CLE Schedule
Unless otherwise indicated, CLE programs will take place on the Pace Law School campus in White Plains, NY in the Robert B. Fleming Moot Court Room in the Joseph and Bessie Gerber Glass Law Center. Click here for directions to the campus. CLE programs held at Pace Law School will be cancelled if Pace University closes due to inclement weather conditions. Please call the Center for Continuing Legal Education at (914) 422-4062 or visit the weather closing web page. Pre-Registration for all programs is required. Programs noted with * are appropriate for newly admitted attorneys.
FALL 2009
SEPTEMBER
September CLE courses have passed.
OCTOBER
October CLE courses have passed.
NOVEMBER
OCA Approved Training program for Article 81: Guardian, Court Evaluator, and Attorney for Alleged Incapacitated Person (AIP)§
Court Evaluators and Attorneys must attend Parts I & II; Guardians must attend Part II
Part I: Monday, November 2; 6—9:00 p.m.
CLE: 2.5 Practice; .5 Ethics
Faculty: Edward Loughman, III, Esq., Muldoon Horgan and Loughman LLP, Peter Goodrich, Esq., Goodrich and Bendish, LLP; Lisa Herman, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Services. Additional speakers TBA. Topic include Part 36 of the Rules of the Chief Judge; guardianship proceedings, pre hearing procedural issues; The Court Evaluator: duties, responsibilities, and ethics; The Rights of the AIP. The Attorney for AIP: roles, duties and ethics; and the hearing.
Part II: Monday, November 9; 6—9:00 p.m.
CLE: 2.5 Practice; .5 Ethics
Faculty: Edward Loughman, III, Esq., Muldoon, Horgan and Loughman LLP; Steven Roth, M.D., J.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Deepankar Mukerje, Esq., Keane & Beane LLP. Topics include: Rights of the Person in need of a guardian; medical treatment issues; Community and institutional resources and entitlements; duties and responsibilities of guardian. Current Legal Issues.
POSTPONED TO SPRING 2010 Digital Forensics and Evidence Admissibility§ POSTPONED TO SPRING 2010
Date: Tuesday, November 3
Time: 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Multipurpose Room, 1 Pace Plaza, Pace University
CLE: 2.5 CLE Practice Credits/2 CPE
The purpose of this program is to demonstrate Pace University’s Experiential & Referential Integrity with respect to computer-based evidence collection and submission. Essentially, we will address two (2) questions:
- “What is computer forensics and how is it done?” and
- “What evidence can I get out of a computer (camera, cell-phone, etc.) that I didn’t know was there and that I can use in court?”
Speakers will include: POSTPONED TO SPRING 2010
- Lt. Commander Detective John Otero (ret), Special Crimes Squad
- Detective Dom Gonzalez, Special Crimes Squad
- Kenneth Citarella, JD, MBA, CFE, Internal Corporate Security Solutions, LLC
- Professor Darren Hayes-Seidenberg School, Pace University
- Moderator: Dr. James Gabberty, Professor of Information Systems, Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Landlord Tenant Law and Practice§
Date: Wednesday, November 4
Time: 6 – 8:30 p.m.
CLE: 2.5 Practice
Faculty: Judy Studebacker, Esq., Senior Housing Attorney, Westchester/Putnam Legal Services; Hon. Adam Seiden, Associate Judge, City Court of Mount Vernon; and William Permutt, Esq, Scarsdale
This program will be an overview of Landlord Tenant Law And Practice. The Landlord’s Attorney will discuss interviewing the client, commencement of a nonpayment proceeding by a landlord in an ETPA building. The Tenant’s Attorney will discuss interviewing a tenant, development of defenses, discussion of solutions to related problems; SSI for children, sources of assistance to pay rent arrears, assuring that repairs are made to apartment, settlement discussions. Panelists will discuss the do’s and don’ts for attorneys appearing in landlord/tenant court; court conference between attorneys. Judge Seiden will discuss conference of witnesses, discussion of the evaluation of proof and credibility of witnesses.
Personal Jurisdiction in New York State§
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time; 6—8:30 p.m.
CLE: 2.5 Practice
Faculty: Anthony Centone, Esq., Pace Law School
Topics include: Basis of Jurisdiction, Serving Process, Form Non Convenience, and Venue.
DECEMBER
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Hearsay but were Afraid to Ask§
Date: Thursday, December 3
Time: 6:00—8:30 p.m.
CLE: 2.5 Practice
Faculty: Professor Michael Mushlin, Pace Law School
The hearsay rule is among the most elusive and mysterious rules in all common law.
For attorneys in busy practices, however, it is a rule that they must have at their fingertips. Many attorneys and not a few judges lack the ability to use the rule accurately and effectively. This program is designed to refresh and solidify your understanding of this crucial rule, and to learn how to use it in active practice.
BRIDGE THE GAP WEEKEND - December 5 & 6§
(Meets the MCLE requirements for newly admitted attorneys)
DAY 1: Saturday, December 5, 8—8:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast/CLE ; Program: 8:30 a.m.—5::30 p.m.
So You Are Going to Court...Now What Do You Do?
CLE: 6 Skills
Faculty: Jeff Lawton, Esq., Partner, Martin Clearwater & Bell, LLP
Ethics Update: What You Need to Know About the New Rules
CLE: 3 Ethics
Faculty: Anthony Wynne, Esq., NYS Grievance Committee, 9th Judicial District
DAY 2: Sunday, December 6, 8—8:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast/CLE Program: 8:30 a.m.—4 p.m.
Fundamentals of Real Estate Law
CLE: 2.5 Practice
Faculty: Chauncey Walker, Adjunct Professor, Pace Law School
Decrease Stress, Increase Productivity: Organizing & Time Management for Lawyers.
CLE: 2.5 Practice Management
Faculty: Lisa Montanaro, Esq., LM Organizing Solutions, LLC
Essential Estate Planning Concepts
CLE: 2 Practice
Faculty: Daniel Timins, Esq. Timins & Durante, LLP and Christina Ciaramella, Adjunct Professor, Pace Law School
This one of a kind CLE series will help you build your practice and remain current in changing times. Registration will be available soon through the Pace Center for Continuing Legal Education at (914) 422-4062. The cost will be $35 per program or $75 for the series of 3; each program offers 2.5 hours of New York CLE credit.
- Climate and Corporate Practice
This course covers the role that corporations play in the global economy and their role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Discussions will center on the steps that corporations are taking to mitigate climate risk and to integrate climate considerations into their domestic and global business portfolios. The unique role of outside and in-house lawyers in climate counseling will be discussed, as will securities disclosure issues related to corporate CO2 emissions and transactional aspects of emissions trading. 9/3/09 Judicial Institute, 6-9 pm
- Climate and Insurance
This course examines the ways that global climate change has affected the insurance industry. Key topics will include the nature and purpose of insurance; insurance trends; and types of environmental insurance policies for global climate change. Emphasis will be placed on environmental insurance cases involving climate change related risks and losses. Reinsurance also will be covered. 10/1/09 Moot Court Room, 6-9 pm
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- Update on New York State's Efforts to Address Climate Change in 2009 (State and Regional Climate Initiatives):
Speakers from both the public and private sector will address ways that New York State is (and should be) addressing climate change and sustainability. Topics to be covered include: upcoming renewable energy projects, regional transportation improvements, zoning initiatives, the cap-and-trade program created by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and relevant litigation and court decisions. The Pace Energy and Climate Center is co-sponsoring this event. 10/15/09 Moot Court Room, 6-9 pm
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CLE course materials
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Real Estate Law CLE Series
Fundamentals of Residential Real Estate Transactions: the Nuts and bolts of the Contract and Title Insurance
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 16; 6—8:30 p.m.
CLE: 1.5 Skills/1 Practice
Location: Judicial Institute
Faculty: TBD
The Fundamentals of Financing Residential
Real Estate Transactions
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 20; 6—8:30 p.m.
CLE: 1 Skill/1.5 Practice
Location: Moot Court Room, Pace Law School
Faculty: TBD
The Ethical Considerations of Real Estate Transactions
Date/Time: Thursday, November 12; 6—9 p.m.
CLE: 3 Ethics
Location: Judicial Institute
Faculty: TBD
Registration: $35 per program/$75 for all three fall programs. There is no charge for PaceBridge members. For more information please contact Kristen Grzan at kgrzan@law.pace.edu/ or visit website www.law.pace.edu/RELI
CONFERENCES/EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
Managing Your First Arbitration
Sponsored by the College of Commercial Arbitration, Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace Law School, JAMS
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 22, 8:30 a.m. —5:00 p.m.
Location: Pace University, One Pace Plaza
CLE: 3 Skills/2 Practice/1 Ethics
Registration Fee: $150; Govt/non-profit/PaceBridge members: $100
To Register contact Taryn Hyson by email hysont@adr.org or by telephone at 212-484-4189
New York State Water Resources: Assessing the Need for a Comprehensive Water Policy
Sponsored by the Pace Law School Center for Environmental Legal Studies
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 23, 8 a.m.—5 p.m.
Location: Pace Law School, Judicial Institute
CLE: Pending
Audience: Experienced Environmental attorneys, limited seating
To register contact the Pace University Academy for Applied Environmental Studies at (914) 422-4077 or email: paceacademy@pace.edu
NOVEMBER
Domestic Violence and the Collaborative Practitioner: The Complexity of Power in Relationships
Co-sponsors Pace Women’s Justice Center and the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10, 6 - 9 p.m.
Location: Moot Courtroom
CLE: 2.5 Practice Pending
Speakers:
Jane Aoyama-Martin, Esq.
Gay French-Ottaviani, LCSW, CP
Tamara Mitchel, Esq.
Jeffrey Steiger, LCSW
Deborah Hope Wayne, Esq.
A Team of Partners in Palliative Care: Challenges and Choices in Ethics of Care at End of Life
Sponsored by the Westchester End of Life Consortium under the auspices of the Fordham Ravazzin Center on Aging, Pace Women’s Justice Center and the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services
Date/Times: Friday, November 13, 8 a.m.— 4 p.m.
Location: Westchester County Center, White Plains
CLE: 4.5 Practice CLE pending
Registration Fee: Free of Charge
To register call 914-666-7616 ext. 235
Do You Need Help with a Case?
Do you need help with a case or client matter? Want to feel positive about helping a recent Pace Law graduate enter the legal profession? For access to bright and eager new lawyers, please contact Rachel Littman, Assistant Dean for Career Development at rlittman@law.pace.edu or (914) 422-4217.
