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• No More Chances: Personal Devices, Resistant Custodians, and the Cost of Ignoring an ESI Discovery Order (MCLE)

  • When
    November 17, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online (via Zoom)

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  No More Chances: Personal Devices, Resistant Custodians,
  and the Cost of Ignoring an ESI Discovery Order

  Adam J Schwartz, Esq. entered Breaking Code Silence v. McNamara as a consultant on document review and ESI issues. His initial assignment was to help develop and advocate the defendants' position in a court-ordered joint ESI plan.

  The assignment became a two-year engagement spanning discovery, attempted resolution, and summary judgment. The plaintiff ultimately dismissed the case with prejudice before the anticipated ruling on the defendants’ motion. After dismissal, the court found that the plaintiff violated the stipulated ESI order by failing to preserve, search, and produce ESI from required organizational and personal sources. The court awarded the defendants $34,986.50 in fees.

  Using that dispute as a roadmap, this program shows paralegals how to identify personal data sources, interview custodians, track collection, document refusals, escalate problems, and build a defensible discovery record.

  Attendees leave with tools they can use the next morning

  • A custodian checklist covering company and personal devices, accounts, applications, cloud storage, and backups.
  • A source matrix showing preservation, access, collection, processing, review, and production status.
  • A collection log documenting instructions, responses, refusals, follow-up, and escalation.
  • A quality-control checklist for file counts, date ranges, metadata, threading, attachments, and collection gaps.
  • A warning framework for identifying when an ordinary delay is becoming a court-order problem.

  
  

  Presented by: 
  Adam J Schwartz, Esq.
  Founder and CEO of DocumentReview.Law

  Tuesday, November 17, 2026
  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 
  Online via Zoom

  LAPA Members - $10.00
  Non-members - $25.00

  
  

  Adam J. Schwartz graduated with honors from The George Washington University Law School and is licensed to practice law in California and the District of Columbia. Adam also holds an MA in Security Policy Studies from The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and a BS in Speech (Radio/TV/Film) from Northwestern University's School of Speech.  Full biography

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• The Spare Act (MCLE)

  • When
    December 03, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online (via Zoom)

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  The Spare Act

  Preparing Your Firm for California's SPARE Act: What Los Angeles Paralegals Need to Know Before January 1, 2027

  Beginning January 1, 2027, AB 747 (the SPARE Act) replaces the "reasonable diligence" standard with strict, evidence-based service of process rules. Proofs of service that don't comply could be challenged, and the burden of proving valid service shifts to the plaintiff. This 45-minute session, led by Jeff Karotkin, a 30+ year process serving and court filing veteran who worked with legislators on the bill's language, explains what changes and what your team must do about it.

  You will learn:

  • The new 3-3-3 diligence rule and when it applies
  • GPS-stamped photo requirements and their exceptions
  • Server registration changes and what must appear on a valid proof of service
  • How the burden of proof shifts and AB 2042 affects default judgments and unlawful detainer cases
  • A four-step readiness plan for your intake process, templates, vendor oversight, and staff training

  
  

  Presented by: 
  Jeff h. Karotkin
  Steno

  Thursday, December 3, 2026
  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 
  Online via Zoom

  LAPA Members - $10.00
  Non-members - $25.00

  
  

  Jeff H. Karotkin - Senior Director of Litigation Support at Steno

  ·      Over 30+ years of experience in the process serving and court filing industry

  ·      Worked directly with legislators and stakeholders on the language of AB 747 as it moved through the California Assembly and Senate

  ·      Pioneered eFiling at One Legal, LLC and built the first digital Service of Process platform

  ·      Former President of CALSPro and NAPPS; author of Bloomberg Law's industry analysis of the SPARE Act

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• Holiday Benefit Mixer

  • When
    December 04, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Shoo Shoo Baby - 717 W 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
  • Spaces left
    65

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  Slip into your coziest holiday sweater and meet us at
  Shoo Shoo Baby for our annual Holiday Benefit Mixer! 

  Each ticket includes two drink tickets for specialty cocktails,
  plus entry to a LAPA raffle!
  

  Friday, December 4, 2026
  6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  Shoo Shoo Baby
  717 W 7th Street
  Los Angeles, CA 90017

  
  
  

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