Tuesday, January 7, 2025: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

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In recent years, we have seen a disturbing increase in the level of incivility in public discourse and the legal profession. This program will address civility in the practice of law from the judicial perspective, considering questions such as: What do judges expect? Why is civility important? Why are personal attacks, insults, and taunts a poor strategy for advocacy? And what tools can judges use to deal with incivility? The program will also discuss standards for civility in the practice of law and how to deal with uncivil opposing counsel.

Earn 1.0 hour California participatory MCLE credit in subtopic of Civility

MCLE Disclaimer: MCLE credit is only granted to attorneys licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California. Attorneys from other jurisdictions should contact their state bar to learn about credit reciprocity.

Presented by: Judge Mark A. Juhas and Judge Robert B. Broadbelt:

Judge Mark A. Juhas sits in a general family law assignment on the Los Angeles Superior Court. He is the immediate past chair of the California Commission on Access to Justice. For the California Judicial Council, he has been on the CJER Governing Committee and the immediate past Co-chair of the Family and Juvenile Advisory Committee; he was a member of the Elkins Family Law Task Force, Elkins Family Law Implementation Task Force and Self- Represented Litigant Task Force. He recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Family Law Section of the State Bar, a Distinguished Service Award from the California Judicial Council, and the Aranda Access to Justice award from the Judicial Council, among other honors.

Robert Broadbelt is a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of Los Angeles. His current assignment is in the Civil Division of the court, in an Unlimited Civil -- Individual Calendar courtroom at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. Before being appointed to the bench in 2012, Judge Broadbelt spent most of his legal career as a partner in the law firm of Browne Woods George, LLP, where his practice was devoted to complex business litigation with an emphasis on unfair competition and trade secrets. Judge Broadbelt received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from the USC Gould School of Law.

Registration fee: Registration for this MCLE is FREE through the generosity of the Estate of Joan Levine.