An Evening With Brooklyn’s Commercial Division Justices
The New York State Unified Court System has faced its share of the pandemic’s impact. As the state continues its uncertain recovery, a check-in with Brooklyn's Commercial Division Justices is timely. Please join the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section for a discussion with Brooklyn’s Commercial Division Justices Lawrence S. Knipel and Reginald A. Boddie. The conversation will cover a broad range of topics, including discovery issues, motion practice, settlement conferences, trials, ethical concerns, and the changes brought on by the pandemic, to name a few. This program is co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Bar Association.
- November 10, 2021
- 6:00 PM
- 7:30 PM
- Virtual Participation
Program Agenda: Note that the timeframe outlined below is subject to change.
6:00pm – 6:10 pm
Introductory remarks
Daniel K. Wiig/ Joam Alisme
6:10 pm – 6:30 pm
The state of the Commercial Division in Brooklyn
• Judge Boddie’s appointment as presiding justice
• The process to appoint Judge Boddie to that role
• The division of commercial cases between Judges Knipel and Boddie
• The kind of cases that are typical of Brooklyn’s commercial division
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The procedures of Brooklyn’s Commercial Division
• Part rules
• How do Judges Knipel and Boddie develop their part rules
• Enforcement of part rules
• How does a case get assigned to the commercial division
• What are Judges Knipel and Boddie’s conference days and motion days
• About settlement conferences
• How often do you hold trials
7:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Relevant Ethical Issues
7:15 pm – 7:30 pm
Questions and Answers
Moderator: Daniel K. Wiig/Joam Alisme
Panelists: Judge Lawrence S. Knipel and Judge Reginald A. Boddie
- Daniel K. Wiig, Moderator, Chair, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
- Joam Alisme, Moderator, Founder & Managing Attorney, ALISME Law, LLC
- Judge Lawrence S. Knipel, Speaker, Justice of the Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term in the Second Judicial District of New York
- Judge Reginald A. Boddie, Speaker, Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District in New York
- Webinar
- 0LE41
- Commercial & Federal Litigation Section
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
