Course Overview
Attorneys will learn essential contract drafting principles, from fundamental formation requirements to sophisticated boilerplate provisions, addressing clarity in writing and common word interpretation pitfalls.
Attorneys will gain practical knowledge of legal frameworks governing key contract provisions, drawing on extensive case law to avoid errors that trigger disputes.
Attorneys will learn essential contract drafting principles, from fundamental formation requirements to sophisticated boilerplate provisions, addressing clarity in writing and common word interpretation pitfalls.
Attorneys will gain practical knowledge of legal frameworks governing key contract provisions, drawing on extensive case law to avoid errors that trigger disputes.
Agenda
Session 1
Fundamentals of Contract Law and Client Focus
Session 2
Negotiation Strategies and Effective Contract Formation
Session 3
Online Contract Formation and Digital Adoption Methods
Session 4
Key Contract Provisions and Drafting Best Practices
Break
Scheduled Break for Participants
Session 5
Legal Considerations and Interpreting Common Contract Terms
Session 6
Risk Management and Avoiding Common Drafting Errors
Session 7
Enforcing Contracts and Managing Amendments Effectively
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
This session explores the multiple audiences for contracts—lawyers, clients, and judges—and emphasizes evaluating provisions against actual client needs. Participants will examine how courts enforce contracts between sophisticated parties while recognizing limits around public policy and unconscionability.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Learn why courts criticize dense, jargon-filled drafting and the consequences of overreaching in contract provisions. This session covers how courts may strike broader portions of agreements when drafters push boundaries too far.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Examine how contracts are validly formed online through click-to-agree mechanisms, scroll-wrap approaches, and continued use provisions. The session addresses the totality of circumstances test courts apply to determine whether parties adopted standard terms and conditions.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
This session covers essential drafting techniques including active voice, proper punctuation, visual formatting, and conspicuousness requirements. Participants will learn best practices for captions, definitions, conditions, tables, and avoiding ambiguity in contract language.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
A brief intermission allowing participants to refresh before continuing with the remaining program sessions. Use this time to review materials and prepare questions for upcoming topics.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Explore how courts interpret critical contract words like ‘a,’ ‘shall,’ ‘material,’ ‘arising,’ and ‘relating to’ with potentially outcome-determinative effects. This session also addresses choice of law provisions, forum selection clauses, and their enforcement limitations.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
3:30 pm - 3:50 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Examine risk allocation provisions including indemnification, exculpation, and limitation of liability clauses, along with their enforceability limits. Learn about non-reliance provisions, integration clauses, modification requirements, and the consequences of overreaching in risk-shifting language.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
3:50 pm - 4:10 pm EST
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
This session covers arbitration clauses, statute of limitations modifications, jury trial waivers, and attorney’s fees provisions across jurisdictions. Participants will also learn about force majeure clauses, notice requirements, counting rules, and proper incorporation by reference techniques.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
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 …
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
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.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Edwin E. Smith is a Senior Consultant at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, based in the firm’s Boston and New York offices, where he concentrates his practice in commercial law, debt financing, structured financing, workouts, bankruptcies, and international transactions. Ed is particularly knowledgeable on commercial law and insolvency matters, both domestic and cross-border, and his representations have included major bankruptcies such as Refco, Lehman, the City of Detroit, and PG&E. Chambers USA has noted he “probably knows as much about UCC as anybody in the country.”
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Edwin E. Smith is a Senior Consultant at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, based in the firm’s Boston and New York offices, where he concentrates his practice in commercial law, debt financing, structured financing, workouts, bankruptcies, and international transactions. Ed is particularly knowledgeable on commercial law and insolvency matters, both domestic and cross-border, and his representations have included major bankruptcies such as Refco, Lehman, the City of Detroit, and PG&E. Chambers USA has noted he “probably knows as much about UCC as anybody in the country.”
Proskauer Rose LLP
Steve Weise is a partner practicing a wide range of commercial law, with particular focus on matters arising under the Uniform Commercial Code, especially Article 9 – Secured Transactions. He is a nationally recognized expert in these matters and is also authoritative on third-party opinion letters, contract law, online contracting, plain English drafting, and boilerplate.
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June 19, 2026
3 Hour Program
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.
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Closed-captioning available
2026-06-19 13:00:00
October 30, 2025
2 Hour Program
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
December 11, 2025
2 Hour Program
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.
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Date / Time: December 11, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2025-12-11 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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