Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants ("COALA") Title: Crimes Against Children and Internet Safety (Updated) Speaker: Charles Blackburn, Kingfisher County Deputy Sheriff Learning Objectives: 1. ICAC and MCRT - What are they and what do they do? 2. How to keep your children safe 3. Subpoenas and Warrants Non-substantive CLE hours: 1
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants ("COALA") Three Takeaways: Implementing an Enterprise Risk Management framework to identify, assess and mitigate risks Using regulatory compliance as a risk mitigator Building a risk-aware culture Substantive CLE hours: 1
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants Title: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and Tribal-State Compacts: A Closer Look at Tribal Casinos 1. Generally understand how Indian tribes are sovereign entities and how this influenced the policies behind the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; 2. Understand how tribal, state and federal entities cooperate to enter into tribal-state […]
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants ("COALA") True Lies: What Your Insurance Company Isn’t Telling You (Updated) 1) Why Full Coverage Is Anything But Focus: Insurance Agents sell customers happiness based on telling them they have “full coverage” when there’s no actual definition of what that is. We will explore how to make sure a […]
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants Looking to get more accurate, efficient, and useful results from AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT? Join us in February for an engaging, practical session on Prompt Engineering, led by Senior Consultant Carolyn Humpherys. This session is designed specifically for COALA members who want to improve productivity, reduce rework, […]
Bob Burke, Constitutional Lawyer and Author "The Importance of an Independent Judiciary in Oklahoma" 1. The foundation of our freedom depends upon unbiased judges chosen on merit to give every party to a lawsuit a level playing field. 2. The Judicial Nominating Commission is an absolute necessity to guarantee that applicants for Oklahoma judge positions […]
Central Oklahoma Paralegal Association Speaker: Victoria ("Tori") Holland, United Keetoowah Band Congressional Delegate, Tribal Attorney. TAKEAWAYS: 1. Participants will have a basic understanding of civil jurisdiction in Indian Country. 2. Participants will have a basic understanding of criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. 3. Recent changes, and up coming events, that might change and/or affect 1 […]
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants Norman Miller, Associate at Zwillinger Wulkan From Connecticut to Oklahoma: How Two Tribes Navigated Federal Recognition Learning Objectives: • Develop understanding of what it means for a tribe to be federally recognized • Understand the pathways for a tribe to become federally recognized • Develop and understanding of the […]
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants SPEAKER: Jered Davidson, Partner PRESENTATION TITLE: Oklahoma Municipal Bonds TAKEAWAYS: 1. Who can issue municipal bonds and why would you want too 2. The difference between general obligation and revenue bonds 3. Federal and state tax and securities laws governing the issuance of municipal bonds CLE Hours = 1 […]
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants (COALA) Learning Objectives: 1. Americans’ infatuation with jury trial goes back long before the United States declared and obtained independence. 2. Jury Nullification—the idea that a jury may acquit a defendant they believe guilty, because they disagree with the law itself—is the root of that infatuation. 3. Pre-revolution, the […]
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants (COALA) Learning Objectives: 1. Develop an understanding of the basic legal principles applicable to directors of corporations and other institutions; 2. Develop an understanding of the role of the board compared to the corporation or institution’s staff; and 3. Develop an understanding of the role of an individual director. […]
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants ("COALA") The name of the presentation is: Marsy's Law for Oklahoma – BRINGING DIGNITY AND RESPECT TO OKLAHOMA CRIME VICTIMS Learning Objectives: #1: Three things you need to know about Marsy's Law in Oklahoma and how it helps crime victims and survivors #2: How does Marsy's Law give victims […]
