Hawaii CLE Courses On-Demand

This session explores the science and psychology of emotional labor, stress accumulation, and trauma exposure in legal settings.

This program explores how chronic stress, sleep deprivation, and substance use systematically impair the legal professional's brain's prefrontal cortex—the hub of ethical reasoning, memory, and judgment.

This course will cover steps of a tax audit, the eggshell audit, the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm, and the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking.

This course will examine how advanced forensic science was used in the Golden State Killer case.

This course will dive into the IRS appeals aspect of a tax controsversy.

This course will present a broad overview of what scientific research has discovered about eyewitness identification, and the resulting best practices recommendations for police.

This seminar will discuss Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6 Confidentiality and others associated with attorney presence online. This seminar will also discuss how to ethically respond to negative online reviews from clients and third parties. In addition, this seminar will use real life case scenarios to reinforce the ethical rules that can be violated. If you are often online, this is a seminar you will not want to miss.

In this timely and eye-opening program, executive coach and former entertainment lawyer Marlo Lyons, J.D., explores the neurobiology of loneliness, the hidden toll it takes on junior and senior attorneys alike, and how it contributes to burnout, substance misuse, and even suicidal ideation.

This seminar will explore the various dynamics of the attorney-client relationship. It will discuss taking directions from your client (Rule 1.2), keeping your client informed (Rule 1.4), confidentiality (Rule 1.6), setting and collecting fees (Rule 1.5), and firing a client.

Do you use ChatGPT in your practice? Have you thought about what ethical rules apply? This seminar will explore the ethical risks associated with lawyers using AI, particularly ChatGPT in their practice. You will not want to miss this seminar if you want to stay competent on this new emerging technology.

This course will examine copyright infringement risks and legal challenges arising from generative AI systems.

Before the IRS wrecking ball goes into motion, the taxpayer has certain procedural rights. This presentation will discuss them in detail.

This course will explore best practices in drafting OCGs, common negotiation challenges, and practical solutions for fostering compliance while maintaining strong relationships with outside counsel. Attendees will gain actionable insights into optimizing legal service agreements to control costs, improve efficiency, and enhance legal outcomes.

This CLE course provides attorneys with essential insights into the specialized role of a credentialed forensic genealogist in legal proceedings involving probate, real estate, and mineral rights.

This program will cover the various first day motions that are filed in chapter 11 individual and business cases.

This program provides a comprehensive overview of the SEC’s whistleblower program and the Tips, Complaints, and Referrals (TCR) system.

This course will cover safeguarding mental health, managing workload effectively, and remaining fully present for clients through boundary setting.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal landscape surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its intersection with copyright law.

There is a certain rhythm to the audit process, and it’s a very scary beat. In this presentation, I'll discuss the steps that most examinations begin and end with. We'll discuss eggshell audits, those audits where unbeknownst to the IRS at the start of the examination, the taxpayer has major criminal problems and what you can do to help shepherd your client through the pending storm. We'll also discuss the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm as well as the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking. Finally, we'll take a short digression into IRS Appeals.

This program will discuss current conflict, former client conflicts, attorney-client privilege, waiver, and much more.