Bridging the Gap – September 2022
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:
- Workers Compensation 101 | Key Skills in Client Counseling
- Attorney Escrow Accounts | Ethical Considerations and What New Lawyers Need to Know
- Labor and Employment Law 101
- Cybersecurity Concerns for Lawyers
- Criminal Court Practice – Handling DWI Cases in NYS
- Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
- Landlord Tenant Practice Update (Video Replay)
- Prenuptial Agreements | Key Skills in Drafting
- Real Estate 101 | Residential Closing
- Cannabis Update (Video Replay)
- Key Skills in Representing the Non-Profit Organization in New York
- September 13, 2022
- September 14, 2022
- 8:00 AM
- 5:45 PM
- 7.0
- 3.0
- 6.0
- 16.0
- Virtual Participation
Day One | Tuesday, September 13, 2022
8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions | Administrative Announcements Young Lawyers Section Chair
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Workers Compensation 101| Key Skills in Client Counseling
Robert E. Grey, Esq. Grey & Grey, LLP Farmingdale, NY
1.5 Skills
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Attorney Escrow Accounts | Ethical Considerations and What New Lawyers Need to Know
Scott Bush, Esq., Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC, Rensselaer, NY
1.5 Ethics
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Break
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Labor and Employment Law 101
Sharon Stiller, Esq. Abrams Fensterman LLP Rochester, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Break
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cybersecurity Concerns for Lawyers Hon. Ronald J. Hedges (Ret.) (Ret.) United States Magistrate Judge United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Senior Counsel, Dentons
1.5 Skills
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Criminal Court Practice - Handling DWI Cases in NYS
Joseph Gerstenzang, Esq., Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang, Albany, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Break
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
Lawyer Assistance Committee
Eileen Travis, Executive Director Lawyer Assistance Program | NYC Bar
Meredith Heller, Esq. Law Office of Meredith S. Heller PLLC New York, NY
Joseph Milowic III, Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY
1.5 Ethics
Day Two | Wednesday, September 14
8:45 a.m.
Administrative Announcements
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Landlord Tenant Practice Update (Video Replay)
Massimo F. D’Angelo, Esq. Akerman LLP New York, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Prenuptial Agreements | Key Skills in Drafting
Rosalia Baiamonte, Esq. Gassman Baiamonte Gruner, P.C. Garden City, NY
1.5 Skills
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lunch Break
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Real Estate 101 | Residential Closing
Michelle H. Wildgrube, Esq. Cioffi Slezak Wildgrube P.C. Schenectady, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Cannabis Law Update | Video Replay
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Key Skills in Representing the Non-Profit Organization in New York
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq. Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico Fairfield, CT
1.5 Skills
4:00 p.m.
Adjournment
Day One
9.0 MCLE Credits | 3.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 3.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics
Day Two
7.5 MCLE Credits | 4.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 3.0 Skills
- Scott Bush, Esq., Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC, Rensselaer, NY
- Robert E. Grey, Esq., Grey & Grey, LLP, Farmingdale, NY
- Webinar
- 0MD81
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
- Young Lawyers Section
