Bridging The Gap – June 2021
The New York State Bar Association is pleased to offer newly admitted attorneys a two-day Bridging the Gap CLE program. Transitional courses are designed to help newly admitted attorneys develop a foundation in the practical skills, techniques, and procedures that are essential to the practice of law.
Newly admitted attorneys must complete at least 16 transitional CLE credit hours in each of the first two years of admission to the Bar. The first set of 16 transitional CLE credit hours must be completed by the first anniversary of admission to the Bar, in the designated categories of credit. The second set of 16 transitional CLE credit hours must be completed between the first and second anniversaries. To receive skills credit, newly admitted attorneys must take accredited transitional CLE courses in traditional live classroom settings, or through attendance at fully interactive video conference locations that have been approved by the CLE Board for use by newly admitted attorneys. For more information about the CLE Rules, please go to www.nycourts.gov/Attorneys/CLE.
Topics Include:
Day 1:
Client Counseling | Key Skills and Issue Spotting in a Divorce Consultation
Local and State Government Ethics – What New Lawyers Need to Know
Medical Malpractice | Key Skills in Deposing and Cross Examining Expert Witnesses
Criminal Law Practice | Key Skills in Handling DWI Cases and Vehicle and Traffic Matters
Automobile Litigation | Key Skills and Strategy for Handling Cases in NY
Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
Day 2:
NY Civil Practice | Preparing for Your First Deposition
Cyber Risks | What New Lawyers Need to Know about Cybersecurity
Cannabis Update | Overview of the MRTA and What New Lawyers Should Know
Starting and Managing a Solo Law Practice in New York: Business, Legal, Tax and Practical Considerations Key Considerations for New Lawyers
- June 22, 2021
- June 23, 2021
- 8:45 AM
- 4:00 PM
- 4.5
- 3.0
- 2.5
- 6.0
- 16.0
- Virtual Participation
Day One: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions | Administrative Announcements
Young Lawyers Section Chair Anne LaBarbera
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Client Counseling | Key Skills and Issue Spotting in a
Divorce Consultation
Morghan Leia Richardson, Esq. Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP New York, NY
(1.5 Skills)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Local and State Government Ethics –
What New Lawyers Need to Know
Steven G. Leventhal, Esq. Leventhal, Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP Roslyn, NY
(1.5 Ethics)
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Medical Malpractice | Key Skills in Deposing and Cross
Examining Expert Witnesses
Jeffrey B. Bloom, Esq.
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
New York, NY
(1.5 Skills)
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Criminal Law Practice | Key Skills in Handling DWI Cases and Vehicle and Traffic Matters
Jonathan D. Cohn, Esq.
Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang Albany, NY
(1.5 Skills)
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Automobile Litigation | Key Skills and
Strategy for Handling Cases in NY
Robert A. Glick, Esq. Brand Glick Brand, PC Garden City, NY
(1.5 Skills)
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and
Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
Lawyer Assistance Committee
Elaine A. Turley, Esq.
Law Office of Elaine A. Turley PLLC Ronkonkoma, NY
Jon Holcombe, Esq.
Wellesley Island, NY
David P. Antonucci, Sr., Esq. Law Offices of David P. Antonucci Watertown, NY
Jacqueline A. Cara, Esq. Jacqueline A. Cara, P.C. Garden City, NY
(1.5 Ethics)
Day Two: Wednesday, June 23, 2021
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. NY Civil Practice | Preparing for Your First Deposition
Terrence L. Tarver, Esq. Tarver Law Firm, P.C. Garden City, NY
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Cyber Risks | What New Lawyers Need to Know about
Cybersecurity
Hon. Ronald J. Hedges (Ret.)
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Cannabis Update | Overview of the MRTA and What New Lawyers Should
Know
Committee on Cannabis
Aleece E. Burgio, Esq. Barclay Damon LLP Buffalo, NY
Patrick J. Hines, Esq. Hodgson Russ LLP Buffalo, NY
Jason W. Klimek, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Rochester, NY
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
1:15 – 1:25 p.m. Break
1:25 – 3:30 p.m. Starting and Managing a Solo Law Practice in New York: Business,
Legal, Tax and Practical Considerations
Key Considerations for New Lawyers
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq.
Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico Fairfield, CT
(2.5 Law Practice Management)
Day One
9.0 MCLE credits | 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics
Day Two
7.0 MCLE credits | 4.5 Areas of Professional Practice, 2.5 Law Practice Manag
- Morghan Leia Richardson, Esq., Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
- Jason W. Klimek, Esq., Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
- Robert A. Glick, Esq., Brand Glick Brand, PC
- Jacqueline A. Cara, Esq., Jacqueline A. Cara, P.C.
- Jeffrey B. Bloom, Esq., Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
- Jonathan D. Cohn, Esq., Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang
- Elaine A. Turley, Esq., Law Office of Elaine A. Turley PLLC
- David P. Antonucci, Sr., Esq., Law Offices of David P. Antonucci
- Jon Holcombe, Esq., Wellesley Island, NY
- Terrence L. Tarver, Esq., Tarver Law Firm, P.C.
- Clifford R. Ennico, Esq., Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico
- Hon. Ronald J. Hedges (Ret.), Dentons US LLP
- Aleece E. Burgio, Esq., Barclay Damon LLP
- Patrick J. Hines, Esq., Hodgson Russ LLP
- Steven G. Leventhal, Esq., Leventhal, Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP
- Webinar
- 0KU11
- Young Lawyers Section
