Burnout Prevention and SustainableWellness Strategies for Legal Professionals
Presented by:Valerie Hwang Beck
Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm Online via Zoom
Members: FREE Non-Members: $40.00
This one-hour talk is designed to address the unique burnout challenges faced by legal professionals, especially those in high-output support roles like paralegals and legal assistants. This session offers real-world strategies and mindset tools for managing stress, protecting your energy, and reclaiming your well-being—without sacrificing your ambition or performance.
Through real stories, interactive reflection, and guided exercises, attendees will gain tools they can implement immediately to enhance clarity, reduce overwhelm, and sustain both career and personal well-being.
Valerie Hwang Beck is the founder of Intrepid Wellness, helping purpose-led leaders & visionaries overcome burnout, reclaim their vitality, leverage their unique potential to maximize their impact. With an eclectic background in Eastern medicine and Western psychology, she blends holistic wisdom, mindset coaching, and integrative lifestyle strategies to support long-term transformation.
Though not a legal professional herself, Valerie deeply understands the toll that high-pressure, performance-driven environments take on mental health. Her work is grounded in evidence- informed strategies and ancient wellness systems, and is especially relevant to professionals navigating demanding careers.
Drawing from her experience as a movement educator, mindset coach, and wellness strategist, Valerie specializes in guiding professionals toward greater resilience, emotional clarity, and purpose-aligned success. Her approach is compassionate, practical, and focused on sustainable change—making her a powerful ally for legal professionals seeking to thrive in both career and life.
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Ethical Use of Graphics
Presented by:
Nick Sherman Business Development Manager, Magna
Manson Ho
Director of Litigation Solutions, Magna
Monday, June 23, 2025
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Online via Zoom
Members: $20
Student Members: $15
Non-Members: $40
This CLE will discuss how graphics are a valuable litigation tool when they are used correctly. The CLE will touch on how to provide a visual aspect to the jury, so that they will be able to gain a better understanding and a more in-depth feel for what is going on in the case. The effectiveness of the demonstrative evidence is key to the success of a case. The CLE helps clarify what types of graphics are admissible. In order to be admissible, they must be authenticated, be accurate, complete, fair, and relevant to the case. Graphics are used to help guide the jury and assist them in understanding the important aspects of the case.
Manson Ho is the Director of Litigation Solutions based out of Dallas, Texas. He practiced commercial litigation and insurance defense for over seven years before moving overseas where he consulted on active US-based trials for another two years. After practicing law, Mr. Ho transitioned to the world of tech startups where he helped in building out sales and marketing teams of several SaaS companies, including those involving AI for law firms and corporate counsel. When he moved back to the US after seven years, he continued his career in the legal industry with sales of both software and consulting services. In all, Mr. Ho has devoted two decades to providing his expertise to both providers and buyers of legal services and products. Because of his hands-on courtroom experience, Mr. Ho frequently provides CLEs and demonstrations of Magna’s tech-enabled services to firms of all sizes and all practice areas. He received his JD from Baylor University School of Law and his BA in Criminology from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Nick Sherman earned a bachelors in Law and Society from Oberlin College in 2010. His professional career began as an original member of Med Legal Consulting Source, which was later purchased by Elevate Services in 2012. The Med Legal Service line of Elevate pioneered the use of legal nurse consultants and medical damages experts for early case assessments and witness testimony on bodily injury claims. From 2010 – 2023, he worked with hundreds of law firms, insurance companies and government entities on over 100,000 matters to become Elevate’s youngest Vice President of Sales and top producer. With diligence and dedicated support, Nick develops custom solutions for each of his clients. Nick is proud to contribute to Magna’s transformational impact on the legal industry and its capabilities on the west coast.
Investigations of Heat Transfer Processes in Thermal Systems
The talk will focus on principles of heat transfer and their applications in litigation. Several case studies will be presented. First a study of a gas heater’s thermal compliance with the applicable ANSI standard corroborated by experimental data. Moreover, an experimental study of sauna’s temperature characteristics will be discussed. Additionally, a computational analysis of a battery cell undergoing thermal runaway will be presented. Finally, the recommendations for safe handling and storage of unstable materials that are prone to undergoing exothermic reaction will be discussed.
Dr. Frajnkovic specializes in heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), transport phenomena, and fast-charging battery systems. His expertise includes experimental and numerical analysis of electrochemical energy storage systems, with a focus on measuring heat generation during battery and capacitor cycling using isothermal operando calorimetry. He is skilled in a range of electrochemical techniques such as galvanostatic cycling, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and GITT, and has experience addressing battery thermal runaway events and conducting CFD simulations using software like Star-CCM+, Ansys, and Comsol.
At Exponent, Dr. Frajnkovic has contributed to product testing, custom test development, and system failure analysis across thermal and mechanical domains. He has supported regulatory compliance projects for industrial steam operations and conducted field investigations into wildfire and structure fire causes. Before joining Exponent, he completed his doctoral research at UCLA, where he studied the thermal behavior of hybrid supercapacitors, developed models for irreversible heat generation, and examined entropic changes in battery materials to better understand their electrochemical performance.
Volunteers from Los Angeles Paralegal Association will provide support in the Union Rescue Mission kitchen by preparing and serving lunch meals to those currently sheltered within the Mission. Some volunteers will help with an operational project.
LAPA Member: $160 (after 9/18 $200) Non-Member: $200 (after 9/18 $240)
LAPA Student Member: $140 (after 9/18 $180) Student Non-Member $160 (after 9/19 $200)
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AGENDA
Continental Breakfast / Exhibitor Meet & Greet
8:30 – 8:45 Good morning and welcome guests!
8:45 – 9:45 General Session (Ethics)
10:00 – 11:00 Morning Break-out Sessions
11:00 -- 11:40 Visit with Exhibitors / Sponsors
11:40 – 1:10 Lunch Served
Keynote Speaker
Exhibitor Raffles
Awards: Scholarship, Lifetime Achievement, Maria Teresa Bravo, Volunteer
1:15 – 2:15 Afternoon Break-out Sessions
2:30 – 3:30 General Session (Ethics)
Limited valet parking $22.00, overflow parking
Saturday, October 18, 2025
8:30am – 3:30pm
Sheraton Grand Los Angeles
711 S. Hope StreetLos Angeles, CA 90017
Benefactor Members: $850 (Early bird by June 30, 2025) $900 (July 1st through September 18, 2025) $950 (Late registration after September 18, 2025)
Non-Members: $1000 (Early bird by June 30, 2025) $1050 (July 1st through September 18, 2025) $1100 (Late registration after September 18, 2025)
Schools and Non-Profits: $450 (Early bird by June 30, 2025) $500 (July 1st through September 18, 2025) $550 (Late registration after September 18, 2025)(Only accredited schools and government recognized non-profit organizations are eligible for this discounted rate)
October Conference Exhibitors will have a 3'x6' table and two chairs. Additional items that may be purchased: lunch, syllabus advertising, electrical, WiFi.
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Pre-shipping Materials
No refunds per LAPA policy.
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