DEAN M. BLAKE, J.D.

Continuing Education of the Bar Course Work


The State Bar of California requires active members of the bar to complete 36 hours of continuing education every three years; [25 beginning 2001]. This is a record of my coursework and reflects legal interests and education subsequent to law school.

CEB Classes To-date
COURSE: METHOD: CREDITS: OFFERED BY/AT: DATE:
CURRENT LISTING NOW AT INTERACTIVE CEB WEBSITE Online Lectures CEB - CA 2/28/2001-2/28/04
Family Law Practice: 19th Annual Recent Developments # 1 - 3 Online Lectures 3 hrs CEB - CA 12/2/01
Gender Bias In The Law Online Lectures 1 hr CEB - CA 12/20/01
Substance Abuse In The Legal Profession: What To Look Of And What To Do Online Lectures 1 hr CEB - CA 12/11/01
Managing Stress And Preventing Burnout Online Lectures 1 hr CEB - CA 12/23/01
Innovative Premarital Agreements 1 & 2 Online Lectures 2 hrS CEB - CA 12/25/01
Confronting Substance Abuse Online Lectures 1 hr CEB - CA 12/24/01
Real Property Law Practice: 21th Annual Recent Developments # 1 - 3 Online Lectures 3 hr CEB - CA -
Getting In and Out:
Avoiding Malpractice in the Representation
Online Lectures 3 hr (1.5 Practice Management) CEB - CA 9/18-20/01
Civil Litigation Practice:
18th Annual Recent Developments
Online Lectures 2 hrs CEB - CA 1/20-24/01
Attorney Fees and Fee Agreements Online Lectures 1 hr CEB - CA 1/25/01
Post Trial Motions and Writs Online Lectures 1 hr CEB - CA 1/24/01
Bankruptcy Essentials Lecture 1 hr (.5 Ethics) Rutter Group, Los Angeles, Ca. 11/08/00 6:00pm
Legal Ethics in Advertising Lecture 1 hr (Ethics) SFV College of Law, Woodland Hills, Ca. 11/02/00 4:30pm
Lawoffice.com Lecture 1 hr (Management) SFV College of Law, Woodland Hills, Ca. 11/02/00 2:30pm
Basic WestLaw Training Lecture 1 hr (Management) SFV College of Law, Woodland Hills, Ca. 11/02/00 2:00pm
California Content - Advance Training Lecture 1 hr (Management) SFV College of Law, Woodland Hills, Ca. 11/02/00 1:00pm
Elimination of Bias Lecture 1 hr (Bias) Rutter Group, Encino, Ca. 10/04/00 7:30pm
Substance Abuse Lecture 1 hr (Substance abuse) Rutter Group, Encino, Ca. 10/04/00 6pm
Intellectual Property Rights Self-study 1 hr California Bar Journal, August 2000 8/08/00
Ethics and the Internet Self-study 1 hr (Ethics) California Bar Journal, July 2000 7/10/00
Workers Compensation for the General Practitioner Self-study 1 hr California Bar Journal, June 2000 6/18/00
Corporate Counsel Beware - Economic Espionage Self-study 1 hr
(Ethics)
California Bar Journal, May 2000 5/28/00
The ADA and the Supreme Court Self-study 1 hr California Bar Journal, February 2000 3/2/00
Fee Agreements, part 1 Self-study 1 hr (Ethics) California Bar Journal, October 1999 11/11/99
Executory Contracts in Bankruptcy Self-study 1 hr California Bar Journal, July 1999 11/6/99
The Disabled Practitioner, part 2 Self-study 1 hr (Ethics) California Bar Journal, June 1999 7/1/99
The Disabled Practitioner, part 1 Self-study 1 hr (Ethics) California Bar Journal, May 1999 5/29/99
Taxes and Long Term Care Self-study 1 hr California Bar Journal, April 1999 6/1/99
Technology in the Courtroom Self-study 1 hr (Practice Mgmt) California Bar Journal, February 1999 6/1/99
Irrevokable Trusts Self-study 1 hr California Bar Journal,October 1998 10/15/98
Earning and Keeping Your Fees Self-study 1 hr (Ethics) California Bar Journal, August 1998 8/7/98
Insurer's Duty to Defend Self-Study 1 hr California Lawyer, December 1997 1/28/98
Attorney Client Deals Self-Study 1 hr Legal Ethics California Bar Journal p.22 December 1997 1997
Perspective of Employment Law Self-study 1 hr with .5 Elimination of Bias PenCLE, Aud 125/ Certificate rec'd 12/97
Perspective of Employment Law Self-study 1 hr with .5 Elimination of Bias PenCLE Aud 126 Certificate rec'd. 12/97
Perspective on the Automated Law Office Self-study 1 hr with 1hr Law Office Management PenCLE Aud 114 Certificate rec'd. 12/97
The Value of Billing Self-Study 1 hr Law Office Mgmnt California Bar Journal p.26 October 1997 10/97
Challenging Peremptories Self-study 1 hr. California Lawyer September 1997
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES seminars 15hrs Las Vegas, Nevada 1997 Certificate rec'd.
Law Office Management and Stress Management seminars 3 hrs; (2 Mgmnt & 1 hr Sub. Abuse) Las Vegas, Nevada 9- 12:30 Friday October 4, 1996
Legal and Medical Malpractice seminar 3 hrs Las Vegas, Nevada 1:15 - 5p Friday October 4, 1996
Business Torts seminar 3 hrs Las Vegas, Nevada 9 - 12:30 Saturday, October 5, 1996
Medicine for Lawyers seminar 3 hrs Las Vegas, Nevada 1:15-5p Saturday, October 5, 1996
Diverse Topics seminar 3 hrs Las Vegas, Nevada 9-12n Sunday, October 6, 1996
Attorneys Fees, Prevailing Parties, and Statutory Exceptions Self-study 1 hr California Lawyer July '96. Cert. rec'd.
'96 Fraud Claims in Employment Litigation Self-study 1 hr California Lawyer June. Cert. rec'd.
Attorneys Fees, Prevailing Parties, and Statutory Exceptions Self-study 1 hr California Lawyer March '96
Whittier Health Law Symposium seminars 12 hrs total (4 in Ethics) Whittier Law School, Los Angeles, Calif. April 26 & 26, 1996. Cert. rec'd.
Compelling, Opposing & Enforcing Discovery - CP06130.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs North Hollywood, Ca. March 3, 1993
Civil Litigation: 11th Recent Developments - CP06169.10 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Century City, Ca. February 10, 1993
Judicial Arbitration CP06126.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. February 8, 1993
Enforcing Civil Money Judgements BU06226.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. January 23, 1993
Introduction to Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law - BU06150.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. January 23, 1993
Determining Damages in Personal Injury Actions - TO06214 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. January 22, 1993
Intermediate Trial Evidence Skills: Tactics and Techniques for the Litigator - CP0613 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. January 22, 1993
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - BU06208.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs/2 hrs Elimination of Bias Los Angeles, Ca. January 21, 1993;
Handling Medical Malpractice Cases - TO06167.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. January 21, 1993
Conflicts of Interest - BU06111.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 4 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. December 11, 1992
Real Property Insurance Law - RP06112.4 Continuing Education of the Bar 4 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. December 5, 1992
Basic Federal Practice - CP06110 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. December 1, 1992
Americans With Disabilities Act - The Impact on California Business - MI06175.4 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs/1 hr Eliminate Bias Los Angeles, Ca. November 17, 1992
Introduction to Secured Real Property Transactions - RE06085.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 6 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. November 10 & 12, 1992
Ethical Lawyering - MI06079.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Ethics Los Angeles, Ca. November 6, 1992
Creating and Implementing a Discovery Plan - CP06081.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. November 2, 1992
A Litigator's Guide to the Use of DNA and HLA in the Courtroom - CR06054.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Los Angeles, Ca. October 16, 1992
Attorney's Fees: Practical and Ethical Considerations in Determining, Billing and Collection - MI06062.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 4 hrs/ Ethics 1.5/Practice Management 2.5 Los Angeles, Ca. October 10, 1992
Managing Stress and Substance Abuse - MI06064.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 2 hrs/ Substance Abuse Los Angeles, Ca. October 10, 1992
Law Practice Efficiency Through Computer Use - MI06063.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Practice Management Los Angeles, Ca. October 9, 1992
Law Office Personnel, Hiring, Training, Supervision and Termination - MI06061.1 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Practice Mgmt Los Angeles, Ca. October 9, 1992
Ethics and Avoiding Malpractice for the Family Lawyer - FA06021.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 4 hrs/Ethics Los Angeles, Ca. September 19, 1992
Selected Issues in Employment Law Practice - BU46043.2 Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Beverly Hills, Ca. September 16, 1992
Resolving Commercial Disputes Without Trial - TO06163 Continuing Education of the Bar 6 hrs Century City, Ca. September 11, 1992;
Preparing and Examining Expert Witnesses in Civil Litigation - CP06019 Seminar + self-study 3 hrs/ 1 hr Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles, Ca. September 2, 1992
CPT-4/ICD-9 Coding Seminar seminar 2.5 hrs Provider Management Associates, La Canada, California September, 1989
Hospice Project seminar 2 hrs Barristers of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, Ca. 1989
Discovery: New Dangers, New Weapons Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Beverly Hills, Ca. June, 1987
Bad Faith Litigation, Recent Trends and Effective Tactics Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Century City, Ca. March 1987
Preparing a Case Before Trial, Last 100 Days Continuing Education of the Bar 3 hrs Century City, Ca. November, 1986
Automated Legal Research - Lexis training seminar 6 hrs Mead Data Central Corporation, Century City, California 1986
Management Training Seminars for Farmers Group, Inc. Home Office two week seminar Los Angeles, Ca. Summer, 1986
Legal Section Seminar - Taxation American Council of Life Insurance three days New Orleans, Louisiana February 23-6, 1986
Reinsurance Contract Wording Seminar Seminars three days Robert W. Strain Seminars, Inc. Tarrytown, N. Y. August 27-9, 1984
Fundamentals of Life Ins. & Advanced Life Ins. - Certificate self-study FLMI Insurance Education Program Northridge, Ca 1984

NOTE: CEB - 'Continuing Education of the Bar' sponsored classes are the professional course offerings for licensed lawyers which are sponsored by the State Bar of California and are administered by the Regents of the University of California, at Berkeley California.

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