Ethics CLEs

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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“[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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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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The Do’s and Don’ts of Fee Arbitration

Original CLE Date: March 30, 2011
Credits: 2 Credits Ethics

Presentations by:
Marc Aronson, Esq., Marc Aronson Law Offices
Doron Leiby, Esq., Jeffrey Miller & Associates, P.C.
Domenick Napoletano, Esq., Napoletano Law
Barbara Odwak, Esq., Barbara S. Odwak Law Offices
Alvin Rabinowitz
Aimee Richter, Esq., Bender Rosenthal Isaacs & Richter LLP

Sponsored by:
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
The BBA’s Part 137 Attorney Fee Arbitration Committee – Domenick Napoletano, Esq., Chair
The BBA’s Mediation-Grievance Matters Committee – Barbara Odwak, Esq., Chair

The course will provide an overview of the rules governing Part 137 fee dispute hearings. The presenters will also demonstrate a typical mock hearing so that attendees can get a real feel for the process.

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

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Hot Topics in Ethics: Litigation and Conflicts

Original CLE Date: March 2, 2011
Credits: 3 Ethics Credits

Presentations by:
Michael S. Ross – Law Offices of Michael S. Ross
Clifford Robert – Robert and Robert, PLLC

Co-Sponsored by: The NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers

This program will feature an interactive exchange between two ethics experts and the audience which will explore recent developments in the field of attorney ethics. The speakers will also address emerging ethical trends that may impact on the practicing bar in the future.

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E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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Law Office Management: Model Policy for Troubled Attorneys in the Work Place

Original Recording Date: November 16, 2010
Credits: 1 and 1/2 (1 Ethics Credit, 1/2 Practice Management)

Presenters:
Lawrence A. Zimmerman, Esq., Partner, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
Chair, New York State Bar Association’s Lawyer Assistance Committee
John Urban, Esq., Former Chair, BBA-LHL
Eileen Travis, L.C.S.W., Director, NYCBA-LAP
Panel Moderator: Hon. Sarah (Sallie) Krauss, Chair, LHL Committee

Sponsored by:
The Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee – Hon. Sarah (Sallie) Krauss, Chair; Kathleen Higgins, Esq., Vice-Chair
The Professional Ethics Committee – Gregg X. Fonti, Esq. Chair
The Grievance Committee – Gregory T. Cerchione, Esq. Chair

Topics include: Creation of the Model Policy for Law Firms/Legal Departments; Problems in Implementation of the Model Policy; Application of the Rules of Professional Conduct; Clinical Aspects of Dealing with Impaired Attorneys and more!

For more information contact:
E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 211

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Meet the New York Rules of Professional Conduct

Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (Ethics)
Speakers: Steven C. Krane, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP

Steven C. Krane, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, presents this seminar on the differences between the Rules of Professional Conduct (which go into effect on April 1, 2009) and the New York Code of Professional Responsibility. Presented 3/10/09

Ethics in Litigation Financing

Credits: 2 MCLE Credits

Prof. Anthony Sebok reviews: legal ethics and client counseling in the area of legal finance; current New York law concerning the legality of non-recourse funding under Judiciary Law 489; the New York rules of professional conduct; the history of champerty and maintenance in English and American common law; and the policy reasons that have led the New York courts and legislature to permit non-recourse funding of litigation.