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2026 Business Focus Seminar – AI and Value Creation: Strategic Considerations for Business Leaders

  • When: Sep 10, 2026 03:30 pm PDT - 06:30 pm PDT
  • Where: Sacramento State Alumni Center

Designed for executives, founders, and business leaders “AI and Value Creation: Strategic Considerations for Business Leaders” will explore the full spectrum of artificial intelligence, its opportunities, limitations, and real-world risks. Hear from industry experts on how AI can drive growth and reshape enterprise value, while also addressing the challenges and unintended consequences.

Seminar – Cracking the Classification Code: Independent Contractor v. Employee

  • When: Jun 10, 2026 09:30 am PDT - 11:30 am PDT
  • Where: 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814

Worker classification remains one of the most important compliance issues facing employers. Misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor can lead to significant penalties, agency enforcement, and costly legal exposure. With AB 5 and its exemptions continuing to shape California’s classification rules, employers need to understand when contractor status is appropriate and when a worker must be treated as an employee.

Jim Clarke to present “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: One Year Later, What Really Stuck?” for the Capital Region Family Business Center

  • When: Jun 10, 2026 08:30 am PDT - 10:00 am PDT
  • Where: Del Paso Country Club

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Weintraub Tobin shareholder Jim Clarke will present “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: One Year Later, What Really Stuck?” for the Capital Region Family Business Center. Jim will be joined by Chris Allen, a partner at the accounting firm, BFBA to discuss the impact of the OBBBA on family-owned business one year later.

Lily Harris and Madeline Giles to present “Discovery Practice in Trust & Estate Litigation” for the Orange County Bar Association

  • When: Jun 10, 2026
  • Where: Virtual

On June 10, 2026, Weintraub Tobin shareholder Lily Harris and associate Madeline Giles presented a webinar on behalf of the Orange County Bar Association. The webinar, titled “Discovery Practice in Trusts & Estate Litigation” will provide an overview of discovery practice as encountered in trust and estate litigation.

Dustin Amrein to Lead “Payment Enforcement: Lien Law” Course for Associated General Contractors of California

  • When: May 20, 2026 11:30 am PDT - 12:30 pm PDT
  • Where: Virtual

On Wednesday, May 20th Weintraub Shareholder Dustin Amrein will present “Payment Enforcement: Lien Law,” on behalf of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of California. This comprehensive webinar is designed to help contractors protect their right to payment. The session will cover the four critical forms every contractor must understand—Preliminary Notice, Mechanic’s Lien, Stop Notice Claim, and Payment Bond Claim—and explain how they apply across both public and private works projects. Attendees will gain practical insight into completing these forms correctly, understand their purpose, and learn effective strategies for recovering unpaid sums, even in situations where payment rights were not initially exercised.

Weintraub Tobin Sponsors Women Lawyers of Sacramento Career Conference

  • When: May 16, 2026 09:00 am PDT - 05:00 pm PDT
  • Where: Lincoln Law School of Sacramento

Weintraub Tobin is proud to sponsor the inaugural Women Lawyers of Sacramento (WLS) Career Conference, “Forging Your Own Path,” taking place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. This first-of-its-kind event will bring together attorneys and law students for a day of professional development, mentorship, and meaningful conversations focused on career growth, leadership, and navigating the evolving legal profession. The conference will feature opportunities for networking, career insight, and connection among members of the legal community.

Lizbeth “Beth” West to Present “The Leap That Changed Everything: Stories of Women Who Turned Doubt Into Direction”

  • When: May 5, 2026 12:30 pm PDT - 01:15 pm PDT
  • Where: 6300 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95621

On Tuesday, May 5th, Weintraub shareholder Lizbeth “Beth” West will present “The Leap That Changed Everything: Stories of Women Who Turned Doubt Into Direction” at the Better Business Bureau’s 2026 Sacramento Women’s Conference. Beth will be joined by Dr. Christina Bilyeu from the Kaiser Permanente Greater Sacramento Valley Psychiatry Residency, to discuss the challenges and inspirations they experienced in their career paths. They will share their journeys and explain how important it was to rewrite the stories they had learned, or told themselves, about what they could and couldn’t do, and discuss how perseverance led them to create their own professional legacy with a commitment to lift others along the way.