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Animals play a larger role in the lives of people today than ever before. This program will cover the various legal issues affecting animals, including animal welfare and companion animals. A substantial portion of time will be spent discussing the rights of service and therapy animal owners in areas such as housing, employment and public accommodations. The program will be beneficial to attorneys practicing animal law, disability law and employment law, as well as for any attorney who has a companion animal and/or is interested in legal issues affecting companion animals. This program is part of the Young Lawyers Division's 2017-18 BLI Class Project focusing on the intersection of animals and the law. Close Full Description

Sex with clients? It's a bad idea. Sexual relationships with clients, their spouses and/or opposing lawyers create conflicts of interest that can negatively impact an attorney's ability to provide fair legal representation. This holds true even when the relationships don't quite reach the level of sex. Renowned Duquesne University professor Mark Yochum will explore this issue, one that can ruin an attorney's career.  The evolution of the modern rule restricting this behavior is instructive as a matter of professionalism and as a lesson in lawyers' attitudes toward conflicts of interests generally. Close Full Description

The much talked-about tax reform is now law, and sweeping changes will impact companies and individuals beginning in the current fiscal year. Among the provisions: a lower corporate tax rate, immediate expensing of certain capital expenditures, an immediate charge for earnings and profits held overseas, increased limitations on interest deductibility, and a host of complex international tax rules and other tax reforms.  How will this impact your firms and clients? This program will discuss and provide answers. Close Full Description