, Esq.
How Trauma Is Carried Across Generations
By Molly S. Castelloe Ph.D.
January 15, 2020
FLBA | Top 10 Cases and Codes from 2019
Top 10 Cases and Codes from 2019
By JoAnn Johnson
January 11, 2020
Bridging The Gap Presentation
The Impeachment Wars: What Lies Ahead?
By Steven E. Zipperstein
Former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Los Angeles
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