Client Resources-Training & Seminars - Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP

Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP is available to conduct seminars, training programs and workshops on various aspects of political, governmental and public retirement law. Potential topics in each area include:

Establishing and operating a Political Action Committee
Completing and filing accurate campaign disclosure reports
Public expenditures in connection with state and local ballot measures
Lobbyist and ethics training
Conflicts of interest, gifts and honoraria rules for public officials

Compliance with Public Records Act
Compliance with Open Meeting Laws
Administrative Procedures Act

Trustee Core Competency and Education Policies
Pension Fund Ethics Policies
Pension Fund Governance Structure Best Practices
Policies and Practices Concerning Monitoring and Pursuit of Securities Litigation
Fiduciary Education

If you are interested in arranging a seminar or workshop, please contact the designated individual(s). Arrangements can be made for conducting seminars based on a fixed fee arrangement.

2012

6/22/2012: Sacramento, CA
Procedural and Ethical Rules of the Road
California School Employees Association Leadership Academy Obligations of Pension Plans
Diane M. Fishburn

3/5/2012: Rancho Mirage, California
Legal Challenges: Vested Rights/Protections
CALAPRS General Assembly
Christopher W. Waddell

2/7/2012: Washington, D.C.
The Public Pension Plan Challenge: Examining the Politics, Policies and the Road Ahead Institutional Investor Forum–Evolving Fiduciary Obligations of Pension Plans
Christopher W. Waddell

1/27/2012: Burbank, California
Presentation on Vested Public Pension Rights
CALAPRS Attorney's Roundtable
Christopher W. Waddell

1/18/2012: Sacramento, California
State Lobbying and Gift Rules
California Medical Association
Richard Rios & Lacey Keys

2011

12/15/2011: Sacramento, California
California Campaign Finance Overview
Service Employees International Union Local 1000
Lance H. Olson & Richard Rios

6/22/2011: Sacramento, California
Advanced Political Action and PAC Workshop
PORAC
Diane M. Fishburn

4/12/2011: Sacramento, California
Rules of the Road: Complying with Campaign Law
California Women Lead
Diane M. Fishburn

3/19/2011: Manhattan Beach, California
Keeping Political Action Legal
California Federation of Teachers Annual Convention
Diane M. Fishburn

2/24/2011: Sacramento, California
Lobbyist Ethics Course
Sacramento Convention Center
Diane M. Fishburn

2/14/2011: Sacramento, California
California State Assembly Ethics Training
California State Assembly
Lance H. Olson

1/27/2011: Sacramento, California
California State Assembly Ethics Training
California State Assembly
Lance H. Olson

1/25/2011: Sacramento, California
California State Senate Ethics Training
California State Senate, State Capitol
Lance H. Olson

1/13/2011: Sacramento, California
Lobbyist Ethics Course
Sacramento Convention Center
Diane M. Fishburn

1/10/2011: Auburn, California
Update on Gift Rules
Placer County Office of Education
Lance H. Olson

2010

12/2/2010: San Francisco, California
FPPC Update re Gift Rules
California Council of School Attorneys
Lance H. Olson

12/2/2010: San Francisco, California
Education Legal Alliance Update
California School Boards Association
Deborah B. Caplan

11/17/2010: Sacramento, California
Lobbyist Ethics Course
Sacramento Convention Center
Diane M. Fishburn

11/10/2010: Sacramento, California
California Election Law Overview
Northern California World Trade Center
Lance H. Olson

11/9/2010: Sacramento, California
New Member Assembly Ethics Training
California State Assembly, State Capitol
Lance H. Olson

9/11/2010: Sacramento, CA
Basic Issues in Campaign Finance
California Young Democrats
Richard Rios

8/30/2010: Sacramento, CA
Compliance With State Campaign Finance Laws and Tax Law
Service Employees International Union, Local 1000
Lance H. Olson and Richard Rios

8/28/2010: Stockton, CA
Compliance With State Campaign Finance Laws and Tax Law
Service Employees International Union, Local 1021
Richard Rios

8/11/2010: Sacramento, CA
Campaign Finance Issues for Labor Unions
SEIU Local 1021 Executive Board
Richard Rios

7/28/2010: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Fiduciary and Related Responsibilities: Key Issues Trustees Face
Harvard Law School Program for Advanced Trustee Studies
Christopher W. Waddell

7/27/2010: Portland, Oregon
Ethical Best Practices
National Council on Teacher Retirement
Christopher W. Waddell

6/23/2010: Asheville, North Carolina
Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Controls and Internal Audits:
Putting the Pieces Together.
National Association of Public Pension Plan Attorneys
Christopher W. Waddell (Panel Moderator)

6/16/2010: Sacramento, California
Advanced Political Action
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Diane M. Fishburn and Lance H. Olson

6/14/2010: Charleston, South Carolina
Pay-to-Play and Other Governance Issues
National Council on Teacher Retirement
Christopher W. Waddell

3/25/2010: Palo Alto, California
Consultants, Actuaries, Auditors (and Lawyers), Oh My—Effective Use of Experts
Stanford Law School, Fiduciary College
Christopher W. Waddell (panel moderator)

3/19/2010: Los Angeles, California
Convention PAC Workshop
California Federation of Teachers
Diane M. Fishburn

2/23/2010: Sacramento, California
California State Assembly Ethics Training
California State Assembly
Lance H. Olson

2/5/2010: Burlingame, California
PAC Workshop
California Federation of Teachers
Diane M. Fishburn

2/4/2010: Costa Mesa, California
Association of California School Administrators
Board PAC Workshop
Diane M. Fishburn

2/1/2010: Auburn, California
Traps for the Unwary: Avoiding Inadvertent Violations of the Brown Act and the
Mass Mailing Rules
Placer County Office of Education
Christopher W. Waddell
See the Presentation (pdf)

1/27/2010: Sacramento, California
United States Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
California Labor Federation, Political Directors Meeting
Lance H. Olson and Richard Rios

2009

12/4/2009: Sacramento, California
State Lobbying Rules For Nonprofits
Women's Foundation of California, 2009 Women's Policy Institute
Diane M. Fishburn

11/30/2009: San Francisco, California
State Lobbying Compliance
The Nature Conservancy
Diane M. Fishburn

10/19/2009: Los Angeles, California
Lobby Training
Natural Resource Defense Council
Diane M. Fishburn

10/16/2009: Oakland, California
As if we Didn't Already Have Enough to Worry About, We Have to Talk About
Board Governance Now?
California Association of Public Retirement Systems, Trustees' Roundtable
Christopher W. Waddell
See the Presentation (PowerPoint)

9/24/2009: Oakland, California
State Lobbying and Ballot Measure Activity Rules
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Diane M. Fishburn

7/18/2009: Burlingame, California
Committee Treasurer's 2009 Workshop
California Democratic Party, Executive Board Meeting
Richard R. Rios
See the Presentation (PowerPoint)

6/25/2009: San Jose, California
Ethical and Procedural Rules of the Road
California School Employees Association, 2009 Leadership Academy
Diane M. Fishburn

6/24/2009: Portland, Oregon
Current Governance Issues Facing Public Pension Systems
National Association of Public Pension Plan Attorneys (NAPPA) Legal Education Conference
Christopher W. Waddell (panel member)

6/18/2009: Sacramento, California
Political Action
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Diane M. Fishburn and Lance H. Olson

4/25/2009: Sacramento, California
Overview of State and Federal Campaign Finance Laws
California Democratic Party, State Convention
Lance H. Olson

3/30/2009: Sacramento, California
Election Law – Political Parties
McGeorge School of Law – UOP
Lance H. Olson

3/20/2009: Sacramento, California
FAQs and PACs: Keeping Political Action Committees Legal Workshop
California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO
Diane M. Fishburn

2/19/2009: Sacramento, California
Lobbyist Ethics Course
Sacramento Convention Center
Diane M. Fishburn

1/27/2009: Sacramento, California
Senate Members' Ethics Orientations
California State Senate
Lance H. Olson

1/26/2009: Sacramento, California
Ethics Training for Assembly Members
California State Assembly
Lance H. Olson

1/16/2009: Sacramento, California
Lobbyist Ethics Course
Sacramento Convention Center
Diane M. Fishburn




client login TRAINING & seminars LINKS	Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP is available to conduct seminars, training programs and workshops on various aspects of political, governmental and public retirement law. Potential topics in each area include: Political Law (Contact Lance Olson, Diane Fishburn, or Richard Rios) Establishing and operating a Political Action Committee Completing and filing accurate campaign disclosure reports Public expenditures in connection with state and local ballot measures Lobbyist and ethics training Conflicts of interest, gifts and honoraria rules for public officials Governmental Law (Contact Deborah Caplan) Compliance with Public Records Act Compliance with Open Meeting Laws Administrative Procedures Act Public Retirement Law (Contact Christopher Waddell) Trustee Core Competency and Education Policies Pension Fund Ethics Policies Pension Fund Governance Structure Best Practices Policies and Practices Concerning Monitoring and Pursuit of Securities Litigation Fiduciary Education If you are interested in arranging a seminar or workshop, please contact the designated individual(s). Arrangements can be made for conducting seminars based on a fixed fee arrangement. Below is a list of recent, past, and upcoming seminars. 2012 6/22/2012: Sacramento, CA Procedural and Ethical Rules of the Road California School Employees Association Leadership Academy Obligations of Pension Plans Diane M. Fishburn 3/5/2012: Rancho Mirage, California Legal Challenges: Vested Rights/Protections CALAPRS General Assembly Christopher W. Waddell 2/7/2012: Washington, D.C. The Public Pension Plan Challenge: Examining the Politics, Policies and the Road Ahead Institutional Investor Forum–Evolving Fiduciary Obligations of Pension Plans Christopher W. Waddell 1/27/2012: Burbank, California Presentation on Vested Public Pension Rights CALAPRS Attorney's Roundtable Christopher W. Waddell 1/18/2012: Sacramento, California State Lobbying and Gift Rules California Medical Association Richard Rios & Lacey Keys 2011 12/15/2011: Sacramento, California California Campaign Finance Overview Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Lance H. Olson & Richard Rios 6/22/2011: Sacramento, California Advanced Political Action and PAC Workshop PORAC Diane M. Fishburn 4/12/2011: Sacramento, California Rules of the Road: Complying with Campaign Law California Women Lead Diane M. Fishburn 3/19/2011: Manhattan Beach, California Keeping Political Action Legal California Federation of Teachers Annual Convention Diane M. Fishburn 2/24/2011: Sacramento, California Lobbyist Ethics Course Sacramento Convention Center Diane M. Fishburn 2/14/2011: Sacramento, California California State Assembly Ethics Training California State Assembly Lance H. Olson 1/27/2011: Sacramento, California California State Assembly Ethics Training California State Assembly Lance H. Olson 1/25/2011: Sacramento, California California State Senate Ethics Training California State Senate, State Capitol Lance H. Olson 1/13/2011: Sacramento, California Lobbyist Ethics Course Sacramento Convention Center Diane M. Fishburn 1/10/2011: Auburn, California Update on Gift Rules Placer County Office of Education Lance H. Olson 2010 12/2/2010: San Francisco, California FPPC Update re Gift Rules California Council of School Attorneys Lance H. Olson 12/2/2010: San Francisco, California Education Legal Alliance Update California School Boards Association Deborah B. Caplan 11/17/2010: Sacramento, California Lobbyist Ethics Course Sacramento Convention Center Diane M. Fishburn 11/10/2010: Sacramento, California California Election Law Overview Northern California World Trade Center Lance H. Olson 11/9/2010: Sacramento, California New Member Assembly Ethics Training California State Assembly, State Capitol Lance H. Olson 9/11/2010: Sacramento, CA Basic Issues in Campaign Finance California Young Democrats Richard Rios 8/30/2010: Sacramento, CA Compliance With State Campaign Finance Laws and Tax Law Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 Lance H. Olson and Richard Rios 8/28/2010: Stockton, CA Compliance With State Campaign Finance Laws and Tax Law Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 Richard Rios 8/11/2010: Sacramento, CA Campaign Finance Issues for Labor Unions SEIU Local 1021 Executive Board Richard Rios 7/28/2010: Cambridge, Massachusetts Fiduciary and Related Responsibilities: Key Issues Trustees Face Harvard Law School Program for Advanced Trustee Studies Christopher W. Waddell 7/27/2010: Portland, Oregon Ethical Best Practices National Council on Teacher Retirement Christopher W. Waddell 6/23/2010: Asheville, North Carolina Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Controls and Internal Audits: Putting the Pieces Together. National Association of Public Pension Plan Attorneys Christopher W. Waddell (Panel Moderator) 6/16/2010: Sacramento, California Advanced Political Action Peace Officers Research Association of California Diane M. Fishburn and Lance H. Olson 6/14/2010: Charleston, South Carolina Pay-to-Play and Other Governance Issues National Council on Teacher Retirement Christopher W. Waddell 3/25/2010: Palo Alto, California Consultants, Actuaries, Auditors (and Lawyers), Oh My—Effective Use of Experts Stanford Law School, Fiduciary College Christopher W. Waddell (panel moderator) 3/19/2010: Los Angeles, California Convention PAC Workshop California Federation of Teachers Diane M. Fishburn 2/23/2010: Sacramento, California California State Assembly Ethics Training California State Assembly Lance H. Olson 2/5/2010: Burlingame, California PAC Workshop California Federation of Teachers Diane M. Fishburn 2/4/2010: Costa Mesa, California Association of California School Administrators Board PAC Workshop Diane M. Fishburn 2/1/2010: Auburn, California Traps for the Unwary: Avoiding Inadvertent Violations of the Brown Act and the Mass Mailing Rules Placer County Office of Education Christopher W. Waddell See the Presentation (pdf) 1/27/2010: Sacramento, California United States Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission California Labor Federation, Political Directors Meeting Lance H. Olson and Richard Rios 2009 12/4/2009: Sacramento, California State Lobbying Rules For Nonprofits Women's Foundation of California, 2009 Women's Policy Institute Diane M. Fishburn 11/30/2009: San Francisco, California State Lobbying Compliance The Nature Conservancy Diane M. Fishburn 10/19/2009: Los Angeles, California Lobby Training Natural Resource Defense Council Diane M. Fishburn 10/16/2009: Oakland, California As if we Didn't Already Have Enough to Worry About, We Have to Talk About Board Governance Now? California Association of Public Retirement Systems, Trustees' Roundtable Christopher W. Waddell See the Presentation (PowerPoint) 9/24/2009: Oakland, California State Lobbying and Ballot Measure Activity Rules Asian Pacific Environmental Network Diane M. Fishburn 7/18/2009: Burlingame, California Committee Treasurer's 2009 Workshop California Democratic Party, Executive Board Meeting Richard R. Rios See the Presentation (PowerPoint) 6/25/2009: San Jose, California Ethical and Procedural Rules of the Road California School Employees Association, 2009 Leadership Academy Diane M. Fishburn 6/24/2009: Portland, Oregon Current Governance Issues Facing Public Pension Systems National Association of Public Pension Plan Attorneys (NAPPA) Legal Education Conference Christopher W. Waddell (panel member) 6/18/2009: Sacramento, California Political Action Peace Officers Research Association of California Diane M. Fishburn and Lance H. Olson 4/25/2009: Sacramento, California Overview of State and Federal Campaign Finance Laws California Democratic Party, State Convention Lance H. Olson 3/30/2009: Sacramento, California Election Law – Political Parties McGeorge School of Law – UOP Lance H. Olson 3/20/2009: Sacramento, California FAQs and PACs: Keeping Political Action Committees Legal Workshop California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO Diane M. Fishburn 2/19/2009: Sacramento, California Lobbyist Ethics Course Sacramento Convention Center Diane M. Fishburn 1/27/2009: Sacramento, California Senate Members' Ethics Orientations California State Senate Lance H. Olson 1/26/2009: Sacramento, California Ethics Training for Assembly Members California State Assembly Lance H. Olson 1/16/2009: Sacramento, California Lobbyist Ethics Course Sacramento Convention Center Diane M. Fishburn Check out our Publications