
eCourse
Hooked on CLE: July 2025
Contains material from Dec 2024 to May 2025
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 4.00 | 1.00 ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA, PA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2026
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Gwendolyn Seale, Chris Castle, Amy K. Sanders
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Session 1 —64 mins 1.00
Is the Clock Ticking? A Discussion of TikTok's Legal Issues and the Platform's Future (Jan 2025)
Legal problems are anything but a new phenomenon for TikTok and its parent company, Bytedance, from issues relating to copyright infringement to data privacy and national security concerns. Examine TikTok's music licensing practices and the fallout from large rightsholders pulling their catalogs from the platform, along with the most significant legal challenge TikTok has been faced with to date --- the divest-or-ban law.
Originally presented: Nov 2024 Entertainment Law Institute
Gwendolyn Seale,
Mike Tolleson and Associates - Austin, TX
Chris Castle,
Christian L. Castle, Attorneys - Austin, TX
Amy K. Sanders,
The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
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DeDe Church
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Session 2 —41 mins 0.75 | 0.50 ethics
Interacting and Dealing with Difficult People: Ethically Working with All Kinds of Others (Mar 2025)
The Texas Lawyer's Creed reminds us of our oath to "disagree without being disagreeable." But today's polarizing culture ensures we will have to interact with coworkers, leaders, and volunteers who can make it very hard to remain civil. In this enlightening and entertaining session, we'll discuss how to navigate difficult conversations respectfully, manage our own impulses toward being difficult, and actively model civility to ensure that we are in compliance with our legal and professional duties toward all.
Originally presented: Feb 2025 School Law Conference
DeDe Church,
DeDe Church & Associates, LLC - Austin, TX
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Monica Cruz
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Session 3 —46 mins 0.75
Demographic Trends and Characteristics in Texas (May 2025)
A presentation on the social and economic population trends in Texas and its effects on services, infrastructure, and natural resources.
Originally presented: Apr 2025 Land Use Conference
Monica Cruz, Ph.D.,
UTSA - Texas Demographic Center - San Antonio, TX
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Michael G. O'Bryan, Shawn C. Helms, Zac Padgett, Jenifer Smith
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Session 4 —58 mins 1.00
The Human’s Guide to Acquiring/Selling AI Companies: So What’s So Different? (Dec 2024)
With AI all the rage, what are the need-to-know insights for deal lawyers navigating the complex and evolving landscape surrounding AI technology, especially AI-generated content and AI-powered decision-making? Speaking human, this panel explores today’s and around-the-corner key issues in buying or selling an AI company.
Originally presented: Oct 2024 Mergers and Acquisitions Institute
Michael G. O'Bryan,
Morrison & Foerster LLP - San Francisco, CA
Shawn C. Helms,
McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Dallas, TX
Zac Padgett,
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Austin, TX
Jenifer Smith,
Latham & Watkins LLP - Austin, TX
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Olga Kobzar
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Session 5 —33 mins 0.50 | 0.50 ethics
Updated Texas Disciplinary Rules: What You Should Know (May 2025)
New and amended disciplinary rules took effect in October 2024, adding a number of clarifications and additional provisions. Hear a summary of rule changes relevant to an oil and gas practitioner.
Originally presented: Apr 2025 Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute
Olga Kobzar,
Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP - Austin, TX