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Lawyers & The Opioid Crisis

Explore the challenges surrounding abuse of opioids in the context of the legal profession

Created byCenter for Continuing Education
BeginnerUpdated Mar 8, 2023

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleAnalyze the primary legal strategies and causes of action utilized in opioid-related multidistrict litigation.
  • check_circleEvaluate the ethical responsibilities of lawyers when interacting with clients or colleagues affected by opioid use disorder.
  • check_circleAssess the impact of major opioid settlements on public health policy and future mass tort litigation.
  • check_circleExplain the regulatory frameworks and enforcement roles of state and federal agencies regarding controlled substances.
  • check_circleExamine the historical role of corporate compliance and legal advising in the escalation of the opioid epidemic.

About This Course

In this important lecture, Russell Jackman, Esq. talks about identifying the largest drug crisis of modern times: Opioid Addiction. He talks about identifying it, the problems involved, possible solutions and his own personal experience dealing with Opioids when he was injured significantly in 2016 and in 2020.

Course Content

1 activity • 1 videos • duration: 1h 2m

  • videocamLawyers and the Opioid Crisis
    Duration 62:19

Your Instructors

Center for Continuing Education

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The Center for Continuing Education, (CCE), is a State Bar of California MCLE Approved Provider. Since 1992, CCE has presented high quality MCLE programs with the nation's leading attorneys and a wide array of topics. After years of in-person traditional seminars, CCE now focuses on production with Zoom or similar technologies so as to attract highly renowned speakers from any location, always true to our motto: "The Best in Topics and Talent."

Russell Jackman

Owner of Calmputer Consulting Services

Russell Jackman, Esq. lives in Novato, CA. He is a graduate from Redwood High in 1985, UCSD (Warren College) 1990 and the McGeorge School of Law 1993. He is a member of the State Bar of CA. He has been working with computers since 1977 and is committed to seeing people being united with both the right technology combined with the knowledge and skills to use it effectively. - Owner: Calmputer Consulting Services - Owner: Linked Local Marin (Marin County’s largest online networking group, 8500 members!) - Former General Counsel for: Paul Blacno Used Car Dealership Group (CA & NV) - Participated in SF Trial Lawyer Association’s “Trial of the Year” 2011 (Miller v CPMC) - Professor, College of Marin, Cal State Hayward, St. Mary’s & SF State - 2004-2005 Vice Chair: CA St Bar Law Practice Management & Technology Committee - Head Technology Trainer, Weil Gotshal & Manges - MCLE Lecturer 1999-present - Author, Introductory Chapter in the CEB Publication, “Internet Guide to CA Lawyers 2001”

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