2025-09-17 09:00:00
8.33 hours
2025-09-17 09:00:00
8.33 hours
2025-09-17 09:00:00
8.33 hours
2025-09-17 09:00:00
8.33 hours
Course Overview
Evaluate deals assuming long-term hold strategies.
Negotiate franchise agreements and PIP requirements effectively.
Identify environmental and title issues early.
Assess debt funds, CPACE, and equity options.
Course Overview
Evaluate deals assuming long-term hold strategies.
Negotiate franchise agreements and PIP requirements effectively.
Identify environmental and title issues early.
Assess debt funds, CPACE, and equity options.
Why Attend
Agenda
Session 1
Jeopardy: Recent Developments in Hospitality Law
Session 2
Managing State Alcohol Agency and TTB Investigations
Session 3
Preparing for and Managing OSHA Inspections
Session 4
Auditing Your Ethics Hotline for Real Impact
Session 5
New Legal Risks Reshaping Hotel Ownership Today
Session 6
Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations in Hospitality
Session 7
Mediating Hospitality Disputes: Benefits and Best Practices
Session 8
Introduction to USALI 12th Edition Fine Print
Session 9
AI Applications in Hospitality Safety and Security
Session 10
Market Outlook and Current Deal-Making Trends
Session 11
Anatomy of a Hospitality Acquisition Today
Session 12
Financing Strategies and Creative Capital Structuring
Session 13
Legal Landmines and Navigating Deal Success
9:00 am - 9:30 am EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Test your knowledge in this interactive game show-style session covering the latest legal and business developments in hospitality. Topics span labor and employment, risk management, technology, and transactions shaping today’s industry landscape.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
9:30 am - 10:00 am EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Learn how alcohol trade practice and licensing investigations are conducted by state agencies and the TTB. This session provides practical strategies for effectively managing these regulatory investigations.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
10:10 am - 10:40 am EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
OSHA continues aggressive enforcement with high inspection levels, increased penalties, and rising criminal prosecutions. Learn employer rights, advance preparation strategies, and tips for managing each stage of an OSHA inspection to achieve successful outcomes.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
10:40 am - 11:10 am EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Explore a practical framework for evaluating your organization’s compliance efforts and confidential reporting systems. Learn about audit scoping, leadership tone, oversight structures, and meaningful metrics to strengthen program integrity and accountability.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
11:20 am - 12:20 pm EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Today’s hotel owners face escalating legal threats from cyberattacks, EPLI claims, unionization, and human trafficking liability that didn’t exist a decade ago. This survival briefing examines vicarious liability in franchises and social media weaponization in grievance escalation.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
1:20 pm - 1:50 pm EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
This session focuses on the critical importance of thorough and legally sound workplace investigations. Learn best practices for conducting investigations that protect both employees and the organization.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
1:50 pm - 2:20 pm EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Explore trends in mediating hospitality disputes including the benefits of mediation versus litigation. Learn which dispute types are well-suited for mediation and how ADR provisions can protect brand value.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Get an introduction to the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry 12th Edition. Understand the key changes and accounting standards that impact hospitality financial reporting and operations.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming hospitality legal, safety, and security functions today. From detecting fraudulent claims to predictive threat analytics, explore real-world applications and the ethical challenges they present.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
9:00 am - 9:50 am EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Transaction volume remains 32% below historical averages while CMBS delinquencies have risen to $5 billion. Learn where deals are happening, what’s driving investor interest in Sunbelt markets, and why private capital dominates during market uncertainty.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
9:50 am - 10:40 am EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Walk through hotel acquisitions step-by-step from brand selection and PIP negotiations to management company selection and due diligence. Learn why engaging counsel before signing term sheets is critical and how unencumbered properties attract premium pricing.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
11:00 am - 11:50 am EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Explore today’s capital stacks from commercial banks at 50-55% LTV to debt funds reaching 70-75% leverage. Learn about CPACE financing, preferred equity considerations, and why debt yield matters more than cap rates in underwriting deals.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
11:50 am - 12:40 pm EST
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
Discover what derails deals and how to navigate environmental, title, and regulatory risks in today’s market. Learn why remarkably zero deals die from environmental issues alone when creative solutions like escrows, insurance, and indemnities are employed.
Cozen O’Connor
Gray Robinson
Wurz Financial Service
Fisher Phillips
Signature Resolution
Hotel Security Group
JF Capital Advisors
Legal 1031 Exchange Services, a Kensington Vanguard Company
SESSION I
Deposing trucking company personnel…
SESSION II
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION III
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION IV
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
Attorneys will learn how to navigate hotel acquisitions, franchise agreements, PIPs, management company selection, due diligence processes, and environmental liability defenses.
Attorneys will gain practical strategies for negotiating brand agreements, structuring transactions, solving environmental problems, and successfully closing hospitality deals.
Attorneys will learn how to navigate hotel acquisitions, franchise agreements, PIPs, management company selection, due diligence processes, and environmental liability defenses.
Attorneys will gain practical strategies for negotiating brand agreements, structuring transactions, solving environmental problems, and successfully closing hospitality deals.
Plans
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Ability to Ask Questions During the Presentation via a Chat Box |
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speakers
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
Being an attorney is hard enough without the bookkeeping/IOLTA nonsense. Ready to keep more of what you earn? Whether you’re launching a new law practice or been in your own practice for forty years, this program is your roadmap to slashing your tax bill and building real wealth. Want to write off that second home, or discover how to deduct your vacation? In this dynamic, eye-opening session, civil and criminal tax controversy attorney Eric Green will walk you through often-overlooked strategies to dramatically cut taxes, increase deductions, and protect your law practice from IRS audit adjustments. You’ll walk away armed with actionable insights you can put to work immediately and easily earn back 8-10X what you invested in this seminar!
The program will cover not just how to deduct these expenses but what documentation you need to maintain to make sure you are audit proof if Uncle Sam comes calling!
In this new expanded webinar, Eric and Leighanne will review other benefits like converting your practice to an S Corporation, retirement planning and discuss apps that can help tie all this together and make your record keeping a breeze!
Who Should Attend:
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform the way you think about taxes—and take home the tools you need to save thousands year after year.
Key topics to be discussed:
Date / Time: December 31, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2026-03-27 13:00:00
This program begins with the foundations of generative AI, introducing large language models and transformer architecture, then moves into practical applications for legal professionals. Participants will learn how to design and deploy custom GPTs in OpenAI and build agent-based automations in Microsoft Copilot, both of which enable legal teams to streamline repetitive work across transactional matters, litigation management, and broader legal operations. The program also highlights how to use OpenAI projects and Microsoft’s integrated tools to scale and organize AI-driven efficiencies across the legal function.
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Date / Time: December 19, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2025-10-30 14:00:00
Session I – Considerations: Revocable vs. Irrevocable – Georgia Bender
In this session, attorney Georgia Bender will present a brief analysis of the structures and considerations involved in revocable and irrevocable trusts and when each type of trust may be appropriate. Next, Ms. Bender will go into a broad discussion of revocable trusts and the advantages they bring in flexibility of administration, probate avoidance, and estate tax planning. She’ll then review who might be an ideal candidate for this type of trust.
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Session II – Irrevocable Trusts and Trust Administration – Joseph Donohue
In this session, Attorney Joseph Donohue will review four common types of irrevocable trusts and the contexts in which they are best used. Next, Mr. Donohue will offer some helpful drafting tips for trusts. Lastly, he will dive into topics surrounding trust administration from tax reporting to key phases, avoiding trust contests, and drafting documents to protect your fiduciary clients.
Key topics to be discussed:
Date / Time: December 11, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2026-03-30 14:00:00
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Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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