Real Property Law Section Summer Meeting 2023

Thursday, June 22, 2023

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Conference Check-in – South Lobby

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Executive Committee Meeting – Broadway 3 & 4 – Lobby Level

Coffee & desserts served

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m

Reception – Saratoga City Center Room M2A

Enter the City Center through the Hilton Lobby

Dress Code: Business or semi-formal attire.

Full Conference Registrants Only

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Dinner – Saratoga City Center Room M2A

Enter the City Center through the Hilton Lobby

Dress Code: Business or semi-formal attire.

Full Conference Registrants Only

Friday, June 23, 2023

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet – Saratoga 3 Room – Lobby Level

All Members and Guests

8:00 a.m.

CLE Sign In – Registration Table – Saratoga Ballroom Foyer | Lobby Level

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions - Saratoga Ballroom

Speakers:

Gilbert M. Hoffman, Esq. (Section Chair) Stewart Title Insurance Company, Rochester, NY

Richard C. Lewis, Esq. (NYSBA President) | Hinman, Howard & Kattell LLP; Binghamton, NY

Shelby D. Green (Program Chair) | Susan Taxin Baer ’85 Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY

9:10 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.

Governor Hochul’s Housing Initiatives

Speaker:

Richard C. Singer, Esq. | Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP, New York, NY

0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

9:45 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.

Distressed Debt

Speaker:

Ira L. Herman, Esq. | Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Successes

Speakers:

Shelby D. Green, Esq.

Susan Taxin Baer ’85 Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law

Elisabeth Haub School of Law

White Plains, NY

Marlene Morales Melo, Esq.

Chief Diversity Officer/Race Equity Director

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York

Albany, NY

Joanna Davis, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York

Saratoga, NY

1.0 Credit in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias

11:35 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.

Conversion of Commercial Buildings

Speaker:

Hilary G. Atzrott Hamburg, Esq. | Venable LLP, New York, NY

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

1:00 p.m.

Optional Afternoon Activities

Boast Ride Pre-Registration required

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Reception - The Saratoga Winery (The Wine Barn)

462 NY-29, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

11 minute drive from The Saratoga Hilton

Transportation on your own.

Full Conference Registrants Only

Meet in Lobby at 5:15 p.m. if you would like to carpool or can drive others. 

Dress Code: Casual 

Enjoy a wide variety of our exceptional wines and local craft beers! The winery is known for its signature, all natural style Melomel wines, and ever-growing selection of handcrafted wines including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Semi Dry Riesling, Saratoga White, and Rustic Red. Our comfortable and rustic tasting room features handcrafted wines made on the premises with NY State grapes, local craft beers on tap. Light appetizers available. 

Saturday, June 24, 2023

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet – Saratoga 3 Room – Lobby Level

Members and Guests

9:00 a.m.

CLE Sign In – Registration Table – Ballroom Foyer

General Session – Saratoga Ballroom

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

The Ethical Duties of the Lawyer Representing Developers

Speakers:

Shelby D. Green

Susan Taxin Baer ’85 Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law

Elisabeth Haub School of Law

White Plains, NY

Anne Reynolds Copps, Esq. 

Copps DiPaola Silverman, PLLC

Albany, NY

1.0 Credit in Ethics

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

Why Can’t We Be Friends? 1031 Exchanges with Co-Investors 

Speaker: 

Michael S. Brady, Esq.

Vice President, Eastern Regional Manager

First American Exchange Company

New York, NY

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Case Law Update

Speakers:

Michele H. Wildgrube, Esq.

Cioffi Slezak & Wildgrube

Schenectady, NY

Peter V. Coffey, Esq.

Niskayuna, NY 

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

12:15 p.m.

Optional Afternoon Activities Golf and Boast Ride (Preregistration Required)

Sunday, June 25, 2023

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet – Saratoga 3 Room – Lobby Level

Departure – Safe Travels and Thank You for Joining Us in Saratoga!