October 2021 Bridging The Gap
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: Issues and Advice for Employers and Employees
- Cyber Risks | What New Lawyers Need to Know about Cybersecurity (Video Replay)
- Basics of Estate Planning and Will Drafting
- Embracing Technology to Reduce Mistakes – Key Skills for Lawyers to Improve Efficiency
- Criminal Law Practice | Key Skills in Handling DWI Cases and Vehicle and Traffic Matter
- Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Professions
- NY Civil Practice | Key Skills in Civil Litigation for New Lawyers
- Automobile Litigation | Key Skills and Strategy for Handling Cases in NY
- Basics of Intellectual Property 101
- Ethical Considerations in Representing the Small Business or Startup Enterprise
- October 13, 2021
- October 14, 2021
- 8:00 AM
- 5:00 PM
- 7.0
- 3.0
- 6.0
- 16.0
- Virtual Participation
Day One | Wednesday, October 13, 2021
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions | Administrative Announcements
Young Lawyers Section Chair
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Workers’ Compensation: Issues and Advice for Employers and Employees
Robert E. Grey, Esq.
Grey & Grey LLP
Farmingdale, 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 (Video Replay)
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 Areas of Professional Practice)
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Basics of Estate Planning and Will Drafting
Patricia J. Shevy, Esq.
The Shevy Law Firm LLC
Albany, NY
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Embracing Technology to Reduce Mistakes – Key Skills for Lawyers to Improve Efficiency
Alexander Paykin, Esq.
The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C.
New York, NY
(1.5 Skills)
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Criminal Law Practice | Key Skills in Handling DWI Cases and Vehicle and Traffic Matters
Joseph Gerstenzang, Esq.
Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang
Albany, 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
David P. Antonucci, Sr., Esq.
Law Offices of David P. Antonucci
Watertown, NY
(1.5 Ethics)
Day Two | Thursday, October 14, 2021
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. NY Civil Practice | Key Skills in Civil Litigation for New Lawyers
Terrence L. Tarver, Esq.
Tarver Law Firm, P.C.
Garden City, NY
(1.5 Skills)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:45 a.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)
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Basics of Intellectual Property 101
George R. McGuire
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Syracuse, NY
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
1:15 – 1:25 p.m. Break
1:25 – 3:30 p.m. Ethical Considerations in Representing the Small Business or Startup Enterprise
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq.
Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico
Fairfield, CT
(1.5 Ethics, 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice)
Day One
9.0 MCLE credits | 3.0 Skills, 4.5 Areas of Professional Practice, 1.5 Ethics
Day Two
7.0 MCLE credits | 3.0 Skills, 2.5 Areas of Professional Practice, 1.5 Ethics
- Robert E. Grey, Esq., Grey & Grey LLP, Farmingdale, NY
- Terrence L. Tarver, Esq., Tarver Law Firm, P.C., Garden City, NY
- Hon. Ronald J. Hedges (Ret.), (Ret) United States Magistrate Judge United States, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Senior Counsel, Dentons
- Alexander Paykin, Esq., The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C., New York, NY
- Joseph Gerstenzang, Esq., Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang, Albany, NY
- Robert A. Glick, Esq., Brand Glick Brand, PC, Garden City, NY
- Clifford R. Ennico, Esq., Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico, Fairfield, CT
- Patricia J. Shevy, Esq., The Shevy Law Firm LLC, Albany, NY
- Webinar
- 0LF71
- Young Lawyers Section
