Emotional Intelligence for Attorneys 2026 Update
1 hour Civility MCLE
October 7, 2026
Where: Zoom (instructions will be emailed to registrants before event)
Time: 5:30-6:30pm (presentation starts promptly at 5:30pm)
1 hour of Civility MCLE credit will be provided.
The LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association of LA is proud to offer this highly-informative MCLE to our members & friends.
Whether it’s building professional relationships with colleagues, co-counsel, or clients, adapting to changes in procedure, or working through difficult depositions, hearings, or client meetings, emotional intelligence can help you conduct yourself with civility in the legal profession . . . and be happier in it! This interactive class will not only explore the link between emotional intelligence and the skills needed for successfully performing as an attorney with civility but also help you gain insights into your impact on others and obstacles to an accurate self-perception. It will also identify techniques for applying emotional intelligence to everyday occurrences.
Attendance is FREE to active LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association of LA and members of sibling LGBTQ+ Lawyer organizations, and only $25 for non-members (it pays to be a member!).
Presented by Judge David Alan Perkiss (he/him/his).
David Perkiss serves as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Previously, he served as a supervising research attorney there, where he directly supervised about 20 research attorney and law clerk positions, delivered training on civil law and motion and professionalism, co-authored a monthly case law updates newsletter, and served on the Court’s DEI Committee’s steering committee.
Previously, he worked as a research attorney and law clerk at the Court, and as a litigator in the employment law field. Judge Perkiss also served on the Judicial Branch Leadership Development Curriculum Committee and as faculty for the Judicial Council of California Center for Judicial Education and Research, contributing to the development of leadership education for court leadership education for court leaders statewide. He serves on the Board of the LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and the executive committee of LACBA's Diversity in the Profession Section, and volunteered as a crisis intervention and suicide prevention counselor at The Trevor Project. Judge Perkiss received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law.
Online registration WITH BAR NUMBER is required to attend and obtain MCLE Credit. This class is eligible for 1.0 hour of MCLE civility credit. (Civility is a new subfield requirement, starting for the compliance period ending March 29, 2025.) The LGBTQ+ Bar Association of Los Angeles is State Bar of California MCLE provider.
Zoom info & Materials will be emailed to registrants in advance for your printing/viewing needs.
If you need more information or accommodation requests, please contact the MCLE Committee at: MCLE.LGBTQPlusLawyersLA@gmail.com
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