Event Overview

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM — CLE Program & Awards

Key Highlights and Objectives

  • Hot Topics
    • Reporting of Sales Tax for Transactional Sales
    • Criminal Law Disclosure Requirements Update
    • Use of A.I. to Prepare Discovery Demands and Questions
  • New York Bar Foundation Presentation
  • Ethical Considerations Concerning Cybersecurity
  • CPLR Update

General Practice Section Chair:
Robert E. Brown, Esq., Law Office of Robert E. Brown, P.C., Staten Island, NY

Committee on Professional Discipline Chair:
Richard M. Gutierrez, Esq., Richard Gutierrez Law, Forest Hills, NY

Program Chairs:
Martin Minkowitz, Esq., Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY
Michael A. Markowitz, Esq., Michael A. Markowitz P.C., Hewlett, NY
Elisa Rosenthal, Esq., Rosenthal Law LLC, Roslyn Heights, NY

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Non-members$305

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$120 Program Registration Fee

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General Practice Section & Committee on Professional Discipline

Wednesday, January 17, 2023

CLE Program | 9:00 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. | Beekman, 2nd Fl.

3.5 MCLE Credits (1.5 Ethics; 2.0 Credit Areas of Professional Practice)

This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted.

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

General Practice Section Welcome
Speaker

Robert E. Brown, Esq. | General Practice Section Chair, Law Office of Robert E. Brown, P.C., Staten Island, NY

Nomination of Officers and Introduction of Program
Speaker

Michael A. Markowitz, Esq., General Practice Section Chair-Elect | Michael A. Markowitz, P.C., Hewlett, NY

9:15 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.

Hot Topics

Reporting of Sales Tax for Transactional Sales

Speaker

Jennifer L. Koo, Esq. | Sales Tax Defense LLC, Deer Park, NY

Criminal Law Disclosure Requirements Update

Speaker

Hon. Biju J. Koshy | New York City Criminal Court, Richmond County

Use of A.I. to Prepare Discovery Demands and Questions

Speaker

Michael A. Markowitz, Esq. | Michael A. Markowitz, P.C.., Hewlett, NY

1.0 Areas of Professional Practice

10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

New York Bar Foundation Presentation

10:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

Break

10:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Ethical Considerations Concerning Cybersecurity
Moderator

Joel Cohen, Esq. | Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, New York, NY

1.5 Credit Ethics

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Break

12:10 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

CPLR Update
Speaker

Professor Burton N. Lipshie, Esq. | Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, New York, NY

1.0 Credit Areas of Professional Practice

1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.

Closing Remarks