SoCal Pro Bono Center

Excerpt: Still other state bar associations are offering educational sessions that address the changing climate and how attorneys can overcome the obstacles it presents. According to the ABA's survey of state and local bar associations, 49 percent of respondents said they were offering CLE sessions focused on fee collection, efficiency in law firm management, bankruptcy, financial planning and foreclosure law, among other things.

For example, the State Bar of California plans a CLE program in May entitled "IP in Troubled Times," with sessions that include "Doing Business in Tough Times" and "Opportunities & Exploitation in Troubled Times and in Bankruptcy." A Web seminar will be called "Law Firm Management & Marketing for Tough Economic Times."