Avvo has posted a free on-demand webinar discussing the primary ethics issues that may arise when selling or delivering legal services online.

The webinar covers online advertising and fee-splitting: A review of the first amendment considerations and limitations surrounding online referrals.

It also discusses the ethics of online Q&A: How does answering questions online from people who may be out-of-state mesh with state-based practice limitations?

Another topic is online “deals” and unbundled services: To what extent do online deals or other unbundled offers implicate ethics rules around advertising, trust accounts, excessive fees, conflicts and the duty of competence?

On its website, Avvo says the webinar also covers technology & security: What special considerations around technology and cloud-based applications are in play when serving clients online?

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Adoption and assisted reproduction attorney Victoria T. Ferrara and the editors of Building Your Family will present a webinar on the options that gay and lesbian individuals and couples have when they’re ready to become parents, and what can they expect during the process.

The webinar will be Tuesday, July 15, beginning at noon Eastern time.

Topics will include:

• What options do gay and lesbian individuals and couples have when they’re ready to become parents, and what can they expect during the process?
• Which states have laws that are favorable for LGBT family building, and which present barriers?
• How does your state’s stance on same-sex marriage affect your legal parentage?
• Learn about LGBT family building options including joint or second-parent adoption, donor conception, and surrogacy.

Participants may submit questions in advance.

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FileTrail and Doculabs will offer a series of webinars on empowering organizations to integrate effective information governance policies.

The 30-minute webinar will be Thursday, July 17, beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

The webinar series will cover six types of industries: oil & gas, legal, pharmaceutical, financial services, government and insurance. The first one will cover oil & gas.

The webinar will help participants:

•  Learn why leading Oil and Gas organizations are taking Information Governance seriously

•  Hear lessons learned from real life client engagements

•  Gain insight and advice to get your Information Governance efforts on track

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Miller Energy Resources, Inc. will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its results for the three and 12 months ended April 30, 2014. The call and webcast will be Tuesday, July 15, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Hosts will be CEO Scott Boruff, President David Voyticky, CFO John Brawley andCOO David Hall.

Participants may dial in at 888-455-2260 and use conference ID number 5188200. The webcast will be at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=109991

About Miller Energy

Miller Energy Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company operating in multiple exploration and production basins in North America. Miller’s focus is in Cook Inlet, Alaska and in the heart of Tennessee’s prolific and hydrocarbon-rich Appalachian Basin including the Mississippian Lime. Miller is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee with offices in Anchorage, Alaska and Huntsville, Tennessee. The company’s common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol MILL.

Elijah Ltd. will present a webinar reviewing deployment options as law firms navigate the decision regarding whether or not to bring legal technology in-house.

The complimentary one-hour webinar will be Tuesday, July 29, beginning at 1 p.m.

Elijah Ltd.®, an industry leader in computer forensic services and eDiscovery project management, processing and hosting, will present “Litigation Data Hosting Best Practices: To InSource or To Outsource?” Hosted by Rick Weber, CSO, Elijah, along with guest speaker Ian Campbell, President and Co-founder, iCONECT Development, LLC, this informational webinar will review deployment options as law firms navigate the decision regarding whether or not to bring legal technology in-house.

As more organizations consider the possibilities, there is much discussion these days with regard to insourcing, outsourcing and managed discovery services (hybrid models) to manage, deliver and support high quality eDiscovery services. The points to consider are extensive, and the results of this analysis are often unique to each firm and likely vary for each matter.

Topics will include:

• Emerging Trends in Litigation Data Review and Managed Services
• Emerging Practices for Maximizing Deployment
• Cost Shifting Strategies
• How to Build a Flexible Solution

Reserve a webinar seat now.

ABOUT ELIJAH LTD.

Founded in 2003, Elijah Ltd. is an industry leader in providing electronic discovery and computer forensic solutions. Elijah was recognized in 2013 as a “Top 100+” eDiscovery provider by ComplexDiscovery and has been recognized as among the top twenty companies nationally in eDiscovery processing capacity. Elijah is called upon by many of the largest law firms and Fortune 500 companies to meet their computer forensic and e-discovery needs.

ABOUT iCONECT DEVELOPMENT, LLC

iCONECT Development, LLC is a global market leader in developing innovative legal review software, services and programs that empower people to complete complex legal review projects more cost effectively. As early innovators of eDiscovery review software since 1999, and with the recent release of its revolutionary web-based, XERA eDiscovery Review Platform, iCONECT continues to raise the bar for advancements in developing intelligent, easy to use tools that help hosting providers, law firms, corporations and government agencies worldwide optimize workflows and manage big data more efficiently.

iCONECT’s corporate headquarters are based in Las Vegas, Nevada, with satellite offices in Los Angeles, California, Reston, Virginia (Washington, DC), Dallas, Texas and London, Canada.

iCONECT, the iCONECT logo, XERA logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of iCONECT Development, LLC or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Michael Best & Friedrich offers a webinar designed to provide an analysis and review of most recent case law relating to life sciences issues.

The complimentary one-hour webinar will be Wednesday, July 23, beginning at noon Central time.

The presentation is geared toward in-house counsel, IP agents, and other in-house staff involved with life sciences IP litigation.

Founded in 1848, Michael Best has approximately 220 attorneys in offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, WI, Chicago, IL, Washington, D.C., and Salt Lake City, UT.

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Ellie Mae Inc. has made available an on-demand video of a town-hall webinar providing answers to critical mortgage compliance questions from Ellie Mae’s compliance experts.

The video is designed for mortgage originators, including mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, community banks, credit unions and national and regional lenders within the United States.

Ellie Mae Inc. offers online network, software and services for the residential mortgage industry, including electronic mortgage capabilities; loan origination and mortgage management software; integrated closings with closing document preparation services; and electronic document management and mortgage websites.

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JurisPage will offer a complimentary webinar on law firm Internet marketing and advertising, hosted by Amicus Attorney.

The webinar will be Wednesday, July 30, 2-3 p.m. Eastern time.

The webinar will cover:

• Pay-Per-Click vs. Search Engine Optimization
• Marketing campaign creation tips
• How landing pages make a huge difference, and what the most effective landing pages look like
• Using in-depth Analytics, including phone call tracking, to get a picture of how your campaign is running
• Calculating your online marketing return on investment

The webinar will also include a question-and-answer session.

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The National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, will present a webinar on reducing recidivism and promoting job readiness.

The event will be Tuesday, July 15, from 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The webinar will provide policymakers and practitioners in the criminal justice, corrections, and workforce development fields with an overview of the recently published white paper, Integrated Reentry and Employment Strategies: Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Job Readiness. The webinar will also provide information on how jurisdictions can apply to become a pilot site for the Integrated Reentry and Employment Strategies Demonstration Project.

In partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Labor, the Council of State Governments Justice Center designed the pilot site project to test innovative strategies for enhancing job readiness and reducing recidivism for adults under correctional supervision. During the webinar, staff from the National Reentry Resource Center and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance will review the components of this solicitation.

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Enbridge Inc. will present a webcast conference call to discuss its 2014 second quarter financial results on Friday, August 1, 2014, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern time.

Conference call participants may call in toll free at 800- 708-4540, using a participant passcode of 37572724#.

A webcast replay and podcast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the event, and a transcript will be posted to the website within 24 hours. To access the audio replay, call toll free 888-843-7419, passcode 37572724#.

About Enbridge

Enbridge transports, generates, and distributes energy across North America, and employs more than 11,000 people in Canada and the United States.

A DATAVERSITY panel of experts in cognitive computing will discuss in a webinar the technology, current practical applications, and where this technology is going.

The free webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

The discussion will start with a review of a recent survey produced by DATAVERSITY on how Cognitive Computing is currently understood by your peers. The panel will also review many components of the technology including:

• Cognitive Analytics
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Reasoning
• And next generation artificial intelligence (AI)

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The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions plans a webinar titled “Innovation and effective stakeholder engagement on water and energy issues.”

The event will be Thursday, July 24, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Involving other stakeholders or partners for a water-energy project often leads to insights, innovations, and/or greater efficiency. In this third and final webinar, speakers from American Water and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD; California) discuss how they leveraged stakeholder involvement to address water-energy challenges and implement new innovations.

Suzanne Chiavari, Engineering Practice Leader from American Water, will describe some of her organization’s recent work in utilizing renewable energy technologies, and how they’ve engaged community partners to establish greater integration across their resource management activities. Clifford Chan, Manager of Water Treatment and Distribution at EBMUD, will talk about two projects with multiple stakeholders that have helped the utility to implement its energy management strategy.

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP presents a complimentary webinar, “Are Abstract Technological Advances Patentable? Go Ask Alice,” exploring the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. Pty Ltd. v. CLS Bank International on patent eligibility.

The webinar will be Thursday, July 24, beginning at 11 a.m. Central time.

As amply suggested by the many opinions offered by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in Alice v CLS Bank, in recent times, assessing patent claims for patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 has seemed to entail uncertainty. The recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Alice confirmed that uncertainty, but in holding a financial software-related patent not patent-eligible, did the Supreme Court lead us out of the darkness and into the light?

During this webinar, we will discuss the following:
• A brief recounting of recent precedent and administrative guidelines addressing patent eligibility
• A review of the immediate precedential gestation of the Alice decision
• How Alice makes some things clear
• Whether we are any closer to understanding what is unduly “abstract”
• What content those drafting patent applications can add to their claims to increase the patent eligibility of a claim that may include abstract subject matter

Our speakers will be Fitch Even partners Steven G. Parmelee and Nicholas T. Peters. Steve has extensive experience in complex patent preparation and prosecution in the U.S. and abroad, and has assisted clients with global patent portfolio management, freedom-to-operate issues, complex litigation, and transactions for over 35 years. In his wide-ranging IP practice, Nick uses his litigation and USPTO experience combined with his technical background in physics, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering to assist his clients in securing and protecting their IP assets.

Please note there is no fee to attend, but registration is required.

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Kroll Ontrack will present a webinar on Ontrack PowerControls, which can give SharePoint administrators the power to quickly recover, search, restore, and export their organization’s data.

The complimentary webinar will be Thursday, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. Central time.

Ontrack PowerControls can also help you upgrade a platform, add/delete services or consolidate due to an acquisition or merger, or locate data per a legal request. Live demos are tailored to each session’s audience and feature on-hand technical resources to answer your questions, as well as a guided tour of the product in action.

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Former Computer Sciences Corp. Deputy General Counsel H. Ward Classen and Innography VP of Client Success Shauna Osborne present an on-demand webinar titled “The Practitioner’s Guide to Creating an Intellectual Property Program.”

The complimentary webinar covers:

• Why are corporate IP programs important?
• What should a comprehensive IP Program encompass?
• How to create an IP program
• Creating an Infrastructure
• Patent Review Boards
• Patent Compensation structures
• Education
• Implementing an IP program
• Patenting for service companies

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Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners will hold its second quarter conference call and webcast Wednesday, August 6, at 9 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results and current business initiatives with members of senior management.

Conference call participants may call 800-319-4610 toll-free at approximately 8:50 a.m. The conference call will also be webcast live at www.brookfieldrenewable.com, where it will be archived for future reference.

A taped version of the conference call will be available until Sept. 8, at 800-319-6413, with access code 1557#.

About Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners

The company operates one of the largest publicly-traded, pure-play renewable power platforms globally. Its portfolio is primarily hydroelectric and totals over 6,700 megawatts of installed capacity. Diversified across 72 river systems and 13 power markets in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Europe, the portfolio’s output is sold predominantly under long-term contracts and generates enough electricity from renewable resources to power more than three million homes on average each year. With a portfolio of high-quality assets and strong growth prospects, the business is positioned to generate stable, long-term cash flows supporting regular and growing cash distributions to shareholders.

Cozen O’Connor will present a webinar on the ramifications of natural disasters in terms of coverage for business interruption losses.

The free webinar will be Thursday, July 17, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

As Superstorm Sandy demonstrated in a dramatic fashion, a major storm or a similar catastrophe can affect businesses hundreds or even thousands of miles from the epicenter.

Using different hypothetical claim scenarios, participants will learn about the limits of basic business interruption coverage, the range of contingent business interruption (CBI) coverages available to respond to business income losses resulting from damage away from the insured’s business premises and the limits of such coverage, as well as the unique considerations applicable to the measurement of business income losses under CBI insurance.

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Teresa Haykowsky and David Risling of McLennan Ross LLP will team up with Michelle Devlin of Creating People Power Inc. for a 90-minute webinar which will address various workplace harassment issues.

The webinar will be Tuesday, Sept. 16, beginning at noon Mountain time.

Topics will include:

• An update on the legal responsibilities of employers and employees
• Current legal definitions of a respectful workplace
• Understanding harassment and bullying in the workplace
• How to conduct a proper harassment investigation
• How to prepare a proper investigation report
• How employers may support a more respectful workplace
• How employers may create and enhance workplace respect awareness.

Watch for registration to open Aug. 5, 2014.

Morgan Lewis & Bockius will present a webinar in the final installment of “Executive Compensation Basics” Webinar Series, which will focus on severance and release agreements.

The free webinar will be Wednesday, July 16, beginning at noon Eastern time.

Severance and release agreements can vary greatly. Parties must carefully consider the terms of these agreements to ensure that they are enforceable and meet the parties’ goals.

Topics will include:

• A review of key provisions in severance and release agreements
• Recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission developments with respect to release agreements
• Noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality covenants
• Tax traps for the unwary: section 409A
• Continuation of health and other benefits post-termination

CLE credit in CA, FL, IL, NJ (via reciprocity), NY, PA, TX, and VA is currently pending approval.

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