Halloween Legalities–What Horror Movies Can Teach Lawyers

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Continuing Legal Education is mandatory, but it doesn’t have to be boring! When you’re still pushing through a pandemic, a little levity can be a great thing for every attorney. Get into the Halloween spirit and have a little fun with this exciting new seminar. The panel will play various horror movie clips and then delve into an analysis of the legal topics presented within the clips. You’d be surprised at how many legal issues pop up when you view the horror genre through a legal lens. Register today for a frighteningly good time!

Movie clips include:
- The Fourth Kind
- Friday the 13th
- The Cabin in the Woods
- Resident Evil—The Final Chapter
- Silence of the Lambs
- The Devil’s Advocate
- Cannibal Holocaust
- Marla Mae
- The ABCs of Death
- Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
- Night of the Living Dead
- What We Do in the Shadows
- The Baby
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
- Countdown

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • What is legally required to use the phrase "based on a true story"
  • Ownership rights of an entertainment franchise
  • Intellectual property theft
  • Negligence
  • Jail visit protocols
  • What constitutes zealously advocacy for a client (particularly a guilty one)

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