Section Program

Thursday, January 21, 2021 – Part I

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 28, 2021 – Part II

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

Pandemic Practice Tips

Collective Bargaining; Appearances & Public Hearings Before Public Bodies; Gubernatorial, State Legislative & Home Rule Powers; Ethics; Open Meetings & Freedom of Information Laws; and Diversity in the Legal Profession.

Chairs

Section Chair

Sharon Berlin
Lamb & Barnosky

Section CLE Co-Chairs

Bernis E. Nelson
Bernis E. Nelson, Attorney At Law
Thomas B. Wassel
Cullen and Dykman, LLP.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Pandemic Practice Tips – Part One

3.0 MCLE Credits- 2.0 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.0 Ethics and Professionalism

This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted

 

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Welcome, Introduction, Business Meeting, and Presentation 2021 Carol Van Scoyoc Fellowship

Speaker

Sharon N. Berlin, Esq. | Section Chair, Lamb & Barnosky, LLP., Melville, NY

 

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM

Interface Among Gubernatorial, State Legislative, and Local Home Rule Powers

Speaker

Richard Briffault, Esq. | Professor, Columbia Law School, New York, NY

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM

Break

 

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM

NYS Freedom of Information Law and Open Meetings Law

An overview of the public’s rights and government agency responsibilities with regards to New York State open government statutes.

Speaker

Shoshanah V. Bewlay, Esq. | Executive Director, Committee on Open Government, NYS Department of State, Albany, NY
Kristin O’Neill, Esq. | Assistant Director, Committee on Open Government, NYS Department of State, Albany, NY

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM

Break

 

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM

Government Attorneys and the Rules of Professional Conduct – Pitfalls and Land Mines

Learn what parts of the Rules of Professional Conduct apply particularly to attorneys in public service, or those who represent government clients. What are the do’s and don’ts? Where should angels fear to tread?

Speaker

Steven G. Leventhal, Esq. | Leventhal, Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP., Roslyn, NY
A. Thomas Levin, Esq. | Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., Garden City, NY

1.0 Credit in Ethics

 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Pandemic Practice Tips – Part Two

3.0 MCLE Credits- 2.0 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias

This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted

 

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Sharon N. Berlin, Esq. | Section Chair, Lamb & Barnosky, LLP, Melville, NY

 

2:10 PM – 3:00 PM

Land Use in a Pandemic: How to Keep Applications Moving Forward When the World Slows Down

An applicants’ attorney and a municipal attorney address the challenges and opportunities presented by local land use applications in the age of COVID.

Speaker

Anna Vikse, Esq. | Village of Westbury, Westbury, NY
Anthony F. Morando, Esq. | Cuddy & Feder, LLP., Fishkill, NY

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

Break

 

3:10 PM – 4:00 PM

Diversity and Inclusion (or Lack Thereof) in Local Government Settings – Experiences, Perspectives and Addressing the Challenges

Speakers

Simone Marie Freeman, Esq. | Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP and Deputy Village Attorney & Counsel to Board of Zoning & Appeals, Village of Valley Stream, Valley Stream, NY
Cherice P. Vanderhall, Esq. | Village Attorney, Village of Hempstead, Hempstead, NY

Moderator

Martha Krisel, Esq. | Executive Director, Nassau County Civil Service Commission, Hempstead, NY

1.0 Credit in Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias

 

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM

Break

 

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM

Collective Bargaining Procedures, Trends and Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Speakers

Mariam Ming Li Manichaikul, Esq. | NYS Public Employment Relations Board, Brooklyn, NY
Adam S. Ross, Esq. | Lamb & Barnosky, LLP., Melville, NY
Richard K. Zuckerman, Esq. | Lamb & Barnosky, LLP., Melville, NY

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (Before 12/31/20)

$149: Section Member | $179: NYSBA Member | $299: Non-NYSBA Member

REGULAR REGISTRATION (1/1/21 and after)

$199: Section Member | $239: NYSBA Member | $399: Non-NYSBA Member

IMPORTANT: For those of you that wish to attend multiple Section or Committee programs, we are extending a discount of 25% off the pricing of 2 or more programs, however you must contact our MRC Department directly and register over the phone.


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Carol Van Scoyoc Scholarship

New York State Bar Association Local and State Government Law Section 2021

 

Catherine Larrabee

Catherine Larrabee is a 2L at New York University Law School. Catherine’s career interests lie in civil enforcement at the state and local government levels. This summer, she will intern at the New York City  Law Department. She will also extern this semester for New York City’s Fair Housing Litigation Unit. Previously, Catherine has interned at the New York and California AGs’ Offices, working on issues of civil rights and workers’ rights. She is a staff editor on NYU’s Moot Court Board and serves on the boards of the Public Interest Law Students Association and the Law & Government Society. Prior to law school, Catherine was a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She also did a year of service in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, working as a case manager at a nonprofit in the Bronx. Catherine received her BA in Theology from Boston College. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives in Brooklyn.

We’re pleased to announce an additional 25% discount on all Books, eBooks, Online Forms and Pamphlets currently available in our online store during Annual Meeting.

Use discount code: PUBAM21 during the checkout process.

 

  • The discount code (PUBAM21) expires on January 29 on the final day of Annual Meeting
  • The 25% discount will be taken off of your qualifying process based on your NYSBA Membership status
  • On-Demand CLE programs available in the online store do not qualify for the 25% discount.

 


 

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Lefkowitz On Public Sector Labor And Employment Law, Fourth Edition

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Municipal Ethics In New York

Municipal Ethics In New York

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Is America Fulfilling Its Promise? Safeguarding Legal Protections For Immigrants

Is America Fulfilling Its Promise? Safeguarding Legal Protections For Immigrants

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SECTION PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Government Law and Policy Journal

Government, Law and Policy Journal

 

Interested in writing an article for the Government, Law and Policy Journal? Please contact Scott Fein at [email protected].

 

Municipal Lawyer

Municipal Lawyer

 

Interested in writing an article for Municipal Lawyer? Please contact Mike Lewyn at [email protected].

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