Criminal Law Basics For The Criminal And Civil Lawyer (2013)

Are you beginning a career in criminal law; either prosecution or defense? Are you a civil law practitioner looking to expand your practice to include representation of criminal defendants? Or are you an established criminal law practitioner looking for updates and practice pointers from highly regarded colleagues? This program provides you with invaluable substantive knowledge and practical skills advice: from taking the initial phone call, to arraignment and Grand Jury practice, and all the way to plea bargaining.

Program Contents

• What Happens When I Get the Call?

• Rules of Evidence

• The Grand Jury

• Ethics Problems for the Wary

• Effective Discovery

• The Art of Plea Bargaining

Program Faculty

Scott W. Bush, Esq.
Corrigan, McCoy & Bush
Rensselaer

Stephen R. Coffey, Esq.
O'Connell and Aronowitz
Albany

Jonathan D. Cohn, Esq.
Gerstenzang, O'Hern, Hickey, Sills & Gerstenzang
Albany

Kevin P. Donlon, Esq.
Warren County Assistant District Attorney
Glens Falls

Donald T. Kinsella, Esq.
Law Offices of Donald T. Kinsella
Albany

Thomas J. O'Hern, Esq
Gerstenzang, O'Hern, Hickey, Sills & Gerstenzang
Albany

Total MCLE Credits 6.5
Ethics MCLE Credits 0.5

This archived webcast is a video online program that you will view and listen to on your computer screen.

Total Credits: 6.50 | Ethics: 0.50, Skills: 4.00, Areas of Professional Practice: 2.00