Rules of the Road

Our clients’ success depends on staying in tune with the changing business and legal landscapes in California and wherever the road leads. It’s what we call the rules of the road. 

The Archer Norris Road Show

Are you prepared for your next destination? The Archer Norris Road Show is a series of more than 50 legal seminars to help you navigate the business highway in California and beyond.

Seminars and Webinars

The perfect antidote to information overkill in a hurry-up/keep-up world, we offer “munch and learn” programs and webinars on a wide variety of current legal topics – whatever suits your style and needs.

Our Place or Yours?

Choose from the list of recent favorites below, or ask us about other options. Just one question – our place or yours?

Business

• Basic Antitrust Compliance

Construction

• SB800: Practice Tips and Procedures
• Contractor Licensing & Construction Law Update
• Construction Defect Year in Review
• Construction Administration Services
• Contracts and Construction Law
• California Construction Topics

Design Professionals Liability

• Alternative Fee Agreement - Architects/ Engineers Defense

Employment Law

• Compliance with California and Federal Employment Laws and Regulations
• Employment Law Update - What Was New in 2010?
• Creative Strategies
• Resolving Employee Disputes to Prevent Legal Action
• 10 Tips for Avoiding Lawsuits
• Employment Law in a Nutshell: Enough to be Dangerous
• Respect in the Workplace: Awareness and Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination

Environmental Law

• Current Issues in Pest Control
• Petroleum Marketing Practices Act

Estate Planning

• Wills, Trusts & Estates Workshop
• Probate: Beyond the Basics
• 10 Costly Mistakes in Estate Planning

Healthcare

• Medical Staff Credentialing and Privileging Process
• Law and Order
• Ethics at the Bedside
• Documentation
• Legal Issues in Ethics
• Rethinking Community Benefit Initiatives

Insurance

• The MMSEA Conundrum: A Key to the Puzzle
• Alternative Dispute Revolution - Money Pit or Money Saver?

Insurance Coverage

• Environmental Insurance Coverage Claims
• Real Life Resolution Strategies of Bad Faith Claims
• Personal Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith: Types of Coverage and Policy Language
• Lessons from Bad Faith Court Rulings
• Insurance Laws - Tracking Trends and Hot Topics
• Handling Auto Claims in Compliance With DOI Regulations

Litigation and Trial Law

• Legal Pitfalls in Arbitration
• The Sophisticated User Doctrine
• Trial Practice

Mechanics’ Liens

• Basic Contracting Issues - Mechanics' Liens Law
• The Basics of Mechanics' Liens
• Mechanics’ Liens and Stop Notices

Real Estate and Land Use

• Legal Liability Issues Regarding Landslides
• Mobile Home Park Management Issues and Liability Limitation

Toxic Tort and Asbestos Litigation

• Asbestos and Product Liability
• Environmental Exposure Litigation

Vertical Transportation

• Indemnification Agreements