CLEs

This CLE will cover an overview of the assessment process in Allegheny County, and will discuss when you should consider filing an assessment appeal and demonstrate how to file assessment appeals. We will conduct a mock hearing to demonstrate the various issues that are commonly raised at assessment hearings. We will also discuss the appeal…

presented by John Unice and Brett Creasy As data within corporations continues to explode due to the use of workplace collaboration tools, mobile devices, and other online repositories, the need for attorneys to understand best practices around how to preserve, collect, analyze and produce that information (when required) is certainly heightened. Coupled with many states'…

This program will cover research fundamentals on Thomson Reuters Westlaw, including how to: • pull up documents by citation and name • search for documents by legal issue • research a case • check if a case is still good law • save your research for later After attending this CLE, users should feel more…

Practical Law's legal know-how offers law departments resources that address the needs for improved efficiency and client services. Practical Law's expert attorney editors create and maintain a wide range of up-to-date, practical resources to ensure users have exactly what they need in their daily practice. The objective of this course is for the attendee to…

Learn how the state-of-the-art Westlaw Edge platform can make you an efficient and confident researcher. This session will review the features of Edge, such as WestSearch Plus, Statutes Compare, Jurisdictional Surveys, Litigation Analytics, & QuickCheck. Click here to Register!

Learn about the available resources and search techniques to help locate people (PeopleMap) and businesses (Company Investigator), identify and assess risk, understand critical connections, and how to gather information on clients, experts, companies, assets, liens and other filings that relate to civil and criminal actions. Click here to register!

This session will build upon the key learning objectives offered in the Intro to Research Westlaw session. In particular, this session will be useful to you to help you enhance your efficiency in conducting searches, dispositioning your search results and personalizing your workflow within the Westlaw Edge platform. Click here to register!

Computers have, for some time, been a source of hidden evidence for attorneys to leverage.  Especially with an increasingly remote work force, smartphones and even social media accounts have been increasingly used to conduct business, exchange information, and make connections.  All three data sources can provide useful information in the investigative and litigation contexts.  Join…

Presented by Fred Liechti, JD, CPA, LLM   Presented on Zoom and in person. To register for the Zoom, please visit tinyurl.com/TaxCLE. to register for in-person, please contact Lori Hagen at 412-350-5353 or hagenl@duq.edu.

Presented by Bob Peirce, David Martin, Mike Suley, and Megan Turnbull. We will discuss latest developments in the assessment law suit and also on ethical issues, including the on going assessment law suit. The two main presenters will be Michael Suley, former head of the Allegheny Office of Property assessment and a consultant to the…