Defending Clients in the Cannabis Industry (2020)
CLE Credit: Up to 1 hour of self-study CLE credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary:
This program will explore the wild, wild west that it today's ever-changing cannabis industry landscape. The program will briefly cover the regulatory landscape for each state before diving into the main regulations and defense strategies employed by today's cannabis businesses, including:
- Cash management and banking issues including money laundering conspiracy charges & illegal monetary transactions
- Changing DOJ attitudes and guidance regarding the cannabis industry
- Injunctive relief and interlocutory appeal arguments
- DOJ compliance standards
- Destruction of Evidence issues
- Cross-Examination of the Drug Agent
- MORE Act developments
About the Presenter:
Tim Zerillo (Portland, ME)
Tim Zerillo is a civil and criminal trial attorney. In 2019, Top Rated Local named his law firm the #1 law firm in Maine. Also in 2019, Tim Zerillo was listed in the "Best Lawyers In America." He been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of their “Top 100” attorneys. He has been elected to New England Super Lawyers every year since 2010. He is on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is only the second Maine lawyer to ever serve on the Board of Directors of NACDL, and is the first lawyer elected to the Board in over 25 years. Attorney Zerillo's practice focuses primarily on criminal defense and civil litigation for plaintiffs and victims. Attorney Zerillo's career has reflected a strong commitment to represent the injured and the accused. Tim has represented people from all walks of life and throughout Maine. He has represented actors and athletes, lawyers and doctors, lobstermen and laborers. Tim's cases are notable and have at times been the subject of national, and even international, media coverage. He achieved a rare federal dismissal of a drug conspiracy charge for a United States soldier who gave up his life as a Los Angeles drug dealer to fight as a soldier in Afghanistan. He was co-counsel in the Anthony Sanborn case, in which a 70-year murder sentence was vacated after a five-week trial. Tim has been featured in newspapers throughout Maine and the United States, including the Boston Globe and New York Times, the Daily Mail in London, and in magazines such as Vanity Fair. Attorney Zerillo is the Author of the book Defending Specific Crimes. He wrote the book to help other lawyers across the United States learn how to defend various types of criminal cases.
Prices
- List Price $45.00
- Member Price $35.00