The Mississippi Bar
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New Free On-Demand CLE Now Available
The Mississippi Bar has released a new package of on-demand CLE available at no charge to all members. The initial sessions are available now and additional sessions will be added. You will receive links to each CLE via email after you register HERE. Topics include:
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR LAWYERS - July 8, 9, and 10 in Sandestin, FL - CLE hours available: 12. Registration Site
Monday, July 8
8:00 - 9:00 AM
You Might Need LJA if You... (Ethics/Professionalism Hour)
Dr. Jessica Cole, MB LJA Program Director
Joshua P. Ginn, Ridgeland
J. Henry Ros, Biloxi
9:05 - 10:05 AM
Caselaw & Civil Rules Update
Judge Anthony N. “Tony” Lawrence III, Pascagoula
Judge David Neil McCarty, Jackson
10:10 - 11:10 AM
Embracing AI...Or at Least Trying
Molly Walker, Jackson
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Don’t Get Lost in Your Cross
Tom Fortner, Hattiesburg
Vicki Gilliam, Brandon
Candace Gregory, Jackson
Tuesday, July 9
8:00 - 9:00 AM
1st Session of Concurrent Workshops
(1) Best Practices & Helpful Hints: View From the Chancery & Circuit Court Benches
Judge Jacqueline Mask, Tupelo
Judge Carol White-Richard, Indianola
Moderator: Carole Murphey, MJC Interim Director, Oxford
(2) How to Navigate Social Media and Apps in Trial Practice
Judge Michelle Easterling, West Point
Judge Tiffany Grove, Jackson
LaTanya Allen, Madison
Kenneth T. O’Cain, Jackson
(3) Municipal Annexation Considerations: Common Pros and Cons
J. Chadwick Mask, Jackson
(4) Navigating Justice and Municipal Courts
Jason T. Barrett, Brookhaven
John P. Scanlon, Ridgeland
Moderator: Matthew Eichelberger, Jackson
9:05 - 10:05 AM
Repeat of 1st Session Workshops
10:10 - 11:10 AM
3rd Session of Concurrent Workshops
(5) Legal Turbulence in Collegiate Athletics
J. Douglas Minor, Jr., Atlanta, GA
(6) Life, Liberty, & Why the Pursuit of a Medical Malpractice Claim May Not Lead to Happiness
John H. Cocke, Clarksdale
Rebecca L. Wiggs, Ridgeland
(7) Qualified Immunity: A Very Brief Survey, Past, Present, and Future
Victor I. Fleitas, Tupelo
(8) Animal House, Prince, & Avocado Toast: Can They All Work Together? Tips for Intergenerational Offices
J. William Manuel, Jackson
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Repeat of 3rd Session Workshops
Wednesday, July 10
8:00 - 9:00 AM
10 Things You Thought You Knew, But Didn’t: Pre-Trial Matters
Judge Robert P. Myers, Jr., Gulfport
Judge Lakeysha Greer Isaac, Jackson
Judge Andrew Harris, Jackson
9:05 - 10:05 AM
Litigation: Pre-Trial Motion Practice & Summary Judgement
Chief Judge Daniel P. Jordan, Jackson
Judge Michael P. Mills, Oxford
10:10 - 11:10 AM
Overview of the 2024 Legislative Session
Representative Joey Hood, Ackerman
Senator Derrick T. Simmons, Greenville
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Ethics Greatest Hits (Ethics/Professionalism Hour)
Adam Kilgore, MB General Counsel
Missye Scott, MB Deputy General Counsel
YLD and Sections Offer Webcasts - Earn CLE Credit From Your Computer
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The Young Lawyers Division and certain Sections of the Bar offer on-demand streaming CLE webcasts which you can login to view anytime, day or night, from your computer to earn CLE credit! Recent topics include: Zooming through Mediation, Advice from the Bench, Business Entities, E-Discovery, From Trial to Appeal, A Few Tips Along the Way, Law Practice Management and Reasons Lawyers Get Sued (Ethics Hour). Visit the website by going to: msbar.fastcle.com. For additional information, email [email protected].
Upcoming YLD Sponsored CLE TELESEMINARS
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The Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division sponsors a series of new and timely CLE Teleseminars, which you can easily access from the convenience of your office or home phone. Register and review available courses online for these teleconference CLE seminars at http://ms.webcredenza.com. All programs are available live at 12:00 p.m. CT and are presented by National speakers with written material and live Q&A. These CLE Teleseminars cover a broad range of legal topics, including Business and Commercial law, Real Estate Planning and Services, Estate and Trust Planning and Administration, Tax Planning, Civil Litigation, Ethics and much more! To see what topics are being covered in your area of practice, click here. For additional information, email [email protected].
For information on CLE programs in Mississippi or to view the Rules and Regulations for Mandatory CLE in Mississippi, visit the Mississippi Commission On Continuing Legal Education at the above link. To check your CLE hours, go to the Commission's website or send an email to [email protected].