Thursday, May 9, 2024 — MCLE Luncheon — George C. Miller

Hennessey's Tavern Dining Room 7811 Herschel Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

We are very pleased to have as our May speaker, George C. Miller, Partner with Shustak Reynolds & Partners, PC (San Diego office), presenting: FINRA Arbitration: The Wild West of Dispute Resolution.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 — MCLE Luncheon — Shanna Welsh-Levin

Living Room Coffeehouse & Bistro 1205 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA, United States

Our June speaker is Shanna Welsh-Levin, Senior Counsel at SoCal Realty Law, APC, and a member of our bar association, who returns to provide us with an Update on Landlord-Tenant Laws & Legal Issues to include recent changes.

Thursday, July 11, 2024 — MCLE Luncheon — Paul H. Neuharth, Jr.

Living Room Coffeehouse & Bistro 1205 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA, United States

Please welcome PAUL H. NEUHARTH, JR., presenting "MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CRIMINAL LAW, " in which he will discuss the impact of mental health issues on the Criminal Justice system, and how cases involving criminal activities related to mental health issues are currently handled by our California Superior Courts.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 — MCLE Luncheon — Ariel J. Sabban, Esq.

Living Room Coffeehouse & Bistro 1205 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA, United States

ARIEL J. SABBAN will present "STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (“SLAPP”)," in a program addressing SLAPP lawsuits, which plaintiffs often use strategically to silence their critics through litigation, and which abridge defendants' constitutional rights of free speech and petition to government for redress of grievances.

Thursday, October 10, 2024 — MCLE Luncheon — David M. Majchrzak

Living Room Coffeehouse & Bistro 1205 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA, United States

Mr. Majchrzak, a legal ethicist, civil litigator, and California State Bar certified specialist (legal malpractice law), will present: "Sharing (Fees) and Caring (for Funds Held in Trust)."

Thursday, November 14, 2024 — MCLE Luncheon — Catherine M. Swafford, Ann Kinsey Schu, Sara A. Pike

Living Room Coffeehouse & Bistro 1205 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA, United States

We are very pleased to have as our November speakers, attorneys Catherine M. Swafford,  Ann Kinsey Schu, and Sara Pike, who will collectively present a program on “Recent Developments in Probate and Trust Law, and Estate Planning in 2025 (in light of planned and anticipated changes in pertinent Tax Laws).”