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Ethics and Bias Units Teleseminar/Webinar

A two-part teleseminar/webinar with a dynamic speaker that lets you pick up ethics/bias units without ever leaving your office!

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“Excellent presentation. High energy. Lots of information. Answered all questions. Lots of practical advice.” Priscilla Thorner, Esq.

“Excellent presenter. Interesting content.” Patricia Conroy, Esq.

“... Wendy did a fabulous job on keeping very dry topics interesting. They use interaction with students to hold their attention, as well as using the interaction very effectively.” Steven Ball, Esq.

"This seminar can be applied instantly!" Ronald G. Grant, Esq.

"Excellent! I enjoyed it!" Christopher Kim, Esq.

"I found it interesting, useful, moved quickly, and it held my interest."

"The speakers brought great experience to this class."


Course Summary

The CA CLE deadline for Group 1 (A-G) is February 1, 2010. 

The WA CLE deadline for Group 3 is December 31, 2009.  Group 3: Admitted in 1984 through 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008.

Don't miss this interesting and entertaining program by Wendy Patrick Mazzarella, a dynamic speaker who keeps things moving along.

This program, delivered over two lunch hours, was designed to meet your bias special CLE unit requirement and help fulfill your ethics requirement as well.

This Teleseminar/Webinar helps you achieve these goals, while at the same time providing you with an interesting and informative program that teaches you about identifying and handling these issues in the work place.

Whether you need to advise your clients, know what is going on in your own law firm, need an ethics requirement update, or just meet your special CLE unit requirements, this class is for you.

 

Prefer to access the information right now?  This course is available for purchase as an instantaneous download to your computer or you may stream it online at your convenience.  If you purchase the course in our downloadable or streaming format, you will be able to download the handouts and access the information immediately, however, you will not receive CDs.
 
Please go to our online/streaming portal to purchase the program in downloadable or streaming format: http://pincus.fastcle.com/store/provider/provider09.php?
 
To purchase this program in our audio CD recording plus printed handbook format, please click on the "Purchase Now" button below.

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What You Will Learn if You Attend This Seminar

Hot Topics in Legal Ethics

The seminar will cover the latest hot topics in legal ethics.  Participants will learn the applicable ethical rules, statutes, and case law, and how this authority is commonly applied to a variety of common ethical dilemmas. 

Taught by Wendy Patrick Mazzarella, a prosecutor with a lengthy background in legal ethics, this seminar will teach you the practical reality of how the latest issues in legal ethics commonly arise, how they can be avoided, and how they can best be addressed. 

Elimination of Bias

In order to eliminate bias in the workplace, you not only need to educate your employees, but you also need to recognize that it is taking place by paying attention to what is going on in your workplace environment. 

In this interactive seminar, Ms. Mazzarella will teach you a simple and effective framework for “reading” your employees, co-workers and even your boss. This seminar will bring alive the methods and techniques discussed in Ms. Mazzarella’s book, Reading People (Random House 2008) co-authored with internationally renowned jury consultant Jo-Ellan Dimitrius.[1] 

As a former hate crime prosecutor and a lifetime member of the San Diego Hate Crimes Coalition, Ms. Mazzarella is very familiar with issues relating to bias and discrimination.  She has published some of this knowledge as a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism (Macmillan Reference 2007) and Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies (SAGE 2004).  This educational seminar will also cover applicable laws and statistics regarding bias and discrimination in and out of the workplace, and effective training of employees in this area. 

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[1] This new book is a revision of the 1998 New York Times bestseller Reading People (Random House 1998), authored by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius and Mark Mazzarella.

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Recording of Webinar Held 12-2009

Hot Topics in Legal Ethics and The Elimination of Bias. 

2009 recorded webinar includes audio and a printout of the Power Point slides.  $249 plus tax (in CA) and shipping.

1 Unit Ethics (CA, WA) and 1 Unit Bias (CA, WA); 2 MCLE Units (IL)


Prefer to access the information right now?  This course is available for purchase as an instantaneous download to your computer or you may stream it online at your convenience.  If you purchase the course in our downloadable or streaming format, you will be able to download the handouts and access the information immediately, however, you will not receive CDs.
 
Please go to our online/streaming portal to purchase the program in downloadable or streaming format: http://pincus.fastcle.com/store/provider/provider09.php?
 
To purchase this program in our audio CD recording plus printed handbook format, please click on the "Purchase Now" button.


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MCLE Credit

Pincus Professional Education certifies that this activity has been approved in the amount of:

  • 2 MCLE hours in IL;
  • 2 MCLE hours, including 1 hour of ethics and 1 hour of bias in CA; and,
  • 2 credit hours in WA, including 1 hour of ethics credit.

Upon request, we will assist attorneys in asking for CLE credit in other states.

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Instructors

Faculty:

Wendy Patrick Mazzarella, Esq.
Trial Attorney
San Diego County
Instructor Portrait

Wendy Patrick Mazzarella is a Trial Attorney, named by her peers as one of the Top Ten criminal attorneys in San Diego by the San Diego Daily Transcript in both 2008 and 2007. She began her legal career as a trial attorney with the San Diego County Deputy Public Defender’s Office.  Most of her practice is trial work; she has completed approximately 140 trials including 92 criminal jury trials ranging from stalking, to torture, to first-degree murder.  In her current assignment in the Sex Crimes and Stalking Division she prosecutes cases involving vice, child molestation, and sexually violent predators.  She received her Bachelors degree in psychology from the University of California Los Angeles, and her Law Degree from California Western School of Law.  Her legal education included study in Vienna, Austria, Budapest, Hungary, and interning at a Barrister firm in London, England.  Ms. Mazzarella is admitted to practice law in California, the United States District Court in the Southern District of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Ms. Mazzarella is the former Chair and a current member of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Ethics Committee, one of 16 members of the California State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC), and an accomplished public speaker on the topic of ethics both nationally and internationally.  She teaches ethics around the country on a regular basis for various legal and business organizations, and is an Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) certified instructor for law enforcement.   Ms. Mazzarella has been featured as a media topic area expert on the radio as well as on both local and international television.  

In a different genre of programs, Ms. Mazzarella presents motivational seminars, keynote speeches, and workshops nationwide.  She is a frequent conference opening speaker around the country on the subjects of “Reading People” and “How to Make a Great Impression,” and she also presents at business retreats and workshops on the topics of “Effective Communication with Difficult People,” “Leadership,” “Building Partnerships,” and related subjects.

Ms. Mazzarella is published on a regular basis.  She is co-author of Reading People (Random House 2008), and was a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism (Macmillan Reference 2007), and Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies (SAGE 2004).  She has her own ethics column in the San Diego Daily Transcript, a regular column in Law Enforcement Quarterly, is a columnist and editorial Board member for San Diego Lawyer, and has been published multiple times in California District Attorneys Association publications and the California State Bar Criminal Law Journal.  She has also been published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, has contributed several MCLE ethics articles for the California Bar Journal, and has been published in The Professional Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility and the Standing Committee on Professionalism.  She is a contributing ethics author for Doing Justice and The Practical Prosecutor (National College of District Attorneys national publications). 

Ms. Mazzarella sits on the Executive Committee of the California State Bar Criminal Law Section and is a Master in the Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court.  She is a past Vice President of the SDCBA, a past Vice President and Programs Chair of the Lawyers Club of San Diego, and a past Board member of the San Diego Crime Victim’s Fund. 

Ms. Mazzarella has been recognized for her legal work as well as her work in the community.  She received the Service to the San Diego County Bar Association Award from the San Diego County Bar Association in 2005, the Friend of the Community Award from the Tom Homann Law Association in 2003, and was recognized as one of San Diego Metropolitan Magazine’s 40 under 40 honorees in 2001.

On a personal note, Ms. Mazzarella holds a purple belt in Shorin-Ryu karate, is a concert violinist with the La Jolla Symphony, and plays the electric violin professionally with a rock band, performing both locally and in Hollywood.  Regarding Ms. Mazzarella’s true passion in life, she holds a Master of Divinity degree summa cum laude from Bethel Seminary San Diego where she co-chaired the Student Senate, and was awarded the 2009 Excellence in Preaching Award and the Zondervan Biblical Languages Award. 

 

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What attendees have said about this seminar:

“It’s been awhile since the little, often overlooked details are put together into a cohesive whole that becomes clear only in the hindsight of litigation involving the firm.” Michael D. Smith, Esq.

"I enjoyed the energy level of the speakers; nicely animated and held my attention." Christopher Bakes, Esq.

"Very nice experience. Well planned. Keep them coming!" Ronald G. Grant, Esq.

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Terms & Policies

Seminar, Webinar, Webcast Registration and Attendance Terms & Policies

Reminder: The room temperature at hotels and other seminar locations are notoriously hard to control. Please bring a sweater or jacket in case it gets cold and/or layer as if you are going to the movies so you are comfortable.

Recording policy: No audio or video recording of any program is permitted.

Seminar Cancellations: Should you be unable to attend for any reason, please inform us in writing no later than 14 days prior to the event and a credit voucher will be issued. If you prefer, a refund, less a $50 non-refundable deposit, will be issued. No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received within 14 days of an event.

Substitutions may be made at any time.

Webinars, Tele-seminars and Webcast Cancellations: Once log-in codes and passwords are issued for a webinar, tele-seminars or webcasts, a refund is not possible. If for any reason you cannot attend the event after you have received the codes, we will automatically convert your registration to an instant streaming/instant download or CD format and provide you with the information you need to access the recording after the program concludes and the recording is available.

Return/Refund Policy for Tapes/CDs/DVDs:

Tapes, CDs and DVDs are returnable for a full refund or replacement if defective, within 90 days of purchase.

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