Bridging The Gap: March 2023
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.
The NYSBA Bridging the Gap continuing legal education program offers 16.0 total credits. Newly admitted attorneys can satisfy all of their annual MCLE requirements by attending this two-day program, which is ideal for “bridging the gap” between law school and the realities of practicing law in New York State. Experienced attorneys who have an interest in other areas of practice can also attend and benefit from this program by learning practical information from skilled and experienced practitioners.
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:
-Judgment Enforcement (Video Replay)
-Prenuptial Agreements – Key Skills in Client Counseling and Drafting
-Cyber Risks: What New Lawyers Need Know about Cybersecurity and Ethics
-Military Cultural Competence, Veterans Treatment Court and Veterans Transfer Legislation (Video Replay)
-Technology Skills for New Lawyers
-Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
-Risk Management (Video Replay)
-Labor and Employment Law 101 (Video Replay)
-Depositions 101 (Video Replay)
-Key Skills in Criminal Court Practice – Handling DWI Cases in NYS
-Representing Corporations and LLCs in NYS | Key Skills
- March 7, 2023
- March 8, 2023
- 8:00 AM
- 5:45 PM
- 7.0
- 3.0
- 6.0
- 16.0
- Virtual Participation
Day One | March 7, 2023
8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions | Administrative Announcements Young Lawyers Section Chair
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Judgment Enforcement (Video)
Robert J. Ansell, Esq. Vice President and General Counsel Power-Flo Technologies New Hyde Park, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
10:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Break
10:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Prenuptial Agreements | Key Skills in Client Counseling and Drafting (Live)
Rosalia Baiamonte, Esq. Gassman Baiamonte Gruner, P.C. Garden City, NY
1.5 Skills
11:35 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Break
11:40 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
Cyber Risks: What New Lawyers Need Know about Cybersecurity and Ethics (Live)
Hon. Ronald J. Hedges
Former, United States Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Principal, Ronald J. Hedges LLC
Susan A. Mitchell, Esq. Partner and Deputy Counsel Dentons US LLP Brooklyn, NY
1.5 Ethics
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Extended Break
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Military Cultural Competence, Veterans Treatment Court and Veterans Transfer Legislation (Video)
Sky L. Peña-Davis, New York State Unified Court System
David Pelletier, J.D., Project Director Justice For Vets (JFV) Hon.
Robert Russell, Retired Buffalo Veterans Court
Clyde J. Tate, Retired Major General US Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Technology Skills for New Lawyers (Live)
Alexander Paykin, Esq. The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C. New York, NY
1.5 Skills
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Lawyer Wellbeing | Addressing Stress, Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession (Live)
Lawyer Assistance Committee
Eileen Travis, Executive Director Lawyer Assistance Program | NYC Bar
Meredith S. Heller, Esq. Law Office of Meredith S. Heller PLLC New York, NY
Michael J. Kasdan, Esq. Wiggin and Dana LLP, New York, NY
1.5 Ethics
Day Two | March 8, 2023
8:45 a.m.
Administrative Announcements
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Risk Management New Lawyers (Video)
Brett A. Scher, Esq. Kaufman Dolowich Voluck New York, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice/Law Practice Management
10:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Break
10:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Key Skills in Criminal Court Practice – Handling DWI Cases in NYS (Live)
Jonathan Cohn, Esq. Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang Albany, NY
1.5 Skills
11:35 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Break
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Depositions 101 (Video)
Robert A. Glick, Esq., Brand Glick & Brand, PC, East Meadow, NY
1.0 Areas of Professional Practice
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Extended Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Labor and Employment Law 101 (Video)
Sharon Stiller, Esq. Abrams Fensterman Rochester, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Representing Corporations and LLCs in NYS | Key Skills in Client Counseling (Live)
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq. Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico Fairfield, CT
1.5 Skills
- Clifford R. Ennico, Esq., Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico, Fairfield, CT
- Webinar
- 0MP81
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
- Young Lawyers Section
