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Presentations

Mr. Williams has presented numerous seminars over the years. The following are some of his presentations since 2000.

  • "Environmental Insurance Coverage Fundamentals," Orange County Bar Association, Oranjestad, Aruba, November 2000
  • "Commercial Real Estate Lending and Lender Liability," Orange County Bankers Association, December 2000
  • "Commercial Lending, Real Estate Section of OCBA, January 2002
  • "Emerging Practice Area of Environmental Crimes,' Celtic Bar Association, Adare, Ireland, 2002
  • "Legal Research & Writing," Chapman University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2002 - 2003
  • "New Developments in Criminal Environmental Law," Hispanic Bar Association, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, May 2004
  • "Civil Procedure on Motions for Relief," Celtic Bar Association, Madrid, Spain, September 2004
  • "The Ethical Construct of Professional, Institutional and Service Sectors, Religion and Values," Guest Lecturer Chapman University, Fall Semester 2004 - 2007
  • "New Developments in Courtroom Technology," Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, April 2005
  • "Legal Ethics, Elimination of Bias and Substance Abuse," Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, May 2005
  • "Legal Writing Skills," Costa Mesa, California, May 2005
  • "Legal Tech 2005: "From Blawgs to Instant Messaging: Proactive Legal Communication Evolves!" Los Angeles, California, June 2005
  • "Legal Ethics and Ethical Overview," Chapman University, Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences guest lecturer, September 2005 and February 2006
  • "Legal Technology, Orange County Bar Association," Whittier Law School, January 2006
  • "Technology and Its Effect On The Practice of Law," Orange County Paralegal Association, January 2006
  • "Rule 1-400 and the Appellate Practitioner: The Ethics of Marketing and Solicitation," Orange County Bar Association Appellate Section, February 2006
  • "Use of Legal Technology In The Courtroom," Orange County Celtic Bar Association Scotland Seminar, April 2006
  • "Technology and Internet use in the Courtroom and your Practice," Hispanic Bar Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2006
  • "Technology & Disaster Recovery," Small Firm Business Forum, West Hollywood, California, June 2006
  • "Who's Watching and Listening? How to Protect Your Office and Clients From Inadvertent Disclosure of Private Information," Orange County Bar Association, Costa Mesa, California, September 2006
  • "Fear Factor: Why Lawyers are Afraid of Technology, and How to Get Over It," Monterey, California, Annual Meeting of California State Bar Association, October 2006
  • "Rainmaking 101: Marketing Yourself and Your Practice," Irvine, California, Orange County Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Section, November 2006
  • "What's New In Technology For Solos and Small Firms," The Solo and Small Firm Section of the State Bar of California, Costa Mesa, California, December 2006
  • "2007 Real Estate Law Update," Lambda Alpha International, Newport Beach California, January 2007
  • "The Paperless Office," Managing Partners Roundtable, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, March 2007
  • "Ethics Issues in Environmental Law," CLE International, California Climate Change Law seminar, San Francisco, California, August 2007
  • "The Legal and Business Approach to Law Firm Blogs: Is Your Firm Making the Most of Blogging Opportunities?" American Lawyer Media Webinar, September 2007
  • "The Future of Technology," New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section annual meeting, Coronado, San Diego, California, October 2007
  • Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, January 2008
  • "Technology and the Law: Update 2008," Orange County Bar Association Last Dash seminar, January 19, 2008
  • "Carbon Credits," Climate Change Law Conference, CLE International, Los Angeles, California, February 28-29, 2008
  • "Sports and Entertainment Law," University of California, Irvine Pre-Law Society, March 5, 2008
  • 'How Technology Has Changed the Law and Journalism,' Orange County, California Superior Court Bench & Bar Seminar, March 28, 2008
  • 'Technology Law, E-discovery and Technology on Your Desktop and In the Courtroom,' Prague, Czech Republic, April 8, 2008
  • "Technology – Its Impact on the Media, Courts, and Attorneys," Orange County Superior Court, Santa Ana, CA, April 25, 2008
  • "The Perils of E-Discovery," Orange County Bar Association, Orange, CA, May 1, 2008
  • Law.com Legal Channels interview on How to Get Sued, May 2008
  • "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, E-Discovery and Technology Law," Callahan & Blaine law firm, South Coast Metro, CA, May 2, 2008
  • How to Get Sued book signing at Book Expo America, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, June 1, 2008, starting at 11:30 a.m.
  • KUCI radio interview on How to Get Sued, June 2008
  • "The Paperless Office," Long Beach Legal Secretary's Association, Long Beach, California, June 12, 2008
  • "Applying Technology and Law in a Multi-jurisdictional Practice," LegalTech, Los Angeles, California, June 27, 2008
  • "Ethics in Environmental Law," Climate Change Conference, CLE International, San Francisco, California, August 4 - 5, 2008
  • "The Latest and Greatest In Technology for the Legal Profession," National Association of Legal Assistants annual meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 8, 2008
  • Footnote, Ebru TV interview on How to Get Sued, September 2008
  • "Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy" Training Seminar, and three individual presentations on Using Demonstrative Evidence to Enhance Juror Understanding, Comprehensive Cross-examination and Ethical Considerations, for the National Business Institute, Irvine, California, September 24, 2008
  • "E-Discovery from A-Z", Orange County Bar Association's 17th Annual Last Dash Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Credit seminar, Saturday, January 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Pacific time, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California
  • “Social Networks: How to Maximize Business Benefits and Limit Liability,” Center for Competitive Management Audio Conference, February, 2009
  • “E-Discovery and Forensic Examination on Computers,” Southwest Association of Forensic Document Examiners Annual Conference, Los Angeles, California, April, 2009
  • “Avvo Marketing Seminar Series: Tips From the Experts,” Avvo.com Law Firm Marketing Seminars, Los Angeles, Irvine, California, June 18, 2009
  • “Greening Your Career,” Law.com Legal Tech West, Los Angeles, California, June 25, 2009
  • “We Didn’t Start The Fire,” James Madison University, Commencement Speech, Harrisonburg, Virginia, December 12, 2009
  • “Trial Advocacy,” University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, January 3-8, 2010
  • “E-Discovery & Technology,” OCBA 18th Annual Last Dash & Trade Show, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California, January 16, 2010
  • “The Practical Side of e-Discovery From In-Court Hearings and Their Consequences,” Banyard Inns of Court, Costa Mesa, February 24, 2010
  • “Legal Ramifications of Social Media for Non-Profits,” Irvine Health Foundation, Irvine, May 13, 2010
  • “E-Discovery,” Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA), Newport Beach, June 15, 2010
  • “Drafts, Depositions and Documents: e-Discovery For Experts,” Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA), Los Angeles, July 15, 2010
  • “Legal Insights For The Business Person,” Bay Area International Chambers of Commerce, San Francisco, September 9, 2010
  • “Sports & Entertainment Law,” Women’s Law Association at UCI, Irvine, October 5, 2010
  • "E-Discovery,” Orange County Bar Association Last Dash Seminar, Costa Mesa, California, January 15, 2011
  • The Rise of Co-Created StoryWorld Communities," SXSW Conference, Austin Suite, Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 11, 2012, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • “Interface Between IT and Lawyers,” Information Systems Security Association - Orange County, Irvine, California, May 9, 2013.
  • “The IT has hit the Fan: Send Lawyers, Guns and Money,” 28th Annual ISSA SoCal Security Symposium, Long Beach, California. October 30, 2013.
  • “Mediation of E-Discovery Disputes,” Judicate West, Santa Ana, California, February 10, 2014.
  • “Can Tech Save Fuel Small Firms?”, LegalTech West Coast 2014, Los Angeles, California, June 24, 2014.
  • “First Amendment, Free Speech and Communication Controls,” Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamitos, California, July 11, 2014.
  • “Protecting your Law Office against Malware, Ransomware, Viruses and other Technical Difficulties,” Orange County Celtic Bar Association, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 3, 2017.
  • “Update on Legal Technology,"Orange County Newport Beach and Celtic Bar Associations, Porto, Portugal, October 2018."
  • "Ethical Considerations for the Environmental Practitioner," Green Building Conference, CLE International, San Francisco, California, February 21-22, 200.