CLE Program

ADR Services, Inc., is a California State Bar certified MCLE provider that offers legal education programs to our clients throughout California at no charge.

3.0 hr. (Trusts and Estates Specialization)

Probate Minor’s Counsel Training
Presented by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Trust & Estates Section

Please join this distinguished panel for wide-ranging coverage of important advanced topics and issues that are essential for Probate Minor’s Counsel, including:

  • Core Components of Representing Minors.
  • Comparative Roles of Minor’s Counsel.
  • Best Practices in Client Communication and Testimony.

This discussion promises to be informative and enlightening. 

1 Hour CLE Credit

Administrative Writs and Mandamus Practice 101

Virtual

Hear from a former writs and receiver judge and three experienced land use and municipal lawyers on best practices and tips for California administrative writs and mandamus practice.  This 101 Class will cover topics including administrative record, pleadings, defenses, dispositive motions, settlement, trial and post-trial practice.

5.5 Hours (Full Conference)

Keynote Presentation by Hon Tani-Cantil-Sakauye (Ret.)
Presented at the 2024 Institute for Corporate Counsel

This day-long institute focuses on the intersection of law, business and politics, providing a platform for our panelists and participants to better understand how Los Angeles’s evolving business environment, best practices and changes in the law will impact business. Join conversations about the latest industry developments, legal guidelines, and practical advice with immediate application for in-house legal departments and law firms. In her keynote presentation, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (Ret.) will address challenges facing the Supreme Court of our nation’s largest and most dynamic state.

1 Hour Civility CLE Credit

Civility Matters
Presented by ABOTA

Civility Matters! Winning Inside and Outside the Courtroom While Being Civil. Incivility in litigation rarely benefits anyone. Yet we all see it from time to time - counsel, client and even judges behaving badly. Experienced litigators will share practical advice for effectively dealing with incivility in civil cases.  Join us for an interactive program on what really matters in litigation and trial.

0.5 hours of General Substantive Credit, and 0.5 hours of Civility Credit

Inside Tips for Getting your Best Settlement at Mediation
Presented by the Santa Clara County Bar Association

How do you maximize your settlement at mediation?
ADR Services, Inc. Mediator Lowell Haky, Esq. will walk through the tricks-of-the-trade and offer tips on mediation preparation and strategy that make the difference between getting a good settlement and getting a great settlement. 

The program will cover: 

  • Choosing the right time to mediate 
  • When to mediate in-person vs. virtual 
  • Using the mediation brief to persuade your opponent.
  •  Leveraging the pre-mediation call 
  • Prepping your client 
  • Strategy at the mediation session 
  • Alternative settlement options 
  • Mediation conduct 
  • Post-Mediation settlements 

Total: 12.5 Hours Participatory Credit including all “special” credits

ADR: No Longer Alternative
ADR Services, Inc.'s 5th Annual MCLE Day Event

Join us for two full days of engaging MCLE Programming! Featuring ADR Services, Inc. speakers, this event will cover all of those hard to get credits, as you learn from our panelists as they bring their perspectives as practitioners, jurists, and neutrals to the theme of ADR: No Longer Alternative. Register for the event, and you will be able to build a custom agenda to attend as many courses as you need!

Full Conference: up to 12 Hours of MCLE Credit Including One Hour of Ethics

When Two Heads Aren’t Necessarily Better than One: Negotiating with and Representing Property Owners with Multiple Decision-Makers
Presented at the 27th Annual California Eminent Domain Conference

Creative Collaboration in the Face of Unique Challenges. California Law, California Policy, and California Speakers—all in a new location! Network with attorneys, appraisers, agency representatives, right of way professionals, and others from around the state, while you hear all points of view on the most important and timely condemnation issues.