COURSE DESCRIPTION
Legal opinions serve as crucial guidance, clarifying the legal standing of transactions, risks, or disputes. This program demystifies the structure, purpose, and impact of legal opinions, empowering attorneys to craft and analyze them with confidence.
- Explore the essential components of a legal opinion
- Understand the contexts where legal opinions are most impactful
- Learn best practices for drafting clear, persuasive opinions
- Assess the potential consequences of flawed or incomplete legal opinions
Speaker:
William J. Kelly, III is a founding member of Kelly & Walker LLC and has more than 25 years’ experience in the areas of employment and commercial litigation. In the area of employment law, he litigates trade secret, non-compete, infringement and discrimination claims in federal and state courts nationwide and has advised Fortune 50 companies on workplace policies and practices. In the area of commercial litigation, his experience includes class action litigation, breach of contract and indemnity, mass-claim complex insurance litigation, construction litigation and trade secrets. Earlier in career, he founded 15 Minutes Music, an independent music production company.