Sacramento County Public Law Library News

By Coral Henning, Sacramento County Public Law Librarian

The law library's website, www.saclaw.org, is undergoing a major revitalization.  Soon we will have ecommerce capabilities which will include online class registration.  We hope to have the new and improved website up by late January.

Welcome Nora Quartuccio, our newly hired Training Coordinator.  Nora has spent the last seventeen years as the branch manager and marketing director for Legal Personnel Services.  In that capacity, she was responsible for the production of the "Sacramento Area Attorneys' Directory," a compilation of private sector law firms, court listings, and legal vendor services. Nora has taught numerous workshops for job seekers and on personnel issues. She has excellent ideas for new and exciting programs at the Sacramento County Public Law Library, so look for the Training Center class schedule in your mailboxes in late January. 

Here are a few of the class offerings in January and February:

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

January 13, 2006 (Friday) Noon - 1:00pm

Instructor: Bob Resner, The Other Bar Consultant

This seminar will educate lawyers on substance abuse warning signs, abuse triggers, and treatment options.

1 hour MCLE Credit

Registration fee includes lunch: $45 Sacramento County Bar Member; $50 Non-County Bar Member

USING COMPUTER FORENSICS TO MAKE YOUR CASE

January 20, 2006 (Friday) 9:00am - 10:30am

Instructor: Don Vilfer, Vilfer & Associates

Do you have cases where you suspect key communications or information may be on an opposing party's computer? Would recovering deleted files or emails previously on a client's computer help your case? Using specialized computer forensic tools and a variety of legal strategies, much of this information can be recovered to benefit your case. Don Vilfer, attorney, and former FBI Special Agent in Charge of Computer Crimes and White Collar Crime discusses resources and legal strategies for obtaining and recovering such electronic information. 

1.5 hours MCLE credit.

Registration fee: $45 Sacramento County Bar Member; $50 Non-County Bar Member

UNBUNDLED LEGAL SERVICES:  TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES A LA CARTE

January 20, 2006 (Friday) Noon - 1:00pm

Instructor: Susan Garcia-Swain

Learn the benefits for both the attorney & client by offering legal services a la carte.

1 hour MCLE credit.

Registration fee includes lunch: $45 Sacramento County Bar Member; $50 Non-County Bar Member

CALCRIM JURY INSTRUCTIONS

February 24, 2006 (Friday) 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Instructor: Judge David De Alba, Sacramento County Superior Court

Hear first hand how to use these new instructions.

1 hour MCLE credit.

Registration fee includes lunch: $45 Sacramento County Bar Member; $50 Non-County Bar Member

January / February 2006