“LANC Innovation Lab Presents – Introduction to Privacy Protection and AI in the US”

Wednesday December 13^th, 2023

12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT

1 hour of Ethics CLE credit

1 hour of Tech CLE Credit

Cost: $65

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8919902864604961114

Program Overview:

This CLE will be a great introduction to Data Privacy Laws and AI. This presentation will introduce the audience to general concepts about privacy protection, such as (1) the risks of misusing personal information (PI), (2) the different classes of privacy, (3) the processing of personal information, and (4) legal sources of privacy protection laws. The CLE will also discuss the use of AI in the Legal Services field. Ethical rules that will be referenced are Rule(s) 1.15 – 1(d), 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 5.3, and 5.5.

Presenters:

Cedric Pickett is an attorney, Tech Law Fellow, and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) Trainer at the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Technology Law and Policy Center. He holds CIPP certifications for the United States (CIPP/US) and Europe (CIPP/E). Attorney Pickett’s interests include data privacy laws, cybersecurity best practices, and privacy issues related to artificial intelligence. Attorney Pickett spearheads the Data Privacy Specialization for the NCCU Technology Law and Policy Center. The Data Privacy Specialization offers students classes, resources, and networking opportunities to prepare them for the evolving legal challenges of cybersecurity and emerging technologies. Under his leadership, he created and curated resources for law students and professionals to advance their careers in the data privacy industry. These resources include teaching two-credit hour courses that focus on data privacy laws and preparing students to pass the CIPP/US and CIPP/E exams, collaborating with the International Association of Privacy Professional’s (IAPP) Higher Education Program to offer self-study resources for data privacy students at an eighty-percent discount, identifying scholarships and conferences for students interested in data privacy, and establishing networking events such as an IAPP KnowledgeNet forum on NCCU’s campus. Attending law school, Attorney Pickett accumulated over a decade of experience in various capacities addressing emerging technology at NC State University, Schwab Performance Technologies, and KPIT (formally known as i-Cubed). Attorney Pickett received his undergraduate degree in Technology Education from NC State University. Attorney Pickett earned his MBA and JD from North Carolina Central University. 

Warren Savage joined Lawyers Mutual in 2005 where he is a Sr. Claims Counsel. He focuses on litigation, insurance law, appellate advocacy, criminal matters and professional responsibility in his work with Lawyers Mutual. A former partner with the law firm of Bailey & Dixon in Raleigh, Warren graduated from the University of Virginia and earned a Master of Arts in Teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before graduating from Campbell University School of Law. He spent several years as a high school English teacher before entering the legal profession.  Warren currently serves as a Councilor from the 10th Judicial District on the North Carolina State Bar. Warren has served on the State Bar Ethics Committee for many years, and he speaks frequently at CLEs around the state about professional responsibility and malpractice claims avoidance. 

An Introduction to Mortgages and Foreclosures

Thursday November 30^th, 2023

12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT

1 hour of General CLE Credit

Cost: $65

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1941866612600756832

Program Overview:

This CLE will serve as an introduction for the beginner and a refresher for the seasoned on mortgages and foreclosures in North Carolina. This CLE will be beneficial for legal services attorneys, volunteer attorneys involved in Legal Aid’s pro bono program, and attorneys in private practice whose practice includes mortgage and foreclosure issues.

Presenters:

Jack Lloyd is a supervising attorney with Legal Aid’s Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Project/Economic Justice Initiative. He has been practicing law for 24 years, half of which was spent doing corporate defense litigation before joining Legal Aid. He serves as an Advisory Member to the North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee. 

Thursday December 7^th, 2023

10:00am – 4:00pm EDT

3 hours of General CLE credit 

1 hour of Ethics CLE Credit

Cost: $65

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4625910835394764384

Program Overview:

This CLE will focus on creating an understanding of heirs’ property, North Carolina rules of intestacy, clearing title, succession planning and ethical issues that arise in heirs’ property registration. The ethics session will be a panel discussion of hypotheticals. Ethical rules that will be referenced are Rule(s) 1.1, 1.2(c), 1.4(b), 1.7, 1.8(f) and 7.1.

Presenters:

Mavis Gragg is a seasoned attorney and conservation professional with nearly two decades of experience in real estate, conflict resolution, estate planning and probate. Mavis serves as the director of the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Project at the American Forest Foundation.

Prior to this role, Mavis founded the Gragg Law Firm, PLLC, where she assisted her clients in estate planning, estate administration and heirs’ property matters. In 2020, Mavis launched HeirShares, a tech start-up providing solutions for heirs’ property owners. Mavis serves as the chair of the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority. She is the former chair and current board member of the Triangle Land Conservancy. With her sister, Mavis co-founded Black Women Drone and the Gragg Family Fund.

A native of Black Mountain, North Carolina, Mavis is an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Industrial Relations) and Pepperdine University School of Law (Juris Doctor and Master of Dispute Resolution).

Crystal Richardson is a 2011 graduate of Charlotte School of Law where she graduated with pro bono honors. She is passionate about estate planning and administration. She is a zealous advocate for her clients’ right to self-determine their wishes, encouraging and preserving their family’s intergenerational wealth. In her personal life, she enjoys yoga, running and West African dance.

Pamela Harrigan-Young is an estate planning attorney and certified public accountant. Pamela received her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a J. Nelson Tax Scholarship recipient. She graduated summa cum laude from North Carolina A&T State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.

Jesse Williams is a Law Fellow with the Environment Law & Policy Clinic at Wake Forest School of Law. Jesse is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and a 2020 graduate of Yale Law School. Before joining Wake Forest, he was a Skadden Fellow at Legal Aid of North Carolina where his work focused on heirs’ property in rural easter North Carolina. Before law school, Jesse spent two years advising NGOs and governments with the Boston Consulting Group. He left that position to co-found Scalawag, a nonprofit media outlet dedicated to truth-telling in and for the American South.