Continuing Legal Education

    Medical Malpractice: The Most Recent and Important System Changes

    Medical Malpractice
    The Most Recent and Important System Changes

    CLE Date and Time: April 2, 2012 – 6:00-8:00pm

    Location: 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
    Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (Professional Practice)

    Presentations by:
    Judge Ann Pfau, Statewide Coordinating Judge, Medical Malpractice Matters
    Judge Marsha Steinhardt, Presiding Judge, Kings County Med Mal Trial Readiness Part
    Judge Lawrence Knipel, Kings County Early Settlement Part
    John Bonina, Esq., Bonina and Bonina, P.C.

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA Medical Malpractice Law Committee, John Bonina – Chair
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
    HSBC Bank – Montague Street Branch

    Topics will include: New York State’s Early Settlement Program, Changes in Brooklyn’s MedMal Trial Readiness Part, Brooklyn’s Early Settlement Program, The State’s Neurologically Impaired Infant Fund and More!

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    CPLR Update

    CPLR Update

    CLE Date and Time: March 12, 2012 – 6:00-8:00pm

    Location: 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
    Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (Professional Practice)

    Presentation by:
    Prof. Michael Hutter, Powers & Santola, LLP

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA’s Civil Court of the City of NY Committee – Dino Mastropietro, Chair and Richard Klass, CLE Coordinator
    The BBA’s Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
    The New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

    This program is a must for attorneys litigating in New York’s Courts! Join us for this comprehensive update on New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules. Topics will include significant recent case law, the impact of recent Court of Appeals pronouncements and rulings, current disclosure issues and more.

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    Asset Management, Ethics and Divorce For Matrimonial and Family Law Attorneys

    Asset Management, Ethics and Divorce
    For Matrimonial and Family Law Attorneys

    CLE Date and Time: March 6, 2012 – 6:00-8:00pm

    Location: 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
    Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (.5 Ethics and 1.5 Professional Practice)

    Presentations by:
    Sabra Sasson, Esq. – Sabra R. Sasson, PLLC
    Marc Seidenberg, Esq. – Merrill Lynch
    Shirley Irick, Esq. – Hercules & Irick, PLLC
    Nathan Browne – Merrill Lynch

    Sponsored by:
    Nathan Browne – Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Group

    Topics will include: Equitable Distribution and Child Support, Mediation and Collaborative Methods for Divorce, Best Practices for Divorce Settlement Management, Ethical Obligations, Balancing Zealous Representation with Ethical Considerations, Directing Clients Ethical Participation and More!

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    This Program is FREE for BBA Members in good standing – Register Here:

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    “[Eth]ex & The City: Legal Ethics v. The City’s Morality”

    “[Eth]ex & The City: Legal Ethics v. The City’s Morality”
    Why Doing The “Right” Thing
    Can Still Cost Your License To Practice Law

    Original CLE Date: November 14, 2011

    Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (Ethics)

    Presentation by: Pery D. Krinksy, Esq., Krinsky PLLC

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA’s Young Lawyers Section – Jimmy Lathrop, Chair
    The BBA’s Technology Committee – Andrea Bonina, Chair
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

    Lawyers who face disciplinary and court inquiries into their conduct typically get in “trouble” not because they make the “wrong” ethical decisions, but, rather, because they do not see the issues in making their decisions and believe that simply doing the right “moral” thing is always “ethical.” Using real world examples and interactive hypotheticals, this ethics program will explore practical ethical issues relating to and including:
    • “Ethics v. Morality” – when is doing the “right” thing “ethically wrong”;
    • Client rights v. lawyer self-preservation;
    • Keeping your legal fees v. getting sued and having to return your legal fees;
    • Revenue generating law firm technology v. computer malpractice; and
    • Ingenious attorney advertising v. really bad press.

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    The Marriage Equality Act: Issues and Considerations for the Practitioner in Advising Same-Sex Couples

    Original Program Date: November 1, 2011

    Credits: 1.5 Professional Practice

    Opening Remarks by:
    Honorable Jeffrey S. Sunshine, Supervising Judge of the Matrimonial parts Kings County

    Presentations by:
    Alison Arden Besunder, Law Offices of Alison Arden Besunder P.C., Principal.
    Alyssa Ann Rower, Associate, Matrimonial Law, Aronson, Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA’s Family Law Section, RoseAnn C. Branda, Esq. – Chair
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

    New York legalized same-sex marriage on June 24, 2011, but many legal pitfalls still remain for the unwary because of the conflict
    between New York’s law and the federal Defense of Marriage Act which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. This
    CLE will discuss both the state and federal law and how the practitioner can counsel same-sex couples on their rights and
    obligations under state and federal law in the areas of estates planning and matrimonial law.

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    Introduction to L & T – The ABC’s of Landlord-Tenant Law

    Original CLE Date: October 24, 2011

    Credits: 2.5 Credits (Professional Practice)

    Presentations by:
    Serge Joseph – Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph
    James Kasdon – The Law Offices of James Kasdon
    Pamela Smith – Stern & Stern
    Robert Rosman – Rosman & Associates
    Jay Duskin – Duskin & Crowe
    Michael C. Rosenthal, Esq. – Rappaport, Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    Elder Law Today and Tomorrow: New Developments in Elder Law

    Original CLE Date: September 22, 2011

    Credits: 2 Credits (Professional Practice)

    Presentations by:
    Ellyn S. Kravitz, JD, LL.M, CELA – Littman Krooks LLP
    Bernard A. Krooks, JD, CPA, LLM, CELA, AEP – Littman Krooks LLP

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA Elder Law Committee, Anthony J. Lamberti – Chair
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
    HSBC Bank – Montague Street Branch

    This program will discuss Federal & State Legislative Changes, Recent Cases and Decisions of Interest

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    Starting and Building a Law Practice

    Original CLE Date: September 21, 2011

    Credits: 2 Credits (.5 Ethics, 1.5 Practice Management)

    Presentations by:
    Richard A. Klass, Your Court Street Lawyer
    Andrea Bonina, Bonina & Bonina, PC
    Pery D. Krinsky, Krinsky PLLC
    Daniel R. Antonelli, Antonelli & Antonelli
    Rachel S. Blumenfeld, The Law Office of Rachel S. Blumenfeld

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA Mentoring Committee, Richard A. Klass – Chair
    The BBA Pro Bono Committee, Jeannie Costello and John Michael Buhta – Co-Chairs
    The BBA Young Lawyers Section, Jimmy Lathrop – Chair
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

    This CLE will cover the following topics: Keeping Your Firm’s Finances; Marketing and Advertising Your Firm; Networking and Social Media Marketing; How Pro Bono Activities Can Help Build Your Firm; and Ethical Considerations in Starting Your Firm, including advertising rules, escrow accounts and retainer agreements.

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    2011 Bankruptcy Update Part 3

    Original CLE Date: September 27, 2011

    Credits: 2.5 Credits Professional Practice

    Presentations by:
    David J. Doyaga, Esq., Doyaga & Schaefer, and
    Gregory Messer, Esq., Law Office of Gregory Messer, PLLC

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA’s Bankruptcy Committee, David J. Doyaga, Esq., Chair
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

    Part III –Advanced Bankruptcy – Covers Advanced Topics. Topics will include: The new exemptions – advanced analysis; Exemption Planning; Recent Decisions; Chapter 13 and lien stripping.

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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    2011 Bankruptcy Update – Part 2

    Original CLE Date: September 20, 2011

    Credits: 2.5 Credits Professional Practice

    Presentations by:
    David J. Doyaga, Esq., Doyaga & Schaefer, and
    Gregory Messer, Esq., Law Office of Gregory Messer, PLLC

    Sponsored by:
    The BBA’s Bankruptcy Committee, David J. Doyaga, Esq., Chair
    The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

    Part II –Intermediate Level – This Course is a perfect follow up to Part I. Topics will include: How to get the difficult or high earning debtor under the means test cap for Chapter 7; Discharge and Dischargeability actions and how to defend them; reaffirmation of Debts and the alternatives thereto; The new exemptions – an overview.

    For more information contact:
    E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
    Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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