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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.

Weintraub’s Construction Group to Present “Construction Law Essentials: Mechanics Liens Demystified” for Southern California Builders Exchange

  • When: Jun 17, 2026 12:00 pm PDT - 01:00 pm PDT
  • Where: Virtual

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Weintraub Tobin’s Construction practice group attorneys Jessica Robison, Daniel Steinberg, and Blake Gibbs will present “Construction Law Essentials: Mechanics Liens Demystified” for the Southern California Builders Exchange.

Attendees of the webinar will gain practical insight into notice requirements, lien enforcement, waiver risks, and best practices for using liens to secure payment. This informative session explains who can file a lien, when and how to do so properly, and the common pitfalls that can jeopardize payment rights, providing contractors and developers with essential guidance to navigate lien laws confidently.

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Seminar – The Preventive Playbook: Wage & Hour Compliance Strategies

  • 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.

This members-only educational program will provide attendees with practical insight into key tax issues affecting family businesses, including planning considerations that can support long-term business continuity and succession goals. The event will take place at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

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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.

The Preventive Playbook: Wage & Hour Compliance Strategies

  • When: Apr 22, 2026 09:30 am PDT - 11:30 am PDT
  • Where: 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814

In spite of recent PAGA reforms, wage-and-hour lawsuits continue to plague California employers. Even highly conscientious organizations find themselves targeted for technical violations they never intended to commit. With California’s rapidly evolving wage‑and‑hour landscape—and steadily rising minimum wage, expanded enforcement authority, heightened premium‑pay obligations, and complex exemption rules—unintentional non‑compliance remains one of the most-costly risks employers face. Proactive compliance measures are now not only a best practice but a strategic defense tool for mitigating that risk.