Class recorded October 28, 2020.

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If your case makes it to court, you want to make a good impression. How you handle yourself – in person or remotely – can affect how the court sees you and ultimately how successful you are in presenting your case. Learn how to address the court, what to wear, and more, directly from L.A. Superior Court judges.

Class covers:

• Preparing your case for a judge
• What to expect, how to appear, and how to act at your hearing, whether it’s remote or in person
• Presenting your case to the judge
• Explaining your request for an extension or continuance to the judge
• How to avoid hurting your own case

Presented by:
Judge Bruce Iwasaki, LA Superior Court
Judge Robert S. Harrison, LA Superior Court

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LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Class recorded Friday, October 30, 2020

The two pillars of a case on appeal are the appellate records and the briefs. The record consists of the documents filed in the trial court (the “Clerk’s Transcript”), plus a record of the oral proceedings in the courtroom (the “Reporter’s Transcript” or a substitute). The briefs are written legal arguments that present a party’s position on appeal.

In this class, learn to designate an adequate record and prepare a successful brief.

Class covers:

• The purpose, content and importance of the Clerk’s and Reporter’s Transcripts
• How to designate a record that is adequate to help the appellate court assess error
• The purpose and contents of an appellate brief
• What rules guide the appellate court’s decision about whether the trial court decision should be reversed
• The different, and equally essential roles of the factual history and the legal arguments in a brief
• Format, filing and service requirements
• Deadlines and time limits

Presented by:
Tyna Orren, Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, Orren & Orren

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Class recorded Friday, October 30, 2020

Probate is the process for transferring the asset of someone who has died to the people legally entitled to receive the assets. In this class, learn which types of assets and estates require probate. Then, learn how to fill out the petition – the document that starts the probate process – how to file it with the court, and how to serve the petition on interested parties.

Also discussed: what happens after the petition, and the basics of completing a probate case.   

Class covers:

• Which types of assets and estates require probate
• How to fill out the petition – the document that starts the probate process
• What happens after the petition, and the basics of completing a probate case

Presented by:
Crystal Hayes-Hill, Attorney, My Legal Team, Inc.

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)

Class recorded Thursday, October 29, 2020

In the wake of the George Floyd protests, police reform has become a topic of urgent concern. Join a panel of experts to discuss whether and to what extent racial bias exists in policing, and how law enforcement can be reformed to ensure both safety and the protection of human and constitutional rights.

Class covers:

• The extent of the problem of racial bias in policing
• How the law protects against police bias and brutality, and why the legal system sometimes fails to make these protections reality
• Is racial bias built in to the structure of the American system of law enforcement?
• What might “Defund the Police” really mean? Is it a good idea, and would it work?
• How to root out police bias and brutality through policy reform

Presented By:

Prof. Jody Armour, Professor of Law, USC-Gould School of Law

Austin Dove, The Law Office of Austin Dove

Prof. Isabelle Gunning, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

Prof. Cheryl Harris, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law

Lieutenant Curtis G. McIntyre, Ed.D., Los Angeles Police Department Community Outreach and Development Division

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.