Bucklin. Organization: CLE legal education seminars for lawyers

Litigation, including discovery and trial practice,

Law firm management,

Settlement of personal injury lawsuits,

Corporate internal governance and investigations, and

Attorney fee awards.

Sample CLE seminar topics.

Seminar # 1 -- Good Negotiations: Tools and Ethics in PI Settlements. Most disputes which lawyers are asked about do not end up in the courts, instead they are settled by way of some form of compromise between the parties - a negotiated agreement. Getting the best settlement for the client can often involve some skilful negotiation. Learning about the skills --- and the ethics --- involved in negotiating is an important part of a working lawyer's education.

Seminar # 2 -- "What's Hot in Legal Ethics: What, Why, and How to Stay Out of Trouble." Bucklin is usually able to furnish you a customized CLE seminar on your selected legal ethics topic. For the five years ending in 2008, Bucklin was the managing editor of the ethics section of eDicta, the on line resource published by the Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. His past experience and present constant interest in ethics developments allows him to deliver ethics seminars on a variety of topics

Seminar # 3 -- Using trial notebooks for depositions --- and the entire course of litigation through the trial. Bucklin is the author of various trial practice materials. His book Building Trial Notebooks has been published annually since 2004 and is now about a thousand pages, in three volumes. (If the expected audience size is sufficient, the publisher will furnish you a copy of this three volume text to use as a door prize at the seminar.)

Seminar # 4 - Seeking, and Defending against, Reasonable Attorney Fee Awards. Bucklin has authored a book on the subject of attorney fee awards, and a door prize of the book is available for seminar organizers who use Bucklin as a speaker.

Seminar # 5 -- Corporate Internal Investigations. The ethics problems and pitfalls, in the legal, strategic, and pragmatic approaches to representing a client who becomes the focus of a criminal or media investigation. Providing attorneys with the guidance to the "now" of a business crisis from the inside out, including internal investigation, forming the litigation team before the litigation, crisis management by the company, media, and the role of corporate governance.

Seminar # 6 -- Winning at Trial -- Tips ranging from voir dire to motion for judgment n.o.v.. Practical tools and techniques, taken from chapters of Volume 2 of Building Trial Notebooks, the "Power Litigation" volume.

Seminar # 7 -- Opera, Theatre, Ballet, and Your Jury Trial. Most attorneys have never had formal training on how to use their voice, body, and actions to be a part of their persuasion. This hour long lecture gives training that all attorneys should have if they want to be better in the courtroom.

Short articles for lawyers to read to improve this skills and knowlege.