Tuesday, April 12, 2022: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Every business decision must be made with an eye toward the bottom line. Learn to accurately assess your business’ financial outlook and plan for the future by understanding the basics of business accounting and finance.

Class covers:

• How to apply the fundamentals of financial modeling to set realistic, achievable goals
• How to apply basic accounting concepts to ensure an accurate financial snapshot of your business
• How to use key financial statements like income, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Apply what you learn to real-life “case studies” of businesses in different financial situations
• Pros and cons of different accounting software available to small businesses

Participants are encouraged to join by video as class may involve sharing of visual information and writings, participation via the chat function, and the opportunity to interact with others. Virtual networking reception to follow class.

Presented by: Gary Krauz (https://www.gursey.com/persons/gary-l-krausz/)
Gary Krausz provides audit, accounting and consulting services to middle-market businesses and not-for-profit organizations in Southern California. He is a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA.) He also holds the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) credential offered by the AICPA. Gary serves on the Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Technical Committee which is the highest technical committee of the California Society of CPAs on accounting and auditing issues; Gary also helps plan the annual Accounting and Auditing Conference of the CalCPA Education Foundation. Gary regularly teaches undergraduate level accounting courses at UCLA Extension.

Gary holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego and a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California. Outside of work, Gary serves on the Board of Directors and is the Treasurer for The Executives, a support group for the Los Angeles Jewish Home, volunteers for his children's school PTA, and various other community outreach and educational committees of the California Society of CPAs.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No 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 Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, October 1, 2019  12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.

Many successful businesses develop important assets that are "intangible," including trademarks identifying your products (or services) in the flow of commerce, and patents to protect scientific inventions. Learn how to protect such assets and ensure your company's continued success.

Class covers:

• Protecting an original invention through the patent process
• What patent protection can provide your business, and what it can't
• How to develop and protect a valuable trademark

Presented by Carolin Shining:

A tech-savvy solo lawyer with a select clientele, Carolin K. Shining provides individualized intellectual property and litigation services for entrepreneurs, small businesses and attorneys. Michigan State University, B.S., Biochemistry, 1987. University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1990. Registered Patent Attorney, 1990.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No 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 Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

This class will be hosted on ZOOM.

---ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME---

Tuesday, June 30, 2020: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

In this program, a panel of experts will provide guidance and greater understanding to loved ones of those who may benefit from placement in a Lanterman Petris Short (or “LPS”) conservatorship. This type of conservatorship is designed for adults with mental illness who become a serious danger to themselves or others. It allows for involuntary placement in protective care and the appointment of a caretaker (“conservator”) to handle their affairs. The panel will address the LPS conservatorship process, which must be initiated by a government agency, usually the Public Guardian; how loved ones can help make a convincing case for involuntary mental health treatment; and how to monitor a conservatorship and modify it in the future, if needed.

Class covers:

• When an LPS conservatorship in appropriate, and the types of serious behavioral problems that will justify appointment of a conservator
• What a court-appointed LPS conservator can do to help someone suffering from severe mental illness issues
• How families and loved ones can help make a convincing case for involuntary mental health treatment and appointment of an LPS conservator
• How the LPS conservatorship process differs from other types of conservatorship, and the role of the Public Guardian
• How to monitor a conservatorship and modify it in the future, if needed.

Presented by:
Diego Cartagena (moderator), President & CEO, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Steve Dominguez, Division Chief LPS Conservatorships, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Public Guardian
Hon. Lisa Jaskol, Los Angeles Superior Court
Gayle Tamler, IHSS/Medi-Cal Attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Gail Evanguelidi, founder of the LPS mentorship program for NAMI members in LA County

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.

Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

--- CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

As a business owner, artist, or creator, you try to do things that set you apart from the competition. Usually, you do not want the competition to know your important business information, and you don’t want them to profit from your creative expressions and original works. In this class, learn how to protect the information and work that gives your business an edge.

Class covers:

• Copyright: what is protected, and how to make sure no one profits from your original works and expressions
• Free for the taking: what you can take from others, what others can take from you
• Clearance required: what you do need permission to use
• Pitching, idea theft, and implied-in-fact-contracts

Participants are encouraged to join by video as class may involve sharing of visual information and writings, participation via the chat function, and the opportunity to interact with others. Virtual networking reception to follow class.

Presented by John L. Geiger:

John L. Geiger is an intellectual property attorney in Los Angeles with over thirty years of litigation and transactional experience.  He has represented a broad variety of entertainment professionals, including screenwriters, producers, directors, and actors, as well as music recording and headline international concert tour artists.  Mr. Geiger is co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists (UC Press, 2019).  Currently, as a Principal Deputy County Counsel for the County of Los Angeles, he advises public agencies on complex information technology and intellectual property matters.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.